Episode 765: Sweet, Sweet Rachel (1971)

Special Guest: Stefanie Powers
Guest Co-Hosts: Amanda Reyes, Kendall R. Phillips

Shocktober 2025 begins with Sutton Roley's Sweet, Sweet Rachel (1971), the eerie TV movie that launched The Sixth Sense series. Written by Anthony Lawrence, the film stars Stefanie Powers as Rachel Stanton, a glamorous woman whose husband dies under suspicious circumstances, leaving her caught in a web of supernatural intrigue. Alex Dreier play Dr. Lucas Darrow, a psychic researcher who, along with Carey Johnson (Chris Robinson), investigate the strange goings-on of the Piper family.

Mike is joined by Amanda Reyes and Kendall R. Phillips to dissect the film’s blend of paranormal thrills and TV Gothic atmosphere. Plus, Stefanie Powers herself stops by to share memories of stepping into Rachel’s haunted shoes.

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Buy Are You In The House Alone?: A TV Movie Compendium 1964-1999 by Amanda Reyes
Buy Kolchak: the Night Stalker by Kendall R. Phillips
Buy One from the Hart by Stefanie Powers
Learn about the William Holden Wildlife Foundation

Music:
"Sweet Rachel" - Beau Coup

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Episode 632: True Romance (1993)

Guest Co-Hosts: Andrew J. Rausch, Kendall R. Phillips

Andrew J. Rausch and Kendall R. Phillips join Mike to look at Tony Scott’s 1993 film True Romance. Based on a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, the film stars Christian Slater as Clarence, a comic book store clerk from a non-existent version of Detroit and Patricia Arquette as Alabama, a hooker with a heart of gold. After killing her pimp (Gary Oldman) the two go across country to Hollywood to sell a stolen suitcase of cocaine.

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Buy True Romance on Blu-Ray
Buy True Romance: The Screenplay by Quentin Tarantino
Buy Conversations on Quentin Tarantino by Andrew Rausch

Music:
"A Little Tear" - Burl Ives

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