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The Brig: Cosmic Horror in the Weird West (w/ author Keith Lansdale)

Keith comes back to chat about his new novella Elijah's Elixer, his issue of Gimme Five comics and more!

Back for his second stint in the brig, we've got Keith Lansdale! Keith is a gifted writer, editor and director of horror and humor... including comics, short stories, novels, screenplays and his new Weird Western novella Elijah’s Elixer! We chat about all the cool stuff he's been up to in the last two years and later on, he delivers a reading from his fantastic new novella! It's a rip-roarin' good time!

Here's a handy list of Keith's good works that we covered in this episode!


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Ep 140: Mummies Mummies Everywhere! (w/ Greenie & Leikjarinn)

The tomb has been defiled, the scroll of Thoth has been read and the dead walk again! One of the classic monsters, mummy movies are everywhere!

Rounding out our trio of monster-riffic episodes for October 2024, we are spotlighting yet another classic monster... THE MUMMY! And to do it, we have two of our favorite returning guest hosts, Greenie (The Green Witch of the Shire) and our Icelandic buddy Birkir AKA Leikjarinn!

Whether mention of a shambling, bandage-wrapped, curse-inflicting baddy makes you think of Boris Karloff, Brendan Fraser or any number of others, we've got you covered! Each of us have picked one Mummy movie to spotlight, and as always... everyone gets a chance to weigh in!

The main mummy illustration in the icon for this episode was drawn by @teejhero who makes incredible wooden wall art like no other!!! Check out his online shop!


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The Brig: Our Big Dumb Robot Overlords (w/ Jonny Ruckus)

We talk with one of the minds behind the Big Dumb Robot Con, a collective of hobbyist-builders dedicated to fabricating screen perfect robot characters from across pop culture!

We met Jonny Ruckus at Granite State Comic Con and were totally blown away by his amazing work for the BIG DUMB ROBOT CON! This is a collective of like-minded 3-D printer hobbyists and robot builders dedicated to fabricating screen perfect robot characters from your favorite movies and cartoons!

We chat with Jonny about the building process and what kind of stuff they've got in the pipeline. And later on, we get his reactions to a list of robot characters suggested by the Retroids in our popular Facebook group! Will your favorite character be appearing in a future Big Dumb Robot Con? Listen and find out!

Follow the Big Dumb Robot Con on Instagram!

And check out all the sick OZ merch on Ruckus Tees!


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Ep 139: The Hairiest Scariest Werewolf Movies (w/ concept artist Michael Broom)

When the wolfsbane blooms and the moon is full... is like, the perfect time to throw on some killer werewolf flicks!

Awooooooo!! The moon is full and things are about to get HAIRY!

For our second monster-riffic epsiode in a row, we are going werewolf hunting! Along for the ride is Hollywood special effects artist, Michael Broom! Mike is the writer/artist of the insanely original graphic novel Membrane and with credits like The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Predators, X-Men First Class, Wolves, Creepshow (the series) and more... nobody's about to question this dude's pedigree!

Octo-host, Coopster Gold leads the discussion as we talk creature designs, transformations, folklore and eventually, our favorite werewolf movies. It's a HOWLING good time!

Follow Mike Broom on Instagram at michaelbroomart And snag your copy of the gore-geous 200 page graphic novel MEMBRANE: BOOK ONE!


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Ep 138: Halloween TV Specials

A tribute to our favorite vintage Halloween specials that would infect the airwaves during the spooky season!

The first of three consecutive Retro Ridoctopus monster-riffic episodes for season 6's month of October!

This episode is broken up into two distinct parts. The first covers those made for TV specials that would have us marking our calendars and TV Guides. Sometimes it would be a 25 minutes cartoon, sometimes a made for TV movie, either way, Halloween specials were part and parcel with the holiday when we were growing up.

And for the second half of the episode, we shine the candlelight on Halloween episodes of existing TV shows. These were episodes that broke format to inject a little costumed mayhem for the spooky season and we loved them!


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Ep 137: Unfinished Business / Games We Couldn't Beat

A discussion about all the video games we played to death but weren't very good at.

8-Bit Alchemy leads a walk down memory PAIN, as we dredge up all the video games we loved but could never beat. Sometimes this was do to us just never getting good enough, but other times, we have to consider the quality of the games themselves. Were they hard but fair? Or, in the end, were they complete F*@2ing bull$!#?!?!?

This is an episode of frustration that ends up being pretty cathartic... but in a fun way! Smacked in the middle is this week's Octoponder This, where we each get to brag about one notoriously difficult game we DID finish. And we end things with Parasite Steve pulling another story from the BOOKSHELF OF THE DAMNED.


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The Brig: Rocking That Horror Aesthetic (w/ author L. Marie Wood)

The wonderful L. Marie Wood returns for her third episode to chat about her non-fiction book, The Horror Aesthetic!

Is this episode a dissertation, an audio essay, or just a chat between friends?

L. Marie Wood becomes the second person in Ridoctopus history to get locked in the BRIG three times! On this occasion, she chats about new new non-fiction book, "The Horror Aesthetic: Essays from the Dark Corners of the Genre"! It's a book that shares perspectives of the horror genre; providing study and nuance to the spine-tingling storytelling we all love!

We also dive into the good, the bad and the problematic of CANDY MAN (1992) and numerous other classic horror films!

Pre-Order you copy of The Horror Aesthetic right here!

And for more from Mocha Memoirs Press, please consider helping bring to life their newest anthology, A CRACK IN THE CODE!


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Ep 136: Best Friends Forever!

An episode devoted to pairs of characters who are the ultimate ride or die, best friends forever!

We've all got that one best friend. Your bestest buddy, your #1 pal, your BFF! The one person who's seen you at your worst and ALWAYS had your back.

Well, this episode is dedicated to characters we feel set the standard for what it means to be best buddies! Your Octo-hosts will share 6 pairs of some of the all time greatest friendships in cartoons and animated film, as well as some personal stories about their own #1 pals!

Seriously, this episode is wholesome AF.


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Ep 135: Battlin' Like a Boss 2

We offer tribute to all the memorable boss battles of video game history! Dr. Wily, M. Bison, Shao Kahn and so many more!

We welcome our buddy Nintenjoe back again to talk about one of the most memorable aspects of any video game, the BOSSES!!

Whether they're in charge of a single stage or are the final challenge waiting at the end, these characters are sure to make an impact. We'll tackle the more iconic "last guys" first, spotlighting iconic final bosses who come back again and again over multiple entries of a given series. Later on, we each choose 3 (possibly more obscure) battles that were really memorable to us personally.

Thrown in the middle is a musical interlude of an OCTOPONDER, where we'll play your favorite boss battle theme! Overall, this is an episode that video game fans won't want to miss!


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The Brig: A Bouquet of Skunk Apes and Xenomorphs (w/ author Kristin Dearborn)

Kristin stops by to chat about her books Faith of Dawn, The Amazing Alligator Girl, The Rack and more!

This week we have a talented author whom NY Times Best Seller Christopher Golden called “one of the most talented under-the-radar writers the horror genre has to offer”. Kristin Dearborn has written numerous published short stories, novels and novellas including Woman in White, Stolen Away, The Amazing Alligator Girl and her newest novel Faith of Dawn, which is just crawling with skunk apes!

If it screams, squelches, or bleeds, Kristin has probably written about it!

And later on, we discuss her deep admiration for monsters and plunge into the blackness of space for a spoilery discussion on the new Xenomorph flick, ALIEN: ROMULUS!

Obviously, Kristin is very awesome! Check out her official website!


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