347 - The Monster Club (1981)
Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)
Release Date: 05/01/2024
376 - Sunshine (2007)
Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)
Dark days are coming. GivingThanks month continues! All Patreon picks, all month! This week your hosts cover a film requested from "Super Patron" Dr. Philth: 2007's Sunshine! It's the year 2050, and The Sun is destabilizing. The crew of the Icarus II is on Earth's second mission to reignite The Sun after a failed attempt seven years prior. They soon discover the fate of Icarus I, which could spell doom for the fate of earth. Do the boys light the fire or get sunburned? Find out here! Also this week: Our 2000s Pop Punk picks, Lance's advice to teens in haunted houses, and Ben's existential...
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375 - Planet Terror (2007)
Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)
Humanity's last hope... rests on a high power machine gun! GivingThanks month continues! All Patreon picks, all month! This week your hosts cover a film requested from Patron Ameila: One half of the 2007 Grindhouse double feature -- Planet Terror! After an experimental nerve gas gets out, the population of Texas start to transform into fleshing-eating mutants! It's up to a ragtag band of well-armed townsfolk to survive the night. Will the boys make it til morning? Find out here! Also this week: Tarantino impressions, '80s vs '90s action movies, and Ben's possible crow wedding. All this--and a...
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374 - Once Bitten (1985)
Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)
It's a one-night stand with eternal complications! GivingThanks month begins! As a thank you to all the patrons, it's all Patreon picks, all month! This week your hosts kick it off with patron Torre's request: The 1985 film ONCE BITTEN! A 300 year old Countess needs the blood of a virgin by Halloween to keep her youth. Luckily a young Jim Carrey is there to quench her thirst! Will the boys really think this one truly... "sucks"? Find out here! Also this week: The film's similarities to Teen Wolf, Lance is in "a state of Cheez It", and "The Lip Line" is open for requests! All this--and a...
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373 - Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)
It's going to be one hell of a family reunion. He's back! That's right! This week your hosts jump into 1998's HALLOWEEN H20: 20 YEARS LATER. They are also joined by filmmaker Blake O'Donnell of BPO Films to promote his new film Guerrilla Dogs! 20 years ago Laurie Strode watched her psychopathic brother die after his historic Halloween night massacre... Or did she? Michael Myers returns to find his sister for a confrontation decades in the making! Will the boys survive this family reunion from Hell? Find out here! Also this week: The secret origins of "Party Parkin", chunky '90s Vans,...
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372 - Trick r Treat (2007)
Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)
Always Check Your Candy. Don't blow out that Jack-o-Lantern!! This week your hosts cover the 2007 Halloween anthology gem TRICK 'R TREAT. It's Halloween night in Warren Valley, Ohio. We follow four spooooky tales as they intertwine to form a love letter to all things Halloween. Will the boys respect tradition or fall victim to the hijinx of little Sam? Find out here! Also this week: Ordering a Big Sausage Pizza, Ben's Billy Corgan impression, and I didn't realize these Juju Fruits were SO HARD! All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Hey! Put down that...
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371 - Ginger Snaps (2000)
Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)
I know what a Lycanthrope is. That's right! It's time to feel that special kind of early 2000s angst 'cause your hosts are covering the 2000 canadian classic GINGER SNAPS. Patrons Shane and Jordan bring us this Halloween Patreon Pick. Something has been killing dogs in the town of Bailey Downs. When B's sister Ginger is attacked, her body starts undergoing... changes... causing a rift between the two. Is it puberty or is it a horrific, body-altering curse? It's dog-eat-dog this week, so can the boys keep up? Find out here! Also this week: Piercings, the movie's less-impressive working...
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370 - Jack-O (1995)
Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)
JACK-O IS BACK-O. Halloween Month continues as your hosts cover 1995's JACK-O. Little Sean Kelly is his town's only hope when a sorcerer's curse reemerges on Halloween night. Will the boys escape the dreaded Mr. Jack The Pumpkin Man or will they find themselves carved up? Find out here! Also this week: "Wacko Jacko", the questionable ending of Disney's Blank Check, the dystopian meal that is a Lunchables, and the strong feelings of Ben's dad regarding pool usage. All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Hey! Put down that ghaddang Caramello...
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369 - Idle Hands (1999)
Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)
It's time to throw on that greasy '90's slacker outfit, because this week your hosts are covering the 1999 horror slacker comedy IDLE HANDS. Idle hands really are the devil's playground when stoner Anton's hand gets possessed and goes on a killing spree. With a killer '99 cast, and an even more killer '99 soundtrack, what sort of shi-HAND-igans will the boys get up to this week? Find out here! Also this week: Buying weed in the '90s. Zap a shnack! Brands of clothing our mother's wouldn't let us buy. All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Hey! Put down that...
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368 - Eyes of Fire (1983)
Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)
It's time to head to The Promised Land this week as your hosts do their first Patreon listener pick! Patron GaryAM brings us the 1983 folk horror nugget: EYES OF FIRE. Deep in the wilderness of the colonial frontier, a father tries to rescue his family from both an adulterous preacher and malevolent spirit lurking out in the forest. It's Little House on the Carrie as only the magic of a strange woman can help him. Will the boys make it out or will they find themselves trapped in the woods (literally) FOREVER? Find out here! Also this week: Lance grills Ben on his time working at Burger King...
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367 - Childs Play 3 (1991)
Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)
You just can't keep a good guy down. This week your hosts came to play with 1991's CHILD'S PLAY 3. It's been eight years, and Chucky returns to track down Andy at his military school. Will Charles Lee Ray break everyone's favorite podcast boy toys? Find out here! Also this week: Who was it that made light up shoes? Remember when yo-yos were cool again in the '90s? And Metallica's "Load" album cover is made of WHAT? All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Hey! Put down that ghaddang Caramello and for tons of bonus content, exclusive goodies, and access to our...
info_outlineMonsters rule, okay!? We're kicking off Anthology Month by checking in with some vintage horror heavy hitters in 1981's The Monster Club. We talk all things Vincent Price, John Carradine, and Donald Pleasence as well as other topics such as how we enjoy preparing eggs, Eric the night manager at Sheetz, and interesting ways to pronounce "weird".
Drop that Caramello and check out our Patreon! This month we play a rousing game of Two Truth & A Lie. For as little as $2 a month you can get in on the action as well with bonus episodes, Discord privileges, livestreams, exclusive merchandise and more!
Interested in more British flair from the show? Check out our previous episodes on Bloody New Year (episode 16), Gothic (episode 20), The Company Of Wolves (episode 50), Don't Open Till Christmas (episode 66), and An American Werewolf In London (episode 197).