Splatter Brains Brad Parkkonen, Alex Lupella, Nicki Halenza

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.

Nicki, Brad, and a special guest team up to talk about the many joys of the animal attack genre in a post-Jaws world. Come for the oven mitt decapitations, stay for the ocean mammals getting married.

Join us this week as we talk about the worst next day implications for various characters across the horror genre. From living in purgatory to feeding worms to a monster every day, these characters are going to have a pretty crumby existence. Bonus content includes what it means to get "binged" by a T-Rex and an unnecessary analysis of Donkey and Dragon's romantic relationship in Shrek.