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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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All Episodes

61:27

Countdown to Chaos: New Year’s Evil (1980) –...

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2026/01/01

In this year-end finale of Xenomania, Jon and Ryan slip into their shiniest disco suits and dial into New Year’s Evil (1980)—a sleazy, synth-laced slasher set during a televised NYE countdown. As a killer named “Evil” offs a victim at the stroke of midnight in each U.S. time zone, we discuss the film’s time-locked gimmick, glam-punk aesthetics, sleazy subtext, and its strange place in the slasher canon. We don’t explore the blend of punk nihilism and Reagan-era paranoia simmering just beneath the

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63:45

Tinsel. Blood. Mayhem: Silent Night Deadly...

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2025/12/25

In this holiday massacre of an episode, the Xenomania crew unwraps Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022), Joe Begos’s neon-slick splatterfest where a military-grade robotic Santa malfunctions into a relentless killing machine.Come for the grindhouse aesthetic, stay for the synth soundtrack, practical gore, and surprisingly sharp central performances. We dig into the subtext (is there any?), the style (hell yes), and how the film splits the sleigh bells between homage and full-blown absurdity. It’s

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66:01

The Last Mile: The Long Walk – Xenomania 51

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2025/12/18

In this stark, brutal episode of Xenomania, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns set off down the desolate highways of The Long Walk — Francis Lawrence’s harrowing 2025 adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian thriller.Fifty boys. One rule: never stop walking. Three strikes and the guns come out. No finish line. No mercy. Only one winner gets a wish and riches beyond belief — everyone else just collapses in the dust. The hosts break down how the film turns a terrifyingly simple premise — keep moving or die — into a

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69:28

Battle Royale: The Original Death Game–Xenomania 50

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2025/12/11

In this milestone 50th episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns strap on explosive collars and dive headfirst into Battle Royale (2000)—Kinji Fukasaku’s ultraviolent, emotionally raw, and politically charged cult classic.They dissect its brutal allegory for youth disillusionment, the ethical rot of authority, and how the film paved the way for modern dystopias like The Hunger Games, Squid Game, and beyond. What happens when a classroom turns battlefield? Who deserves to survive? And why does this film still

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69:26

Naughty List: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) –...

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2025/12/04

In this holiday-slasher episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns trim the tree with terror as they unwrap the controversial cult classic Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984).From killer Santas to traumatic orphans, the guys explore how this low-budget bloodbath turned yuletide cheer into a moral panic—and became one of the most infamous seasonal slashers of the ‘80s. They dive into Catholic guilt, VHS horror boom aesthetics, and why the line “Punish!” still hits like a sleigh bell to the face. Come for the

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72:32

A Slasher to Be Thankful For: Thanksgiving -...

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2025/11/27

In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns gather around the blood-soaked banquet table to dig into Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving (2023), a pitch-perfect homage to holiday slashers, grindhouse grit, and small-town hysteria.From Black Friday mayhem to Pilgrim masks and meat thermometers in all the wrong places, they dissect how Roth turns a fake trailer into a full-on feast of gore, gags, and gruesome cheer. Who lives? Who gets basted? And is Thanksgiving the best seasonal slasher in years? Tune in for talk

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92:38

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein – Xenomania 47

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2025/11/20

He’s stitched from the dead, soaked in sorrow, and newly born in Guillermo del Toro’s hands.In this episode of Xenomania, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns break open the coffin lid on the upcoming Frankenstein, del Toro’s long-gestating adaptation of the gothic classic. What does it mean for the creature to feel? To love? To rage against his makers? They discuss the early visuals, the tragic elegance of the new creature design, the casting of Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, and Andrew Garfield, and how this

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73:12

Family Films: Sinister and the Celluloid Curse –...

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2025/11/13

In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns thread the film through the reel as they dive into Sinister (2012)—that grainy, grief-soaked descent into found footage and demonic legacy.They dissect how Scott Derrickson weaponized Super 8 film, where Ethan Hawke ranks on the “horror dad breakdown” scale, and why Bagul might be the most anti-cinema entity in the genre. From lawnmower jumpscares to ghost kids in the attic, the trio unpacks Sinister's brutal rhythms, the ethics of exploitation, and that

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77:52

Skin Deep Cuts: The Substance - Xenomania 45

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2025/11/06

Beauty is pain and perfection is just the prettiest form of rot.In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns inject themselves straight into The Substance (2024) — Coralie Fargeat’s visceral, body-horror masterpiece starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley. From Hollywood’s obsession with youth to the brutal metamorphosis of envy and identity, we peel back the skin of this glittering nightmare to see what festers beneath. It’s glossy. It’s gory. It’s glorious. And the only thing more dangerous than

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69:32

Trick, Treat, Repeat: Halloween III – Xenomania 44

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2025/10/30

No Michael. No knife. Just masks, murder, and a jingle that’ll rot your brain.In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns peel back the latex on Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), the black sheep of the franchise that traded slashers for sci-fi sorcery. From Stonehenge conspiracies and sinister corporations to Silver Shamrock’s cursed commercial, we dig into how this fever dream of a film went from flop to cult phenomenon. Eight more days to Halloween… if you’re lucky.

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68:23

Eat, Prey (2022), Bleed – Xenomania 43

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2025/10/23

Before the skyscrapers, before the commandos — the hunt began on the plains.In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns stalk through Prey (2022), the lean, vicious reimagining of the Predator mythos. We break down Amber Midthunder’s powerhouse performance as Naru, the stripped-back tension of Comanche survival against extraterrestrial terror, and how this film brought the franchise back to its primal roots. The rules are simple: hunt or be hunted.

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59:19

Black Phone: The Dead Dial Back

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2025/10/16

Some calls come from deeper than the grave - Xenomania 42When a disconnected rotary phone starts ringing in the middle of the night, the voice on the other end isn’t asking for help—it’s giving instructions. Jon traces the history of the device through a trail of grief and disappearances. Ryan digs up an unsettling number of Cold War death cults. And Kearns wonders: what if the signal isn’t coming from beyond the veil… but beneath it? A haunted line. A message undelivered. And something ancient on

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74:11

Check In, Get Ground: Motel Hell (1980) – Xenomania 41

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2025/10/09

It takes all kinds of critters… to make Farmer Vincent’s fritters.In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns hit the road to Motel Hell (1980), a grotesque and gleefully unhinged slice of backwoods horror where hospitality meets homicide. Between cannibal barbecue, buried victims, and a man in a giant pig’s head wielding a chainsaw, we explore how this satirical cult classic carved its place in grindhouse history. Check in for the night, but don’t ask what’s on the menu.

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60:42

Game Over: Saw (2004) – Xenomania 40

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2025/10/02

Two men wake up chained in a filthy bathroom. A voice on a tape recorder tells them the rules. And horror cinema is never the same again.In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dive into James Wan’s Saw (2004) — the grimy, low-budget indie that became a cultural juggernaut and redefined the horror genre. From the claustrophobic tension of its traps, to the moral rot at its core, to that infamous ending, we unravel why Saw cut so deep and spawned a new era of horror. How far would you go to survive

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69:29

Vanishing Act: Weapons (2025) – Xenomania 39a

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2025/09/26

Seventeen children vanish. One remains. And a community fractures under the weight of grief, suspicion, and something darker than anyone admits.In this special episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns unravel Weapons (2025), Zach Cregger’s twisted mystery-horror about loss, secrets, and the quiet horror of what we accept when we refuse to ask what’s really going on. From the chilling moment at 2:17 AM when everything changes, to the impossible clues in newspapered windows and locked hair-rituals, this is a

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64:46

Ereptile Dysfunction: Alligator 1980 - Xenomania 39

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2025/09/25

What happens when your childhood pet doesn’t just survive the sewer flush — but thrives? In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns wade into Alligator (1980), the cult creature feature where a reptilian nightmare grows fat on urban decay, discarded science experiments, and human arrogance. From satirical jabs at consumer culture to some of the best practical monster mayhem of the era, we track how this B-movie chomped its way into cult legend. The sewers aren’t safe. And the gator’s still hungry.

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57:46

The Wolfman’s Got Nards (Again): The Howling (1981) –...

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2025/09/18

Wolves don’t just howl at the moon — sometimes they howl for blood.In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns sink their teeth into The Howling (1981), Joe Dante’s cult werewolf classic that reinvented lycanthropy for a new generation of horror fans. From groundbreaking transformation effects to the film’s sly satire of cults, media, and primal hunger, we explore why this bloody, bone-snapping fever dream still claws its way into the nightmares of audiences today. The pack is hungry. And no one

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60:07

Corn to Be Wild: Clown in a Cornfield – Xenomania 37

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2025/09/11

Cornfields aren’t quiet. They whisper. They hide. And sometimes… they kill.In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns dig into Clown in a Cornfield — Adam Cesare’s brutal, blood-soaked slasher that asks what happens when small-town rot collides with a painted grin. From the legacy of classic slashers to the menace of masks and Midwest decay, we pull apart why this story of a killer clown lurking between the stalks feels like the next evolution of teen terror. The carnival’s come to town. And it’s not

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60:28

The Conjuring: Snake Oil and Séances - Xenomania 36

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2025/09/04

The Conjuring may be one of modern horror’s biggest franchises, but the truth behind it is far murkier than the movies suggest. This week, Jon takes aim at Ed and Lorraine Warren, exposing how the so-called “paranormal experts” built their fame on shaky foundations, exploiting grief, fear, and faith with snake oil salesmanship dressed up as spiritual warfare. Ryan and Kearns join in to pull apart the myth from the marketing, asking if the Warrens were genuine believers, clever con artists, or

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58:53

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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