Fun Box Monster Podcast

Fun Box Monster Podcast #177 The Mangler (1995)

If your hope for the movie the Mangler is to see some horrifying Manglings, I think you're going to be pretty pleased. If you want a story that makes sense...maybe less so. Join Matt and Tristan in the speed folder for 1995's The Mangler. 

Fun Box Monster Podcast #176 Basket Case 2 (1990)

Now it looks to me like them Bradley boys done got themselves mixed up in a whole mess o' trouble out there yonder by the crick, so Granny and Susan had to peel out the old Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton (That was my best NYC version of the General Lee) and bust them boys out.  Join Matt and Tristan for the down home helpin' of possum grits you city folks call, Basket Case 2. 

Fun Box Monster Podcast #175 : Hardbodies 1984 (SPRING BREAK SPECIAL!)

WHOOO!!!! It's Spring Break!!! We're taking a brief respite from blood and guts, to enjoy a beach vacation with a movie that has both visuals and sound. It features actors and people both shooting and editing film to create a narrative of sorts. Oh...Just as an afterthought, and strictly in the most tasteful and artistic of settings, there's boobs. Join Matt and Tristan as they decide if they are Sex Geezers, or members of the Geek Squad during a discussion of 1984's Hardbodies. 

Fun Box Monster Podcast #174 : The Blob (1988)

In this episode, Tristan confuses the term Sound Stage and Back Lot, and misidentifies a real town as a sound stage. And that's in the first five minutes!

Fun Box Monster Podcast #173 Alone in the Dark (1982)

I didn't do much research, but I assume this is some sort of prequel to City Slickers 2, only instead of searching for Curly's gold, it's four colorful serial killers going on a murder spree during a blackout. No wait...I think the prequel to City Slickers 2 was City Slickers 1. But if part 1 is a prequel why did they release it first? Man. I'm reporting that one to the IMDB goofs section. 

Fun Box Monster Podcast #172 A Return To Salem’s Lot (1987)

Please believe me. We are not hateful people. We love movies. We love horror movies and Larry Cohen.But....this movie is so awful. If this is your first episode...maybe consider another one? We are super negative in this one. But have you seen it? We talk about this movie and I guess I'm sorry? Maybe there's some funny bits that make it worth listening to? I really don't know. 

Fun Box Monster Podcast #171 Island of the Alive / It’s Alive 3 (1987)

Everything I know about parenting I learned from the It's Alive series. Babies are cannibalistic monsters with huge rubber heads and when they get to be too much responsibility you should dump them on a tropical island. Also, they explode when introduced to helicopters. Join Matt and Tristan for an hour or so of sun, sand and seriously giant mutant babies on The Island of The Alive!

Fun Box Monster Podcast #170: The Nest (1988)

You wanted the bugs, you got the bugs! Bugs, bugs, bugs. If you were looking for a 1980's version of a 1950's Corman movie that feels like an inexplicably lower budget rip-off of Slugs, look no further. On today's episode, Matt and Tristan talk about the bugliest movie of 1988, The Nest. 

Fun Box Monster Podcast #169 Pet Sematary 2 (1992)

As one might expect from a movie about a Pet Cemetery, there's going to be some talk of dead animals. So be warned. Also, being a movie with Eddie Furlong, there's some discussion of Eddie Furlong. So, just be aware of that too. 

Fun Box Monster Podcast #168 A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

Take it from me. Parents just don't understand. That's the core message of this week's movie. You have seen it a million times, you've watched the six hour documentary. Why do you want to listen to us talk about it? Actually...I'm not sure. We bring nothing new to the conversation, and basically talk about how great it is for an hour forty. Yikes.