158 - Hocus Pocus (1993) & ParaNorman (2012) →

CW: Homophobia

Best of 2020 - #7 (Tied) Hocus Pocus

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

It’s Family Friendly Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey light the black flame candle, talk to ghosts, and fix all of society's problems!

The Classic Film: Hocus Pocus (1993)
"A curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century” (IMDb.com). Hocus Pocus is a cult classic and for a reason. Put a little Halloween joy in your life and watch with us.

The Modern Film: ParaNorman (2012)
"A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies, and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse” (IMDb.com). Don't be like seemingly everyone in 2012 and sleep on this beautifully-animated family horror movie with a heart.

Audio Sources:
"Are You Afraid of the Dark?" produced by Nickelodeon Network, et al.
"Awakening: Part 1" (Gargoyles S01E01) produced by Disney Television Animation
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992) produced by Twentieth Century Fox, et al.
"Chapter Six: The Spy" (Stranger Things S02E06) produced by Netflix Studios, et al.
"Hocus Pocus" produced by Walt Disney Pictures & Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
"Judge Reinhold/10,000 Maniacs" (Saturday Night Live S13E13) produced by Broadway Video & NBC Productions
"The Mask" produced by Dark Horse Entertainment & New Line Cinema
"ParaNorman" produced by Focus Features & Laika Entertainment
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Stainmaster Carpet Mommy's Little Sweetheart TV Commercial HD" via FM1156 @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvs_qGnBn1M

131 - The Stand (1994) & Quarantine (2008) →

CW: Suicide, Rape, Mental Illness and Ableism

Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1249931486444130305

It’s Infectious Disease Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey are safer at home and have nothing better to do than watch a 6-hour television miniseries about a global pandemic and then record one of the podcast's longest episodes yet!

The Classic Miniseries: The Stand (1994)
"After a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil” (IMDb.com). Even though this 6-hour miniseries is based on one of Stephen King's longer novels, this televisual epic had everything 90s TV was good at -- namely a high confidence-to-capability ratio!

The Modern Film: Quarantine (2008)
"A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC, after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers” (IMDb.com). American cinema did what it always does and went and remade a foreign movie, this time Spain's [•REC]. But relax, it's basically the same movie.

Audio Sources:
"Boogie Fever" written by Freddie Perren & Kenneth St. Lewis and performed by The Sylvers
"Critters 2: The Main Course" produced by New Line Cinema & Sho Films
"Don't Dream It's Over" written by Neil Finn and performed by Crowded House
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" written by Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser and performed by Blue Öyster Cult
"A Fish Called Selma" (The Simpsons S07E19) produced by Gracie Films & 20th Century Fox Television
"Halloween" (1978) produced by Compass International Pictures, et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Quarantine" produced by Vertigo Entertainment, et al.
"Rock-A-Doodle" produced by Goldcrest Films International & Sullivan Bluth Studios
"Snatch" produced by Columbia Pictures & SKA Films
"The Stand" (1994) produced by Greengrass Productions & Laurel Entertainment Inc.

130 - Critters 2 (1988) & Atrocious (2010) →

CW: Infanticide, Post-natal depression, Sexual Assault

Read our afterthoughts for this episode at twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1246562597513519105

It’s Easter Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey paint some Crite eggs and get lost in the labyrinth at their summer home!

The Classic Film: Critters 2 (1988)
"Eggs of the small, furry alien carnivores are left behind on Earth and, after hatching, again set their appetites on the town of Grover's Bend” (IMDb.com). Wackier than the original, this sequel has some bright moments, but otherwise doesn't really need to exist (other than to get us closer to Leonardo DiCaprio in Part 3!).

The Modern Film: Atrocious (2010)
"Two teenage siblings endure a terrifying experience while investigating a rural legend near their family's vacation home” (IMDb.com). This Spanish-language indie horror is about as impactful as it is long, but we aren't necessarily complaining.

Audio Sources:
"Atrocious" (2010) produced by Claqueta y Accion, et al.
"Critters 2: The Main Course" produced by New Line Cinema & Sho Films
"Labyrinth" produced by The Jim Henson Company, et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Poltergeist" (1982) produced by Amblin Entertainment, et al.
"Power of the Night" written by Terrence Mann, Richie Vetter, & Dodie Pettit and performed by Terrence Mann
"Self Control" written by Giancarlo Bigazzi, Raffaele Riefoli, & Steve Piccolo and performed by Laura Branigan