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The Hill Is Always Greener · October 30 · 2 hr 34 min

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What a horrible night to have a curse. Fortunately, we've got the cure for what ails you in this look back at the final Martin Adams novel, Sonic the Hedgehog in Castle Robotnik! To save Porker's life, Sonic and Tails need to brave the halls of Castle Robotnik, a horror film set filled with gruesome encounters, thinly veiled parodies, and a surprising amount of continuity. Can they survive bad jokes, Hollywood critiques, and yet another Sonic doppelgänger, or are they fated to meet a terrible end on this darkest and stormiest of nights? (Just don’t ask the Pharaoh, he's into some WEIRD stuff.) (0:00:00) Intro/Main topic: Sonic in Castle Robotnik (0:11:02) Chapter 1: Terror in the Dark (0:19:58) Chapter 2: A Visitor in the Night (0:27:50) Chapter 3: Robotnik Eggsplains (0:35:44) Chapter 4: Bring on the Eggstras (0:42:35) Chapter 5: I Used to Be a Werewolf But I'm All Right Now-oooooh! (0:45:28) Chapter 6: We're Off to See the Wizard (0:54:01) Chapter 7: The Butler Did It! (1:04:00) Chapter 8: Dinner with a Vampire (1:08:07) Chapter 9: Nightmare on Robotnik St. (1:11:27) Chapter 10: Last Action for a Hero? (1:16:38) Chapter 11: The Rat Pack Movie (1:22:24) Chapter 12: Into the Black Tower (1:23:42) Chapter 13: I Want My Mummy! (1:27:51) Chapter 14: Things That Go Bump in the Daytime (1:31:05) Chapter 15: What's in the Box, Dude? (1:37:19) Chapter 16: The Tower of Power (1:42:09) Chapter 17: March of the Killer Pigs (1:47:42) Chapter 18: Let Me Borrow Your Mind for a Minute (1:51:03) Chapter 19: Return of the Psychobunny (1:54:31) Chapter 20: Total Melt-Down (2:00:45) Chapter 21: Robotnik Eggscapes! (2:05:59) Chapter 22: FrankenSonic Lives! (2:09:24) Chapter 23: Over-the-Top Deranged Mayhem and Madness! (2:14:32) Chapter 24: All's Well That Ends Well, Dudes (2:16:41) Final thoughts (2:21:08) Outro Amie Waters on Linktree Sonic the Comic the Podcast STCTP interview with "Martin Adams"

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What a horrible night to have a curse. Fortunately, we've got the cure for what ails you in this look back at the final Martin Adams novel, Sonic the Hedgehog in Castle Robotnik! To save Porker's life, Sonic and Tails need to brave the halls of Castle Robotnik, a horror film set filled with gruesome encounters, thinly veiled parodies, and a surprising amount of continuity. Can they survive bad jokes, Hollywood critiques, and yet another Sonic doppelgänger, or are they fated to meet a terrible end on this darkest and stormiest of nights? (Just don’t ask the Pharaoh, he's into some WEIRD stuff.)

(0:00:00) Intro/Main topic: Sonic in Castle Robotnik
(0:11:02) Chapter 1: Terror in the Dark
(0:19:58) Chapter 2: A Visitor in the Night
(0:27:50) Chapter 3: Robotnik Eggsplains
(0:35:44) Chapter 4: Bring on the Eggstras
(0:42:35) Chapter 5: I Used to Be a Werewolf But I'm All Right Now-oooooh!
(0:45:28) Chapter 6: We're Off to See the Wizard
(0:54:01) Chapter 7: The Butler Did It!
(1:04:00) Chapter 8: Dinner with a Vampire
(1:08:07) Chapter 9: Nightmare on Robotnik St.
(1:11:27) Chapter 10: Last Action for a Hero?
(1:16:38) Chapter 11: The Rat Pack Movie
(1:22:24) Chapter 12: Into the Black Tower
(1:23:42) Chapter 13: I Want My Mummy!
(1:27:51) Chapter 14: Things That Go Bump in the Daytime
(1:31:05) Chapter 15: What's in the Box, Dude?
(1:37:19) Chapter 16: The Tower of Power
(1:42:09) Chapter 17: March of the Killer Pigs
(1:47:42) Chapter 18: Let Me Borrow Your Mind for a Minute
(1:51:03) Chapter 19: Return of the Psychobunny
(1:54:31) Chapter 20: Total Melt-Down
(2:00:45) Chapter 21: Robotnik Eggscapes!
(2:05:59) Chapter 22: FrankenSonic Lives!
(2:09:24) Chapter 23: Over-the-Top Deranged Mayhem and Madness!
(2:14:32) Chapter 24: All's Well That Ends Well, Dudes
(2:16:41) Final thoughts
(2:21:08) Outro

Amie Waters on Linktree

Sonic the Comic the Podcast

STCTP interview with "Martin Adams"

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