Goosebumps Originals # 44: 
Say Cheese and Die - Again!				
Written by R.L. Stine
Narrated by Johnny Heller


Sourball. That's what Greg calls his English teacher, Mr. Saur. He's a real grouch. And he just gave Greg a big fat "F" on his oral report.

He didn't believe Greg's story. About the camera Greg found last summer. About the pictures it took. About the evil things that happened.

Poor Greg. He just wanted to prove old Sourball wrong. But now that he's dug up the camera, bad things are happening. Really bad things. Just like the first time...

Print edition published by Scholastic Inc.  Goosebumps book series created by Parachute Press, Inc.  Text copyright 1996 by Scholastic Inc.  Production copyright 2025 by Scholastic Inc.  All rights reserved.  

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Goosebumps Originals # 44:  Say Cheese and Die - Again! - Audiobook Clip

Goosebumps Originals # 43: 
The Beast from the East				
Written by R.L. Stine
Narrated by Matt Braver

Ginger Wald and her identical twin brothers, Nat and Pat, are lost in the woods. No problem. After all, Ginger did go to that stupid nature camp.

Still, there's something odd about this part of the woods. The grass is yellow. The bushes are purple. And the trees are like skyscrapers.

Then Ginger and her brothers meet the beasts. They're big blue furry creatures. And they want to play a game. The winners get to live. The losers get eaten. . . .

Print edition published by Scholastic Inc.  Goosebumps book series created by Parachute Press, Inc.  Text copyright 1996 by Scholastic Inc.  Production copyright 2025 by Scholastic Inc.  All rights reserved.

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Goosebumps Originals # 43:  The Beast from the East - Audiobook Clip

Goosebumps House of Shivers #5: 
The Last Sleepover				
Written by R.L. Stine
Narrated by Frankie Corzo and Sarah Beth Goer	

Lily and her brother Rory have just moved into a new house after their family spent months renovating it. The formerly rundown, creepy old house is now totally transformed into a tech lover's dream. Rory has installed a smart device called Mastermind that can turn on lights, lock doors, and even open the windows, among other things. He and Lily love showing off what the Mastermind can do. But someone doesn't love the changes -- the ghost of the girl who died in the house. She's angry -- and ready for revenge.

Print Edition Published by Scholastic Inc. Goosebumps Book Series Created by Parachute Press Inc. Text Copyright 2025 by Scholastic Inc. Production Copyright 2025 by Scholastic Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Goosebumps House of Shivers #5:  The Last Sleepover - Audiobook Clip

Goosebumps Originals # 45: Ghost Camp
Written by R.L. Stine
Narrated by Roman Howell and Jay Aaseng

Harry and his brother, Alex, are dying to fit in at Camp Spirit Moon. But the camp has so many weird traditions. Like the goofy camp salute. The odd camp greeting. And the way the old campers love to play jokes on the new campers.

Then the jokes start to get really serious. Really creepy. Really scary.

First a girl sticks her arm in the campfire. Then a boy jams a pole right through his foot.

Still, they're just jokes...aren't they?



Print edition published by Scholastic Inc.  Goosebumps book series created by Parachute Press, Inc.  Text copyright 1996 by Scholastic Inc.  Production copyright 2025 by Scholastic Inc.  All rights reserved.

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Goosebumps Originals # 45: Ghost Camp - Audiobook Clip

Goosebumps Originals # 46: 
How to Kill a Monster
Written by R.L. Stine
Narrated by Emma Faye		

Gretchen, and her stepbrother, Clark hate staying at their grandparents' house. Grandpa Eddie is totally deaf. And all Grandma Rose wants to do is bake. Plus, they live right in the middle of a dark, muddy swamp.

Things couldn't get any worse, right? WRONG.

Because there's something really weird about Grandma and Grandpa's house. Something odd about that room upstairs. The one that's locked. The one with the strange noises coming from it.

Strange growling noises...

Print edition published by Scholastic Inc.  Goosebumps book series created by Parachute Press, Inc.  Text copyright 1996 by Scholastic Inc.  Production copyright 2025 by Scholastic Inc.  All rights reserved.

Formats Available:
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Goosebumps Originals # 46: How to Kill a Monster - Audiobook Clip

Is the Superman Box Office good enough? Who surprised and who got snubbed for Emmy Noms? How bad was Jurassic World: Rebirth? Plus, a review of The Odyssey trailer on this episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint.

INTRO: Status Report on M1, Programming Notes on M2’s Other Appearances - Top

BOX OFFICE REPORT:
Superman’s 220M Worldwide requires a harsh reassessment - 2:48 
AlsoMike’s review of Jurassic World: Rebirth - 10:19 
F1: The Movie’s Win for Sports Filmmaking + Netflix’s Drive To Survive Review - 13:27 
Dragon’s Millions, Lilo’s Billion, M3GAN’s flop & the rest of the Top 10 - 15:52 

NEWS:
Stories on the ACE Eddies, Knives Out Mysteries, Venice Film Fest & 1-2 Special - 21:21
The Odyssey Teaser Trailer Review + Way Too Early(?) Ticket Sales - 24:20 

EMMY NOMINATIONS: M2 goes series by series to tally up the snubs & surprises.
A new record for The Studio -  27:20 
The Bear Season 4 Review- 31:04 
Hacks Season 4 Review - 32:34 
Abbott Elementary & the rest The Comedy Series Categories - 34:40 
The Drama Section is a leveling up for Ben Stiller’s Severance - 40:34 
Limited/Anthology Series goes big for The Penguin & Adolescence - 46:23 
Best TV Movie & Final Tallies - 52:46 

OUTRO: 55:15 Stay tuned for more episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint on the incoming Fall Film Festival Lineups, Comic Con, & whatever news hits Hollywood next. Look forward to our continuation of Boogie Mikes, our Paul Thomas Anderson rewatch series, and stay tuned for more Oscar Profile film study movie review episodes including The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Weapons, etc. Plus, you can always chat with us on social media. We hope you’re enjoying your summer, and we thank you again for listening. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Superman Box Office, Emmy Noms & That Odyssey Teaser - ORC 7/16/2025

Jodi, Lara, and Philip discuss the live action Disney remake 'Snow White' from 2025. Directed by Marc Webb and starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, this retelling expands the story to encompass Snow White's relationship with her parents, having been born during a snowstorm and later suffering the loss of her mother as a child. Gal Gadot's Evil Queen uses her sorcery to enchant the king and amass her power as queen. Thought to be absent on a military campaign, the king is unable to prevent the Evil Queen from inflicting her cruelty upon Snow White and the citizenry. Snow White eventually escapes and finds herself in the company of the forest-dwelling dwarfs, where she also meets up with a band of rebels loyal to the king. Can they aid Snow White in her attempt to find her father and thwart the treacherous Evil Queen? Follow The ThawedCast: Conversations About Animation: twitter.com/thawedcast and instagram.com/thawedcast. instagram.com/partoflarasworld, instagram.com/philipehlke, tiktok.com/@jodipolasky47. Visit thawedcast.com

ThawedCast pt. 4

Snow White (2025)

We review The Fantastic Four: First Steps in this Oscars Profile Film Study. The Non-Spoiler Section builds to an Oscars Lens, where we predict if this movie will get any nominations, and then we discuss the plot in its entirety in our 2nd Half Spoiler Section.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW:
Which of the Fantastic Four are we? - Top of the Show 
Place in the MCU Phase 6 and that Kevin Feige interview - 2:56 
No Homework - 4:28 
The Reception Thus Far + Early Box Office - 5:23 
Our Expectations & Common Problems People Have - 8:54 
What if James Gunn stayed? + Handling the Origin Story - 12:21 
Pacing Problems & We Wanted More Time To Hangout  - 15:17 
But we do get meaningful stakes + rounded, charming characters - 17:17 
Review of the Performances & Was Pascal Miscast? - 19:29 
Super Strong Production Values - 23:54 
The Oscar Lens on VFX, Original Score, Costumes & Production Design  - 26:57 

SPOILER WARNING - 34:22 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW:
Talking Galactus - 35:13 
The biggest win for this movie - 37:40 
How The Movie Met or Did Not Meet Mike1’s Predictions - 38:57 
The Most Asinine Complaint about the middle action sequence - 41:51 
The biggest problem with the pacing, but we like the dilemmas in play - 43:06 
Leaving us wanting more - 47:52 
The Retro-Futuristic of it all & The Post Credit Scenes - 49:10 
Final Grades - 52:48 

OUTRO: Heavy breathing into the microphone distracts Mike1 while he’s trying to remember the Outro and belly drums as Mike2 hints at his NYC movie watching weekend. We continue to avoid discussing what’s coming next on the show so as not to jinx Mike1’s health. But do please follow us on our socials and rate & review our show: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

And we do recommend our previous MCU Playlists on Soundcloud, which you can enjoy here. As always, thanks for listening. 

Marvel Cinematic Universe Series Review
https://soundcloud.com/mikemikeandoscar/sets/mcu-series-review-1

Avengers Endgame Coverage
https://soundcloud.com/mikemikeandoscar/sets/avengers-endgame-coverage


The Fantastic Four: First Steps Film Study - Yeah, You Eat Dat Planet - Ep 484

Here are the Human & VSynth duet version featuring Synthesizer V vocalist ANRI Arcane & Ashley Tisdale as Candace.


This song belongs to Disney & Marvel Studios.


CREDITS:

Originally by Alyson Stoner & Ashley Tisdale
Written by Dan Povenmire, Martin Olson, Robert F. Hughes & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
Produced by Danny Jacob
Vocal Produced by Andrea Cosgrove
Performed by ANRI Arcane & Ashley Tisdale (Candace Flynn)


LYRICS:

Well, it's all about the boys
Playing with their macho toys
And they're making so much noise
I didn't really want to shout.

My presence felt like an intrusion,
Causing way too much confusion.
Now I've been sent into seclusion,
I've been banished and cast out.

I'm not tryin' to place the blame,
But I feel it just the same.
That we could be, yes, we should be
In the game.

My spirit's feelin' daunted,
I'm not sure I'm all that wanted
Though I'm acting nonchalant it's clear
I'm starting to doubt myself

Don't want to sound too stoic.
I'm not feeling that heroic.
No matter what I do I blow it
And I'm only trying to help.

Only trying to help.
Only trying to help.
Only trying to help.
Only trying to help.		I'm only trying to help now.

Only trying to help.		I'm only trying to help.
Only trying to help.		I'm only trying to help out.
Only trying to help.		I'm only trying to help now.
Only trying to help.		Only...

Only trying to help.		I'm only trying to help.
Only trying to help.		Help... Help... Help, me!
I'm only trying to help.
Only trying to help.		I'm only...

Only trying to help.

August 16th, 2025

Only Trying to Help (ANRI Arcane × Candace) | P&F: Mission Marvel OST

Here are the Human & VSynth duet version featuring Synthesizer V vocalist Eleanor Forte & Alyson Stoner as Isabella.


This song belongs to Disney & Marvel Studios.


🎂🎈🎁 Happy 7th Anniversary to Eleanor Forte! 🎁🎈🎂


CREDITS:

Originally by Alyson Stoner & Ashley Tisdale
Written by Dan Povenmire, Martin Olson, Robert F. Hughes & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
Produced by Danny Jacob
Vocal Produced by Andrea Cosgrove
Performed by Eleanor Forte & Alyson Stoner (Isabella Garcia-Shapiro)


LYRICS:

Well, it's all about the boys
Playing with their macho toys
And they're making so much noise
I didn't really want to shout.

My presence felt like an intrusion,
Causing way too much confusion.
Now I've been sent into seclusion,
I've been banished and cast out.

I'm not tryin' to place the blame,
But I feel it just the same.
That we could be, yes, we should be
In the game.

My spirit's feelin' daunted,
I'm not sure I'm all that wanted
Though I'm acting nonchalant it's clear
I'm starting to doubt myself

Don't want to sound too stoic.
I'm not feeling that heroic.
No matter what I do I blow it
And I'm only trying to help.

Only trying to help.
Only trying to help.
Only trying to help.
Only trying to help.		I'm only trying to help now.

Only trying to help.		I'm only trying to help.
Only trying to help.		I'm only trying to help out.
Only trying to help.		I'm only trying to help now.
Only trying to help.		Only...

Only trying to help.		I'm only trying to help.
Only trying to help.		Help... Help... Help, me!
I'm only trying to help.
Only trying to help.		I'm only...

Only trying to help.

August 18th, 2025

Only Trying to Help (Eleanor Forte × Isabella) | P&F: Mission Marvel OST

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