232 - Little Shop of Horrors (1986) & The Happening (2008) →

CW: Domestic Abuse

It’s Earth Day on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey give off good vibes and talk in a very positive manner about plants—but are sure not to feed them!

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The Classic Film: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
"A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed” (IMDb.com). Little Shop of Horrors is wonderful and joyous and great and shut up if you don't like it.

The Modern Film: The Happening (2008)
"A science teacher, his wife, and a young girl struggle to survive a plague that causes those infected to commit suicide” (IMDb.com). The Happening is famously maligned as confirmation that M. Night Shyamalan's promising star had faded. You could argue that the wooden acting and silly-but-melodramatic premise are an intentional homage to 50s B-movies, but if that's the case, Shyamalan didn't go hard enough.

Audio Sources:
"An American Tail" produced by Don Bluth Productions, et al.
"Anne Hathaway/The Killers" (Saturday Night Live S34E04) produced by Broadway Video, et al.
"The Happening" (2008) produced by Twentieth Century Fox, et al.
"The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun" written by Julie Brown, et al., and performed by Julie Brown
"Little Shop of Horrors" (1986) produced by The Geffen Company
"Nightmare on Mother Brain's Street" (Captain N: The Game Master S01E09) produced by Saban Productions
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Martin" (1992 TV Series) produced by You Go Boy! Productions & HBO Independent Productions
"Take My Breath Away" written by Giorgio Moroder & Tom Whitlock and performed by Berlin

215 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) & Anna and the Apocalypse (2017) →

The Best of 2021 - #2 The Nightmare Before Christmas

It’s Actually Christmas Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey make this holiday season musical!

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The Classic Film: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
"Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion” (IMDb.com). This is one of the Christmas movies that we watch every year, and we're still excited to talk about it.

The Modern Film: Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
"A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven—at Christmas—forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash, and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones” (IMDb.com). Anna and the Apocalypse is passable insofar as it's one of the few musical comedy horrors in existence, but it's a goldmine of a premise that isn't exploited for its opportunities nearly enough.

Audio Sources:
"Anna and the Apocalypse" produced by Black Camel Pictures, et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"The Nightmare Before Christmas" produced by Touchstone Pictures, et al.
"The Nightmare Before Christmas" (The Movies That Made Us S03E07) produced by The Nacelle Company

205 - Phantom of the Paradise (1974) & Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) →

CW: Sexual Assault, Suicide

It’s Musical Horror Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey sign contracts in blood and get much-needed organ makeovers!

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The Classic Film: Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
"A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise” (IMDb.com). Brian DePalma and Paul Williams' musical tragedy cribs its story from several all-time greats, including Phantom of the Opera (of course), Faust, and The Picture of Dorian Gray, couching it all in some glam rock style that's not much like Rocky Horror Picture Show at all.

The Modern Film: Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
"A worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however” (IMDb.com). Repo! is a goth opera that's probably more style than substance, but maybe that's what you're into. We're a little into it.

Audio Sources:
"All the Duke's Men" (The Critic S02E06) produced by Gracie Films & Columbia Pictures Television
"Atlanta" (from "Nice Try, The Devil") written and performed by Pete Holmes
"I Smell Like Beef Original Extended Version #beefbaby - Katie Ryan" from Katie Ryan via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZyspecXJE
"Léon: The Professional" produced by Columbia Pictures, et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Phantom of the Paradise" produced by Harbor Productions & Pressman-Williams Enterprises
"Repo! The Genetic Opera" produced by Twisted Pictures & Burg/Koules Productions
"Scarface, Amnesia, and One Hundred Million Dollars" (from "The Top Part") written and performed by John Mulaney
"Secret of NIMH" produced by Don Bluth Productions, et al.
"Stars Are Blind" written by Fernando Garibay, et al., and performed by Paris Hilton