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That's Pretty Dark: An '80s & '90s Nostalgia Podcast

Kalyn Andrews & Christian Baxter Mott

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Here for the '80s & '90s kids who still long for the safe, spooky glow of the TV screen in a dark room, Kalyn Andrews and Christian Baxter Mott take a nostalgic look at the grittier side of the children's entertainment that ruled our adolescence and moulded our generation. Our show features every-other-weekly discussions ranging from movie nights and season-long binges, to spooky specials of shows and other traumas... (ahem, memories). So, grab your flashlights and join us as we go searching ...
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Historical hijinks, mischievous miniatures, and the birth of the PG-13 rating… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids as they learn how society’s need for a scapegoat evolved from imps and elves, took to the sky to vex the Royal Air Force in wartime, and eventually inspired a slapstick horror comedy… with some sticky parental …
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Undead appendages, backwoods suspense, and... Little Red Riding Hood?! Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids as they get back to their roots with this southern gothic folktale turned childhood bookshelf staple. Trace with them the daunting heritage of a vengeful fictional critter and the strangely familiar motifs that accompa…
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Glowing typewriters, bathroom snacks, and gaping wide graves… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids as they gather ‘round the SNICK campfire to honor words, the most basic of elements bringing metaphors, musings, and stories to life. It’s no secret that these magical shapes and sounds have immense power. Power to bring us tha…
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Soul bargains, Samhain sensationalism, and the language of the gargoyles… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids as they explore even more cultural celebrations and institutions found in Ray Bradbury’s expressive pages including witchy wonders, creepy cathedrals, and deep, dark Mexican catacombs. Some of the show’s darkest rev…
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Poetic peril, classic costumes, and the crisp air of autumn… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids for their journey into the Undiscovered Country and parse out the wistful nostalgia found among the twirly, twisty branches of Halloween’s history. Buckle in as Ray Bradbury’s aching, heavy-handed prose guides us all on a dream-…
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Horrific house parties, sensual feasting, and Boris Karloff… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids for a bloodcurdling bash as they recount the fascinating and frightful origins of everyone’s favorite Halloween novelty track, spooking its way into society amidst an upswing of mid-century dance fads and crazes. Get down as you…
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Grizzly reapers, manic moral commentary, and sneaky snozzberries… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids for their THREE YEAR anniversary extravaganza as they theorize and fantasize their way through the darkest corners of Wonka’s (okay, mostly Roald Dahl’s) potentially not-so-pure imagination - complete with haunting real wor…
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Everlasting literary quips, Bavarian asteroids, and Pure Imagination… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids as they take you on your very own Golden Ticket tour behind the scenes of one of the pillars of the “Pretty Dark” genre and learn a little more about two of its founding fathers: Roald Dahl and Gene Wilder. Get a taste …
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Recurring cosmic phenomena, terrible toy testing, and triskaidekaphobia… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids as they settle into Are You Afraid of the Dark?’s second season by discussing society’s denial of the proverbial and literal “thirteenth floor,” the potential for intergalactic adoptive trauma, and the coming-of-age …
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Birthday curses, chem lab terror, and rejection sensitive dysphoria… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids for another round of Midnight Society mayhem as they get groovy with ‘60s slang, walk the graffitied hallways of their childhood, and even uncover some reported high school hauntings from this side of the TV screen. This…
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Identity crises, lactose intolerance, and the Hare Krishna… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids in the back-to-school spirit for a good old fashioned mingling of history lesson and book report where they’ll investigate a well-meaning, if dark phenomenon that swept the country in the ‘80s – milk carton kids – via a controver…
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Sploosh, supernatural serendipity, and the “Troubled Teen" Industry… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids to celebrate and unpack what is, arguably, one of the best book-to-film adaptions ever created. This time, they’ll revel in magical, mystical romance, wax poetic about generational curses and cycles, plus build character…
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Holey euphemisms, storyboard solidarity, and... Donnie Darko?!? Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids in the dusty desert of Camp Green Lake (21 years later!) where they dig up all kinds of exposition including production stories you’ve always wondered about, details on the cast and crew, and the importance of empowering chil…
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Flashlight flasks, Bram Stoker’s widow, and Dr. Nosferatu… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids in another Midnight Society flashback where they reminisce on theatrical magic and “Fright Nights” gone by, revel in the glory (and grief) of early Germanic horror, and uncover every disturbing detail available about the legend of…
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Eye boogers, bedside weapons, and iron nests on the moon… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids as they gather ‘round the Midnight Society campfire to laud and applaud some of the darkest forgotten Grimm tales, get cozy with Jekyll and Hyde’s originator, and learn the eye-popping lore behind everyone’s favorite nighttime visi…
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Haunted islands, dreadful pennies, and idiotic scheming… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids for a Saturday back in Hey Arnold!’s Hillwood as they break down one of Gerald’s true-blue urban legends involving a phlegm-hacking murderous figure and counterfeit buried treasure. Kalyn and Christian join Arnold and the gang, flas…
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A Big and Loud villain, misremembered footprints, and the horrors of the Hayes Code… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids to unravel some of Hollywood’s best and brightest landmarks…and its darker chapters of censorship, racial tension, and child-star trauma. Laughing their way through one of the wittiest scripts they’ve dis…
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Backlot kitties, Gene Kelly, and studio-executive dysfunction… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids as they swing into the 1930s (by way of 1997) to understand the storied studio history and production lore that brought this musical mainstay into existence. Learn with them how, while times at Turner Feature Animation were to…
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Dreamland predators, great expectations, and the rise and fall of the Nightmare King… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these punch-drunk ‘90s kids as they wrap up their journey into Slumberland/Nightmareland and the revolving door of creatives involved in its production throughout the 1980s – including the famed Sherman Brothers. From t…
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Quiet On Set, flashy circus ads, and the dark side of animation history… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids as they confront some harsh realities and trace the origins of one of their most requested Movie Nights back through the late 19th and early 20th centuries via its creator – the dream-obsessed (and problematic) Winso…
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Mummified curses, the infamous Big Toe bandit, and lessons in Egyptology… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids as they seek to “return the slab” by unpacking some of Courage’s most talked-about and seemingly sinister segments. They’ll dive into ancient omens and confounding cases that brought Egyptian history to the Western …
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Grabby shadows, psychic hotline hi-jinx, and emotional alien encounters… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids in the land of Nowhere once again as they traipse through extra-terrestrial lore surrounding tractor beams and alien abDUCKtions, enjoy television psychic tropes, and explore the anti-hero elements present in so many…
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Narcissistic ne’er-do-wells, supposed Southern expressions, and makeshift northern lights… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids for the final leg of their Balto-thon where they trek through voice-cast trivia and unpack every ounce of jaw-dropping peril, malignant personality disorders, and innocuous innuendo that made Balto …
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Spielberg surreality, old-Hollywood caricatures, and blatantly honest lies… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Come along as these ‘90s kids get within one degree of Kevin Bacon by hanging with two of the legendary writers behind Balto (and a dozen other mind-blowing millennial favorites). Hear their origin stories, explore their shiniest memo…
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Questionable motives, an early American media frenzy, and Governor Bone… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Returning from an unexpected hiatus, these ‘90s kids are eager to get back in your ears recounting the true-life tale that served as inspiration behind Balto, the heroic 1925 Serum Run of Nome. Prepare your warmest blankets as they begin…
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Hiatus explanations, a holiday recap, and some watch recommendations… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark as the sun sets on 2023! As has become tradition, join your 90’s kid Ghost Hosts around the proverbial campfire to unpack where they’ve been this holiday season, discuss plans for 2024, and remind you how not-alone you are. Have a frightfull…
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Haunting core memories, the limitations of primordial kool-aid, and that big Halloween dance in the sky… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Reaching the finish line in this Halloween season, these ‘90s kids reminisce on the plot of Casper with all of its perfect '90s charm, lament the need for their own Up-And-At-‘Em machine, and, inevitably, …
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Slapstick spookiness, Spielberg’s dualistic vision, and the earliest iterations of the friendliest ghost… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Leading into another glorious Halloween, these ‘90s kids introduce Casper – a Pretty Dark icon – to the podcast and provide a timeline of his 80+ years of friendly haunting, then go behind the scenes to u…
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Schoolyard superstitions, problematic fifth graders, and the luckiest unluckiest day of them all… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! On this special, spooky October Friday the 13th, these ‘90s kids take on a classic Nickelodeon episode and immerse themselves in the ancient (and not so ancient) origins of alllll of the superstitions you know an…
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Classic horror nods, looping big-screen / reality parallels, and the monster inside us all… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! For their SECOND podcast-iversary, these ‘90s kids explore the production story behind the heart-stopping, groundbreaking cultural phenomenon that is Thriller, discuss some deeper themes and potential misgivings from M…
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Ancient werewolf lore, Sisyphean games of Whack-A-Mole, and the unfortunate reality of generational curses… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Continuing their Courage binge, these ‘90s kids learn the origin of the ol’ “hair of the dog” cure, brush up on their understanding of lycanthropy, and tip-toe toward the emotional horrors that made Eus…
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Mirrored realities, Milk-Carton-worthy disappearances, and portals to dimensions unknown… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! In their conclusion of this messy movie night, these ‘90s kids explore the labyrinth of connections between the novel and the film, get into the nitty gritty of some of the biggest horror conventions and jump scares, and…
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DAPF #405 Dark Angels & Pretty Freaks #Podcast #405 “Fair Effort“ Annaleis & Neil are a #Married couple #Chatting about #Life… We chat #Dishawasher #Update #SpendingMoney #SoccerJersey #JimmyBuffet #Parents #Books #Harrow #Hallmark #Vacation and so much more! Please check out Zbiotics! https://www.zbiotics.com/dapfpod Please check out our affiliate…
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Birthday woes, divergent visions, and a whole lot of horror clichés… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! In Part 1 of a somewhat obscure movie night, these ‘90s kids boldly aim their flashlights at Disney’s buried young-adult-horror blunder that ushered in the '80s, gear up to better understand its many fabled AND released endings, and most of …
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DAPF #404 Dark Angels & Pretty Freaks #Podcast #404 “Upgrade“ Annaleis & Neil are a #Married couple #Chatting about #Life… We chat new #Dishawasher #Leaking #Toilet & #Refridgerator New #Mattress #Tires #BikiniYoga #FoodFighters #Deadloch #Sushi New #iPad and so much more! Please check out Zbiotics! https://www.zbiotics.com/dapfpod Please check out…
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Fatal fumes, living funerals, and PEAK childhood separation anxiety… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! In this week’s movie night, these ‘90s kids immerse themselves in animated existentialism, ponder the ripple effects of littering on the highway, and of course, unpack THAT infamously tragic toxic gas scene. Have a frightfully nostalgic memo…
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Exorcist epiphanies, rhyming inner-monologues, and a predisposition to be…naughty… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! In their most popular Courage venture to date, these ‘90s kids whip out some 1970s horror comparisons, remind their dear Darklings that personal autonomy and emotional safety trump the social norms of hospitality, and attempt t…
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DAPF #403 Dark Angels & Pretty Freaks #Podcast #403 “Jake Lives!!“ Annaleis & Neil are a #Married couple #Chatting about #Life… We chat #1.5Speed #Audiobooks #Stickers #TeslaMusic #SushiMusic #Grunger #SavedAdogsLife #SaloonBox #90sAlternative and so much more! Please check out Zbiotics! https://www.zbiotics.com/dapfpod Please check out our affilia…
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Experimental institutes, childhood hyper-vigilance, and an amorphous Nowherian mob… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Getting back to their Cartoon Network fixation, these ‘90s kids explore the origins of Bigfoot and his surprisingly heartwarming presence in Nowhere, remember an America that left pies cooling in their windowsills, and get spo…
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DAPF #402 Dark Angels & Pretty Freaks #Podcast #402 “82%“ Annaleis & Neil are a #Married couple #Chatting about #Life… We chat #DeathPole #NeilsDead #Dishwasher #Bravery #NapaValley #Smartless #Sushi #Lunch #RV #Tattoo and so much more! Please check out Zbiotics! https://www.zbiotics.com/dapfpod Please check out our affiliates! https://darkangelsan…
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DAPF #401 Dark Angels & Pretty Freaks #Podcast #401 “Who Goes First!?!?“ Annaleis & Neil are a #Married couple #Chatting about #Life… We chat #FamilyDrama #Family #Birthday #Parents #Aging #ScreenDoor #InkPens #MLS #Soccer #AppleTV and so much more! Please check out Zbiotics! https://www.zbiotics.com/dapfpod Please check out our affiliates! https:/…
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Camp-y summertime tropes, tales of a reformed tomboy, and a plunger-wielding dream stalker… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! In response to serious Darkling demand, these ‘90s kids rewind back to Nickelodeon’s heyday to revisit the gruesome legend of Zeke the Plumber from Salute Your Shorts, confront toxic truths from Kalyn’s girlhood, and e…
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DAPF #400 Dark Angels & Pretty Freaks #Podcast #400 “We Are Those People“ Annaleis & Neil are a #Married couple #Chatting about #Life… We chat #Podcasting #Vacation #BonnieTyler #MLS #Soccer #Death #Murder #Alibi #OutletMall and so much more! Please check out Zbiotics! https://www.zbiotics.com/dapfpod Please check out our affiliates! https://darkan…
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DAPF #399 Dark Angels & Pretty Freaks #Podcast #399 “I Don’t Want Reciprocation“ Annaleis & Neil are a #Married couple #Chatting about #Life… We chat #Birthday #Tattoo #Health #Recovery #Menopause #Mafia #PhishFood #Gifts #Vacation #Family #Disney and so much more! Please check out Zbiotics! https://www.zbiotics.com/dapfpod Please check out our aff…
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Sleep paralysis demons, snake oil salesmen, and one shadow’s dreams of show business… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Jumping back into their Season Binge, these ‘90s kids spend some time learning terrifying lore about shadow people, confront the reality that not all medical practitioners can deliver on their promises, and relive many of th…
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DAPF #398 Dark Angels & Pretty Freaks #Podcast #398 “Judgy McJudgyFace“ Annaleis & Neil are a #Married couple #Chatting about #Life… We chat #Vacation #Rum #HealthUpdate #DelayedFlight #Anxiety #IssaTrust #Floaties #NailGlue #SadViolin #ForzaMotorsport and so much more! Please check out Zbiotics! https://www.zbiotics.com/dapfpod Please check out ou…
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DAPF #397 Dark Angels & Pretty Freaks #Podcast #397 “We Got Got“. Annaleis & Neil are a #Married couple #Chatting about #Life… A quick update… It finally happened and while we are on Vacation! Please check out Zbiotics! https://www.zbiotics.com/dapfpod Please check out our affiliates! https://darkangelsandprettyfreaks.com/affiliates Would You Like …
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Nervous appliance breakdowns, Peter Lorre impersonations, and the legend of Narcissus… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Wrapping up their most requested Movie Night with a DOOZY of an episode, these ‘90s kids pay tribute to the talented voice cast, rant about planned obsolescence, and find answers to their generation’s lingering questions ab…
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DAPF #396 Dark Angels & Pretty Freaks #Podcast #396 “Bang Situation“ Annaleis & Neil are a #Married couple #Chatting about #Life… We chat #PingPongSummer #BabyBird #Dead #Doberman #Retirement #Jamaica #Vacation #Luggage #LastSunset #EverythingHasANumber and so much more! Please check out Zbiotics! https://www.zbiotics.com/dapfpod Please check out o…
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The intersection of sci-fi and poetry, storied CalArts secrets, and palpable existential dread… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! In their most requested Movie Night yet, these ‘90s kids begin to confront their own repressed memories of Sundance’s first animated film as they learn its harrowing production story, unpack its notorious ties to D…
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