Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)

It's four years later...what does she remember?
Spring Into Sequels month reaches it's conclusion with 1977's EXCORCIST II: THE HERETIC.
As Regan attempts to live a normal life after her childhood ordeal, a psychiatrist and a priest use a controversial technique to probe her memories and monitor her mental health. What begins as therapy spirals into a far-reaching exploration of faith, shared visions, and an ancient force that spans continents.
Also this week: The Pizza Hut Pazuzu is back, Ben and Lance action Figures, and bus drivers eating hoagies?
All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS!!
"I was possessed by a demon. It's okay. He's gone!"
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Excorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Directed by John Boorman
Written by William Goodhart
Starring Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, James Earl Jones, and Ned Beatty
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00:00 - Intro & Opening Banter
32:30 - "The Shpiel"
58:36 - Film Breakdown
01:58:58 - Brain Bucket & Outro

Oh, yes. There will be blood.
Spring Into Sequels continues with 2005's SAW 2.
A group of strangers awakens inside a sealed house rigged with intricate traps, forced to confront their past misdeeds in order to survive. Meanwhile, detectives race against time on the outside as they attempt to stop the elusive Jigsaw killer and understand the rules of his latest game.



Also this week: This film's terrible :talk to the manager: haircut, Ben loves cool raves, Lance has a new BPO movie idea, and who is Jigsaw's favorite member of the Jackass crew?
All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS!!
"Those who do not appreciate life do not deserve life."
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Saw 2 (2005)
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
Written by Leigh Whannell and Darren Lynn Bousman
Starring Leigh Whannell, Shawnee Smith, Erik Knudsen, Franky G, Glenn Plummer, and Donnie Wahlberg
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00:00 - Intro & Opening Banter
03:11 - "Project Hail Mary" Non-story Spoiler Talk

08:37 - Banter Continues

26:33 - "The Shpiel"

50:28 - Film Breakdown

01:55:44 - Stump The Brianiacs & Outro

The terror begins the second it starts.
Spring Into Sequels continues with 1990's LEATHERFACE: TAXES CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3.
After a chance encounter derails their journey, a young couple's search for safety quickly turns into a fight for survival when they cross paths with a brutal family tied to a legendary killer.


Also this week: Country Ben Daniels, An almost "Walk It Back Cul-de-Sac", and what has been tearing our discord apart?
All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS!!
"So, how do you like Texas?"
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Leatherface: Texas XChainsaw Massacre 3 (1990)
Directed by Jeff Burr
Written by David J. Schow
Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kate Hodge, Ken Foree, William Butler, Joe Unger, Tom Everett, and R.A. Mihailoff
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00:00 - Intro & Opening Banter

28:08 - "The Shpiel"

48:38 - Film Breakdown

01:39:46 - Stump The Brianiacs & Outro

This Ride Will Be The Death Of You.
Spring Into Sequels continues with 2006s FINAL DESTINATION 3.
After a teen's terrifying premonition helps a group escape a deadly roller‑coaster accident, the survivors soon realize Death is still pursuing them. Disturbing photographs taken that day begin to reveal symbolic clues about who might be next and how fate plans to strike.
Also this week: Ben's Amplifier woes, remembering Xtina, and Mindless Self Indulgence brings out the Suburb kids.
All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS!!
"F--- you, Ben Franklin."
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 Final Destination 3 (2006)
Directed by James Wong
Written by Glen Morgan & James Wong
Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche, Alexz Johnson, Sam Easton, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, & Texas Battle
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00:00 - Intro & Opening Banter

36:26 - "The Shpiel"

01:02:50 - Film Breakdown

02:15:25 - 2000s Nugget & Outro

What began in Hell, will end on Earth.
This week we are joined by Dominic Scarano of the band Varkan for our new theme: Spring Into Sequels. Lance's fave!
We kick off with 1992's HELLRAISER 3: HELL ON EARTH.
After the Cenobite Pinhead becomes separated from his human conscience, his influence begins to spread through a decadent nightclub scene in the city. A determined journalist investigates a trail of bizarre deaths, unknowingly drawing closer to a supernatural horror unleashed by desire and excess.
Also this week: Windstorm woes, Clive Barker impressions, and the new meaning of the term "Arriving".
All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS!!
"There is no good.. There is no evil. There is only flesh."
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Hellrasier 3: Hell on Earth (1992)
Directed by Anthony Hickox
Written by Peter Atkins
Starring Terry Farrell, Kevin Bernhardt, Paula Marshall, and, of course, Doug Bradley 
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00:00 - Intro & Opening Banter

35:10 - "The Shpiel"

01:11:20 - Film Breakdown

02:11:25 - Brain Bucket AND Stump The Brainiacs & Outro