The dust has settled from not one, but two weekend broadcasts From The Basement. And, if you haven't heard it already, we proudly present to you this, the podcast version of the show. Jason and Shawn's countdown to Halloween continues as they take on a number of spooky season offerings, including Netflix's Vampires vs. the Bronx and the acclaimed series The Haunting of Bly Manor. Jason also caught the new thriller Alone from director John Hyams. Are these tricks or treats? Stick with us! And stick around, as The Basement Boys catch up with older releases Final Girl and the WNUF Halloween Special. What's that? You'll just have to listen. Listen you shall too, as Mike S brings another horror-themed review in from the Carport, and Jason and Shawn present the weekend entertainment rundown. You can hear it all right now by pushing play on the player below!

It's Friday night, it's Radio NL, and it's time for From The Basement to once again take over the AM Kamloops airwaves. What have Jason and Shawn got in store for your ear holes this week? Well, some movie reviews and conversations about all things entertainment of course. The Basement Boys take on several new releases, including Vampires vs. the Bronx, the serial-killer thriller Alone, and the Netflix horror series The Haunting of Bly Manor. Shawn also had time to check out the 2015 release Final Girl, while Jason took in the 80s throwback flick WNUF Halloween Special. There's also another horror-themed review from Mike S, the weekend entertainment rundown, and a discussion about the future of movie theatres post pandemic. Do Jason and Shawn think theatres will survive? Tune in at 6:05 tonight and find out! The episode repeats Sunday at 6 A.M. and the podcast drops Monday morning.  Stick with us!

File this one under WTF! I stumbled across WNUF Halloween Special while browsing through Shudder late one night, which is probably the best time to watch this curiosity piece of a movie... or should I say "movie?" Presented as a Halloween night local news broadcast in 1987, WNUF Halloween Special follows a TV news personality as he leads a team of paranormal investigators and an exorcist into an abandoned home with a notorious past. The broadcast has the look, feel and commercials those of us who grew up during the 80s, and watched this kind of thing, would expect. And, on a nostalgia level, this is pretty entertaining stuff. The film's six directors shot this on vintage tape stock, so WNUF Halloween Special looks like it was pulled from the era. And they captured the tone of those smaller market news casts, commercials, and production values perfectly, while poking gentle fun at them as well. Is WNUF Halloween Special (I just liking writing that out) scary? No. And it do...