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

087 - Thesis (1996) & Kill Me Please (2015) →

CW: Suicide, Torture, Graphic Discussion of Rape and Murder

It’s the end of another school year on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey are getting intellectual with two horror movies about school that you have to read!

The Classic Film: Thesis [Tesis] (1996)
"While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured [to] death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her [college]" (IMDb.com). This 90s foreign classic comes to us from Spain and asks the important question: "Should filmmakers strive to give audiences what they want when what they want is violence?"

The Modern Film: Kill Me Please [Mate-me Por Favor] (2015)
"Barra da Tijuca, West Side Zone of Rio de Janeiro. A wave of murders plague the area. What starts off as a morbid curiosity for the local youth slowly begins to spoil away at their lives. Among them is Bia, a fifteen-year-old girl. After an encounter with death, she will do anything to make sure she's alive" (IMDb.com). This Brazilian/Argentine festival darling has a lot to say about growing up as a young woman in the modern day. But is its dreamlike beauty and emotional metaphor enough to make up for a lack of… anything else?

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our Afterthoughts at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1134946933733068802

Audio Sources:
"Kill Me Please [Mate-me Por Favor]" produced by Bananeira Filmes, et al.
"A League of Their Own" produced by Columbia Pictures & Parkway Productions
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"The Princess Bride" produced by Act III Communications, et al.
"Split" produced by Universal Pictures, et al.
"Thesis [Tesis]" produced by Las Producciones del Escorpión & Sogepaq
"Tom Hanks/Lady Gaga" (Saturday Night Live S42E04) produced by Broadway Video & SNL Studios