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The Mothman Legacy, Unsolved Mysteries Vol.2 and The Mortuary Collection

How kind are we here at From The Basement? We provide you with not one, nor two, but three opportunities to catch our latest episode, and keep up with all things entertainment. And that third -- but not least -- option is this, the podcast version of our weekly radio show. And boy do we have a podcast for you this week! Jason and Shawn review the latest Small Town Monsters documentary: The Mothman Legacy. This is the production company's first true sequel, and explores in greater detail the story of the infamous Mothman. Is this doc perfect Spooky Season viewing? Stick with us! And stay tuned, as The Basement Boys throw down with the second volume of Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries, Adam Sandler's seasonal comedy Hubie Halloween, and Shudder's horror anthology The Mortuary Collection.  Plus Shawn took in the grisly Friday the 13th fan film, Vengeance, Mike S returns with another horror-themed review, and Jason provides the weekend entertainment rundown. Oh, and there's...

The Mothman Legacy considers The Mortuary Collection among its Unsolved Mysteries

'Twas the weekend before Halloween, and all through Radio NL, not a creature was stirring... except for two aging movie geeks with a talent for sniffing out all things entertainment, especially during a global pandemic! That's right, Jason and Shawn are back once more, and they've got a long list of stuff that might strike your viewing fancy heading into the weekend. For one, they've checked out the latest Small Town Monsters documentary. This one is The Mothman Legacy, and it explores the lingering legend behind the mythical creature some believe is a harbinger of doom. Does this spooky doc make for perfect pre-Halloween viewing? Stick with us! And don't you dare touch that dial, as The Basement Boys chime in on volume two of Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries, Adam Sandler's seasonal offering Hubie Halloween, and the horror anthology The Mortuary Collection. Told yah this was the weekend before the spookiest night of the year... Oh, and there's a new Die Har...

Review: Hubie Halloween

I'm admittedly a little late to the party when it comes to chiming in on Adam Sandler's latest comedic vehicle, the Halloween-themed Hubie Halloween. That's primarily because I've never been a huge fan of Sandler's antics and this flick, which is very much a throwback to his earliest efforts, just felt out of place in today's times. But, after Shawn railed against Hubie Halloween on last week's From The Basement broadcast (he turned the film off after five minutes), I decided to check it out. I just had to see how bad the movie is. Hubie Halloween does get off to a shaky start, and I too wanted to turn it off after five to 10 minutes. All we get at the outset are people being mean to Sandler's simple minded Hubie Dubois, and that got old fast. But once things slip into gear, and Hubie sets out to save his town from not only a potential werewolf, but a Michael Myers-like serial killer, the film won me over. Hubie Halloween ended up being funny, and it had...