BodyBag Podcast

This week we dive back into the 80's as we cover two cult classics that could not be more different, first we scale cliffs of insanity and battle rodents of unusual size with the Princess Bride, then we head to the sun drenched, vampire-infested streets of Santa Carla in the Lost Boys. Join us as we break down these two cult classics.

They say that you can't improve on perfection.....well, at least two directors tried. On today's episode of Bodybag Podcast, we're going to see if two remakes can live up to the originals that they derive from. First up...Sam Raimi created a horror classic with Evil Dead. And Evil Dead Rise gave the franchise a much needed jolt of life. But sandwiched in between those two was a 2013 remake, directed by Fede Álvarez. Does it deliver the gore and dark humor of the original? After that, we have the Town that Dreaded Sundown. It's been over 30 years, can the townsfolk finally go out at night? More importantly, does Alfonso Gomez-Rejon give us a decent movie?

This week we bring you a special episode as we perform an autopsy on the Autopsy of Jane Doe, this was supposed to be the first episode of season 6 but because of technical difficulties that audio was lose so we felt like it was time to try it again.

We welcome you to come back to 1978 with us as we view two different films as first, we watch superman and then we watch Wes Craven's TV film Summer of Fear, we will let you know how feel about these films and if they are worth a viewing here in 2025.

Time to get back in our DeLorean and venture to the past in this special 70's versus battle. These movies have everything that defined the 70's: sex.....drugs.....and the antichrist? Up on the chopping block, we got Wes Craven's debut film with "The Last House on the Left." Was he always the meta satirist that we know him to be? And along side that, we have "The Omen," directed by Richard Donner. Can the guy who gave us "The Goonies" and "Superman" also deliver us a good hell spawn movie? Two well known films, but at the end of the day, one has to be declared the victor. Which shall it be?

Join us as we take a trip back to 1939 and view two completely different films in The Human Monster and Wizard of Oz, one film we really enjoyed and the other not so much, you can guess which film or you can listen and see how we rank these two films from the past.

It is time, once again for Bodybag Podcast to pack it's bags, get on the next flight, and analyze some international horror movies. We've already sampled movies from Thailand and Japan, so this time we've chosen "Shake, Rattle, & Roll Extreme" (Philippines) and "When Evil Lurks" (Argentina) to fight it out to determine which is the better movie. What did we find on our journey? Demons, Alien Viruses, and worst of all.......influencers. Maybe we should have stayed home.

Join us as we discuss two vastly different films and breakdown what makes them classics or what can be left in history,

Frowning might take more muscles to use than smiling, but there's also less of a chance that you're being possessed by the entity of this week's review. But what SHOULD make you smile is the special guest, joining us for the premiere of season 7 of Bodybag Podcast. Joining the podcast, the author of "Acrid Sky", "Eve of Corruption", and "Relic Myers and the Rhythm of Ruin;" Mr. Brady J. Sadler. We travel back into the 90's as we talk about his latest book, "Relic Myers and the Rhythm of Ruin." Then, we let our hair down and rock out while talking about his band, Lorenguard. And, finally, we let our nerd flags fly as he tells us about his work as a game designer. All this AND a special review of the movie, "Smile."

Welcome to the season 7 premiere, we starting out with a double feature with the first film 12 Angry Men we are stepping out of the horror genre but we come right back to it with a sci-fi horror with The Giant Claw.

It just isn't Christmas at Bodybag Podcast, unless there's a crazy killer, murdering teenage college kids. We had fun as we reviewed the (admittedly not very good) 2006 version and we cringed as we dissected the 2019 entry...so now it's time to dive into the movie that spawned them both. But does that necessarily mean the original is better? Well, we'll see. Joining us are two of Bodybag's favorite regulars, Christopher Frost and Elissa Frost. Enjoy the holiday season as we go over, for better or worse, one of most popular Christmas slashers ever.

Happy Halloween everyone! This special Halloween episode Chris and Dave are going to rank every movie in the Halloween franchise, listen and let us know if you agree or disagree with our rankings.

Not only does Spirit Halloween give you decorations and outfits at affordable prices, but apparently it gives you enough content to make a "Disney channel original-esque" style Halloween movie for the family. Much like the store itself, this movie kind of just came and went. But we grew up on Disney originals from the 90's, so maybe this movie was just the right amount of goofy and whimsical to poke our nostalgia gland. I said maybe.... But if you still want your fill of R-rated horror, Brokewriter Dave and Chris Thomas also give their mini-reviews of "The Last Broadcast" and "Z" respectively.

In the last movie review of the season, we are reviewing one of Chris's favorite movies and a horror classic John Carpenter's The Thing.

It is time for the final battle of the season with found footage films, Dave choose The Poughkeepsie Tapes and Chris choose Cloverfield, who will win this battle.

This episode we have the incredibly talented horror author Christopher Robertson joining us once again. List as we discuss all of the projects, he has been working on then we transition into a review of Perfect Blue which becomes a discussion on pop culture and anime.

This episode we are shaking things up by review the Netflix series The Fall of the House of Usher, part 1 is going to be episode 1 through 4 so you have to stay tuned for part for episodes 4 - 8.

Sometimes you don't want your horror movies locally sourced. Sometimes you want to be terrorized by some fine films from overseas. In this Penultimate Versus episode, we travel to the far east....and then even further east as we break down "Ringu" from Japan and "Laddaland" from Thailand. One final match up after this one to determine who gets creative control over next season.

Valentine's Day comes earlier as we review the 2001 slasher film Valentine. We also had some homework to review as Chris watched The Black Phone and Dave watched The Experiment.

Dave and Chris never existed. The voices were in your head this WHOLE TIME. But, if you're listening anyway, you might as well take our advice and listen BodyBag's 3rd versus match. Sometimes it's not what you see, but what you imagination creates....or something like that....I think that's what my Film Theory professor said in college. We have two very different films, both in subject matter and.....ahem...enjoyment. "Speak no Evil" and "Jacob's Ladder." Which one is better at mind f*cking the audience and which one is better at just F*cking you out of your time?.

This week we take a stroll down memory lane as we review one Chris's favorite childhood movies Scooby-Doo Zombie Island. We also have homework of Infinity Pool and Ravenous.

Who doesn't like Evil Dead? That was rhetorical. We don't tolerate any Evil Dead slander.....not this week, anyway. Not with our special guest, Andrew Adams, in the room. Author of Black Widow Blues, Symposium of the Reaper, Infernal Moon, and a plethora of short stories and novels, Andrew stopped by the podcast to talk about how the Evil Dead franchise influenced his writing projects. Listen as we find the humor in Ash Williams slowly loses his mind.

This week we dive into the Final Destination franchise as we rank them, we also get into ranking our favorite kills in the series, so let us know what your ranking is.

Coming to you LIVE (Well.....pre-recorded and pre-edited) it's BODYBAG PODCAST!!!!! Our non-existent sponsors tell me we got a great show for you. We might not be communing with the devil, but we will most certainly review his performance. But, coming up after a quick commercial break, we have homework to talk about. Dave goes on a trip to the Devil's Carnival while Chris gets abducted. And now....here are your hosts; Chris Thomas and Brokewriter Dave!!!

This week we are giving a second chance to Skinamarink, and well it does not go well. We also review our homework of Carmichael Manor and Maniac.

For legal reasons, I have to say that neither Dave nor I are serial killers. But we certainly do our research. In this corner, we have a couple of gritty 80's serial killers named Henry and Otis....and in this corner, dawning their signature barnyard masks, it's the Killers from "You're Next.". But which one deserves the title of "Slasher" more?

We are giving a second chance to Robert Egger's The Lighthouse, Chris and Dave both didn't like this movie the first time around now let us tell you how we felt on our second viewing.

We have always maintained that A24 is.....well, a mixed bag. Movies like Hereditary or Midsommar can seem genius to some and boring to others. What can't be denied, however, is the effect that said movies have had on horror and horror authors. Dystopian and horror author, Davide Tarsitano was nice enough to come by the show to promote his latest book, "Hollow," and to tell us how certain A24 projects have impacted him and his work.

This week we are giving praise to The Father of Zombies, the Godfather of the Dead we are ranking George A Romero's top films, Chris and Dave each made a list to compare and talk about it, so listen and see how similar or different each list is. Feel free to let us know who had the better list Chris or Dave.

Space!! It's a huge place, but there's only room for one winner in these matches. Sure, we could have pitted two classics like Alien or The Thing against each other. But what fun is that? We want movies that don't usually end up in that discussion. Enter Slither in this corner and Event Horizon in the next. It doesn't matter if you stay here on earth or go millions of years into space.....death will find a way to come get you.

This week was Dave's pick of The House of the Devil, a 2009 Ti West film, a film that we both went into blind see what we think of it, also we had homework of Dave watching Paranorman and Chris watching Hell House LLC. 2

It is the return of the Return (of the Living Dead II) star, William Perry kicking off our guest list for Season 6 of Bodybag Podcast. Keeping up the momentum from his first book, "By His Hand," William just released the sequel, "Out of His Mind." With that kind of title, I'm assuming it's an autobiography. Then we are treated to some more of Perry's Hollywood stories and the fun he had being in Return of the Living Dead II."By his Hand" and "Out of his Mind" are both available via Amazon and you can also peruse Perry's other projects on his website: williamrperrystunts.com.

Finally, the long break is over, and we are back with a new movie review. We are starting with Robert Eggers' 2015 The Witch, and discussing our love hate relationship with A24 and Robert Eggers movies.

After the bad Christmas movies, we are hoping that this year's Christmas movies are an improvement, and we are starting with 2015's Krampus nothing says Christmas like arguing with your family so much you summon the anti-santa.

Hold up. Before you go any further, I'm gonna need you to take a sip of this holy water. It's not that I don't trust you, but you look like the kind of person who would consort with demonic entities and vampiric overlords. It is the final Versus battle of the season and it's a real nail biter. Two hosts. Two movies. Two films that neither Dave or Chris have seen before. Listen to hear which is the definitive vampire movie and whose gamble paid off.

It is time for the final movie review of the season as we review Dave's guilty pleasure movie 1999's House on Haunted Hill, we also review our homework of Death Becomes Her and Knock at the Cabin which leads to some heated discussion.

HEY COLLEGE KIDS!!!! We got yer review right here! All is not what it seems in this episode of Bodybag Podcast. It's time that we hear things from a different perspective, And whose perspective would that be? The misunderstood American Hillbilly. However, before we pay respects to ol Tuck and Dale, we gotta go over some homework. This week, Chris Thomas goes to Japan to review a newly released Breakfast Club-esque paranormal horror, "Re/Member," while Dave makes sure he holds onto his kidneys as he reviews "Repo: The Genetic Opera."

Happy Halloween everyone and do we have a treat for as we go back to season to rereview Trick 'r Treat. Hope you enjoy as we go over all the rules of Halloween you should never break, we also give you rules if you ever find yourself in a horror movie.

It's time to pay tribute to those few individuals who will stop at nothing to complete their life's work. "I don't care how many people I kill or what crimes against nature I commit! My work is too important!" Brokewriter Dave and Chris understand this plight. Hosting a horror podcast is just as important as inventing teleportation or developing a serum that conquers death......JUST AS IMPORTANT. So, it is time to honor two legends of Mad Science: Seth Brundle from the 1986 movie "The Fly" and Herbert West from 1985's "Re-Animator."

It's time for round 3, tied one win a piece. Who will win this week, well it be Chris with his selection of Terrifier 2 or will it be Dave with his selection of Friday the 13th Part. 2? Let us know what movie you think is better.

Remember, just because you're seeing things that no one else can, doesn't mean your crazy. Maybe you're being tormented by a vengeful spirit......AND your crazy. This week on Bodybag, we got friend of the show, author Christopher Frost, to come back on to promote his new novella, "A Walk in the Desert." Only on Bodybag podcast will you find Frost in the desert. Then we go supernatural and review a 90's ghost movie (and movie with a discount Shining subplot) "Stir of Echoes." A great way to get the month of October officially kicked off.

This evening's first course will be Chris' review of Ginger Snaps, then to be followed by our second course Brokewriterdave's review of The Burbs, and finally our main course our review of The Menu.

They say that time heals all wounds. Does it though? Years ago, one movie set the standard for what Chris and Dave considered as a "Bad Movie." Now that some time has passed and dozens of movies have been reviewed, can they say without a shadow of a doubt that Venom was the worst movie they have ever seen?

We go back to where it all started for us, as we take another look at the Fear Street Trilogy. If you been a fan since the beginning, then you know we started with Fear Street and it is time to see if we still feel the same way about it.

Shhhhhh! Nobody make a sound. "They're under the ground!" After years of neglect, Dave and Chris finally pay tribute to the underrated classic that is Tremors and the unsung hero that is Burt Gummer. But only after they've done their homework and discussed their movie assignments; Lake Mungo and Gonjiam Haunted Asylum.

It is time for another battle, listen and see what movie wins, will it be A Quiet Place or 28 Weeks Later.

In this haunting episode of Bodybag Podcast, Dave and Chris invited Julie Failde, author of "Where did the Wind Go" and "Crow Lord" to talk about Insidious 2. In addition to talking about Julie's inspiration for her books, they also somehow manage to slip in discussions about the Jackie Chan's animated show, Jimmy Neutron, and Lake Mungo. Thank you very much to Julie for coming on the Show for this lengthier installment of Bodybag.

Let's all go back to the nostalgic summer of the 80's with this 2018 gem of a movie, so sit back and enjoy.

Whatever you do, don't go into room 1408....Chris and Dave are recording episode 3 of BodyBag Podcast in there. It is the season of Bodybag personal favorites. Sure, we could have talked about the Shining or Misery or any of the dozens of Stephen King adaptations, but why do that when 1408 is sitting right there, going crazy in the corner. After we break down that little hidden gem, we get a little deep with our first topic talk of the season: How much can you separate a troublesome director or actor with a genuinely good film?

What is better Santa violently killing people or a girl stuck in a time loop where she constantly gets killed on her birthday, well we answer that for you on our first versus episode of the season.

The hiatus is over and we're off to France to talk to Tik Tok content creator, Mini K. She let us know what life is like as person from India living in France. So, it's West meets East meets West again. Then we delve into one of the goriest franchises out there with Evil Dead Rise. Apologies in advance for Chris's audio. Apparently, the moron forgot to plug his podcast microphone in. So, what you hear is his laptop microphone. Thank you so much to Mini K for coming on the show. You were an absolute delight.