Raised by Rentals

Ichabod Crane had his eyes set on Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter of the wealthiest man in town, but he never expected the Headless Horseman…to fall (missing) head over heels for him. Join us for the 2nd installment in our SPOOKY SEASON SWITCHEROO 2: ELECTRIC BOO-GALOO as we make Washington Irving roll over in his grave with a sexy take on the legend of STEAMY HOLLOW!

Are they seductive, blood-sucking creatures of the night…or just goth girls? Veronica and Tiffany are no strangers to the intoxicating darkness of the Millenium-era rave scene, but they’re about to find out what really happens in the shadows when high times lead to HIGH STAKES!

Making it as a horror villain isn't easy. Anyone can put on a creepy mask and slash you with a sharp object, but becoming the next Freddy or Jason takes dedication and a study of the masters. Class is in session as we return to the hallowed halls of higher horror education to see what happens when a new generation of maniacs enrolls in SLASHER SCHOOL!

Freddy and Jason hit on a killer idea with Slasher Camp and it was a wicked success with the help of some fellow horror villains. Now, they’re extending an invitation to the next generation of slayers who want to learn from the best. In this special prequel preview, join us as we introduce the freshman class of SLASHER SCHOOL!

It finally happened: We crashed and burned! To cap off a seemingly cursed summer, we improv'd a story about a summer curse, but we jinxed ourselves instead. And the peculiar thing is this, my friends: The tale we told on that fateful night, it's not actually in this episode. This is just a tribute.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, a terrible sequel swims up and bites you in the @$$. But doesn't a movie about a mutated psychic super-shark bent on revenge sound awesome?! For the 2nd part of our MIDSUMMER MONSTER MOVIE MATINEE, Vengeance rides shotgun as we imagine a killer alternate-reality version of JAWS: THE REVENGE!

A bizarre viral health-food trend, biotech corporations pulling the strings of politics, rampant influencer commercialism, and invasive product marketing that you can never seem to get out of your head? Yeah, 1985 was a wild time in America. But what if we were describing 2026? Join us for a taste test of our first-ever true improv remake, but we know you'll devour the whole episode because enough...

R.I.P. Brightside. He was a successful, respected superhero, a ray of light in dark times who sadly met his end in a blaze of glory. Fortunately, there's a new crimefighter making his dazzling debut! But Brightside's archnemesis isn't happy, and she knows a secret that just might kill two heroes with one stone… It's issue #2 of our SUPER SECRET IDENTITY TWO-IN-ONE SPECIAL! featuring the fallout th...

In World War II, the tides of victory shifted with the success of D-Day…not an invasion, but the arrival of the American super-soldier COLONEL D-DAY and his elite force of living weapons. But what happens to war heroes when the war is over? Tune in for the first episode in our SUPER SECRET IDENTITY TWO-IN-ONE SPECIAL to find out what happens when an aging icon realizes that he's NOBODY'S HERO.

Once upon a time, Sarah wished for the Goblin King to take away her annoying baby brother…and immediately regretted it when her wish came true. Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, she fought her way to the castle beyond the Goblin City, took back the child, and learned an important lesson about growing up. But she shouldn't have taken for granted that everyone would live happily ever...

Is there something the people in your life treat as normal and expected—but you just don’t give a $#!% about? For pop culture fans, it can be tough to admit when we don't like something everyone else takes for granted as awesome. So for the first RENTAL RANT of Season 5, it's high time for some hot takes…even if it stirs up an angry mob demanding to see our NERD CARDS REVOKED!

Arbor Day is a time to give back a little of nature's bountiful gifts by celebrating the earth and planting trees…but when the ground is sour, evil runs deep in the roots. Gather 'round the campfire with us for a tale of sylvan beauty blighted by the horror of an ARBOR DAY MASSACRE!

What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered? For this episode, join us in the existential time loop of history repeating itself with a rare Bill Murray sequel: GROUNDHOG DAY 2!

In the 80s, when trading cards and silly novelty toys were all the rage, one fad captured the imagination--and the gag reflex--of kids like no other. So of course adapting it to a feature film would be a big hit…right? In this episode, we carefully traverse the trash-heaped back-alley switchbacks of memory lane to imagine THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS MOVIE that should have been.

Attention, students! This Super Gushers special is Storytelling 101. Everyone take your seats and sharpen your pencils, because class is in session with your pals Unc and Jefe.

What do Die Hard, The Lost Boys, and Mrs. Doubtfire have in common with Pong? You'll have to listen to find out! For the premiere episode of RAISED BY RENTALS Season 5, we try our hands at the age-old series trope of THE CLIP SHOW CLICHÉ.

The holidays are in full swing, which means it’s time to wrap up Season 4! Get it? Like wrapping up a gift? Because it’s Christmas? Geez, tough crowd… For the last episode of the year, join us while we reminisce about our favorite holiday movies and music, review this year’s episodes, and super-gush about all the reasons WE LOVE CHRISTMAS!

Christmas may only come once a year but nothing can stop JUERGEN THE YULETIDE AVENGER from returning again to punish all the naughty boys and girls! It's a threequel threat this episode with guest Samm Grandquist (WNY Horror Krue) and another festive family tale of holiday horror.

It's Christmastime once again, so of course JUERGEN THE YULETIDE AVENGER must return! Friend of the podcast Samm Grandquist also returns this episode, to join us in a tale of spreading holiday cheer…across the walls with a battleaxe!

Thanksgiving is the season for family, appreciation, and…perving on the girl next door?! This episode, join us as we give thanks for the horny hilarity and horror of the boy cursed with TURKEY HANDS!

When the League of Arnies is jeopardized by the return of a powerful enemy, they send their most versatile variant on a perilous mission across worlds. Trapped in other realities, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER finds himself leaping from life to life, putting things right that once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home…

On Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin rises out of his pumpkin patch and flies through the air with his bag of toys for all the children…or at least that’s what Linus van Pelt believed. But after years of waiting in the pumpkin patch and missing trick or treats, could he remain sincere? To cap off this year’s spooky season, we celebrate the first and best Halloween TV special and ask ourselves: Do...

October always makes us nostalgic for the good old days of the VHS era, when the local rental store was sure to have its shelves stocked with schlocky straight-to-video sequels to all our favorite horror movies and the television airwaves were replete with seasonal Halloween specials. In this DEALER'S CHOICE DOUBLE OR NOTHING DOUBLEHEADER episode, we blind-challenge each other to improvise follow-...

Here at RAISED BY RENTALS we don't put up with elitist know-it-all fans…unless they're us! In this special RENTAL RANT/SUPER GUSHERS mashup episode, we finally come clean and admit we have a problem: we’re snobs!

You screamed at the HOT GARBAGE horror of a bloodthirsty dumpster fire. Your spine went cold from the terrible truth of what was buried in the BAD RUBBISH. But now you'll learn true terror, when you find yourself alone in a dark alley with the atrocity known only as TRASH MOUTH!