Third Channel Podcast

That boy is about to seek revenge over the town that murdered him. This week PJ and Derek are joined by special guest Tim Von Cloedt as they pull back the curtain on the blood-soaked mockumentary on what it takes to become a horror icon in Scott Glosserman’s Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006). In this episode they explore Leslie Vernon’s twisted approach to slasher stardom, from fin...

Oh, you think I’m scary? That thing in the woods is death itself and it’s coming for all of us. Join PJ and Derek as they crash land right back in the middle of Honey Island Swamp in Adam Green’s Victor Crowley (2017). In this episode the guys resurrect The Bayou Butcher for another round of glorious carnage, bringing plenty of blood, guts, and creatively gruesome kills along for the ride. Is this...

I knew that you were real. I came to save you. Join PJ and Derek as they join a search and rescue mission for the victims of The Bayou Butcher in BJ McDonnell’s Hatchet III (2013). In this episode the guys tear down the films practical gore effects, outrageous kills, and over-the-top slasher mayhem, along with the returning fan favorite cast and cameos. Does this third entry keep the franchise’s g...

He's forced to return to the state he was when he was killed. You can't kill a ghost. Join PJ and Derek as they return to Honey Island Swamp in search of Victor Crowley in Adam Green’s Hatchet II (2010). In this episode the guys wade through the films gleefully gruesome world of practical gore, backwoods terror, dark humor, with its relentless kills and throwback slasher spirit. We’ll fi...

It was like a dirty secret. Victor Crowley was born horribly disfigured. Join PJ and Derek as they take a haunted boat tour through the Louisiana swamps of Adam Green’s Hatchet (2006). In this episode the guys discuss the gloriously gory throwback to old-school slasher cinema with its mix of outrageous practical effects, gruesome kills, dark humor, eccentric characters, and an unapologetic love fo...

All hail Unholy Father. Make your presence known this night. Join PJ and Derek as they explore Rob Zombie’s atmospheric departure from his earlier grindhouse-inspired films in The Lords of Salem (2012). In this episode the guys descend into the film’s disturbing blend of witchcraft, religious horror, psychedelic imagery, and slow-burning supernatural terror full of unsettling symbolism, shocking i...

This is my death factory and you are the product. Join PJ and Derek as they take one last bloody road trip with the Firefly family in Rob Zombie’s 3 From Hell (2019). In this episode the guys slam in the back of their Dragula to talk about the film’s brutal violence, savage kills, sleazy grindhouse style, twisted sense of humor, and the unforgettable performances as Otis and Baby return for anothe...

I am the Devil and I am here to do the Devil’s work. Join PJ and Derek as they leave the Firefly farmhouse for a bloody run from the law in Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects (2005). In this episode the guys burn through the witches to breakdown the film’s savage blend of horror, crime, and Southern Gothic sleaze, from its unapologetically mean-spirited family mayhem, relentless brutality, grimy exp...

Howdy Folks! You like blood? Violence? Freaks of nature? Well then, come on down to Captain Spaulding's Museum of Monsters and Mad-Men. Join PJ and Derek as they descend into the deranged world of the Firefly family in Rob Zombie’s love letter to ’70s exploitation cinema, House of 1000 Corpses (2003). In this episode the guys dig through the ditches to discuss the film’s savage blend of grind...

My brother always makes me wear this stupid mask. Join PJ and Derek as they take a detour to the wonderfully bizarre roadside attraction of David Schmoeller’s Tourist Trap (1979). In this episode the guys explore the film’s uncanny atmosphere, its unsettling use of mannequins and telekinesis, the oddball performances, and the strange space it occupies somewhere between slasher, supernatural horror...

Fifty years I’ve been waiting for this night, just to see him again. Join PJ and Derek as they head to Harlow, Texas to see where Leatherface has been hiding the past 5 decades in David Blue Garcia’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022). In this episode the guys discuss the film’s brutal set pieces, gruesome kills, and its muddy attempts to mix modern social commentary with old-school slasher mayhem. Ev...

You messed with the wrong family. Join PJ and Derek as they explore the twisted origins of the Sawyer household in Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury’s Leatherface (2017). In this episode the guys talk about the film’s divisive reception, its place within the franchise, through its savage violence, bleak atmosphere, fractured timeline, and its surprising attempt to paint a tragic portrait of the...

Family is a messy business. Ain’t nothin’ thicker than blood. Join PJ and Derek as they head to Newt, Texas to claim the unexpected inheritance of John Luessenhop’s Texas Chainsaw (2013). In this episode the guys dig into the film's controversial legacy, its direct-sequel approach to the 1974 original, its glossy modern style, brutal kills, and 3D gimmicks, plus the contrived continuity choic...

Let me ask you one question. Are you havin’ fun yet? Join PJ and Derek as they take a closer look at Kim Henkel's infamous return to the franchise he helped create in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994). In this episode the guys explore the film's satirical edge, its troubled production and release history, and Henkel's surreal vision, complete with deranged family d...

So, how do you like Texas? Join PJ and Derek as they drive into the dust-choked backroads of Texas for Jeff Burr’s attempt to revive one of horror’s most infamous franchises with Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990). In this episode the guys unpack the film's troubled production, the MPAA cuts that reshaped its most brutal moments, Viggo Mortensen's surprisingly savage perform...

To your perfect family. Cheers. Join PJ and Derek as they open the book of the dead once again for Sébastien Vaniček's latest blood-soaked chapter of Deadite mayhem in Evil Dead Burn (2026). In this episode the guys break down the film's relentless gore, nerve-shredding set pieces, and family-from-hell premise, along with its franchise connections, practical effects, and where this insta...

But the saw... the saw is family. This week PJ and Derek are joined by special guest Charlie as they descend into the unapologetically unhinged sequel that traded raw realism for outrageous satire in Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986). In this episode they unpack the radical tonal shift from the grim original to a black comedy, dissect the film's unforgettable set pieces, cele...

My family's always been in meat. Join PJ and Derek as they take a road trip through the grimy, nerve-shredding masterpiece that changed horror forever, Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). In this episode the guys explore how the film’s raw, documentary-like style, unsettling sound design, and shocking violence created one of the most influential horror movies ever made. Along t...

Where we’re going, we won’t need eyes to see. Join PJ and Derek as they engage the gravity drive and journey beyond the edge of known reality in Paul W.S. Anderson’s Event Horizon (1997). In this episode the guys discuss the film’s nightmarish vision of cosmic terror, its striking production design, unforgettable imagery, through themes of grief, guilt, religious horror, and humanity’s fear of the...

Accept the pain you have wrought. Greater delights await. Join PJ and Derek as they again open the puzzle box and descend into the dark, seductive reimagining of Clive Barker’s horror classic in David Bruckner’s Hellraiser (2022). In this episode the guys explore how the film expands the lore of the Cenobites and Lament Configuration for a modern audience, from its stunning visual design and grues...

Like a bad horror movie, isn't it? This week PJ and Derek are joined by Producer Ty as they log into the darkest corner of the internet where they are invited to a lavish mansion party in Rick Bota’s Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005). In this episode they unpack the film's unusual blend of slasher tropes, internet-age paranoia, and Cenobite mythology along with its surprising cast members, tw...

Don’t think for a moment you are not in danger. Join PJ and Derek as they follow an investigative journalist searching for a death-defying cult in another direct-to-video sequel, Rick Bota’s Hellraiser: Deader (2005). In this episode the guys explore the film's troubled production history, its origins as an unrelated screenplay, and the surreal themes of death, resurrection, and obsession thr...

Welcome to the worst nightmare of all. Reality. Join PJ and Derek as they try to get to the bottom of the bizarre hallucinations and psychological fever dreams in Rick Bota’s Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002). In this episode the guys welcome Kirsty Cotton’s return to the franchise for another confrontation with Pinhead, in a sequel that blurs the line between nightmare and reality as memory loss, gui...

Hunt for the Engineer and the Engineer will hunt you. Join PJ and Derek as they attempt to solve the grimy, guilt-ridden puzzle at the heart of a noir-influenced nightmare in Scott Derrickson’s Hellraiser: Inferno (2000). In this episode the guys follow corrupt detective Joseph Thorne through a hellish maze of murder, addiction, and self-destruction, while digging into the film’s surreal atmospher...

Welcome to Oblivion! Amen. Join PJ and Derek as they dismantle the ambitious, but fractured sequel that took the Cenobites from 18th century France to the far reaches of deep space in Kevin Yagher’s Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996). In this episode the guys dig into the troubled production history that gave us the “Alan Smithee” cut, unpack the mythology of the Lament Configuration, celebrate the film...