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Weapons
We discuss Zach Creggers' Weapons (2025). Part parental nightmare, part (sub)urban legend, and very unnerving.
The Barbarians
What if was Conan the Barbarian. . .s? And both of him were lunkheads? We discuss this fascinating approach in this one
Cozy Sweater Weather
Pete returns to chat about this and that during that finest time of year
Sleepy Hollow
We cover both the Washington Irving story and Tim Burton's 1999 adaptation of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - a story about the ghost of a Highlander terrorizing a small community
Fried Barry
Imagine if you will, Meet Dave (2008) but if "Dave" was actually called Barry, lived in South Africa, and did a lot of drugs
For Sale: A Haunting Collection
Hello Podsiders. Given that I'm not getting a paycheck at the moment due to the the government shutdown happening in the US, I put together a collection of my short fiction to have some money coming in over in the interim. It's available to download in epub or PDF formats at Itch.io. Inside ...
One Is the Loneliest Number
That's why there's two Jet Lis left in the entire multiverse in the 2001 sci-fi actioner, The One. Sure, one is Good Jet Li and the other's Bad, but what about Rasta Jet Li's story. . .?
Pulptober: The Shadow
Who knows what evil lurks under Alec Baldwin's prosthetic nose? Beats me, but we certainly talk a lot about The Shadow on this final (for now) Pulpside episode
PULPTEMBER: Hellboy
This time around, we dig into the pulpy origins of one paranormal investigator by the name of HellboyNOTE: We had some issues with the audio on this one, so please bear with us (and with many thanks to our sound wizard, Adam)
PULPTEMBER: The Rocketeer
This time around we talk about The Rocketeer (1991), a movie that asserts that a jetpack future can be scary. . . if it's not in service to the old Stars and Stripes, that is!
Pulptember: Dick Tracy
We get together to chew the fat, see? All about this Dick Tracy fella
PULPTEMBER: Raiders of the Lost Ark
We kick off Pulptember with the recent classic of the pulp form with Raiders of the Lost Ark. You too could follow along. . . if only you spoke Jovitos
The Boy and the Heron
We get together to work out what exactly Miyazaki's going for in this dreamlike journey to the underworld story and wonder how DO you live?
Whatever, Man
We get together again to talk about. . . you know
Aurora
This time, we're talking about Kim Stanley Robinson's Aurora, apparently a book that was written to make sci-fi nerds really mad.Here's the link to the Into the Impossible performance of The Hard Problem (note that this is an adaptation of a later part of the novel; spoilers abound)
World of Tomorrow
You're all in luck - our clones managed to bean their memories of watching World of Tomorrow, Parts 1-3 by Don Hertzfeldt
2001: A Space Odyssey
This time we talk about the Kubrik/Clarke classic. Join us in returning to monkey
Jaws
That's right, we're gonna need a bigger podcast for this one. Join us - the water's fine!
UNLOCKED Sparring Session
From the Podside vault! We start talking about Kij Johnson's award-nominated short story, Spar and move onto talking a bit about SFF anthologies
Akira
Terms like "iconic" or "groundbreaking" get tossed around a lot but Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira (1988) has a good claim to both. Everything about it - from the animation to how shots are constructed to the fusion of traditional and futuristic musical traditions in the soundtrack - fe...
UNLOCKED Stranger Than Fiction
From the Podside vault! We talk about Will Ferrell as Harold Crick in the 2006 film, Stranger Than Fiction
The Maine Event
We're back! And there's Maine talk,
UNLOCKED They Live
From the Podside vault. We discuss a stone-cold classic - John Carpenter's They Live
UNLOCKED Wheel of Prime S3
From the Podside vault. Jeremy Greathouse returns to talk about the now-canceled Wheel of Time show
UNLOCKED RIP to a Real (Genius) One
Unlocked from the Podside vault. We reminisce on Val Kilmer and his role as Chris Knight in Real Genius
The Croquet Player
This time, we're talking about H.G. Wells' The Croquet Player, a hero who enjoys the best things in life: be a good sport to your rivals, drive your croquet balls before you, and hearing the adulation of your peers
Unlocked: Universal Harvester
Unlocked from the Podside vault. We discuss John Darnielle's Midwest Weird novel
Himbos Through Time
We realized we'd never done an episode on Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, and we decided to correct this totally heinous oversight most expeditiously! Party on, dude!
UNLOCKED Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
Unlocked from the Podside vault - Yoshiaki Kawajiri's take on a Highlander movie
Fire and Ice
We discuss an iconic entry in Paleolithicore - Ralph Bakshi's and Frank Frazetta's Fire and Ice. Join us but watch out - fire and ice and man-apes, oh my!
