064 - Gremlins (1984) & Krampus (2015)

CW: Suicide, Misgendering The holiday season continues on Pod Sematary, as Chris and Kelsey tackle one of the biggest Christmas horror movies of all time and another that has the potential to become a classic! First up is the legendary Gremlins from 1984! This franchise scared Kelsey for years as a child, but she's grown to love it since. Is it the mix of true terror and nonsensical silliness that has given this horror movie the staying power of other Christmas staples? Then it's on to 2015's Krampus! The silliness of this one seems more at odds with its otherwise self-serious tone than in Gremlins. But will you agree with Chris that its incredible practical effects and character design from Weta Workshop go a long way to making up for any of its shortcomings? Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1077074050000646149 Audio Sources: "Beetlejuice" produced by The Geffen Company "Billy Madison" produced by Universal Pictures & Robert Simonds Productions "Gremlins" produced by Warner Bros. & Amblin Entertainment "Krampus" produced by Legendary Entertainment & Universal Pictures "The Making of Gremlins" produced by Nice Guy Productions "Spaceballs" produced by Brooksfilms & MGM