Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)

Blow out those candles, maniacs, because we're celebrating Ben's birthday by talking about the 1981 killer kid flick Bloody Birthday! While we talk about how uncomfortable birthday wishes make us, we also discuss topics such as pickle sandwiches, what "get a Coke and talk about it" really means, and Mighty Mouse flatware.

Vicious Vacations is coming to a close this week, maniacs, and we're headed to Camp Rolling Hills! We're rounding out our theme with Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers. While we continue the saga of Angela, we also discuss topics such as the return of Big Milk, slasher satire, and our thoughts on The Boss.

Week 3 of Vicious Vacations is upon us, so let's take a trip to the Bates Motel as we discuss Psycho II! As we track Norman Bates' return to the infamous lodge, we also discuss topics such as meatloaf sandwiches, Kid Motel, and Robert Loggia's world-class orange juice schilling.

Week two of Vicious Vacations Part 2 is upon us, and we're headed to a cabin in the woods with some special guests! Joining us to talk Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn are Adam and Rob from Stoopid Movies. While we collectively fawn over this Sam Raimi masterpiece, we also discuss topics such as the first time we saw the film, outlined power tools, and the late great Danny Hicks.

Due to current public health concerns, we can't physically go on vacation, but we can take some Vicious Vacations! One of our favorite themes is back with a vengeance this summer, maniacs, and we're kicking it off with a doozy: Friday The 13th Part 2! While we nestle into camp five years after its closure, we also discuss topics such as working in fast food, Tiger Electronics, and the return of th...

We're headed to New York City this week, maniacs, and we're not going alone. This week we're joined by co-host of the Kill By Kill podcast, Patrick Hamilton, to talk about 1981's Wolfen! While we debate this movie's reputation as a werewolf film, we also discuss topics such as Albert Finney's butt, shadowed dong, and the Gregory Hines/Tom Noonan buddy comedy we never got.

It's time to "wax" nostalgic, maniacs, because this week we're talking the 1988 flick Waxwork! We're joined by horror journalist Breanna Whipple to dissect all the exhibits of this film. While we break it down, we also discuss topics such as citrus and dairy (and why they don't mix), Grease 2, and falling asleep at a Denny's.

When the light turns green, maniacs, the trap is clean! This week we're joined by returning guest Chelsea from the Dead Meat podcast to talk another Linnea Quigley joint, 1989's Witchtrap! While we dissect the plot of this wacky film, we also discuss topics such as haunted bed and breakfasts, the deliciousness of okra, and this film's continuous similarities to Ghostbusters.

Another edition of our spin-off show ACTION MOVIE SUNDAY is here, and this month we're talking about the 1988 Arnold Schwarzenegger & Jim Belushi buddy cop film Red Heat! We talk about the perfect coffee-to-cream ratio, Pittsburgh-born Russian baddies, and rattle off our favorite one-liners from the movie.

This episode will make your heads explode, maniacs! We're wrapping up the Body Horror trilogy with another round of David Cronenberg and 1981's Scanners. We're joined by our musician friends Zach from Griphook and Dawson from Porcupine to help parse this one out. While we talk about the film, we also discuss topics such as food court etiquette, Dr. Ruth, and Canadian record stores' overflow of Fra...

See you in Pittsburgh, maniacs! Week two of our Body Horror trilogy continues with a little fruit from the David Cronenberg tree, 1983's Videodrome! We're joined by Ashleigh and Maggie from the very awesome Rock Candy podcast to discuss this feat of bizarre cinema. While we all try to wrap our heads around all the weirdness in the film, we also discuss topics such as AIM screen names, Arby's on th...

Welcome to bonus time, maniacs! This week we're counting down our top 5 lists for the man of your dreams, Freddy Krueger and the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise. After we chat about our lists, we play another rousing game of Stump The Brainiac!

Death to false metal, maniacs! This week we're kicking off another trilogy of body horror films and we're starting with 1989's bizarre trip Tetsuo: The Iron Man! While we try to make heads and tails of this movie, we also discuss topics such as David Byrne's dance moves, our first eBay purchases, and this film's bizarre connection to Ten To Midnight.

Get out those boomboxes, maniacs, because this week's bonus episode finds us doing a second round of our Horror Mixtape Draft! This one's a follow-up to our live set during the second iteration of Podcast Night At The Tolma a little over a year ago. While we draft our next set of ten songs, we also discuss Gregg's Saturday morning routine as a kid, Ben's band covering Dramarama, and our least favo...

Grab a spacesuit, maniacs, because this week we're going to Marz! We're joined by friend of the show Darren Hall all the way from London to talk about the 1981 camp slasher Madman. While we dig into the legend of the madman, we also discuss topics such as traveling abroad, Gustav Holst, and personalized belt buckles.

We've got another bonus episode taking "shape" this week, maniacs, and we're counting down our top 5 entries in the Halloween franchise! We also play another Myers-centric round of Stump The Brainiac.

Get ready for the weirdest anatomy lesson of your lives, maniacs, because we're rounding out our Deadly Dolls theme with the 1988 Canadian thriller Pin: A Plastic Nightmare! While we try to navigate through the bizarre nature of this movie, we also discuss topics such as Inside Out Boy, jorts, and yinzers at the symphony.

We're very excited to introduce our new bonus show, Action Movie Sunday! On the first Sunday of every month, we'll procure a bonus episode where we talk about a single action movie and break it down via some very fun segments. This week we kick off the series with Stakeout from 1987! We talk about stunts, bad guys, food, and more.

Week two of our Deadly Dolls trilogy is upon us, maniacs, and this week we're going back to Italy with 1988's Umberto Lenzi project Ghosthouse! While we unpack the film and talk about the infamous La Casa series in Italy, we also discuss topics such as post-coital chili, ham radio enthusiasts, and confusing an ax with a meat cleaver.

Who wants a double dose of bonus content!? First up, you'll hear an interview Gregg conducted with Sleepaway Camp star Felissa Rose and director James Cullen Bressack, who are both promoting their new film For Jennifer. After that is the audio from our Instagram livestream Q&A we held this past Saturday. We answer listener questions and a lot more.

We're kicking off a new theme this week - DEADLY DOLLS - and what better place to start than with the 1987 Stuart Gordon flick Dolls? While we talk about the goofy fun of this movie, we also discuss topics such as proficient child actors, Scholastic book fairs, and unlikable on-screen parents.

Grab your hockey masks and machetes, maniacs, because we're bringing you another safe-at-home bonus episode where we count down our top 5 favorite entries in the Friday The 13th series! We'll also talk about our old video stores and play another round of Stump The Brainiac.

Grab your hockey masks and machetes, maniacs, because we're bringing you another safe-at-home bonus episode where we count down our top 5 favorite entries in the Friday The 13th series! We'll also talk about our old video stores and play another round of Stump The Brainiac.

We're going down under this week, maniacs, because we're talking about the 1986 Australian dystopian thriller Dead End Drive-In! While we embarrass ourselves with our terrible Aussie accents, we also discuss topics such as fake Rambo sequels, Big Boss Pants, and Foster's: do they really drink it in Australia?

Who's ready for a bonus episode??? We figured to help everyone pass the time, we'd do a countdown of our top 5 movies filmed in our home city of Pittsburgh! We'll count them down and also share some interesting firsthand stories of our on-set adventures.