056 - Double Feature - Halloween II (1981 & 2009) →

It's that time of year again: Halloween Week on Pod Sematary! Each year on Halloween, Chris and Kelsey plan to bring you the next installment in this classic franchise! This year, it's a Double Feature of the 1981 follow-up to the original and the second Rob Zombie installment that definitely isn't a remake.

First it's the classic Halloween II from 1981! Laurie has been moved to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital after the events of the first movie and Michael Meyers is still on the lamb. Thrill as hospital staff walk down hallways! Join us for John Carpenter and Debra Hill's final word on Michael Meyers -- he's never coming back after this one, folks!

Then it's on to Rob Zombie's 2009 sequel, H2: Halloween II! This movie is chock-a-block full of Zombie cliches, but is it possible that it's actually better than the 1981 version? Find out what got Chris to say, "Like Icarus, he approaches greatness!"

Get more at podsematary.com! Read afterthoughts for this episode at twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1056678173612494848

Audio Sources:
"Black Christmas" (1974) produced by August Films, et al.
"A Clockwork Orange" produced by Warner Bros. and Hawk Films
"Halloween" (1978) produced by Compass International Pictures and Falcon International Productions
"Halloween II" (1981) produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company and Universal Pictures
"Halloween II" (2009) produced by Dimension Films, et al.
"Halloween III: Season of the Witch" produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company and Universal Pictures 
"John Carpenter Plays the Halloween Theme on Nintendo Labo… Kind Of" via IGN @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIRG6reVYLs
"Mr. Sandman" written by Pat Ballard and performed by The Chordettes
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Whirly Brains" (SpongeBob SquarePants S10E01) produced by United Plankton Pictures
"The Worst Witch" produced by Central Independent Television

055 - Double Feature - 13 Ghosts (1960) & Thir13en Ghosts (2001) →

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Worst of 2017/18 - #5 Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

It's round two on Dark Castle Double Features this week on Pod Sematary! Chris and Kelsey go back to the same William Castle well as The House on Haunted Hill with Thirteen Ghosts! And stick around at the end of the episode for our thoughts on 2018's Halloween!

First up is the 1960 original, 13 Ghosts! Ghosts come to life with the ectoplasmic color of Illusion-O (ectoplasm only comes in red or blue)! Imagine 1959's House on Haunted Hill but without the intrigue and without Vincent Price... it's fine... it's fine.

But, then... oh, then... there's the 2001 Dark Castle remake, Thir13en Ghosts. A movie so batshit crazy that Matthew Lillard is the only one that can see it for what it really is: an ironic comedy.

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1053869938144796673

Audio Sources:
"13 Ghosts" produced by William Castle Productions
"The Cabin in the Woods" produced by Lionsgate, et al.
"Excess" written and produced by Tricky and performed by Tricky w/ Alanis Morissette
"The Fly" (1986) SLM Production Group & Brooksfilms
"Halloween" (2018) produced by Blumhouse Productions, et al.
"Mirror Mirror" written and performed by Rah Digga
"Orgazmo" produced by Orgazmo inc., et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Thir13en Ghosts" produced by Dark Castle Entertainment, et al.