242 - Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) & Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005) →

CW: Rape, Suicide, Transmisogyny

It’s Urban Legends Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey round out the trilogy in a two-for-one episode to surprising results!

Read our afterthoughts for this episode HERE!

The Classic Film: Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
"A film school is the center of a fresh spate of killings based on urban legends” (IMDb.com). It may not be a great movie, but is Final Cut our favorite UL? Actually...

The Modern Film: Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005)
"...a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences” (IMDb.com). While there are one or two things that are moderately cool about this final (for now) installment of the franchise, the fact that we have to say that should tell you everything you need to know. Hard to believe that this is the same director as Pet Sematary and Pet Sematary Two.

Audio Sources:
"Blossom" produced by Touchstone Television, et al.
"Die Hard" produced by Twentieth Century Fox, et al.
"Don't Whiz On The Electric Fence!" written and performed by Charlie Brissette, et al.
"A Goofy Movie" produced by Walt Disney Pictures, et al.
"Half Baked" produced by Robert Simonds Productions & Universal Pictures
"Hook" produced by Amblin Entertainment & TriStar Pictures
"Labyrinth" produced by The Jim Henson Company, et al.
"Pet Sematary" produced by Paramount Pictures & Laurel Productions
"Scream" produced by Dimension Films & Woods Entertainment
"Urban Legend" produced by Phoenix Pictures, et al.
"Urban Legends: Bloody Mary" produced by NPP Productions Inc. & Screen Gems
"Urban Legends: Final Cut" produced by Phoenix Pictures, et al.
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" written by Vicki Wickham, et al., and performed by Dusty Springfield

101 - Sweet Sixteen (1983) & Happy Death Day 2U (2019) →

CW: Racism, Sexual Assault, Suicide

It’s Our Birthday Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey celebrate the anniversaries of their births by watching two more birthday-themed horror flicks. Well, at least one of them is a horror movie… by the end.

The Classic Film: Sweet Sixteen (1983)
"Teenager Melissa moves into a small town filled with racial prejudice and bullying, and each time she meets up with one of the boys in town, they end up murdered - but who is the killer?” (IMDb.com). Sweet Sixteen has all the hallmarks of an awful slasher, but the irresistible relationships and an unbelievably campy theme song save it from the garbage abyss.

The Modern Film: Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
"Tree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead” (IMDb.com). It only took two movies for this series to forget it was supposed to be horror. The renewed focus on sci-fi and low-hanging jokes turn a concept that is begging to be compelling into a sloppy disappointment.

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1170822623862784000

Audio Sources:
"Back to the Future Part II" produced by Universal Pictures, et al.
"Happy Death Day" produced by Universal Pictures, et al.
"Happy Death Day 2U” produced by Blumhouse Productions, et al.
"Knocked Up” produced by Universal Pictures & Apatow Productions
"Looper” produced by Endgame Entertainment, et al.
"The Martian" produced by Twentieth Century Fox, et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Sweet Sixteen” produced by Sweet Sixteen Productions & Productions Two
"Total Recall" produced by Carolco Pictures