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The Goosebumps TV series turns 30 and two podcast hosts break down why The Haunted Mask still holds up.
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In this episode
- A close look at The Haunted Mask two-part premiere and its equally strong sequel
- Why the cast of Canadian child actors made the show work as well as it did
- A personal story about how deeply the character Carly Beth got under one host's skin
- What makes the mask itself such an effective piece of horror craft
About this episode
Listeners beware, you're in for a scare! Halloween has sadly ended, but it's a state of mind so keep your haunted masks on! This is Part 2 of a Goosebumps celebration, now focusing on the Fox TV series that premiered 30 years ago with the iconic two-part episode The Haunted Mask. Mark welcomes Jesse Krempel from the Cult Cinema Circle podcast back on the show to nerd out about the perfectly creepy mask, the cast of Canadian child actors, and the very strong two-part sequel Haunted Mask II. Plus, young horror queer Mark was inspired to go by Marky Joe for a few months because of the character Carly Beth in these episodes, that's how obsessed he was.
Follow Jesse @cultcinemacircle and listen to his podcast here: https://linktr.ee/cultcinemacircle
If you haven't already, listen to Part 1 of this Goosebumps celebration with famed book cover illustrator Tim Jacobus!
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Movie nerd, filmmaker, and anniversary celebrator Mark J. Parker brings a friend on each episode to discuss movies (and sometimes TV shows) that are hitting milestone anniversaries of release that month. Think 20th anniversary, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, you get it!
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