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The latest episode of the Mihmiverse Monthly Audiocast has arrived!

This month, host writer/director Christopher R. Mihm laments the distinct lack of December sunlight, gives a VERY important reason why everyone should contribute to "Guns of the Apocalypse," and reminds everyone why the holidays are always better with the films of the Mihmiverse!

Also included: A "Pasta Primer" from Derek M. Koch of Monster Kid Radio, "The Kansas City Crypt" with Monster Movie Kid Rich Chamberlain, another "bad" joke from Dr. Bob Tesla of Midnight Monster Movies with Dr. Bob and chapter nine of "For Your Ice Only," writer/director Christopher R. Mihm's ongoing 1960s-set serial starring international spy and world champion curler, Beef McCormick!

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The Mihmiverse Monthly Audiocast is hosted by writer/director Christopher R. Mihm and is focused specifically on what's going on RIGHT NOW in the Mihmiverse. In addition, Mr. Mihm will discuss the monster movie-making process, touch briefly on the future of the 'verse, pontificate on random subjects, and be joined by guests from within and without the Mihmiverse. PLUS, each episode will include something unique you won't find anywhere else!

Directed by Rossano Brazzi
Starring Rossano Brazzi and Paul Tripp

Santa Claus gets a ruthless new landlord named Phineas T. Prune who not-so-secretly hates Christmas. The hateful, angry man schemes to throw Santa into utter financial disarray and force the cancellation of Santa's yearly Christmas Eve flight. Depressed, Santa enlists the assistance of a kind-hearted lawyer (a phrase you rarely read) who does everything he can think of to help. This includes talking Santa into getting a job as a department store Santa (naturally). Not surprisingly, hijinks ensue. "The Christmas That Almost Wasn't" was directed by the actor who also plays the evil landlord and is actually a "Spaghetti Christmas" film. In other words, it was made in Italy and originally released under the name "Il Natale Che Quasi Non Fu." Overall, the movie is ridiculous and, in all honesty, quite "bad"—but in the best "so-bad-it's-good" ways. The film even includes a few "songs," all of which are mostly unmemorable, poorly written, and make "A-Rockin', A-Rollin', All-the-Way-A-Ramblin'" sound like a masterclass in songwriting! The movie is currently available on DVD in its uncut form OR on Netflix as the holiday episode of the recent reincarnation of "Mystery Science Theater 3000." In my opinion, it's plenty entertaining on its own, but the extra comedy thrown at the film by the "MST3K" crew makes it even better. In conclusion: if you watch one holiday-themed film this season, watch "Danny Johnson Saves the World." If you watch two, watch "It's a Wonderful Life!" If you run out of other holiday films to watch and aren't ready to submit your senses to the Hallmark Channel's never-ending barrage of syrupy Christmas movies, watch "The Christmas That Almost Wasn't!"

The Bigger They Are...

Everyone remembers Hollywood's "go-to" actors for classic horror films: Lugosi, Karloff, Chaney, Price, etc...but did you know that some of Hollywood's biggest box office stars also appeared in a few horror films? It's true! List #1 below features some legendary names. List #2 features some horror films—some classic, some far from it. Can you match the stars with the films?

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List #1
1: Humphrey Bogart
2: Jimmy Stewart & Jack Lemmon
3: Bette Davis
4: Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner
5: Tony Curtis
6: John Wayne

List #2
A: (1932) "Haunted Gold:" A ghost town, an abandoned mine and a mysterious phantom.
B: (1939) "The Return of Dr. X:" A series of grisly murder victims all drained of blood.
C: (1941) "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde:" Directed by Victor Fleming, also known for "The Wizard of Oz."
D: (1958) "Bell, Book & Candle:" A modern day witch (Kim Novak) casts a romantic spell on her neighbor.
E: (1966) "Chamber of Horrors:" A one handed madman goes on, a killing spree using various detachable devices.
F: (1980) "The Watcher in the Woods:" A family, a country home, and some creepy paranormal experiences.

There are many important moments in science; some are big, some are small, some are good and some are bad. The moment I want to talk about is literally all four of those! I It happened 75 years ago this month and involved some of the tiniest things known to us and changed the world. I want to talk about Chicago Pile-1.

Back in 1942, the Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago was taking part in the top-secret Manhattan Project (America's push to build the first atomic bomb during World War II). This project was decentralized and spread out over the country for security purposes. Most people know of the now-famous Los Alamos site where they tested the first atomic bombs, but there were many steps before they could get to that point. The Metallurgical Laboratory (or "Met Lab") was responsible for creating and testing reactors, studying the chemistry of plutonium and finding out about radiation safety. I'm not going to get into the science behind fission reactions and radioactive materials because it's a dense subject and it would easily be the longer than the rest of Christopher R. Mihm's newsletter! As much as I know you would like to hear more about the subject from your good friend, Dr. Bob Tesla, will simply skip to the important ground-breaking event.

In November 1942, the scientists and engineers at Met Lab constructed the first nuclear reactor, called Chicago Pile-1 (or CP-1). On December 2nd of that year, CP-1 achieved the first controlled self-sustaining nuclear reaction! It didn't produce a lot of energy (enough for a bright light bulb at maximum power) but it didn't have any radiation shielding (like most of the equipment in my lab), so it was a hazard to everyone around it (again, like the equipment in my lab). They shut CP-1 down in February 1943 and built more advanced reactors using what they had learned.

Because of this event, the world has changed. This one moment was proof that humans could harness the power of the atom, for good or bad. We can now build nuclear reactors capable of powering entire cities, or build bombs capable of destroying them—all from the power of atoms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye! Thanks to the scientists and engineers working at Met Lab, nuclear power went from something that only existed in speculative science-fiction to something that was real SCIENCE!

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