Blood and Black Rum Podcast - A Cult Film / Horror Podcast

Similar to Student Bodies, Wacko is a 1982 horror parody that primarily satirizes the slasher genre, all while cracking jokes at other popular horror movies of the time. This one centers around a Lawnmower Killer with an irreverent brand of comedy that basically throws jokes at the viewer in rapid-fire succession. We talk about how successful this is, the killer reveal, and whether Wacko deserves the multiple cast talents at its disposal!

We're also drinking Tree House Brewing's Halloween beer, the Evil Julius triple IPA!

Approximate timeline

0:00-13:00 Intro

13:00-21:00 Beer talk

21:00-end Wacko

HaHaHalloween comes to an end next week, so stick with us! We might have a few tricks and treats up our sleeve.

One of the most important slasher parodies is also relatively little-known. For HaHaHalloween we had to be sure to take on 1981's Student Bodies, released in the heyday of the slasher movement and mostly satirizing Halloween and Friday the 13th. We talk about the jokes, the Airplane!-esque comedy, and how inspirational this film would be on a new line of horror comedies.

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0:00-8:00 Intro

8:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Student Bodies

HaHaHalloween continues all Halloween season!

We can't have a horror parody series without possibly the most popular one in the genre. We're talking Scary Movie in this episode, from the best jokes, to how it holds up today, and its surprising success at coming quite close to shot-for-shot matches of Scream. Check it out and let us know if you still watch this one, even with the dated references!

Approximate timeline

0:00-11:00 Intro

11:00-15:00 Tea(!) talk

15:00-end Scary Movie

HaHaHalloween continues all Halloween season!

For this episode of HaHaHalloween, we wanted to throw things back a ways to some of the earliest horror parodies. What better than Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, a monster mashup that started the craze of the comedy duo meeting various Universal monsters. We talk about the appeal of this Avengers of horror, the slapstick comedy the two perfected, and Martin's disdain for Bela Lugosi?!

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0:00-15:00 Intro

15:00-25:00 Beer talk

25:00-end Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

HaHaHalloween continues all Halloween season!

We return to the slasher format for our fourth episode in our Halloween horror parody series. Here we tackle Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, which attempts to see the slasher film from the killer's perspective, giving some pointed examples of the reasoning behind slasher films with its meta commentary while at the same time offering up half of a real slasher film in its own right. We talk about the jokes, the allure of a killer like Leslie Vernon, and how well the films plays off the slasher tropes. We're also drinking Sierra Nevada's 2025 Bigfoot barleywine-style ale!

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

HaHaHalloween continues all Halloween season!

Continuing our horror parody/comedy Halloween season, we move from slasher films to zombies as we take a look at The Dead Don't Die from 2019. This was a particular divisive movie when it released, pairing the sardonic sensibilities of a Wes Anderson movie with the more traditional undead tropes. We talk about how well this works out, if the theme is too heavy-handed, and a whole lot more in this appreciation of Bill Murray and Adam Driver. We're also drinking Wicked Grove (Aldi) Black Cherry Imperial Hard Cider!

Approximate timeline

0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end The Dead Don't Die

HaHaHalloween continues all Halloween season!

If Club Dread was a traditional slasher parody, Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil takes things in a different direction by upending the usual formulas; instead of college co-eds being the targets, they become the killers in this comedy about a giant misunderstanding. We talk about the hilarious circumventing of tropes, the great 2010s feel, and how well the conceit orks over a full-length film. We're also drinking Southern Tier's new Buffalo Bills-themed IPA can!

Approximate timeline

0:00-7:00 Intro

7:00-14:00 Beer talk

14:00-end Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil

HaHaHalloween continues all Halloween season!

We're starting the Halloween season off with our first horror parody, and we wanted a soft start - and what better way than to lead out of the summer season with Club Dread, set at a resort and satirizing slasher tropes. While neither of us were completely enamored with Broken Lizard's attempt at spoofing the usual stalker cliches, we did enjoy Bill Paxton's antics as a Jimmy Buffet-lite musician. We're also drinking Sierra Nevada's new Oktoberfest collaboration with Stortebeker in this spookified episode!

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-18:00 Beer talk

18:00-end Club Dread

HaHaHalloween continues all September and October, weekly!

We end this '90s action summer with The Matrix, a film that hit at the tail end of the decade just before the millennium. In this episode, we talk about the lasting impression, the inspirations behind the movie including anime and science fiction (some of which we've already covered), and how the film holds up after almost 30 years. We're also drinking Benediktiner's Weissbier!

Approximate timeline

0:00-11:00 Intro

11:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end The Matrix

Up next: we start our Halloween shenanigans and the theme is: Horror Parodies!

Continuing Red Hot Action Summer, we take a look at John Carpenter's less-revered sequel Escape from L.A., which returns to Snake 15 years later and adds a whole lot more bad CGI to the mix. We talk about the unnecessary plot twists in the film, Bruce Campbell being a shining star, and Pam Grier making an appearance! We're also drinking Prison City's Mass Riot New England IPA.

Approximate timeline

0:00-11:00 Intro

11:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Escape from L.A.

Next up: The Matrix!