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Fifty years I’ve been waiting for this night, just to see him again. Join PJ and Derek as they head to Harlow, Texas to see where Leatherface has been hiding the past 5 decades in David Blue Garcia’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022). In this episode the guys discuss the film’s brutal set pieces, gruesome kills, and its muddy attempts to mix modern social commentary with old-school slasher mayhem. Even the return of final girl Sally Hardesty for an “ultimate showdown” leaves this legacy sequel feeling more hack than slasher. 📺

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Third Channel Podcast delves into the horror franchises you love from the perspectives of a life-long horror hound & a newbie to the genre. 📺

You messed with the wrong family. Join PJ and Derek as they explore the twisted origins of the Sawyer household in Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury’s Leatherface (2017). In this episode the guys talk about the film’s divisive reception, its place within the franchise, through its savage violence, bleak atmosphere, fractured timeline, and its surprising attempt to paint a tragic portrait of the young man destined to become one of horror’s most infamous killers. Does its grimy European-horror sensibilities make it an underrated prequel or just another bloody misfire? 📺

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Family is a messy business. Ain’t nothin’ thicker than blood. Join PJ and Derek as they head to Newt, Texas to claim the unexpected inheritance of John Luessenhop’s Texas Chainsaw (2013). In this episode the guys dig into the film's controversial legacy, its direct-sequel approach to the 1974 original, its glossy modern style, brutal kills, and 3D gimmicks, plus the contrived continuity choices and creative decisions that turned Leatherface from relentless monster into someone the audience is almost expected to root for. Do your thing, cuz! 📺 

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Let me ask you one question. Are you havin’ fun yet? Join PJ and Derek as they take a closer look at Kim Henkel's infamous return to the franchise he helped create in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994). In this episode the guys explore the film's satirical edge, its troubled production and release history, and Henkel's surreal vision, complete with deranged family dynamics, secret conspiracies, and unforgettable performances from future Oscar winners Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey. Do you consider this an irredeemable mess or The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre? 📺

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So, how do you like Texas? Join PJ and Derek as they drive into the dust-choked backroads of Texas for Jeff Burr’s attempt to revive one of horror’s most infamous franchises with Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990). In this episode the guys unpack the film's troubled production, the MPAA cuts that reshaped its most brutal moments, Viggo Mortensen's surprisingly savage performance, plus the unforgettable teaser trailer that promised carnage which audiences never got to see, and where Leatherface fits within the ever-changing continuity of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series. 📺

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To your perfect family. Cheers. Join PJ and Derek as they open the book of the dead once again for Sébastien Vaniček's latest blood-soaked chapter of Deadite mayhem in Evil Dead Burn (2026). In this episode the guys break down the film's relentless gore, nerve-shredding set pieces, and family-from-hell premise, along with its franchise connections, practical effects, and where this installment ranks among the cabin carnage that came before. Does Burn capture the manic spirit that made the series legendary, or does its darker, more punishing tone forge a terrifying new path? 📺

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Third Channel Podcast delves into the horror franchises you love from the perspectives of a life-long horror hound & a newbie to the genre. 📺

But the saw... the saw is family. This week PJ and Derek are joined by special guest Charlie as they descend into the unapologetically unhinged sequel that traded raw realism for outrageous satire in Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986). In this episode they unpack the radical tonal shift from the grim original to a black comedy, dissect the film's unforgettable set pieces, celebrate its outrageous practical effects, discuss the performances that helped turn the Sawyer family into horror icons, and why this once-divisive sequel has become a beloved cult favorite. Oh my achin’ banana! 📺

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My family's always been in meat. Join PJ and Derek as they take a road trip through the grimy, nerve-shredding masterpiece that changed horror forever, Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). In this episode the guys explore how the film’s raw, documentary-like style, unsettling sound design, and shocking violence created one of the most influential horror movies ever made. Along the way, we separate myth from reality, unpack the film's surprising themes, and discuss why this raw, relentless classic still gets under your skin more than five decades later. 📺 

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Where we’re going, we won’t need eyes to see. Join PJ and Derek as they engage the gravity drive and journey beyond the edge of known reality in Paul W.S. Anderson’s Event Horizon (1997). In this episode the guys discuss the film’s nightmarish vision of cosmic terror, its striking production design, unforgettable imagery, through themes of grief, guilt, religious horror, and humanity’s fear of the unknown, which earned it a cult reputation as one of the most influential horror films set in deep space. 📺

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Accept the pain you have wrought. Greater delights await. Join PJ and Derek as they again open the puzzle box and descend into the dark, seductive reimagining of Clive Barker’s horror classic in David Bruckner’s Hellraiser (2022). In this episode the guys explore how the film expands the lore of the Cenobites and Lament Configuration for a modern audience, from its stunning visual design and gruesome practical effects to its themes of desire, addiction, and the price of obsession, plus whether this reboot succeeds in honoring the legacy of the franchise while carving out its own identity. 📺

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