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The Halloween Movie Draft

The Halloween Movie Draft

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Oct. 27
1 hr 59 min

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Live from the Toni Rembe theater in San Francisco, it’s the Halloween Movie Draft! Sean and Amanda are joined by friends of the pod Chris Ryan and Alex Ross Perry to select their favorite spooky genre movies of all time.

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guests: Chris Ryan and Alex Ross Perry
Producers: Jack Sanders, Elizabeth Fierman, Helen Eichner, and Charlie Finan
Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh and Ben Cruz

Summary

0:01
What makes a Halloween movie?
21:12
The draft categories and order
25:21
The Halloween Movie Draft
1:51:28
Honorable mentions and draft recap

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