Invasion of the Podcast!

Just some unfinished business involving, Steve, Metallica, and the insanity that is Chicago. 

This week I am joined by Jeff of The Skewered Universe Podcast and Tales from the Podcast , El Goro of The Talk Without Rhythm Podcast , and Terry of Strange Highways to talk about what we have been watching recently (Start of show till 35:44) a trio of silly secret stories (35:44-45:35), discuss 2015's Tomorrowland and what happens when a film can't make up its mind about what it wants to be (45:...

This week we are joined by Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball and Terry of Strange Highways as we close out 2023 with a roundtable discussion of such topics as the decline of physical media, the writers and actors strikes, Marvel's messy phase 5, and favorite films watched.  

This week on Invasion of the Podcast, He-Man is looking for a new home, we say goodbye to Roger Kastel, the man behind the Jaws poster, someone is willing to pay $2000.00 to watch Hallmark holiday films (news starts at 34:15-59:50), we then talk about Disney+'s Loki Season 2 and if the MCU is being spread to thin between TV and films (starts at 59:50 - spoilers start at 1:19 - 2:12), and then we b...

This week on Invasion of the Podcast, I am joined by Terry of Strange Highways, Richard of being my side piece when Steve is not around, Dynamo Marz of the Force Insensitive Podcast, and the El Goro of Talk Without Rhythm to celebrate Halloween with a trio of  spooky stories (news starts at 26:04), discuss the 1978 made for TV film Kiss meets the Phantom of the Park and whatever the hell it was tr...

This week on Invasion of the Podcast we are once again joined by Nathaniel of At The Devil's Ball as we talk about Steve's trip out west for Halloween 45, Miramax wanting to make a shared Halloween universe, the passing of comic creator Keith Giffen (news starts at 3:53), and we talk about a few 'live' Halloween broadcast specials with 2013's WNUF's Halloween Special and 1992's Ghostwatch (1:22-2:...

This episode of the Invasion of the Podcast, Steve is back from his vision quest and we eventually talk about Paranormal Activity becoming a stage play, and a woman gets a very strange Amazon order she did not place (News starts at 50 minutes), we then talk about Alex Ross and Mark Waid's 1996 DC comic series Kingdom Come and how it has set a new standard in story telling and art (Feature Presenta...

This week on Invasion of the Podcast I am joined once again by one half of At the Devil's Ball , Sammael, to finish the journey through The Year(s) of Carpenter with his final film, 2010's The Ward. When a young woman is found in the wake of an apparent act of arson, she is brought to a mental hospital for treatment she is not asking for. She then meets other girls that have been placed there and...

This week on Invasion of the Podcast I am joined by special guest and long time friend Pat as we talk about his experiences in film making and what changes and challenges has he seen over the years, then we discuss 1987's The Hidden and how an overlooked sci-fi film has a lot more going on under the hood than you would think (film conversation starts at 46:30) and then we play another round of Box...

This week on Invasion of the Podcast I am joined by friend of the show Richard as we talk about the return of Amicus, grand theft porch, adults being excited for buckets (News starts at 26:00), then we do a compare and contrast of the 1990 film Graveyard Shift and Stephen King's short story of the same name and what makes for a good page to film adaptation (Feature Presentation starts at 1:27:32),...

I am joined again by El Goro of The Talk Without Rhythm Podcast to finish our 3 part conversation about  J. Michael Straczynski's Rising Stars. We move ahead another 20 years and see where the world is now with the Specials taking it upon themselves to change the world for the better, even though some don't see it that way... 

This week I am joined by Jeff from The Skewered Universe Podcast and Tales from Podcast to talk about the Peacock Series Twisted Metal (Conversation starts at 36:31) and how does such a crazy idea for a video game actually work pretty well for a live action TV series. I then challenge Jeff to create his own Twist Metal combat vehicle (Game starts at 2:45). 

This week on Invasion of the Podcast we continue the Year of Carpenter by looking at both of his Masters of Horror entries. First up is the conversation Terry and I had on our show Strange Highways in 2021 about Cigarette Burns. Then I had Terry on to discuss the second episode, Pro-Life (Starts at 1:18). One is considered a return to form and and the other one not so much.  

This week on Invasion of the Podcast I am joined by my wife Mary as we talk about all things Disney's The Haunted Mansion. We get into the some of the history of attraction, why it is still appealing to guests 50 plus years later, and the first attempt at a live action adaptation with the 2003 Eddie Murphy led film. We talk about what the film gets right and (mostly) gets wrong, and how best to tr...

This week I am joined again by El Goro of The Talk Without Rhythm Podcast to discuss part 2 of our 3 part exploration of J. Michael Straczynski's Rising Stars. We pick up the story 10 years after the end of the previous volume to find a world trying to live with and around the remaining Specials. Most of them just want to be left alone, however, there is a large group holding the city of Chicago h...

This week I am joined by both halves of At the Devil's Ball , Nathaniel and Sammaeal, to look at John Carpenter's second to last film, 2001's Ghosts of Mars. An ancient force has been awakened in a mining colony on Mars that causes people to mutilate themselves and attack anyone not affected. Also, it mysteriously causes flashbacks during flashbacks, odd editing choices, and robs Ice Cube of his a...

This week on Invasion of the Podcast, I am joined by the other half of At the Devil's Ball , Sammaeal, to take a trip back to our Year of Cannon and talk about 1985's Lifeforce. Can Tobe Hooper, fresh off the success/complications of Poltergeist take the novel Space Vampires and turn it into a $100 million block buster? This is the Year of Canon, so you can probably guess the answer. So enjoy the...

This week I am joined by the always great El Goro of the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast as we start a three part exploration of J. Michael Straczynski's comic series Rising Stars. First we set the stage talking about Straczynski himself and where he was at in his already successful career prior to breaking into the world of comics writing. Then we dig into the story of Poet, the last of 113 'Specials...

This week on Invasion of the Podcast I am joined by Trevor, host of the Theater of War Podcast to talk about his time in the Marines and his interest in war films, Terrifier 3 is coming whether we like it or not (News starts at 48:17-1:21), and then discuss the 2004 film Miracle about the 1980 US Men's Olympic hockey team's journey and how it became so much larger than the game (1:21-2:45), and I...

This week on Invasion of the Podcast I am joined by Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball to talk about live action remakes of animated films, a flurry of secret stories (News at 16:40-46:30), we then revisit the ground breaking film Sin City and talk about how much of it holds up (and what doesn't) after 18 years (46:30-1:54), and then we play a game of Box Office Barometer for 2005. 

This week I am joined by friend and co-host of the Strange Highways podcast, Terry, as we exit the 20th century with Carpenter's last film of the 1990's, Vampires. Is his blend of horror and western successful or does it bite? (Film discussion starts at 47:00-2:19). Also, I provide a follow up regarding last week's Wheel of Death Challenge, and talk about the christian summer camp musical, A Week...

This week on Invasion of the Podcast, friend of the show Richard helps talk about how Florida is being the Florida of everything, a flurry of Secret Stories (News 35:00-1:19), the recently released documentary Chop & Steele and how absurdity is a double edged sword (1:19-2:26), and Paul gets thrown under the Wheel of Death™ once more (2:26-End). 

This week on Invasion of the Podcast, the writers' strike delays the rebellion, Zack Snyder thinks you just didn't get it, a high school has a critter problem (News: 36:00-1:25), we discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (spoilers) and how James Gunn wraps up his trilogy of wonderful weirdos (1:25-2:36) and Paul takes Steve to Vacation Bible School again (2:36-3:05).

This week on Invasion of the Podcast we continue on with the Year of Carpenter by looking at his only sequel, 1996's Escape from L.A. Snake is back and faces the challenges of rogue surfers, plastic surgery monsters, and a limited CGI budget. Will Carpenter get his groove back with a return to a franchise he created? (film conversation starts at 45 minutes)

This week on Invasion of the Podcast, Steve gives his review of Metallica's 72 Seasons, films are becoming TV shows... again, there's a hecking chonker in Virginia, a man sets a record that no one should care about (News 47:38-1:26), we finish our impromptu Red Boi Spring by looking at the bleak War War III what if of 1984's Red Dawn and debate if the film is anti-war or not (1:26-2:30), and Steve...