202 - The Witches of Eastwick (1987) & The Craft: Legacy (2020) →

CW: Suicide, Rape

It’s a Witchy Woman Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey start their own covens of warlocks and witches (respectively) and determine whether women were an accident or were inflicted upon the world intentionally.

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

The Classic Film: The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
"Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives” (IMDb.com). This silly comedy-horror is a lot of fun on its face, but it also surfaces some very intriguing concepts about villainy, spirituality, sexuality, and the plurality of feminine expression. Oh, and it's WEIRD AS HELL.

The Modern Film: The Craft: Legacy (2020)
"A group of high school students forms a coven of witches” (IMDb.com). We legitimately thought we would LOATHE this movie as another cringey update to a beloved classic, but it turned out to be very endearing and actually made some welcome updates to outdated tropes... and that just made it so damned disappointing that it isn't good.

Audio Sources:
"Alien" produced by Brandywine Productions
"Alien 3" produced by Twentieth Century Fox & Brandywine Productions
"Atlanta" (from "Nice Try, The Devil") written and performed by Pete Holmes
"The Craft" produced by Columbia Pictures & Red Wagon Entertainment
"The Craft: Legacy" produced by Blumhouse Productions, et al.
"Mary Poppins" produced by Walt Disney Productions
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Sugar Honey Iced Tea (S.H.I.T.)" written and performed by Princess Nokia
"Trainwreck" produced by Universal Pictures, et al.
"The Witches of Eastwick" produced by Warner Bros., et al.
"Witchy Woman" written by Don Henley & Bernie Leadon and performed by the Eagles

099 - The Hunger (1983) & Jennifer's Body (2009) →

CW: Sexual Assault, Suicide

It’s Sexy Vampire(ish) Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey watch a lot of beautiful people do really violent things! Thanks to listener The Chickapedia for the recommendations!

The Classic Film: The Hunger (1983)
"A love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire, her cellist companion, and a gerontologist” (IMDb.com). We know that description sounds odd, but it’s a strangely accurate description of what amounts to one big montage of a film. The twist on the vampire trope is fascinating, but is it more style than substance?

The Modern Film: Jennifer’s Body (2009)
"A newly possessed high school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?” (IMDb.com). This fantasy story about realistic young women was written by the same screenwriter that did Juno, but don’t let that dissuade you from catching this kick-ass story if you passed it up a decade ago.

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1165405739638317061

Audio Sources:
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" written by Peter Murphy, et al., and performed by Bauhaus
"Dream Sentinel" (The Hunger S02E03) produced by Telescene Film Group Productions
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" produced by Paramount Pictures
"Funtime" written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie & performed by Iggy Pop featuring David Bowie
"The Graduate" produced by Lawrence Turman
"The Hunger" produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer & Peerford Ltd.
"I Wanna Fuck You" written and performed by Akon featuring Snoop Dogg
"I'm So Sick" written by Sameer Bhattacharya, et al., and performed by Flyleaf
"Jennifer's Body" produced by Fox Atomic & Dune Entertainment
"Jennifer's Body" (song) written by Courtney Love and Eric Erlandson & performed by Hole
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” produced by Universal Pictures, et al.
"Through the Trees" written by Ryan Levine and Andrew Ampaya and performed by Ryan Levine/Wildling (as Low Shoulder)