2025 ended with a truly unthinkable tragedy that we are all still reeling from. Retro Ridoctopus could think of no better way to pay tribute to the great Rob Reiner, than by dedicating the first episode of season 8 to those films of his that have brought us so much joy for so many decades.
From tense courtrooms, to the Cliffs of Insanity and the thousand laughs and tears in between, we each picked two movies Rob directed and try our best to put into words what these true classics have meant to us over the years.
#afewgoodmen #theprincessbride #princessbride #ghostsofmississippi #robreiner #standbyme #asyouwish #youcanthandlethetruth
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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)
"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)
"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)
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All tentacles are in the air as we reflect on and celebrate another successful season of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast!
After copious amounts of reminiscing over another amazing year, we dive into our annual final topic. Like every year, we asked you for voice mails, giving your quick reviews of a classic movie you watched for the first time this year. Every single year, this block gets longer and longer and season 7 was no exception. Thank you for coming out in droves to be a part of the show and for helping to make Retro Ridoctopus what it is.
But listener beware... for lurking within this finale is the startling HORCHATA SCARE OF 2025...
SHUBIBIN!!!
RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is -----------------------------------
"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)
"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)
"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)
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If your purple tentacles are tingling, that might just be because our pal Nintenjoe joined us for NUMEROUS playthroughs of the classic LucasArts point and click adventure game Maniac Mansion! Seriously, this one has a ton of different ending and we got almost all of em!
So watch out for falling meteors and get that hamster in the microwave because things are about to get WEIRD.
RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is -----------------------------------
"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)
"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)
"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)
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For our last regular episode of season 7, we are talking about a childhood experience everyone out there can relate to. Sitting down with a big box of crayons and a coloring book!
With the help of guest host Christine (AKA Mrs. Parasite), we'll share a bit of history on the Crayola company before diving into some colorful childhood memories revolving around crayons. Get ready for some personal coloring techniques and a run down of our favorite and least favorite #Crayola crayon colors of all time.
Then, after the Octoponder, we expand the discussion into numerous other ways we were able to play with color. Things like markers, colored pencils, water color paint and much much more!
RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is -----------------------------------
"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)
"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)
"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)
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Tonight, in the BRIG, we are thrilled to welcome back an incredible guest from all the way across the pond!
Simon Bestwick is an accomplished as well as prolific British contemporary horror author, whose acclaimed work includes the novels Black Mountain, Hell’s Ditch, The Devil’s Highway and Wolf’s Hill as well as numerous short short collections such as 2020’s “And Cannot Come Again: Tales of Childhood, Regret, and Innocence Lost”.
Chalking up no less than 4 British Fantasy award nominations (so far), Simon’s work has been described as ‘Brilliant’ by the Guardian and ‘among the most important writers of contemporary British horror’ and he's here to chat about his newest book (as Daniel Church)... The Sound of the Dark!
Also expect plenty of chatter about Simon's love for Doctor Who and his favorite schlocky paperbacks and obscure 80s horror flicks. Prepare to walk away with some serious recommendations to check out!
Pick up the new Daniel Church book THE SOUND OF THE DARK, today!
RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is -----------------------------------
"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)
"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)
"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)
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It's time to play the music... It's time to light the lights... It's time to meet the Muppets on Ridoctopus Tonight!
Your host of the moment Coopster Gold has a backstage pass to the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational show around! For this episode, we celebrate some of our favorite all time characters from Jim Henson's The Muppets! We're talking Frogs, Pigs, Dogs and all the wacky Whatevers in between!
And later on, 8-bit Alchemy delivers a Muppetational installment of his long running music-focused segment, Compose Yo'Self! YAAAAAAAYYY!!!!!
#themuppets #themuppetshow #KermitTheFrog #kermit #misspiggy #gonzo #Drteeth #electricmayhem #bigbird #sesamestreet #jimhenson
RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is -----------------------------------
"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)
"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)
"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)
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Double, double, toil and trouble... fire burn and cauldron... (well you know).
With the help of our be-broomed co-host Greenie (AKA The Green Witch of the Shire) we squeeze one last episode into the spooky season! This one is all about movies involving witches! We're talking mean ones, green ones and even seldom seen ones! Some are sort of nice, but some will turn smelly little children into mice!
#witches #thewitches #hocuspocus #warlock #kikisdeliveryservice #wickedwitch #pumpkinhead #haloween
RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is -----------------------------------
"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)
"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)
"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)
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The legendary Ellen Datlow has been called “the venerable queen of horror anthologies” per the New York Times, and with over 40 years in the business, it's not hard to see why!
Returning to the podcast, Ellen has brought two amazing authors from her new horror anthology, "Night & Day" from Simon & Schuster! Kari Sanders and Parasite Steve get to chat with Rachel Harrison and Kaaron Warren, as well as Ellen herself before ending with an author reading of Kaaron's story "Bitter Skin"!
Snag your copy of this truly killer book today!
RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is -----------------------------------
"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)
"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)
"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)
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This episode is not for the faint of heart, nor the weak of mind...
For our second spooky episode of 2025, we tackle the cosmic horrors of H.P. Lovecraft--and we do it through the lens of... well, a LENS!
We've picked six Lovecraft inspired films to raise from the unknowable depths. Three direct adaptations of his stories, and three more that are what has come to be known colloquially as... LOVECRAFTIAN. Hold onto your sanity folks, things are about to get cosmic.
#Lovecraft #HPLovecraft #Lovecraftian #Cthulhu #Dagon #StewartGordon #JohnCarpenter
RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is -----------------------------------
"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)
"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)
"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)
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We welcome back New York Times Best Selling Author, Thomas Sniegoski (author of the Herculoids comics and the bestselling The Fallen series of novels), and Jeannine Acheson (co-author of Vampiverse comics) to chat about their HOTLY ANTICIPATED dark-fantasy novella!
"Nira: A Constance Evermore Story" is out now from Bad Hand Books and is gorgeously illustrated by Thomas Brown!
https://www.amazon.com/Nira-Constance-Evermore-Thomas-Sniegoski/dp/B0DYWM716S
RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is -----------------------------------
"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)
"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)
"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)
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