256 - American Psycho (2000) & Green Room (2015) →

CW: Rape, Sexual Assault, Antisemitism, Racism, Homophobia, Harm to Animals

It’s Psycho Men Week on Pod Sematary and OUR 500th MOVIE!! Chris & Kelsey were going to see a punk show to celebrate but they had to return some video tapes.

Read our afterthoughts for this episode HERE!

The Classic Film: American Psycho (2000)
"A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies” (IMDb.com). This satirical indictment of 80s yuppie excess and unchecked male aggression certainly goes places, but is one of those places actually... misogyny?

The Modern Film: Green Room (2015)
"A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar” (IMDb.com). Anton Yelchin's final theatrical release, Green Room is American History X with more raw violence and none of the histrionics.

Audio Sources:
"American Psycho" produced by Lions Gate Films, et al.
"Green Room" produced by Broad Green Pictures & Film Science
"Nazi Punks Fuck Off" written by Jello Biafra and performed by Dead Kennedys

166 - Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 (1987) & Black Christmas (2019) →

CW: Sexual Assault, Rape, Suicide, Abortion, Gaslighting

It’s our second week of Christmas horror on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey smash the dark-magic patriarchy but spend most of their time talking about last Christmas.

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

The Classic Film: Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)
"The now-adult Ricky talks to a psychiatrist about how he became a murderer after his brother, Billy, died, which leads back to Mother Superior” (IMDb.com). The purposeful camp in this Christmas horror flick works sometimes, but they should have waited until they actually had a whole movie to film.

The Modern Film: Black Christmas (2019)
"Hawthorne College is quieting down for the holidays. One by one, sorority girls on campus are being killed by an unknown stalker. But the killer is about to discover that this generation's young women aren't willing to become hapless victims as they mount a fight to the finish” (IMDb.com). The road to bad cinema is paved with good intentions and probably the best thing we can say about this second Black Christmas remake is that it had good intentions.

Audio Sources:
"Black Christmas" (2019) produced by Blumhouse Productions, et al.
"Carrie" (1976) produced by Red Bank Films
"Inglorious Basterds" (2009) produced by A Band Apart, et al.
"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
"Silent Night, Deadly Night" produced by TriStar Pictures & Slayride
"Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2" produced by Silent Night Releasing Corporation

128 - Night of the Living Dead (1968) & 28 Weeks Later (2007) →

CW: Rape, Domestic Violence

Best of 2020 - #7 (Tied) Night of the Living Dead

Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1241493086502629387

It’s another Zombie Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey are smarter than you remember and know how to use tools!

The Classic Film: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
"A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a bloodthirsty, flesh-eating breed of monsters who are ravaging the East Coast of the United States” (IMDb.com). This black & white classic has some rough edges, but it's better than you might expect and redefined zombies for generations to come.

The Modern Film: 28 Weeks Later (2007)
"Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes according to plan” (IMDb.com). This sequel which included none of the creatives or actors from the original isn't half bad, but it fails to live up to the kinetic energy and fear of the original.

Audio Sources:
"28 Weeks Later" produced by Fox Atomic, et al.
"A Land Without Magic" (Once Upon a Time, S01E22) produced by Kitsis/Horowitz & ABC Studios
"Clue" produced by Paramount Pictures, et al
"Dec 8, 1987" (ABC News) produced by ABC News
"Halloween" produced by Compass International Pictures, et al.
"Night of the Living Dead" (1968) produced Image Ten
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"That Time Disney Remade Beauty and the Beast" via Lindsay Ellis @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpUx9DnQUkA