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We're closing out our NARNIA deep dive with a shrug: 2008's sequel PRINCE CASPIAN, which attempts a darker tone but still can't get over the series' fundamental lack of rizz. We're chatting about the film, about why the NARNIA series died in it's tracks, and what's to come for CS Lewis' fantasy series. Plus, a deeply mediocre game!  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: John Wick

We're launching a two-episode miniseries on the CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, a splashy adaptation of one of the most beloved pieces of fantasy fiction of all time! With the massive resources of Disney behind them and huge box office success, it seemed like this series was poised to be the next HARRY POTTER or LORD OF THE RINGS; so why did the franchise abruptly end? We'll dig into it over these next two weeks, starting with the 2005 film THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE! Plus it's Xbox game adaptation, which shares a surprising amount of DNA with the LEGO game franchise.  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Our annual spooky month comes to a close with one of our deepest cuts to date! PUMPKINHEAD 2: BLOOD WINGS, a 1993 direct-to-video sequel to the cult monster movie PUMPKINHEAD, inexplicably was developed alongsie a game adaptation for MS-DOS. Of course we can't talk about obscure horror without summoning the master of it's lore and arcana, Jarrod Hornbeck, co-host of Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks! We sing our praises for this underseen gem of a franchise while shaking our heads in shocked disbelief at the game.  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

We have such sights to show you...  Break out the whips and chains, because we're getting freaky this week with the BDSM-tinged horror classic HELLRAISER! From the mind of Clive Barker, this demented story was unlike anything else in cineplexes at the time, and remains a strange and memorable relic, with an indelible horrror icon in Pinhead. We're joined this week by Matt Orozco, managing editor of Macabre Daily and a certified HELLRAISER fanatic, to talk about one of his favorite films, and about a very recent game release, HELLRAISER: REVIVAL, a boundary-pushing new survival horror game!  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Pumpkinhead 2: Blood Wings 

After the success of his audacious 1992 hit BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, Francis Ford Coppola decided to produce a follow up that would be a similarly lavish, and more accurate, interpretation of a classic horror tale. The result is MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN, an ornate and operatic new version of the famous tale directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Robert DeNiro as the monster. Legendary story? Two of the world's finest actors? What could go wrong? Turns out a quite a bit; we'll get into the film's tortured production and it's legacy, and then address another shambling monster: the SNES game adaptation!  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Hellraiser