The Cinema Craptaculus Podcast Network

Special guest, Josh from Florida Men on Florida Man podcast (@fmofmpodcast) takes Dave and Steph on a journey into the Florida Everglades to witness heavy weights of nature Mega Python vs. Gatoroid! If you don’t know it - Florida Men on Florida Man podcast features crazy but TRUE stories from the sunshine State featuring four lifelong friends! Since we have one of the Florida men with us, we had t...

It’s a bonus Expanded Universe mini episode! John sandbags Doc and Smoore with a surprise quiz show to test their Marvel trivia skilz. Who wins? Are the questions too difficult? Too easy? Unnecessarily complicated? Listen and find out! "Star Monster" by Duncan Neilson, engineered by Drew Canulette.

Happy MCU year! The EU geeks kick off 2021 with a look at Marvel Studios’ big slate of projects and review their latest Disney+ series, Wandavision. From Loki to Ms. Marvel to the Fantastic Four, find out what Doc and Smoore are REALLY excited about if John has enough stamina to keep up with his Marvel superfan co-hosts! Intro and outro music “Star Monster” by Duncan Neilson, engineered by Drew Ca...

The Terror Tunnel Crew makes a cannonball run through an entire subgenre of scary movies -- KILLER CARS! With special guest: Sandy Paras.

The B-Crew takes a ride down the Freeway with Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland! We’re facing off against this Big Bad Wolf of a movie as we kill our way along to Grandmothers House on the FREEWAY!! The name of the movie is FREEWAY…and there’s some Little Red Riding Hood analogy throughout…we don’t know why, but we’ll get into that….

It's a holiday feast as the Cast & Director joins the B-Crew to talk indie filmmaking, super-food-heros and the shelf life of a bag of spaghetti! Joining us for this Craptaculus meal is Benjamin Crutcher (Clark / Spaghettiman), Joe LoCicero (Keto), Leigh Wulff (Katie) and Mark Potts (Director). Clark, an apathetic man becomes a superhero with the power of spaghetti after his microwave malfunctions...

Celebrate the end of 2020 with the Expanded Universe! We’re spending the holidays with the two of the biggest Star Wars fans this side of the Outer Rim. Superfan couple Jennifer Chapman-Gallego and Ryan Gallego join the John, Doc, and Smoore to tackle the enduring power of Star Wars and to dive into Disney’s big Investor Day news which gave us an overflowing stocking of Star Wars projects to celeb...

The Terror Tunnel Crew deals with even more clowns than usual for this time of year as we put up the big top for KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE!

The tree is decorated, the cocoa’s hot and the stockings are hung with care as we unwrap the gift that has more universe building than Stan Lee on a Candy Cane Bender – Kurt Russel and Goldie Hawn return this time with Santa’s little helper (and director) Chris Columbus for this Netflix holiday sequel – It’s “The Christmas Chronicles 2” everybody!

Missing your James Bond movie this month? The Expanded Universe takes on the complexities of the 007 franchise in a frank discussion of gender and diversity with special guest, author, podcast host, and Associate Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies, Dr. Lisa Funnell. "Star Monster" by Duncan Neilson, engineered by Drew Canulette.

Join Adam, Tara & Dave for a trip down to Florida to survive the night with the devil and Bubba the Redneck Werewolf! Here’s how IMDB Describes BUBBA THE REDNECK WEREWOLF! Cracker County is under attack by Satan and it’s up to lovesick, kind-of-wimpy dog catcher Bubba Blanche to save the day! Luckily he traded his soul to become a ferocious, cigar smoking Werewolf in order to win over his lost lov...

Just in time for Halloween... The Terror Tunnel Crew and guest Joey Mireles get the creeps with some college kids on a spooky Halloween Night excursion to an extreme haunted house... where they'll discover that the creeps are all too real.

Gary Holm (Click, Robot Chicken) joins Steph, Dave and John to ride with Cole and B on another Cinema Craptaculus Journey! First love is a devil of a thing, and Cole knows this better than anyone. A couple years ago, he was almost killed by his babysitter in a Satanic ritual. Can’t say that’s typical, but it sure made a man out of him… Almost. Now Cole has to face down his own demons… (and a coupl...

Cinema Craptaculus Presents The Expanded Universe in a special Halloween episode! Halloween is different this year, but COSTUMES still rule! John, Mario, and Smoore take a journey through costume craziness from childhood memories (remember those cheap boxed costumes?) to elaborate and maybe embarrassing adult cosplay. If we can’t celebrate Halloween as normal, listen and laugh about our love (and...

Tara, Adam and Dave reach for their higher selves to get some vibes on "Vibes"! Here’s how IMDB Describes VIBES Cyndi Lauper and Jeff Goldblum play two psychics hired by Peter Falk to find his long lost son in somewhere in the Ecuadorian mountains. When they get there they find out he's really hired them to lead him to a lost Incan City to uncover an ancient psychic energy hotspot that is the sour...

We're digging up a tale of terror so terrifying that no words will come to you (as if the CAT'S got your tongue), and you’ll be left asking whether “dead is better.” HINT: If your other choice is reliving this movie, the answer is YES.

How much is there to say about Waterworld? Apparently a whole ‘nother episode’s worth! Waterworld Superfan Sandy (and that’s not a pun) joins Steph, Dave and John to revisit The Mariner, Helen and Enola to find out how a person would fall in love with this movie. Plus we create the perfect hashtag for 2020 where grim meets dumb to become #Grumb!

"They’re not dolls, Grandma. They’re action figures!” Time to talk toys with John, Mario and Smoore as they pull out their toy recollections with a tour of everything from G.I. Joe to He-Man to Steve Austin (the bionic one) and even Funko Pops. Cinema Craptaculus Presents the Expanded Universe! "Star Monster" by Duncan Neilson, engineered by Drew Canulette.

Tara, Adam and Dave search for an antidote to The 5 Deadly Venoms! Here’s how IMDB Describes THE 5 DEADLY VENOMS: A dying teacher instructs his final student to check on the activities of five former pupils, each of whom he taught a unique and special style of kung-fu: Centipede, Snake, Scorpion, Lizard, and Toad (hence the title). His final student, who knows a little of each style, must team up...

We're headed out to open waters to run our starboard side against a spooky sailing vessel that might have a mind of its OWN. Let's batten down the hatches for THE BOAT!

Marc Anthony Samuel joins Steph, Dave, Steve and John for a deep dive into Waterworld! It’s been 25 years since this environmentally-conscious movie surfaced at the theaters and then promptly tanked. In the distant or not-so-distant future, (it’s hard to tell) the polar ice-caps on the Universal logo have melted, submerging the Earth in water. The Mariner (played by Kevin Costner), a gill-ladened...

Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded Universe! They say history is told by the victors. Nah, it’s told by Hollywood! John, Mario, and Smoore take a gander at some of film and TV’s best historical revisionism. "Star Monster" by Duncan Neilson, engineered by Drew Canulette.

The B-Crew gets lost in a sense of self because Dave Made A Maze! Here’s how GOOGLE Describes DAVE MADE A MAZE Dave, a frustrated artist who has yet to accomplish anything significant in his career, builds a fort out of cardboard boxes in his living room, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls and critters of his own creation. Ignoring his warnings, Dave's girlfriend Annie leads a ban...

Stephanie joins John, Smoore and Mario for a virtual journey to the empty halls of San Diego Comic-Con! What are the fans missing this year? What are they getting? What are the studios missing out on? The EU Crew get in line for a Hall H discussion in a Zoom room! Excelsior! "Star Monster" by Duncan Neilson, engineered by Drew Canulette.

The CC Crew welcomes back special guest, Executive Producer and screenwriter Richard Hatem! Richard wrote THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES and UNDER SIEGE 2 and is currently Executive Producer on DC Universe’s streaming series TITANS. Charlize Theron stars as ANDY, a mysterious mercenary who leads a team of skilled warriors through the toughest hot spots on the globe in order to stop corruption and help tho...