Media Pod Smash

01/11/2025

It's time to wrap the season up with our annual Halloween special! This year, three contestants compete for Halloween glory in a Double Dare inspired contest.

And with that, another great spooky season in the books. I hope you all had a blast, got freaked out, and ate lots of candy! Happy Halloween!

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3 contestants battle it out for ultimate Halloween glory. I drew a lot of inspiration from Double Dare this year. I hope you enjoy, happy Halloween!Special g...

31/10/2025

Happy Halloween!

Here's a quick tour of my decorated lawn for the 2025 Halloween season. This year, some of the new designs include a Camp Crystal Lake scene and a skeleton grave-digger.

Stay tuned for the 2025 Halloween Special, coming later today!

A quick tour of my decorated lawn for the 2025 Halloween season. This year, some of the new designs include a Camp Crystal Lake scene and a skeleton grave-di...

28/10/2025

In this special spook-tacular episode, I present another horror short story. The story this time is called Hide. It was inspired by a Japanese game/online creepy wiki about summoning a spirit. It was something that I'd read about years ago online, and I thought that it would make for a great story. This is the story about a kid and the internet, and the lengths he would go for an audience. Enjoy if you dare!

Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Various sound FX: Storyblocks

Media Pod Smash is also available as an audio podcast:
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To read along:
https://mediapodsmash.com/2025/10/27/episode-202-hide-a-short-horror-story/

In this special spook-tacular episode, I present another horror short story. The story this time is called Hide. It was inspired by a Japanese game/online cr...

21/10/2025

It is hard to believe we're already this deep into October, but we plan to squeeze every last spooky drop out of the month.

Today is the return of The Freaky Film Club! We kick off season three with a banger of a sequel, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End.

Join me and my guests, Derek, Damon, and Mike, as we dive deep into this slasher gem.

The Freaky Film Club is also an audio podcast!
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In this episode of the Freaky Film Club, we check out the wild slasher sequel, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End. This was a 2007 horror film directed by Joe Lynch and ...

19/10/2025

The season continues, and it is time for another brand-new Mysteries From Beyond! This one is particularly special as it was shot mostly out of state on a road trip.

In this episode of Mysteries From Beyond, Mike and I took a trip to Omaha, NE, to visit The Museum of Shadows. Our mission was to discover for ourselves if there was anything truly paranormal at work. This is Casefile 009. Enjoy if you dare.

In this episode of Mysteries From Beyond, Mike and I took a trip to Omaha, NE, to visit The Museum of Shadows. Our mission was to discover for ourselves if t...

14/10/2025

It's been a great first half of the month, but the fun is just beginning! I'm still deep into the editing process of this year's Halloween special, but I couldn't resist posting this promo photo.

This year, the special ended up being a marathon. When we wrapped up, the total time was just over 3 hours! With some editing, it will get cut down, but this will still be our longest Halloween special ever.

But that's not all! Throughout the rest of this month, we've got more spooktacular content: The Freaky Film Club, a special mini Mysteries From Beyond, a Gaming Gauntlet, and more!

All here, all month long!

13/10/2025

We're deep into October, and it's time for a brand-new episode!

In this Season 5 premiere episode, I'm joined by special guest/my sister, Jaime Jones. We discuss all things fears: rational fears, irrational ones, childhood fears, and fears we currently have.

What do you fear? Have you overcome any fears? Let us know!

This podcast is also available on audio!
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Stay tuned for more spooky content all month long!

In this Season 5 premiere episode, I'm joined by special guest/my sister, Jaime Jones. We discuss all things fears: rational fears, irrational ones, childhoo...

05/10/2025

Smash-tober kicks off this evening with a brand new Mysteries From Beyond! This is Casefile #008 - Our Final Destination.

The film club decided to explore and film in the university one last time, but they were not supposed to make it out alive. Months later, death has come knocking. Can they escape, or is this our final destination?

Music By: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Additional Music, SFX, and stock footage provided by:
Storyblocks, Envato

Starring: Jeremy Jordan, Damon Schneider, Mike Putchel
and Derek Pfister

Stay tuned for more spooky fun all month long!

The film club decided to explore and film in the university one last time, but they were not supposed to make it out alive. Months later, death has come knoc...

01/10/2025

Happy Smashtober everyone! There's no marathon this year, but there's still lots of Halloween fun coming your way this month.

This year we'll have two great episodes of Mysteries From Beyond, some freaky film clubs, spooktacular podcast episodes and more!

All here, all month long! Stay tuned!

30/08/2025

Would you be interested in more content from episode 200? Well, you're in luck! Episode 200.5 is out now and features two cut segments from the episode. As I explain in the narration, these were cut due to time and nothing else.

Clip one features Nicholas and Justin competing in some more games, and clip two is a cut portion of Naughty, Nice, or Neutral with Mitch Grande.

This episode is audio-only and can be found at the link or wherever you get your podcasts!

In this special bonus episode of the pod, I present two cut segments from episode 200. The first segment features more games with Nicholas & Justin, and the second is a cut discussion about video games with Mitch.This show is sponsored by Seasons of Life Memorials

14/08/2025

I'm happy to finally announce that episode 200 is now available! It clocks in at over 3 hours!

After struggling to come up with ideas and experiencing some eerie visions of death, I decided to ask some friends for some help.

This episode features many surprise guests that I don't want to spoil here, but I encourage you to watch through to the end to see the full credits.

Music featured:
Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Additional Music & SoundFX:
Various Storyblocks Audio

This episode is also available as an audio podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3v1bDKbVMUft2ztVDJugD2?si=Cft-GUwVTMO0sAexUcc5xw
Or your favorite podcast directory/catcher!

Thank you to all involved and to all who have supported this podcast; it really means a lot to me. It feels great to get this out and to finally move onto some other projects. Up next, we've got a couple Mysteries From Beyond episodes, a gaming gauntlet, season 5 of the pod, and so much more! Stay tuned!

After struggling to come up with ideas and experiencing some eerie visions of death, I decided to ask some friends for some help. This episode features many ...

13/08/2025

It has been a little longer than I first anticipated, but 200 is coming very soon. The audio version will be ready in a couple hours, followed by the video version a little while after that.

This has been one heck of a creative collaboration, and one of the most meaty projects yet, at a total time of over 3 hours! Stay tuned!