Found on Shelf

The Skidooch has arrived… and he’s riding a jet ski straight through a luxury cruise ship.

This week, the Found on Shelf crew dives headfirst into Deep Rising—a late-90s fever dream where mercenaries, billionaires, pickpockets, and an extremely hungry sea nightmare all collide in the middle of the ocean. Joined by special guest Cammy, the gang tries (and fails) to stay on track while unpacking CGI tentacles, infinite ammo, questionable life choices, and one of the most unhinged finales ever put to film.

Along the way, we debate whether this is secretly Alien on a boat, pitch a brand-new sitcom starring “The Skidooch,” and ask the important questions—like why the only gun that runs out of bullets is the one that matters.

It’s messy. It’s loud. It’s mid in all the right ways.

Hop on the jet ski. We’re going in.

This week on Found on Shelf, we descend into one of the strangest films ever unearthed: The Rare Blue Apes of Cannibal Isle — a surreal, low-budget fever dream involving aristocratic blue apes, pirate crocodiles, toxic flower gas, and a duck named Mr. Quack Quack.

Returning guest Bitter Karella joins us to break down this baffling cinematic artifact while also celebrating the success of her splatterpunk horror novel Moonflow and teasing her upcoming folk horror release Quaint Folk (dropping this October 👀).

We attempt to answer important questions like:

Is this movie secretly about colonialism?

Why can only apes hear the main character talk?

What IS rose gas, and why does it have one purpose (or two??)

And most importantly… why are we always picking on the Bobo?

Expect chaos, cursed lore, and one of the wettest viewing experiences we’ve ever endured.

🎧 Listener discretion advised: contains bizarre children’s film logic, existential confusion, and discussions of deeply weird cinema.

We’re joined by author and internet chaos agent Robert Brockway to talk about his new novel “I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200”—a dark, funny, and unexpectedly emotional dive into childhood, loneliness, and the terrifying things that live in our heads (and maybe on YouTube).

Then, after we politely let our guest escape the cursed video store, we spiral straight into the 2015 horror oddity My Bloody Banjo.

Along the way:

• We uncover the horrors of modern “imaginary friends”
• Debate the true chaos of kids’ media past vs. present
• Learn way too much about “banjo strings”
• And question every life decision that led us here

It’s part author interview, part horror deep dive, and part complete descent into madness.

Proceed at your own risk.

This week on Found on Shelf, we dive headfirst into the flaming chaos of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance—a sequel so unhinged it feels like it was filmed during a caffeine-fueled exorcism.

Join us as we break down Nicolas Cage at peak Cage energy, from demonic transformations to the infamous “scraping at the door” scene that will haunt your dreams. Is this a misunderstood cult classic… or a full-blown cinematic meltdown?

We talk:

• The bizarre editing and “filmed while being chased by bees” cinematography
• The Ghost Rider crane (yes, really)
• Questionable CGI, wild performances, and even wilder writing choices
• Why this might be the most aggressively unnecessary sequel ever made

Plus: chaotic lore, fake movie callbacks, and one of our most unhinged award segments yet.

If you love bad movies, comic book chaos, or watching hosts slowly lose their sanity—this episode is for you.

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Dustin wanted to pick the movie this week.

Unfortunately, the Jackalope had other plans.

After challenging the mysterious creature that controls the show’s movie selection, the Jackalope locks the studio doors and forces the hosts to endure the entire Feeders trilogy, the cult shot-on-video alien horror series created by legendary low-budget filmmakers The Polonia Brothers.

The episode becomes a chaotic struggle between Dustin and the Jackalope while the podcast dives deep into:

• Feeders (1996) – the infamous $500 camcorder alien invasion movie that became a video-store cult classic

• Feeders 2: Sleigh Bells – the bizarre Christmas sequel featuring puppet aliens, recycled footage, and Santa Claus armed with lasers

• Feeders 3: The Final Meal – the long-delayed sequel that somehow transforms the trilogy into a self-aware cult comedy

Along the way the hosts explore the history of shot-on-video horror movies, DIY filmmaking of the 1990s, and why the Polonia Brothers became one of the most prolific names in cult cinema.

Any similarity between this podcast and real life just happens to be the way things are.

This week on Found on Shelf, we descend into the cursed VHS void and accidentally summon the 1990 Canadian cult dystopian satire Terminal City Ricochet… and it summons us right back.

What we expected: weird punk rock sci-fi nonsense.

What we got: media-controlled reality, fascist talk show mayors, climate collapse, secret police, cannibalism, brain-controlled children, and a villain who writes 'My Struggle Now' in prison.

Cool cool cool. Totally fictional. Definitely not relevant.

Season 5 is here and Patrick and Spec are watching the 2003 Sega Saturn FMV Despiser...oh wait, this is an actual movie?

Holy shi....is that Dustin? I thought he was dead?!?!

I'm so confused, good thing I'm just hired to write the descriptions. Despiser is about a guy that dies and goes to purgatory where he wages a war against polygons. This podcast is about guys that never seem to stay dead, so it's a match made in heaven....err purgatory.

Last we heard, Dustin had been hit by a large truck driven by a demonic fast food mascot named Dumpy the Rat. it's time to find out the aftermath.

Season 5 starts in February!

It's time for the end of the year wrap up, but is it also time for the end of the FOUND ON SHELF PODCAST?! Only one of the hosts will walk away from this episode...

It's Christmas!! Gabe and Casey pop in for our annual tortur....I mean holiday funn! The Santa slasher returns to Christmas, California to turn loved ones into evil garden gnomes and do his bidding. Grab your gnomies and check out our latest episode!