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Xenomania

Xenomania: A Cult Horror Odyssey is your new favorite podcast for all things spooky, strange, and downright weird! Join three friends—Jon, Ryan, and Kearns—as they dive headfirst into the eerie world of cult horror. From obscure horror flicks to creepy pop culture and the quirky psychology behind humanity’s love for the macabre, this podcast has it all. With its unique blend of deep research, casual banter, and spine-tingling storytelling, Xenomania invites listeners to delve into the twisted

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James Cameron’s Fishy Beginning – Xenomania 35

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2025/08/28

Before Aliens and Terminator, James Cameron made… Piranha II: The Spawning. A seaside buffet of flying fish, gnawed tourists, and B-movie madness, this cult sequel has been called both “the best flying piranha movie ever made” and “a cinematic shipwreck.”In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dive headfirst into Cameron’s chaotic first directorial outing, the cursed production that nearly sank his career before it started, and why the film has managed to cling to cult status like a school of

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59:53

The "Tooth" Hurts: Piranha is Good

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2025/08/21

Forget Jaws—this week, the boys dive mouth-first into a blood-soaked lake filled with genetically engineered aquatic nightmares and unapologetic B-movie brilliance.In Episode 34, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns sink their teeth into Joe Dante’s Piranha (1978), a horror-comedy creature feature where the gore is plentiful, the budget is questionable, and the fish have an agenda. What begins as a government oopsie spirals into a screaming satire of Cold War paranoia, summer vacation, and the dangers of

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01:09:43

Frailty: The Lost Episode Resurrected - Xenomania 33

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2025/08/14

In 2002, Bill Paxton’s Frailty crept into theaters—a Southern Gothic fever dream of divine visions, buried secrets, and a father’s terrible mission from God. Jon, Ryan, and Kearns descend into the film’s humid, haunted moral swamp, where angels and demons walk in human skin, and family loyalty can damn you just as surely as it can save you. Was it madness, prophecy…or something far worse?

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01:06:48

Worst Airbnb Ever! Barbarian’s Bargain Basement of...

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2025/08/07

This week, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns step inside one of the darkest rentals in horror history as they unpack Barbarian (2022), the sleeper hit that turns Airbnb anxiety into outright terror.What makes Barbarian stand out amid modern horror? Is it the cleverly twisted narrative, the chilling exploration of hidden spaces, or its deeper commentary on trust, predation, and trauma? The Xenomania team tackles all angles, dissecting Zach Cregger’s masterful bait-and-switch storytelling, the film's shocking

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01:06:06

The Monkey’s Paw Prints – Xenomania 31

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2025/07/31

In this episode of Xenomania, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns crawl deep into the attic of childhood fears to unbox The Monkey—Osgood Perkins’s 2024 adaptation of Stephen King’s short story.From cymbal crashes to cursed consequences, the team explores how The Monkey taps into one of King’s most haunting themes: the inescapability of family trauma. Is the film just a tale of cursed objects, or is it an allegory for inherited guilt and the decay that follows? Why do so many horror stories use toys as vessels

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01:09:58

The Lake, The Fear, The Final Twist — and the Shorts...

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2025/07/24

Join Jon, Ryan, and Kearns as they unpack the twisted, unsettling cult classic Sleepaway Camp. Beneath its seemingly innocent summer camp setting lies one of horror’s most infamous and shocking finales. From its eerie atmosphere to its exploration of identity, trauma, and small-town secrets, this film’s blend of campfire chills and psychological terror still resonates decades later. We dive deep into the legacy of Sleepaway Camp—the scares, the cult fandom, and why it continues to haunt nightmares

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01:02:54

Crawling in the Dark — The Cult Classic Horror of...

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2025/07/16

Dive with Jon, Ryan, and Kearns into the murky underground world of C.H.U.D. — Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. This cult classic 1984 horror flick blends urban decay, government conspiracy, and grotesque monsters lurking beneath the city streets. We unpack its eerie atmosphere, DIY practical effects, and how it taps into the fear of what festers unseen below us. From its campy dialogue to the chilling social commentary, discover why C.H.U.D. still haunts horror fans decades later

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Unpacking the Legend: I Know What You Did Last Summer...

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2025/07/10

Campfires. Cheap beer. A pact sealed in blood (or was it something worse?). This week, the boys dig deep into the urban legend that inspired I Know What You Did Last Summer—and the eerie, persistent reports of something shadowy stalking coastal towns across America ever since.Jon, Ryan, and Kearns ask the big questions: 🔪 Why do so many “accidental deaths” near Lover’s Lane end in silence and sealed lips? 📬 Who’s leaving handwritten notes 25 years after the fact? 👁️ And what exactly is The

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54:43

Liberty, Justice, & Carnage for All: Uncle Same 1996...

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2025/07/02

Happy Fourth of July, Xenomaniacs! This week, we're firing up the grill, lighting some questionable fireworks, and diving headfirst into the 1996 cult horror classic Uncle Sam. Nothing says patriotic terror like a zombie vet crawling out of his grave to teach the town a lesson in real American values—like vengeance, paranoia, and flag etiquette... with a bayonet.Join Jon, Ryan, and Kearns as they dissect the stars, stripes, and slashes of this bizarre holiday horror. Expect bad puns, questionable

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01:11:31

28 Years Later: Fast Zombies, Slow Plot, Alpha Dongs?...

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2025/06/25

Join Jon, Ryan, and Kearns as they dive deep into Alex Garland’s anticipated film, "28 Years Later." From fierce debates over pacing to hilarious fan critiques, unpack the highs and lows of this long-awaited sequel to the iconic "28 Days Later" and "28 Weeks Later." Expect plenty of laughs, sharp commentary, and some shambling cinematic insights—because not even a zombie apocalypse is safe from internet humor!

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01:05:03

28 Weeks Later: When the dead don’t die—and the...

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2025/06/19

Welcome back, brave wanderers. This week, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dive into the eerie aftermath of “28 Weeks Later,” where the rage virus has gone quiet—and something worse has whispered into its place.In the original film, the infected stagger and howl. Here, the greatest threat isn’t flesh and blood—it’s forgetting. Survivors cling to their fading pasts, negotiating with grief, guilt, and that peculiar urge to stay hidden… even from themselves. We trace the mythology of epidemics: how silence can

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01:11:14

28 Days Later: Horror, Rage, and the Fragility of...

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2025/06/12

What happens when the world ends not with a whisper—but with a scream of rage?In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dissect 28 Days Later, Danny Boyle’s raw and terrifying vision of a rage-infected Britain where the monsters are often more human than the infected. We explore: 🔴 Infection as allegory – What does rage mean in a post-apocalyptic society? 🧠 Psychological collapse – How quickly does civility give way to survival? 💔 Jim, Selena, and Hannah – A found family forged in horror 🔥 Myth,

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01:06:52

The King vs The Corpse (Bubba Ho-Tep): Xenomania...

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2025/06/05

Welcome back to Xenomania, where the weird gets weirder.This week, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns shuffle down the linoleum halls of the Shady Rest Retirement Home and into the undead crypt of Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). They’re peeling back the gauze on Elvis impersonation, geriatric horror, soul-sucking mummies, and the tragic beauty of forgotten legends. Is Bubba Ho-Tep just a cult oddity—or a deeply melancholic meditation on identity, memory, and death dressed in a rhinestone jumpsuit? Why does this movie hit

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01:12:00

Prom Night (1980): Sequins, Screams, and Slasher...

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2025/05/29

Episode 22 – Prom Night (1980): Death Wears a Corsage It’s 1980. The disco ball is spinning, the bangs are feathered, and someone’s about to get murdered in a gymnasium. In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dig into Prom Night—Canada’s glitter-splattered answer to the American slasher boom. From slow-motion dance sequences to vengeful flashbacks and Jamie Lee Curtis giving 110% under 10 lbs of hairspray, this one has it all: trauma, teen melodrama, and a killer with a serious flair for delayed

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01:02:40

Home is Where the Horror is on 825 Forest Road -...

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2025/05/22

Zillow Says "Nope"When Jon receives an anonymous tip about 825 Forest Road—a long-abandoned home with no recorded history—he ropes Ryan and Kearns into a midnight visit. What they find isn't just rot and ruin, but a space that refuses to follow the rules of time, sound, or sanity. As the team descends deeper into the architecture of the impossible, they’ll discover that some places don’t want to be left alone—and some stories build themselves.

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01:06:44

Mother’s Day (1980): Matriarchy, Mayhem & the Madness...

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2025/05/15

Xenomania Podcast | Episode 20: Mother’s Day (1980)🎧 Now streaming on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever the weird stuff lives. Just in time for Mother's Day… we brought you trauma. Literal trauma, in fact—this week, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dig into Charles Kaufman’s 1980 exploitation shocker, Mother’s Day, a cult classic from the twisted minds orbiting around Troma Entertainment. This isn’t your average slasher. It’s a raw, uncomfortable, and deeply bizarre descent into backwoods

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47:24

“Bagged and Tagged at Chopping Mall” - Xenomania...

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2025/05/08

Jon, Ryan, and Kearns brave the neon-lit nightmare of Chopping Mall—the only film where horny teens, killer robots, and a food court massacre somehow feel inevitable. Join the Xenomania trio as they break down 1986’s most violently efficient consumer satire: part slasher, part sci-fi, all mall. Do the killbots dream of electric coupons? Probably not. But they will vaporize you in lingerie.#XenomaniaPodcast #ChoppingMall #80sHorror #KillerRobots #DarkHumor #CultClassics #HorrorSatire #MovieMadness

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"Swinging for Survival" - The Battery (2012) Episode 18

Xenomania ·

2025/05/01

🎧 Streaming now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever horror lives.Two ex-baseball players. One broken-down car. Zero plot armor. In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns head deep into the woods (and deeper into the psyche) with The Battery (2012), a lo-fi zombie gem that trades jump scares for existential dread. Shot on a shoestring budget and fueled by sharp writing, raw performances, and a killer soundtrack, The Battery isn’t your average undead outing—it’s a slow-burning road movie

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“Fur and Loathing: Night of the Lepus” - Episode 17

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2025/04/24

This week on Xenomania, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns descend into the twitchy-tailed terror of Night of the Lepus (1972)—the film that dared to ask, “What if bunnies were... too big to fail?”Gigantic rabbits, unconvincing bloodlust, and science gone carrot-mad—our intrepid trio investigates the Cold War anxieties and ecological dread buried beneath the fluff. Is it a cautionary tale about unchecked experimentation, or just a weird Texan fever dream in fur suits? As they peel back the pelts of this mutant

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01:15:45

Clive Barker’s Beautiful Freaks - Nightbreed (1990)

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2025/04/17

In this monster-packed episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns journey deep into the catacombs of Nightbreed (1990), Clive Barker’s wildly ambitious dark fantasy about monsters, misfits, and the secret city of Midian. What begins as a tale of murder and madness transforms into a mythic clash between the outcasts of the underworld and the brutality of mankind—led by none other than David Cronenberg in a terrifying turn as the masked serial killer Decker.The guys unravel Barker’s original vision versus the

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