234 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 5 (1989) & Under The Shadow (2016) →

CW: Rape, Abortion, Addiction, Eating Disorders

It’s Mother's Day on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey learn about the perils of motherhood and all the demons that come with it.
Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

The Classic Film: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
"The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world” (IMDb.com). It's happened. Nightmare on Elm Street is bad now. But don't worry—it gets worse.

The Modern Film: Under the Shadow (2016)
"As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home” (IMDb.com). More Persian mythology as metaphor made by Persians, please.

Audio Sources:
"Lawnmower Dog" (Rick & Morty S01E02) produced by Harmonius Claptrap, et al.
"Let's Go" written by Ric Ocasek and performed by The Cars
"Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy" produced by Panic Productions & 1428 Films
"A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child" produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
"Under the Shadow" produced by Wigwam Films, et al.

052 - The People Under The Stairs (1991) & The Harvest (2013) →

It's Hidden Kids Week on Pod Sematary! Chris and Kelsey discuss two movies about a similar topic (secret children) that couldn't be more different!

First up is the Wes Craven classic, 1991's The People Under the Stairs! It manages to ramp up the tension and then defuse it with some good ol' slapstick humor. All to the benefit of the core message of anti-greed and social consciousness. Oh, and there are monsters in the basement and a poor, poor puppy.

Then it's the IFC slow-burner, 2013's The Harvest. It's halfway through before anything remotely resembling horror manages to slip into this film, but that doesn't prevent creeping dread from permeating throughout. It's a killer concept with a great twist that is ill-served by an average production and poor writing. But there's Michael Shannon!

Audio Sources:
"The Beginning: Making Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace" produced by Lucasfilm Ltd.
"Do The Right Thing" written and performed by Redhead Kingpin & The F.B.I.
"The Harvest" produced by 120dB Films, et al.
"The People Under the Stairs" produced by Universal Pictures & Alive Films
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Split" produced by Blinding Edge Pictures, et al.