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Welcome horror fans! The Evolution of Horror is a weekly movie discussion podcast that covers the history of horror cinema, one sub-genre at a time. From Universal Monsters to 80s slashers, from Alfred Hitchcock to Jordan Peele, we've got it covered! Each week, host Mike Muncer is joined by a different guest from the world of horror to discuss a movie in depth and its place in horror history.
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It's time to lock and bolt the door on the Home Invasion season! For our conclusion episode, Mike looks back at the last 36 weeks, reads some feedback from the mailbag and counts down the listeners' top 10 Home Invasion movies, plus Mary Wild pops in for a wrap-up chat.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Huge thank you to Mary Wild for this season's 'Wild About Horror' segments! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Follow Mary on Twitter to find out more about her upcoming courses. Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
For the final double-bill of the season, Mike is joined by Susan Calman to discuss two modern classics in the home-invasion subgenre: Jordan Peele's US (2019) and Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning PARASITE (2019).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
As we approach the end of our Home Invasion season, Brad Hanson joins Mike to recommend some additional titles not discussed so far this season, including gritty British thriller Dead Man's Shoes, Japanese lost classic Door, the notorious August Underground Movies and...Disney's En Canto???! Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
This week Mike is joined by James Rendell to discuss the crossover between Home Invasion and Folk Horror with two weird and wonderful British horror movies from the last couple of years: Welsh dinner party horror THE FEAST and Alex Garland's MEN.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
This week MIke is joined by filmmaking duo and directors of the brilliant new horror movie 'Kill Your Lover' Keir Siewert and Alix Austin to discuss two of the most fun and quotable horror movies of the last few years, READY OR NOT (2019) and BODIES BODIES BODIES (2022)!  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
In order to avoid any uninvited guests, Mike ropes in his wife, broadcaster and film critic Rhianna Dhillon for this week's discussion as they explore awkward interactions and heavy-handed metaphors in Joel Edgertono's THE GIFT and Darren Aronofsky's MOTHER!  Music by Jack Whitney.  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Follow Mary on Twitter to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast, PROJECTIONS PODCAST.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
It's Flanagan week! This week Mike is joined by Anna Bogutskaya ("The Successionistas!") to discuss spooky ghosts and emotional payoffs with deep dive discussions of HUSH (2016) and GERALD'S GAME (2017).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Follow Mary on Twitter to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast, PROJECTIONS PODCAST.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
This week Mike is joined by Rue Morgue & Faculty of Horror's Andrea Subissati to discuss the awkward horror of dinner parties with an incredible double bill of recent horror gems...THE INVITATION (2015) and SPEAK NO EVIL (2022).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Follow Mary on Twitter to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast, PROJECTIONS PODCAST.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER  
This week Mike is joined by Empire Magazine's Deputy Online Editor and Disniversity host Ben Travis to discuss two bonkers home invasion movies that aren't quite what they seem...HOUSEBOUND (2014) and BETTER WATCH OUT (2016).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER  
This week we delve into the dangerous underworld of LA to discuss two fascinating recent movies that deal with the media's obsessesion with home invasion...Christina Newland joins Mike to discuss NIGHTCRAWLER (2014) & ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (2019).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
"God bless America..."  This week Mike is joined by Matt and James from Journey Through Sci-Fi to discuss two dark satires on modern America, THE PURGE and SOFT & QUIET.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Follow Mary on Twitter to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast, PROJECTIONS PODCAST.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER    
This week things get colourful and synthy for this Adam Wingard double bill! Mike is joined by Joshua Tonks to discuss YOU'RE NEXT (2011) and THE GUEST (2014).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
Turkey basters at the ready...this week Mike is joined by Creative Lead for Blumhouse Games (!) Louise Blain to discuss two grizzly home invasion movies, THE COLLECTOR (2009) and DON'T BREATHE (2016).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
"Is Tamara there?" This week Mike is joined by hosts of the Horror Queers podcast Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman to discuss one of the most infamous home invasion movies of all - THE STRANGERS - and its less-talked-about 2018, PREY AT NIGHT... Music by Jack Whitney.  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Follow Mary on Twitter to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast, PROJECTIONS PODCAST.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER  
It's time to dial-up the modem and head onto the AOL chatroom, as Alex Ayling joins MIke to discuss two movies about weird strangers meeting on the internet. They discuss the brilliant ickiness of HARD CANDY (2005) and the weird bonkersness of CREEP (2014) in spoilerific detail.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Follow Mary on Twitter to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast, PROJECTIONS PODCAST.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
Bonjour! This week Mike is joined by Den of Geek's Editor-In-Chief Rosie Fletcher to dip back into the grizzly, angry world of New French Extremity for a discussion of HIGH TENSION (2003) and ILS (2006). Plus, Leonie Rowland, co-director of GRIMMFEST, pops in to talk about the awesome programme of films at this year's festival... Join us at this year's GRIMMFEST in Manchester! Buy your pass and check out the incredible line-up (including some awesome EOH screenings and events)  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
Mike pops over to Adam Robinson's house to borrow some eggs and discuss Michael Haneke's brutal, controversial classic, FUNNY GAMES (1997) and it's U.S. remake (2007) in detail.  Come join us at Grimmfest on 6-8 October, and check out Adam's play HAUNTED on Friday 6 October at 8pm. Full price tickets for Haunted are £15, Grimmfest passholders get 50% off, but non-passholder listeners to EoH will get tickets for the discounted prices of £12 with the code EVOLUTION23. Tickets are on sale now (they will be by 18 Aug, she assures me) at https://www.grimmfest.com/festival/ Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth to discuss the mad surrealism of Wes Craven and the meticulous hyper realism of David Fincher, as they discuss THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (1991) and PANIC ROOM (2002).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
Merry Christmas! This week Mike is joined by Rob Watts for a mince pie and an iron to the face as they discuss two festive home invasion classics, DEADLY GAMES (aka 3615 Code Père Noël) and HOME ALONE (1990).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
It's another double bill of unhinged women invading the home! Mike is joined by Maha Albadrawi to discuss two gems from 1992...THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE and SINGLE WHITE FEMALE.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Follow Mary on Twitter to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast, PROJECTIONS PODCAST.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
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Comments (36)

Ali

Your podcast is really good!

Jan 9th
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Ali

What a disappointing personality...

Dec 19th
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MrTrekfan

I realized that Panic Room was the Silence of the Lambs sequel that we deserved. Think about it! Clarice is trapped in the panic room while Hannibal is trying to get her. It becomes a reverse of the original movie, because now Clarice is the one imprisoned!

Aug 12th
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MrTrekfan

another great episode, Mike.

Jun 3rd
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kit

so good

Nov 15th
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Steve Hunt

Fantastic podcast. Mike has a great, conversational interviewing style and always has interesting guests.

Mar 17th
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brian murray

its always bothered me that Lecter is presented to us as a genius but let's not forget the fact he KNEW who buffalo bill was. he wasn't using his brilliant mind to help clarice he was just messing with her. Love the podcasts though, well done on another great episode.

Nov 26th
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Paul Huyter

Way too much left-wing, PC hand-wringing.... just can't listen to any more of this....

Sep 10th
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ned

i have a friend who’s legit scared of zombies. his #1 fear

Apr 30th
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Mike Hobbs

can't listen to this irritating occult bloke....ooh...swearing, how cool....i'll come back next week

Dec 6th
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MrTrekfan

in the late 90s, Ira Levin wrote a sequel called Son of Rosemary in which we learn that Rosemary tried to escape with Andy, but was put into a coma by the cult. she wakes up decades later to discover her son has become an important spiritual leader. Also did you know Church of Satan founder Anton Le:Vay played the Devil?

Dec 2nd
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Rhizome 68

Best Horror podcast I've found. Legitimate history and film theory. Guests are usually industry people or academics and it's not a boy's club.

Oct 24th
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Big Black Booty Daddy

Hey, keep your woman off future episodes, she's annoying as hell

Sep 15th
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Walt M Setzer III

Hail Paimon!!

May 27th
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MrTrekfan

Jeffery Combs is a great actor and person. He's played several characters on Star Trek. I once got him to autograph a drawing I did of Herbert West reannimating a Klingon. Did you see the episode of Deep Space Nine where his character talked about doing research in the field of immortality?😀

Apr 17th
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bill stoves

Stop saying specificity

Aug 2nd
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Nadim Ahmed

Sup

Jan 15th
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