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Sean Vincent Gillis was an American serial killer active in Louisiana during the 1990s, primarily in the Baton Rouge area. Between 1994 and 2003, Gillis murdered eight women, many of whom were vulnerable or marginalized, including sex workers. His crimes were marked by extreme violence, necrophilia, and post-mortem mutilation, setting him apart even amid a … Continue reading Episode 496: Serial Killer Sean Vincent Gillis

Tom and Jenny discuss a 2018 Canadian sci-fi thriller, in which four roommates discover a weird mirror in their rental house that serves as a portal to alternate realities. Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s … Continue reading Movie Time: Parallel (2018)

Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, and her true crime channel, Crime Immemorial. Check out Fright On Cue, a cool horror writing journal with image and text prompts. Please try out TubeBuddy! And … Continue reading Sidetracks LIVE: Friday, February 13th, 2026 Edition

The North Side Gang: Chicago’s Irish-American bootlegging powerhouse during Prohibition, rose from street gangs under charismatic leader Dean O’Banion and waged a brutal, multi-year war against Al Capone’s Chicago Outfit. Fueled by ethnic rivalries, territorial disputes, and high-stakes hijackings, the feud escalated through retaliatory ambushes, drive-by shootings, and bombings—culminating in the infamous St. Valentine’s Day … Continue reading Episode 495: The North Side Gang and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

Tom and Jenny discuss a sci-fi horror film from 2015, directed by Mickey Keating, in which a pair of siblings stage an intervention for their unhinged brother, who believes he has trapped a monster in the basement of his house. Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, … Continue reading Movie Time: Pod (2015)

John Todd (1949–2007), also known by aliases like John Todd Collins or Lance Collins, was an American conspiracy theorist and public speaker active mainly in the 1970s evangelical Christian circuit. He claimed to have been born into a prominent witchcraft family (the Collins line, allegedly tied to Salem), risen to become a high-ranking Grand Druid … Continue reading Episode 494: Conspiracy Theorist John Todd

Tom and Jenny discuss a 2009 fantasy action film based on the iconic character created by Robert E. Howard. Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, and her true crime channel, Crime Immemorial. … Continue reading Movie Time: Solomon Kane (2009)

Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, and her true crime channel, Crime Immemorial. Check out Fright On Cue, a cool horror writing journal with image and text prompts. Please try out TubeBuddy! And … Continue reading Sidetracks LIVE: Friday, January 30th, 2026 Edition

Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) was an American pulp writer best known as the creator of Conan the Barbarian, a character that helped define the sword-and-sorcery genre. Writing primarily in the 1920s and 1930s, Howard published extensively in pulp magazines like Weird Tales, producing not only fantasy but also horror, historical adventure, and boxing stories with … Continue reading Episode 493: Iconic Pulp Writer Robert E. Howard

Tom and Jenny discuss an erotic horror thriller from 2024, in which a couple on a romantic weekend getaway cross paths with another mysterious couple. Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, … Continue reading Movie Time: Bone Lake (2024)

Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, and her true crime channel, Crime Immemorial. Check out Fright On Cue, a cool horror writing journal with image and text prompts. Please try out TubeBuddy! And … Continue reading Sidetracks LIVE: Friday, January 23rd, 2026 Edition

Pedro Alonso López, known as the Monster of the Andes, was a Colombian serial killer born in 1948. He endured a traumatic childhood marked by abuse, homelessness, and sexual assault, which contributed to his later crimes. Active primarily in the late 1970s across Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, López targeted young girls (mostly aged 8-12 from … Continue reading Episode 492: Serial Killer Pedro López – The Monster of the Andes

Tom and Jenny discuss a somewhat forgotten sci-fi film from 2002, in which Christian Bale navigates a dystopian future where emotion is outlawed. Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, and her … Continue reading Movie Time: Equilibrium (2002)

Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, and her true crime channel, Crime Immemorial. Check out Fright On Cue, a cool horror writing journal with image and text prompts. Please try out TubeBuddy! And … Continue reading Sidetracks LIVE: Friday, January 16th, 2026 Edition

Prince Andrew’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein began in 1999 after an introduction by Ghislaine Maxwell, quickly evolving into a close social friendship that included frequent meetings, travel on Epstein’s private jet (the “Lolita Express”), visits to his properties (including Little St. James island), and hosting Epstein and Maxwell at royal residences such as Windsor Castle … Continue reading Episode 491: The Disgraced (Former) Prince Andrew

Tom and Jenny discuss one of Russ Meyer’s iconic softcore films from 1968. Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, and her true crime channel, Crime Immemorial. Check out Fright On Cue, a … Continue reading Movie Time: Russ Meyer’s Vixen (1968)

Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, and her true crime channel, Crime Immemorial. Check out Fright On Cue, a cool horror writing journal with image and text prompts. Please try out TubeBuddy! And … Continue reading Sidetracks LIVE: Friday, January 9th, 2026 Edition

The Bath School disaster, carried out by Andrew Kehoe on May 18, 1927, remains the deadliest school massacre in U.S. history. In the small town of Bath, Michigan, Kehoe—a school board member and local farmer—spent months secretly planting hundreds of pounds of dynamite and pyrotol beneath the Bath Consolidated School. That morning, some of the … Continue reading Episode 490: Andrew Kehoe and the Bath School Massacre

Tom and Jenny discuss the 1988 horror film, based on the novel by Dean Koontz and starring Corey Haim and Michael Ironside. Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, and her true … Continue reading Movie Time: Watchers (1988)