Children of the Corn (1984) | Dead-Eyed Kids, Golf Bags & the Maiziah

Children of the Corn (1984) | Dead-Eyed Kids, Golf Bags & the Maiziah

Welcome to Gatlin, Nebraska: population children, occupation murder, religion complicated. This week on Two Cents We See Scary Movies, Talon and Christopher revisit Children of the Corn, the 1984 horror classic based on Stephen King’s short story. When Burt and Vicky accidentally stumble into a seemingly abandoned farming town, they discover that Gatlin’s children have formed a deadly religious cult led by the unnervingly intense Isaac and his power-hungry enforcer, Malachai. We break down poisoned coffee, suspiciously casual vehicular manslaughter, a dead child rolling around in a trunk like a set of golf bags, Vicky’s complete lack of urgency, the terrifyingly effective child cast, and the arrival of Christopher’s greatest contribution to religious mythology: the Maiziah. Talon also looks back on how frightening Children of the Corn seemed when she watched it as a child compared with seeing it again at 51, while Christopher explains why this entire corn-covered catastrophe falls firmly under “not my problem.” Does this Stephen King adaptation remain a creepy small-town horror classic, or have its supernatural effects withered in the field? Join us as we close out Red, White & Screwed with murderous children, farm tools, questionable adult decisions, and He Who Walks Behind the Rows. Next month, the machines are taking over with our new theme, Wired to Kill. We’re kicking things off with Chopping Mall, the 1986 horror comedy in which a group of mall employees learns that an after-hours party and malfunctioning security robots are a deadly combination. Watch Chopping Mall free on Plex: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101633208-15734677 [https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101633208-15734677] Chopping Mall is also currently available on Tubi, The Roku Channel, The CW, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Prime Video, AMC+, Shudder, Philo, fuboTV, Screambox, and additional ad-supported services. #ChildrenOfTheCorn #StephenKingHorror #HorrorMoviePodcast #TwoCentsWeSeeScaryMovies #1980sHorror #CultHorror #WiredToKill #ChoppingMall

Summer of ’84 (2018) | Small Towns, Big Suspicions

We’re kicking off our Red, White, and Screwed theme with Summer of ’84, a slow-burn suburban horror mystery full of bike rides, neighborhood stakeouts, questionable adult supervision, and one very suspicious cop next door. This one gave us a lot to talk about, from Davey’s full-time teenage surveillance operation to the movie’s heavy 80s nostalgia and whether a slow burn can still work when one host is getting impatient. Talon connected with the curiosity and investigation side of the story, while Christopher had a much harder time with the pacing and the kid-centered setup. Is Summer of ’84 a creepy small-town thriller that earns its ending, or does it take too long to get there? Grab your walkie-talkie, don’t trust the friendly neighbor too fast, and join us as we break it down. #SummerOf84 #HorrorPodcast #MovieReview #SmallTownHorror #80sHorror #SlowBurnHorror #TrueCrimeHorror #RedWhiteAndScrewed #TwoCentsWeSeeScaryMovies

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010) | A Real Doozy of a Body Count

This week on Two Cents: We See Scary Movies, we wrap up Grave Humor Month with Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, a movie where two perfectly decent hillbillies buy a murder cabin, try to fix it up, and accidentally become the prime suspects in the dumbest college massacre ever committed by the victims themselves. Talon and Christopher head into the woods for a horror comedy full of bad assumptions, worse communication, aggressive stupidity, chainsaws, bees, bowling fingers, and one deeply committed Chad who sees two awkward country boys and immediately decides he is living inside a slasher movie. Tucker and Dale just wanted a vacation home. The college kids brought trauma, judgment, and the cardio capacity of people sprinting directly into natural selection. #TuckerAndDaleVsEvil #HorrorComedy #HorrorPodcast #MovieReview #ScaryMovies #TwoCentsWeSeeScaryMovies

The Babysitter (2017) | Puberty Is Hard, But Satanic Cults Are Worse

This week on Two Cents We See Scary Movies, Talon and Christopher kick off Grave Humor Month with The Babysitter (2017), a Netflix horror comedy that asks the important question: what if Home Alone had more blood, more Satan, and a babysitter who was somehow both amazing and absolutely the worst person to leave alone with your child? Cole thinks he is just sneaking downstairs to see what his cool babysitter Bee does after bedtime. Unfortunately, what she does after bedtime is host a satanic blood ritual with her very attractive, very unstable friend group. From fire pokers through eyeballs to homemade bug spray flamethrowers, this movie takes one anxious twelve-year-old and turns him into a tiny suburban John McClane with trauma. Let’s just say… this is one night of babysitting that goes completely off the rails. The Babysitter is currently available to stream on Netflix. #TheBabysitter #TheBabysitter2017 #NetflixHorror #HorrorComedy #GraveHumor #TwoCentsWeSeeScaryMovies #HorrorPodcast #MovieReviewPodcast #ScaryMovies #CultHorror #SamaraWeaving #JudahLewis #DarkComedy #HorrorFans #PodcastEpisode

The Ruins — One Map, One Stranger, Zero Survival Instincts

Spring Break, Broken Bodies continues, and we're trading prehistoric fish for something arguably worse — plants with a personal vendetta. This week, Christopher leads us through The Ruins (2008): a group of Americans on vacation in Mexico who follow a German stranger they just met into an unmarked jungle to find some ancient ruins, because sure, why not. What follows is killer vines, at least one surgical scene nobody asked for, and an ending that's significantly better on DVD than it was in theaters. Different ecosystem than last week. Same catastrophic decision-making. #TheRuins #HorrorPodcast #BadDecisions #SurvivalHorror #ScaryMovies #MovieBreakdown #HorrorFans #FilmTalk