Bringing You All The Horror Franchises One Episode At A Time

The Pod and the Pendulum

The Pod and The Pendulum is a long running podcast that covers horror movie franchises. Diving into film history, we cover classic horror, slasher movies, found footage, supernatural terrors, and all the icons from Freddy to Michael Myers, to Chucky. If you love horror movies, this is the show for you.

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FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)

DAWN OF THE DEAD

THE SEVENTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW MAILBAG, THE STATE OF HORROR, WHAT WE'RE EXCI…

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May 20, 2026

DAVID BERTOLINO (Founder of SPOOKY WORLD, author BEHIND THE SCREAMS AT SPOOKY WORLD)

An interview with David Bertolino, founder of the original Halloween theme park Spooky World, & author of the new book Behind the Screams at Spooky World.

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May 17, 2026

THE CREEP TAPES SEASON 1

Full coverage of The Creep Tapes S1. Peachfuzz is back in this six-episode series from Shudder.

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May 10, 2026

THE SEVENTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW MAILBAG, THE STATE OF HORROR, WHAT WE'RE EXCITED FOR & THE POD'S JOURNEY

Seven years into the podcast, we look back at the podcast's history. Also on tap, a mailbag, & 2026 in horror so far, & what upcoming horror movies we're excited for.

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May 3, 2026

CREEP 2

Creep 2 has "Aaron" (Mark Duplass) returning as everyone's favorite serial killer. In this found footage follow-up, has Peachfuzz met his match in Sara? With guest Mary Beth McAndrews.

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May 1, 2026

FACES OF DEATH 2026 (Patreon Excerpt)

A brief excerpt from our latest patreon exclusive episode on the new Faces of Death movie

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April 27, 2026

CREEP

It's Peachfuzz time! This week we breakdown the 2014 found footage mumblegore classic CREEP. Mike, Devaughn, and Nichole are joined by guest Alex Pagliuca to talk about this two-hander from Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice. An ...

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