Idle hands are the devil's playthings . . . and the reason all your friends and family are dying. We’re back with Elyse’s first foray into horror where pulling yourself up by your bootstraps might be the way to go in 1999’s Idle Hands.

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• Keetley, Dawn. "It’s Alive! Why so Many Hands in Horror?" Horror Homeroom, 23 Sept. 2016, www.horrorhomeroom.com/hands-in-horror/.

• Idle Hands (1999) IMDb:

• Idle Hands (1999) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idle_Hands

In spirit of the holiday season and our fourth year of podcasing, we’re revisiting Our First Times and giving them their proper coverage - starting with Shay’s favorite, Poltergeist (1982).

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of domestic violence, death of a child

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• Cursed Films Docuseries on Shudder

• Poltergeist IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/trivia/

• Poltergeist Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(1982_film)
  

Moving into your boyfriend’s haunted house is a literal nightmare, but wait until you find out it’s you that’s haunted. Find out how a shitty boyfriend can make EVERYTHING worse in 2007’s Paranormal Activity.

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Paranormal Activity wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranormal_Activity

You’ll never believe what the cat dragged in. Find out why sometimes, dead is better in 1989’s Pet Sematary.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of suicide, terminal illness, death of a child, killing of an animal

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• Pet Sematary (1989) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sematary_(1989_film)

• Pet Sematary (1989) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098084/

• Lopez, Kristen. “When Your Own Body Is the Big Screen Monster.” IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2022, www.indiewire.com/features/general/pet-sematary-zelda-women-horror-1234771017/.

We’re not in Connecticut anymore . . . the long-awaited coverage of the most unnecessary sequel to exist is here: find out what the deal is in 2013’s A Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussions of racial violence, enslavement

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• The Haunting in Connecticut 2: The Ghosts of Georgia (2013) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunting_in_Connecticut_2:_Ghosts_of_Georgia
• The Haunting in Connecticut 2: The Ghosts of Georgia (2013) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1457765/?ref_=nm_knf_t_2
• Wiggins, Steve A. "The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia." 22 July 2019, https://steveawiggins.com/tag/the-haunting-in-connecticut-2-ghosts-of-georgia/. Accessed 30 Aug. 2024.

We saved you the time-travel and are bringing you right back to Derry 27 years later to see if this Penny is any more the wiser in IT Chapter 2.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussions of suicide, homophobia, abuse, racial violence, self-harm, fatphobia

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• ChatGPT. "Key Differences Between Stephen King's Novel, It, and the 2017 & 2019 Film Adaptations." ChatGPT, 16 Aug. 2024, openai.com/chatgpt.

• It: Chapter 2 (2019) IMDb: ​​https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7349950/

• It: Chapter 2 (2019) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Chapter_Two

• Moniz, Alyssa. "Stephen King’s IT: Why It Has Both Male & Female Forms." Screen Rant, 14 Aug. 2023, https://screenrant.com/stephen-king-it-male-female-confusing-reason-answer/. Accessed 16 Aug. 2024.

• Peitzman, Louis. "How the Ending of It Chapter Two Differs From the Book." Vulture, 9 Sept. 2019, https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/it-chapter-two-ending-how-the-movie-differs-from-the-book.html. Accessed 16 Aug. 2024.

Spooky season is coming up quick and we wouldn’t Derry clown around with you…come float with us in 2017’s IT.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussions of sexual assault, abuse, racial violence, self-harm

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• Foutch, Haleigh. "IT: Beverly Marsh and How the Movie Both Improves and Fails Her." Collider, 7 Sept. 2017, https://collider.com/it-movie-beverly-marsh/. Accessed 16 Aug. 2024.

• It (2017) IMDb: ​​https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396484/

• It (2017) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(2017_film)

• Tierney, Joan. "Freddy and Pennywise: Memory Loss and the Personification of Childhood Trauma." Medium, 27 Oct. 2022, https://medium.com/we-die-first/freddy-and-pennywise-memory-loss-and-the-personification-of-childhood-trauma-2bb17e3f000c. Accessed 16 Aug. 2024.

Throw everything you know about haunted dolls out the window - today we’re unboxing Chucky, the toy that’ll be your friend till the end (of your life) in 1988’s Child’s Play.

***CONTENT WARNING: mention of sexual assault

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• Cabbage Patch riots: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage_Patch_riots

• Child’s Play IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094862/trivia/

• Child’s Play Reflects on the Gendered Panic of Boys n Dolls by Alison Stine: https://www.salon.com/2022/10/06/chucky-childs-play-boys-dolls-gender/

• Child’s Play Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child%27s_Play_(1988_film)