Mad Ghoul Radio

Robert Pastor

Welcome to Mad Ghoul Radio! This is where eerie electronic beats collide with the spine-chilling echoes of horror cinema. A space for music lovers, film fanatics, and anyone drawn to the darker side of life. With a collection of over 5000 records, 4000 CDs, and 7 terabytes of music files, you'll find everything from electronic and industrial, to library music, soundtracks, metal, dance beats, and jazz. Expect album reviews, deep dives into obscure tracks, and discussions about the music that deserves more attention. On the film side — it’s pure horror obsession. With a collection of over 6000 films, you’ll get in-depth reviews, recommendations, and passionate debates about the best (and worst) the genre has to offer. Beyond music and movies, this page is fueled by a love for Halloween, ghost hunting, dark tourism, vinyl collecting, and even the occasional conversation about wine, Scotch, and life as a hospital CEO. Mad Ghoul Radio is also part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (PFPN) — a community dedicated to supporting independent creators and horror fans everywhere. Join us! Let's celebrate the music, the movies, and the madness together.

  1. Season 03 - Episode 12 - Mad Ghoul Radio - Somewhere Deep in the Stacks

    6d ago

    Season 03 - Episode 12 - Mad Ghoul Radio - Somewhere Deep in the Stacks

    Episode 12 of Mad Ghoul Radio begins in a dark and familiar place: the fluorescent hum of a nearly empty grocery store, the doors locked, the aisles quiet, and danger somewhere just out of sight. From there, DJ Robb leads another late-night journey through the music that gives him life, pulling together a shadowy mix of deep cuts, downtempo grooves, cult favorites, strange detours, and artists who live just outside the obvious. This episode moves with the feel of a crate-digging séance. It drifts from eerie atmosphere into heady rhythm, from underground discoveries into warped rock energy, and eventually into a strong Bowie thread that leads to a perfect closing moment tied to one of the most legendary live collaborations in alternative music history. Like the best episodes of Mad Ghoul Radio, Somewhere Deep in the Stacks is less about playing the expected and more about following mood, instinct, and obsession wherever they lead. It is a transmission for listeners who love soundtrack thinking, forgotten gems, late-night records, and music that feels like it was waiting to be found. Turn the lights down, let the shelves close in, and step a little farther into the stacks.

    1h 16m
  2. Season 03 - Episode 11 - Mad Ghoul Radio - Dead Air: Transmission from the Zombie Wasteland (Mad Ghoul Macabre Mix)

    May 27

    Season 03 - Episode 11 - Mad Ghoul Radio - Dead Air: Transmission from the Zombie Wasteland (Mad Ghoul Macabre Mix)

    Season 03, Episode 11: Dead Air: Transmission from the Zombie Wasteland The dead are back on the dial. This episode of Mad Ghoul Radio crawls into Zombie Films Part 3 with another Mad Ghoul Macabre Mix, built from the rotting bones of undead cinema, apocalyptic dread, mall panic, graveyard tension, viral rage, black comedy, and late-night soundtrack weirdness. We start in familiar cemetery soil, where the dead first learned to walk in American nightmares, then move through the blood-smeared evolution of the zombie film. From bleak remakes and modern outbreaks to pub-crawling survival plans, video game horror, and full-blown end-of-the-world infection panic, this mix follows the genre as it mutates. You'll hear atmosphere, score cuts, undead audio debris, and enough graveyard energy to keep the basement lights flickering. It’s tense, grimy, occasionally funny, and crawling with that special kind of soundtrack dread that only zombie movies know how to deliver. Lock the doors. Check the windows. And whatever you do, don’t trust the guy who says it’s only a bite. #madghoulradio #thepfpn

    1h 4m
  3. Season 03 - Episode 10 - Mad Ghoul Radio - Everything in Its Fright Place

    May 20

    Season 03 - Episode 10 - Mad Ghoul Radio - Everything in Its Fright Place

    Episode 10 of Season 03 of Mad Ghoul Radio marks the season hitting double digits with an episode built around strange transmissions, damaged memory, underground club energy, industrial grit, and late-night soundtrack atmosphere. Titled “Everything in Its Fright Place,” this episode moves from eerie analog nostalgia into nervous post-punk, coldwave machinery, cinematic synth tension, and the debut of Remix Re-Animator, a new segment that compares an original track with a remix and looks at how the same idea can take on a completely different life. A strange, moody, and restless episode for the late-night frequency.

    55 min
  4. Season 03 - Episode 09 - Mad Ghoul Radio - The House Remembers (Mad Ghoul Macabre Mix)

    May 10

    Season 03 - Episode 09 - Mad Ghoul Radio - The House Remembers (Mad Ghoul Macabre Mix)

    Season 3, Episode 9 drifts into the dark hallway, where the floorboards complain, the doors close by themselves, and every room feels like it knows something you don’t. This edition of Mad Ghoul Macabre is a long-form haunted house mix built for late-night listening. No chatter. No safety lights. Just a continuous trip through cursed architecture, ghostly rooms, family secrets, and the kind of houses that don’t want visitors leaving in one piece. Haunted house films have always hit a little differently. They take the one place that’s supposed to feel safe and turn it against you. The walls listen. The basement waits. The attic keeps trophies. Sometimes the ghost is the problem. Sometimes the family is. Sometimes the house itself has been hungry for decades. This episode leans into that feeling: old staircases, locked rooms, dead air, séance smoke, possessed hallways, and that awful little pause right before something moves in the dark. And making this one extra special, the episode features a killer bumper from David Arquette, actor, horror icon, and official friend of the show. A perfect voice to help open the door before the house swallows us whole. Turn off the lights.,,,,Leave one lamp on.....Do not go upstairs. And whatever you hear behind the wall, don’t answer it.

    1h 19m
  5. Season 03 - Episode 08 - Mad Ghoul Radio- From the Greenhouse to the Flood

    May 6

    Season 03 - Episode 08 - Mad Ghoul Radio- From the Greenhouse to the Flood

    Season 03 Episode 08 throws the rulebook out the window and follows instinct instead. No rigid theme. No countdown. No carefully curated lane. Just a late-night stack of records and tracks that felt right together, even when they probably should not. This episode moves through cinematic industrial chaos, avant-garde guitar work, underground post-punk, left-field electronic music, post-rock atmosphere, club energy, and a few emotional turns that hit harder than expected. It starts in strange territory and keeps evolving, moving from experimental sound design and forgotten underground stories into dancefloor detours, film score textures, and deeply personal musical connections. There are stories throughout this one that make the music hit even harder, including a legendary collaboration tied to one of the most important albums of the 1990s, a tragic figure from the San Francisco underground whose work still feels dangerous decades later, a record label obsession worth exploring, and a powerful full-circle moment involving a climate documentary soundtrack that quietly becomes the emotional backbone of the episode. The title From the Greenhouse to the Flood hints at where things eventually land. What begins as playful experimentation slowly drifts into something more reflective, touching on environmental collapse, uncertainty, reinvention, and the strange beauty hidden inside darker music. And because tradition matters around here, the episode closes exactly where longtime listeners expect it to. With Trent. Always Trent.

    57 min
  6. Season 03 - Episode 07 - Mad Ghoul Radio- The Italian Undead (Mad Ghoul Macabre Mix)

    Apr 29

    Season 03 - Episode 07 - Mad Ghoul Radio- The Italian Undead (Mad Ghoul Macabre Mix)

    Episode 7 marks a return to the Macabre format, a continuous mix built to be experienced without interruption. No talking. No breaks. One uninterrupted descent. The focus this time is Italian zombie cinema, a corner of horror that stands apart for its atmosphere, pacing, and sound design. These films lean into mood over logic, letting dread build slowly before pushing into chaos, and the music plays a central role in that experience. The set pulls from across the Italian zombie landscape, guided by composers like Fabio Frizzi, Goblin, and Stelvio Cipriani, alongside deeper cuts that longtime fans will recognize without needing them spelled out. Some selections come from widely known classics, while others emerge from more obscure corners of the genre. Together, they create a consistent tone built on decay, tension, and unease, capturing the sound of a specific era in horror filmmaking. This mix is designed to run straight through. No skips. No interruptions. Just a slow, deliberate descent into the world of Italian zombie horror.

    1h 13m
  7. Season 03 - Episode 06 - Mad Ghoul Radio - Record Store Day 2026

    Apr 27

    Season 03 - Episode 06 - Mad Ghoul Radio - Record Store Day 2026

    Season 03 Episode 06 dives headfirst into the chaos and thrill of Record Store Day 2026, built entirely from what actually made it out of the crates and onto the turntable. This episode captures the full experience, from relying on connections to secure releases to finally digging through what was left and finding unexpected gems. It moves through a wide spectrum of sound without warning, shifting from atmospheric and cinematic to abrasive, stripped-down, and deeply political, all tied together by that shared moment of discovery that only comes from physical media. Along the way, there is a focus on reinterpretation and rediscovery, whether it is live recordings that breathe differently, long out-of-print material finally getting proper vinyl treatment, raw demo sessions that reveal the origins of iconic songs, or reworked versions that completely change how familiar tracks feel. The episode also leans into personal history, reflecting on formative listening experiences and the lasting impact of artists who shaped the way music is heard and understood. It all builds toward a closing stretch that highlights how some artists continue to evolve decades into their careers, reshaping their sound in real time and proving that nothing is ever truly finished. This is not a highlight reel of Record Store Day hype, but a curated snapshot of what it actually feels like to chase music that still matters.

    1h 12m
  8. Season 03 - Episode 05 - Mad Ghoul Radio- Deep Space Transmission (Mad Ghoul Macabre Mix)

    Apr 9

    Season 03 - Episode 05 - Mad Ghoul Radio- Deep Space Transmission (Mad Ghoul Macabre Mix)

    This one plays like a signal you intercepted by accident somewhere way past the edge of the map. The whole mix lives in that deep space void where everything feels distant, stripped down, and slightly off. Cold synth lines hum like worn-out ship engines, static cuts in and out like broken comms, and pieces drift by that feel pulled from abandoned stations, dead satellites, and missions that never made it back. As it moves, the tension creeps in without announcing itself. You start to feel the walls close in through metallic echoes, low mechanical pulses, and the subtle presence of something that never fully shows itself. It leans into that claustrophobic side of space where isolation turns into paranoia and every sound feels like it might mean something. There is also a layer running underneath that feels older and stranger, built on analog tones and early electronic textures that sound less like music and more like something discovered. It gives the whole episode a raw edge, like you are hearing technology that was never meant to be understood. There is no tracklist and no clean entry point. It plays like a lost transmission that slipped through, and once you lock into it, it is hard to shake the feeling that it is still broadcasting somewhere. If you sit with it long enough, you might start to wonder who sent it and why it is still out there.

    54 min
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About

Welcome to Mad Ghoul Radio! This is where eerie electronic beats collide with the spine-chilling echoes of horror cinema. A space for music lovers, film fanatics, and anyone drawn to the darker side of life. With a collection of over 5000 records, 4000 CDs, and 7 terabytes of music files, you'll find everything from electronic and industrial, to library music, soundtracks, metal, dance beats, and jazz. Expect album reviews, deep dives into obscure tracks, and discussions about the music that deserves more attention. On the film side — it’s pure horror obsession. With a collection of over 6000 films, you’ll get in-depth reviews, recommendations, and passionate debates about the best (and worst) the genre has to offer. Beyond music and movies, this page is fueled by a love for Halloween, ghost hunting, dark tourism, vinyl collecting, and even the occasional conversation about wine, Scotch, and life as a hospital CEO. Mad Ghoul Radio is also part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (PFPN) — a community dedicated to supporting independent creators and horror fans everywhere. Join us! Let's celebrate the music, the movies, and the madness together.

Information

  • Creator
    Robert Pastor
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    45
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Robert Pastor
  • Show Website
    Mad Ghoul Radio

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