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GHOSTS: THE POSSESSION OF BUTTON HOUSE arrives in time for Halloween, as does the U.S/Canadian version of the internationally popular fantasy sitcom (PARAMOUNT+) , SMALL PROPHETS, the latest gentle genre comedy from Mackenzie Cook is on ABC iVIEW and APPLE+, and the synthezoid hero returns in MARVEL'S VISIONQUEST (DISNEY+), plus, AUSTREK: THE STAR TREK FAN CLUB INC, celebrates its 50th Anniversary on Saturday 24th October (Details at https://www.austrek.org)

Megan meanders through some iconic Halloween-themed film scores & spooky genre tunes; plus a rundown on the JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL.

We reassemble for AVENGERS: ENDGAME-ENCORE as the classic movie returns to the cinema with new footage to herald AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY, and get strange with three mystery novels by Japanese author Ukestsu- STRANGE HOUSES, STRANGE PICTURES and STRANGE BUILDINGS (PUSKIN VERTIGO BOOKS) and more!

We litigate David Green's now unshelved movie COYOTE VS ACME, and accept delivery of Zach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL reboot, even though we don't have a pen to sign for it.

We marvel at the MARVEL AGE OF COMICS: AN EXPLORATION series of books with individual titles: THE ULTIMATES by Ted Adams, SPIDER-MAN MILES MORALES by Ytasha L. Womack and WOVERINE WEAPON X by Jim Rugg (BLOOMSBURY/PENGUIN), check out the 2026 EMMY AWARDS genre winners, and precariously live in HOPE, South Korean Director Na Hong-Jin's new monster movie.

More notional gold to giveaway to subscribers as we celebrate Triple R's golden 50th Birthday Radiothon and musically travel back to when it all started in 1976!

We step off the pavement with David Robert Mitchell's new dinosaur movie THE END OF OAK STREET, open the shutter on D.C's LANTERNS television series (HBO MAX), take a preliminary look at the 2026 EMMY AWARDS, and more!

Focusing upon the genre aspects of their careers we farewell beloved creatives: Hayden Panettiere, Peter Cullen, Dolly Parton and Tim Curry.

Enjoy the thwip with Destin Cretton's new MCU movie, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY and survive your stay at Jane Schoenbrun's horror-com TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA.

We celebrate 3RRR FM's 50th Birthday and the Triple R Radiothon by giving away notional gold genre items* for subscriptions made during today's show. (*Notional Curses may apply to certain items!) Plus: News from this year's Disney D23 Expo. Thanks to all listeners, volunteers and staff for fifty orbits around Sol III. Fifty years! That's ten Starfleet Standard Five Year Missions!

We go MIFFING again, pulling focus on works from the 2026 Melbourne International Film Fesitval we've seen, including: CHRONOVISOR, REPLICA, MUM-I'M ALIEN PREGNANT, CROCODILE, GHOST IN THE CELL, and YESTERDAY ISLAND.

Further inspired by Nolan's ODYSSEY we voyage to Director Mario Camerini's 1954 movie Ulysses, and check out trailers and Hall H announcements from the San Diego Comic Convention, 2026.

We take the scenic route Homer through the Greek Islands with Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY and a goatskin full of other screen adaptations of the iconic epic poem.

As is our annual tradition (since 1994), we scry the screen of the 2026 Melbourne International Film Festival with the Zero-G Genre Filter. See Zero-G's Facebook page for written film pick lists. https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio/

We bravely wade out into Season 1 of the comedy/horror series WIDOW'S BAY (APPLE +) and shout "Booray! Ollywood" with Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda's new entry in the DESPICABLE ME/MINIONS saga MINIONS & MONSTERS! (IN CINEMAS)