208 - Child's Play 3 (1991) & Annabelle: Creation (2017) →

CW: Death of a child

It’s Haunted Doll Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey dive back into their two "favorite" franchises with one possessed doll that lost its edge and another that still isn't possessed at all.

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

The Classic Film: Child's Play 3 (1991)
"Chucky returns for revenge against Andy, the young boy who defeated him and now a teenager living in a military academy” (IMDb.com). Sorry, Jack—Chucky's back... in a dull and unnecessary sequel that didn't even scare Kelsey, who is notoriously terrified of the murderous doll.

The Modern Film: Annabelle: Creation (2017)
"Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll-maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, where they become the target of the dollmaker's possessed creation, Annabelle” (IMDb.com). This is one of those rare cases where the sequel is better than the original, but that's not saying much. Unfortunately, while an upgrade for the franchise, this entry in the expansive and fluctuating Conjuring Universe is NOT more than the sum of its pretty compelling parts. Just remember: ♫It's just a doll♫

Audio Sources:
"Annabelle: Creation" produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
"Buzz Buzz Buzz" written by Bobby Day (as Robert Byrd) & John G. Dolphin and performed by The Hollywood Flames
"Child's Play 3" produced by Universal Pictures
"The Conjuring" produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
"Jesus Christ Superstar" (1973) produced by Universal Pictures
"Lonesome Ghosts" (1937) produced by Walt Disney Productions
"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" produced by Warner Bros., et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"You Are My Sunshine" written by Jimmie Davis and performed by Charles McDonald

139 - Child's Play 2 (1990) & Annabelle (2014) →

CW: Suicide, Infanticide

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

It’s another doll week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey crawl around active assembly line machinery searching for an exit.

The Classic Film: Child’s Play (1990)
"While Andy's mother is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the young boy is placed in foster care, and Chucky, determined to claim Andy's soul, is not far behind” (IMDb.com). Kelsey's exposure therapy isn’t working yet, but the Child’s Play franchise is only dipping its toe into the silliness water in this one.

The Modern Film: Annabelle (2014)
"A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists” (IMDb.com). Take out “involving a vintage doll” from that synopsis and you might have an interesting movie. Audiences weren’t so lucky.

Audio Sources:
“Annabelle” produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
"Child's Play 2” produced by Universal Pictures
"Donnie Darko” produced by Pandora Cinema, et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones

004 - The Witches (1990) & The Conjuring (2013) →

Witches are the topic of the day in this episode of Pod Sematary. Chris & Kelsey chat about 1990's The Witches (definitely about witches) and 2013's The Conjuring (ok, it's a stretch). Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe, and tell EVERYONE about Pod Sematary!