Strange Highways

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

We kick off Moist Boi Summer™ by booking two tickets on 1972's The Poseidon Adventure. A an aging ship on its last voyage is hit by a massive wave that causes it to turn complete upside down. Those that remain alive have two choices, wait for help to arrive or to try to work their way to the bottom (now top) of the ship as it is rapidly sinking into the ocean... 

The Outer Limits S2, Ep. 5 - The Demon with a Glass Hand

This week Terry and Paul continue on their detours and visit The Outer Limits. They meet Trent, a man who is being chased for reasons he does not know and has a glass hand missing three fingers. As he starts to recover the lost pieces, his purpose is slowly revealed to him... 

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, S1 Ep. 1 – Lot 36

This week Terry and Paul continue their detours with a trip back to Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities with Lot 36. Nick makes his money off of bidding on abandoned storage units and the remains of those people's lives. What he finds in Lot 36 is more than he could have ever bargained for...

Late Night with the Devil (2023)

This week Terry and Paul continue their detours by heading to 1977 via the 2023 film, Late Night with the Devil. Jack Delroy is a night time TV talk show host who's star is fading and needs something big to get back on top. He books a young lady that is the sole survivor of a satanic cult that killed themselves and believes she has a demon inside her... 

S2 , Ep. 29 - The Obsolete Man (Revisited)

This week Terry and Paul continue their detours but revisiting the original series with season 2's The Obsolete Man. Does the story of one man being on trial against The State for the crime of being a librarian still resonate today? Spoilers: It does. 

 

Here's the link for the episode of Talk Without Rhythm that Paul was on that was mentioned during the show;

https://tworpodcast.blogspot.com/2024/04/episode-717-black-sunday-1977-and.html

Prophecy (1979)

This week Terry and Paul continue their detours and head north to Maine with 1979's Prophecy. A papermill wants to expand their logging operations. The native people want to keep the papermill out of their ancestral home. A mutant bear just wants to eat everyone regardless of their position on the logging issue...  

Tales from the Darkside- S4, Ep. 9 - Sorry, Right Number

This week Terry and Paul continue their detours and head to the darkside and meet Mrs. Katie Weiderman, a loving mother and supportive wife. When she gets a static filled phone call that is from someone clearly distraught but sounds familiar to her, Katie won't let it go until she figures out who the caller is... 

Shocker (1989)

This week Terry and Paul take another detour with 1989's Shocker. A serial killer who focuses on murdering entire families, Horace Pinker, is finally caught and sent to the electric chair. However, death is only the beginning of his reign of terror...

Love Death + Robots S3 Ep. 2 - Bad Travelling

This week Terry and Paul take a detour to the Netflix animated anthology series, Love Death + Robots. They meet the crew of a ship that is in the middle of a nasty storm, when an unwanted passenger suddenly comes on board....

A Look Back on 86-87 TZ Season Two

This week Terry and Paul are joined by friend of the show Richard to take a look back across season two of the 80's iteration of the Twilight Zone. They cover their Bottom 5, Middlin'/Frustrating 5, and Top 5 segments of the season. 

Thanks to everyone that has joined us in this very long journey through this season. 2 down, 1 to go!