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Podcast: Retro Blood
Episode: Retro Blood 212/213 – The Stepfather (1987) & Stepfather II (1989) – Mega Double Episode!
Description: James Kline and J.H. Alison kick off Killer Family Month this November with a massive Retro Blood double feature covering The Stepfather and Stepfather II—two of the most unsettling and underrated psychological slashers of the late 1980s.
The boys dive into the real-life inspiration behind the story: the chilling case of mass murderer John List, whose crimes helped shape the blueprint for the Stepfather character. From there, they explore the behind-the-scenes history of both films, including the directors who brought these nightmares to life and how the series evolved from intimate psychological terror to more ov...