235 - Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) & Scream (2022)

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Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1524976256625758208 It’s Friday the 13th on Pod Sematary! Time for the fifth entry in both the Friday and Scream franchises! This week, Chris & Kelsey hallucinate famous killers and, by the end, become the killers themselves. The Classic Film: Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) "Still haunted by his past, Tommy Jarvis, who, as a child, killed Jason Voorhees, is sent to a secluded halfway house in the countryside, where the killing of a young man triggers a brutal series of murders in the area” (IMDb.com). The franchise has abandoned even Jason Voorhees in favor of a new killer and a plethora of f-bombs and tits, but we'll be damned if it's not still a little entertaining. The Modern Film: Scream (2022) "25 years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, Calif., a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's deadly past” (IMDb.com). The self-referential style of Scream has now folded in on itself and even the meta is meta. The fifth installment hasn't brought the franchise to ruin without Wes Craven—in fact, there's a lot to like here—but the execution leaves much to be desired. Audio Sources: "The Babadook" produced by Screen Australia, et al. "A Claymation Christmas Celebration" produced by Will Vinton Studios "Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th" produced by 1428 Films, et al. "Friday the 13th: A New Beginning" produced by Paramount Pictures, et al. "Juicy" written and performed by Christopher Wallace/The Notorious B.I.G. "Justice League" (2017) produced by Warner Bros., et al. "Let's Nab Oprah" (The Boondocks S01E11) produced by Adelaide Productions, et al. "M. Night Shaym-Aliens!" (Rick and Morty S01E04) produced by Harmonius Claptrap, et al. "Scream" (2022) produced by Paramount Pictures, et al. "Skytanic" (Archer S01E07) produced by FX Network "Tune Up #1" (from Rent -- Original Broadway Cast Recording) written by Jonathan Larson and performed by Anthony Rapp & Adam Pascal