Pod People

We explore what it takes to be a real boy in this week's discussion of the Japanese cyberpunk cult classic, 964 Pinocchio.Outro: Dickie Jones - "I've Got No Strings" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the boys are beach bums, riding the waves of the obscure Psycho Beach Party.Outro: Maurice Jarre - "Skeet Surfin'" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys clown around with the new zoomer slasher based on the novel by Adam Cesare.Outro: Current 93 - "They Return to Their Earth" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More like Until Yawn. The boys discuss video game adaptations and how Sony Pictures made all the wrong decisions with this one.Outro: Cyndi Lauper - "Time After Time" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys get wrapped up in the latest polarizing film from David Cronenberg; an introspection on grief, technology, and the ownership of bodies.Outro: Show Me the Body - "Body War" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sinners get ready! The boys discuss the new southern gothic vampire flick from acclaimed director, Ryan Coogler.Outro: Charlie Patton - "Fixin' to Die Blues" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys peel back the layers of Jonathan Glazer's sinister alien invasion film.Outro: Darude - "Sandstorm" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are joined by Ben's brother Joseph to ride out the psychosexual mayhem that is Tetsuo: The Iron Man. The future is metal!Outro: GWAR - "Madness at the Core of Time" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys get wet exploring a headass whodunnit from director James Mangold.Outro: The Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the boys bring you a double feature of two BBC horror specials from 1972, "Dead of Night: The Exorcism" and "The Stone Tape."Outro: Audioslave - "Like a Stone" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are in your walls and in your pipes discussing the influential mockumentary that aired on the BBC in 1992.Outro: Migos - "Pipe It Up" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The brain sees what it wants to see. But do the boys really want to see this 2017 "anthology" from the UK?Outro: Ghostemane - "Mercury: Retrograde" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys confront fear itself in their review of this disturbing cult classic.Outro: Rammstein - "Ich Tu Dir Weh" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys get down to some serious monkey business in their review of Osgood Perkins' new adaptation of the Stephen King short.Outro: Beastie Boys - "Brass Monkey" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys share a burning passion for life, love, and David Lynch.Outro: Elvis Presley - "Love Me Tender" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys experience a doomed romance with the new Valentine's rom-com/slasher, Heart Eyes.Outro: Ginuwine - "Pony" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys enjoy some companionship in their discussion of the debut feature from Drew Hancock.Outro: The Goo Goo Dolls - "Iris" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys explore the new "ghost story" from Steven Soderbergh.Outro music: The Smiths - "Girlfriend in a Coma" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are at each other's throats like animals in this divisive review of Leigh Whannell's reimagining of the classic Universal monster movie.Outro music: The Killers - "Read My Mind" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Patreon pick episode, the boys chow down on the third film in George Romero's legendary Dead Trilogy.Outro music: Impetigo - "Trap Them and Kill Them" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if David Fincher was kicked in the head by horse while making Se7en? Come and see!Outro music: Q Lazzarus - "Goodbye Horses" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys succumb to the darkness, reviewing the long awaited Robert Eggers adaptation of the classic vampire tale!Outro music: Arnaut Pavle - "Eat the Soil from This Grave" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys look ahead at the horror films to come in the first half of the new year -- and share some important news about the future of the show!Outro music: David Bowie - "Changes" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's that time of year again. The boys reflect on 2024 in horror, discussing their bottom 5 films, their top 5, and awarding the annual Poddies.Outro music: Charli XCX - "360" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys review In a Violent Nature and MadS, two 2024 hidden gems that take creative formal approaches to well-known horror tropes.Outro music: Two Minutes to Late Night - "Where is My Mind" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys gaze into the abyss of the most evil film of the year.Outro music: Lingua Ignota - "BUTCHER OF THE WORLD" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys use all five senses to explore a creative take on the curse horror genre.Outro music: Radiohead - "How to Disappear Completely" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys get "krazy" with this Dutch film satirizing American Christian culture.Outro music: Rick Astley - "Never Gonna Give You Up" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bullets are fair. Bullets are justice.Outro music: Speak - "Stop the War" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys dive headfirst into the mosh pit that is Jeremy Saulnier's action/horror masterpiece, Green Room.Outro music: Napalm Death - "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The kids are alright, but the teachers aren't! The boys educate themselves on Robert Rodriguez's alien invasion flick.Outro music: The Offspring - "Come Out and Play" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The smile widens!Outro music: Lady Gaga - "Monster" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys bring everything full circle with their divisive discussion of Gore Verbinksi's studio remake of the Japanese classic.Outro music: Jamiroquai - "Seven Days in Sunny June" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To celebrate the show's 7th podiversary, the boys give the original vs. remake treatment to the Ring, staring with Hideo Nakata's iconic J-horror film that started it all.Outro music: Hikaru Utada - "Simple and Clean" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys drool over the sexiest film of the year -- The Substance!Outro Music: Eric Prydz - "Call on Me" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys get messy in their review of the debut feature of Max and Sam Eggers.Outro music: Edith Piaf - "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys go to war with the sixth (or fourth?) entry in the Universal Soldier franchise. Is this your average direct-to-video action slop? Or a secretly subversive experimental masterpiece? Or somewhere in between?Outro music: Tool - "Swamp Song" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bro you gotta hit some of this fuckin' bug powder man, it'll make you feel insane.Outro music: Rammstein - "Sehnsucht" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys get corny and review the classic M. Night alien thriller, Signs.Outro music: Ace of Base - "The Sign" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are mesmerized by Kiyoshi Kurosawa's seminal J-horror classic, Cure.Outro music: The Cure - "Just Like Heaven" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys head back to the content mines.Outro music: Tennessee Ernie Ford - "16 Tons" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have heard the Jizzum Bird's song.Outro music: Holly Herndon - "Chorus" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys fall into M. Night's dastardly Trap.Outro music: Nicki Minaj - "Beez in the Trap" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys scour the wasteland for Richard Stanley's underrated cult debut, Hardware.Outro music: Timbuk 3 - "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys unravel one of the scariest (and funniest) films of the year, Damian McCarthy's Oddity.Outro music: Odd Future - "Orange Juice" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys spend some time with the man downstairs...Outro music: T. Rex - "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys snort some lines and try to unpack the muddled conclusion to Ti West's X trilogy.Outro music: Judas Priest - "Prisoner of Your Eyes" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys embark on a quest for pizza while discussing the latest entry in the Quiet Place franchise.Outro music: Skrillex - "Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this surprise filled catch-up episode, the boys discuss two very different films -- Caitlin Cronenberg's Humane and Jane Schoenbrun's I Saw the TV Glow.Outro music: Cocteau Twins - "Millimillenary" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys hash out their predictions for the second half of 2024 and determine the final results for the first half of the year. Who will win this round and determine the picks for the mid-year catch-up?Outro music: Sublime - "Doin' Time" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys take a look in the mirror and explore the debut feature from Ishana Shyamalan.Editor's note: Please excuse the kind of janky audio quality in the first 30 minutes. We had some technical issues, don't @ me.Outro music: Rockwell - "Somebody's Watching Me" Support the Pod Boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.