DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done Better

“I’m fond of the Loch Ness Monster but not enough to jizz” The panel of peril stand before boardroom, magic marker in hand, and write “PANEL OF PERILS” on the whiteboard. They then turn the S into a $, and the rest is history. To celebrate a successful bit o’ business, they watch this week’s film Aliens (James Cameron, 1986). Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) wakes up from a decades-long cryo-sleep only to find herself pushed back into conflict with the xenomorph$ she encountered aboard the Nostromo. Accompanied by Weyland-Yutani rep Carter Burke (Paul Reiser) and a band of Colonial Marines headed up by sexy boy Hicks (Michael Biehn), Ripley heads back to LV-426 to mop up what remains of the penis-headed not-so-sexy boys. Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSeQQlaCZgU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSeQQlaCZgU] ********PLOT SPOILER ALERT******** Naturally Burke sees Ripley, young orphan Newt (Carrie Henn) and the team of Marines as expendable. The only thing that matters is capturing that sweet sexy xenomorph for the nefarious Company. Will he succeed by facehuggering Ripley and Newt, or will the ragtag group of roughnecks shoot their way out of a very, very bad $ituation? What did the heck panel think of this week’s movie? How in all that is holy can they improve upon the Burke’s scheme? And which evil schemer will be christened this week’s most diabolical? Craig, Adam and Gaz discuss the Alien franchise on Fandomentals here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UGzAnrlLrcqk4paSV4Zvf?si=R1JuR53FRCCFSrCx64jnJQ  [https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UGzAnrlLrcqk4paSV4Zvf?si=R1JuR53FRCCFSrCx64jnJQ] and here  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fandomentals/id1521728883 [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fandomentals/id1521728883]  https://bsky.app/profile/diabolicalpod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/diabolicalpod.bsky.social] https://twitter.com/diabolicalpod [https://twitter.com/diabolicalpod] https://www.instagram.com/diabolicalpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/diabolicalpod/] https://www.facebook.com/diabolicalpod [https://www.facebook.com/diabolicalpod] Email diabolicalpod@gmail.com [diabolicalpod@gmail.com]

“Silly old sod* (*General Zod)” The panel of peril emerge from their fortress of solitude (the toilet), wherein they have lost quite a lot of their own power (…). With their last ounce of strength, they pop themselves onto a comfy chair to watch this week’s film Superman II (Richard Lester, 1980). Superman/Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve) has settled into life in Metropolis in fine style maintaining his dual identity of clumsy reporter and messiah figure with aplomb. But when he chucks a bomb into space and releases his father’s arch enemies, led by General Zod (Terence Stamp), his life is about to become an absolute disaster area! Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxD8RlGnP64 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxD8RlGnP64] ********PLOT SPOILER ALERT******** As (bad) luck would have it, Kal-El has forsaken his powers in a grand gesture of love towards the ever-spunk ace reporter Lois Lane (Margot Kidder). Needless to say, that makes planet Earth easy pickings for Zod and the gang, who are joined by snitch extraordinaire Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) as he guides Kryptonian crims towards revenge for their imprisonment! Is the Earth doomed, or can the Man of Steel return to save the day? What did the heck panel think of this week’s movie? How in all that is holy can they improve upon the villain’s masterplan? And which evil schemer will be christened this week’s most diabolical? https://bsky.app/profile/diabolicalpod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/diabolicalpod.bsky.social] https://twitter.com/diabolicalpod [https://twitter.com/diabolicalpod] https://www.instagram.com/diabolicalpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/diabolicalpod/] https://www.facebook.com/diabolicalpod [https://www.facebook.com/diabolicalpod] Email diabolicalpod@gmail.com [diabolicalpod@gmail.com]

“My gut says, absolutely bang on” The panel of peril take some time out from whittling chess pieces out of small rocks to watch this week’s cinematic classic, The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994). After being sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife, Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) makes both friends (Red, as played by Morgan Freeman) and enemies (Warden Norton played by Bob Gunton and Captain Hadley played by Clancy Brown). But when the former financial banker becomes invaluable to the screws, they will do anything to keep him behind bars – even when new evidence on his case comes to light. Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmzuHjWmXOc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmzuHjWmXOc] ********PLOT SPOILER ALERT******** Yes, Norton has his God-fearing fingers in many badly cooked pies. Taking bribes, laundering money, overseeing the torture and sometimes death of inmates… this guy’s a real piece of work. Will he be able to keep Andy under his thumb, helping to conceal his secret criminal enterprise, or will the tall glass of water make it out and live his dream life in Mexico? Did the panel enjoy this week’s televisual/cinematic serving? Could they find a way to improve the Warden’s villainous plan? And who will be named this week’s most diabolical (person/podcast((er)))? https://bsky.app/profile/diabolicalpod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/diabolicalpod.bsky.social] https://twitter.com/diabolicalpod [https://twitter.com/diabolicalpod] https://www.instagram.com/diabolicalpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/diabolicalpod/] https://www.facebook.com/diabolicalpod [https://www.facebook.com/diabolicalpod] Email diabolicalpod@gmail.com [diabolicalpod@gmail.com]

“I remember feet” The panel of peril very calmly walk into a room, just a normal room mind you, to watch this week’s film Panic Room (David Fincher, 2002). Recent divorcee Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) are house hunting in the affluent brownstones of New York City. Deciding upon a grand, old building – complete with an old service lift, and state of the art panic room – the ladies settle in for the first night in a new home with wine and take out. Little do they know that three armed robbers (Jared Leto, Forest Whitaker and Dwight Yoakam) have designs on something valuable left behind by the previous owners… Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp2kKzrCm44 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp2kKzrCm44] ********PLOT SPOILER ALERT******** Turns out there’s a safe inside the panic room that they want to get to. The panic room that Meg and Sarah are hiding in. Inside the safe? A cool 22 mil in bonds; split three ways, that’s mucho moolah for our intrepid ne’er do wells. Can the diabolical trio clear the women out of the safe room, claim the booty, and get away scott free? Or is Meg more resourceful than they bargained for? What did the heck panel think of this week’s movie? How in all that is holy can they improve upon the villains’ scheme? And which evil schemer will be christened this week’s most diabolical? https://bsky.app/profile/diabolicalpod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/diabolicalpod.bsky.social] https://twitter.com/diabolicalpod [https://twitter.com/diabolicalpod] https://www.instagram.com/diabolicalpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/diabolicalpod/] https://www.facebook.com/diabolicalpod [https://www.facebook.com/diabolicalpod] Email diabolicalpod@gmail.com [diabolicalpod@gmail.com]

“Takes a good eight minutes to burn a crumpet, I reckon” The panel of peril take an ill-advised detour to a town that they have been told to never visit, a town so run-down and dilapidated that man dare not tread: Rhyl. Still, they must go, for they have a film screening to catch: Silent Hill (Christophe Gans, 2006). Rose (Radha Mitchell), Christopher (Sean Bean) and Sharon (Jodelle Ferland) are a family troubled by nightmares of a ghost town named Silent Hill. When Rose decides the best course of action is to visit said town with Sharon, all hell breaks loose, quite literally. As ash ominously falls from the sky, they encounter bobble-headed nurses, lying figures, and Pyramid Head on the search through town, but can Rose and Sharon make it out in one piece? Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mfnhu8sO5k [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mfnhu8sO5k] ********PLOT SPOILER ALERT******** The cultish Brethren, led by Christabella (Alice Krige), who remain in the town sit at the root of the evil. They inadvertently created their own, everlasting Hell by creating their own witch trials, attempting to burn a child whose anger knows no bounds. Will Rose and Sharon be the next victims tied to the stake, or is there a bargain to be made with forces of the underworld? Just what did the panel think of this week’s movie, pray tell? How can they improve upon Christabella’s twisted scheme? And who will be christened this week’s most diabolical? Alan Wake II’s Herald of Darkness performed live at the Game Awards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMmU3mZ5gBc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMmU3mZ5gBc] https://twitter.com/diabolicalpod [https://twitter.com/diabolicalpod] https://www.instagram.com/diabolicalpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/diabolicalpod/] https://www.facebook.com/diabolicalpod [https://www.facebook.com/diabolicalpod] Email diabolicalpod@gmail.com [diabolicalpod@gmail.com]