2 Guys And A Chainsaw

2 Guys And A Chainsaw episodes:

• 05.12.2024

  The Howling

  We continue Werewolf Month with the Joe Dante classic, The Howling. Chock full of stars, this one is credited with re-inventing the werewolf genre for the modern audience and making lycanthropy as sexy as vampires.

  
• 05.02.2024

  An American Werewolf In London

  Our first film is John Landis' classic horror-comedy about two backpackers in the English countryside who get attacked by a werewolf. Hilarity ensues as the dead one comes revisits his friend to warn him that he is the last living...

  
• 04.19.2024

  Night Swim

  How far can you go with the concept of possessed water? We take a deep dive into this Blumhouse / James Wan production to find out!

  
• 04.11.2024

  From Beyond

  Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton star in this Stewart Gordon directed special makeup effects extravaganza! This 80s horror flick is simple yet highly entertaining - with a smorgasbord of slimy body horror practical effects that kept our mouths agape. A...

  
• 03.28.2024

  Maximum Overdrive

  You guys chose Stephen King's sole directorial effort, Maximum Overdrive, for us to pick apart. From noisy, smoke-belching cars to laugh-out-loud dialogue and hilariously improbable situations, there's a lot to marvel at and yuk it up over. Classic rock band...

  
• 03.22.2024

  Evil Dead Rise

  With the new rules and lore established in this movie - now there are THREE books of the dead? - we can plan to see a lot more of this franchise, just as Bruce Campbell has promised. And if they're...

  
• 03.15.2024

  Predator

  Perhaps best known for playing Apollo Creed opposite Stallone in the Rocky franchise, Carl Weathers also had a prominent run in another big-strong-hulking-guy 80s flick opposite Schwarzenegger. In each, he more than holds his own. Thanks to Josh for the...

  
• 03.08.2024

  Cult of Chucky

  Never released to theaters, this 2017 installment struck a perfect tone between humor and horror, which creative director and writer Don Mancini had been refining and reinventing over decades of our favorite possessed killer doll. Not only is it a...

  
• 03.01.2024

  Curse of Chucky

  After 5 films of an increasingly wacky, campy and jokey premise, this one managed to deftly bring Chucky back to his horror roots, with a more spooky edge, stylized visuals, and dark themes.

  
• 02.26.2024

  Seed of Chucky

  Seed of Chucky is the most divisive of all the Child's Play films thus far. It was also the last to be released in theaters. This film leans so heavily into camp that even John Waters has a prominent role...

  
• 02.16.2024

  Bride of Chucky

  We continue our month of Chucky by skipping over part 3 and heading straight to the fourth in the series, which marks a distinct change in tone and style. It's also missing Andy for the first time, but we hardly...

  
• 02.09.2024

  Child's Play 2

  Welcome to Chucky Month! It's a full-month of crawling our way through the Child's Play franchise, at the request of our Loyal Patrons. Since we've already covered the first film in a previous episode, we start things off at part...

  
• 02.02.2024

  American Gothic

  Somewhat reminiscent of the classic painting with which it shares its title, American Gothic is chock-full of excellent actors acting excellently, even though the movie itself is rather silly. We enjoyed talking about it. Thanks, Gary, for the request!

  
• 01.26.2024

  The Mist

  Our second tribute episode this year is a two-fer: Frances Sternhagen and Andre Braugher both left us in the last few months, and they left us two fantastic performances in an utterly chilling Frank Darabont horror film, adapted from a...

  
• 01.19.2024

  Blood Beach

  Our tribute episode to Burt Young, beloved wiseguy of countless films, best known for the Rocky series and - amongst OUR listenership - for being the angry dad in the deliciously wacky Amityville II. That SHOULD have been our tribute...

  
• 01.09.2024

  Leave The World Behind

  A star-studded cast including Ethan Hawke, Julia Roberts, and two-time Academy Award-winner Mahershala Ali ushers in the potential apocalypse as a mysterious event throws off a family's weekend getaway in upstate New York.

  
• 01.04.2024

  All My Friends Are Dead

  A New Year's Eve party goes awry and everyone ends up dying. It's like a horror version of American Pie, and it really surprised us! Thanks, Patrons, for choosing our first episode of 2024!

  
• 12.25.2023

  It's A Wonderful Knife

  Man, we really REALLY wanted to love this film. The title, the concept, the trailers, the writer, and even some of our favorite horror actors involved (Justin Long!) had us looking forward to settling down to a nice holiday treat...

  
• 12.22.2023

  Blood Beat

  This whacked-out 1983 movie is our unlikely favorite holiday pick of the month so far. Kind of lost until it was re-released properly by Vinegar Syndrome, this visual wonder was thrown together by a bunch of amateur filmmakers and non-actors....

  
• 12.16.2023

  All The Creatures Were Stirring

  For the second in our holiday horror series, we decided to try this anthology that LOOKED promising due to the recognizable faces in it.

  
• 12.08.2023

  Black Friday

  A movie based on the Black Friday shopping phenomenon holds a lot of promise. With this 2021 film, unfortunately, it's another case of "great concept, poor execution". Even Bruce Campbell couldn't save this uneven and mostly un-funny horror-comedy. But at...

  
• 11.28.2023

  Five Nights at Freddy's

  This week, we couldn't resist discussing Five Nights At Freddy's, along with the video game series that inspired it. Despite negative critical reviews, it seems to be a hit with audiences. How many of you have played the games? If...

  
• 11.23.2023

  Alien Abduction: Incident In Lake County

  It all started 10 years earlier in 1989 with The McPherson Tape (aka U.F.O Abduction), which was lost to the world until it suddenly resurfaced within the UFO-tracking community as purportedly genuine evidence of a family's alien encounter (it's not)....

  
• 11.16.2023

  The Exorcist

  Long-time listeners of the podcast know and understand why we tend to shy away from covering such iconic films. What can we possibly say that hasn't already been said about one of the most notorious films of all time? So...

  
• 11.07.2023

  Little Monsters (2019)

  We're taking our 367th episode to celebrate our 366th! Why, you may ask? Because at 366, you now have enough episodes to watch an episode a day for a full year - even on a leap year. To christen this...

  
• 10.31.2023

  Scary Movie (1991)

  This fascinating movie was a labor of love for 19 year-old writer-director Daniel Erickson, who seemed to bring together the entire acting community of Austin, Texas, to fulfill a piece of his vision. Starring a fresh-faced John Hawkes, Butch Patrick...

  
• 10.24.2023

  Cemetery of Terror

  We put it to our Patrons to choose the last two movies of the month. We're happy to announce that the first of those films is this Mexican flick from the 80's that is almost like two movies in one:...

  
• 10.18.2023

  The Exorcist: Believer

  We head to the theaters to give our take on a contentious movie, The Exorcist Believer. And we're delighted to have our returning guest and old friend, Heather, join us to give her take as well. How does this sequel...

  
• 10.14.2023

  The Lady In White

  How did we ever miss this one? We tackle a spooky ghost tale that just sits perfectly for the Halloween season. Not only does it center around Halloween night, but it's one of those "kid horror" flicks that we have...

  
• 10.05.2023

  Gothic

  We could've just as easily chosen Gothic for our Julian Sands tribute episode, as he puts on an incredibly bold and melodramatic performance, along with some opther stellar and emotional acting by Gabriel Byrne, Natasha Richardson, and Timothy Spall. This...

  
• 09.29.2023

  The House By The Cemetery

  Is this a hidden gem? Or just a dumb schlocky mess? Listen and pick a side, then let us know YOUR feelings in the comments!

  
• 09.19.2023

  The Platform

  How does The Platform hold up in 2023? Have a gander at our hot take. Cheers to the capitalists out there!

  
• 09.14.2023

  Maniac Cop

  This week's schlockfest is the classic cable TV staple, "Maniac Cop", written by our fave Larry Cohen and directed by Warren Lustig of "Maniac" fame. Loads of familiar faces in this one, and some pretty impressive stunts for a low-budget...

  
• 08.30.2023

  The Bad Batch

  Although technically a cannibal movie, it's not much of a horror flick after the first 10 minutes or so. A star-studded lineup only added to the mystery of why we had never heard of this movie before. Is it worth...

  
• 08.26.2023

  Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  Would you believe he did a horror movie? Well, technically it's a horror comedy, but of course Craig was chomping at the bit to discuss one of his favorites from long ago. AND to gush over the incomparable Mr. Reubens...

  
• 08.18.2023

  Creepshow

  With a star-studded cast and tongue planted firmly in-cheek, Creepshow translates the iconic horror comics of the 50's to the silver screen with glee. We loved chatting about this iconic and legendary film and film series in the horror pantheon....

  
• 08.10.2023

  Dead Heat

  This insanely fun romp took us all the way back to the hyper-masculine, ultra-violent 80's action flicks we grew up with.

  
• 07.27.2023

  Warlock

  This is a 90's movie through and through, and our memories of were a bit rosy. Watching it today for the first time in a long time, we mostly had fun laughing at it, but appreciating Sands' fine performance. Enjoy!

  
• 07.17.2023

  Pearl

  Pearl gives us some deep, heart-wrenching insight into the villain from the previous film, while copping the style of 1930's Hollywood. For us, much like X, it worked beautifully.

  
• 07.12.2023

  X

  Suffice it to say that we were big fans of this flick that chronicles a group of youngsters heading out into the farmlands to shoot a porno movie and end up getting much more than they bargained for.

  
• 07.04.2023

  Uncle Sam

  In celebration, we dive deep into a rather shallow flick - the straight-to-video 1996 release "Uncle Sam", directed by William Lustig and written by Larry Cohen. High-concept social commentary and silly elements blend together for a wild ride that will...

  
• 06.27.2023

  Vampyros Lesbos

  Todd thinks it's exploitation fare striving for something a little greater. Craig thinks it's just porn. You be the judge as you listen to this week's discussion of one of the most notorious lesbian vampire flicks of all time.

  
• 06.20.2023

  The Funhouse

  As Craig says about his childhood carnival experience: "They just look run down and they're just held together with spit and shoe polish... it's like a miracle that I'm not dead." Well, quite a few people end up dead in...

  
• 06.15.2023

  The Initiation

  While we admire Daphne Zuniga's performance and it's easy to root for her as a "scream queen," the film's plot development and pacing leave a bit to be desired, especially compared to other slashers of the era.

  
• 06.08.2023

  Brain Dead

  We do our best to decode and parse out this low-budget Lynch-ian flick, directed by Adam Simon, the soon-to-be director of rental store shelf staple, Carnosaur. Check it out!

  
• 05.30.2023

  Brain Damage

  And this one did not disappoint. Come listen to us gush over the trippy, Lynchian and utterly fascinating "Brain Dead" from 1988 - and wonder aloud why we hadn't heard much about this independent horror flick before! Help us rescue...

  
• 05.24.2023

  Stage Fright

  As we've already reviewed a couple of his films and told stories of his notorious dismissal of the horror genre of which he was so entwined, we decided to pick the most interesting of the remaining films for this week's...

  
• 05.19.2023

  Spiral

  Chris Rock's Saw not-really-a-sequel vanity project doesn't exactly showcase the comedian's considerable acting talents. Join us as we puzzle through Saw, reimagined as a police procedural - for better or for worse.

  
• 05.12.2023

  Satan's Slaves

  Todd gives his review from Jakarta, which also explains the delay in getting this latest episode out. Thanks for your patience, and enjoy!

  
• 04.20.2023

  The Menu

  The whole relationship between artists and its patrons, food and foodie culture is cooked up and served for discussion, critique, and pointed action as one rogue chef (played by Ralph Fiennes) decides he's had enough. Equal parts hilarious, pretentious and...