It’s a party in the basement! Not only is this our 4th of July episode and the conclusion of our ‘Punky Bruiser Bloodbath’ section, but it’s also our season 2 finale, with not just one special guest but TWO!! Dan O’Bannon’s 1985 directorial debut, THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. A Zany, slapstick, Nihilistic punk horror movie of the highest caliber. *The events portrayed in this podcast are all true. Our names are real names of real video store clerks and customers and real video store locations. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

It’s a party in the basement! Not only is this our 4th of July episode and the conclusion of our ‘Punky Bruiser Bloodbath’ section, but it’s also our season 2 finale, with not just one special guest but TWO!! Dan O’Bannon’s 1985 directorial debut, THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. A Zany, slapstick, Nihilistic punk horror movie of the highest caliber. *The events portrayed in this podcast are all true. Our names are real names of real video store clerks and customers and real video store locations. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Of The Living Dead (1985)

The Return Slot continues the mosh pit party in the video store's 'Punky Bruiser Bloodbath' section with George Romero's return to horror, BRUISER. After almost a decade-long hiatus, Romero brings the fable of Henry Creedlow to the bloody screen—topics in this hardcore episode range from self-worth and identity to the Misfits and Proud Boys. Also, a special guest and aficionado of all things music and strange Chris stops by! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot continues the mosh pit party in the video store's 'Punky Bruiser Bloodbath' section with George Romero's return to horror, BRUISER. After almost a decade-long hiatus, Romero brings the fable of Henry Creedlow to the bloody screen—topics in this hardcore episode range from self-worth and identity to the Misfits and Proud Boys. Also, a special guest and aficionado of all things music and strange Chris stops by! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Bruiser (2000)

The Return Slot is going Hardcore and moshing in the ‘Punky Bruiser Bloodbath’ section of the video store. The opening Act is Jeremy Saulnier’s 2015 Punks vs Neo-Nazi Horror Siege Thriller, GREEN ROOM. Don’t forget to charge your phone, and DON’T block the hallway, Mickey doesn’t fuck with the fire code. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot is going Hardcore and moshing in the ‘Punky Bruiser Bloodbath’ section of the video store. The opening Act is Jeremy Saulnier’s 2015 Punks vs Neo-Nazi Horror Siege Thriller, GREEN ROOM. Don’t forget to charge your phone, and DON’T block the hallway, Mickey doesn’t fuck with the fire code. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Green Room (2015)

The Return Slot isn’t done celebrating Moms, so we have one more for you.  Ari Aster’s 2018 debut film, HEREDITARY, picked from the ‘Momster’s Squad’ section of the video store. Flowers and chocolates are cliché. Why not give that special lady in your life her favorite cocktail and an exclusive screening of this modern classic? *Therapy session not included. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot isn’t done celebrating Moms, so we have one more for you.  Ari Aster’s 2018 debut film, HEREDITARY, picked from the ‘Momster’s Squad’ section of the video store. Flowers and chocolates are cliché. Why not give that special lady in your life her favorite cocktail and an exclusive screening of this modern classic? *Therapy session not included. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Hereditary (2018)

Michelangelo calls a staff meeting to discuss what other movies we have in the ‘Momster’s Squad’ section of the video store in preparation for the huge Mother’s Day rush. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Michelangelo calls a staff meeting to discuss what other movies we have in the ‘Momster’s Squad’ section of the video store in preparation for the huge Mother’s Day rush. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Staff Meeting: Mother's Day

The Return Slot kicks off its celebration of Mother’s Day with 1983’s CUJO. Picked from the ‘Momster’s Squad’ section of the video store and adapted from Stephen King’s 1981 novel of the same name, CUJO stars everyone’s favorite mom from the 80s, Dee Wallace. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot kicks off its celebration of Mother’s Day with 1983’s CUJO. Picked from the ‘Momster’s Squad’ section of the video store and adapted from Stephen King’s 1981 novel of the same name, CUJO stars everyone’s favorite mom from the 80s, Dee Wallace. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Cujo (1983)

The Return Slot concludes its journey through the ‘Where Wolf? There Wolf.’ section of the video store with 1985’s TEEN WOLF. Not exactly a horror movie, OR is it?! Tune in to find out. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot concludes its journey through the ‘Where Wolf? There Wolf.’ section of the video store with 1985’s TEEN WOLF. Not exactly a horror movie, OR is it?! Tune in to find out. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Teen Wolf (1985)

The Return Slot continues its journey through the ‘Where Wolf? There Wolf.’ section of the video store with 2000’s GINGER SNAPS. What’s it like for a young woman to go through puberty while becoming a werewolf in a Canadian suburb? Who is our surprise special guest this week? Tune in to find out! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot continues its journey through the ‘Where Wolf? There Wolf.’ section of the video store with 2000’s GINGER SNAPS. What’s it like for a young woman to go through puberty while becoming a werewolf in a Canadian suburb? Who is our surprise special guest this week? Tune in to find out! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Ginger Snaps (2000)

Michelangelo calls a staff meeting to see if there is anything other than 1993’s LEPRECHAUN to recommend to horror-obsessed customers on St. Paddy’s Day. We might need the luck of the Irish to find a pot of horror movie gold at the end of this bloody rainbow. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod for a complete list of all the movies mentioned in this episode. 

Michelangelo calls a staff meeting to see if there is anything other than 1993’s LEPRECHAUN to recommend to horror-obsessed customers on St. Paddy’s Day. We might need the luck of the Irish to find a pot of horror movie gold at the end of this bloody rainbow. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod for a complete list of all the movies mentioned in this episode.

Staff Meeting: St. Patrick’s Day Horror

Michelangelo just can’t stop talking about Stephen King adaptations, so we are heading on over to the ‘Where Wolf? There Wolf.’ section of the video store to discuss 1985’s cult classic, SILVER BULLET. Can an innocent child convince his sister and uncle that there is a Werewolf devouring human flesh in Tarker’s Mills? Grab a Rheingold or Coke, and join us in the basement to find out. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Michelangelo just can’t stop talking about Stephen King adaptations, so we are heading on over to the ‘Where Wolf? There Wolf.’ section of the video store to discuss 1985’s cult classic, SILVER BULLET. Can an innocent child convince his sister and uncle that there is a Werewolf devouring human flesh in Tarker’s Mills? Grab a Rheingold or Coke, and join us in the basement to find out. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Silver Bullet (1985)

Welcome, listener, to The Return Slot...OF HORROR! A podcast set in the basement of a video store. A place where your hosts, Mickey and Michelangelo, hang out after hours, enjoy spooky cocktails, and can’t seem to wax poetic enough about their love for horror films. We invite you to grab a drink, be careful on the stairs, and join us on our journey through the many sub-sections of our little video store.

Marika is busy doing taxes upstairs, but that doesn’t stop Mickey and Michelangelo from continuing their journey in ‘The Kingterion Collection’ section of the video store with 1983’s JOHN CARPENTER’S CHRISTINE. Get ready to talk about cars, puberty, Carpenter and King over a drink. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Marika is busy doing taxes upstairs, but that doesn’t stop Mickey and Michelangelo from continuing their journey in ‘The Kingterion Collection’ section of the video store with 1983’s JOHN CARPENTER’S CHRISTINE. Get ready to talk about cars, puberty, Carpenter and King over a drink. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

John Carpenter’s Christine (1983)

The gang is playing another old episode this week! Stephen King’s 1985 horror anthology film CAT’S EYE can be found in both the ‘Child Fright’ and ‘The Kingterion Collection’ sections of the video store. Hide your bird and be careful on the ledge because we’re diving deep into Marika’s childhood nightmares. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The gang is playing another old episode this week! Stephen King’s 1985 horror anthology film CAT’S EYE can be found in both the ‘Child Fright’ and ‘The Kingterion Collection’ sections of the video store. Hide your bird and be careful on the ledge because we’re diving deep into Marika’s childhood nightmares. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

From The Archive: Cat’s Eye (1985)

Can your brain handle Stephen King AND George Romero working together in Pittsburgh on a homage film to EC horror comic of the 1950s? Can your heart handle Tom Savini doing special effects and production design? Oh, and it’s a horror anthology film starring Adrienne Barbeau, Ed Harris, Ted Danson, E.G. Marshall, Tom Atkins, Hal Holbrook, and Joe Hill. Oh, AND Gaylen Ross from DAWN OF THE DEAD as well. This might be the most Kingterion film in the in ‘The Kingterion Collection’ section of the video store. Grab a drink and join us in the basement to discuss 1982’s CREEPSHOW.  Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Can your brain handle Stephen King AND George Romero working together in Pittsburgh on a homage film to EC horror comic of the 1950s? Can your heart handle Tom Savini doing special effects and production design? Oh, and it’s a horror anthology film starring Adrienne Barbeau, Ed Harris, Ted Danson, E.G. Marshall, Tom Atkins, Hal Holbrook, and Joe Hill. Oh, AND Gaylen Ross from DAWN OF THE DEAD as well. This might be the most Kingterion film in the in ‘The Kingterion Collection’ section of the video store. Grab a drink and join us in the basement to discuss 1982’s CREEPSHOW.  Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Creepshow (1982)

Mickey and Michelangelo decide to have a special, impromptu “coffee break” discussion about Valentine’s Day horror films in the basement during store hours while Marika is hard at work upstairs. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Mickey and Michelangelo decide to have a special, impromptu “coffee break” discussion about Valentine’s Day horror films in the basement during store hours while Marika is hard at work upstairs. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Staff Meeting: Valentine’s Day Bromantic Coffee Break

The gang is playing an old episode this week. You can find William Goldman and Rob Reiner’s 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s 1987 novel by the same name, MISERY, in both the ‘Sno’ Place like Death’ and ‘The Kingterion Collection’ sections of the video store. So, get your smudge-free typewriter paper and Don Per-rig-non champagne ready cause we're gonna burn some stuff this week. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The gang is playing an old episode this week. You can find William Goldman and Rob Reiner’s 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s 1987 novel by the same name, MISERY, in both the ‘Sno’ Place like Death’ and ‘The Kingterion Collection’ sections of the video store. So, get your smudge-free typewriter paper and Don Per-rig-non champagne ready cause we're gonna burn some stuff this week. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

From The Archive: Misery (1990)

Turns out Mickey plum found himself lost in the ‘The Kingterion Collection’ section of the video shto-eh. For the uninitiated, that would be Stephen King essential film adaptations. So of course we just had to talk about Frank Darabont’s feel good throwback classic, THE MIST. Can Marika handle the ending? Will Michelangelo stop waxing poetic about King? Is the book superior to the film? Will Mickey make some dad jokes? Ayuh, sometimes unsaid is better. Grab a drink and come on down to the basement. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Turns out Mickey plum found himself lost in the ‘The Kingterion Collection’ section of the video shto-eh. For the uninitiated, that would be Stephen King essential film adaptations. So of course we just had to talk about Frank Darabont’s feel good throwback classic, THE MIST. Can Marika handle the ending? Will Michelangelo stop waxing poetic about King? Is the book superior to the film? Will Mickey make some dad jokes? Ayuh, sometimes unsaid is better. Grab a drink and come on down to the basement. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Mist (2007)

The Return Slot…OF HORROR! Presents: Michelangelo’s FRIDAY THE 13th Clubhouse/Basement Party Celebration of FRIDAY THE 13th! Join the gang for a super exclusive VIP celebration of everything FRIDAY THE 13th. Grab a drink, and raise your glasses to the one and only frog-boy, Jason, Voorhees’ a jolly good fellow.  Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot…OF HORROR! Presents: Michelangelo’s FRIDAY THE 13th Clubhouse/Basement Party Celebration of FRIDAY THE 13th! Join the gang for a super exclusive VIP celebration of everything FRIDAY THE 13th. Grab a drink, and raise your glasses to the one and only frog-boy, Jason, Voorhees’ a jolly good fellow.  Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Staff Meeting: Friday the 13th: Again!

In this very special episode, Michelangelo calls a Staff Meeting after the video store closes on the only Friday the 13th of 2022. This is totally a mandatory staff meeting and not an excuse for Michelangelo to force Marika and Mickey to hang out with him after hours to talk about all things FRIDAY THE 13th. Join us as we pay our respects to Pamela, Jason, living legend Tom Savini, and a bunch of dead camp counselors. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

In this very special episode, Michelangelo calls a Staff Meeting after the video store closes on the only Friday the 13th of 2022. This is totally a mandatory staff meeting and not an excuse for Michelangelo to force Marika and Mickey to hang out with him after hours to talk about all things FRIDAY THE 13th. Join us as we pay our respects to Pamela, Jason, living legend Tom Savini, and a bunch of dead camp counselors. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

From The Archive: Staff Meeting: Friday The 13th!

The gang is kicking back after a busy season at the video store. It’s round two of our holiday special, yes round two.  It’s a time for drinks, traditions, and a special Canadian Christmas Carol that is sure to warm the heart.  We welcome you to grab a libation of your own and join us to discuss winter traditions and what they mean to Markia, Mickey and Michelangelo. Merry Happy Winter Festivities! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The gang is kicking back after a busy season at the video store. It’s round two of our holiday special, yes round two.  It’s a time for drinks, traditions, and a special Canadian Christmas Carol that is sure to warm the heart.  We welcome you to grab a libation of your own and join us to discuss winter traditions and what they mean to Markia, Mickey and Michelangelo. Merry Happy Winter Festivities! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Staff Meeting: Holiday Party Part II!

The gang explores the true meaning of Christmas with writer/director Lewis Jackson’s one and only feature film, CHRISTMAS EVIL. Also know as YOU BETTER WATCH OUT and TERROR IN TOYLAND. Will the gang learn Harry’s tune or will they become duplicitous, cynical, corporate slaves? Find out in this special horrifying holiday episode! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The gang explores the true meaning of Christmas with writer/director Lewis Jackson’s one and only feature film, CHRISTMAS EVIL. Also know as YOU BETTER WATCH OUT and TERROR IN TOYLAND. Will the gang learn Harry’s tune or will they become duplicitous, cynical, corporate slaves? Find out in this special horrifying holiday episode! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Christmas Evil (1980)

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