373 - Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

Humanity's last hope... rests on a high power machine gun! GivingThanks month continues! All Patreon picks, all month! This week your hosts cover a film requested from Patron Ameila: One half of the 2007 Grindhouse double feature -- Planet Terror! After an experimental nerve gas gets out, the population of Texas start to transform into fleshing-eating mutants! It's up to a ragtag band of well-armed townsfolk to survive the night. Will the boys make it til morning? Find out here! Also this week: Tarantino impressions, '80s vs '90s action movies, and Ben's possible crow wedding. All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Put down that ghaddang Caramello and check out our Patreon for tons of bonus content, exclusive goodies, and access to our Discord! "Give him the gun. Give him all the guns." Misophonia warning: As this is a Patreon pick episode, we are continuing the "EAT" bit. If you are uncomfortable with or bothered by slight chewing sounds, you can skip to 12:00 minute mark and should be fine.  

It's a one-night stand with eternal complications! GivingThanks month begins! As a thank you to all the patrons, it's all Patreon picks, all month! This week your hosts kick it off with patron Torre's request: The 1985 film ONCE BITTEN! A 300 year old Countess needs the blood of a virgin by Halloween to keep her youth. Luckily a young Jim Carrey is there to quench her thirst! Will the boys really think this one truly... "sucks"? Find out here! Also this week: The film's similarities to Teen Wolf, Lance is in "a state of Cheez It", and "The Lip Line" is open for requests! All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Put down that ghaddang Caramello and check out our Patreon for tons of bonus content, exclusive goodies, and access to our Discord! Remember: Save your yolks for Ben!   Misophonia warning: As this is a Patreon pick episode, we are continuing the "EAT" bit. If you are uncomfortable with or bothered by slight chewing sounds, you can skip to 12:00 minute mark and should be fine.

It's going to be one hell of a family reunion. He's back! That's right! This week your hosts jump into 1998's HALLOWEEN H20: 20 YEARS LATER. They are also joined by filmmaker Blake O'Donnell of BPO Films to promote his new film Guerrilla Dogs! 20 years ago Laurie Strode watched her psychopathic brother die after his historic Halloween night massacre... Or did she? Michael Myers returns to find his sister for a confrontation decades in the making! Will the boys survive this family reunion from Hell? Find out here! Also this week: The secret origins of "Party Parkin", chunky '90s Vans, Frankenstein, and disgusting urinal pubes! All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Hey! Put down that ghaddang Caramello and check out our Patreon for tons of bonus content, exclusive goodies, and access to our Discord! "It's Halloween. I guess everyone's entitled to one good scare."

Always Check Your Candy. Don't blow out that Jack-o-Lantern!! This week your hosts cover the 2007 Halloween anthology gem TRICK 'R TREAT.  It's Halloween night in Warren Valley, Ohio. We follow four spooooky tales as they intertwine to form a love letter to all things Halloween. Will the boys respect tradition or fall victim to the hijinx of little Sam? Find out here! Also this week: Ordering a Big Sausage Pizza, Ben's Billy Corgan impression, and I didn't realize these Juju Fruits were SO HARD! All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Hey! Put down that ghaddang Caramello and check out our Patreon for tons of bonus content, exclusive goodies, and access to our Discord! Charlie Brown is an assh***!

I know what a Lycanthrope is. That's right! It's time to feel that special kind of early 2000s angst 'cause your hosts are covering the 2000 canadian classic GINGER SNAPS. Patrons Shane and Jordan bring us this Halloween Patreon Pick. Something has been killing dogs in the town of Bailey Downs. When B's sister Ginger is attacked, her body starts undergoing... changes... causing a rift between the two. Is it puberty or is it a horrific, body-altering curse?  It's dog-eat-dog this week, so can the boys keep up? Find out here! Also this week: Piercings, the movie's less-impressive working title, and you DO NOT wanna live in these guys heads-- They are NOT NORMAL.  All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Hey! Put down that ghaddang Caramello and check out our Patreon for tons of bonus content, exclusive goodies, and access to our Discord! This is a patron picked episode, so in case you are wondering: YES EAT.

JACK-O IS BACK-O. Halloween Month continues as your hosts cover 1995's JACK-O. Little Sean Kelly is his town's only hope when a sorcerer's curse reemerges on Halloween night. Will the boys escape the dreaded Mr. Jack The Pumpkin Man or will they find themselves carved up? Find out here! Also this week: "Wacko Jacko", the questionable ending of Disney's Blank Check, the dystopian meal that is a Lunchables, and the strong feelings of Ben's dad regarding pool usage. All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Hey! Put down that ghaddang Caramello and check out our Patreon for tons of bonus content, exclusive goodies, and access to our Discord! What are you waiting for? Give it a listen, ya punkin' head!

It's time to throw on that greasy '90's slacker outfit, because this week your hosts are covering the 1999 horror slacker comedy IDLE HANDS. Idle hands really are the devil's playground when stoner Anton's hand gets possessed and goes on a killing spree. With a killer '99 cast, and an even more killer '99 soundtrack, what sort of shi-HAND-igans will the boys get up to this week? Find out here! Also this week: Buying weed in the '90s. Zap a shnack! Brands of clothing our mother's wouldn't let us buy. All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Hey! Put down that ghaddang Caramello and check out our Patreon for tons of bonus content, exclusive goodies, and access to our Discord! As usual, Neon Brainiacs save an otherwise disastrous day.

It's time to head to The Promised Land this week as your hosts do their first Patreon listener pick! Patron GaryAM brings us the 1983 folk horror nugget: EYES OF FIRE. Deep in the wilderness of the colonial frontier, a father tries to rescue his family from both an adulterous preacher and malevolent spirit lurking out in the forest. It's Little House on the Carrie as only the magic of a strange woman can help him. Will the boys make it out or will they find themselves trapped in the woods (literally) FOREVER? Find out here! Also this week: Lance grills Ben on his time working at Burger King (Or is it that he "flame broils" Ben?) The jingle for "The Po-ta-to Boat". And a cow that truly whips ass at making milk! All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Hey! Put down that ghaddang Caramello and check out our Patreon for tons of bonus content, exclusive goodies, and access to our Discord! It's time to get crazier than a rat in a brandy keg!

You just can't keep a good guy down. This week your hosts came to play with 1991's CHILD'S PLAY 3. It's been eight years, and Chucky returns to track down Andy at his military school. Will Charles Lee Ray break everyone's favorite podcast boy toys? Find out here! Also this week: Who was it that made light up shoes? Remember when yo-yos were cool again in the '90s? And Metallica's "Load" album cover is made of WHAT? All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Hey! Put down that ghaddang Caramello and check out our Patreon for tons of bonus content, exclusive goodies, and access to our Discord! And remember: Don't [F-WORD HERE] with the Chuck.  

In space no one can hear you guffaw at the NEON BRAINIACS! That's right! This week your hosts cover a real heavy hitter: 1979's ALIEN. The crew of the deep-space hauling vessel Nostromo is at the mercy of an unspeakable, otherworldly creature. Will the boys make it out alive or will they become fodder for a phallic extraterrestrial chestbaby? Find out here! Also this week: Chat-LTP is set on spicy, New Weird Candy returns, and just what in the hell is a freezerino? All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! Hey! Put down that ghaddang Caramello and check out our Patreon for tons of bonus content, exclusive goodies, and access to our Discord! And, in case you are wondering, Lance is still NOT in a band.