The Pod and the Pendulum: A Horror Movie Podcast

This week we are joined by filmmaker IZZY LEE (Re-Home, My Monster, Rites of Vengeance) to talk about the cult classic Halloween III. Yes, it's the one without Michael Myers, but unlike A New Beginning, the Tommy Lee Wallace film has gathered both fan and critical appreciation over the decades. We talk with Izzy about why this movie works, what makes Tom Atkins so great, and why representation and different voices in art matter. As a bonus feature, the episode kicks off with Jerry's daughter Dahlia, and my daughter Ada giving their picks for must-watch movies this Halloween season.

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This week we are back to talk about the as-good-as-you-could-possibly-hope-for Halloween 2. While it doesn't hit the same heights as Carpenter's classic, it's still a prety damn fine slasher film that reunites the gang behind the movie. Jerry and Mike are joined by Ghastly Grinning's Brian Keiper to talk about what the follow up gets right, how it falls prey to the slasher tropes that emerged in the wake of Halloween's success and why the sister angle hampered the series for so many years that follow. 

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What better way to dive into the spooky season than by tacking the series that is synonymous with it. This week Jerry and Mike are joined by Nat Brehmer (Dread Central, Bloody Disgusting, Diabolique, and more) to tackle one of the masterworks of not only horror cinema, but one of the truly greatest films of all time. With so many words already spilled on Halloween, we hope you enjoy our different approach, which focuses on Dr. Loomis, his relationship with The shape, and just why he was so damn driven to the edge of insanity with his quest to contain this evil.

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We wrap up our coverage of the Blair Witch franchise with a look back at the Simon Barrett / Adam Wingard sequel to TBWP. Imagine the 1999 film subsisting on a steady diet of creatine and pixie stix and you have a good feel for what this roller coaster of a movie offers the viewer. We're joined by Spooky Sarah from Geeks Who Eat and the returning Jacob Davison from The Deadtime Stories podcast

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This is one of the rare movies that made your host Mike angry upon seeing in theaters in 2000. Our poor guest host Jinx (Scream Addicts podcast, Dread Central) is walking straight into a hornet's nest with this one.

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We have a bonus episode for you guys. Jerry loved the new Rob Zombie ode to ultra violence 3 FROM HELL. He sat down with friend of the pod Justin Beahm (The Justin Beahm Radio Hour) to talk about their thoughts on the return of the Firefly clan.

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This week Jerry and I are joined by BEN ROCK, the writer of the mini "documentaries" that stoked fan interest in the Blair Witch Project and films that followed (Ben also directed the latter two installments BV7 & SoTBW). Ben goes in depth on how the mythology of the film was created and how these works for the SciFi Channel and Showtime enhanced the overall mythos. Theres also an extended talk about the podcast medium and the opportunities it presents for storytelling.

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We're back with a movie so terrifying that Jerry and Mike would not watch it UNTIL TEN YEARS AFTER we both crapped our pants in terror in theaters. Twenty years after it hit cinemas like a meteorite, it feels like the movie is just now getting its just due for the creativity, innovation and imagination on display. We're joined by Marcos Codas (@marcos.codas) for our biggest episode yet as we share our own personal history with the film, why it created such a stir upon release and its legacy today. 

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Just when we thought we were done talking about this series forever...Mike and Jerry take one last trip to Camp Blood to deliver our rankings of all the Friday films, our ffavorite men behind the mask and what we would love to see going forward from the series one day. Five words: Bring. Back. Reggie. The. Reckless. Do it you cowards!

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