242 - Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) & Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005) →

CW: Rape, Suicide, Transmisogyny

It’s Urban Legends Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey round out the trilogy in a two-for-one episode to surprising results!

Read our afterthoughts for this episode HERE!

The Classic Film: Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
"A film school is the center of a fresh spate of killings based on urban legends” (IMDb.com). It may not be a great movie, but is Final Cut our favorite UL? Actually...

The Modern Film: Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005)
"...a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences” (IMDb.com). While there are one or two things that are moderately cool about this final (for now) installment of the franchise, the fact that we have to say that should tell you everything you need to know. Hard to believe that this is the same director as Pet Sematary and Pet Sematary Two.

Audio Sources:
"Blossom" produced by Touchstone Television, et al.
"Die Hard" produced by Twentieth Century Fox, et al.
"Don't Whiz On The Electric Fence!" written and performed by Charlie Brissette, et al.
"A Goofy Movie" produced by Walt Disney Pictures, et al.
"Half Baked" produced by Robert Simonds Productions & Universal Pictures
"Hook" produced by Amblin Entertainment & TriStar Pictures
"Labyrinth" produced by The Jim Henson Company, et al.
"Pet Sematary" produced by Paramount Pictures & Laurel Productions
"Scream" produced by Dimension Films & Woods Entertainment
"Urban Legend" produced by Phoenix Pictures, et al.
"Urban Legends: Bloody Mary" produced by NPP Productions Inc. & Screen Gems
"Urban Legends: Final Cut" produced by Phoenix Pictures, et al.
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" written by Vicki Wickham, et al., and performed by Dusty Springfield

094 - Double Feature - When a Stranger Calls (1979 & 2006) →

Worst of 2019 - #6 When a Stranger Calls (2006)

It’s a Double Feature Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey decide whether or not to check the children in this urban-legend-turned-feature-film combo recommended by listener Alex!

The Original: When a Stranger Calls (1979)
“A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again" (IMDb.com). It’s everyone’s favorite UL: The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs! Plus, we talk way too much about gender dynamics and dating.

The Remake: When a Stranger Calls (2006)
“During a babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller" (IMDb.com). In 1979, Fred Walton added about 70 or so minutes of content to a 20-minute concept to make a pretty awesome film; in 2006, Simon West tried to get about the same length without adding ANYTHING. It goes about as well as you could expect.

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1153434017313640448

Audio Sources:
"Black Christmas" (1974) produced by Film Funding Ltd. of Canada, et al.
"Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer" written by Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe, & Andrew Lloyd Webber and performed by Michael Crawford, Mary Millar, Steve Barton, and the Original London Cast
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" produced by Universal Pictures & Apatow Productions
“Grandma’s Boy” produced by Happy Madison Productions, et al.
"New in Town" written and performed by John Mulaney
"Old Town Road" written and performed by Lil Nas X
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"The Princess Bride" produced by The Princess Bride Ltd., et al.
"S&M Present" (Robot Chicken S01E09) produced by Stoopid Monkey, et al.
"Scrooged" produced by Paramount Pictures & Mirage Productions
"Split" produced by Universal Pictures, et al.
“The Three Caballeros” produced by Walt Disney Pictures & Walt Disney Productions
"Urban Legend" produced by Phoenix Pictures, et al.
"Weird Satanist Guy" via BowserVids @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=YErFwJX0HKE
"When a Stranger Calls" (1979) produced by Melvin Simon Productions
"When a Stranger Calls" (2006) produced by Screen Gems & Davis Entertainment
"zendaya is meechee" via Gabriel Gundacker @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx5YqFKjTCY

053 - Candyman (1992) & Urban Legend (1998) →

It's Creepy Pasta Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey review two films focused on modern folklore!

First up is Clive Barker's Candyman from 1992, a movie both Chris & Kelsey had seen before and didn't expect to enjoy so much this time around! Who can mix Freddy Kruger's fear-sourced strength, Hellraiser's eloquent and hypnotic antagonists, and the People Under the Stairs' social themes? The Candyman can!

Then it's on to Urban Legend from 1998, a movie Chris was so excited about that he managed to talk about just about everything else but it! This Scream-wannabe lacks much of the charm of its predecessor, but does its nostalgia factor hold it up?

Audio Sources:
"Burns' Heir" (The Simpsons S05E18) produced by Gracie Films & 20th Century Fox Television
"Candyman" produced by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, et al.
"Christine" produced by Columbia Pictures, et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Sleepless in Seattle" produced by TriStar Pictures
"Urban Legend" produced by Phoenix Pictures, et al.
"Wicker Man" produced by Warner Bros., et al.
"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" produced by Wolper Pictures Ltd.