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Oct. 30, 2025

V/H/S HALLOWEEN

Trick or Treat listeners as we have a very special bonus episode for you this Halloween. Mike, Stephen, & Nichole have brought our own bag of goodies as we talk about this year's latest entry in the long running horror anthol...

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Oct. 26, 2025

THE HORROR SEQUEL DRAFT EPISODE

This week we have special cooking, and we get to push back talking about AVP: Requiem another week! Double Win! Our own diabolical Devaughn Taylor has set up a draft where your crew picks five of their favorite franchise foll...

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Oct. 19, 2025

2025 Halloween Movie Marathons

For this week's episode we have a very special bonus for all of our listeners. With it being the scary season and with Halloween right around the corner we know that hardcore genre fans and seasonal drop ins alike are gearing...

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Oct. 12, 2025

THE PREDATOR

This week Mike is joined by guest Alex Pagliuca to talk about what went wrong with 2018's THE PREDATOR. From behind the scenes controversies including extensive reshoots, to the questionable casting of a sex offender (and the...

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Oct. 5, 2025

PREDATORS

After the disappointing reception of the Alien vs Predator movies (a concept so simple, only a Hollywood studio could screw it up) it was time to take the Predator back to the basics. The result is a fairly fun B-monster movi...

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Sept. 28, 2025

PREDATOR 2

Proving he is not too old for this shit (and we're not above mixing up our movie puns) Mike is back this week with guest Alex Pagliuca to talk about how the Predator fares in a different kind of jungle: the asphalt jungle. Tu...

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Sept. 22, 2025

PREDATOR

This week, we ain't got time to bleed.... because we're too busy breaking down one of the most iconic action/sci-fi/horror movies of all time, PREDATOR. Starring the one and only charisma machine Arnold Schwarzeneggar, who hi...

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Sept. 15, 2025

RANKING THE LIVING DEAD SERIES

Mike and Brian take one last look back at the summer of George, and deliver our crew's rankings of the six Romero films alongside the two remakes.

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Sept. 8, 2025

300th Episode: THE 25 BEST HORROR MOVIES OF THE 21ST CENTURY (SO FAR)

The Title says it all! This week we're celebrating our 300th episode with a supersized countdown of the best horror movies of the century so far. It's an all hands on deck episode and as a bonus, we welcome back former cost L...

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Sept. 8, 2025

300TH EPISODE SPECTACULAR THE 25 BEST HORROR MOVIES OF THE 21ST CENTU…

The Title says it all! This week we're celebrating our 300th episode with a supersized countdown of the best horror movies of the century so far. It's an all hands on deck episode and as a bonus, we welcome back former cost L...

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Sept. 1, 2025

DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004)

This week we tackle one of the best remembered remakes of the 2000s with the directing debut of a young Zac Snyder as he teams up with writer James Gunn for the remake of Dawn of the Dead. Mike Ariel and Devaughn break down ...

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Aug. 24, 2025

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990)

This week Mike and Ariel are joined by Tucker (Disenfranchised podcast) to talk about the often maligned official remake of NOTLD, penned by Romero himself, with special effects guru Tom Savini stepping into the director's ch...

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Aug. 18, 2025

SURVIVIAL OF THE DEAD

The Summer of George hits the dog days of august with a dog of a movie. Romero's last film ever, and the final film in the original Living Dead canon lacks the creative spark of his original trilogy, and is marred even furthe...

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Aug. 11, 2025

DIARY OF THE DEAD

This week Mike, Stephen & Devaughn go back to the beginning with George A Romero's Diary of the Dead. A reboot of sorts of the Living Dead series, Diary finds Romero dabbling in the found footage with mixed results. Clunk per...

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Aug. 4, 2025

LAND OF THE DEAD

Mike and Brian are joined again by guest Sarah J Miles to talk George Romero's return to the subgenre he created after a two decade absence with 2005's Land of the Dead . Working with a larger budget and a recognizable cast, ...

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July 27, 2025

DAY OF THE DEAD

In this episode of The Pod and the Pendulum, host Mike Snoonian and Brian Kieper welcome film blogger Sarah Miles on to delve into the 1985 horror classic Day of the Dead. They explore the film's production challenges, Romero...

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July 20, 2025

DAWN OF THE DEAD

When there's no more room in Hell, it's tome to podcast. The Summer of George continues as Mike is joined by Brian and Nichole to talk about what many consider the greatest zombie movie of all time, George Romero's Dawn of th...

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July 13, 2025

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)

We proclaim this The Summer of George (Romero)! Your favorite horror podcast crew are barricading themselves in the basement in order to break down all six films in Romero's Living Dead series, as well as the 1990 NOTLD remak...

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June 30, 2025

FINAL DESTINATION: Ranking the Series & the Opening Set Pieces

Mike and Devaughn give our crew's rankings for all six Final Destination Movies along with the opening set pieces.

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June 22, 2025

FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES

After almost fifteen years away, Final Destination is back with it's most successful entry to date: Bloodlines! Far be it from us to turn down those sweet, sweet clicks as we tiptoe through the minefields of death and try to ...

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June 15, 2025

WISHMASTER 4: THE PROPHECY FULFILLED

Mike, Ari and Devaughn find their last wish is granted with a shockingly solid entry to close out the Wishmaster franchise. With solid performances all around and frank discussions on sex and romance, the mental wear and tear...

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June 8, 2025

WISHMASTER 3: BEYOND THE GATES OF HELL

Note to the listeners: Due to some computer snafus onMike’s end, the first five minutes of this episode are lost. We join this one as it is already in progress. This week, Mike and Ariel are on hand to talk Wishmaster 3Beyond...

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June 2, 2025

WISHMASTER 2: EVIL NEVER DIES

This week Mike and Devaughn are joined by guest Matt Konopka ( Killer Horror Critic ) for a boys night on the town. Along with our fun-loving, wish-granting Djinn, we're hitting our two favorite hotspots the casino, and jail!...

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May 26, 2025

WISHMASTER

This week we're making dreams come true with 1997's throwback creature feature WISHMASTER. Featuring a who's who of horror both in front and behind the camera, the birth of the Djinn makes for a fun romp in the vein of not on...

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