Fake Ritual

"Freddy Kougar Mellencamp" | Lucas sits down with Appalachian Oddities co-founder Kate Sweeney to talk longtime television stalwart, The Simpsons. It gets otherworldly as they explore the infamous Treehouse of Horror and expand their minds for some fabulously facetious fan theories. ((Music by Johnny Arlett))

Lucas is joined once again by fellow podcasters Amanda Waltz and Sarah Hamm (Ghoul on Ghoul) to test their knowledge of British Isles faery folk and discover a hidden world teeming with the most mischievous ghoulies, ghosties and long-legged beasties.

"That Boy Ain't Right" | In celebration of spooky season, returning guest Albert C. Hall joins Lucas Sloppy to discuss their shared love for the saddest slasher of all, Jason Voorhees. Together they watch the recently-released Friday the 13th fan-film, Jason Rising, before getting to the pulsating heart of what makes Mr. Voorhees more than just a mutilated man in a mask. CAST IT, MOMMY! CAST IT! I will, Jason. I will.

"Born an Old, Weird Baby" | Lucas Sloppy is joined by fellow podcasters Amanda Waltz and Sarah Hamm, known collectively as Ghoul on Ghoul, to talk 1980's prestige-horror classic The Changeling. Rolling red balls and rickety runaway wheelchairs abound in an episode deeply haunted by ghosts, giggles and George C. Scott's grimacing countenance. IT'S AN EXPERIENCE IN TOTAL FEAR...sorta.

"Black Magic with Buddha for Dummies" | Lucas Sloppy sits down with DJ Stephanie Tsong to talk ancient Chinese legends and practices. She sheds light on the supernatural tendencies of China's ghost stories before exploring some lesser-known magical horror flicks from the other side of the world.

Lucas Sloppy and returning guest Sarah Hamm sit down for another round of Questions From The Void! What queries are lurking within the vastness of its bottomless depths? Will they bring sorrow? Fear perhaps? Or maybe just giggles? Find out before it swallows them whole!

"Folklore and Magic Shit" | Lucas Sloppy chats with podcaster Sarah Hamm (Ghoul on Ghoul) about supernatural canines and the ominous tricks they play. She shares her personal thoughts on these psychopompic "black dogs" before recounting her ghostly tour-guide past and settling in for a game of Guess That Hellhound. ARF ARF ARF!

"Stone Lips (Don't Move)" | Lucas Sloppy sits down with returning guest Toddy Tondera and new friend Prin to take a stab at two of R.L. Stine's Give Yourself Goosebumps game books. Tune in as our adventurers go toe-to-toe with a cast of magical mommas, spectral siblings and sassy, sh*t-talking grannies. Will they survive? Or is this the end? Faker Beware...WE CHOOSE THE SCARE!

Join Lucas Sloppy as he sits down with returning guests Nick Duarte and Albert C. Hall to talk last year's not-so-family-oriented flick, Psycho Goreman. Together they sift through the gore and guts to uncover an intergalactic treasure trove that'll warm your heart (right before it explodes). "Is that fear I smell?" No, it's Fake Ritual!

"Like a Female Horse" | Join Lucas Sloppy as he chats with artist and designer Dave Watt about Marvel Comics' team of misfit-mutant superheroes, the X-Men. Listen close as they X-amine who has the coolest powers, what a mutant Pope would look like, and whether dating Dracula is really all that bad. ((In Stereo))