Curse of the October Boys

About this episode

The hosts discuss fatherhood, Halloween traditions, and 80s horror comedies while reflecting on generational representation in media.

A more wholesome year then most, adjusting to fatherhood/unclehood and the trappings of a toddler's Halloween while also inviting more wild 80s horror comedies into the discourse like Wacko (1982) and Full Moon High (1981). Harry wants to remind everyone to, like him, watch the entire filmography of Jose Ramon Larraz, if you can find it, and Nick wants to talk about the bookends of the screen life genre which also happen to be the bookends of Gen Z representation in media. Pack it up and move over for Gen Alpha! But seriously, let's all have some good Bay Area fun, see you at Ghost Fest, stay off your phone, go carve a pumpkin for God's sakes, lighten up you amateurs, pick a goddamn costume already. Love ya!

People in this episode

Hosts: Harry Nordlinger, Nick Nordlinger

Topics covered

• fatherhood
• Halloween
• 80s horror comedies
• Gen Z representation
• Gen Alpha
• Bay Area fun

Keywords

• Halloween
• 80s horror
• fatherhood
• Gen Z
• Gen Alpha
• Jose Ramon Larraz
• Wacko
• Full Moon High

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wacko, Full Moon High

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