Ep. 15: Jed Shepherd is a real nice guy

Link: https://jack-of-all-graves.castos.com/episodes/ep-15-jed-shepherd-is-a-real-nice-guy

It’s Mark’s birthday week, so, with a little help from their pal Jason Helms of the Men of Low Moral Fiber podcast, Corri surprises him with a visit from the co-writer of the horror sensation “Host,” Jed Shepherd!

Big thanks to Jason for coming in at the last minute, and to Ben Helms for editing the episode!

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Ep. 14: The thrill of the kill

Link: https://jack-of-all-graves.castos.com/episodes/ep-14-the-thrill-of-the-kill

What is it that makes a good horror movie kill so satisfying? We’re not sure, but you can bet we’re gonna try our darndest to talk it out. This week we’re bangin’ on about our favorite kills and why we love them. Highlights:

  • The ’80s were more terrible than you remember and being on the show ALF caused eating disorders and crack habits
  • Corri accidentally convinces Mark Thankskilling is worth watching
  • We go through your #momcore recs
  • We talk about our favorite and most memorable horror movie kills and share faves from our Twitter followers
  • Mark can’t stop talking about kills he hates
  • Our anti-rec: Porno on Shudder. So much dick trauma. 
  • Looking for Yulecore recs! Send us yours!

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Ep. 13: The anxiety kitchen

Link: https://jack-of-all-graves.castos.com/episodes/ep-13-the-anxiety-kitchen

It’s been a year since the first cases of COVID-19 popped up and the world has been non-stop anxiety ever since. In a slightly different sort of JoAG, we’re taking a minute to just unload our anxieties and talk through them. The #JoAGjourney is therapy, spooky friends.    Highlights: 

  • Mark misses his mom, which leads him to a horror genre: Momcore
  • Eileen gives us more mouse cannibal facts
  • We have an Instagram! Follow @jackofallgravespod
  • What the fuck do we do with all this anxiety??
  • Climate change inactivism and disaster movies (and social class in the apocalypse)
  • Can we be saved from media illiteracy?
  • The main event: Coronavirus anxiety

Have another 2020 anxiety we didn’t mention? Hit us up on the tweety about it and we’ll bring it up next week! @jackofallgraves

Ep. 12: Out of the elevator, into the coffin

Link: https://jack-of-all-graves.castos.com/episodes/ep-12-out-of-the-elevator-into-the-coffin

As coronavirus drives us all back into quarantine, we’re going a liiiiiittle bonkers, which drives us to think about the near universal fear of being trapped. We also talk about insights into the serial killer mind, and we convince a horror-averse friend to watch Scream and talk about it. 

Highlights:

  • Corri talks about a guy who got stuck in an elevator for 41 hours
  • Being buried alive would be terrible
  • We learn that mice have a penchant for brains and it expains a nightmarish incident from Corri’s youth
  • Mark delves into quotes from murderers about the experience of killing
  • Lian Stutsman pops in to talk about her experience watching Scream in our ongoing series of horror n00bs watching the classics
  • We give a few recs and anti-recs

Ever had a cannibalistic pet? We want to hear about it! Talk to us @jackofallgraves on Twitter! Don’t forget to rate and review us, and tell your creepiest friend that they should listen!

Ep. 11: Ethical cannibalism under capitalism

LinK: https://jack-of-all-graves.castos.com/episodes/ep-11-ethical-cannibalism-under-capitalism

Corri has a sad today, but we’re addressing her strange obsession to cheer her up: Cannibalism.

Highlights:

  • Corri is devastated by the death of Alex Trebek, so we talk about celebrity deaths that have hit us and our listeners hard
  • Mark talks about his facebook deadpool
  • We dive right in to talking about people eating people
  • Early humans ate each other as side dishes
  • The Donner Party is aparently not common knowledge in the UK
  • The main event: German cannibal Armin Meiwes and the ethics of consensual cannibalism
  • As always, we leave you with a couple recs: The Wolf of Snow Hollow and Blood Vessel

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Ep. 10: Things to do when you’re dead

Link: https://jack-of-all-graves.castos.com/episodes/ep-10-things-to-do-when-you39re-dead

Highlights:

  • Corri talks to her big brother Zack about the supposed horror movie copycat killer Mark Branch and other bonkers stories from their hometown
  • Mark cops his first Twitter ban and Corri takes the opportunity to prank him
  • There’s a ghost in Corri’s living room
  • We play the horror game Little Nightmares on the Men of Low Moral Fiber podcast! Check it out! (www.menoflowmoralfiber.com)
  • We revisit some past stories that have come up in the news, including AI and deepfakes and our inability to trust our own eyes
  • Mark horrifies us with another delusion
  • We fixate on autocannibalism
  • We discuss alternatives to being buried…. after you die, of course.
  • Recs: Lincoln in the Bardo, Love and Monsters, The Mortuary Collection, His House, but NOT Bly Manor

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Ep. 9: Candy panic

Link: https://jack-of-all-graves.castos.com/episodes/ep-10-things-to-do-when-you39re-dead

It’s Halloween week at last! That bittersweet time where the official spooky season comes to a close and all of us creeps have one last celebration before we slink back into the shadows. Thus, we wanted to send the season off with a bang: A visit to a medium, a hometown murder story, talking Evil Dead w/ a non-horror fan, and a look at some of the true stories behind tainted candy panics.

Highlights:

  • Mark visits a spiritualist church to see a medium in action 
  • We subjected Mark’s longtime friend Mia to Evil Dead (2013) and she tells us about the experience
  • Mia has an INCREDIBLE story about the soundtrack to Dead Calm
  • Corri tells the story of the Friday the 13th copycat killing in her hometown that nearly ruined Halloween
  • We stan Billy Zane
  • We discuss tainted candy panics and the lead-crime hypothesis

 Got a good Halloween story or epic Halloween plans? Think Corri and Mark are wrong about Michael Myers? Are you friends with Billy Zane? Hit us up on twitter @jackofallgraves! And don’t forget to drop us a review on Apple Podcasts or whever you listen!

Ep. 8: Meatsuits and mediums

Link: https://jack-of-all-graves.castos.com/episodes/ep-8-meatsuits-and-mediums

We’re more than halfway through the Halloween season and it’s time we talked about talking to the dead! 

Highlights:

  • Mark shares his best and worst Halloween costume
  • We celebrate the 35th anniversary of Re-Animator
  • Mark’s wife takes him to a scarecrow festival 
  • We delve into the world of psychic mediums and our skepticism towards them
  • Corri, once again, has evangelical baggage

Think we’re dead wrong on mediums? Fight it out with us on twitter @jackofallgraves!

Ep. 7: Jack of All Graveyards

Link: https://jack-of-all-graves.castos.com/episodes/ep-7-jack-of-all-graveyards

It’s a momentous occasion for JoAG! We have our first guest! Certified scaredy cat Kristin Latourelle stops in for a bit to tell us about the experience of watching Child’s Play (1988) for the first time and it is a WILD ride! Elsewhere in the ‘cast, Mark & Corri talk about the horrifying world of deep fakes, favorite cemeteries, and how to be chill about death. 

Highlights:

  • Oh god! Oh fuck! Deepfakes!
  • We talk about the things we’ve been watching this week and whether we recommend them or not
  • Horror hater Kristin rants about Chucky
  • We discuss our favorite cemeteries and the the way deaths shape communities
  • Mark has two very important, mildly disturbing questions

Stop by and visit us on twitter @jackofallgraves, especially if you have answers to any of Mark’s burning questions!

Ep. 6: Say cheese and die

Link: https://jack-of-all-graves.castos.com/episodes/ep-6-say-cheese-and-die

This week we’re delving into the haunting world of images taken before, during, and after tragic events. 

Highlights:

  • Mark has bad news for cat people: you probably have a brain parasite
  • We take a moment to mourn the loss of cinemagoing 
  • We discuss American Movie and 30 Days of Night
  • Topic of the week: Cursed images
  • Corri explains Dateline to Mark
  • We talk 9/11 & shared public experiences of events

Tell us all your thoughts and feelings on the twitter @jackofallgraves.