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TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes a reference to suicide as it pertains to a character in the film.

Just when you thought we'd had enough of dodging Death's icy grip, we're back to tussle once again! Yes, indeed, on this episode we're heading back into the fiery blazes to close out the cataclysmic sequel, FINAL DESTINATION 2! We survived many calamities (and possible brain bleeds) along the way as we talk possessed elevators, expository car rides, No Fear advertising, casual emergencies, crisis snack parties, and plenty more! Also on this episode, we profess our love of Rory, add the phrase "train of death" to our lexicon, make connections to both SPEED and Uwe Boll, look deep into the logistics of these events, choose our favorite deaths, and propose a few changes to the finished product. This was a fun one. Check it out!

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The jack o' lanterns are sagging and the candy is gone but the Halloween spirit is year-round, so we're bringing you another dose of spooky season with the conclusion of our talk on HALLOWEEN II! We're doing what Nurse Karen fails so miserably at - putting this baby to bed (ba-dum-tss). Along the way we talk doctor labyrinths, needle deaths, unimpressive surgical weapons, Celtic rituals, boring cops, '70s medications, and plenty more! We also invoke the name of Paul Stephen Rudd, marvel at Michael's medical knowledge, continue an endless stream of wig jokes, decide if Jimmy lives or dies, grapple with Laurie's role in the film, and add up the bodies from this bloody rampage. Check it out!

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Huddled around a campfire, Dan and Eric talk about their Halloween adventures as kids and what horror movies they still enjoy as adults. 

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Mark and Liz need a break from their hectic lives and decide to look for a rental cabin on a lake so their daughter Annie can have fun swimming and maybe make some friends. After an agonizing several page search, they come across the perfect place with a place to swim and all the farm fresh eggs and rustic charm they could hope for. After arriving, however, they find things aren’t quite meeting expectations. More strange experiences with the neighbors lead to a shocking mystery that will change the course of their lives forever. Will Mark and Liz find peace and quiet on their much needed vacation? Will Annie make friends at the cabin to go swimming with? Can Mark keep control of his aggression? Find out in the second tale from our Double Feature Spooktacular!

Some references in this episode include goose froth, The Golden Girls, corn mazes, stone cold stunners, 3D's, catfishing and more!

Spooky greetings, ghouls and gals! It's almost Halloween and we're heading back to bloody Haddonfield, IL to take another crack at taking down this masked man known as Michael Myers. That's right, we are diving into 1981's HALLOWEEN II! Along the way we're talking googly eyed masks, razor blade trauma, Datsun pickup trucks, terrifying wigs, the perfect ham sandwich, and much more! We also offer Haddonfield Memorial Hospital some staffing advice, discuss the musical changes from the first film, dig into why Loomis is off his rocker, and question whether Haddonfield is such a great place to live. Lots to discuss in this one! Check it out!

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Present day off the coast of California, a billionaire's yacht party has a big surprise when a megafauna decides to pay a visit. Searching for the mystery of the yacht leads to a startling, and massive discovery. One that only Jack Hardball can take on. As Jack Hardball unravels layer after layer of this megafauna mystery, humanity’s place in the food chain is questioned. Will mankind survive a battle of the megafauna if it were to come to land? Can Jack Hardball find Tina Hardball? If a Squidnami were to hit our shores, would it just feel really weird to get caught in it or would it do catastrophic damage? Find out in this first tale of our Double Feature Spooktacular! 

Some references in this episode include sperm whales, giant squid, The Meg 1 and  2, Dolph Lundgren, and more!

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Just when you thought it was safe to tempt fate again, we're back on the scene to check out 2003’s deathly follow-up – FINAL DESTINATION 2! On this episode the mayhem is dialed to the max as we discuss the finer points of Death’s design. Along the way we talk colossal highway disasters, garbage disposal fake outs, Canadian talk shows, cushy sanitarium amenities, fish perverts, kamikaze pigeons, fire extinguisher grenades, and so much more! We also make a strange connection to the movie AIRHEADS, plus discuss our own superstitions, profess our love for Tony Todd, decide if we like these characters or not, and finally pick our favorite death from the first half of the movie. Buckle up, kiddos – it’s a blast. Join us!

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Greetings, campers! Fall is just around the corner, so One Dark Fright is back to cap off the summer with the final installment of our discussion of 1981's camp slasher sequel - FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2! The first half of the flick was all fun and games, but now we've entered the blood-soaked second half and things are going to get a little messy. Along the way we talk casual skinny dipping, cabin hiding places, meaty severed heads, proper machete handling, jokey murder beds, edgy kills, and so much more!

We also discuss Ginny's lasting final girl status, compare Jason's fashions and methods to the others in the franchise, and cast our ballots in the big franchise debates. Check it out!

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Campers beware! Our season of sequels has officially rolled into vaunted slasher territory as we venture to the great state of New Jersey for a trip through 1981's FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2! This one certainly holds a special place in horror history and we took a hard look at the details. Does it make sense? Not a lick! Does it matter? Nope! Along the way we discuss Alice's ineffective coping mechanisms, Jason's travel plans, body part preservation, confusing camp fashion, Crazy Ralph's cardio, and much more! We also question Paul's counselor training business plan, which season this takes place in, Jason's home decorating skills, and humorously attempt to fill in the gaps between his drowning as a boy and eventual re-spawning as an adult. Check it out!

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Ring the dinner bell, ghouls and gals, because One Dark Fright is back for seconds as we take our last bites of 1988's insatiable sequel, CRITTERS 2! Along the way we discuss engorged alien weapons, Freddy Krueger sightings, kamikaze tricycles, impromptu rhyming, small town explosives, Charlie's kid-friendly role, and so much more! We also provide a scientific name for a group of critters, discuss the physics of that giant meatball, and decide if we like this movie enough to make it a yearly Easter staple. Check it out!

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Easter festivities may be firmly in the rearview mirror but that's not going to stop us from taking a bite out of 1988's comedic sci-fi, horror, creature feature mash-up - CRITTERS 2! In this episode we set our sights on the tiny town of Grover's Bend, KS to work our way through yet another crite invasion. Along the way we discuss garbage boutique shops, unconvincing town bullies, replacement sheriffs, the always amazing Lin Shaye, intergalactic hair styles, critter reproduction, and much more! We also try to figure out what takes critter eggs two years to hatch, how the heck Charlie fits in with the bounty hunters, why this dinky town hates a kid so much, and how the hell they got away with showing a fully topless woman in a PG-13 movie! Join us!

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The time has come to get those shufflin' feet warmed up, horror fans, because we're back to close out 1987's supernatural slasher sequel, SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE II! This is the moment you've been waiting for and the laughs are aplenty. On this episode we're talking murderous chicken gags, explosive acne retching, aggressive police officers, unwieldy power tool weapons, and instant rigor mortis. We also direct our ire at Spotify for their limited catalogue, break down the best villain music video in horror history, decide if we prefer the sequel to the original film, and so much more! You know the drill...let's buzz!

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It's officially time to polish those black leather boots in the back of the closet because One Dark Fright is rocking out for this latest chapter in our season of sequels as we shimmy, dance, and shake our way through the first part of the finest driller killer follow-up - SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE II (1987)! In this episode we touch on some of the changes made from the first film to its unconventional sequel while digging through some of its unique quirks. Along the way we discuss the contents of Courtney's trauma scrapbook, Kevin Costner's connection to the film, dreamy accountants, antacid buffets, and a totally '80's slumber party! We also try to avoid pushing one of our characters off a high ledge into a shallow pool and assign a proper rockabilly name to our new and improved driller killer. Let's buzz!

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Spring has sprung and the flowers are blooming, which means One Dark Fright is headed back to the bog to close out this chapter on 1989's genre-bending sequel, THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING! Along for the ride is our special guest, Danny Pompey, to once again bestow us with his wit and humor. On this episode we discuss backwoods hillbilly Heather Locklear fantasies, kid friendly plant/human sex scenes, JAWS parodies, laboratory vitamin supplements, and gratuitous pipe organs. We also ponder Swamp Thing's self-grown sexual psychedelics, Arcane's understanding of motherhood, the film's possible connection to DODGEBALL, and if Abby is more plant than human. Join us! 

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Spring is in the air, horror fans, and One Dark Fright is stepping out into nature, or perhaps more accurately, into the American bayou for an airboat ride through our latest sequel - 1989's genre mash-up, THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING! And not only that, we've got company on this voyage. That's right, on this episode we welcome our first official guest to the show - Danny Pompey! Along the way we talk security guard fashion, swamp bodybuilding, horny southern sheriffs, insurance nightmares, and of course, Heather "Shwing" Locklear. We also question what the heck they're doing in this laboratory, why they're performing these experiments, how much actual science is being conducted, and if we're dealing with an evil "genius" at all. Join us!

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Island greetings, happy vacationers! If you thought One Dark Fright didn't survive our last marathon episode, fear not, because we're back with the final installment of our exhaustive discussion on 1998's slasher sequel, I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER! On this episode we cover the continuation of mayhem, including curious tanning bed torture, clothes dryer fixations, voodoo protection, unsatisfying villain reveals, kitchen hiding places, and smoked out landscapers. We also question the practical use of a hook-hand, dubious crisis fashion, Ray's hero quest,  potentially murderous bartenders, why the hell Estes is keeping secrets, and what these filmmakers were thinking with the story's underwhelming conclusion. Then we finish off the show with a discussion of Julie's effectiveness (or lack thereof) as a final girl. Check it out!

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It's a sequel! It's a reboot! It's Scream (5)! Dan Feuerriegel returns  to help us break down the requel we waited years for! 

It may be the dead of winter but One Dark Fright is bringing you a dose of summer fun as our season of sequels rolls into 1998's I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER! We covered the first half of this flick top-to-bottom and (barely) lived to tell the tale, so buckle up for a crazy deep-dive into this late '90s slasher. Along the way we discuss expensive murder schemes, Freddie Prinze Jr's appeal, radio station culture, off-season resort staff etiquette, timely hurricanes, and so much more! We also try to figure out how this plot works, why Jack Black is uncredited, what constituted "lookin' fine" in the '90s, where the hell Ray is, and who is responsible for all these music stings! This one is a doozy, folks. Check it out!

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With this being the last episode of season 1 of The Movie Wire, we have a not only 3 brand new theatrical reviews but also a couple great friends and podcasters drop in to deliver a message to the show and we have a special guest to help deliver our final review of the season, everybody's favorite young critic Brooklyn makes her return to the show!

This week on the Show!

Best friends get into the best kind of trouble no matter how old you are in the inspired by a true story 80 for Brady.

A much-needed getaway turns into a nightmare during the pandemic in the new horror thriller Fear. 

And finally for the final review of the season 

Based on the childrens book about a talking cat, talking rats, and a family adventure The Amazing Maurice. 

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the tool shed... That's right, horror fans, One Dark Fright is back and if you thought you heard it all in the first part of our discussion of Tobe Hooper's maniacal sequel, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2 (1986), you ain't heard nothin' yet! We're here to finish this insane movie up and we're bringin' it all down. Along the way we talk romantic dinners at the Sawyer house, corpse boobs, the return of Franklin, our love for LG, cannibal property tax woes, S-C-E-X, and so much more! We also try to figure out the crazy franchise timelines and Sawyer family tree before closing out with our picks for our favorite character. Join us!

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