Skewered Universe Podcast

After a special Skewered Universe Special Report addressing our delay, we get into our offering for Nic Cage November by talking about 2023's Dream Scenario.  This was a movie neither Leiann nor I had seen let alone heard of which made for a great watch to celebrate this annual tradition.  Cage once again showing why he's one of the best to do it with a supporting cast that made for an enjoyable w...

A little later that we anticipated due to home renovations throwing off our schedule but here is our Halloween Special.  Leiann and I talk about an episode the Halloween episode of Living Single called "Trick or Trust" as well as an episode of Married...with Children titled "Damn Bundys" that didn't air on Halloween but it has Robert Englund as The Devil, so it still counts.  Our friends Uncle Ron...

While we know it's spooky season, we have a special one-off episode for you all.  Leiann has been wanting me to watch the 1995 movie Kids, and she thought it would make for an interesting episode, and I agreed.  This is not our typical Interstellar Interstitial style review.  We approached this one a little differently and while we talk about the film, we also delve into some of the controversy th...

This episode we go back to high school with the 1981 slasher, Graduation Day.  Be warned, this episode was a re-record after the first recording was unexpectedly lost during the save process when Jeff accidentally hit a combo on the keyboard that shut down the computer.......so apologies if we sound not as enthusiastic.  Grab your caps and gowns and join us in some old school 80s fun! Order your c...

After a longer than anticipated production hiatus, we are back, and boy did we pick hell of a film to come back with.  This episode is all about witches, dancing, and hooks as we talk about the remake to Argento's classic film, Suspiria from 2018.  A longer film than we anticipated but was it worth our time?? We also talk about some stuff we've been doing recently, a brief talk about politics, and...

We are back, at least temporarily to let you all know what's been happening during the Skewered Universe Podcast production hiatus.  There's talk about stuff we've been watching, video games we have been playing, and some personal stuff that I share because I wanted to open about some things I've only every vaguely mentioned in the past.  It's an off the cuff conversation episode that we wanted to...

*We had a minor audio issue during this episode so apologies for the less than stellar sound.  I, Jeff, did as much as I could on the back end to clean it up and make it sound as listenable as possible.  We are working on some audio upgrades for the near future, but we have the current issues finally sorted out and should be back to sounding more normal in the next episode.  Thanks for listening a...

We continue with Leiann's Birthday Month and this time she decided to choose the 2020 film starring Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg, Vivarium.  Before we decided to check out house #9 in a housing development of infinitely identical homes with no residents, we talk a bit about the Netflix series The Sandman, based on the Neil Gaiman graphic novel.   #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #pod...

It's March which means it's Leiann's Birthday month, so we are watching movies of her choosing.  We kick off this episode talking a bit about the recently released docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV and how it made us feel equally depressed, saddened, disgusted and angry and how I've been going back through the early 2000's superhero series Smallville.  Then we get into the meat of...

First Watch February comes to a close with a hell of a finale. Leiann and I were joined by our very good friend and fellow podcaster from Strange Highways, Paul Steadman and his lovely wife Mary to discuss Satoshi Kon's 1997 animated feature Perfect Blue.  It's always a blast to talk with Paul and it was even better having Mary on as well to talk about a movie they both have a lot of love for that...

First Watch February continues, and I had the pleasure of talking with writer, director, podcast host, comedian and one of my co-hosts on Tales from The Podcast, Ron Purtee.  This was Ron's selection and made a perfect movie to consume for this month.  **Before you watch this movie, if you have misophonia or another auditory issue that make multiple people talking over one another difficult to lis...

We kick off First Watch February by checking out the 2022 film The Menu.  A stellar cast and a very cool premise had Leiann and I ready to sit down and dine on this one. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horror #horrorpodcast #horrormovies #movies #themenumovie #themenu2022 #themenu #ralphfiennes #anyataylor-joy #nicholashoult Want to connect with Skewered Universe on social med...

We close out January is for Giallo 2024 by taking a look at Dario Argento's Phenomena from 1985.  Leiann and I sat down and did this in our classic Interstellar Interstitial style so watch along with us if you feel so inclined and find out our thoughts as you watch a fun supernatural giallo film. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horror #horrorpodcast #horrormovies #movies #gial...

It's January is for Giallo once again in the Skewered Universe and I brought back our good friend and splatterpunk author Chuck Nasty from Video Store Clerks Podcast, as well as Nasty Nation and Graveyard Talk, to kick things off.  We talk about the 1983 Lamberto Bava directed A Blade in the Dark and whatever else we happen to feel like discussing.  This is a longer episode, but we hope you guys w...

To help ring in 2024, Leiann and I grabbed some snacks & alcoholic beverages and recorded the first audio commentary (you know the one we have promised for over a year now) for Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight.  This is our way of saying thanks to everyone who has listened from the beginning and stuck with us through everything that has been thrown our way the last couple of years. ...

We close out our December series of Christmas horror with another French film from 2021....The Shudder original, The Advent Calendar.  Did Leiann and I get our wish and follow the rules of the Advent Calendar?  Listen to find out. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horror #horrorpodcast #horrormovies #movies #theadventcalendarmovie #frenchhorror #christmas #christmashorror #holid...

We kick off our December series, Slay Bells Ring...Are You Frightened, by checking out a little French film from 1990 called Deadly Games aka Dial Code Santa Claus.  This was a first time watch for both Leiann and me and it was worth not knowing anything going into this movie.  If you're looking for a holiday family film that is a little bit Die Hard, a sprinkling of Rambo and a healthy dollop of...

Nic Cage November continues as Leiann and I sit down to talk about a vampire movie that delves into just how toxic it is to be Dracula's servant, Renfield.  We both have been wanting to see this one for quite some time, so it was perfect for NCN.   #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horror #horrorpodcast #horrormovies #movies #vampires #NicCageNovember #Renfieldmovie #dracula #ni...

Halloween is over, you know what that means........it's Nic Cage November!!  Leiann and I kick things off with a movie she chose to finally watch, 2007's Ghost Rider.  Did Leiann survive the Penance Stare and get to jump on a chopper and ride down the highway?  You're going to have to listen to find out. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horror #horrorpodcast #horrormovies #movi...

Our Director Spotlight series on Guillermo Del Toro continues as Leiann and I sit down to watch 1993's Cronos.  A different take on the vampire film from a man who is known for his love of monsters and great storytelling.  This was a fun one to go back and watch again since both of us had only every seen it once before.  #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horror #horrorpodcast #h...

The second installment of our Director Spotlight Series on Guillermo Del Toro is all about giant bugs and studio interference.  That's right, we are talking about Mimic from 1997, and I'm joined by friend of the show Bryan Wolford of The Midnight Drive-In Podcast to discuss on of our favorite directors.  #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horror #horrorpodcast #horrormovies #movi...

We are kicking off our Director Spotlight series by talking about some of the films of Guillermo Del Toro.  Joining me to kick off this series by talking about 2013's Pacific Rim is Cam from The Jacked-Up Review Show Podcast.  This was a real fun conversation to have to kick off our tribute to a great director. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horror #horrorpodcast #horrormovie...

We close out September with a fun 80's vampire flick directed by Kathryn Bigelow...that's right Near Dark from 1987.  Joining me on this episode is our good friend Chuck Nasty from the Video Store Clerks Podcast and the Nasty Nation/Graveyard Talk podcasts.  It's always a fun time talking with Chuck about horror movies and we also talked about his new novel House of Flesh along with some other stu...

We return from a few weeks of taking care of some personal stuff and playing video games to a Leiann selection, the 2017 Spanish film (as in from Spain) Pieles or Skins written and directed by Eduardo Casanova.  This was an interesting watch and Leiann's track record of picking some of the more obscure films for the podcast remains intact.  #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horr...

This week Leiann brought something a little bit different to the table in the form of the 2023 Netlfix Documentary King of Clones.   We also talked a bit about my endeavor into the universe of the Diablo video games on the Nintendo Switch by way of the Diablo Prime Evil Collection......well at least Diablo II: Resurrected and Diablo III: Eternal Collection because the original Diablo isn't availab...