Movie Meltdown - Episode 655 (For our Patreon "Horror Club")

Do listen to the voices in your head, as long as they are the Meltdown Horror Club, as we discuss Don't Listen directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández.

And while we smack our flashlights that don't work, we also bring up… Guts & Glory, The Curse of La Llorona, The Toxic Avenger, M3GAN 2.0, Circus of the Stars, Greg Nicotero, flipping houses, Linda Cardellini, spectrum kids, they keep you guessing, the orifice that's oozing flies, didn't see that coming, plastic sheeting, flies in your ear, do ghosts have teeth, dead cat warning, pizza-related questions I have about the other side, Velma, deciding what it's about, Laff-A-Lympics, kids drawing scary pictures, the orifice that's oozing flies, just finish the house, moving ghost shoes, witch corpses, Battle of the Network Stars, let's go to the tape, these people don't know what kind of show they're on, lead paint and asbestos, and the Don't Listen universe.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2020 movie Don't Listen, so watch before you listen.

"There were a lot of things in this movie that were immediately reminiscent of other horror movies - but didn't feel like it was ripping them off."

Movie Meltdown - Episode 654

Sam Drog returns as we use this moment in time to stop and take a look at the state of the media that we love. We examine things like… kids watching black and white movies, shooting movies vertically, the look of Super 8 film, watching multiple versions of vintage films, the general population talking about 'movies today', different eras of older directors, a new wave of CG technology, add to cart links during commercials, stories can re-wire your brain and fighting robots to reclaim our humanity.

And as we recalibrate the measure of suck, also delve into…mummy movies, a curiosity relic, James Cameron, a whole new level of sellout, pop culture surfing, old man rage bait, loading a film camera, KPop Demon Hunters, this need for things to make sense can be weaponized, Stranger Things, coming full circle on the way we consume our media, Skynet nightmares, the many versions of the Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Yoda awareness, creating memories with friends vs experiencing entertainment by yourself, AI as your own personal operating system, Japanese fan culture, field testing Howling 2, THX 1138, the modern way of watching TV shows, time is weird, Barbie, frictionless consumerism, distracting you from existential panic, I kind of miss the process of thinking my own thoughts and the horrors of server farms.

"I guess it distracts you from existential panic?"

Movie Meltdown - Episode 653 (For our Patreon "Horror Club")

It's the Naked Lunch Holiday Special! Or is it a Kafka-fueled metamorphic nightmare?! Or is it just an excuse for lots of bugs and goo?! Whatever the reason, the Meltdown Horror Club gathers together for Yuletide fun that will make you spontaneously combust - as we watch Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation starring Maud Adams, Neith Hunter, Tommy Hinkley, Clint Howard and Allyce Beasley.

And as we all eat from an open bowl of loose dates, we also address… Home Alone 2, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Dracula Sucks, The Conjuring universe, Welcome to Derry, Society, Stranger Things, Kafka, body horror, Paul McCartney, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Bathsheba, wiggly and gross, Talkboy, Freddie Prinze Jr., the real Warrens, Brian Yuzna, a spiritual journey, she eats a bug, John Williams, inconsistencies at the airport, Ryan Phillippe, doing it in the meat locker, a very special episode, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, creepy and adorable at the same time, Tim Curry, Maika Monroe, spontaneous combustion, Salad Fingers, supernatural death cult movies and who doesn't want to have an Eyes Wide Shut party with Clint Howard?

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Silent Night, Deadly Night 4, so watch the movie before you listen.

"There's a lot of goo in this movie."