Xenomania

In this episode of Xenomania, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns crawl deep into the attic of childhood fears to unbox The Monkey—Osgood Perkins’s 2024 adaptation of Stephen King’s short story. From cymbal crashes to cursed consequences, the team explores how The Monkey taps into one of King’s most haunting themes: the inescapability of family trauma. Is the film just a tale of cursed objects, or is it an alle...

Join Jon, Ryan, and Kearns as they unpack the twisted, unsettling cult classic Sleepaway Camp. Beneath its seemingly innocent summer camp setting lies one of horror’s most infamous and shocking finales. From its eerie atmosphere to its exploration of identity, trauma, and small-town secrets, this film’s blend of campfire chills and psychological terror still resonates decades later. We dive deep i...

Dive with Jon, Ryan, and Kearns into the murky underground world of C.H.U.D. — Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. This cult classic 1984 horror flick blends urban decay, government conspiracy, and grotesque monsters lurking beneath the city streets. We unpack its eerie atmosphere, DIY practical effects, and how it taps into the fear of what festers unseen below us. From its campy dialogu...

Campfires. Cheap beer. A pact sealed in blood (or was it something worse?). This week, the boys dig deep into the urban legend that inspired I Know What You Did Last Summer—and the eerie, persistent reports of something shadowy stalking coastal towns across America ever since. Jon, Ryan, and Kearns ask the big questions: 🔪 Why do so many “accidental deaths” near Lover’s Lane end in silence and se...

Happy Fourth of July, Xenomaniacs! This week, we're firing up the grill, lighting some questionable fireworks, and diving headfirst into the 1996 cult horror classic Uncle Sam. Nothing says patriotic terror like a zombie vet crawling out of his grave to teach the town a lesson in real American values—like vengeance, paranoia, and flag etiquette... with a bayonet. Join Jon, Ryan, and Kearns as they...

Join Jon, Ryan, and Kearns as they dive deep into Alex Garland’s anticipated film, "28 Years Later." From fierce debates over pacing to hilarious fan critiques, unpack the highs and lows of this long-awaited sequel to the iconic "28 Days Later" and "28 Weeks Later." Expect plenty of laughs, sharp commentary, and some shambling cinematic insights—because not even a zombie apocalypse is safe from in...

Welcome back, brave wanderers. This week, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dive into the eerie aftermath of “28 Weeks Later,” where the rage virus has gone quiet—and something worse has whispered into its place. In the original film, the infected stagger and howl. Here, the greatest threat isn’t flesh and blood—it’s forgetting. Survivors cling to their fading pasts, negotiating with grief, guilt, and that pe...

What happens when the world ends not with a whisper—but with a scream of rage? In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dissect 28 Days Later, Danny Boyle’s raw and terrifying vision of a rage-infected Britain where the monsters are often more human than the infected. We explore: 🔴 Infection as allegory – What does rage mean in a post-apocalyptic society? 🧠 Psychological collapse – How quickly doe...

Welcome back to Xenomania, where the weird gets weirder. This week, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns shuffle down the linoleum halls of the Shady Rest Retirement Home and into the undead crypt of Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). They’re peeling back the gauze on Elvis impersonation, geriatric horror, soul-sucking mummies, and the tragic beauty of forgotten legends. Is Bubba Ho-Tep just a cult oddity—or a deeply melancho...

Episode 22 – Prom Night (1980): Death Wears a Corsage It’s 1980. The disco ball is spinning, the bangs are feathered, and someone’s about to get murdered in a gymnasium. In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dig into Prom Night—Canada’s glitter-splattered answer to the American slasher boom. From slow-motion dance sequences to vengeful flashbacks and Jamie Lee Curtis giving 110% under 10 lbs of h...

Zillow Says "Nope"   When Jon receives an anonymous tip about 825 Forest Road—a long-abandoned home with no recorded history—he ropes Ryan and Kearns into a midnight visit. What they find isn't just rot and ruin, but a space that refuses to follow the rules of time, sound, or sanity. As the team descends deeper into the architecture of the impossible, they’ll discover that some places don’t want t...

Xenomania Podcast | Episode 20: Mother’s Day (1980) 🎧 Now streaming on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever the weird stuff lives. Just in time for Mother's Day… we brought you trauma. Literal trauma, in fact—this week, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dig into Charles Kaufman’s 1980 exploitation shocker, Mother’s Day, a cult classic from the twisted minds orbiting around Troma Entertainment. This...

Jon, Ryan, and Kearns brave the neon-lit nightmare of Chopping Mall—the only film where horny teens, killer robots, and a food court massacre somehow feel inevitable. Join the Xenomania trio as they break down 1986’s most violently efficient consumer satire: part slasher, part sci-fi, all mall. Do the killbots dream of electric coupons? Probably not. But they will vaporize you in lingerie. #Xenoma...

🎧 Streaming now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever horror lives. Two ex-baseball players. One broken-down car. Zero plot armor. In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns head deep into the woods (and deeper into the psyche) with The Battery (2012), a lo-fi zombie gem that trades jump scares for existential dread. Shot on a shoestring budget and fueled by sharp writing, raw performance...

This week on Xenomania, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns descend into the twitchy-tailed terror of Night of the Lepus (1972)—the film that dared to ask, “What if bunnies were... too big to fail?” Gigantic rabbits, unconvincing bloodlust, and science gone carrot-mad—our intrepid trio investigates the Cold War anxieties and ecological dread buried beneath the fluff. Is it a cautionary tale about unchecked expe...

In this monster-packed episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns journey deep into the catacombs of Nightbreed (1990), Clive Barker’s wildly ambitious dark fantasy about monsters, misfits, and the secret city of Midian. What begins as a tale of murder and madness transforms into a mythic clash between the outcasts of the underworld and the brutality of mankind—led by none other than David Cronenberg in a ter...

Xenomania Ep. 15 – Phantasm V: Ravager: A Dream Within a Dream In this dimension-warping episode of Xenomania, we plunge headfirst into Phantasm V: Ravager—the final entry in Don Coscarelli’s surreal, sphere-slinging horror saga. Join us as we unravel the layered realities, temporal loops, and haunting ambiguity of Reggie’s last ride. Is it all a dream? A memory? The end—or a new beginning? We tal...

Xenomania Podcast – April Fool’s Day (1986) Episode Description This week on Xenomania, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns take a deep dive into the 1986 slasher oddity April Fool’s Day. What starts as a classic ‘80s horror setup—college friends, an isolated mansion, and a masked killer—quickly twists into something far more devious. Is this cult classic an underrated gem or just a prank gone too far? Join the...

Episode 13 – Unraveling the Enigma of Phantasm IV In this episode of Xenomania, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns descend into the surreal nightmare of Phantasm IV: Oblivion. As the Tall Man’s sinister mysteries deepen, the crew dissects the film’s unconventional storytelling, its eerie dream logic, and the lingering questions left in its wake. Is this the weirdest Phantasm yet? Does it answer anything—or jus...

"Xenomania Episode Twelve: The Tall Man's Long Game" In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns take a wild ride through Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead, the bizarre and often overlooked installment of Don Coscarelli’s cult horror saga. They break down the film’s surreal dream logic, its shift into action-horror, and the return of A. Michael Baldwin as Mike. Expect deep dives into the Tall Man’s ever-e...

Xenomania Episode 11: Luck Runs Out – The Madness of Leprechaun In this special episode of Xenomania, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dive headfirst into the wild, weird, and wonderfully ridiculous world of Leprechaun (1993). From its bizarre mix of horror and comedy to Warwick Davis’s delightfully deranged performance, the hosts break down what makes this cult classic both absurdly entertaining and strange...

Xenomania – Episode 10: Phantasm II Jon, Ryan, and Kearns continue their deep dive into the Phantasm saga with a breakdown of Phantasm II (1988), the bigger, bloodier, and more action-packed sequel to Don Coscarelli’s surreal horror classic. They explore the film’s shift toward high-energy horror, its wild special effects, and the expanded mythology of the Tall Man’s eerie dominion. From Reggie’s...

Jon, Ryan, and Kearns take a deep dive into Don Coscarelli’s surreal cult classic Phantasm (1979), unraveling its nightmarish dream logic, eerie atmosphere, and the sinister presence of the Tall Man. They explore the film’s lasting impact on horror, its bizarre mythology, and how it bends the lines between reality and nightmare. From deadly silver spheres to interdimensional undertakers, this epis...

This week, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dig up Re-Elected, a B-horror romp where zombie presidents crash an ill-fated Fourth of July reunion. With campy gore, absurd humor, and undead founding fathers, this indie flick is pure schlock—and we’re here for it. Is it a cult classic in the making or just another undead dud? Tune in as we dissect the carnage, the comedy, and the chaos in true Xenomania fashion...

Xenomania – Episode: "My Bloody Valentine: The Slasher That Stole Our Hearts" Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dig into the cult classic My Bloody Valentine (1981) and its blood-soaked 2009 remake. From the original’s gritty, small-town horror to the remake’s 3D gore-fest, the trio breaks down what makes this Valentine’s Day slasher a fan favorite. They discuss the eerie setting, the legend of Harry Warden,...