248 - Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970) & Ready or Not (2019) →

CW: Rape

It’s Matrimony Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey went to a wedding this weekend, so they're in the mood... for wedding-themed horror!

Read our afterthoughts for this episode HERE!

The Classic Film: Hatchet for the Honeymoon [Il rosso segno della follia] (1970)
"A cleaver-wielding bridal designer murders various young brides-to-be in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma” (IMDb.com). Hatchet for the Honeymoon may not be Bava's best-known work, but if you're a fan of giallo (or American Psycho), you might not want to miss it.

The Modern Film: Ready or Not (2019)
"A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game” (IMDb.com). Ready or Not asks a lot of the viewer, but if you can put up with the silliness, there's a lot to love about it.

Audio Sources:
"Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" produced by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, et al.
"Cabin in the Woods" produced by Lionsgate, et al.
"Double Team" written and performed by Tenacious D
"Dumb and Dumber To" produced by Universal Pictures, et al.
"Hatchet for the Honeymoon" produced by Pan Latina Films, et al.
"Ready or Not" (2019) produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures, et al.
"Ready or Not" written by Nel Ust Wyclef Jean, et al., and performed by Fugees
"Run Rabbit Run" written by Ralph T. Butler & Noel Gay and performed by Flanagan and Allen

203 - Black Sunday (1960) & Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021) →

CW: Homophobia, Rape

It’s another Witchy Woman Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey are back on that bullshit, this time with two movies about witchy women that put curses on entire bloodlines and where multiple people need a good eye stabbin'.

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

The Classic Film: Black Sunday [La maschera del demonio] (1960)
"A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant, with only the girl's brother and a handsome doctor standing in her way” (IMDb.com). Mario Bava's official directorial debut may be beautifully designed and shot, but the story itself is a jumbled mess and just incredibly boring. Sorry.

The Modern Film: Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021)
"The origins of Sarah Fier's curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever" (Netflix). We finally wrap up the Fear Street Trilogy and warm up to this last installment despite a less interesting second half.

Audio Sources:
"Black Sunday" produced by Galatea Film & Jolly Film
"Come Out and Play" written by Dexter Holland and performed by the Offspring
"Fear Street: Part Three - 1666" produced by Chernin Entertainment
"Gigantic" written by Kim Deal & Frank Black and performed by the Pixies
"Live Forever" written by Noel Gallagher and performed by Oasis
"Mo' Murda" written by Tony C, et al., and performed by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
"Mr. Grieves" written by Frank Black and performed by the Pixies
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Start Wearing Purple" written by Eugene Hütz and performed by Gogol Bordello