Bringing You All The Horror Franchises One Episode At A Time

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Oct. 14, 2024

TERRIFIER

This week we kick off our coverage of the TERRIFIER franchise with the 2016, over the top infamous slasher film. While Art the Clown got his start in a pair of short films that became the anthology All Hallows' Eve, its reall...

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Oct. 7, 2024

THE FLY II

This week we wrap up another franchise with 1989's sci-fi monster movie THE FLY II, starring Eric Stoltz. While it doesn't reach the creative heights or thematic depths of Cronenberg's earlier remake, there's still a lot of ...

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Sept. 30, 2024

THE FLY (1986) part two of two

We're back with the second half of our massive episode on David Cronenberg's THE FLY. If you haven't already make sure you go back and listen to our previous episode on the background and elements of this movie. This time aro...

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Sept. 23, 2024

THE FLY (1986)

This week brings us the first half of our two-parter on David Cronenberg's remake THE FLY. Mike, Brian, and Devaughn are joined by Scored to Death author J Blake Fischera to talk about one of the true masterpieces of 80s horr...

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Sept. 16, 2024

A CONVERSATION WITH ARIEL POWERS-SCHAUB ON MILLENNIAL NASTIES

This week marks the release of Ariel's long awaited book Millennial Nasties: Analyzing a Decade of Brutal Horror. We chat about how the book came to be, why these films still stick with us twenty years later, and why horror b...

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Sept. 10, 2024

CURSE OF THE FLY

Mike and Brian talk about the last installment of the original FLY series. This one throws continuity out the window, and i a truly low budget affair. Still, while the lack of funds limit the sets and the performances, it off...

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Sept. 3, 2024

RETURN OF THE FLY

This week, the buzz is back! Brian and Mike tackle one of the great, underappreciated B-movies of the 1950s, with Return of the Fly. Vincent Price is the only cast member to return from the original cast and crew, this time g...

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Aug. 26, 2024

THE FLY (1958)

This week we're all "abuzz" to start on a new franchise. We're dipping our toes back into classic horror with 1958's science fiction / horror tale of experimentation gone amuck with THE FLY. This is the film that made Vincent...

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Aug. 17, 2024

FANTASIA 2024 part 3 HELL HOLE, THE TENANTS, HOLLYWOOD 90028, INTERVI…

Our last batch of film coverage from Fantasia, plus an interview with Adams family directing team on their new feature Hell Hole. premiering on Shudder August 23rd.

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Aug. 14, 2024

FANTASIA 2024 part 2: THE BEAST WITHIN, BABY ASSASSINS: NICE DAYS, PA…

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Aug. 12, 2024

FANTASIA 2024 part 1: CARNAGE FOR CHRISTMAS, FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS,…

The 2024 Fantasia Film Festival is in the books and Mike has the first part of his coverage up. Celebrating its 28th year, Fantasia delivers on horror, suspense, fantasy and science fiction from around the globe For the first...

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Aug. 6, 2024

V/H/S MIXTAPES (NOT A RANKING EPISODE)

As we put another series to bed, Mike, Devaughn and Ariel decided to break away from the typical "ranking" formula and go for something a little outside the box. With almost 40 segments to choose from, we out together our own...

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July 29, 2024

V/H/S 85

This week we’re diving into the horrific and darkly comedic world of *V/H/S 85*. Join us as we explore this anthology film’s unique blend of humor and gore. Getting back to their roots of providing a sandbox for up and coming...

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July 23, 2024

V/H/S 99

Mike and Devaughn talk about another strong entry in the back half of the VHS franchise. '99 brings a punk energy to the film and forgoes the wraparound framing device or something that feels like an old mix tape buried in th...

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July 15, 2024

V/H/S 94

ALL HAIL RAATMA! This week Mike and Rachel talk about the return of the V/H/S series after more than a half a decade absence with V/H/S '94. Conceived and created during the COVID restrictions, the entry features the first tw...

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July 8, 2024

V/H/S VIRAL

This week Mike and Ariel are on hand to take a look at the third installment of the found footage, anthology series V/H/S VIRAL. Considered by most fans to be the worst of the series, your co-hosts are hard to disagree at the...

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July 1, 2024

V/H/S 2

This week we're talking more found footage anthology goodness with V/H/S 2. Like any anthology series, there are ups and downs, but this one has what might be the fan favorite of the series with Safe Haven. Plus, Mike and Ari...

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June 24, 2024

V/H/S

This week we start a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup of a franchise where found footage and anthologies are smashed together into one horrific format. Mike, Rachel, Stephen and special guest Tucker (Disenfranchised podcast) talk ab...

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June 17, 2024

BLADE: TRINITY

We close out the Blade series with a wild one. Mike and Devaughn talk about a movie that has more going on behind the scenes than in front of the camera. We take our time to discuss and maybe even debunk the stories of improper behavior of series sta...

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June 10, 2024

Blade 2

This week Mike, Devaughn & Steven are back to talk about BLADE II and the return of everyone's favorite vampire killer. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, it might be the perfect mix of horror and comic book heroics and offered the Spanish auteur hi...

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June 3, 2024

BLADE (part 2)

We're back with the second half of our talk about 1998's BLADE. Jay Kreiger from the Genre Haze podcast is back with Mike and Devaughn to talk all things Daywalker. We talk about why Wesley Snipes was such an inspired choice to play the character and...

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May 20, 2024

BLADE (part one)

It's bedtime for suckheads in the first part of our double episode on 1998's horror and superhero hybrid, BLADE. Wesley Snipes steps into a role he seemed born to play as the vampire killing "Daywalker" in an R-rated romp that owed just as much to ma...

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May 14, 2024

A "Shoot The Shit" What We're All Watching Five Year Anniversary Cele…

This week we mark five years of bringing you the Pod and the Pendulum by having a fun little roundtable discussion. Mike, Brian, Devaughn and Stephen got together to talk for awhile about what has caught their fancy as of late, as well as to reflect ...

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May 6, 2024

RANKING THE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY SERIES

It's time to put this franchise to bed, and what better way to do that thank to put it all in order? Mike, Rachel, Ariel and Devaughn are on hand to rank the Paranormal Activity series from the dregs to the top tier. Will Devaughn be our chaos agent ...

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