194 - Pitch Black (2000) & The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) →

It’s Riddick Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey shave their heads and wear welding goggles because Richard B. Riddick is their hero.

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The Classic Film: Pitch Black (2000)
"A commercial transport ship and its crew are marooned on a planet full of bloodthirsty creatures that only come out to feast at night. But then they learn that a month-long eclipse is about to occur” (IMDb.com). Pitch Black tries real hard to balance between horror, sci-fi, and action, but it mostly just succeeds in being badass.

The Modern Film: The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
"The wanted criminal Richard Bruno Riddick (Vin Diesel) arrives on a planet called Helion Prime and finds himself up against an invading empire called the Necromongers, an army that plans to convert or kill all humans in the universe” (IMDb.com). The Chronic-WHAT!?-cles of Riddick leaves much of the horror of Pitch Black behind in favor of existential dread, lore-building, and more ego-stroking, but that doesn't mean it isn't totally radical.

Audio Sources:
"Anya Taylor-Joy/Lil Nas X" (Saturday Night Live S46E20) produced by Broadway Video & SNL Studios
"Beauty and the Beast" (1991) produced by Walt Disney Pictures, et al.
"Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" produced by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, et al.
"Blade Runner" produced by The Ladd Company, et al.
"The Chronicles of Riddick" produced by Universal Pictures, et al.
"Deadpool and Korg React" via Ryan Reynolds @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7q60i_Lh_E
"F9: Fast & Furious 9 - Official Returning To Theaters Message (2021) Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez" via IGN @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsePr4w-3og
"Fuck the Pain Away" written and performed by Peaches
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Pitch Black" produced by Polygram Filmed Entertainment & Interscope Communications
"Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II" produced by Stoopid Monkey, et al.
"You're the Best" written by Bill Conti (music) & Allee Willis (lyrics) and performed by Joe Esposito
"Cell Block Tango" (from "Chicago" [2002]) written by John Kander (music) & Fred Ebb (lyrics) and performed by Catherine Zeta-Jones, et al.

164 - Double Feature - The Crazies (1973 & 2010) →

CW: Incest, Rape, Mental Illness

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

It’s a Double Feature on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey will end up either dead or insane! Thanks for the recommendation, Alex!

The Classic Film: The Crazies (1973)
"A biological weapon gone awry is only the start of problems in the little town of Evan's City, Pennsylvania. Bouts of insanity in the populace are leading to murder and rioting until the US Army turns up - and things really start going to hell” (IMDb.com). Feeling like a quintessential low-budget Romero flick, The Crazies is a raw and affecting story of survival.

The Modern Film: The Crazies (2010)
"As a toxin begins to turn the residents of Ogden Marsh, Iowa, into violent psychopaths, sheriff David Dutton tries to make sense of the situation while he, his wife, and two other unaffected townspeople band together in a fight for survival” (IMDb.com). It may be rare, but sometimes a horror remake is actually good. This is the case with The Crazies' 2010 remake, which does something completely different from the original and does it pretty well.

Audio Sources:
"The Crazies" (1973) produced by Pittsburgh Films
"The Crazies" (2010) produced by Overture Films, et al.
"Dawn of the Dead" (1978) produced by Laurel Group & Dawn Associates
"Ghostbusters" (1984) produced by Columbia Pictures, et al.
"The Haunting" (1999) produced by Dreamworks Pictures & Roth-Arnold Productions
"Jurassic Park" produced by Universal Pictures & Amblin Entertainment
"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" produced by Warner Bros., et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Pulp Fiction" produced by A Band Apart, et al.
"Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Spider-Man" produced by Columbia Pictures, et al.
"Shut Up and Drive" written by Evan Rogers, et al. and performed by Rihanna