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As we close out the celebration of Leiann and her birthday month, she picked a little Norwegian film that is available on Netflix, 2020s Cadaver.  This was such a great way to end our Leiann's Birthday month schedule.  Such an intriguing and dark film that was a great follow up to our sexy episode 100.  

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It's Episode 100 and it's also March which means Leiann takes the reigns for programming in honor of her birthday.  We decided to start off her b-day choices by watching quite possibly the sexiest thing to have ever been filmed, Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special.  Get your chilled champagne, thrown down that bear skin rug and have those chocolate covered strawberries on standby because things are bound to heat up.

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First Watch February comes to a close and to celebrate the life, legacy and art of David Lynch I was joined by my friend and fellow Sickos Club member Brett Michelle to discuss 1986's Blue Velvet.  This was a lot of fun, especially since I had never seen Blue Velvet until now.  (Editor's note: apologies for the less than stellar audio this time around as we had to improvise and record over ZOOM via iPad as our old studio computer was not cooperating.  Luckily, we know have a new PC and should not have these issues moving forward.)

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First Watch February this year is dedicated to the life, art and memory of a true icon of filmmaking, David Lynch.  Since Leiann is in recovery from cybernetic enhancement surgery, I called in my friends from At the Devil's Ball, Nathaniel and Sammael to discuss 2001's Mulholland Dr.  This was a fun and fitting way to kick off First Watch February to honor one of the best to ever direct films.

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It's time to close out January is for Giallo and to do so I needed to bring in a special guest.  I reached out to my group of fellow Sickos and Brett Michelle answered the call.  She joins me as we close out this month of black gloved mystery by talking about Mario Bava's 1964 tale of murder and fashion.... Blood and Black Lace.  This is bit of a long one and Brett and I had a lot to talk about.......which sometimes didn't involve the movie, but it was such a blast having her on the show.

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It's January which means it's time once again to put on your black gloves and dive into some giallo films with us.  No Leiann this time, but I'm joined by splatterpunk horror author and fellow podcast Chuck Nasty to help me talk about a super influential film.... Mario Bava's 1971 film, A Bay of Blood.  Also known as Ecology of Crime or Chain Reaction in Italy as well as Carnage, Blood Bath, and perhaps the best film name ever.......Twitch of the Death Nerve.  It's always a blast to talk Giallo film with Chuck and we hope you have a gre...

Leiann and I sat down to say goodbye to 2024 and have a casual conversation about the podcast.  We talked about some of our favorite episodes and what we have planned for the upcoming 2025 podcast schedule.  There are fireworks going off in the background for a bit thanks to living next to an amusement park, but we thought it would be a little fun since we recorded this on New Year's Eve.  There's also an updated version of our intro!! Thanks to everyone who made 2024 a lot of fun despite the obstacles that impeded our releasing content on a timelier sch...

After a special Skewered Universe Special Report addressing our delay, we get into our offering for Nic Cage November by talking about 2023's Dream Scenario.  This was a movie neither Leiann nor I had seen let alone heard of which made for a great watch to celebrate this annual tradition.  Cage once again showing why he's one of the best to do it with a supporting cast that made for an enjoyable watch. 

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A little later that we anticipated due to home renovations throwing off our schedule but here is our Halloween Special.  Leiann and I talk about an episode the Halloween episode of Living Single called "Trick or Trust" as well as an episode of Married...with Children titled "Damn Bundys" that didn't air on Halloween but it has Robert Englund as The Devil, so it still counts.  Our friends Uncle Ron from Uncle Ron's Entertainment Showcase and Sully from the Jacked-Up Review Show Podcast also helped us out with some clips talking about Halloween specials they enjoy as well.  Kick bac...

While we know it's spooky season, we have a special one-off episode for you all.  Leiann has been wanting me to watch the 1995 movie Kids, and she thought it would make for an interesting episode, and I agreed.  This is not our typical Interstellar Interstitial style review.  We approached this one a little differently and while we talk about the film, we also delve into some of the controversy that surrounds this film as well as some other interesting information we discovered.  This was definitely an interesting show to put together and I hope you all enjoy listening.

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This episode we go back to high school with the 1981 slasher, Graduation Day.  Be warned, this episode was a re-record after the first recording was unexpectedly lost during the save process when Jeff accidentally hit a combo on the keyboard that shut down the computer.......so apologies if we sound not as enthusiastic.  Grab your caps and gowns and join us in some old school 80s fun!

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After a longer than anticipated production hiatus, we are back, and boy did we pick hell of a film to come back with.  This episode is all about witches, dancing, and hooks as we talk about the remake to Argento's classic film, Suspiria from 2018.  A longer film than we anticipated but was it worth our time??

We also talk about some stuff we've been doing recently, a brief talk about politics, and at the end of the show we debut the Skewered Universe Wheel of Movies to help us decide what we are going to watch for th...

We are back, at least temporarily to let you all know what's been happening during the Skewered Universe Podcast production hiatus.  There's talk about stuff we've been watching, video games we have been playing, and some personal stuff that I share because I wanted to open about some things I've only every vaguely mentioned in the past.  It's an off the cuff conversation episode that we wanted to do to let you all know we haven't gone anywhere, and we'll be back soon. 

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*We had a minor audio issue during this episode so apologies for the less than stellar sound.  I, Jeff, did as much as I could on the back end to clean it up and make it sound as listenable as possible.  We are working on some audio upgrades for the near future, but we have the current issues finally sorted out and should be back to sounding more normal in the next episode.  Thanks for listening and understanding*

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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.  

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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 series Smallville.  Then we get into the meat of the episode by discussing the1980 David Lynch directed film, The Elephant Man, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sir John Hurt....in Interstellar Interstitial style of course.  

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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 about a movie they both have a lot of love for that Leiann, and I experienced for the first time.  This was one hell of a way to close out First Watch February 2024!

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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 people talking over one another difficult to listen to then I would recommend you skip this movie as it is an auditory assault for anyone with auditory sensitivity issues**

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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.

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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.

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It's January 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.  This is a longer episode, but we hope you guys will have as much fun listening as we did recording this one.  

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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 Presents: 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 been thrown our way the last couple of years.  

Let's all have a great and prosperous 2024!!!  Happy New Year from Skewered Universe Podcast!!!

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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.

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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 me 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 Hard, a sprinkling of Rambo and a healthy dollop of Home Alone then this might just be the movie for you.

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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.  

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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 new novel House of Flesh along with some other stuff he's working on as an author as well as his band Bastard Sons of A Judas Goat.  

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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. 

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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 Collection because the original Diablo isn't available on any current consoles.  While this movie was a bit different than our usual fare, this was still an interesting watch, and I hope you guys enjoy coming along with us.  

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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. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horrorpodcast #horror #horrormovies #movies #thirstynovella #chucknasty #videostoreclerkspodcast #nastynation #graveyardtalk #terrifier2movie #arttheclown #damienleone #splatterpunk

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This week I had the pleasure of sitting down 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.

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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.

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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 haven't seen it, you can watch it before or watch along as you listen to us.  

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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 the film, so I was very excited to show it to Leiann Interstellar Interstitial style.  Don't worry, we'll most likely be covering more of Issa Lopez' work on the show in the future.

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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 well.  This series was a lot of fun to put together and we hope you guys had as much fun listening as we did recording it.  Leave us some feedback at www.skeweredhead.com and remember to rate and review the...

As the ANOES Retrospective draws closer to its 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 film's 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 and his world.

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Our next stop through the ANOES Retrospective takes us to what was supposed to be the last time we encountered everyone's favorite nightmare slasher.  I'm joined by my buddy Chuck Nasty to talk about Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare from 1991.  Did the movie that promised us that Freddy was in fact going to be killed off hold up?  Listen to find out.

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