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

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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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April 23, 2026

Ranking THE OMEN Franchise

This week we rank all the theatrical entries in THE OMEN franchise. Please take a moment to rate and review us on the Apple Podcast app, or rate us on the Spotify app. Reviews and five star ratings help new listeners find us ...

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April 19, 2026

THE OMEN (1995) / DAMIEN

This week we're wrapping up our Omen coverage with the first of two shows. On deck we look at the failed TV pilot for The Omen from 1995. Also this episode, a discussion of what went wrong with A&E's Damien, which was cancelled after one season.

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