Franchising! The Sequel! Part VIII The Musical

     This week- two films that franchise unlikely originals, an inevitable sequel, and a frustrated Scotsman only out for revenge at this point.

     After surviving her second night in Honey Island Swamp, Marybeth Dunston walks into a police station with the scalp of Victor Crowley. Now Sheriff Fowler leads a team out to see the carnage but it's only a matter of time until Victor returns. The only entry not directed by franchise creator, Adam Green, Hatchet III.
     The twin cities of Texarkana, Texas and Texarkana, Arkansas have lived in the shadow of the Phantom Killer since their 10 week long reign of terror from February to May 1946. Deciding to embrace it, the state line divided communities have yearly Halloween screenings of the 1976 docudrama horror film The Town That Dreaded Sundown. In 2013, a pair of kids leave a makeshift drive-in screening, only to find themselves confronted by a new Phantom Killer. A metafictional sequel produced by Jason Blum and Ryan Murphy, The Town That Dreaded Sundown.
     In a small middle-American town parents have been gathered to hear the tragic story of Jimmy Harper. Jimmy is a normal clean-cut kid, doing well in school, a leader of the local 4H, and in love with the girl next door Mary Lane. Until the day he meets Jack at the local soda shop and is lured to Jack's marijuana den with the promise of swing dance lessons. Before you know it, Jimmy is hooked and going down the depravity drain to murder and prison. The TV movie adaptation of a stage musical adaptation of a classic exploitation film, Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical.
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  Episode 331- Franchising! The Sequel! Part VIII The Musical

Boonie Respite Pad

     Starting October with three trips deep into some backwoods. 

     A gaggle of Mardi Gras tourists take a haunted boat tour through the bayou outside of New Orleans. Unfortunately, the boat soon sinks and the tour group find themselves stranded right in front of the home of Victor Crowley, a violent spirit of revenge. Will anyone make it back to the bright lights, plastic beads of the city? Will they all be picked off in cartoonishly violent ways before dawn? Will Victor Crowley ever stay down? All these questions have the same answer in Adam Green's Hatchet.
     The proud new owners of an idyllic lake side vacation home hidden deep in the woods have a less than relaxing time on their first trip to the property. After an awkward encounter and watery rescue, they find themselves under constant attack from a group of suicidal college kids. Nine college friends are going for a camping trip. After they are accosted by a threatening man, who later kidnaps their friend, they will try desperately to save her. Will an inability to properly express themselves lead to death and ruin for all? Can the hapless home owners find the vacation home of their dreams? Or will all be swallowed whole after Tucker & Dale vs Evil?
     In the Black Hills of Maryland, outside the small town of Burkittsville, the spirit of a witch, put to death in 1888, might be waiting to prey on any who stumble into her woods. In 1994 Heather, Mike, and Josh set out to make a documentary about this myth and were never seen again. One  year later, their footage was found. One of the most profitable films of all time, thanks in part to the first truly viral marketing campaign of the internet era, and popularized the found footage style, The Blair Witch Project.
     All that and Dave gets a jump on the challenge, Tyler remembers his whimsical youth, Kevin unfolds his plans for domination, and Craig contemplates a horrible inevitability. Join us, won't you?
   Episode 329- Boonie Respite Pad