064 - Gremlins (1984) & Krampus (2015) →

CW: Suicide, Misgendering

The holiday season continues on Pod Sematary, as Chris and Kelsey tackle one of the biggest Christmas horror movies of all time and another that has the potential to become a classic!

First up is the legendary Gremlins from 1984! This franchise scared Kelsey for years as a child, but she's grown to love it since. Is it the mix of true terror and nonsensical silliness that has given this horror movie the staying power of other Christmas staples?

Then it's on to 2015's Krampus! The silliness of this one seems more at odds with its otherwise self-serious tone than in Gremlins. But will you agree with Chris that its incredible practical effects and character design from Weta Workshop go a long way to making up for any of its shortcomings?

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1077074050000646149

Audio Sources:
"Beetlejuice" produced by The Geffen Company
"Billy Madison" produced by Universal Pictures & Robert Simonds Productions
"Gremlins" produced by Warner Bros. & Amblin Entertainment
“Krampus” produced by Legendary Entertainment & Universal Pictures
"The Making of Gremlins" produced by Nice Guy Productions
"Spaceballs" produced by Brooksfilms & MGM

060 - The Devil's Rain (1975) & Hereditary (2018) →

CW: miscarriage, death of a child, threats of suicide, suicide

Oh, my god! It's a week of demonic family curses on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey cover two movies all about satanic cults afflicting generations of troubled families!

First up is 1975's The Devil's Rain! Ernest Borgnine plays a satanic cult leader determined to get a book of names from William Shatner and Tom Skerritt's family. What is the Devil's Rain and how does it factor into everything? Who knows!? But the melting effects are awesome!

Then it's on to the arty powerhouse from this year, 2018's Hereditary! Kelsey wasn't so charmed the first time around when we talked non-spoilers in episode 039 -- will a second viewing reveal the remarkable impact of this powerful family drama... horror... drarror? Horma? (Spoilers: Yes!)

Plus we give our non-spoilery thoughts on the Suspiria remake! That movie was something!

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1066888352002015232

Audio Sources:
"BASEketball" produced by Zucker Brothers Productions
"The Devil's Rain" produced by Sandy Howard Productions
"The Devil's Rain" written by Jerry Only and performed by The Misfits
"Double Team" written and performed by Tenacious D
"Garth Marenghi's Darkplace" produced by Avalon Television & Channel 4 Television Corporation
"Hereditary" produced by PalmStar Media
"Masters of the Universe" produced by Golan-Globus Productions, et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones