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The Head, The Tail, The Whole Damn Thing

thewholedamnthing13

Hosts Mike D McCarty and James Knight are brothers with decades of experience in the entertainment and film industry. This film review podcast covers the Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy genres. Listen along to their unique insider take and witty back and forth as they review both old classics and new releases.

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02:07:20

HTWDT Episode 16: The Howling (1981) and Wolf Man (2025)

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2025/03/31

This week, we are wolf-positive and leapin' n hoppin' on a moon shadow. It's The Howling from 1981. Which is one of the reasons Mike wanted to do makeup FX in the first place. The boys have a good time with this one discussing things like the maturing of young men who saw Marsha for the first time and what's in Dick Miller's bookstore. In our second feature, we discuss Leigh Whannel's new Blumhouse film Wolf Man (2025) There's a lot of behind-the-scenes discussion of the practical FX of both of

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02:19:04

HTWDT - Episode 15: It Follows (2014) and Smile 2 (2024)

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2025/03/16

This is a fun one that's sure to keep you smiling as you look over your shoulder and see who is following you. We talk about David Robert Mitchell's sexually transmitted demon movie It Follows from (2014), and we compare it to Parker Finn’s (2024) sequel Smile 2. There are lots of behind-the-scenes moments on these two films for you knowledge-hungry listeners As well as some references to exotic sexual positions also for you knowledge-hungry listeners.I wanted to make sure I shared some Instagrams

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02:07:21

HTWDT Episode 14: Saw (2004) and Heretic (2024)

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2025/03/03

On this episode, we take a class in low-budget filmmaking and discuss Saw (2004), which at the time was the directorial debut of James Wan. Who has since become one of the 4 basic food groups of horror. It was also the writing and acting debut of Leigh Whannel, who's gone on to be heavily involved in so many Wan and Blumhouse projects. After escaping the Saw trap. We discuss a movie about everyone's favorite and calming subject...religion! Of course, it's Last year's Heretic starring the always

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02:06:13

HTWDT - Episode 13: Maximum Overdrive (1986) and Y2K...

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2025/02/17

Hey fans! Here is your bi-monthly slice of humor and movie reviews. We had a real good time on this one we actually had to stop twice because we were laughing too hard. You'll probably know when; it's absurd. We apologize in advance for the sophomoric humor we dove into. What's there to say about Stephen King's only movie he's ever directed? Well, apparently a lot. Maximum Overdrive is unabashedly in the so bad it's good category. A little movie about what if Trucks and "certain" machines rose up

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02:04:18

HTWDT - Episode 12: The Lost Boys (1987) and...

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2025/02/03

Hey everyone, It's exciting to say this is our twelfth episode! And it's a doozy. For our first feature, It's a classic Joel Schumacher film starring the Coreys and Kiefer Sutherland, The Lost Boys (1987), and everyone has been talking about Robert Eggers new Nosferatu. Now its our turn for our second film. It's a fantastic little Bloodsucking double feature of fun for ya. We have a lot of laughs discussing Sexy Sax man Timmy Capello (you better know who he is before you listen) We talk 70's rats,

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02:18:10

HTWDT - Episode 11: The Host (2006) and Godzilla...

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2025/01/20

Hey everyone! We have a special guest in the studio! A few months back, we were on comedian Dana Gould's podcast, The Dana Gould Hour, during his Halloween episode, so we invited him to join us here and asked him what he would like to review. Dana chose last year's Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One, and we paired it with The Host, a Korean monster movie from 2006, which we all thought worked pretty well. This is the result of that night in the studio! As usual, send any fan or hate mail to

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01:55:02

HTWDT - Episode 10: Species (1995) and Cuckoo (2024)

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2025/01/06

Hey, it's our tenth episode and our first of 2025! Also our first little milestone! We think these two movies oddly enough go pretty well together. There are lots of behind-the-scenes tidbits in this episode regarding (1995) Species. We also discuss Michael Madsen turned up to 11, What's in the Species hot tub? Why this movie's special effects were innovative. In the second half, we get into the nuttiness of Tillman Singer's (2024) Cuckoo, which a lot of people have been talking about. Lots of

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02:09:04

HTWDT - Episode 9: The Omen (1976) and The First Omen...

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2024/12/23

Happy Holidays! There's a little bit more in the stocking this year, as this episode clocks in as the longest yet (Mom, you'll have to split it into two LOL). It's the original Omen, with all kinds of how'd they do that, and special spooky stuff about "The Curse of the Omen." Our second feature is the new 2024 prequel to the original Omen, The First Omen. Directed by Arkasha Stevenson. Find out as we discover. What's in the Omen Junk Drawer, and what the daggers of Megiddo really do. Also Mike has a

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01:48:53

HTWDT - Episode 8: Videodrome (1983) and The...

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2024/12/09

The long-awaited Videodrome/Substance episode is here! If you are looking for body horror, you've found it. Everyone has been talking about the Substance and now the boys finally get to share their notes. This episode was actually supposed to be on before, but got shifted around when we did the Thanksgiving special. So here it is...On this one Mike gets into some great behind-the-scenes "how'd they do that" bits along with some fun set stories. Don't worry the boys do manage to have a few chuckles

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01:54:58

The Head, The Tail, The Whole Damn Thing - Episode 7:...

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2024/11/24

Here's our first collaborative show! A handful of you listeners sent in reviews of bad movies, and we read them out. Tyler, our announcer, is live in the studio for the whole show as we do an in-depth and hopefully hilarious deep dive on M Night Shyamalan's, The Happening (2008), Mark Wahlberg impersonations abound, as well as plenty of movie sound clips. It's fun for the whole family to kick off the Holiday season.As always, to help us out, please like, comment, and review. Send any fan or hate

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01:48:30

The Head The Tail The Whole Damn Thing - Episode 6:...

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2024/11/11

Honestly, this may not sound like a good review pairing, at least not Leprechaun...but this may be our funniest one yet. Listen along as we explore such topics as General Mills refusal to support Leprechaun with Lucky Charms, hear some fun makeup and set stories, learn how Mike's not a stalker, but will reach out to famous directors he doesn't know on the internet, and... we read one of our first reviews on air. Let us know if the Irish-laden shenanigans in this one tickled your funny bone. Or tell

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01:51:52

Episode 5: Halloween 3; Season of the Witch (1982)...

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2024/10/28

Welcome to our Halloween Episode where we decided to review one of the lesser-known Halloween movies the (1982) classic Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, it's nuts!! and pair it with the Cairnes Brothers' (2023) hit, Late Night with The Devil. We laugh about other stuff, Sammy Davis Jr and the church of Satan, Dick Warlock wipes it on the curtains, being on location in a hotel and more... and what's a show without a taste of Gene Siskel (titan of the Industry).As always, to help us out, please

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01:46:30

The Head, The Tail, The Whole Damn Thing - Episode 4:...

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2024/10/13

On this one we chat about the (1985) classic FBI procedural Manhunter featuring the first instance of Hannibal Lecture, and pair it with Osgood Perkins much talked about (2024) Longlegs. We also talk about coffee, Beastmaster, and John Amos (oddly enough we recorded this a week prior to his passing) R.I.P. We also continue our one side feud with Gene Siskel (titan of the Industry.) At one point I mention working on Machete Kills with Danny Trejo here is one of the deleted scnes with the Mini Danny

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01:48:05

The Head, The Tail, The Whole Damn Thing - Episode 3:...

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2024/09/29

For your listening pleasure, we give you: The absolute classic, Alien (1979) and Fede Alvarez' Alien Romulus (2024). We do a related Quiz at the beginning that's fun, and the result of that quiz is discussed at the end of the episode and will be Patreon-only punishment coming very soon! As always to help us out, please like, comment and review. Send any fan or hate mail to wholedamnthing13@gmail.com Here's a link to that weird news footage where they interviewed people outside of theaters in

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01:40:37

The Head, The Tail, The Whole Damn Thing Episode 2:...

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2024/09/16

This is Episode 2 of The Head, the Tail, The Whole Damn Thing. In this episode the brothers discuss two female coming of age horror films with Brian Depalma's (1976) classic Carrie, and Ti West's (2024) Maxxxine. They also discuss the future of the show and the fun stuff that will be for the Patreon subscribers. That link is below. patreon.com/TheWholeDamnThing Instagram

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01:36:04

The Head, The Tail, The Whole Damn Thing: Episode1

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2024/09/01

In the first episode of The Head, The Tail, The Whole Damn Thing, the Brothers 13 discuss 1985's, Friday the 13th Part 6 (spoiler alert) Jason Lives! And the 2024 release of Chris Nash's In a Violent Nature. For interactive fun and more content please go support the show at Patreon. patreon.com/TheWholeDamnThing Instagram

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