226 w/ Amanda - Delicatessen (1991) & Fresh (2022) →

CW: Suicide, Sexual Assault, Rape

It’s Meat Cute Week on Pod Sematary! Chris and Kelsey (and Amanda!) find true love in post-apocalyptic, old-timey, future France and do a little choreographed dance for the camera.

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

The Classic Film: Delicatessen (1991)
"Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants” (IMDb.com). Yes, we know eating meat is terrible, but even this charming, funny, hopeful, and morbid fantasy isn't going to stop us. (Sorry!)

The Modern Film: Fresh (2022)
"The horrors of modern dating seen through one young woman's defiant battle to survive her new boyfriend's unusual appetites” (IMDb.com). Fresh is a delightful and horrible story that threatens to charm its audience in much the same way its villain does its protagonist. When Kelsey and Amanda saw it in previews, they knew Chris would love it, too. They were right.

Audio Sources:
"Delicatessen" produced by Constellation, et al.
"Delicatessen trailer" via Casey Dake @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Mrs-dRk6w
"Fresh" produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures, et al.
"Get Out" produced by Monkeypaw Productions, et al.
"God of Thunder" (from Whiskey Icarus) written and performed by Kyle Kinane
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Sweet Talkin' Guy" written by Robert Schwartz, et al., and performed by The Chiffons
"Thank You for Being a Friend" written by Andrew Gold and performed by Cynthia Fee
"You're Not Good Enough" written by Devonté Hynes and performed by Blood Orange

141 - I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) & Revenge (2017) →

CW: Rape

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

It’s summertime on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey go on a tropical vacation just in time for hurricane season… oh, and there’s a killer fisherman there, too.

The Classic Film: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
"The murderous fisherman with a hook is back to once again stalk the two surviving teens… who had left him for dead, as well as cause even more murder and mayhem, this time at a posh island resort” (IMDb.com). Don’t even bother with this garbage-town, blatant cash-grab of a sequel.

The Modern Film: Revenge (2017)
"Jen is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend, which is suddenly disrupted when his sleazy friends arrive for an unannounced hunting trip... culminating in a shocking act that leaves Jen left for dead... Jen survives and reemerges with a relentless, wrathful intent: revenge” (Shudder). Revenge is a very well-made film, with brilliant visuals and an inspiring theme, but is any of that worth actually sitting through it?

Audio Sources:
"Agent for H.A.R.M." (Mystery Science Theater 3000 S09E15) produced by Best Brains
"Halloween" (1978) produced by Compass International Pictures
"How Do I Deal” written by Dillon O'Brian, Phil Roy & Bob Thiele Jr. and performed by Jennifer Love Hewitt
“I Still Know What You Did Last Summer” produced by Columbia Pictures, et al.
"Jurassic Park" produced by Amblin Entertainment and Universal Pictures
"Lose Yourself” written by Marshall Mathers and performed by Eminem
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
“Revenge” produced by M.E.S. Productions, et al.

037 - Eyes Without A Face (1960) & Don't Breathe (2016) →

CW: Violent Sexual Assault
Please feel free to skip ahead to 1:21:58 ("And we see Alex is there...") when prompted.

It's Father's Day on Pod Sematary and we're talking all about crazy fathers!

First up is the 1960 French classic, Eyes Without a Face! What won't a father do to take care of his daughter? Find out with us and witness one of the most vivid horror scenes in black and white.

Then it's 2016's Don't Breathe about a blind father who loses his daughter in a tragic accident. When thieves come in the night, how far over the edge will he go?

Get more at podsematary.com!

Audio Sources:
"Army of Darkness" produced by Dino De Laurentiis Communications, et al
"Don't Breathe" produced by Screen Gems, et al
"Eyes Without a Face" produced by Champs-Élysées Productions & Lux Film
"Eyes Without a Face" written by Billy Idol & Steve Stevens and performed by Billy Idol
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"TCM Imports" hosted by Ben Mankiewicz