050 - Double Feature - The Amityville Horror (1979 & 2005) →

CW: Domestic Abuse

It's another Double Feature week on Pod Sematary! This time, Chris & Kelsey examine that "true story" classic, The Amityville Horror!

First up is the original from 1979, starring James Brolin and Margot Kidder. The movie is way too long and nothing happens, but it's well-made and has some good performances. Can the good make up for just how boring it is?

Then it's on to the 2005 remake starring Ryan Reynolds and Chloë Grace Moretz! This one is shorter and delivers on the escalating events, but Reynolds goes from zero to fuckhead in the first 15 minutes and things are a little less believable. Does this remake squander everything it does better than the original?

Plus, spoiler-talk about the season finale of Castle Rock!

Audio Sources:
"The Amityville Horror" (1979) produced by American International Pictures, et al.
"The Amityville Horror" (2005) produced by Platinum Dunes, et al.
"The Amityville Horror" (In Search Of... S04E03) produced by Alan Landsburg Productions
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Treehouse of Horror" (The Simpsons S02E03) produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television
"The Wedding Singer" produced by New Line Cinema, et al.

044 - Double Feature - The Thing (1982 & 2011) →

It's a Thing Double Feature this week on Pod Sematary and it's not at all confusing!

First up, Chris & Kelsey tackle that amazing original-- no, wait... remake? Does The Thing From Another World count as the original? No, screw it. Chris & Kelsey tackle THE ORIGINAL John Carpenter classic from 1982: The Thing! Sure, it's a classic now, but it wasn't always so beloved; have we just been watching with rose-tinted glasses?

Then it's on to the sequel-- no, wait... remake? No, wait... prequel. Then it's on to the premakequel from 2011 starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead! It's perfectly alright but ultimately forgettable and unnecessary. Are we just way off base here?

But that's not all! At the end of the episode, stick around for some Castle Rock talk! We discuss our thoughts on the first three episodes of the new Stephen King series and there's no restraint on spoilers. We each throw out a prediction on events to come, so be sure to share yours, too!

Plus!
--Manly Men
--The bottom of the Uncanny Valley
--Tormund Giantsbane
--#diabeetus
--Discussion on how trailers undermine a film literally 100% of the time
--A primer on how Netflix works and why all of their original horror films are bad

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Audio Sources: 
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"The Thing" (1982) (incl. Commentary with John Carpenter and Kurt Russell) produced by Universal Pictures & Turman-Foster Company
Thing
"The Thing" (2011) produced by Morgan Creek Entertainment Group, et al.