Freaky Franchise

Have you ever wondered what the recording experience is like for us? Here's your chance to hear everything that doesn't make it into the episodes that you hear with an outtakes reel. Sometimes we say words wrong. Sometimes we get onto tangents so off-topic that we don't put them in. Sometimes we get distracted. And sometimes something happens in the middle of a recording that makes us scream.

Because these are outtakes the audio is sometimes a bit funky, but we hope you enjoy this (and have a new appreciation for the time we spend editing).

It's Prom Night again! But this time, we're not going to prom. We're going to an old seminary-turned-Summer-home to be pursued by a possessed priest. Sounds crazy, right? But this one's actually a back-to-basics slasher, all about teens getting murdered with a strange yet practical weapon. We'll try once again to unpack Catholic horror and to figure out why on earth teens would pass up a perfectly good prom to sit around in an empty house all night. We'll also talk about Camp Rock, the novels of John Green, and a tour of makeout history.

Mary Lou's back, but this time, things are a bit different. She's managed to escape the Hell Prom and she's got her sights set on Alex, the most average man that you will ever meet. Alex is cool with this (who DOESN'T want to make out with a hot ghost?) until she starts killing anyone who gets in his way. We'll talk about what Mary Lou is getting right and try and wrap our heads around why she's obsessed with Alex. We'll also talk about Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith, football fields, American patriotism from Canada, and what defines a banana split.

It's prom night again, but this time things are a little different. We've got the vengeful ghost of a murdered prom queen, possession, and some Nightmare-On-Elm-Street-Style special effects. Add to that a whole lot of sexism and some heavy-handed moralism with unclear statements about Catholicism, and you've got quite a film. We'll also talk about red lipstick, high school prop closets, stink bomb experiences, and self-induced swirlies.

Get your fancy dress and your corsage and get ready for some awkward photos—it's prom season! This week we're starting the Prom Night franchise, and boy is there a lot going on here. We'll discuss how we could have thrown a better prom and led a better investigation into the suspicious death of a ten-year-old. We'll also talk about violent recess games, how to pronounce the name "Wendy", everything happening at the last minute, and the Taylor Swift classic "Teardrops on my Guitar".

Join us as we do our best to connect the dots between three very different movies. We'll discuss giant monsters along with themes of saving yourself vs. saving others, found family, documentation, and survival. We'll also go through a disaster survival checklist and see if we're ready to face a Cloverfield event (spoiler alert: we're not).

This week, we're in space! The third and final (at least for now) film in the Cloverfield franchise gives us some insight into how this whole thing started. At least, we're pretty sure it does. Not going to lie, it's a bit hard to follow. In this episode, we'll spend equal amounts of time talking about what happens in the film and trying to define the word "paradox". We'll also talk about astronaut food, 3D printer safety settings, flex tape, and how to pronounce Neve Campbell's name.

Would YOU trust a strange man who kidnapped you, put you in a bunker, and told you that the apocalypse had happened and you're one of a few people safe and alive? You probably shouldn't, but in this film, that seems to genuinely be the case. Howard, Michelle, and Emmet are now stuck in a bunker while the rest of the world goes to Hell. But this is a horror movie, so you know it's a bit more complicated than that. We'll discuss whether or not having a bunker is a good idea and how we would cope with this situation. We'll also talk about CPR certification, People Crying Underground, fruit roll-ups, and a different Bradley Cooper.

Quick question: if a monster was wreaking havoc on New York City, would you a) flee the city or b) run into the center of the city, right into the path of the monster? If you chose b we don't know what you're doing, but maybe you'll understand the people in this movie better than we do. We'll talk about our own plans for if something like this happens, and why we're going with option a. We'll also talk about box offices, the definition of "lawn", Scrappy Doo, and Coney Island baby warmers.

After watching more movies than we have for any other franchise, we're ready to say goodbye to the Amityville Horror house (along with the countless haunted objects that came from it). We'll take a look at all 11 of the movies we watched to discuss themes including truth vs. fiction, corruption, and bad dads. We'll also talk with Chris Granniss to give us the perspective of an Amityville local.