"Why don't you call your INSECTS? GO ON! CALL! CALL!"
John, Curtis, and special guest supergroup Dr Thomas Britt, Pete, and Magill take on Dario Argento's batshit-mad insect extravaganza PHENOMENA (1985), starring a young Jennifer Connelly and Donald Pleasence, for this week's spooky pick. The boys discuss the latest news and what they watched before diving into the movie. Hot topics include chimp madness, the choice of music, Swiss Transylvania, monstrous children, and so much more.
Tune in next week for the next spooky episode: Joel Schumacher's queer vampire classic THE LOST BOYS (1987)!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK
Curtis: Saccharine; Slash/Back; North of North (Season 2); Resident Evil: Village (Video Game)
John: The History of Concrete; The Social Reckoning; Scream 4; This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse; Things (1989); Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Tommy: The Only Living Pickpocket in New York; Other Mommy; Animals; Digger; Menashe
Magill: Captain Newfoundland; Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney; Carrie (TV Series)
Pete: Resident Evil (2026); The Blair Witch Project; Older Gods; The Void; Insidious: Out of the Further
TIME STAMPS
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:01:15) What We Watched This Week/News of the Week
(00:50:10) PHENOMENA Discussion
(01:29:29) Our Ratings for PHENOMENA
(01:34:29) Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Phenomena" by Goblin / Claudio Simonetti (PHENOMENA OST)
Outro: "Locomotive" by Motörhead
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