Strange Highways

Amazing Stories - Ghost Train and Mummy Daddy

This week Kevin and Paul take a slight detour into the 1980's anthology series, Amazing Stories. First up is Ghost Train, directed by Steven Speilberg, which is about a grandfather that is convinced a train he missed as a child is coming back to pick him up. And the second one is Mummy Daddy, a story about an actor that is stuck in a mummy costume who is trying to get to the hospital in time for the bith of his child. 

A Look Back on Season Two

Join us as we take a step back and look at the Twilight Zone Season Two. We go over some highlights of the season, share our Bottom 5 and Top 5 episodes, and never forget about Hyperion, the dangers of windows, and the soft taste of Oasis cigarettes.

 

 

S2, Ep. 29 - The Obsolete Man

This week Kevin, Paul, and special guest El Goro of the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast, meet Mr. Romney Wordsworth, a liabrian in a future where books are outlawed. He is standing before the Chancellor and the State facing the charge of becoming obsolete...

S2, Ep. 28 - Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?

This week Kevin and Paul end up drinking a lot of cups of coffee at the Hi-Way Cafe with six, no wait, seven passengers whose bus is stopped due to a snowstorm. Suddenly two Troopers enter to let eveyone know that they followed a set of foot prints that led to the diner from a crashed object that landed in the nearby frozen pond... 

S2, Ep. 27 - The Mind and the Matter

This week Kevin and Paul get onto a very crowded subway and meet Mr. Archibald Beechcroft, an easily annoyed man who just wishes he could eliminate all the people in the universe...

S2, Ep. 26- Shadow Play

This week Kevin and Paul suddenly end up in a court room to see the sentencing of one Mr. Adam Grant, a man who is being sent to his death via the electric chair. He tells everyone that they need to let him live becuase if he dies, everyone in the world dies with him...

S2, Ep. 25 - The Silence

The week Kevin and Paul are hanging out at a gentlemen's club (not that kind) and overhear a strange wager between two men. Mr. Archie Taylor challenges Mr. Jamie Tennyson that he can't go a full year without saying a single word...

S2, Ep. 24 - The Rip Van Winkle Caper

This week Kevin and Paul head out to a secret cave lair in Death Valley to meet a crew of criminals right after they pull off a complicated heist. The only things left standing between them and their freedom is their own greed, mistrust, and about 100 years of sleep... 

Are You Afraid Of The Dark? - The Tale of Station 109.1

This week Kevin and Paul take a trip back to 1995 and watch an episode of Are You Afraid Of The Dark? We discuss The Tale of Station 109.1 involving a young kid who is obsessed with death, his older brother who is played by Ryan Gosling, and special guest star Gilbert Gottfried. Does the show hold up? Do we survive? Are ghosts allowed to drive? 

S2, Ep. 23 - A Hundred Yards Over The Rim

This week Kevin and Paul head back to the year 1847 and join a wagon train lead by Mr. Christopher Horn, a man determined to have a better life for his family and those following him. With supplies running short, morale running low, and his son running a fever, Christopher makes a last ditch effort at finding help as he heads out beyond the rim...