The Carpenter Rants

*Technical Note*

An hour of Kendall's podcast audio was lost. We did our best to cut around until she returns. 

This week, Caleb is joined by a very special guest when his wife Alise makes her podcast debut to discuss Marvel's latest outing, Thor: Love and Thunder. The pair also break down the new Ethan Hawke lead horror film, The Black Phone.

Warning: Both movies are discussed in heavy spoiler detail. 

Next Week: The Sixth Sense

This week, the Nobodies return from Covid induced hiatus to close out their Limited Chucky series when they cover the final two films in the franchise, Curse of Chucky & Cult of Chucky. 

In this jumbo sized episode, they close out the Chucky series, discuss their favorite and least favorite moments and discuss their thoughts on Chucky as a horror icon. Plus the next LIMITED series is revealed. 

All that and a monster list of Rants Recommends! 

This week, the Nobodies continue their Child's Play LIMITED series when they watch and discuss Seed of Chucky. This time Chucky and Tiffany are back and they have ... a kid?!? How will these two balance voodoo rituals, their love life, serial murder, and raising a child? The Nobodies discuss all this and more!

Plus Rants Recommends and a brand new Merch store!

This week, the Nobodies continue their Child's Play retrospective LIMITED series when they watch Bride of Chucky. Chucky is back, again. And this time he's got the ladies. Voo Doo, Rob Zombie, Dolls making sweet sweet love. This movie has it all. 

Plus Rants Recommends!

This week, the Nobodies continue their deep dive through the Chucky Franchise when they discuss Child's Play 3. It's been 8 years since Chucky was finally defeated, but what happens when the killer doll returns for Andy at military school? Get a haircut, grab your paint rifles and strap in for a slashing good time.

Also TCR Mailbag and Rants Recommends!

This week, the Nobodies continue a deep dive into all things Chucky when they discuss Child's Play 2. Chucky is back and this time he's packing a yard stick! Listen as the Nobodies break down every kill, every pun, and every sweet sweet sweater vest. 

Plus Rants Recommends!

This week, the Nobodies close out their Killer Robot LIMITED series and simultaneously shift into their Chucky retrospective when they dig into the 2019 remake of Child's Play. They discuss reimagining the cult classic, the state of horror remakes, and weigh in on the Will Smith of it all. 

Plus a butt load of Rants Recommends!

This week, The Nobodies continue their LIMITED Killer Robot series, when they discuss James Cameron's game changing action/horror classic, The Terminator. They break down the legacy of the Terminator, the sequels, and the rest of James Cameron's filmography. 

Then a deep dive discussion into The Terminator - Budget, Reception, Plot Detail, Favorite Scenes

Rants Recommends

Next Movie title Revealed

This week, the Nobodies kick off a brand new LIMITED series in the most TCR way ever! That's right! They don't discuss the film!! But if you have always wanted to know the secret origins of the California Raisins, you are in luck! 

It's killer robot month on TCR, and the Nobodies briefly discuss this week's film, CHOPPING MALL. 

Doug and Kendall review the new Texas Chainsaw film.

Rants Recommends!

This week, the Nobodies cover legacy sequels and the new Texas Chainsaw trailer before diving into the epic masterpiece that is Jonathan Demme's adaptation of The Silence of the Lambs. Caleb and Doug discuss what makes this movie so impactful over 30 years later. 

Horror hornshoe, Rants Recommends, and next month's limited series revealed!

This week, the Nobodies return and they are discussing 90's Thrillers, starting with David Fincher's dark masterpiece, SE7EN. Listen as they break down this twisted nightmare of a movie and gush over every aspect of it. 

Plus Rants Recommends, Scream 5 thoughts, and more!

This week, it's 2022!!!

The Nobodies, much like COVID, refuse to go away! Stay home. Stay safe with Caleb, Doug, and Kendall as they kick the year off by diving back into the Haunted Ransion. That's right, Haunted House films all January long, and they start this already dumb year off with a big one, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. 

Listen as they discuss the little horror indie that changed Horror for a generation. And if you've never seen the movie, watch it NOW.

Hornshoe, Rants Recommends, and next week's GHOSTLY film announced. 

This week, TCR returns to camp when the Nobodies close out their month long LIMITED series, Slashing Through the Snow by discussing the infamous Sleepaway Camp. Caleb and Doug breakdown this horror gem that was way ahead of its time. 

Also Rants Recommends and the first series of 2022 announced!!!

Happy Holidays from the Nobodies!!!

Slashing Through the Snow continues this week, when the Nobodies step into a steel cage to discuss Terrifier. Fireworks fly in this heated and entertaining discussion of a true internet darling. Does this cult sensation deserve its praise? Is Art the clown a Neo horror icon? Or is this one of the worst movies in the history of cinema? The Nobodies discuss and debate.

Also, Horror Hornshoe and Rants Recommends! Plus our last pod of 2021 revealed!!!

This week, 2/3 of the Nobodies return from Holiday Hiatus to discuss the 1981 nightmare of a film, Maniac. Our limited edition slasher series, SLASHING THROUGH THE SNOW continues, as we dive into this dark and disturbing character study. This one is NOT for the squeamish. 

Plus Hornshoe, Recommends, and next week's title revealed. 

This week, the Nobodies continue a month long celebration of Horror Comedy or something, when their November LIMITED series tackles an all time classic, Shaun of the Dead. This genre bending masterpiece burst onto the scene in 2004 to much success. It has endured all these years as one of the best Horror Comedies ever made and one of the best Zombie movies ever made. 

Horror Hornshoe, Rant Recommends, Rocky 4 Director's Cut review, and the reveal of next week's Horror Comedy finale!

This week, the Nobodies continue their LIMITED series, TCR Does Horror Comedy or Something??, when they watch Taika Waititi's What We Do In the Shadows. They discuss the acclaimed mockumentary and break down their favorite segments. 

Also Rants Recommends and Daylight Saving Time!!

Plus find out next week's horror comedy title!!

This week, the Nobodies kick off their brand new, LIMITED series for the month of November: TCR Does Horror Comedy or Something. All month long, they tackle horror comedies, starting with the classic Night of the Creeps. When alien space turds infect a small, town, a grizzled police detective teams up with a pair of college friends to take down the invaders and save the world. 

Plus Hornshoe, Recommends, and next week's Horror Comedy revealed!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

The Nobodies never miss a chance to celebrate this joyous day by recording a special Bonus Pod discussing a favorite Halloween film. This year, they break down the nostalgic, childhood favorite, Ernest Scared Stupid. 

Enjoy! 

Thank you for listening, and have a Happy Halloween! Next week, Horror Comedy month kicks off with NIGHT OF THE CREEPS!!!

This week, the Nobodies wrap up their month long examination of werewolf films by diving into An American Werewolf in London. The gang breaks down this horror/comedy classic, from the writing of the script to the iconic transformation scene. They discuss the film's legacy and why it has endured for decades as one of the greatest werewolf films ever made!

ALSO:
Hornshoe, Recommends, AND the reveal of November's LIMITED series!!!

This week, the Nobodies continue their month long celebration of werewolf films, in their limited series RANT at The Moon?  They dive into Joe Dante's The Howling. The wolf transformation alone is worth it. This one is a gritty, grindhouse, growling classic. 

In the Hornshoe, the Nobodies review HALLOWEEN KILLS. 

Plus Rants Recommends, next week's title revealed and more.

This week, the Nobodies continue their month long celebration of werewolf films, Rant At The Moon, when they dig into Neil Marshall's Dog Soldiers. Elite soldiers on a training mission must survive a family of werewolves, in this indie horror/action gem. It's bloody fun in the full moonlight!

We reveal next week's title, Rants Recommends and more! 

This week, the Nobodies kick off a very special Halloween LIMITED series, RANT AT THE MOON. That's right, it's werewolf month at TCR! This week, the first stop is in Canada when the Nobodies discuss GINGER SNAPS. Two sisters, one drug dealer, puberty, and Josey Scott! This episode has it all. 

Big Soggy Bottom news in the Hornshoe!

Rants Recommends, and next week's film revealed!

This week, the Nobodies cap off a month long look into spooky animation with the conclusion of their LIMITED series, Rantimation. This week, they discuss the timeless holiday classic, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. They break down all the elements of this beloved film, discuss it's lasting cultural impact, and it's life since release.

Also THE OCTOBER LIMITED SERIES REVEALED. You won't want to miss it. 

This week, The Nobodies continue their LIMITED RANTimation serious with the classic live action animation mash-up marvel, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Listen as they gush over this nostalgic classic, break down what makes it so resonant, today, and ponder how it could have been better with one OVER THE TOP (wink-wink) casting change. 

Plus Horror Hornshoe Headlines, Rants Recommends, and the reveal of the RANTimation finale!

This week, the Nobodies continue their month long LIMITED series, RANTimation when they watch the classic Scooby adventure SCOOBY DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND.

Also, Halloween comes home in the Hornshoe.

Plus, Doug and Caleb discuss the movie that has divided the horror world in 2 camps, James Wan's MALIGNENT!

This week, the Nobodies kick off a brand new LIMITED series, RANTIMATION! We are digging into the scariest animated films every made and starting with a marvel of stop motion animation, Coraline. When a young girl feels neglected by her parents, she seeks solace in her "other" parents and their magical other world. But is this perfect world all it seems to be? 

This week the Nobodies close out their month long international horror series RANT AROUND THE WORLD with a subdued dive into Dario Argento's nightmare masterpiece, Suspiria. 

Rants Recommends, a FAN EMAIL?!?! and we reveal next month's new LIMITED SERIES.

This week, the Nobodies continue their international LIMITED series, Rant Around the World, when they dive into the Norwegian found footage film, Troll Hunter. When a group of aspiring documentary filmmakers, tracks a series of dead bears to find a mysterious poacher, they get more than they bargained for. The poacher as it turns out is a secret government Troll exterminator, and the filmmakers follow him on an adventure into Troll lore and danger. 

Plus, the reveal of the big RANT AROUND THE WORLD FINALE!!!

Horror Hornshoe, Rants Recommends, and more!

This week, the LIMITED international series, RANT AROUND THE WORLD, makes a stop in France, when the Nobodies dive into the esteemed horror classic, Eyes Without A Face. Police investigate a series of mysterious deaths that lead them to a mad scientist who has developed a grizzly surgical procedure and will stop at nothing to help his disfigured daughter. 

Horror Hornshoe Headlines

Rants Recommends

AND MORE!!

This week, our month long look at International horror continues in our LIMITED series RANT around the world, when the Nobodies watch and discuss the South Korean film, I Saw the Devil. When a vicious and psychotic serial killer, Jang, brutally murders the wife of a secret agent, Kim, a twisted game of cat and mouse unfolds as the widowed Kim seeks to inflict the most intense form of revenge possible on his wife's killer. But has he underestimated his victim? This film is not for the feint of heart, but if over the top, gorey revenge tales are your thing, we highly recommend this week's film.

Plus Horror Hornshoe Headlines, Rants Recommends, and we reveal next week's international title!

It's a new month and that means a new LIMITED series on TCR. For the month of August the Nobodies are dipping into the wonderful wide world of International horror films in a series titled RANT Around the World. They kick off this trip around the globe with a little film by visionary director Guillermo del Toro, The Devil's Backbone. Set during the Spanish Civil War, a home for orphaned boys is plagued by a ghost the children call "the one who sighs." Newcomer Carlos must win over Jaime and the rest of the boys and uncover the secret of "the one who sighs." Meanwhile Jacinto, a young man raised at the home since he was a boy, has his eyes set on a stash of secret gold, and will stop at nothing to get it. This is modern gothic horror told only the way del Toro can.

Also, Horror Hornshoe Headlines, and Rants Recommends. Plus next's week's title revealed. 

This week, in a super sized series finale, the Nobodies close out their summer of RANTquels with one of the greatest sequels ever made, George Romero's Dawn of the Dead. 

The hosts gush over this timeless zombie masterpiece, it's influence on cinema and pop culture in general.

Hornshoe Headlines, Rants Recommends, and the August series theme revealed!

This week, our month long look at horror sequels takes a trip to hell, when the Nobodies watch and discuss Hellbound: Hellraiser II. Is it a Hell of a good time? Or a big ole Hellbutt? 

Also we cover the entire Hellraiser Franchise, and we reveal our Series Finale of this LIMITED RANTquels series. 

The Nobodies continue a month celebration of horror sequels in their July LIMITED series, RANTquels. This week, they dissect one of the greatest horror sequels of all time A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Grab your Diet Coke, instant coffee, and a wrench and dive deep into the dream realm to battle the dream demon himself. The kills are brutal, and the jokes are as sharp as his little Freddy Claws. 

Plus The Halloween Kills trailer in the Horror Hornshoe, and Rants Recommends.

This week, the Nobodies kick off a celebratory summer of sequels or RANTquels. The first film in this new LIMITED series is The Exorcist III. When the Exorcist 2: The Heretic was a monumental disappointment, the studio went back to the well and created a direct sequel to the first film, that ignored entirely the existence of the follow up. 

In The Exorcist III, Pazuzu is back, but this time may have bonded with the soul of a serial killer, and then possessed father Karras, but is in a mental ward at a hospital, but can also possess other people to do his killing??? It's worth it for Brad Dourif, alone, but this sequel boasts a lot more than that, including one of the greatest jump scares of all time. Find out why this film has such a large cult following, as your hosts break it down, and explain why sometimes sequels are great.

Horror Hornshoe, Rants Recommends, and next week's title revealed. 

This week, it's the 'NALE, and the Nobodies are closing out their Pride Month limited series with a BIG'N, The Lost Boys. This glammed up, big budget, coming of age vampire tale is almost as sexy as a greasy, shirtless saxophone player. It's one of the best 80's movies ever. It's one of the best vampire movies ever. And it's just one of the best movies ever. It's a classic for about a million reasons. Listen as we try and discuss them all.

Also Horror Hornshoe Headlines, Rants Recommends, and we reveal our new LIMITED series for July. 

This week, the Nobodies continue to highlight LGBTQ films for PRIDE MONTH when they discuss 2009's Jennifer's Body. Pithy dialogue, Indy butt rock, and a high school cheerleader that is incorrectly sacrificed to the devil thereby making her body a host for some sort of demonic succubus that kills boys. This movie has it all. 

Plus Hornshoe Headlines, Rants Recommends, and we reveal the FINALE of our Pride Month Series. 

This week, the Nobodies continue their celebration of Pride Month and LGBTQ filmmakers with a CLASSIC, Hellraiser. Interdimensional pleasure demons erupt from a satanic Rubik's cube bringing terror, blood, and buckets of goop. Can a young girl and her Goober Daddy stop her uncle and mother in law's murderous rampage? 

Plus Hornshoe Headlines and Rants Recommends!

For the whole month of June, TCR is excited to highlight films created by or featuring LGBTQ talents. We kick off this month long series with Don Mancini's Child's Play!

A serial killer and amateur voodoo enthusiast, Charles Lee Ray, casts a spell to place his soul inside of a Good Guy doll which is then purchased and given to a six year old boy, named Andy. Soon, bodies start to drop around Andy,  and he becomes the prime suspect in a string of mysterious deaths.

Plus, we reveal our next Pride Month film, Horror Hornshoe Headlines, and Rants Recommends!

This week, the Nobodies wrap up their month long RANT ME OUTTA HERE series with Neil Marshall's claustrophobic masterpiece, The Descent. 

Hornshoe Headlines, Rants Recommends, and our next limited series (JUNE MONTH) revealed.