214 - To All a Goodnight (1980) & Gingerdead Man (2005)

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Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1470235584107094025 CW: Rape It’s our first Christmas Horror Week of 2021 here on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey sorta just meander from kill to kill with no real focus or driving force. The Classic Film: To All a Goodnight (1980) "A group of teenagers at a party find themselves being stalked by a maniacal killer in a Santa Claus costume” (IMDb.com). Despite the fact that this movie came out first (just barely), it still manages to feel like it has ripped off tropes from better movies (Prom Night, Terror Train, Friday the 13th, etc.). That's probably because To All a Goodnight is pretty lifeless and uninspired. The Modern Film: The Gingerdead Man (2005) "An evil yet adorable Gingerbread man comes to life with the soul of a convicted killer—this real-life cookie monster wreaks havoc on the girl who sent the killer to the electric chair” (IMDb.com). Subtracting the intro, establishing shots, and the credits, this movie runs less than 60 minutes and it still feels too long. It's okay for a movie to be silly, but it should be clever, too. Audio Sources: "Army of Darkness" produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company, et al. "Clue" produced by Paramount Pictures, et al "The Gingerdead Man" produced by Full Moon Entertainment, et al. "Hocus Pocus" produced by Walt Disney Pictures & Touchwood Pacific Partners 1 "Motherboy XXX" (Arrested Development S2E13) produced by The Hurwitz Company, et al. "Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones "Scary Movie" produced by Dimension Films, et al. "Scream" produced by Dimension Films & Woods Entertainment "Spider-Man" produced by Columbia Pictures "To All a Goodnight" produced by Four Features Partners