Its 1994 and you walk into a crowded Blockbuster video on a Friday night. It's the weekend and you have to gear up with movies to watch. No new releases -- it's a madhouse over there. Straight to the back, past comedies, past video game rentals. Ah, horror -- just what the doctor ordered! Everyone says horror is dead - the new Jason and Freddy movies sucked. It looks like there might be some good stuff here though. What's this Kevin Bacon movie with the giant worm?

In this episode of the podcast we have a detailed discusson on the old saying, "Scream saved horror." Did it? Did horror need to be saved? We are going to deep dive into the horror movies of 1990-1995 and try and find out why this thought is out there and what may have caused it.

We have two -- count em, TWO -- sleepover guests tonight, Jay of the Dead and Gillman Joel, both long time horror podcasters to discuss this topic. IAre you ready to get real nerdy about horror movies?

While you can find all three of us together at Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies , you can also get horror cred by listening to Jay's OTHER horror movie podcast (yes, he needs TWO), Horror Movie Weekly.

Aside from his podcasting duties, Gillman Joel has his own video store on Youtube - Mom and Pop Video Shop - subscribe for great retro video rental goodness!

Suggested Early 90s Hidden Gems:

Jay of the Dead

1. Ticks (1994)
2. The Boneyard (1991)
3. Puppet Master 3: Toulon's Revenge (1991)

Honorable Mention: Shakma (1990)

Ron Martin

1. Ghostwatch (1992)
2. Subspecies (1991)
3. Phantasm III (1994)

Gillman Joel

1. Dr. Giggles (1992)
2. Ozone (1993)
3. Tales From the Hood (1995)

Honorable Mention: Cronos (1992)

Honorable Mention: Nadja (1994)

In this episode of the podcast, we will be discussing some interesting things that happened in the 1970s -- from the breakup of rock n' roll royalty, the christening of theme park royalty, the do-over debut of beloved puppets and beans from south of the border that appeared to jump when exposed to heat.

The 1970s were a wild time transitioning from the politically volatile 1960s into the excess and success of the 1980s, the 1970s were a hodgepodge of pop culture, trend and transition. Variety shows were the hot thing on TV, horror movies were the hot thing in the theaters and guitar heavy rock was the hot thing on the radio.

Let's explore the decade through some the strange but interesting events that took place during it.

Let's travel back to the early 90s when MTV was huge, grunge rock was taking over and supermodels were mainstream! Let's revisit on the most famous editions of the MTV VMA awards, the 1992 version hosted by Dana Carvey. On this episode, we will deep dive into the broadcast that including live performances from Nirvana, Guns N Roses, Pearl Jam, Elton John and Bryan Adams. Topics for discussion will be pop culture trends that didn't last, the downfall of MTV and Fartman!

For more of Darien Brock, I highly recommend his long running podcast, The Padded Room Podcast, which you can find here:

https://paddedroompodcast.com/

Watch along and take a trip down memory lane:

https://youtu.be/EQ7_kUNnM4c?si=VOFfV1iyfgZ3n6zd

In the latest epsisode of Retro Sleepover, we discuss eight sitcoms that were very successful and popular in the 80s that are never talked about today. For some reason, these sitcoms never reached the pop culture level of becoming part of the 80s pop conversation. They are remembered fondly by those who watched them, but unlike shows such as Cheers, Roseanne, Family Ties and ALF they are never discussed when talking about popular sitcoms from the time period.

Retro Sleepover presents to you eight very successful sitcoms that fell out of pop culture history from the 1980s....

In this episode, we finally finish up our holiday hangover episodes with that stape of a holiday gift -- board games! We played three board games - one from the 70s, one from the 80s and one from the 90s. Each board game is representative from the decade assigned. How do they hold up? How is gameplay?

If you love board games or just got some for Christmas as a kid, then this episode is for you!

The year is 1992 -- on the back cover of the Parade magazine that came out of the Sunday paper there is a multi-page ad offering any 12 of these CDs for just a penny. There is a catch, though! Over the next three years you will be required to purchase three CDs at regular club prices. That is of no concern to you as you flip through the ad and pick out which of these 12 CDs you wanted. Was it a scam? Would the CDs actually come?

We will discuss this and more on this episode of Retro Sleepover as we deep dive into the Columbia House/BMG Record club! We welcome back Gillman Joel as two 50 year old men try to recreat their music choices from several decades ago!

The air is dry and cold. The warm lights of Christmas have been put away for another year. Days of treats and pleasantry have been replaced with resolutions and monotony. You're having a holiday hangover. The one shining star of the season is that you now have all your cool new toys to play with!

In our first holiday hangover, we discuss the 1980s toyline, Mad Scientist with descriptions of each toy in the line, a timeline and all other related media. Probably the most in depth coverage of this toyline since the 80s!

Happy Holidays, one and all!

Barely getting in before the last holiday bell, in this episode of the podcast we bring you 7 holiday promotions from the 70s, 80s and 90s including the likes of Hardees, Taco Bell, McDonalds, Arbys and beyond!

If you've ever bought Grinch socks from a McDonalds drive-thru, this is the episode for you!

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