The Head, The Tail, The Whole Damn Thing

Hey, Whole Damn Family. We recorded this one out of order so we could squeeze in our Thanksgiving episode. On this one, we get physical with Brian Yuzna's crazy movie Society (1992). Nothing to see here, nothing strange going on, just keep your hands and feet inside the cart until we pass the shunting lest you be dragged in. We also discuss what we like in our tea...or rather what a character is asked about tea. Don't worry we don'...

Hey, whole Damn Family, it's our Thanksgiving Turkey Special episode! Once again, we had our faithful announcer, Tyler, with us in the studio. We made him watch Bambi The Reckoning (2025) and introduced him to the Poohniverse. Sorry Tyler. We discuss a bunch of these movies, actually! We also tell some set stories in the beginning and some dirty bathroom stories too, it's a joyous laugh-filled holiday feast of crap! Speaking of cra...

We finished up Spooky Season with a special show of classics. It's a John Carpenter double feature...kinda! We start it off with Halloween 2 (1981) more of the night he came home. There are lots of behind-the-scenes bits here and stories. We also discover who the real creepy villain of this movie is. You'll be shocked when you find out. Then we follow it up with a classic ghost story, John Carpenter's The Fog from (1980) Lots of go...

Hey, Whole Damn Family, It's our 31st episode! Just in time for Halloween week! Its our longest title yet! Too many words in these movie titles! But regardless of the wordy names, it's a double helping of director Eli Craig. First, his (2010) feature debut, Tucker and Dale vs Evil, which, let's be honest, is a horror comedy classic. If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor and seek this one out. We follow up with a little promo ...

Hey whole Damn Family. It's time we conjure up a double dose of the Warrens. Everyone's favorite paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine. This is true stuff! No one could make this up. It's not Hollywood fakery; this is real life, true things that happened to real people and were documented truthfully, and also it's true that it's true. It's like super realistic truth. We start with the true story of The Conjuring (2013) and the P...

What we have here is a supersized version of witchery, just in time for the Halloween season. We start off with a classic, Dario Argento's (1977) Suspiria. It's obvious from the fake Italian accent enthusiasm that the boys enjoy this one! There's lots to unpack in this arthouse horror gem, including some interesting behind the scenes tech about the film and the soundtrack. We follow that up with the brand new Zach Cregger film Weap...

Hello Whole Damn Family! On this one, we sail out and find two films that may be under your radar. Dead Calm (1989), which is one of Billy Zane and Nicole Kidman's first-ever roles. It's a tight thriller where we get to conjure the ghost of Orson Welles for our opener (kinda). Aren't you curious why? Then we deep dive into this summer's new serial killer shark movie from down under by Sean Byrne, Dangerous Animals (2025), Starring ...

It's our one-year anniversary! So let's unplug it all and plug it back in with these two beauties. In 1986, Wes Craven tried to introduce the world to his Deadly Friend...but audiences were more interested in his nightmares, so the studio stuck their greasy fingers into his mechanical pie. Spoiler Alert…It didn't go over too well, but this one has a good origin story. Twenty-six years later, the world was introduced to M3GAN and no...

This one should be fun! A whole episode on grief! How adorable! The boys cover Stephen King's classic Pet Sematary (1989), a film undoubtedly about the cons of the trucking industry and the pros of fencing off your yard! Mike gives a few behind-the-scenes tidbits he learned from John Blake about working on the show with David Anderson and his father, Lance.

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It's our 25th episode, but it's all about the magic of the number 28. We are deeply engrossed in all things Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, and Sandra Bullock. We start with the original 28 Days Later and break it down. We have a Quiz! We begin with a spoiler-free portion of the new 28 Years Later, and we conclude it all with a bit of WTF did we just witness when we talk about the end everyone's chirping about? This episode has more zom...

Hey Everyone! This time it's! The Amityville Horror (1979) more like Scammityville Borer...spoiler alert! And the more recent choice is the Spanish film Don't Listen (2020), also known as Voces in Europe. Don't Listen comes to us from one of our own Patreon supporters who continually suggested it until we gave in. Persistence is key kids! We're glad we finally listened! These two movies pair well together, and we think this is a fu...

They're here! This one's got a fantastic classic Poltergeist from the summer of (1982) and a new one, Presence (2025) that lots of folks have been talking about. Just wait till you hear James, Steven Soderbergh impersonation. It's spot on! Some good behind-the-scenes content about Poltergeist (I wish Craig Reardon had an Instagram account!). There's a bit about the "curse" of Poltergeist, and as usual, a lot of laughs were had.

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Hey everyone! Welcome new Listeners! Here's a super-sized episode of the show! This time, it's From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), which Mike worked on, and the new It girl of vampire films Ryan Coogler's Sinners (2025). This episode features a lot of great behind-the-scenes content from Dusk. We also delve into the Canadian treat, Poutine, and Swedish Blues. So listen along and have a laugh with us!

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This one's Looong. That's okay, we think most of you like that...In anticipation of our live show in Crystal Lake, Illinois, on Friday June 13th, we have pre-reviewed the movie we will be screening there. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) and a movie it pairs damn well with Finn Wolfhard's horror comedy, A Hell of a Summer (2025) This is a good way to kick off the summer for us here with some campy camp counselor slashing. If you're an...

Too much Monkey Bizness! It's another milestone! 20 episodes! Well, look at us go monkeying around! This is another one that comes from the hearts and minds of our Patreon supporters on the Discord. We wanted to review Osgood Perkins' latest, The Monkey (2025) based on the Stephen King short story, and they chose George Romero's dare we say...classic? Monkey Shines (1988) to walk down the movie aisle with it. Thank you for remindin...

It's our 19th episode and our 3rd guest! With the new movie Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) coming out, we wanted to talk to Producer and friend of the show Craig Perry, who was involved in all of those films. Craig was also one of the main producers on the American Pie series, and so much more over the years. He's got a fantastic, fun energy and a lot to say. If you are a fan of the Final Destination movies, we cover all of th...

This episode, Mike and James explore two titles with a little international flair. Both of these movies need a superintendent who's not a jerk to help the cast escape the horrors of their run-down apartment buildings. One has an issue with zombies and the other is infested with spiders... "What Nooo!!" Yes, that's right, Mark Wahlberg. On this episode, we get continental and discuss the now "classic" found footage Spanish film Rec ...

Thanks for being here with us! In this episode we cover companionship. It’s a beautiful thing that shouldn’t be abused, or mixed with Voodoo apparently. Both of these films show how companionship can go terribly and amazingly wrong. We get deep into the original Childs Play (1988) where Chucky became the horror icon he is today. We talk a lot about the behind the scenes geniuses for Chucky. In a world before digital FX these guys, ...

This week, we are wolf-positive and leapin' n hoppin' on a moon shadow. It's The Howling from 1981. Which is one of the reasons Mike wanted to do makeup FX in the first place. The boys have a good time with this one discussing things like the maturing of young men who saw Marsha for the first time and what's in Dick Miller's bookstore. In our second feature, we discuss Leigh Whannel's new Blumhouse film Wolf Man (2025) There's a lo...