212 - Cujo (1983) & Gerald's Game (2017) →

CW: Rape, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Suicide

It’s Movies-based-on-Stephen-King-novels-about-women-stuck-in-a-single-location-and-harassed-by-dogs,-both-of-which-star-primary-actors-from-E.T. Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey really need to come up with a safeword.

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

The Classic Film: Cujo (1983)
"Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town” (IMDb.com). Cujo is a thrilling story that manages to wring a lot of pathos out of a little premise, but will never be as good as the first time you saw it.

The Modern Film: Gerald's Game (2017)
"When a harmless game between a married couple in a remote retreat suddenly becomes a harrowing fight for survival, wife Jessie must confront long-buried demons within her own mind - and possibly lurking in the shadows of her seemingly empty house” (Intrepid Pictures). Like Mike Flanagan is wont to do, Gerald's Game is heavy on trauma and emotion at the expense of the scares. It's still a great movie, but maybe not a great *horror* movie.

Audio Sources:
"Cujo" produced by Sunn Classic Pictures & TAFT Entertainment Pictures
"Gerald's Game" produced by Intrepid Pictures
"The Impression That I Get" written by Dicky Barrett & Joe Gittleman and performed by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"The Shining" (1997 TV Mini-series) produced by Lakeside Productions & Warner Bros. Television

125 - Critters (1986) & The Bay (2012) →

CW: Suicide

Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1233948610728849409

It’s a Creature Feature Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey watch some flicks about little animals terrorizing humanity. Thanks for the recommendations, Lou and Wes! Plus, we talk about the new Candyman trailer!

The Classic Film: Critters (1986)
"A group of small, furry aliens makes lunch out of the locals in a farming town” (IMDb.com). Almost completely harmless and a little charming, we all know we're just watching this one to get to Leo in part 3. 

The Modern Film: The Bay (2012)
"Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs” (IMDb.com). What could have been bog-standard found-footage terror, Barry Levinson's eco-horror surprised us with some clever twists on a tired presentation. 

Audio Sources:
"Adventures in Babysitting" produced by Touchstone Pictures & Silver Screen Partners III
"The Bay" produced by Automatik Entertainment, et al.
"Candyman" (2020) produced by Monkeypaw Productions, et al.
"Critters" produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
"Jaws" produced by Zanuck/Brown Productions & Universal Pictures
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones

068 - The Howling (1981) & Ginger Snaps (2000) →

CW: Rape, Suicide, Pedophilia

It's another Werewolf Week on Pod Sematary! Recommended by listener TheChikapedia, these two movies have some to say about the nature of both humans in general and women in particular, respectively.

The Classic Film: The Howling (1981)
After a bizarre and near-deadly encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem. When man's animal instincts struggle against their better nature, can they find a balance?

The Modern Film: Ginger Snaps (2000)
Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a werewolf. The curse of the moon takes a double meaning in this flick focused on becoming a woman.

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Audio Sources:
"Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
"Blazing Saddles" produced by Crossbow Productions & Warner Bros.
"Ginger Snaps" produced by Lions Gate Films, et al.
"The Howling" produced by Embassy Pictures, et al.
"New Year's Evil" produced by Golan-Globus Productions
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones

010 - The Dead Of Night (1945) & Red Christmas (2016) →

Content Warning: Abortion

This is one hell of a week, guys! Kelsey and Chris run into their first week where neither of them had seen the movies at hand ahead of time. First up is the 1945 anthology classic, The Dead of Night, which charmed both of our hosts. Next on the docket is quite the surprise: 2016's Red Christmas, about... well... we'll get to that.