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SlashBack CinemaBonus Episode! Pumpkinhead (version 1.5)We're officially on vacation, but here's a surprise for listeners! We pulled out one of our earliest episodes and George Lucas'ed it! New edit! Fresh audio clips! Same Slashback!Send us a textSupport the show2025-07-2323 min
SlashBack CinemaFriday the 13th (1980)This week, we head to Camp Crystal Lake to unpack the movie that launched a thousand slashers (and at least a dozen sequels). Grab your sleeping bags — and maybe a machete or perhaps a bow and arrow.Send us a textSupport the show2025-07-1821 min
SlashBack CinemaSlashBack - Summer break!SlashBack is taking summer break and going bi-weekly for July!We’re off to the beach… probably to get stalked by something with a machete.No new episode this week, but don’t worry—We’ll be back next week with more cult classics, blood-soaked nostalgia, and VHS-fueled chaos.In the meantime:Catch up on past episodesRewatch Sleepaway Camp or Friday the 13th Don’t go skinny dipping after darkSend us a textSupport the show2025-07-0800 min
SlashBack CinemaSleepaway Camp (1983) - Watch out for the bees!Pack your bags and prep your pranks—we’re heading to Sleepaway Camp, where the kills are creative, the counselors are clueless, and the ending still shocks decades later.Also, be sure to check out the killer podcast Weirder After Dark:https://linktr.ee/Weirderafterdark?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacb58SlIkqPOtEtm4rckEx4s9vxiSPvBmIgAme6-VdtunrMtRR_izps5_a_rQ_aem_Vgjqf6QPjClPw5sBZsNt3QSend us a textSupport the show2025-07-0226 min
SlashBack CinemaPhantasm (1979) Evil dwarves, deadly spheres, and one creepy mortician — we're exploring Phantasm (1979)! Is it a dream? A nightmare? Or something worse?Tune in for our take on the Tall Man and why this bizarre cult classic still haunts us.Send us a textSupport the show2025-06-2430 min
SlashBack CinemaHouse (1977)A piano eats a girl. A head bites a butt. A cat shoots lasers from its eyes.Welcome to the bonkers, beautiful chaos that is HOUSE (1977), the Japanese horror masterpiece that defies logic and embraces madness. You may never be the same after seeing this movie.Send us a textSupport the show2025-06-1732 min
SlashBack CinemaNight of the Demons '88 vs '09 - Epic Demonic ShowdownThis Tuesday, an epic demonic battle not to be missed - it's 1988's Night of the Demons vs. 2009's Night of the Demons. Only one film leaves alive. Join Shanny & Ryan for this demon double header.Send us a textSupport the show2025-06-1032 min
SlashBack CinemaJacob's Ladder PLUS SPECIAL GUEST QUIZ BATTLEJacob’s Ladder (1990) – A descent into madness, memory, and the meaning of life.This one shook us then—and it still hits hard. We may need a chiropractic adjustment with Louis after watching this one.BONUS - SPECIAL TRIVIA GUEST THIS WEEK! Our good friend Kevin joins us for an epic head-to-head trivia battle. Grab the popcorn!Send us a textSupport the show2025-06-0440 min
SlashBack CinemaThe Lost Boys (1987) - Peak 80's Vampire CoolThis week on SlashBack Cinema: The Lost Boys (1987) Leather jackets. Sax solos. Vampire mullets. We're heading to Santa Carla for one of the coolest, bloodsucking cult classics of the ‘80s.Send us a textSupport the show2025-05-2826 min
SlashBack CinemaSuspiria (1977)Witches, whispers, stained glass, and a Goblin score that refuses to chill— Dario Argento’s surreal masterpiece Suspiria is a sensory overload of color, chaos, and cult horror history.Send us a textSupport the show2025-05-2125 min
SlashBack CinemaSilver Bullet (1985)This week on SlashBack Cinema, we head to small-town Maine for Stephen King’s Silver Bullet (1985)—a coming-of-age werewolf story packed with fireworks, fog, and a fully unleashed Gary Busey. Just in time for a full moon!Send us a textSupport the show2025-05-1429 min
SlashBack CinemaSwamp Thing - Double Feature!This week on SlashBack Cinema, we’re wading deep into the bayou for a Swamp Thing double feature — reviewing Wes Craven’s 1982 classic and its gloriously campy sequel Return of the Swamp Thing (1989)Check out these amazingly cheesy clips!The Incredible Hulk Meets Thor:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYb0XZbHzVY&ab_channel=JoBloMovieClipsThe Captain America Pilot:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmZFhPcepnA&ab_channel=JoBloSuperheroesThe Dr. Strange pilot:https...2025-05-0746 min
SlashBack CinemaChopping Mall! - Where shopping costs an arm and a leg!Attention Shoppers: This week, SlashBack Cinema takes you on a one-way trip to the Chopping Mall (1986)—the only 80s horror movie where killer security robots in a shopping mall make perfect sense!See you in the food court! Send us a textSupport the show2025-04-3025 min
SlashBack CinemaTremors - are we shaking?!This week on SlashBack Cinema, we head to Perfection, Nevada for 1990’s Tremors— a creature feature throwback packed with desert chaos, underground monsters, and side of Kevin Bacon. Grab your elephant gun - it's Graboid hunting time!Send us a textSupport the show2025-04-2227 minSlashBack CinemaAnna and the Apocalypse (rerelease) PLUS A NEW QUIZ!A new edit of our December conversation about Anna and the Apocalypse from 2017. Spoilers aplenty!Plus: a brand new quiz about 80s music! Let us know if you get them all!Send us a textSupport the show2025-04-0935 min
SlashBack CinemaThe Parenting (2025) This week on SlashBack Cinema, we’re breaking format to sink our teeth into The Parenting (2025)—HBO's brand-new horror comedy that nods to the horror and horror comedies of the 1980s.With a killer cast, demonic family drama, and just the right amount of camp, The Parenting channels the chaotic charm of retro horror while delivering something fresh and funny.Send us a textSupport the show2025-04-0223 min
SlashBack CinemaCritters (1986)This week we’re rolling into Critters (1986)!On this episode of SlashBack Cinema, Shanny and Ryan revisit the chaotic creature feature from 1986 that gave us furry alien murderballs, intergalactic bounty hunters, and one very resourceful pipe bomb-making kid.A special shout out to Jason R. for recommending we watch this one!Send us a textSupport the show2025-03-2527 min
SlashBack CinemaKiller Klowns From Outer Space (1988)Step right up, Slashback fans—because the circus is in town!This week on SlashBack Cinema, we’re diving into Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988), the cotton candy-coated cult classic where alien clowns invade a small town, turning people into carnival snacks.With popcorn guns, shadow puppet dinosaurs, and balloon animal bloodhounds, this movie fully embraces its campy, absurd horror-comedy energy. But does it still hold up, or is it just a stale bag of circus peanuts?Send us a...2025-03-1826 min
SlashBack CinemaReturn of the Living Dead (1985) "... Send More Podcasts!""Do you wanna party?! It's party time!"This week on SlashBack Cinema, we’re digging up Return of the Living Dead (1985)—the punk rock zombie classic.With a killer 80s punk soundtrack AND graveyard punks, this movie redefined zombie horror with pure, unhinged energy. Tune in now—send more paramedics!Send us a textSupport the show2025-03-1127 min
SlashBack CinemaBad Taste (1987)This week on SlashBack Cinema, we’re diving into Bad Taste (1987)—Peter Jackson’s ultra-low-budget, high-gore, totally insane debut! Is this cult classic a glorious splatterpiece or just plain bad taste? Tune in and find out!Send us a textSupport the show2025-03-0419 min
SlashBack CinemaDemons (1985)This week on SlashBack Cinema, we’re diving into Lamberto Bava’s Demons from 1985!A cursed movie screening turns an audience into flesh hungry demons, and from there, it’s pure, unhinged mayhem— Glowing eyes, heavy metal, and a katana-wielding motorcycle hero—because, of course. Send us a textSupport the show2025-02-2527 min
SlashBack CinemaVideodrome (1983) Long Live the New Flesh!This week on Slashback we’re diving into Videodrome (1983), David Cronenberg’s mind-melting masterpiece of body horror, media paranoia, and VHS-fueled nightmares and Debbie Harry is there for the ride.Send us a textSupport the show2025-02-1825 min
SlashBack CinemaRe-Animator (1985) Glowing Goo & Talking HeadsThis week on SlashBack Cinema, we open the glowing green serum and dive into Re-Animator (1985)! This mad scientist masterpiece delivers over-the-top gore, twisted humor, and Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West—the most unhinged medical student in horror history. Severed heads, fighting intestines, and a morgue goes mosh pit! What more could you want?Send us a textSupport the show2025-02-1219 min
SlashBack CinemaThe Changeling – Seances, Spirits and George C. Scott!This week on SlashBack Cinema we summon The Changeling (1980). This underrated haunted house classic delivers spine-chilling atmosphere, a tragic ghost story, one seriously creepy red ball and George C. Scott – the toughest haunted house protagonist in horror history.Send us a textSupport the show2025-02-0426 min
SlashBack CinemaNightmare on Elm Street (1984)"One, two, Freddy’s coming for you…"It’s not a dream! Our A Nightmare on Elm Street episode is here! Dive into the 80s slasher classic that made us all afraid to fall asleep. We’re digging into Freddy Krueger’s iconic debut, exploring the film’s behind-the-scenes lore, and debating whether sleep is really overrated.#SlashBackCinema #NightmareOnElmStreet #FreddyKrueger #80sHorror #DontFallAsleep #HorrorPodcast #NewEpisode #WesCraven #JohnnyDeppSend us a textSupport the show2025-01-2817 min
SlashBack CinemaNight of the Comet (1984) - Totally Rad Apocalypse!Grab your Uzis and Aqua Net and get ready for some post-apocalyptic 80s fun! This week on SlashBack Cinema, we're diving into Night of the Comet (1984), the cult classic that blends valley girls, zombies, and end-of-the-world mall adventures—because girls just wanna have fun!#NightOfTheComet #FashionablyDead #horrorpodcast #genx #1980s #valleygirls #catherinemarystewart #ThomEberhardt #zombies #girlsjustwannahavefunSend us a textSupport the show2025-01-2122 min
SlashBack CinemaHellraiser (1987)"The box. You opened it. We came."Prepare to unlock the horrors of Hellraiser (1987)! Join us as we delve into Clive Barker's gruesome and iconic masterpiece, exploring the chilling cenobites and the twisted line between pain and pleasure. Does this 80s classic still hold up? Tune in and find out!"Send us a textSupport the show2025-01-1422 min
SlashBack CinemaCreeping it Real - Creepshow! (1982)Horror fans—our Creepshow (1982) episode is HERE! Dive into the twisted tales, gory goodness, and campy chaos of this iconic anthology horror masterpiece. From killer cockroaches to vengeful zombies, we’re breaking down every spooky segment and sharing some fascinating behind-the-scenes lore.Did Stephen King’s acting steal the show? Which segment gave you the creeps? We’ve got thoughts and would love to hear yours!Send us a textSupport the show2025-01-0726 min
SlashBack CinemaAnna and the Apocalypse (2017)🎄🧟♀️ What’s better than holiday cheer? Holiday cheer with zombies and musical numbers! In this episode of SlashBack Cinema, Ryan and Shanny dive into the 2017 cult hit Anna and the Apocalypse, a genre-bending mix of horror, comedy, and catchy tunes. Join us as we break down the film’s undead antics and festive fun—because nothing says Christmas like a zombie apocalypse!Send us a textSupport the show2024-12-3119 min
SlashBack CinemaDoes Krampus (2015) Deliver the Goods?🎄👹 This holiday season, we’re unwrapping the dark legend of Krampus! In this episode of SlashBack Cinema, Ryan and Shanny dive into Michael Dougherty’s 2015 horror-comedy Krampus, exploring its twisted take on holiday cheer and the chilling folklore behind the infamous yuletide demon. Send us a textSupport the show2024-12-2420 min
SlashBack CinemaDon't Open Till Christmas!Santa suits and holiday slayings—Don't Open Until Christmas (1984) delivers a low-budget sleigh ride of chaos. Join us as we unwrap this bizarre, holiday slasher flick where no Santa is safe. Is it so bad it's good, or just plain bad? Tune in and find out!"Send us a textSupport the show2024-12-1828 min
SlashBack CinemaHave Yourself a Black Christmas! (1974)Tune in this week as we review the Canadian slasher Black Christmas (1974). Directed by Bob Clark (of "Porkys" and "A Christmas Story" fame) We dig and dissect the OG Slasher film and let you know if it lives up to the tagline “if this movie doesn’t make your skin crawl…IT’S ON TOO TIGHT!”And just in time for the holidays - besure to check out our new merch store - link is at the top of site: https://slashbackcinema.com/Send us a textSupport the show2024-12-1026 min
SlashBack CinemaGremlins (1984) - Holiday Havoc unwrapped!🎄 A Very SlashBack Christmas to You! 🎄 This December, we’re kicking off our holiday horror series with a true classic: Gremlins (1984)! Join us as we unwrap the chaos and explore why this festive fright remains a beloved holiday horror staple. Is it a Christmas movie? A creature feature? Or the perfect mix of both?Grab some eggnog (but don’t spill it on your Mogwai), and tune in!Send us a textSupport the show2024-12-0331 min
SlashBack CinemaJohn's Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982)This week we review the sci-fi horror masterpiece John Carpenter's "The Thing" from 1982.Send us a textSupport the show2024-11-2626 min
SlashBack CinemaWe Peek Inside "Basket Case" (1982)This week we review "Basket Case" – the DIY splatter cult classic now in the permanent film collection of MoMA. Send us a textSupport the show2024-11-1919 min
SlashBack CinemaWe Experience "Altered States"! (1980)This week we watch Altered States from 1980. Directed by Ken Russell and starring William Hurt and Blair Brown. With mind-bending visuals and a heavy dose of surreal horror, Altered States blends science fiction with psychological terror, leaving audiences questioning the boundaries of reality, the self, and what it truly means to be human. We also discover perhaps, the true origins of the fave SNL character Mr Peepers.Send us a textSupport the show2024-11-1225 min
SlashBack CinemaPumpkinhead (1988) - Our Halloween episode!If you've ever asked yourself, what if the alien from Aliens and the predator from Predator and character actor Lance Hendriksen were in a throuple? What would that child look like? Well we've got the answer for you in todays movie review.Send us a textSupport the show2024-10-3031 min
SlashBack CinemaDoes The Omen (1976) Hold Up?We did it all for you!On this episode, Ryan and Shanny watched The Omen! Does it hold up? Is it worth rewatching? We let you know!Send us a textSupport the show2024-10-2924 minSlashBack CinemaIntroducing: Slashback Cinema!Send us a textSupport the show2024-10-2201 min
No Cure for CuriosityOur Dopest Episode Yet: Slang!Send us a textThis bodacious episode of No Cure for Curiosity was supported by Magic Mind. Magic Mind really helped with my productivity during this cold, dank Wisconsin weather. You can receive 20% off your next order by going to magicmind.com and entering the fly promo code "curiosity20". Support the showPlease rate and review No Cure for Curiosity in your favorite podcast app. And tell your friends who might also enjoy No Cure for Curiosity! It helps other people find the show. And continue the conversation on our Facebook page at...2024-03-1548 minNo Cure for Curiosity2023 in Media News + Our Favorite Content!Send us a textIf you are in a show hole, this episode is for you! Shanny talks with several guests who share their favorite movies, tv shows, and books from 2023. He also continues his conversation with media studies professors Kelly Wilz and Cary Elza about the biggest media news from last year.Movie and TV Suggestions:"Past Lives," a romantic drama film written and directed by Celine Son"Anatomy of a Fall," a French legal drama thriller directed by Justine Triet"Godzilla Minus 1" directed, written, and with visual effects by Takashi YamazakiSpiderman: Across the...2024-01-2830 minNo Cure for CuriosityPodcast BarbieSend us a textShanny Luft is curious about Barbie so he invited professors Cary Elza and Kelly Wilz in Media Studies at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, to talk about it. Why was Barbie the most successful movie of 2023? We also talked about the films that inspired Greta Gerwig's directing, the doll's effect on body image, our favorite (and least favorite) scenes.This episode of No Cure for Curiosity was supported by Magic Mind. I tried Magic Mind myself and found it really helped with my productivity during the cold, dark January weather. You c...2024-01-2131 minNo Cure for CuriosityThe Exorcist 50th Anniversary!Send us a textThe power of curiosity compels you! On this episode, we talked about William Friedkin's The Exorcist with Cary Elza, (Associate Professor of Media Studies from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point) and Kathryn Lofton (the Lex Hickson professor of American studies and religious studies, professor of history and divinity at Yale University.)Whether you are an Exorcist fanatic, or hate horror movies, this episode will have something for you. We talk about why The Exorcist caused a frenzy in 1973. How the movie portrays religious faith. And This the 50th anniv...2023-10-3137 minNo Cure for CuriosityGod the Bestseller: with Stephen ProtheroSend us a textOn this episode of No Cure for Curiosity, I spoke with Stephen Prothero, author, religion scholar, and now retired professor from Boston University. Throughout his career Stephen Prothero has promoted thoughtful public consideration about religion. He has been published in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street, and many other newspapers and magazines. He’s been a guest on network television, NPR, CNN, The Daily Show with John Stewart and The Colbert Report.Prothero published a book this year titled God the Bestseller: How one Editor Transformed American Re...2023-09-2335 minNo Cure for CuriosityOur Favorite ThingsSend us a textOn this episode of No Cure for Curiosity, I asked five people to share their favorite media of the last year! If you are in a show hole or looking for a new novel for your book club, this episode is for you!Lauren Gantz, Associate Professor English at UWSPEverything, Everywhere All at Once (Movie)Reservation Dogs (Streaming on Hulu)What We Do In the Shadows (Streaming on Hulu)Our Flag Means Death (Streaming on HBO Max)Monstress written by Marjorie Liu, drawn by Sana Takeda (Graphic N...2023-08-2643 minNo Cure for CuriosityJames Cameron and his Avatar Pentalogy!Send us a textIn our first episode of 2023, Shanny talks with Cary Elza and Kevin Obsatz, two media studies professors at UWSP, about the career of James Cameron and his latest movie, Avatar: The Way of Water. We talked about the themes that have dominated Cameron's career, his particular skill for getting audiences pumped up, and what we thought of the second film in the Avatar Pentalogy!Support the showPlease rate and review No Cure for Curiosity in your favorite podcast app. And tell your friends who might also enjoy No...2023-02-0642 minNo Cure for CuriosityIt's the Great Podcast, Charlie Brown!Send us a textNovember 2022 would have been the 100-birthday of Charles Schulz. To wrap up the second year of No Cure for Curiosity, we were curious about Schulz and his strip, Peanuts with Rob Stolzer, Professor of Art, and Neil Prendergast, U.S. Historian, from UWSP.What made Peanuts such an iconic comic strip in the second half of the 20th century? What is Peanuts' vision of mid-century America? And why did NBC think that "A Charlie Brown Christmas Special" was going to be a disaster?If you want to learn more fro...2022-12-2541 minNo Cure for CuriositySnakes on a PodcastSend us a textFor Halloween, Shanny Luft speaks with Robert Jadin, an evolutionary biologist, and Chris Diehm, an environmental ethicist, about SNAKES! How did snakes evolve? Why do they scare us? What do snakes taste like? (Plus, we talk about snake sex if you're curious about that sort of thing.)Check out this creepy episode of No Cure for Curiosity! (And tell your friends about NCFC!)Support the showPlease rate and review No Cure for Curiosity in your favorite podcast app. And tell your friends who might also enjo...2022-10-3038 minNo Cure for CuriosityWhen Robots Rule the WorldSend us a textShanny Luft speaks with Vera Klekovkina (Department of World Languages), Joshua Horn (Department of Philosophy), and Tomi Heimonen (Department of Computer Science) about their thoughts and concerns about robots.This episode was inspired by UW-Stevens Point College of Letters and Science Community Engagement series, "When Robots Rule the World." From the futuristic portrayal of robots in film to robots in the operating room, from the daily use of artificial intelligence (AI) in mundane tasks to the latest advances in the field of human-centered AI, a wide range of university faculty will ex...2022-10-0526 minNo Cure for CuriosityThe Importance of Being Ernest HemingwaySend us a textIn 2021, Ken Burns released a 3-part documentary about Ernest Hemingway, which inspired my conversation about Hemingway with English professor Ross Tangedal and PhD candidate Katie Warczak. Should we still care about Hemingway? Or should he be canceled?If you do not learn new things about Hemingway from this conversation, you can have your money back. That's our podcast guarantee.Plus, can Ross and Katie convince Shanny to reconsider The Old Man and the Sea, his least favorite book from high school?What do you think of Hemingway? Shar...2022-03-2426 min
No Cure for CuriosityThe Matrix ResurrectionsSend us a textIn December 2021, writer and director Lana Wachowski delivered the fourth movie in the Matrix universe, The Matrix Resurrections, after a 20-year wait. Shanny invited Kelly Wilz, Professor of Communications, and Cary Elza, Associate Professor of Media Studies, to chat about the the new film and the entire Matrix saga. What made the original film so impactful? Why did Lana Wachowski return to the world she co-created with her sister? Which narrative themes have changed, and which have stayed the same, since the original Matrix film? And why do we love Keanu Reeves? That's what t...2022-03-0134 minNo Cure for CuriosityStories About SportsSend us a textWith the Super Bowl a week away, and the Olympics playing out now, Shanny invited Robert Sirabian, professor of English at UWSP, and Art Remillard, professor of Religious Studies at St. Francis University in Pennsylvania, to talk about sports, community, narrative, heroes, transcendence, and politics.Readings referenced in this podcast:Arthur Remillard, "Steelers Nation and the Seriously Religious Side of Football," The Marginalia Review (2013).Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell, Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever. (2014).Howard Bryant, The Heritage: Black...2022-02-0830 minNo Cure for CuriosityA Curious Christmas, with Lewis Black!On the final episode of our second semester, Shanny got a chance to chat with comedian, writer, and actor Lewis Black. We talked about Christmas, religion, and his thoughts about the next generation.Please rate and review No Cure for Curiosity in your favorite podcast app. Five-star reviews help other people find No Cure for Curiosity! Our intro music was written by UWSP music student Derek Carden and our logo is by artist and graphic designer Ryan Dreimiller.2021-12-2428 minNo Cure for CuriosityCould Ranked-Choice Voting Fix American Politics?Send us a textShanny talks with Andy Felt, mathematics professor at UWSP, about ranked-choice voting. What is it? How does it work? Where is it already being used? And how would it change the culture of extreme partisanship in the United States?Share your thoughts about the video on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/NoCureforCuriosityPodcast.Send comments to nocureforcuriosity@outlook.com.Our intro music was written by UWSP music student Derek Carden. The No Cure for Curiosity logo was designed by artist and graphic designer Ryan Dreimiller.Supp...2021-11-0924 min