Freaky Franchise

Remember how Alice became the Dream Master and banished Freddy to another realm? Well, that didn't last. Not only is Freddy back, he gets "reborn" as the grossest baby the world has ever seen. And, of course, he's killing off as many teens as he can—whether or not they're asleep. We'll do our best to guide you through all of this, but we're not the dream masters here, so no promises. We'll also talk about staring at the fridge, our horror movie/buddy comedy proposal, and vertical bathtubs.

We're back with our second annual Christmas episode! This year we're talking about The Year Without a Santa Claus. Have you ever thought about how this is a film about identity theft? Or how Heat Miser and Snow Miser are definitely demons? What about the fact that Southtown, USA is quite possibly Purgatory, or at the very least some kind of parallel universe that exists outside of the normal timeline? Well, we have, and we're here to talk about it (as well as a bunch of other scary stuff that comes up in this movie). Happy holidays!

We all know that there are 3 types of dreamers: Aristotle, skilled dreamers, and the Dream Master. Wait, you didn't know that? Neither did we. We still don't, really, but we'll do our best to figure it out as we take you on the wild ride that is the 4th film in the Nightmare franchise. We'll also talk about Kafka's Metamorphosis, major league hunks, dream dogs, and asthma/nerd symbiosis.

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Nancy's back y'all, and she's a hot-shot intern who's going to save the last of the Elm Street Kids from Freddy's clutches... if only she could save us from all of the ableism, racism, and sexism in this film. There's a lot to unpack here, and that isn't even half of it. We'll examine the shift in Freddy's character, and try to get to the bottom of exactly what a "dream warrior" is. We'll also talk about Theo's childhood Poe-etry, gym games, and hallowed mud.

Freddy is back to get some revenge... except none of the people he's killing are related to what happened last time or the people who killed him, so we're not sure what "revenge" is in this context. Join us as we try to figure out why Freddy decided to take over someone else's body instead of just do the killing on his own, and how disgusting that is when you have to actually watch it happen. We'll also talk about Shark Boy and Lava Girl, rooms full of cardboard boxes, and the sweatiest boy ever.

Happy Halloween! This year, we're celebrating with a Freaky Franchise bonus episode! We sat down with Lauren and Alexandra from the band Sisters Mann to talk horror movie music, our favorite films, cats, and general spookery.

And the Halloween gifts keep coming! You can get a free download of the song Halloween Night at http://bit.ly/Halloween_Night_Download

It's time for a new franchise, so sit back, relax, and just make sure you don't fall asleep. This week we're beginning our journey into Freddy Krueger's dreamscape and trying to figure out what's real, what's a dream, and what's the deal with Freddy's arms. We'll also talk about fingerknives, jumprope, crop tops, and Cordie's Acrylics Fund.

Summer has definitely come to an end, so it's time to wrap up this franchise! Join us as we discuss the major themes throughout this franchise, announce the franchise superlatives, and hear some of your urban legend submissions! We'll also talk about elementary school achievements, the 911, conscience vs. conscious, and teamwork's evil cousin.

Special thanks to Sage, Karen, Janice, Alex, and Valentina for sending in their urban legends!

Have you been wishing for another IKWYDLS movie, but with little relevance to the other films and none of the same characters? Well, neither have we, but that's what the franchise gave us. What happens when the urban legend turned real serial killer turns back into an urban legend? Is it possible that the fisherman has been hiding out for all these years, waiting for another group of teens to accidentally kill someone and cover it up? Stay tuned to find out. We'll also talk about Jack the Ripper, truck school, powerpoint transitions, and fancy phone friends.

It's been one year since that fateful summer (well, since the fateful summer one year after the original fateful summer) and even a radio sweepstakes win isn't enough to stop Julie from worrying. Did the Fisherman follow Julie and her friends to the Bahamas? Or is she seeing things that aren't there? Spoiler alert: it's not that hard to figure out. We'll also talk about phone etiquette, watermelon juice, chunky heels, and "do power outage".