The Head, The Tail, The Whole Damn Thing

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HTWDT Episode 36: Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Black Phone 2 (2025) Jan 04, 2026

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Hey Whole Damn Family hope you all are had a great holiday season. This episode is a treat! We start by discussing how angry Mom is with us about our recent treatment of Vin Diesel. Then we jump right into Wes Craven's classic Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), the movie that started a phenomenon. There are some great behind-the-scenes bits here and a lot of fun riffing on Johnny Depp (it's his first movie) and how much of a "Blanche DuBois" mess Nancy's mom is. After the lobby break we get into the ever creepy character of Ethan Hawke's, The Grabber with Black Phone 2 for our spoiler free review, and then come back to spoil the whole damn thing. Some good behind the scenes bits in this one too. For more info on the makeup Fx folks responsible for your nightmares check out these instas. David Miller from the original Nightmare sells Freddy heads so you can reach out to him about that or find him on Ebay.

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HTWDT Episode 35: Pitch Black (2000) and Predator Badlands (2025) Dec 21, 2025

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Hey Whole Damn Family! (edit) This episode turned our own mother against us...she did not like how we portrayed Vin Diesel, titan of the industry. The turn of the Millennium brought us a fun sci-fi monster movie called Pitch Black (2000) and Vin Diesel, without which we would not have such strong Family values, and we wouldn't have the Fast and the Furious movies either, so thank you, universe, for supplying us with those. We paired this one with Dan Trachtenberg's box office success, Predator Badlands (2025). You may not think it, but these movies are both about family. So give it a listen and call your folks to check in. In Pitch Black, we learn some fun behind-the-scenes bits, and in Predator Badlands, we learn there's lots of digital.

Creature designer Patrick Tatopolous Insta

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HTWDT 34: Society (1992) Together (2025) Dec 07, 2025

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Hey, Whole Damn Family. We recorded this one out of order so we could squeeze in our Thanksgiving episode. On this one, we get physical with Brian Yuzna's crazy movie Society (1992). Nothing to see here, nothing strange going on, just keep your hands and feet inside the cart until we pass the shunting lest you be dragged in. We also discuss what we like in our tea...or rather what a character is asked about tea. Don't worry we don't kink shame here! But wow, is this full of Booty Calls. After the shunting, we move onto the enabling co-dependent millennial piece Together (2025) from director Michael Shanks where we learn what not to do in a relationship. Lots of behind-the-scenes tidbits for both these films, so enjoy!

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We talked about guesting on I Wanna Be in the Sequel too. It's out here, that link.

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Larry Van Duynhoven and friends did Together here's their insta.

Scarecrew Studios

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HTWDT 33: Bambi the Reckoning (2025) The Thanksgiving TURKEY Special Nov 23, 2025

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Hey, whole Damn Family, it's our Thanksgiving Turkey Special episode! Once again, we had our faithful announcer, Tyler, with us in the studio. We made him watch Bambi The Reckoning (2025) and introduced him to the Poohniverse. Sorry Tyler. We discuss a bunch of these movies, actually! We also tell some set stories in the beginning and some dirty bathroom stories too, it's a joyous laugh-filled holiday feast of crap! Speaking of crap. We have listener-submitted crapettizers again before the main course. Didn't know you could be a part of that? Join our Whole damn Family and keep up to date on our private Discord server. Also in this episode, Mike sings again! What No! Yes, Mark Wahlberg. Want to be a part of the fun?

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HTWDT Episode 32: Halloween II (1981) and The Fog (1980) Nov 09, 2025

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We finished up Spooky Season with a special show of classics. It's a John Carpenter double feature...kinda! We start it off with Halloween 2 (1981) more of the night he came home. There are lots of behind-the-scenes bits here and stories. We also discover who the real creepy villain of this movie is. You'll be shocked when you find out. Then we follow it up with a classic ghost story, John Carpenter's The Fog from (1980) Lots of good stories and Radio promo play in this one. A little special Tyler story at the end. We promote our upcoming show with the Slash U guys on their Thanksgiving special. We also talk about being on, I Wanna Be in the Sequel with Britnee and Caitlin. If you haven't heard that one yet, it's pretty great.

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#halloweenseason #spookyseason #michaelmyers #Halloween #moviereview #thefog #horror #johncarpenter #horrormovie #comedy #dark #behindthescenes #classic

HTWDT Episode 31: Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010) and Clown in a Cornfield (2025) Oct 26, 2025

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Hey, Whole Damn Family, It's our 31st episode! Just in time for Halloween week! Its our longest title yet! Too many words in these movie titles! But regardless of the wordy names, it's a double helping of director Eli Craig. First, his (2010) feature debut, Tucker and Dale vs Evil, which, let's be honest, is a horror comedy classic. If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor and seek this one out. We follow up with a little promo for two upcoming shows. We're hooking up with the fellas from Slash U and the lovely ladies of I Wanna Be In The Sequel Podcasts. Follow their Instas below so you know when we drop in. Then we start talking about the new "based on a YA book" horror movie Clown in a Cornfield (2025), what could be more Halloweeny than that. The makeup FX in that one were handled by Doug Morrow over at Character Illusions in Winnipeg. We talk a bit about the budget restraints and why movies cost so much anyway. Also in this episode we also invent a new ride share service. Don't steal our idea we time stamped it!

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#halloweenseason #spookyseason #tuckeranddale #boober #clowns #moviereview #clowninacornfield #horrorcomedy #elicraig #horrormovie

HTWDT Episode 30: The Conjuring (2013) and The Conjuring Last Rites (2025) Oct 12, 2025

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Hey whole Damn Family. It's time we conjure up a double dose of the Warrens. Everyone's favorite paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine. This is true stuff! No one could make this up. It's not Hollywood fakery; this is real life, true things that happened to real people and were documented truthfully, and also it's true that it's true. It's like super realistic truth. We start with the true story of The Conjuring (2013) and the Perron family, and finish with the case that was so true it made them stop fighting for the truth. Yes, that's right. The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) is about the Smurl family. As I write this, I can't believe we didn't make a Family Feud joke. At any rate, here for your Shocktober enjoyment is some true horror. Happy Spooky Season, everyone!

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HTWDT Episode 29: Suspiria (1977) and Weapons (2025) Sep 28, 2025

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What we have here is a supersized version of witchery, just in time for the Halloween season. We start off with a classic, Dario Argento's (1977) Suspiria. It's obvious from the fake Italian accent enthusiasm that the boys enjoy this one! There's lots to unpack in this arthouse horror gem, including some interesting behind the scenes tech about the film and the soundtrack. We follow that up with the brand new Zach Cregger film Weapons (2025) which Mike happened to work on. So there are lots of behind the scenes tidbits and discussions on the makeup fx. There's so much in this episode we left it long and still cut stuff out that will come to Patreon later. So grab your ingredients and heat up your cauldrons, it's time to get into this witch.

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HTWDT Episode 28: Dead Calm (1989) and Dangerous Animals (2025) Sep 14, 2025

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Hello Whole Damn Family! On this one, we sail out and find two films that may be under your radar. Dead Calm (1989), which is one of Billy Zane and Nicole Kidman's first-ever roles. It's a tight thriller where we get to conjure the ghost of Orson Welles for our opener (kinda). Aren't you curious why? Then we deep dive into this summer's new serial killer shark movie from down under by Sean Byrne, Dangerous Animals (2025), Starring Jai Courtney (this one just dropped on Shudder). Sir David Attenborough visits us (not really) to tell us about the dangers of Australia. We also talk about the sexy tones of Creedence Clearwater Revival and bite into the sensuous side of corn. Oh you didn't know there was one? You've got a lot to learn in this episode!

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HTWDT Episode 27: Deadly Friend (1986) and M3GAN 2.0 (2025) Aug 31, 2025

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It's our one-year anniversary! So let's unplug it all and plug it back in with these two beauties. In 1986, Wes Craven tried to introduce the world to his Deadly Friend...but audiences were more interested in his nightmares, so the studio stuck their greasy fingers into his mechanical pie. Spoiler Alert…It didn't go over too well, but this one has a good origin story. Twenty-six years later, the world was introduced to M3GAN and now M3GAN 2.0, so we paired Wes' long lost and rarely talked about friend with the latter. Lucky for you! In this episode, we talk robot love, destructive AI’s, evil stepfathers, Steven Segal, and Family; in fact, “it’s all about family!” So put on your headphones and reboot with some laughs.

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