Bricking up some LEGO history is just the start of our epic building blocks episode!
Blocks, bricks and other toys you build are the topic of the week on this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast!
We spend the first half of the episode on this history of LEGO, shining our headlamps on some of our favorite sets and more.
Our second 2022 Bram Stoker Award nominee in a row, Richard Thomas reads from and delvs into the darkness of his highly acclaimed new horror collection.
Richard Thomas is the award-winning author of seven books: three novels—"Disintegration", "Breaker", and "Transubstantiate" as well as three anthologies and over 150 published short stories!
We locked him up in THE BRIG to talk about his newest release "Spontaneous Human
Movies based on video games don't exactly have a glowing reputation, but are they all as bad as people say?
Are all video game movies really that bad? Absolutely not!
For this episode, we breakdown 6 films based on video games that we feel are worth talking about! Some are good, some are not so good, but our opinions on which ones are which might just surprise you!
Returning guest L. Marie Wood arrives to dish about her 2 newest books as well as BOTH nominations for the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards!
Author, screenwriter, poet, professor and winner of all the awards, L. Marie Wood enjoyed her first stay in THE BRIG so much, she's back for a second round! We get to talking about her new books and how it feels to be nominated twice (same category, same year) for the Bram Stoker Awards!
NERF made our childhood awesome with spongey footballs and an arsenal of plastic guns that fired soft darts, arrows and other non-lethals!
I think we can all agree that biodegradable recreational foam has never been more fun than when its being fired at your best pal's face! That's why that in this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast, we aim to lay down NERF history and pull the trigger on some cherished childhood memories all revolving around this classic toy line!
With TV professors like Bill Nye, Mr. Wizard and that Beakman guy, we are about to learn a metric ton of science!
Hey kid. Do you wanna know about this thing called INERTIA? How about some of that cool WATER PRESSURE or maybe how to pick up an ICE CUBE with a piece of STRING??
Well you're in luck because this week on the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast, we're talking all about SCIENCE SHOWS! The ole nostalgia ray is being aimed at Mr.
A celebration of afternoons spent watching Disney cartoons and playing their corresponding video game adaptations! GORSH!!
For many of us, rushing home to plop our butts in front of the Disney Afternoon was a seminal part of childhood! From Gummi Bears, Ducktales and Rescue Rangers to Goof Troop, Tail Spin, Gargoyles and beyond, these were some of the best produced children's cartoons on television and a whole bunch of 'em of them spawned some terrific video games!
Growing up watching schlocky monster films may have warped the minds of this week's guests, but since they both turned into award winning authors, we feel it's a win.
Peter N. Dudar & L. L. Soares are two talented best buds who definitely know their way around horror!
The Bram Stoker Award-Nominated, Dudar, having written such memorable titles as "A Reqiuem For Dead Flies", "Blood Cult of the Booby Farmers" and "Goat Parade" unleashed his
A discussion of some of the coolest ninjas to ever hurl a star-shaped projectile!
Season 5 begins with a barrage of stars and swipes as we spotlight everyone's favorite men in black (pajamas)... NINJAS!
Over the decades, appearing on just about every console since the Atari 2600, ninjas have been a true staple of video games.
Another season comes to a close! That means we watched some classic movies for the first time ever and SO DID OUR LISTENERS!!
It's that time again, Retroids! Time to stick the proverbial fork in another season of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalo-podast.
For this episode, we reminisce about the episodes that challenged us, the topics we were nervous to tackle and the guests we still can't believe agreed to come on.