80s Show Podcast
80s Show Podcast
Damian Raffele + Bill Lassiter
S2 E13: They’re Heeere… and They Brought Slimer: 80s Paranormal Power Hour
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Oct 31, 2025 at 10:18 am.
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👻 Grab your proton pack and maybe a crucifix, it’s the 80s Show Podcast Halloween Spectacular! Damian and Bill fire up the VCR 📼 for a supernatural showdown between Poltergeist, Ghostbusters, & Beetlejuice: three movies 🍿 that made the 80s both spooky and strangely fashionable. From cursed TV static and ancient burial grounds to Tim Burton’s gothic 🕷️ weirdness and Bill Murray’s deadpan exorcisms, the guys dissect what made these films cult icons (and why Poltergeist was somehow rated PG).


Then, the terror turns tactile with a look at the history of the Ouija board 🔮,  the Parker Brothers toy that outsold Monopoly and may or may not have invited actual demons to your sleepover.

It’s ghosts 👻, gags, and ghost traps galore, because in the 80s, horror was a family-friendly business.


🎙️ Featuring segments on:

  • Poltergeist: Spielberg’s suburban nightmare with Star Wars sheets.
  • Ghostbusters vs. Beetlejuice: who you gonna call (or accidentally summon)?
  • The Ouija Board Origins: from Victorian séance tool to Hasbro’s haunted bestseller.