StabGab
by StabGabA comedic podcast’s look-back at horror cinema's underground classics of the 70s/80s/90s and beyond! Hosted by Donna Rickles and Andrew Morton
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Episodes
StabGab – Episode 16: Fear Clinic
1h 2m · PublishedDonna and Andrew aren’t afraid to check-in to this 2014 crowdfunded phobia-fest which was filmed in Donna’s hometown! Topics discussed: Robert Englund; Fiona Dourif; Ohio; fear clinics and the patients who reside in them; fear itself; Donna being a dick to her younger brother; Blue Velvet perv masks; upward-falling snow; sideshow contortionists; demonic ball-sacks; The Fat Boys; Slipknot; rap-rock opera.
StabGab – Episode 15: Predator 2
1h 15m · PublishedDonna and Andrew traverse the urban jungle of futuristic 1997 Los Angeles to sport-hunt this very loud sequel confusingly released in 1990. Topics discussed: the Predator; Danny Glover; Gary Busey; cop teams; finance bros; culturally insensitive gangs; Predator-themed porn; burp-cancelling microphones; Morton Downey Jr; voodoo; beef houses; alien Neosporin; in-joke trophy skulls.
StabGab – Episode 14: Death Bed: The Bed That Eats
1h 1m · PublishedDonna and Andrew don’t sleep on this 1977 more-arthouse-than-horror-film curiosity. Topics discussed: Death beds and the people/things they eat; well-maintained haunted mansions; weekend getaways with work frenemies; fried chicken-fueled romantic trysts; stupid gangsters; outdoor orgies; guys who look like 70s Lindsey Buckingham; ghosts who look like 80s David Bowie; skeleton hands; The Milford Plaza hotel; Beefsteak Charlie’s.
StabGab – Episode 13: Pumpkinhead
1h 6m · PublishedDonna & Andrew carve into the 1988 directorial debut of legendary creature-effects artist Stan Winston. Topics discussed: revenge-dispensing monsters; evil witches; Lance Henriksen; Stan Winston; dickhead teenagers; the hillbilly code; dirt-farming; ladybug wives; audible east coast rainstorms; the ALIEN series; Mayim Bialik; Jeff East; motocross vehicular manslaughter; man-to-Pumpkinhead psychic transference; My So-Called Life; the dog from GREMLINS.
StabGab – Episode 12: Music Video Jukebox
55m · PublishedDonna & Andrew and guest co-host Kelly Roberts drop a dime to review three horror-themed music videos: Robbie Williams’ “Rock DJ,” Meat Loaf’s “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That),” and Lionel Richie’s “Hello.” Topics discussed: Robbie Williams; Meat Loaf; Lionel Richie; new microphone smell, sexy space stations; torn-off butt cheeks; Ken doll peen areas; American conspiracy theories believed by the British; enchanted motorcycles; the “Janie’s Got a Gun” cops; Jekyll and Hyde Restaurant; vampire orgies; inappropriate teacher/student relationships; breathy phone calls; badly made sculptures; rump roast.
StabGab – Episode 11: 976-EVIL
59m · PublishedDonna and Andrew call in for the 1988 directorial debut of Robert Englund (aka Freddy Krueger). Topics discussed: demon-possessed phone lines; high-school nerds; high-school bullies; Satan; handsome voices; religious fundamentalist mothers; gambling debts; motorcycles and mopeds; fish raining from the sky, dogs playing poker; ASMR; spider-invested TV dinners; reporters who are also private investigators; punchlines with no connected jokes.
StabGab – Mini-sode 1: Papa Just Wants the Best for You
30m · PublishedAfter its brief mention in our last episode neither Donna nor Andrew could get Danny Aiello’s “Papa Just Wants the Best for You” – the actor’s self-produced, unofficial sequel song to Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach” – out of their head. They decided that further discussion was required and have reconvened for StagGab’s first “mini-sode” to do just that.
StabGab – Episode 10: The Stuff
1h 9m · PublishedDonna and Andrew gorge themselves on this 1986 horror confection. Topics discussed: sentient dessert foods; Michael Moriarty; corporate espionage; tensions with Janet Reno; bikinis and fur coats; Long Island-based child actors; Marilu Henner’s mind powers; Danny Aiello novelty songs; archived Star Wars bedsheets; Abe Vigoda and the Where’s the Beef Lady; cigarettes as a film-rating system; kidnapping.
StabGab - Episode 9: Psycho III
1h 21m · PublishedPSYCHO III (1986) Donna and Andrew – joined by film-historian and guest co-host Ray Morton – check into the Bates Motel to learn why so few of its guests ever actually check out (probably because of all the murder). Topics discussed: Norman Bates; codependent maternal relationships; traumatized nuns; way-too-old aspiring rock stars; the existence of God; hot dates at retirement homes; tactless journalists; payphones; Bolognese smoothies; Snack-rophilia; microfiche machines; studio-mandated reshoots; Gene Shalit.
StabGab - Episode 8: Witchboard
1h 10m · PublishedDonna and Andrew let the planchette guide the way as they delve into the secrets of this 1986 fright-fest. Topics discussed: Tawny Kitaen; Ouija boards; progressive entrapment; shitfaced boyfriends; Han Solo-ing your girlfriend; guys who look like they are in Wang Chung; eluberation; stunt dummies; magician cops; places to hide drugs; Steel Breeze.
StabGab has 17 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 17:46:53. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 23rd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 23rd, 2024 11:11.