Chicago's ABLA Housing Project apartments were actually designed to have maintenance areas between apartments, linked by bathrooms. The murder in Candyman of Ruthie Jean was based on the real murder of Ruthie Mae McCoy, where the perpetrator really did come through her bathroom cabinet.

Day 4 of Verbal Diorama's 31 Episodes of Spooktober! 🎃 31 days, 31 movie recommendations, 31 podcast episodes to listen to after all about the history and legacy of each movie. Wes Craven is coming to this podcast next Thursday with a meta masterpiece, but PLEASE DON'T KILL ME MR. GHOSTFACE!

Day 3 of Verbal Diorama's 31 Episodes of Spooktober! 🎃 31 days, 31 movie recommendations, 31 podcast episodes to listen to after all about the history and legacy of each movie. You know, you could stay forever, if you want to. There's one tiny thing we have to do first...

May we all have the confidence of Helen Lyle while researching urban legends for her graduate thesis at Cabrini-Green... verbaldiorama.com/newsletter

Episode 316 - WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE is now available for $5/£4+ Patrons on their exclusive RSS feed at verbaldiorama.com/patreon. It'll be available for everyone next Thursday (9th October) "Dylan... until mommy gets back... whatever you do, don't fall asleep."

Day 2 of Verbal Diorama's 31 Episodes of Spooktober! 🎃 31 days, 31 movie recommendations, 31 podcast episodes to listen to after all about the history and legacy of each movie. Suddenly (Seymour), I feel kinda hungry. Feed me? FEED ME!

"Every kid knows who Freddy is. He's like Santa Claus... or King Kong or..."

Be my listener. Candyman (1992) appeared in your podcast app today, like an urban legend being called five times. Come with me, and be immortal.

🚨BRAND-NEW EPISODE🚨 Episode 315 - CANDYMAN (1992) Candyman is not just a horror movie; it’s a reflection of societal fears, racial injustice, white privilege, and the haunting legacy of violence against black people in America. Available in your podcast app📱🎧

Welcome to Verbal Diorama's 31 Episodes of Spooktober! 🎃 31 days, 31 movie recommendations, 31 podcast episodes to listen to after all about the history and legacy of each movie. Hellish fun, right?! 😈 And we start with The Cabin in the Woods... which one of us is the virgin sacrifice?

This week's Podcast of the Week is... @tsftmpod.bsky.social with their brilliant episode on the songs from The Jungle Book. They're this week's "jungle VIPs". 😉 (I thought that was preferable over the "kings of the swingers"😅) Next week's coming in the next newsletter: verbaldiorama.com/newsletter

Tomorrow, 6am BST... Episode 315... The history and legacy of... CANDYMAN (1992)

I'm not qualified to talk about the mythology and philosophy surrounding the religious origin of Satan, the legend of Faust or the theology of free will, which is why I wholeheartedly recommend you listen to The Midnight Myth's episode on The Devil's Advocate as a companion piece to mine.

🎧 Happy International Podcast Day! 🎉 Today we celebrate all voices in podcasting, but specifically the indie voices. Indie creators are the heart and soul of podcasting. Which indie podcasts deserve more love? Tag them below and let's amplify some incredible independent voices today! 👇

Up first... the history and legacy of Candyman (1992) I dare you to say his name five times on Thursday...

Good to know Kevin Lomax draws the line at fathering the antichrist... 🙃

Podcasting about the history and legacy of The Devil's Advocate... is definitely my favourite sin. verbaldiorama.com/newsletter

"I am the writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom. Without these things, I am nothing."

🚨BRAND-NEW EPISODE🚨 Episode 314 - THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE The Devil's Advocate remains a fascinating time capsule of '90s excess while asking timeless questions about the price of success, and the susceptibility of human ambition and greed. The devil's in the details Available in your podcast app📱🎧

Has it really been 30 years since the first episode of the greatest adaptation of Pride and Prejudice? Why, yes. On 24th September 1995, everything changed for us all, and if you're interested in finding out how it all came about, I did an episode on it very recently.

Tomorrow, 6am BST... Episode 314... The history and legacy of... THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE

It'll be 40 years old next year, and four years ago, I did an episode on Aliens. How is that even possible? The 40 years bit, but also, this podcast has been going on SO. FREAKING. LONG. Is the host okay? 🫣

It's traditionally that time of year that all movie podcasts bring out the horror big guns... This week, I'm working on a movie that features this guy. Which one? Well, which one would you like it to be? What's your dream nightmare? 😉

Episode 314 - THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE is now available for $5/£4+ Patrons on their exclusive RSS feed at verbaldiorama.com/patreon. It'll be available for everyone next Thursday (25th September) "I'm no puppeteer, Kevin. I don't make things happen. Doesn't work like that."

Speak of the devil, the next episode is a complete obligatory Keanu Reference, wearing slutty little glasses. 👀

I've been contacted on LinkedIn by someone wanting to interview me for their book. My first reaction is always "oh, I'm probably not the sort of person you want to interview", because usually I'm not. Apparently, that worked, because she came back to tell me I am the droid she's looking for...

🚨 FROM THE ARCHIVE 🚨 DOWN WITH LOVE In 2020, I did an episode on one of the most unique modern romcoms, with its Technicolor look, authentic props, vintage fabrics & sets that look straight out of the '60s, it's a charming movie that deserved a bigger audience. Available in your podcast app 📱🎧

"Convince me, and tell me every last detail." Ok, that's what a film history podcast does. 😉

How many evil exes do you need before you get your fake sitcom happily ever after? Asking for a friend...

Classic animation always does great first day numbers on this podcast, and Atlantis: The Last Empire had the biggest first day debut of the year... until The Usual Suspects came along. This was an episode very much outside of my comfort zone, but it seems to be really resonating with listeners.

The first time I tried a triple-bill episode, on Jaws' sequels. Each with a fascinating history and legacy. Jaws 3-D, in particular, remains one of my favorite production stories of all time! PS Jaws is episode 106 😉🦈

1995 was a year! Pride and Prejudice, Showgirls AND The Usual Suspects - all celebrating 30th anniversaries this year. 🥳 I might have to change the name of this podcast now, though... verbaldiorama.com/newsletter

"Vanity - definitely my favourite sin."

🚨BRAND-NEW EPISODE🚨 Episode 313 - THE USUAL SUSPECTS Who is Keyser Söze? Not even the cast was sure, and even now, with a non-linear story and an extremely unreliable narrator, can we be 100% sure it is who we think it is? Available in your podcast app📱🎧

Meryl, Goldie, Bruce. What more do you need in a perfect satirical black comedy? Also, is this the magic potion that everyone in Hollywood is currently taking?

Tomorrow, 6am BST... Episode 313... The history and legacy of... THE USUAL SUSPECTS

Seriously, what is wrong with critics and Blade II? 57% on Rotten Tomatoes? Do they need help? Blade II is great fun. So is its history and legacy. So is a podcast episode all about those things.

Verbal Diorama is what film history podcasting is all about! She's dazzling, she's exciting, and very very sexy!

I really need to finish all the X-Men... I only have The Last Stand and Apocalypse left to do...

Showgirls has been many things to this podcast, but it's definitely presented its own unique challenges for a family friendly and clean movie podcast trying to find appropriate images, clips and quotes... 😅 Has my episode encouraged you to reevaluate the movie?

Episode 313 - THE USUAL SUSPECTS is now available for $5/£4+ Patrons on their exclusive RSS feed at verbaldiorama.com/patreon. It'll be available for everyone next Thursday (11th September) "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."

The latest edition of my newsletter, and surprise surprise I'm batting for Showgirls... Bring on the doggy chow! 😁 verbaldiorama.com/newsletter

Trying something new for my newsletter. Every week, I'll be featuring a different indie movie podcast and recommending one of their recent episodes. Who will be the inaugural "Podcast of the week"? Find out tomorrow! 😊 Subscribe at verbaldiorama.com/newsletter 😉

"And like that... he's gone."

🚨BRAND-NEW EPISODE🚨 Episode 312 - SHOWGIRLS 30 years on, the tide is turning for Showgirls. It remains polarizing. For many it's a guilty pleasure drenched in excess, but for others, it’s a train wreck that’s hard to look away from. Available in your podcast app📱🎧

A huge thank you to Alice & Kim from @fetchsmellingsalts.bsky.social for joining me for this very special birthday episode of Verbal Diorama. Fetch the Smelling Salts is such a terrific podcast, I highly recommend it for all period drama lovers.

Originally my plan was to go from Barbie to Showgirls to Pride and Prejudice. But Barbie into Pride and Prejudice makes so much more sense...

Tomorrow, 6am BST... Episode 312... The history and legacy of... SHOWGIRLS

Is it the best X-Men movie? Quite possibly. And I've done a lot of X-Men episodes. 😅

Hi Barbies, Just a reminder, if you need it, that you're so beautiful and so smart, and you are amazing! Hi Kens, Just a reminder for you, too. You may be just Ken, but you are also Kenough.