233: DON’T GO TO SLEEP (1982) with BRYAN NORTON & ERIN MAGUIRE [Pod-a-Thon: Day 7}
Summary: COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN: DAY 7<br> When a made-for-tv movie<br> makes you believe that<br> an iguana can fly <br> and pizza cutters are the scariest thing ever...<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKvk0Wh0YkU" data-lasso-id="440"></a><br> <br> For this leg of our voyage into the unknown, we're covering the kind of movie that helped form me into the glorious ScreamQueen I am today: The made-for-tv horror movie of days gone by!<br> <br> This time, we're tackling <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083844/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-lasso-id="441">DON'T GO TO SLEEP</a>, a particularly mean-spirited little ditty that will either have you clutching your pearls in fright or doubling over in laughter.<br> <br> Or both.<br> <br> The movie stars <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001320/?ref_=tt_cl_t2" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-lasso-id="442">VALERIE HARPER</a> as a long-suffering mom whose family finds itself under attack when their dearly departed daughter returns from the dead to seek revenge for her untimely fiery demise. The all-start soon-to-be-deceased family members include <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915840/?ref_=tt_cl_t1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-lasso-id="443">DENNIS WEAVER</a> from "Duel", <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002106/?ref_=tt_cl_t7" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-lasso-id="444">RUTH GORDON</a> from "Rosemary's Baby' and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0732319/?ref_=tt_cl_t5" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-lasso-id="445">OLIVER ROBINS</a> from "Poltergeist".<br> <br> And Ed, the iguana.<br> <br> And the gnarliest pizza cutter ever.<br> <br> <br> <a rel="attachment" href="https://screamqueenz.com/2018/10/233-2/bryan-5/"></a><br> <a rel="attachment" href="https://screamqueenz.com/2018/10/233-2/erin/"></a><br> <br> <br> I'm joined by filmmaker <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bryan.norton.54" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-lasso-id="446">BRYAN NORTON</a> from "Jack Attack" and "Penny Dreadful", as well as stand-up comedian <a href="http://www.erinmaguire.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-lasso-id="447">ERIN MAGUIRE</a>. Find out Erin's performance schedule at <a href="http://www.erinmaguire.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-lasso-id="448">www.ErinMaguire.com</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://fundraise.newalternatives.org/sq" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-lasso-id="449"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> The COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN POD-A-THON is a fundraising effort by the ScreamQueenz podcast to assist<a href="http://www.newalternativenyc.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-lasso-id="450"> NEW ALTERNATIVES</a> in their efforts to get homeless LGBT teenagers in New York City off the streets, not just for tonight, but for good.<br> <br> I'm giving you 21 shows in 21 days.<br> <br> In return, I'm asking you to please give New Alternatives $21.<br> <br> You can make donations in any amount at <a href="http://fundraise.newalternativesnyc.org/sq" data-lasso-id="451">http://fundraise.newalternativesnyc.org/sq</a><br> <br>
