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For our fourth and final Slasher Summer episode this season, Viddy Well Film Blog’s Aaron Haughton returns once more to break down our last “Remake That Rocks”: Chuck Russell’s funhouse sci-fi gross-out The Blob.

Russell’s late-80s remake of 1958’s “The Blob” proves the old adage: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Acting as a sort of counter-programming to the onslaught of teen slashers and franchise horror movie villains popular during the time period, “The Blob” is content just to scare the hell out of you with a gooey monster and a ridiculously fun premise. It’s time to Pop That on 1988’s The Blob.

For our third Slasher Summer episode this season, Viddy Well Film Blog’s Aaron Haughton returns to break down our next “Remake That Rocks”: David Cronenberg’s mental- and physical-disintegration masterpiece The Fly.

Cronenberg’s mid-80s remake of 1958’s “The Fly” is part gothic horror romance, part ethical sci-fi allegory, and features the body horror that is a trademark of the maestro director. Outdoing the original film by leaps and bounds, Cronenberg dares us to care about the main characters before showing us how vanity to be superhuman turns deadly - and stomach churning. It’s time to Pop That on 1986’s The Fly.

For our second Slasher Summer episode this season, Viddy Well Film Blog’s Aaron Haughton is back to break down our next “Remake That Rocks”: John Carpenter’s seminal 1982 masterpiece The Thing.

Carpenter’s remake of the 1950s sci-fi B-movie The Thing From Another World isn’t just one of the greatest remakes of all time; it’s an awe-inspiring creature feature with next-level practical FX, featuring a story with influences that can be felt in horror and science-fiction to this day. What do we do when we can’t trust the people around us, or even our own bodies? It’s time to Pop That on 1982’s The Thing.

We're baaaack! We're relaunching Pop That! Podcast with a new logo and a fresh attitude, so buckle up, listeners. 

For our first episode back, Aaron Haughton joins the show from Viddy Well Film Blog. That's right, it's our seasonal tradition: Slasher Summer. This year, we're breaking down the best horror remakes of all time, starting with Philip Kaufman's 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.  

Kaufman’s late 70s remake of 1956’s Body Snatchers is a meditation on post-war paranoia that manages to scare up one helluva punch in terms of story and characters, resonating even by modern standards. How do we survive the inevitability of change, when adaption means losing who we are? It’s time to Pop That on 1978’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on Friday the 13th (2009)! 

PART 12 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)

Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 2003's Freddy Vs. Jason!

PART 11 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)

Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 2001's Jason X!

PART 10 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)

Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 1993's Jason Goes to Hell - The Final Friday!

PART 9 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)

Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 1989's Friday the 13th Part VIII - Jason Takes Manhattan! (Kinda. Sorta.)

PART 8 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)

Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 1988's Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood! 

PART 7 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)

Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 1986's Friday the 13th Part VI - Jason Lives!

PART 6 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)

Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 1985's Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning! 

PART 5 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)

Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 1984's Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter! 

PART 4 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)

Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on Friday the 13th Part 3! 

PART 3 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)

Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on Friday the 13th Part 2! 

PART 2 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)

Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on Friday the 13th (1980)! 

PART 1 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)

Holy possessed computers! It's time to rip our way through our final first-time slasher watch for Summer 2019. And we might have saved the best for last. Aaron Haughton is here to talk about the deliriously camp cult classic Death Spa! As its title would suggest, this is no Merchant-Ivory film. It's like Pieces with mullets and spandex. It's time to POP THAT on Death Spa!

April Fools! It's time to fake and prank our way through another first-time slasher film for Summer 2019. Aaron Haughton is here to talk about the cult classic April Fools Day! We were refreshingly enthusiastic about this very fun 80s psych-out, that features killer cover art and a bomb 1980s cast. (Seriously, it's like the Dazed & Confused of second-tier 80s actors.) It's time to POP THAT on April Fools Day!

Check it! It's time to stab our way through another first-time slasher film for Summer 2019. Aaron Haughton is here to talk about the cult classic Alone in the Dark! Not to be confused with the 2005 Tara Reid joint, this film features (literally) insane performances by Jack Palance, Martin Landau, and Donald Pleasance. Are these three character actors enough to save this film? Let's POP THAT on Alone in the Dark!

Peep this! It's time to strangle our way through another first-time slasher film Summer 2019. Aaron Haughton is back in the house to break down John Carpenters TV Movie: Someone's Watching Me! It's always a good time for a JC joint, and even the TV powers that be couldn't take away from that signature JC style. It's time to POP THAT with Someone's Watching Me!