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Michaela returns with an episode that may be a little overdue, Haunted house films. Personally, we love them. There's so many to choose from! Classic films, cult hits, even some of the newer films are outstanding. So, why did Stevil screw up so badly in his choice? I think he'll chalk it up to bad advertisement. Either way, we have at least three fantastic ghostly films to scare you with. These are our Staff Picks of the Week:   Matty hit the IMAX for the first of his two staff picks, Interstellar. Christopher Nolan dazzles again in this fantastically scientific adventure film that you'll need a degree to full follow. For his other pick, Matty brings the John Carpenteresque The Purge: Anarchy, the big scale follow up to the low budget 2013 original. A synth score backing a Frank Grillo led action suspense film in a style reminiscent of Escape From New York. We love that.   Michaela was on vacation! She should have to be expected to bring a staff pick! Of course, like any good movie fan, she visited a nearby Red Box and picked up Tom Cruise's sci-fi actioner Edge of Tomorrow. Or is it Live Die Repeat? Or Tom Cruises's Edge of Tomorrow? It's debatable, but the studio didn't make it easy.   During the discussion before the podcast, Stevil was talking about one of the actor in his haunted house pick being cast in more American films, leading JJ to remember a film he checked out starring this actor. The Drop is a gritty drama starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Repace and featuring the last performance from James Gandolfini. Oh and there's a puppy in it too. Tom Hardy and a puppy, prepare for a world wide swoon.   Stevil grazes the Nolanverse a little bit with his pick, which he strongly recommends you DON'T watch. Transcendence is a film that he was very much looking forward to but kept eluding him for one reason of another. Wally Pfister has always been a great cinematographer, but could he make a smooth transition to directing? The answer is no, no, he can't. This movie is a mess of terrible screenwriting, unoriginal ideas and completely wasted actors. And Nolan almost made this before Interstellar? Really?   For the main subject of our episode on Haunted House films, our panel explains why they made their choices:   "I'm suppose to do a write up for my pick for our Haunted House podcast, but I don't think I have to. That's because I picked The Shining. I shouldn't have to tell you how amazing this movie is. If you haven't seen this classic, what is wrong with you? Change That. Now. This is the king of psychological haunted house horror movies. Watch Jack Nicholson's brillant descent into madness while being directed by the great Stanley Kubrick." - @mattydub604   "I was in the mood for something spooky and decided to keep the Halloween spirit going with a Haunted House cast. In my opinion, one of the best haunted house movies ever made is Poltergeist, so I just had to bring it. I love this movie. It is one of the first horror films I saw as a child, and it remains a solid favourite. The film is packed full of genuinely creepy moments, and I think it stands up as a horror classic to this day." - @avidcinephile   "When you think "haunted house movies" a lot of the classics come to mind. I wanted to bring something a little more off the beaten path with this genre. The 2007 Spanish masterpiece, The Orphanage, I thought would be a perfect pick. With its wonderful performance, genuinely eerie feel, and an ending that, if you have any soul whatsoever, will leave you totaled, The Orphanage goes down as one of my favorite films in the past decade."  - @hesthejage   "I feel like this episode is going to haunt me for the rest of my days and I know by the subject matter it's going to sound like I'm punning, but I'm not. My co-hosts won't let me forget this one, because, yes, I screwed up. I was duped by the back cover of my recently bought copy of Left Bank, a disturbing little Cronenbergian body horror film out of Denmark. Am I saying it's terrible? No, but it's not fantastic either, bottom line is it was the wrong choice for this cast. Should have stuck with my original choice...." - @thestevildead     What is the scariest haunted house movie in your opinion? Do you or did you enjoy our picks? Listen to the episode and let us know what you think in the comments below! We leave you with this clip of Shelley Duvall describing her time working for Stanley Kubrick on The Shining.   http://youtu.be/35RwbQhMVUE