A Dork and Stormy Night
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10/26/22 • 77 min
Lexi & Ben are joined by fright flick expert Laura O'Connor as they conjure up the most harrowing horror and Halloween films to put a chill in your All Hallows' evening. They also talk ferrets, Return to Monkey Island, TikTok, Kevin Bacon (yes, again), Treehouse of Horrors, Edward Gorey, Jordan Peele, and more. We even share a few ghost stories! It's all treats and no tricks!
FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:
Horror/Halloween movies discussed:
- Tim Burton Catalogue
- Beetlejuice
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure
- Batman Returns
- Demon Knight
- Jennifer's Body
- The Babadook
- We Need to Talk About Kevin
- The Others
- Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
- Trick 'r Treat
- Get Out
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
- Halloween
- Hatchet
- Friday the 13th
- The Haunting of Bly Manor
- The Haunting of Hill House
- Midnight Mass
- The Blair Witch Project
- Scream
- The Loved Ones
- Tucker and Dale vs Evil
- Frozen
- Sleepy Hollow
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
- Let The Right One In
- Child's Play
- Ernest Scared Stupid
- The Craft
- Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest
- Clue
BONUS CONTENT:
- You can find guest host, Laura O'Connor at @laurajoc and laurao.ca
- Return to Monkey Island
- Kevin Bacon + Goats
SOCIALS:
Here's where you can find us!
- Lexi' Hunt's website and twitter and instagram
- Ben Rankel's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade Arts
- Jess Schmidt's website, twitter and instagram
- Dork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and reddit
Having fun dorking out with Lexi & Ben? Help us out by giving Dork Matters a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods. It really does help us spread the word and get the dork out there.
“Jimmy Hoffa is not dead. He works at the National Enquirer with Elvis and Bigfoot.” - M.J. McGuire
SOCIALS:
Here's where you can find us!
Lexi & Ben are joined by fright flick expert Laura O'Connor as they conjure up the most harrowing horror and Halloween films to put a chill in your All Hallows' evening. They also talk ferrets, Return to Monkey Island, TikTok, Kevin Bacon (yes, again), Treehouse of Horrors, Edward Gorey, Jordan Peele, and more. We even share a few ghost stories! It's all treats and no tricks!
FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:
Horror/Halloween movies discussed:
- Tim Burton Catalogue
- Beetlejuice
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure
- Batman Returns
- Demon Knight
- Jennifer's Body
- The Babadook
- We Need to Talk About Kevin
- The Others
- Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
- Trick 'r Treat
- Get Out
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
- Halloween
- Hatchet
- Friday the 13th
- The Haunting of Bly Manor
- The Haunting of Hill House
- Midnight Mass
- The Blair Witch Project
- Scream
- The Loved Ones
- Tucker and Dale vs Evil
- Frozen
- Sleepy Hollow
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
- Let The Right One In
- Child's Play
- Ernest Scared Stupid
- The Craft
- Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest
- Clue
BONUS CONTENT:
- You can find guest host, Laura O'Connor at @laurajoc and laurao.ca
- Return to Monkey Island
- Kevin Bacon + Goats
SOCIALS:
Here's where you can find us!
- Lexi' Hunt's website and twitter and instagram
- Ben Rankel's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade Arts
- Jess Schmidt's website, twitter and instagram
- Dork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and reddit
Having fun dorking out with Lexi & Ben? Help us out by giving Dork Matters a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods. It really does help us spread the word and get the dork out there.
“Jimmy Hoffa is not dead. He works at the National Enquirer with Elvis and Bigfoot.” - M.J. McGuire
SOCIALS:
Here's where you can find us!
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Cryptidork
We dork out about our favourite cryptids! We also talk breakfast cereal, almond milk, potty (training?) humour, ghosts, storytelling, colonialism, terrible medieval art, cultural appropriation and crushing watermelons with your thighs! What an episode!
FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:
Cryptids discussed:
BONUS CONTENT:
- Ben says he is Vector but Lexi and Jess say Ben is Captain Crunch
- Lexi calls herself Honey Bunches of Oats, Ben says Lexi is porridge, Jess says Lex is Special K
- Jess calls herself Cinnamon Crunch, Lexi and Ben agree because we don't argue with Jess
- Shope papilloma virus rabbit (content warning for awful)
- Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch
- Medieval cats
- Medieval elephants
- Chixdiggit! - Chupacabras
- Watermelons vs. thighs
SOCIALS:
Here's where you can find us!
- Lexi' Hunt's website and twitter and instagram
- Ben Rankel's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade Arts
- Jess Schmidt's website, twitter and instagram
- Dork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and reddit
Having fun dorking out with Lexi & Ben? Help us out by giving Dork Matters a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods. It really does h...
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We’re dorking out about Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon! What does each show do great? Who is the best sailor scout? Why is Tuxedo Mask the worst? This episode is dedicated to Lizzo (she knows what's up)!
FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:
- Crash Bandicoot
- Mario Kart
- Diablo Immortal
- Pikmin 4
- Cult of the Lamb
- Fable
- Critical Role
- The Fifth Element
- Full House
- Rocky & Bullwinkle
- Jahara Jayde
- Neopets
- Geocities
- Adam Ellis
- Babs Tarr
- National Film Board of Canada
BONUS CONTENT:
SOCIALS:
Here's where you can find us!
- Lexi' Hunt's website and twitter and instagram
- Ben Rankel's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade Arts
- Jess Schmidt's website, twitter and instagram
- Dork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and reddit
Having fun dorking out with Lexi & Ben? Help us out by giving Dork Matters a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods. It really does help us spread the word and get the dork out there.
“Endymion, you are my first love, my only love... even if we're reborn, in another life, we'll find each other... and then... We'll fall in love again..." - Princess Serenity
SOCIALS:
Here's where you can find us!
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