Thor's Hour Of Thunder

Tori's pick for Village of the Damaged month is so scary, that she didn't even show up to review it. She would also probably be terrified of our related episodes: 587: The Wiz, 655: Return to Oz and 1060: Muppets Wizard of Oz. Next week is episode 1100 and we decided to celebrate with a movie that NOBODY was prepared for, Batman Returns!

Welcome to Thor's newest month theme, Village of the Damaged (movies you watched too young). Mr. Monopoly describes this as a movie that has moments too scary for kids, but also the viewer can be asleep the entire time. McFly was scared by this movie at 30 years old, and was actually asleep for most of the talking scenes. We compare this to 768: Alien (1979) and 948: Communion (1989). Next week's topic will be The Wizard of Oz (1939).

This concludes our Monster Mash of Monster TV Episodes. Was man the monster all along? Yes, yes he was. October will continue Thor's Long Halloween with a new month called "Village of the Damaged", beginning with Fire in the Sky (1993).

"Two idiots on Elliot" ~ Mr. Monopoly's exact desciption. Thor and Mr. Monopoly showed up to a recording an hour early and made their own THORSday bonus episode. They reference 1034: Cats (2019) many times. Next week will be the regularly scheduled final monster of the week discussion about Baywatch Nights: S2 E6 "The Cabin".

From the Wikipedia page: The series, described as "a Twilight Zone for kids", centers on the kind of myths and legends that are told as scary campfire or bedtime stories. Every episode always starts with and finishes with the phrase: "This is a true story, and it happened to a friend of a friend of mine." and "Just because they never happened, doesn't mean they ain't true."  Tune in THORsday for a special bonus episode!

If you want to play along with the final question, we used Mathsquad.com's Calculator Word PDF and The Wiki page for calculator spelling to write words on a standard calculator. Our favorites were ILLEGIBLE (378163771), BOZO (0.208), BLOBS (58078), BEEGEES (5336338), and IGLOOS (500761). Also check out Thor's Long Halloween 2023, full of X-Files content in episodes 987-998. The next monster of the week topic will be Freaky Stories: S1 E7, "When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go".

This week we discuss Are You Afraid of the Dark: S5, E7 "The Tale of Station 109.1". Next week's monster tv episode is X-Files: S2, E03 - Blood.

Welcome to month 1 of Thor's Long Halloween. September is "monster tv episodes" or "monsters of the week" or "scary sitcom" or "spoopy boob tube"... Here is Decider’s Spooky Sitcom Flowchart that Scarlet Witch found. We also reference 933: Ghostwatch (BBC made for TV movie), and The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror (episodes 1044 to 1047). Next week's episode is Are You Afraid of the Dark: S5, E7 "The Tale of Station 109.1"

SPOILERS! We reference 1048: The Fall Guy (2024) and 1077: The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) as some of the best recent buddy action comedy films. As we close out August, we set the record for the month that had the most recent films in Thor's history! If you're longing for us to cover the obscure content of our youth, don't worry, September will be Monster of the Week TV episodes, starting with Family Matters: S8.E7 "Stevil".

If you're looking for another terrible movie featuring Ohio, that would be 790: Babes in Toyland (1986). The next and last workplace topic will be Heads of State (2025).

We are joined by new pantheon member Tilly Rose! Tori writes and edits for Pajiba, Mr. Monopoly co-hosts Bad For Me. The next Workplace Month topic is The Oh in Ohio (2006).

SPOILERS! It's a special THORSday release! Is this the first time Thor's ever covered two blockbusters in a row while they were still in theaters?! We touch upon the unreleased 1994 Roger Corman version. The next regularly scheduled Workplace Month topic will be Sorry to Bother You (2018).

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a new month! We kick off Workplace Month with James Gunn's Superman! SPOILERS! For related content, check out 1012: Supergirl (1984) and Bad For Me's discussion of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (2023). Next episode will be a very FANTASTIC episode containing all things Fantastic 4!

Content Warning for disability horror, especially the movie's use of the r-word to describe people with mental disorders. Mr. Monopoly co-hosts Bad For Me. Matt's various projects can be found at KittySneezes.com. This concludes Hidden Gems month. If you were expecting The Hidden (1987), that was episode 1055. August will be Workplace Month, starting with James Gunn's Superman!

We compare the pace of this film to a classic American Western. If you like Westerns, check out our Cowboy Month in episodes 1025 - 1028. The final Hidden Gem film will be The Baby (1973).

Thor asks what is your favorite horror movie featuring aliens (outside of The Alien franchise). If you need inspiration, you can check out these previous topics we've covered: 614: Lifeforce (1985) 787: The Blob (1958) 898: The Faculty (1998) 906: Under the Skin (2013) 945: Nope (2022) 948: Communion (1989)   The next hidden gem topic will be Bacurau (2019).

Døuble Identity is back to kick off Hidden Gems month. We compare this film to 701: Jennifer's Body (2009). The next topic is There's Nothing Out There (1991).

We reference our Live dramatic reading of Clue. Our post-credit segment includes us talking about movies where the main character dies and the movie keeps going. If you don't want to spoiled by that conversation, feel free to stop listening when our outro theme song ends at 49:00. This concludes Juneraker. Coming up is a month of hidden gems, starting with Lisa Frankenstein (2024).

For related Hitchcock episodes, check out our radio play of The 39 Steps (250 - 254) and "April Showers Month" of Psycho Sequels & Remakes (1017 - 1020). The final question was inspired by this article from comingsoon.net. The last topic of Juneraker will be The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965).

No Time to Die Another Living Daylights! Scarlet Witch found this James Bond Car Quiz. Also check out Licence To Queer. Need more Bond? Check out our double-o marathon in episodes 200-224. The next spy topic is Notorious (1946).