Episode 182: Hell Hath No Fury - Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II & Hellbound: Hellraiser II
In this episode, curated by Micah, we're celebrating badass female villains with Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II and Hellbound: Hellraiser II!
Episode 181: Let the Women Do the Work - The Slumber Party massacre (1982) & Jennifer’s Body
In honor of Women in Horror Month, we watched two movies that were written and directed by women and feature female main characters that subvert the tropes used in the genre - The Slumber Party Massacre and Jennifer's Body!
Episode 180: Your Friend Til the End - Child’s Play (1988) & Child’s Play 2
We just wanna play because we're your friends 'til the end! We watched the original Child's Play and Child's Play 2!
Episode 179: Mama, I Can Move Things - Carrie (1976) & Chronicle
We're testing our powers with Brian De Palma's Carrie and Chronicle!
Episode 178: State of the Podcast 2021
We're looking back at the fifth year of the podcast and looking ahead to what's next for Test Pattern!
Episode 177: Bright Light! Bright Light! - Gremlins
Merry Christmas! We're discussing the dark holiday novel Gremlins and its more lighthearted film adaptation! ;)
Episode 176: Better Not Pout - The Children (2008) & Better Watch Out
We know some kids who are definitely getting coal in their stockings! We watched The Children (2008) and Better Watch Out!
Episode 175 - Nick or Treat!
Hey there, Halloweenies! It's time to gather round the big orange couch and tell five tales of frights - all from 90s Nickelodeon shows!
Episode 174: Carnivorous Lunar Activities - An American Werewolf in London & The Howling
We're so excited we're howling at the moon because we watched An American Werewolf in London and The Howling!
Episode 173: All Safe and Dead - The Haunting of Julia & The Others
In our latest episode, we're sensing the ghostly presence of a child. We watched The Haunting of Julia and The Others!
Episode 172: The Monster Mash - The Monster Squad & Little Monsters
It's spooky season and we're ringing in October with a couple of monster mashes! We watched The Monster Squad and Little Monsters!
Episode 171: The Stanford Prison Experiment
We look at the 1971 controversial psychological "experiment" and discuss the 2015 movie based on the real events, The Stanford Prison Experiment!
Episode 170: The Heckin’ Best - The Pit & PG: Psycho Goreman
Haters can frig off, because we're visiting the deep hole in the woods where we're keeping our monster friends! We watched The Pit & PG: Psycho Goreman!
Episode 169: The Mother of Sighs - Suspiria (1977 & 2018)
We're hexed by the Mother of Sighs as we explore Dario Argento's original Suspiria and the 2018 remake starring Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson!
Episode 168: The Horrors of Oz - The Wizard of Oz & Return to Oz
We're off to see the wizard ... and to explore the horrors of Oz with the original MGM classic The Wizard of Oz and the Disney-produced sequel Return to Oz!
Episode 167: Based on a True Story - The Conjuring (2013) & The Warrens
We take a look at the original Conjuring film and talk about the real life Warrens!
Episode 166: Tales of Horror Vol 9 - Waxwork (1988) (with James!)
We're joined yet again by James to discuss one of the first horror anthologies - the Ealing Studios classic Dead of Night!
Episode 165: The Golden State Killer
This is an extremely disturbing, lengthy case that involves home invasion, stalking, sexual assault, rape, and murder. We want to be very clear about that so that people who might experience distress from listening to discussions about those topics can stop the episode here. We want to encourage everyone to put their mental health and well-being first - if you are concerned about the topics that may be covered in this episode, please join us next week.
Episode 164: Delightfully Wicked - The Masque of the Red Death & The Abominable Dr. Phibes
We honor one of the horror greats by looking at two of his most colorful films. Join us as we party with Vincent Price in The Masque of the Red Death and The Abominable Dr. Phibes!
Episode 163: Abandon All Hope - Children of Men & The Rover (with James D.!)
Abandon most of your hope, all ye who enter here. James D. takes us to two dystopian futures with Children of Men and The Rover (2014)!