About this episode
Mark and guest Kelly Kapow celebrate the 40th anniversary of the cult classic film Troll, discussing its merits and connections to other horror films.
Every apartment building has some trolls living in it, am I right? Mark welcomes horror queen, trivia master, and witchy Salem resident Kelly Kapow (@missscareall) to celebrate 40 years of the 1986 cult classic Troll! Is it a bad movie? Maybe. Do we love it? Definitely! Cobbling together different things from other '80s horror films, this dark fantasy comedy give us Atreyu, Sonny Bono, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the original Harry Potter, and so much more. Shout-out to Hostel and Wolf Creek for their recent 20th anniversaries! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Mark
Guest: Kelly Kapow
Topics covered
- horror films
- cult classics
- dark fantasy
- 1980s cinema
- movie trivia
Keywords
- Troll
- 1986
- horror
- cult classic
- Kelly Kapow
- Mark
- movie trivia
- dark fantasy
- 80s films
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Troll, Hostel, Wolf Creek
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