Episode 23: BEN ROCK (Curse of the Blair Witch / The Burkittsville 7 / Shadow of the Blair Witch)

Episode 18: FREDDY VS. JASON (part one): For a showdown two decades in the making, we couldn't just do a regular episode. Our breakdown of Freddy vs Jason is divided up into two shows. For part one, Mike, Jerry and guest host Alex DiVincenzo (Broke Horror Fan) look at the turbulent history of t... by The Pod and the Pendulum

101 min listen

Episode 30: HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH: This week we are joined by filmmaker IZZY LEE (Re-Home, My Monster, Rites of Vengeance) to talk about the cult classic Halloween III. Yes, it's the one without Michael Myers, but unlike A New Beginning, the Tommy Lee Wallace film has gathered both fan an... by The Pod and the Pendulum

99 min listen

Episode 9: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 5: A NEW BEGINNING: This week we cover the red-headed stepchild of the Friday the 13th series. Is "A New Beginning" due for a Halloween III type of reconsideration and celebration or is Roy a misstep that cut the sails out from the once proud franchise? We're joined by scre... by The Pod and the Pendulum

117 min listen

Episode Four: SCREAM 4: This week we wrap up the Scream series with the 2011 slasher film that would serve as the final film of Wes Craven's storied career. Set a decade after the events of Scream 3, the tagline was "new decade, new rules." Was that the case? The passage of tim... by The Pod and the Pendulum

95 min listen

Episode 7: FRIDAY THE 13TH Part 3: If part two is Jason's introduction, then the third Friday the 13th is where the iconic slasher killer takes shape as he gains his world-famous hockey mask and the look that would define him in future series entries. This week we're joined by Jacob David... by The Pod and the Pendulum

89 min listen

Episode Two: SCREAM 2: Mike and Jerry are back, and this time we're joined by a special guest host, Ryan Larson from Ghastly Grinning and the host of the podcast Keep Screaming. This time out, we're continuing our trek through the Scream franchise with SCREAM 2. By 1997 slashe... by The Pod and the Pendulum

99 min listen

Episode 12: FRIDAY THE 13th Part 7: THE NEW BLOOD: We are back on track with the Friday series after a one-week pit stop, and are now entering the Kane Hodder years. This week we are joined by the author of the definitive Friday the 13th history Crystal Lake Memories Peter Bracke, and Thommy Hutson, who... by The Pod and the Pendulum

78 min listen

Episode 11: JOHN CARPENTER'S CHRISTINE (Listener's Choice): Hell Hath No Fury like a Plymouth Fury scorned. Our guests had to duck out this week so are Friday the 13th journey takes a one week pause. Rather than take a break, Jerry and Mike put it to you our listeners to choose a one-off film from the Master of H... by The Pod and the Pendulum

60 min listen

Episode 13: Interview with WILLIAM BUTLER ("A New Blood", "Leatherface", "Night of the Living Dead '90"): We have a special bonus for listeners this week with our interview with William Butler (Mike, in A New Blood). Wllia shares some behind the scenes chicanery from the set, warm memories of John Buechler, what getting cast in Friday the 13th movie meant t... by The Pod and the Pendulum

44 min listen

Episode 6: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2: Friday the 13th Part 2 is where the series hits its stride, and for many fans, it's the best entry in the whole franchise. Not only does it see the birth of an iconic slasher killer with Jason, it also presents one of the Mount Rushmore Final Girls with ... by The Pod and the Pendulum

107 min listen

Episode 19: FREDDY vs JASON pt 2: This week, we break down the epic, decade in the making showdown that was FREDDY VS JASON by The Pod and the Pendulum

103 min listen

Episode 45: POLTERGEIST (2015): We wrap up our coverage of Poltergeist with a look back at the 2015 remake. You would be forgiven if you had already forgotten this movie's existence. Trust us, it's just kind of there. That doesn't stop us from having a lively discussion of the film, in... by The Pod and the Pendulum

77 min listen

Episode 20: FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009) by The Pod and the Pendulum

111 min listen

Episode 25: EDUARDO SÀNCHEZ (co-writer / director THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT) by The Pod and the Pendulum

75 min listen

Episode 29: HALLOWEEN II (1981): This week we are back to talk about the as-good-as-you-could-possibly-hope-for Halloween 2. While it doesn't hit the same heights as Carpenter's classic, it's still a prety damn fine slasher film that reunites the gang behind the movie. Jerry and Mike ar... by The Pod and the Pendulum

96 min listen

Episode 10: FRIDAY THE 13th Part 6 JASON LIVES (with director TOM MCLOUGHLIN & AJ BOWEN): We have a twofer for our listeners this week! First, Jerry and Mike interview the director of JASON LIVES, Tom McLoughlin. He discusses how his own training as a performer and mime influenced how he wanted Jason to move and feel, and why the time was rig... by The Pod and the Pendulum

119 min listen

Episode 5: Friday the 13th: This week we kick off our Friday the 13th extravaganza. All twelve movies covered over the course of our next 13 episodes, with special guests and surprises galore. For our first episode we are joined by Justin Beahm (The Justin Beahm Radio Hour) to talk... by The Pod and the Pendulum

128 min listen

Episode 17: ADAM MARCUS (Director, JASON GOES TO HELL): Mike had the chance to sit down with Adam Marcus, the director of what might be the most divisive entry in all of the Friday the 13th series. Adam was unbelievably generous with his time, and open to talking about his experience with the series, bot the ... by The Pod and the Pendulum

99 min listen

Episode One: SCREAM: Welcome to the first episode of THE POD AND THE PENDULUM podcast. Hosted by to dedicated, lifelong horror movie fanatics, we are taking on the heroic task of covering every horror movie franchise under the sun, one gory installment at a time. From the he... by The Pod and the Pendulum

86 min listen

Bonus Episode: SHAUN OF THE DEAD fan commentary: Happy Halloween listeners! As a treat for everyone, one half of your hosts, Mike, joins his daughter Ada to talk about her favorite movie to watch during the Halloween season, Shaun of the Dead. While we can't promise we are the most insightful duo ever,... by The Pod and the Pendulum

97 min listen

Episode 23: BEN ROCK (Curse of the Blair Witch / The Burkittsville 7 / Shadow of the Blair Witch): This week Jerry and I are joined by BEN ROCK, the writer of the mini "documentaries" that stoked fan interest in the Blair Witch Project and films that followed (Ben also directed the latter two installments BV7 & SoTBW). Ben goes in depth on how the myt... by The Pod and the Pendulum

119 min listen

Episode 22: THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT: We're back with a movie so terrifying that Jerry and Mike would not watch it UNTIL TEN YEARS AFTER we both crapped our pants in terror in theaters. Twenty years after it hit cinemas like a meteorite, it feels like the movie is just now getting its just d... by The Pod and the Pendulum

202 min listen

Episode 14: FRIDAY THE 13TH Part 8: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN: It's Jason on a Boat! Jason takes Vancouver! Whatever it is, it sure isn't set in NYC for more than 5 minutes. This week we're joined by Brad McHargue (Telluride Horror Show) to talk about the final Paramount entry to the series. by The Pod and the Pendulum

74 min listen

Bonus Episode: LARRY ZERNER ("Shelly" Friday the 13th Part 3): We have some quick bonus content for our listeners as Larry Zerner joins Mike to talk about playing the practical joker Shelly in part three, his new life as an entertainment lawyer and what's going on with the legal future of the franchise, plus some bo... by The Pod and the Pendulum

23 min listen

Episode 33: HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (w/ guests Anya Stanley and Daniel Farrands): It's about to get weird in Haddonfield. This week Jerry and I break down "Halloween 6: The One with the cult and Michael being a baby daddy". If you're down on this oft-maligned film, we're here to tell you it warrants another look. Here to join is is AN... by The Pod and the Pendulum

157 min listen

Episode 27: THE BLAIR WITCH (2016): We wrap up our coverage of the Blair Witch franchise with a look back at the Simon Barrett / Adam Wingard sequel to TBWP. Imagine the 1999 film subsisting on a steady diet of creatine and pixie stix and you have a good feel for what this roller coaster o... by The Pod and the Pendulum

129 min listen

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS: Cue heavy metal high pitched warbling because we are back with a MEGA episode about series fan favorite Dream Warriors. Jerry had to duck out of this episode lest he feel the wrath of our panel for him sharing his belief that this is "meh" at best but we... by The Pod and the Pendulum

156 min listen

Episode 38: HALLOWEEN (2018): The end of the year brings our time discussing Halloween to a close. This week we talk the Blumhouse smash hit from 2018 which saw Laurie and Michael square of again for the second time...again. Casting aside all other sequel and reboots, David Gordon Gr... by The Pod and the Pendulum

126 min listen

CREEPSHOW 3 & SHUDDER'S CREEPSHOW: Well, we put this one off for as long as we possibly could, but this week Mike & Jerry return to talk about thi sequel in name only to Romero & King's horror anthology masterpiece, Creepshow. The third time id decidedly not the charm here, as this one is... by The Pod and the Pendulum

97 min listen

Episode 28: John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN: What better way to dive into the spooky season than by tacking the series that is synonymous with it. This week Jerry and Mike are joined by Nat Brehmer (Dread Central, Bloody Disgusting, Diabolique, and more) to tackle one of the masterworks of not only... by The Pod and the Pendulum

124 min listen

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Episode 23: BEN ROCK (Curse of the Blair Witch / The Burkittsville 7 / Shadow of the Blair Witch)

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