We continue with Leiann's Birthday Month and this time she decided to choose the 2020 film starring Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg, Vivarium. Before we decided to check out house #9 in a housing development of infinitely identical homes with no residents, we talk a bit about the Netflix series The Sandman, based on the Neil Gaiman graphic novel. …

It's March which means it's Leiann's Birthday month so we are watching movies of her choosing. We kick off this episode talking a bit about the recently released docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV and how it made us feel equally depressed, saddened, disgusted and angry and how I've been going back through the early 2000's superhero s…

First Watch February comes to a close with a hell of a finale. Leiann and I were joined by our very good friend and fellow podcaster from Strange Highways, Paul Steadman and his lovely wife Mary to discuss Satoshi Kon's 1997 animated feature Perfect Blue. It's always a blast to talk with Paul and it was even better having Mary on as well to talk ab…

First Watch February continues and I had the pleasure of talking with writer, director, podcast host, comedian and one of my co-hosts on Tales from The Podcast, Ron Purtee. This was Ron's selection and made a perfect movie to consume for this month. **Before you watch this movie, if you have misophonia or another auditory issue that make multiple p…

We kick off First Watch February by checking out the 2022 film The Menu. A stellar cast and a very cool premise had Leiann and I ready to sit down and dine on this one. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horror #horrorpodcast #horrormovies #movies #themenumovie #themenu2022 #themenu #ralphfiennes #anyataylor-joy #nicholashoult Wan…

We close out January is for Giallo 2024 by taking a look at Dario Argento's Phenomena from 1985. Leiann and I sat down and did this in our classic Interstellar Interstitial style so watch along with us if you feel so inclined and find out our thoughts as you watch a fun supernatural giallo film. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #…

It's Janary is for Giallo once again in the Skewered Universe and I brought back our good friend and splatterpunk author Chuck Nasty from Video Store Clerks Podcast, as well as Nasty Nation and Graveyard Talk, to kick things off. We talk about the 1983 Lamberto Bava directed A Blade in the Dark and whatever else we happen to feel like discussing. T…

To help ring in 2024, Leiann and I grabbed some snacks & alcoholic beverages and recorded the first audio commentary (you know the one we have promised for over a year now) for Tales From The Crypt Present: Demon Knight. This is our way of saying thanks to everyone who has listened from the beginning and stuck with us through everything that has be…

We close out our December series of Christmas horror with another French film from 2021....The Shudder original, The Advent Calendar. Did Leiann and I get our wish and follow the rules of the Advent Calendar? Listen to find out. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horror #horrorpodcast #horrormovies #movies #theadventcalendarmovie …

We kick off our December series, Slay Bells Ring...Are You Frightened, by checking out a little French film from 1990 called Deadly Games aka Dial Code Santa Claus. This was a first time watch for both Leiann and myself and it was worth not knowing anything going into this movie. If you're looking for a holiday family film that is a little bit Die …

Nic Cage November continues as Leiann and I sit down to talk about a vampire movie that delves into just how toxic it is to be Dracula's servant, Renfield. We both have been wanting to see this one for quite some time so it was perfect for NCN. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horror #horrorpodcast #horrormovies #movies #vampire…

Halloween is over, you know what that means........it's Nic Cage November!! Leiann and I kick things off with a movie she chose to finally watch, 2007's Ghost Rider. Did Leiann survive the Penance Stare and get to jump on a chopper and ride down the highway? You're going to have to listen to find out. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #pod…

Our Director Spotlight series on Guillermo Del Toro continues as Leiann and I sit down to watch 1993's Cronos. A different take on the vampire film from a man who is known for his love of monsters and great storytelling. This was a fun one to go back and watch again since both of us had only every seen it once before. #skewereduniversepodcast #skew…

The second installment of our Director Spotlight Series on Guillermo Del Toro is all about giant bugs and studio interference. That's right, we are talking about Mimic from 1997 and I'm joined by friend of the show Bryan Wolford of The Midnight Drive-In Podcast to discuss on of our favorite directors. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #pod…

We are kicking off our Director Spotlight series by talking about some of the films of Guillermo Del Toro. Joining me to kick off this series by talking about 2013's Pacific Rim is Cam from The Jacked Up Review Show Podcast. This was a real fun conversation to have to kick off our tribute to a great director. #skewereduniversepodcast #skeweredunive…

We close out September with a fun 80's vampire flick directed by Kathryn Bigelow...that's right Near Dark from 1987. Joining me on this episode is our good friend Chuck Nasty from the Video Store Clerks Podcast and the Nasty Nation/Graveyard Talk podcasts. It's always a fun time talking with Chuck about horror movies and we also talked about his ne…

We return from a few weeks of taking care of some personal stuff and playing video games to a Leiann selection, the 2017 Spanish film (as in from Spain) Pieles or Skins written and directed by Eduardo Casanova. This was an interesting watch and Leiann's track record of picking some of the more obscure films for the podcast remains intact. #skewered…

This week Leiann brought something a little bit different to the table in the form of the 2023 Netlfix Documentary King of Clones. We also talked a bit about my endeavor into the universe of the Diablo video games on the Nintendo Switch by way of the Diablo Prime Evil Collection......well at least Diablo II: Resurrected and Diablo III: Eternal Coll…

This week I got to sit down with my good buddy Chuck Nasty from the Video Store Clerks, Nasty Nation, & Graveyard Talk podcast and talk a little bit about his new splatterpunk novella "Thirsty?" and the gore filled sequel from Damien Leone.....Terrifier 2. It's always a blast having Chuck on the show to talk about all things horror. #skewereduniver…

This week I had the pleasure of sitting down the the always fabulous Patrick from the ScreamQueenz Podcast to talk about a little film called Death Drop Gorgeous. It's full of humor, gore, drag queens throwing shade and, of course, Tragedi. Join us as we talk about everything that made this little indie film so damn good. #skewereduniversepodcast #…

This week we take a break from nihilism and depression and get into something a little more fun. Leiann and I finally sit down and watch the third feature film from Jordan Peele, 2022's NOPE. We both have enjoyed Jordan Peele's output thus far and....well you'll have to listen to see what we thought about this film. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewer…

This week is all about showing Leiann another film that she has not seen. It's the 2008 French/Canada co production from 2008, Martyrs written and directed by Pascal Laugier. Martyrs is a movie that I have been wanting to cover for quite some time and since Leiann had never seen it....what better time than now. We do spoil this movie so if you have…

Following our super fun run of episodes covering the ANOES franchise, we decided to go with something a little different. This episode I brought Leiann a film from 2017 she had not seen, Tigers Are Not Afraid directed by Issa Lopez. I watched this one a while back with the Joe Bob commentary from Shudder's The Last Drive In and fell in love with th…

The Skewered Universe ANOES Retrospective comes to a close as we get to the final film in the original franchise, Freddy vs Jason. Not only do we cover the movie in our Interstellar Interstitial style, but we also have some feedback about some of our listeners and friend's experiences with the Nightmare franchise along with some audio feedback as w…

As the ANOES Retrospective draws closer to it's end, Leiann and I sat down to talk about 1994s Wes Craven's New Nightmare which marked Cravens return to the franchise he birthed 10 years prior to this films release. Put on your favorite pjs, get your own Rex and find how well we did against a Freddy hell bent on blurring the lines between reality a…