150 - The Seventh Victim (1943) & Mandy (2018) →

CW: Suicide (multiple references and lengthy discussion)

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

It’s Nightmare Cult Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey leave their boarding school and fall in with backwoods biker cenobites on LSD.

The Classic Film: The Seventh Victim (1943)
"A woman in search of her missing sister uncovers a Satanic cult in New York's Greenwich Village, and finds that they may have something to do with her sibling's random disappearance” (IMDb.com). More complex, odd, and baffling than you might expect a 1940s mystery to be, The Seventh Victim packs more plot developments and intrigue into its 70 minutes than a le Carré espionage novel.

The Modern Film: Mandy (2018)
"The enchanted lives of a couple in a secluded forest are brutally shattered by a nightmarish hippie cult and their demon-biker henchmen, propelling a man into a spiraling, surreal rampage of vengeance” (IMDb.com). (Gestures wildly at everything.)

Audio Sources:
“A.T.H.F.” written by Daniel Dumile and Brian Burton & performed by Danger Doom (Danger Mouse & MF Doom) 
"The Beginning: Making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. 
"Blurred Lines” written by Marvin Gaye, et al. & performed by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams
“Mandy” produced by SpectreVision, et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Planets and Moons" (Bill Nye, the Science Guy S03E01) produced by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), et al.
“The Seventh Victim” produced by RKO Radio Pictures
"Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith” produced by Lucasfilm, et al.

060 - The Devil's Rain (1975) & Hereditary (2018) →

CW: miscarriage, death of a child, threats of suicide, suicide

Oh, my god! It's a week of demonic family curses on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey cover two movies all about satanic cults afflicting generations of troubled families!

First up is 1975's The Devil's Rain! Ernest Borgnine plays a satanic cult leader determined to get a book of names from William Shatner and Tom Skerritt's family. What is the Devil's Rain and how does it factor into everything? Who knows!? But the melting effects are awesome!

Then it's on to the arty powerhouse from this year, 2018's Hereditary! Kelsey wasn't so charmed the first time around when we talked non-spoilers in episode 039 -- will a second viewing reveal the remarkable impact of this powerful family drama... horror... drarror? Horma? (Spoilers: Yes!)

Plus we give our non-spoilery thoughts on the Suspiria remake! That movie was something!

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1066888352002015232

Audio Sources:
"BASEketball" produced by Zucker Brothers Productions
"The Devil's Rain" produced by Sandy Howard Productions
"The Devil's Rain" written by Jerry Only and performed by The Misfits
"Double Team" written and performed by Tenacious D
"Garth Marenghi's Darkplace" produced by Avalon Television & Channel 4 Television Corporation
"Hereditary" produced by PalmStar Media
"Masters of the Universe" produced by Golan-Globus Productions, et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones