Splatter Brains Brad Parkkonen, Alex Lupella, Nicki Halenza

This week, Nicki and Brad discuss Robert Morgan's Stopmotion from 2023, Chicago's cicada invasion, and their shared love for falling asleep during movies (Brad is in his dad era, what's Nicki's excuse?) Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

This week the Brains discuss the magic, mysticism, and malevolent forces that make up the recently released film "Late Night with the Devil." Come for the movie review and stay for our hypothetical hotdog eating contest.

This episode, the Brains take on Satanic horror and Judeo-Christian religion in horror through the lens of films like The Omen, The Exorcist, The Nun, Immaculate, and others. We dive into why Lucifer and his ilk are or aren't gripping villains and why the genre scares us. It's a hell of a good time and it's our 69th episode. Nice.

This week, the Brains are covering bite-sized horror. With five different YouTube shorts ranging from 1 minute to 10 minutes, we discuss the horror elements that make these snippets a success. Check them out below:
"Bedfellows" - https://youtu.be/okdhENwPnE8?si=1spsPU7hLkwDaxyL
"The Separation" - https://youtu.be/ltIG3v_ySuU?si=uzObCHTMF6g9Jhci
"The Smiling Man" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk-eY5S1Nck&t=1s
"Lights Out" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUQhNGEu2KA
"Mr. Hendrix" - https://youtu.be/SOPqn9DFp4A?si=JUZAjUJs-F_3CVS5

This week, the Brains discuss Cropsey (or is it Cropsy?) - the documentary, the urban legend, and the film that was loosely based on him - as well as some urban legends from our own lives. Is there a boogeyman hiding in the woods to be afraid of? Gather 'round the fire as we discuss.

On this Nicki-free episode (boooooo) Brad and Alex talk about tv shows that utilize documentary and reenactment footage to explore our fascination with the supernatural.