Head Cannon

Brent and Corey catch up with a friend from ComedySportz Indianapolis, Daryl Hollonquest, for a raucous conversation about 2003's ridiculous Freddy vs Jason. We also discuss the connections of famous ComedySportz alum like Dan Harmon and Derek Mears, and Corey's experience with Southern Indiana redneck cornfield parties! It's like a big ol' poop in the mouth!

Brent and Corey speak with their good friend JR Mcintire about 1993's The Good Son in a wide-ranging conversation about everything from what shows we like and are watching now to what kinds of devious things we did as kids! Listen to this episode; don't eff with us!

Brent and Corey discuss 2018's Hereditary with good friend and animator Adam Dix, who has worked with Disney, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network on shows like Sofia the First, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, DC Super Hero Girls, Boss Baby, and Netflix's upcoming The Cuphead Show!, among others. We dive deep into the most disturbing movie we've covered on the show so far, and somehow end up talking about Wes Anderson for a while.

Brent and Corey speak with Tasia, a writer and expert on all things Gaimon, Lovecraft, and King, to compare the 1990 miniseries Stephen King's It with 2017's It and 2019's It Chapter Two! We also discuss the inventor of chicken nuggets and U.S. government cheese caves.

Brent and Corey catch up with Corey's former Second City Conservatory classmate Alexandra and her fiancé Gus to discuss 2014's It Follows. We ask: Who is the last person you would want "It" to appear as? How could the curse be used for good? and How the heck do you get your leg back in that position?

Brent and Corey are joined by their dear friend Aubrie to discuss 2021's Army of the Dead. How does it stack up against Zack Snyder's other movies? How does it stack up against other zombie movies? Find out right here!

Brent and Corey discuss 1983's Sleepaway Camp with guest James Capps. Is it a representative trans narrative? Is it a hot, problematic mess? Can it be both at the same time? Either way, everyone wins when the camp pedophile falls into the 120 gallon soup pot!

Brent and Corey dive deep into Thailand's folklore and the mythical creature krasue with the 2019 Thai film Inhuman Kiss. Let your head detach from your body, bringing all your organs and entrails with it, and join us on this journey!

Brent and Corey, along with our special guest Jordan Owens, discuss the 2018 movie Annihilation. Is it a metaphor for self-destruction, or cancer, or a Lovecraftian tale, or maybe a Dark Tower adaptation? Possibly all of the above? Explore all this and more in the second episode of Head Cannon!

Your hosts Brent Owens and Corey Jefferson cover 15 of the earliest horror movies ever made, spanning 1896-1913, and including titles like Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and /the Damnation of Faust.