The crew hits the road with the 1986 thriller The Hitcher. We start with a weird birdwalk about San Diego local musician Steve Poltz, his band The Rugburns, Java Joe's and their song "Don't Pick Up Hitchhiker Joe." Then we swap hitchhiking stories and talk about how attitudes toward thumbing a ride have changed. Next we get into the movie, our patented world's most okayiest plot summary, and a bunch of weird observations about this movie, especially about geography and the best way to drive from Chicago to San Diego. Then the dice come out for a long D&D chase and battle inspired by the film. After that we give The Hitcher our patented D20 rating, talk about Rutger Hauer's best roles and villains and name the Play of the Game.

We're finishing spooky season with Hotel Transylvania! Also some random thoughts about Wildwood and Genndy Tartakovsky. Happy Halloween and see you then!

This time we take on David Lynch's Inland Empire, his three-hour digital-video fever dream. We start with first reactions, then get into the big question: does the film mean anything, or is that the wrong thing to ask of Lynch? After a spoiler summary of Nikki Grace's splintering identity and the Phantom, we talk about what worked, why so much of it still drags, and who this movie is really for. We also place it in Lynch's wider career: the move to digital video, his recurring themes, and whether it counts as horror. Then we give our final verdicts and suggest what to watch instead.

In the second half, the tabletop segment goes to a surreal Lynch-inspired battle map. There's dancing, initiative rolls and a shredded Phantom, Robert Blake shows up to make things weirder, and Bob from Twin Peaks arrives as the final boss before a finishing elbow drop. We wrap up with ratings, MVPs and the roll for our next movie.