“Test Pattern” is a bi-weekly podcast that focuses on the cult films, monster movies, and horror stuff that keeps you up at night!
In the days before syndicated stations and 24 hour programming, television stations often showed old monster movies hosted by local on-air talent. It is in this spirit that “Test Pattern” is made – a little bit spooky, a little bit silly, but always informative! Jacob and Tab have a new topic each week, with a focus on the macabre offerings shown on television starting in the mid 1950s, favorite creature features, and B-movies (with occasional forays into the outer realms of horror).
Happy Halloween! We can't have tricks without treats ... Here's your Halloween treat from us! As we hang up our horror host costumes, we can’t help but pass out that sweet sweet Test Pattern Halloween Candy. It’s time for one final Halloween Hoorah!
As we hang up our horror host costumes, we can’t help but pass out that sweet sweet Test Pattern Halloween Candy. It’s time for one final Halloween Hoorah!
It wouldn't be Mischief Night without a trick ... we've got one more scare for you! Listen with care, however - you may find dead is better. We read Stephen King’s darkest novel, Pet Sematary and watched the 1989 adaptation!
We contemplate life and death and come to the realization that sometimes… dead is better. We read Stephen King’s darkest novel, Pet Sematary and watched the 1989 adaptation!
We come full circle, as we revisit our first movie together ... Sleepaway Camp! Stay tuned after the episode for a bonus conversation with Jacob and James about their OG bad movie nights!
We come full circle, as we revisit our first movie together ... Sleepaway Camp! Stay tuned after the episode for a bonus conversation with Jacob and James about their OG bad movie nights
We're joined by Brian Ivanhoe to explore the boundaries of reality with Jacob's Ladder & Silent Hill!
We're joined by Brian Ivanhoe to explore the boundaries of reality with Jacob's Ladder and Silent Hill!
The Dead have waited ... for our final installment of the Romero Dead Trilogy! We wrap things up with Day of the Dead!
First ... there was the Night. Now, see if you can live through the Dawn! We continue our coverage of George Romero's Dead Trilogy with the original Dawn of the Dead!
First . . . there was the Night. Now, see if you can live through the Dawn! We continue our coverage of George Romero's Dead Trilogy with the original Dawn of the Dawn!
They're coming to get you ... we kick off October (and our coverage of the Romero Dead Trilogy) with the classic that started it all - Night of the Living Dead!
IT'S TIME! Send us your Horror of Monster Kid Marathon lists ... IF YOU DARE!
We welcome you to ... Jurassic Park! We're joined by Tab's husband, Kris, to talk about his favorite movie and the Michael Crichton novel from which it was adapted!
Don't lose your head! We're joined by JX Dill to explore the Scottish Highlands with Highlander and Justin Kurzel's adaptation of Macbeth!
A special Saturday treat for all you Monster Kids! Risen from the grave of audio issues, it's the final Tales of Horror with James! Join us for our discussion of the gorgeous and ghostly Kwaidan!
We're joined for the final time (at least officially) by James to talk about the gorgeous and ghostly Japanese anthology film, Kwaidan!
The clock strikes Soul's Midnight once again as we explore the case of the Green River Killer.
I highly recommend checking out the post on our website for this episode, as we have the victims' photos there. It's so important to put a face with the name.
This is a very disturbing, lengthy case that involves sexual assault, r**e, murder, and necrophilia. We want to be very clear about that so that people who might experience distress from listening to discussions about those topics can stop the episode here. We want to encourage e
We're going to snag that tall dude! We go in depth on the original Phantasm and talk about the franchise up through Phantasm IV!
We're going to snag that tall dude! We go in depth on the original Phantasm and talk about the franchise up through Phantasm IV!
In our latest episode, Micah joins us to talk about femme transformation horror with Ginger Snaps & Excision! https://www.testpatternshow.com/podcast-episodes/2022/0624/episode-190-hell-is-a-teenage-girl
We're ready to rock out and talk hard with a couple of Tab's favorite non-horror films. We watched Rock 'n' Roll High School and Pump Up the Volume!
In honor of Tab's birthday, we're ready to rock out and talk hard with a couple of her favorite non-horror films. We watched Rock 'n' Roll High School and Pump Up the Volume!
In our latest episode, we're making Crystal Lake memories! Hey, Jason! We watched Friday the 13th IV: The Final Chapter and Friday the 13th VI: Jason Lives!
(Thanks to Micah for the awesome episode title!)
We're making Crystal Lake memories! Hey, Jason! We watched Friday the 13th IV: The Final Chapter and Friday the 13th VI: Jason Lives!
After this, we'll never sleep again! We followed Nancy's story in A Nightmare on Elm Street and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors!
In this episode, JOIN US …as we bask in the glow of Hollywood’s most impressive chin with the Evil Dead Trilogy!
In this episode, JOIN US …as we bask in the glow of Hollywood’s most impressive chin with Bruce Campbell and the Evil Dead Trilogy - The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn, and Army of Darkness!
In celebration of Jacob's birthday (this Sunday), we take a detour from the horror highway with a couple of his favorite non-horror films - First Blood and The Warriors!
In celebration of Jacob's birthday, we take a detour from the horror highway with a couple of his favorite non-horror films - First Blood and The Warriors!
We take a long look in the mirror with The Broken (2008) and Jordan Peele's Us!
We're going out of our minds with George Romero's The Crazies and The Signal (2007)!
We lose our minds with George A Romero's The Crazies and The Signal (2007)!
In this episode, curated by Micah, we're celebrating badass female villains with Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II and Hellbound: Hellraiser II!
In honor of Women in Horror Month, we watched two movies written and directed by women and that feature female main characters that subvert horror tropes - The Slumber Party Massacre and Jennifer's Body!
In honor of Women in Horror Month, we watched two movies that were written and directed by women and feature female main characters that subvert the tropes used in the genre - The Slumber Party Massacre and Jennifer's Body!
We just wanna play, because we're your friends til the end! We watched the original Child's Play and Child's Play 2!
We just wanna play because we're your friends 'til the end! We watched the original Child's Play and Child's Play 2!
We're testing our powers this week with Brian De Palma's Carrie and Chronicle!
We're testing our powers with Brian De Palma's Carrie and Chronicle!
We're looking back at the fifth year of the podcast and looking ahead to what's next for Test Pattern!
Merry Christmas! We're discussing the dark holiday novel Gremlins and its more lighthearted film adaptation! ;)
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