149 - Double Feature - House Of Wax (1953 & 2005) →

CW: Suicide, addiction

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

It’s a Double Feature on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey burn down their exhibition for the insurance money and coat dead bodies in paraffin!

The Original: House of Wax (1953)
"An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but [the owner] survives only to become vengeful and murderous” (IMDb.com). One of Vincent Price's first big horror roles and an early example of the 3D spectacle, House of Wax (itself a remake of 1933's Mystery of the Wax Museum) ended up being much, much better than its lack of notoriety might suggest.

The Remake: House of Wax (2005)
"A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit” (IMDb.com). Surprisingly, though this "remake" has little to do with its 1953 predecessor, this version manages to be a cut above its schlocky mid-2000s brethren.

Audio Sources:
"Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" produced by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, et al.
"Bronson" produced by Vertigo Films, et al.
"Helena" written and performed by My Chemical Romance
"House of Wax" (1953) produced by Bryan Foy Productions & Warner Bros.
"House of Wax" (2005) produced by Dark Castle Entertainment, et al.
"The Old Man and the Key" (The Simpsons S13E13) produced by Gracie Films & 20th Century Fox Television
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"S&M Present" (Robot Chicken S01E09) produced by Stoopid Monkey, et al.

055 - Double Feature - 13 Ghosts (1960) & Thir13en Ghosts (2001) →

CW: Rape

Worst of 2017/18 - #5 Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

It's round two on Dark Castle Double Features this week on Pod Sematary! Chris and Kelsey go back to the same William Castle well as The House on Haunted Hill with Thirteen Ghosts! And stick around at the end of the episode for our thoughts on 2018's Halloween!

First up is the 1960 original, 13 Ghosts! Ghosts come to life with the ectoplasmic color of Illusion-O (ectoplasm only comes in red or blue)! Imagine 1959's House on Haunted Hill but without the intrigue and without Vincent Price... it's fine... it's fine.

But, then... oh, then... there's the 2001 Dark Castle remake, Thir13en Ghosts. A movie so batshit crazy that Matthew Lillard is the only one that can see it for what it really is: an ironic comedy.

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1053869938144796673

Audio Sources:
"13 Ghosts" produced by William Castle Productions
"The Cabin in the Woods" produced by Lionsgate, et al.
"Excess" written and produced by Tricky and performed by Tricky w/ Alanis Morissette
"The Fly" (1986) SLM Production Group & Brooksfilms
"Halloween" (2018) produced by Blumhouse Productions, et al.
"Mirror Mirror" written and performed by Rah Digga
"Orgazmo" produced by Orgazmo inc., et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Thir13en Ghosts" produced by Dark Castle Entertainment, et al.

046 - Double Feature - House On Haunted Hill (1959 & 1999) →

It's a House on Haunted Hill Double Feature this week on Pod Sematary!

Chris and Kelsey start off with the 1959 Vincent Price classic, House on Haunted Hill (with EMERGO Technology)! Guests are invited to stay the night in this haunted abode in exchange for $10,000! Are the ghosts (and scary, floating maids) coming for you next?

Then it's on to the remake from 40 years later, *1999's* House on Haunted Hill! As loyal listeners will know, this movie disturbed Kelsey something fierce when she was a tween - will it still hold such sway over her nerves in her thirties?

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Audio Sources:
"Batman Forever" produced by Warner Bros. and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
"Corky Romano" produced by Touchstone Pictures and Robert Simonds Productions
"Dungeons and Dragons" written by Dan Harmon and performed by The Dead Alewives
"House on Haunted Hill" (1959) produced by William Castle Productions
"House on Haunted Hill" (1999) produced by Dark Castle Entertainment
"John Hamm/Coldplay" (Saturday Night Live S34E06, "Vincent Price's Halloween Special") produced by Broadway Video & NBC Productions
"Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Thriller" written by Rod Temperton, produced by Quincy Jones, and performed by Michael Jackson