227 - Leprechaun 4 (1996) & Boys from County Hell (2020) →

CW: Sexual Assault, Transmisogyny, Suicide

It’s St. Patrick's Day on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey are in space now for some reason, investigating the source of the Dracula mythos.

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

The Classic Film: Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
"Our deadly leprechaun is in space to woo a beautiful princess who is impressed with his gold and desires to separate him from it” (IMDb.com). It's not like the franchise could ever really be accused of "trying," but this movie would be bad even by porn standards if there were any actual sex in it.

The Modern Film: Boys from County Hell (2020)
"A crew of hardy road workers, led by a bickering Father and Son, must survive the night when they accidentally awaken an ancient Irish vampire” (IMDb.com). In the vein of other Irish horror-comedies like pod-favorite Grabbers, Boys from County Hell is a clever take on classic tropes that's worth your time.

Audio Sources:
"Boys from County Hell" produced by Six Mile Hill Productions
"The Crucible" (1996) produced by Twentieth Century Fox
"Die Hard" produced by Twentieth Century Fox, et al.
"Home Improvement" produced by Wind Dancer Productions
"Leprechaun 4: In Space" produced by Blue Rider Pictures
"Meet the Cast | Willow | Disney+" via Lucasfilm @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPqk9k91TEk
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Robot Chicken: Star Wars III" produced by Stoopid Monkey, et al.

178 - Leprechaun 3 (1995) & Wake Wood (2009) →

CW: Sexual Assault, Animal Attack and Animal Death

The Worst of 2021 - #6 Leprechaun 3

It’s St Patrick's Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey make horror movie wishes that end up in monkey's paw results with an Irish twist (For example, Chris wanted to watch Wishmaster again and got Leprechaun 3 instead).

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

The Classic Film: Leprechaun 3 (1995)
"An evil leprechaun finds himself in Las Vegas, where he proceeds to cause mischief by killing people, granting twisted wishes, and infecting a young man with his green blood” (IMDb.com). The Leprechaun franchise certainly isn't getting better and seems to have hit levels of absurdity that better franchises took a couple more entries to reach.

The Modern Film: Wake Wood (2009)
"The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter” (IMDb.com). Wake Wood is another one of those movies that we could take or leave, but its promise just makes each of our quibbles all the more frustrating.

Audio Sources:
"The Brave Little Toaster" produced by Hyperion Pictures & The Kushner-Locke Company
"Breaking the Fourth Wall" (WandaVision S01E07) produced by Marvel Studios
"Fix Up, Look Sharp" written by Dylan Kwabena Mills, et al., and performed by Dizzee Rascal
"Leprechaun 3" produced by Blue Rider Pictures
"Pawn Shop" written by Bradley Nowell, et al., and performed by Sublime
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Wake Wood" produced by Hammer Films, et al.

085 - Rawhead Rex (1986) & Constantine (2005) →

CW: Suicide, Mental Illness

It’s Man vs. Demon Week on Pod Sematary as Chris and Kelsey discuss two films about regular ol’ human dudes taking on the un-killable spawn of hell! But be sure not to underestimate the ladies in these stories, as they may be more powerful than they’re given credit for!

The Classic Film: Rawhead Rex (1986)
"Ireland will never be the same after Rawhead Rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer” (IMDb.com). Clive Barker famously dislikes this production of one of his many screenplays, and for good reason, but maybe… just maybe… it wasn’t that great a concept to begin with?

The Modern Film: Constantine (2005)
"Supernatural detective John Constantine helps a policewoman prove her sister's death was not a suicide, but something more” (IMDb.com). An underrated comic book movie to be sure, Constantine is basically John Wick in tone, concept, and lead actor, but with demons thrown in for good measure.

Plus! Kelsey questions the origins of the Christian faith and Chris talks too much about comic books!

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1130270216070488065

Audio Sources:
"Argo" produced by Warner Bros., et al.
"Batman" produced by Warner Bros., et al.
"Bram Stoker's Dracula" produced by American Zoetrope, et al.
"Catch Me If You Can" produced by DreamWorks, et al.
"Constantine" produced by Warner Bros., et al.
"Guardians of the Galaxy" produced by Marvel Studios, et al.
"Inward Singing" written and performed by Tenacious D (Jack Black & Kyle Gass)
"John Mulaney: New in Town" produced by 3 Arts Entertainment & Irwin Entertainment
"Rawhead Rex" produced by Alpine Pictures, et al.
"'Shia LaBeouf' Live - Rob Cantor" via robcantor @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0u4M6vppCI
"Split" produced by Universal Pictures, et al.
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze" produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
"The Yada Yada" (Seinfeld S08E19) produced by Shapiro/West Productions & Castle Rock Entertainment

023 - Maniac Cop (1988) & Grabbers (2012) →

This episode sees the beginning of Pod Sematary's St. Patrick's Day... Holiday... Fortnight? Chris and Kelsey cover St. Patrick's Day and Irish themed horror movies for the next two weeks! First up is the lesser-known horror classic, Maniac Cop from 1988. Bruce Campbell goes chin to chin with Robert Z'Dar! Then it's on to the small Irish isle of Erin Island where the locals have found a unique way to stave off an alien invasion in 2012's Grabbers. And don't forget to come back next week for more St. Paddy frights!