Franchise Addicts

The Necronomicon opens one last time. 💀

Join Luke and Chris as they close the book on the Evil Dead franchise with Evil Dead Rise (2023) — the blood-soaked, high-rise horror that took the series to terrifying new heights. We dig into Lee Cronin’s direction, the gory practical effects, that infamous cheese grater scene, and how this movie connects to the legacy of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell.

🎬 What We Cover:

• The evolution of Evil Dead from cabin horror to urban nightmare

• Easter eggs and callbacks to Raimi’s original trilogy

• The meaning behind the “three Books of the Dead”

• Our favorite kills and practical effect moments

• How Rise fits into modern horror’s revival

👹 Watch all our Evil Dead coverage:

• The Evil Dead (1981)

• Evil Dead II (1987)

• Army of Darkness (1992)

• Evil Dead (2013)

• Evil Dead Rise (2023) – You’re here!

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Chris and Luke are joined by the boys from The MCU's Bleeding Edge to discuss Fede Alvarez's 2013 remake of The Evil Dead. Is it a worthy remake? Listen to find out!

🎙️ Franchise Addicts – Army of Darkness (1992)
The boomstick is back! Luke, Chris, and our returning guest Sam dive headfirst into Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness — the wild, hilarious, and totally unhinged third entry in the Evil Dead saga. We break down Ash’s evolution from survivor to swaggering action hero, the genius of Raimi’s practical effects and slapstick horror, and why Army of Darkness still stands as one of the most quotable cult films ever made.

💀 Expect plenty of laughs, a few deep cuts into Raimi’s film style, and maybe even a little love for Evil Ash.

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Chris jumps on to give his analysis of Evil Dead Part II and Luke has to defend this cult classic.

Watch: https://youtu.be/oWgbFnd_cIg

Part 2 of our Evil Dead II coverage! Luke and Andres talk through and rank some of their favorite movies.

Watch: https://youtu.be/rNlWLF4vP34

It's Luke without Chris! Oh No!! Luckily Andres The Pop Culture Guy was able to join and they cover everything Evil Dead II.

Watch: https://youtu.be/zobMWdeWmVw

Join Franchise Addicts as we dive into Sam Raimi’s original The Evil Dead — the low-budget horror masterpiece that changed the genre forever.

We’ll be talking:
💀 Raimi’s wild camera tricks and DIY genius
💀 The infamous cabin shoot from hell
💀 Bruce Campbell’s birth as a horror legend

We’ve just dropped our in-depth LIVE review of Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another! Join us as we unpack:

• The bold opening raid and what it sets up

• DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn — performances worth spotlighting

• The film’s tonal balance: absurdity, satire, and political urgency

• Father-daughter dynamics, past revolution, and moral contradictions

• How this film lands within PTA’s filmography

Want a fresh take? A hot take? Or maybe something you missed? Jump into the comments and join the discussion — we’re listening.

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The end has arrived. In this special finale episode of Franchise Addicts, we dive into the shocking conclusion of FX & Hulu’s Alien: Earth.

We cover it all:

• Wendy’s final bond with the Xenomorph

• Betrayals, survival, and the bloody escape attempt

• The fate of Arthur, Nibs, and the hybrids

• What this finale means for the future of the Alien franchise

This is our exclusive early listen of the finale breakdown — available first here on YouTube before it drops on podcast feeds.

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Things get darker in Alien: Earth as Episodes 6 and 7 push the hybrids — and their creators — to the breaking point.

We dive into:

• Tootles’ shocking death and the swarm of alien flies.

• Wendy’s deepening psychic bond with the Xenomorph.

• Arthur’s betrayal and the chaos inside Neverland.

• The explosive escape attempt and the chilling emergence that sets the stage for the finale.

Join us as we break it all down scene by scene — the horror, the cover-ups, and the moral crossroads at the heart of the Alien universe.

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