The American Scream Jason: This documentary isn't for everyone. In fact, if you don't love Halloween – and I mean LOVE Halloween – you're not going to get it. And if you can't comprehend the mad desire to decorate your yard with anything but Christmas decorations , you shouldn't even be listening to this show. Suffice to say, I really dug Michael Stephenson 's documentary. For one, I got a lot of great ideas for what I want to do to my house and yard next year. For another, I found the people involved compelling. Even the weird, and clearly mentally ill , father/son duo were interesting in their own way. And I really, really want to visit Fairhaven one Halloween. It's become my Mecca . Obviously, this rates a Good in my book. Shawn: I found this to be quite a sad documentary. While Jay found inspiration, I saw sacrifice, obsession and divorce...haha. ...That said, documentaries aren't my forte. That is a drawback going in. This one was ...

Much like his cinematic counterpart with the machete and hockey mask , Jason is back. And just in time too. For what, we're not really sure. But The Basement is glad to have him. Wait, he's just in time to join Shawn for a pair of reviews guaranteed to thrill and chill you. Well, not really. First up is The American Scream : an original documentary that follows three families in a small seaside town in Massachusetts as they prepare for their annual home made haunted houses . This story highlights their long journey from planning to opening day and the obstacles which face them during the process. Then the Basement Boys freeze their asses off with Hypothermia . In it, Ray Pelletier just wants to spend a pleasant and relaxing weekend ice fishing with his family. Alas, Ray's plans are ruined by the unwanted presence of the obnoxious big city father and son duo of Steve Cote and Stevie Jr. However, the two squabbling families are forced to set aside their dif...