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🚑 Back in 1988, Michael Myers made his long-awaited return to horror cinema after Freddy and Jason dominated the box office for most of the decade. Halloween 4 is a very safe entry in the Halloween franchise, but that doesn't mean it's lacking, and we found a surprisingly endless amount of things to discuss in this week's episode as we continue our Halloween marathon. As always, we...

🤺 This month's Patreon's Choice episode is Urban Legends 2: Final Cut, which incidentally is turning 25 next week. We've got a lot to say about this one, surprisingly. So hop on in and join us as we delve into one of the most extensive conversations you will currently find on this fascinatingly peculiar slasher sequel. And as always, join us in voting for the most deserving charact...

🏥 We are continuing our Halloween franchise marathon with Halloween II... MORE of the night HE came home!!! Join us for all the Loomis quotes and shenanigans in the sequel that John Carpenter calls "an abomination". And as always, join us in voting for the most deserving character to die at the end of the episode. If you would like to join our livestream recordings for The Cherry Picker...

🎃 After years of waiting and covering the franchise in a very weird non-linear sequence, we are finally talking about the one that started it all!!! The one, the only, the classic... Halloween. AKA John Carpenter's Halloween. This episode kicks off our two month fall season marathon in which we will be covering Halloweens 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6. We're going hard this year, so make sure to co...

🔟 This month's Patreon Choice episode: The Top 10 Years in Horror. Join Zack and Eddie as they go through their favorite years in the horror genre, including some honorable and dishonorable mentions. No characters to kill off this week, however. Instead, we will be voting for which year was the absolute best in what the horror genre had to offer, so make sure to stick around until the end. I...

🌭 With the instant hype and success surrounding Zach Cregger's Weapons, we decided it was a great time to delve into a newer release. Join us as we share our own unique opinions on Cregger's follow-up to Barbarian (2022), discuss the pros and cons of non-linear storytelling, and try to make sense of the mysteries behind the movie. And as always, join us in voting for the most deserving...

💅🏻 Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, we are breaking out the champagne (holy water) for Randy Meeks's favorite scary movie: SHOWGIRLS!!! Join us as we lovingly review the BEST worst movie of all time and talk about how this NC-17 pariah came to be the camp classic that is is today. And as always, join us in voting for the most deserving character to die at the end of the episode....

🪦 The long-time-coming fourth "I KNOW WHAT YOU DID..." film is finally upon us, and you've all been waiting for this one. Join us as we discuss our thoughts and feelings about the latest horror franchise requel that sees the return of Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. as they saddle up to a brand new cast of hapless young adults. And as always, join us in voting for the m...

For this month's Patreon's Choice, we are covering "Death Becomes Her", nominated by Daniel Saturn, and voted by Patreon supporters. We are thrilled to be covering this 90s cult classic and horror adjacent - dark comedy. Come hang out with us as we discuss. And as always, join us in voting for the most deserving character to die at the end of the episode. If you would like to j...

🏎️ The numbers are telling us that you love when we cover the Final Destination franchise, so we've got some more speeding in for you. Get ready for the fourth chapter, and universally the least chapter. In spite of some of its shortcomings, is it still a fun movie? Hang with us to find out.  And as always, join us in voting for the most deserving character to die at the end of the episode. I...

🎓 We had the hankering for some 2000s slashers! So this week we are checking out Sorority Row (aka The House on Sorority Row REMAKE), the quintessential millennial-era, (The) Hills inspired slasher movie. The film appears to be very polarizing with us, and its audience, so tell us what your opinions are.  And as always, join us in voting for the most deserving character to die at the end of the e...

🛹 It's Summer Time! And with a brand new IKWYDLS movie scheduled to release this month, we are finally diving into the infamously hated third instalment of the franchise. Join us as we do a thorough analysis of why this movie exists, and whether the hate it receives is justified. These are always fun episodes. And as always, join us in voting for the most deserving character to die at the en...

💀 Thank you to Erik Champney for nominating "The Best Kills From Every Major Horror Franchise" as this month's Patreon Choice episode. Join Zack and Eddie as they each choose their favorite kill from the following franchises: Saw🧩 Evil Dead🩸 Final Destination🪵 Hellraiser⛓️ Child's Play🧑🏻‍🦰 Texas Chainsaw Massacre🥩 Scream📼 Friday the 13th🏕️ Nightmare on Elm Street🛌 and...

🕹️ Happy (belated) Father's Day! This week we're catching up with the 6th, and not so final, chapter of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Where does this sequel rank for all of you? You can find out how we feel about it here. And as always, join us in voting for the most deserving character to die at the end of the episode. If you would like to join our livestream recordings for The...

⚡️ Happy Friday the 13th this week! June 13th, to be exact. Which incidentally is Jason Voorhees's birthday... And I suppose also his RE-birthday (give or take a few hours) in Jason Lives! Part VI of the Friday the 13th franchise. Find out how we really feel about this popular sequel, and as always, join us in voting for the most deserving character to die at the end of the episode. If you w...

🍜 This week we're talking about the American remake of The Grudge, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. Join us for a lively conversation where we delve into the dark curiosities of Kayako, and the curse that surrounds her death. As always, we also nominate which characters we think are most deserving of death. So make sure to stick around until the end of the episode to help us pick a winner. If...

🦾 Thank you to Sean Conley for nominating Companion as this month's (and our very first) Patreon Choice episode. So far, this one of our favorites of the year, as it blends genres and offers an exciting story that unfolds in an intriguing way. However, this episode also sparks a lot of conversation about studio marketing and how it affects movies. As always, we also nominate which characters...

😁 Diving into some modern horror this week with a heaping dose of trauma in Parker Finn's 2022 smash hit, Smile. Join us as we talk about how effective cinematography and sound design can transform a well-travelled premise into something wholly original. Also, we nominated which characters we think were most deserving of death. So make sure to stick around until the end of the episode to hel...

🎢 Strap in for the ride of your death!!! This week we are covering Final Destination 3 (2006) in preparation for the release of Final Destination: Bloodlines, which comes out this month. Is this one of the best in the franchise? Watch and find out what we think. And of course, we nominated which characters we think were most deserving of death. So make sure to stick around until the end of the ep...

👧🏻 This week we are covering Orphan (2009). The domestic thriller from Dark Castle, which also falls under the subgenre of creepy kid horror. This is also our first week doing livestream recordings for The Cherry Picker. We would love to have you join us in the future, so please consider subscribing to Zack's Patreon (Link below). We had a lot to say about Orphan, and of course, we nominate...

🇺🇸 Chucky sort of takes on U.S. politics in the third (and final) season of the Chucky TV series, and we're back to cover the entire eight-episode run. Join us as we discuss the ups and downs and potential reasoning for why the show was cancelled before its time. As well, we talk about what could be in store for the future of Chucky, Tiffany, and the many other characters that populate the Ch...

☠️ This week we are covering Rob Zombie's feature film debut, House of 1000 Corpses. Join us as we delve into the seedy, grind house world of the Firefly family, inspired by 70s horror such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes. Also, make sure to stick around til the end of the episode where we nominate which characters we think were most deserving of death. ● ● ● ▶️ Watch t...

🙂 Come join Zack and Eddie for a nice quiet vacation at the "colony", where we'll delve into all things related to Joe Dante's 1981 werewolf movie, The Howling. Also, make sure to stick around til the end of the episode where we nominate which characters we think were most deserving of death. ● ● ● ▶️ Watch the Video Podcast ☑️ Vote in the Cherry Picker ● ● ● 📷 Follow The Che...

🔁 This is a preview of the first hour. The full episode is a Patreon exclusive, and can be accessed by supporting Zack Cherry (The Cherry Picker Podcast) on Patreon. Details below.   In this month's episode of The Cherry Picker After Dark, we're going through ALL the horror franchises and discussing whether they need a sequel, a prequel, a requel, a remake, a tv series, or to just be le...

🧪 It's rare that the academy awards would recognize a horror movie, so, we figured now was as a good a time as ever to delve into some newer film content with last year's The Substance. Join us as we discuss the critically acclaimed body horror film starring Demi Moore in a career defining role that is all sorts of ick. Also, make sure to stick around til the end of the episode where we...