Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)

Evil gets an upgrade. BANG-UARY concludes as your hosts return to their old buddy Jason Voorhees with the 2001 installment JASON X . Jason Voorhees is cryogenically frozen at the start of the 21st century, only to be discovered and revived in the 25th century where he stalks and kills the young crew of spaceship  Grendel. Will The Boys make it to Earth II alive? Find out here! Also this week:  Lan...

The monster movie that breaks new ground. BANG-UARY continues! All bangers, all month! This week your hosts are joined by their old friend, Amanda Waltz, to cover the 1990 monster movie TREMORS ! Giant underground worms terrorize the tiny community of Perfection, Nevada. It's up to two handymen and a seismologist to figure out and stop what's going on. Are The Boys going to be wormfood? Find out h...

Somewhere between science and superstition, there is another world. The world of darkness. BANG-UARY continues! All bangers, all month! This week your hosts cover the 1973 classsic THE EXORCIST ! An evil force has inhabited the boy of young Regan MacNiel. Assisted by seasoned excorcist Farther Merrin, Catholic counselor Father Karras must face his own crisis of faith before he can help the young g...

Someone has taken their love of sequels one step too far. BANG-UARY continues! All bangers, all month! This week your hosts cover the 1997 sequel SCREAM 2 ! Two years after the events of the first film, a new Ghostface killer terrorizes Sidney Prescott and Windsor College. Will the boys live to see another sequel? Find out here! Also this week:  "Mounds" stories, remembering *69 and caller ID, and...

Every puzzle has its pieces. Happy New Year! Get ready for BANG-UARY! All bangers, all month!  To kick it off, your hosts jump in to the 2004 runaway success story  SAW ! Adam and Dr. Lawrence Gordon wake up on opposite ends of a dead body. They are the latest victims of The Jigsaw killer. They must either escape ot play by his sick rules. Is it GAME OVER for the boys? Find out here! Also this wee...

Christmas is coming early this year... And it's murder. It's the conclusion of HoHo- HORROR Month! This week for our special Christmas Day episode your hosts dive to the 1974 classic: BLACK CHRISTMAS ! A group of sorority sisters receive threatening phone calls during the Christmas season. As the tension escalates, a police officer and a sorority sister struggle to protect the girls and uncover th...

He's making a list... Pray you're not on it. HoHo- HORROR Month continues as The Boys are joined this week by the director of the new film "Curtains For Christmas", Steve Rudzinski, to cover 2005's SANTA'S SLAY! Starring wrestler Bill Goldberg! It's been 1000 years and Satan's son, Santa, is free of the servitude that kept him giving. Now he can finally do what he does best: Slay. And he's startin...

A new level of fear. It's HoHo- HORROR Month! This week our hosts explore 2007's P2 ! Corporate exec Angela finds herself trapped in her building's parking garage on Christmas Eve. She quickly learns that an obsessive security guard, Thomas, isn't there to help. Will The Boys get out or are they parked *very* long-term? Find out here! Also this week: The Millvale Grunch, Ben's love of Corn Bread,...

And if I die before I wake... Thank you. It's HoHo- HORROR Month! To kick off the holiday hijinks, your hosts cover 1990's Silent Night, Deady Night 4: Initiation ! During her investigation of a case of spontaneous combustion, reporter Kim discovers a cult dedicated to the Egyptian god, Isis. A cult that wants her very soul! Will The Boys be their next sacrifice? Find out here! Also this week: New...

Some people will go to any lengths to stay young  forever .  GivingThanks month continues! All Patreon picks, all month! This week your hosts cover a pick from patron Dr. Kilometer: The 1992 classic Death Becomes Her ! 14 years after her rival Madeline steals Helen's fiancé, Ernest, the former lovers hatch a plan to kill Madeline. However, an ancient elixir of enternal life makes things a little.....

Dark days are coming. GivingThanks month continues! All Patreon picks, all month! This week your hosts cover a film requested from "Super Patron" Dr. Philth: 2007's  Sunshine! It's the year 2050, and The Sun is destabilizing. The crew of the Icarus II is on Earth's second mission to reignite The Sun after a failed attempt seven years prior. They soon discover the fate of Icarus I, which could spel...

Humanity's last hope... rests on a high power machine gun! GivingThanks month continues! All Patreon picks, all month! This week your hosts cover a film requested from Patron Ameila: One half of the 2007 Grindhouse double feature -- Planet Terror! After an experimental nerve gas gets out, the population of Texas start to transform into fleshing-eating mutants! It's up to a ragtag band of well-arme...

It's a one-night stand with eternal complications! GivingThanks month begins! As a thank you to all the patrons, it's all Patreon picks, all month! This week your hosts kick it off with patron Torre's request: The 1985 film  ONCE BITTEN! A 300 year old Countess needs the blood of a virgin by Halloween to keep her youth. Luckily a young Jim Carrey is there to quench her thirst! Will the boys really...

It's going to be one hell of a family reunion. He's back! That's right! This week your hosts jump into 1998's HALLOWEEN H20: 20 YEARS LATER . They are also joined by filmmaker Blake O'Donnell of BPO Films to promote his new film Guerrilla Dogs! 20 years ago Laurie Strode watched her psychopathic brother die after his historic Halloween night massacre... Or did she? Michael Myers returns to find hi...

Always Check Your Candy. Don't blow out that Jack-o-Lantern!! This week your hosts cover the 2007 Halloween anthology gem TRICK 'R TREAT.  It's Halloween night in Warren Valley, Ohio. We follow four spooooky tales as they intertwine to form a love letter to all things Halloween. Will the boys respect tradition or fall victim to the hijinx of little Sam? Find out here! Also this week: Ordering a Bi...

I know what a Lycanthrope is. That's right! It's time to feel that special kind of early 2000s angst 'cause your hosts are covering the 2000 canadian classic GINGER SNAPS. Patrons Shane and Jordan bring us this Halloween Patreon Pick. Something has been killing dogs in the town of Bailey Downs. When B's sister Ginger is attacked, her body starts undergoing... changes... causing a rift between the...

JACK-O IS BACK-O. Halloween Month continues as your hosts cover 1995's JACK-O. Little Sean Kelly is his town's only hope when a sorcerer's curse reemerges on Halloween night. Will the boys escape the dreaded Mr. Jack The Pumpkin Man or will they find themselves carved up? Find out here! Also this week: "Wacko Jacko", the questionable ending of Disney's Blank Check,  the dystopian meal that is a Lu...

It's time to throw on that greasy '90's slacker outfit, because this week your hosts are covering the 1999 horror slacker comedy IDLE HANDS. Idle hands really are the devil's playground when stoner Anton's hand gets possessed and goes on a killing spree. With a killer '99 cast, and an even more killer '99 soundtrack, what sort of shi-HAND-igans will the boys get up to this week? Find out here! Als...

It's time to head to The Promised Land this week as your hosts do their first Patreon listener pick! Patron GaryAM brings us the 1983 folk horror nugget: EYES OF FIRE. Deep in the wilderness of the colonial frontier, a father tries to rescue his family from both an adulterous preacher and malevolent spirit lurking out in the forest. It's Little House on the Carrie as only the magic of a strange wo...

You just can't keep a good guy down. This week your hosts came to play with 1991's CHILD'S PLAY 3. It's been eight years, and Chucky returns to track down Andy at his military school. Will Charles Lee Ray break everyone's favorite podcast boy toys? Find out here! Also this week: Who was it that made light up shoes? Remember when yo-yos were cool again in the '90s? And Metallica's "Load" album cove...

In space no one can hear you guffaw at the NEON BRAINIACS! That's right! This week your hosts cover a real heavy hitter: 1979's ALIEN. The crew of the deep-space hauling vessel Nostromo is at the mercy of an unspeakable, otherworldly creature. Will the boys make it out alive or will they become fodder for a phallic extraterrestrial chestbaby? Find out here! Also this week: Chat-LTP is set on spicy...

Ben and Lance fly out on their own from the nest of mama Gregg for the seventh year of Neon Brainiacs! This week the format blows WIDE OPEN as the boys talk 1997's I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER. A hook-wielding killer is hunting down the one-and-only Jennifer Love Hewitt and her friends. Will the boys survive to see next summer? Find out here! Also this week: The smoldering love scene between An...

It's showtime, maniacs! This episode is a monumental occasion for many reasons. Not only is A Comedy Of Horrors coming to an end, not only is it our seven year anniversary, but it's also Gregg's final episode as a full-time host. For these reasons, we had to end on an absolute home run, so we're prepping for the upcoming sequel and discussing Beetlejuice from 1988. Grab a Zagnut and tune in as we...

Cue the laugh track, maniacs! We're bringing a deep cut to the table as part of A Comedy Of Horrors with the 1988 shot-on-video cult flick Woodchipper Massacre. Tune in as we discuss the movie and other topics such as receiving packages in the mail in the 90s, adding a new phrase into our vocabularies, and probably the most anyone has talked about The Ground Round in decades. Make sure to check ou...

Unpleasant dreams, maniacs! A Comedy Of Horrors continues and we're checking in with one of the most revered horror hosts of the 80s and discussing Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark. Tune in as we break down the flick and talk about other topics such as positive goofballs versus negative goofballs, Boss Boy, and our collective opinions on orange Tic-Tacs. Drop that Caramello and  check out our Patreon...