Third Channel Podcast

With no gold these 25 years, I've lost me knack. Join PJ and Derek as they return to the woods where it all began in Steven Kostanski’s Leprechaun Returns (2018). In this episode the guys are pleasantly surprised by this blood-soaked revival that ignores most of the series’ tangled continuity, balances over-the-top practical effects with self-aware humor, and decide whether it successfully captures the chaotic charm that made the original a cult classic. 📺 Check out the Leprechaun Revenge sho...

All out of clovers, lad? Oh, that’s too bad. Join PJ and Derek as they head back to the streets of Los Angeles in Steven Ayromlooi’s Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood (2003). In this episode the guys continue to debate this franchises bizarre tonal shifts, from its urban setting, fantasy lore, and early-2000s aesthetic to its blend of horror, comedy, and straight-up weirdness. Plus what may be Warwick Davis’ last performance as everyone’s favorite rhyming menace, Lubdan. 📺 Check out the original Cr...

Lep in the hood, come to do no good. Join PJ and Derek as they take a wild detour into one of horror’s most baffling franchise pivots with Rob Spera’s Leprechaun In the Hood (2000). In this episode the guys try to make sense of the film’s place in the larger Leprechaun series, its cult following, from Warwick Davis’s ever-committed performance as the rhyming trickster to Ice-T’s scene-stealing role as a ruthless music mogul, and the uncomfortable questions it raises about representation, paro...

Look upon them and know that you are forever doomed. Join PJ and Derek as they blast off into one of the strangest corners of the cosmos in Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996). In this episode the guys unpack how this installment takes a hard left turn from supernatural slasher to full-on sci-fi absurdity, from space marines and alien princesses, to body horror and bizarre comedic detours. Is this intergalactic departure a hidden gem or better off lost in space? 📺 Find out w...

This isn’t going to stop unless I stop it. Join PJ and Derek as they return to the meta-slasher franchise that re-invented the genre, along with Kevin Williamson the writer who crafted the original, for Scream 7 (2026). In this episode the guys unpack the troubled development and controversial marketing of this film, break down what this means for the franchise as a whole, bringing back legacy characters while sidelining fan favorites, and discuss whether this is the revival the series needs…...

Look out Vegas! I’m taking over! Join PJ and Derek as they head to Sin City hoping to win big with Brian Trenchard-Smith’s chaotic, campy, and surprisingly mean-spirited Leprechaun 3 (1995). In this episode the guys unpack how the movie leans hard into dark comedy, from deadly wishes and cursed gold coins to one of the strangest body-horror sequences ever, and how this straight-to-video ’90s horror sequel might be the moment the series fully embraces its absurd B-movie identity. 📺 Follow us @...

What's that ya say? Leprechauns don't exist? Join PJ and Derek as they dive headfirst into the crock of chaos that is Rodman Flender’s outrageous sequel Leprechaun 2 (1994). In this episode the guys explore how this film leans harder into slapstick gags, rhyming one-liners, and bizarre dating rituals as the leprechaun searches for his bride. Plus Warwick Davis once again steals the show with a performance that’s equal parts vaudeville and vicious. 📺 Follow us @thirdchannelpodcast on Facebook,...

It’s not nice to steal gold coins from a leprechaun. Join PJ and Derek as they find the end of the rainbow in Mark Jones’ low-budget oddity, Leprechaun (1993). In this episode the guys unpack Warwick Davis’ unforgettable performance beneath layers of prosthetics, bringing menace, mischief, and manic glee to one of horror’s strangest villains. Plus, how the film blends grim fairy-tale folklore with campy one-liners, why its tone swings wildly between slapstick and sadistic, and how that chaoti...

Well, after all, the first Valentine’s Day dance in 20 years has to be something special. Join PJ and Derek as they dig into the shadowy tunnels at the heart of George Mihalka’s My Bloody Valentine (1981). In this episode the guys explore the grim legend of Harry Warden, the miner who turned a holiday of romance into a ritual of revenge, and examine how the movie balances small-town drama, tragic backstory, and shocking brutality in ways that still resonate every Valentine’s Day. 📺 Follow us ...

When it’s all done, they’ll tell his story, and Candyman will live… forever. This week PJ and Derek are joined by Producer Ty as they step back up to the mirror to summon Nia DaCosta’s Candyman (2021). In this episode they explore how the film expands the mythology beyond a single monster into a chorus of voices shaped by racial trauma and artistic obsession. Reimagining the urban legend for a new generation, while interrogating legacy, gentrification, and the way violence is remembered, repe...

You won't know true ecstasy until you have tasted death. Join PJ and Derek as they reach this franchises strangest crossroads in Turi Meyer’s straight-to-video finale, Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999). In this episode the guys debate the film trading gothic urban horror for sunlit Los Angeles streets and Día de los Muertos imagery, reworking the legend into a generational curse, the franchise fatigue that shaped this overlooked entry, and ask whether saying his name one more time was ever goi...

I am the writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom. Join PJ and Derek in The Big Easy as they inspect Bill Condon’s sorrow-soaked sequel to the urban legend that never dies in Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995). In this episode the guys unpack how shifting the setting to New Orleans trades the cold brutality of Chicago for Southern Gothic excess, family curses, and a myth rooted in generational trauma that expands Daniel Robitaille’s backstory, reframing him as both monster and tr...

You were not content with the stories, so I was obliged to come. Join PJ and Derek as they step up to the mirror to summon Bernard Rose’s Candyman (1992). In this episode the guys discuss Tony Todd’s iconic performance, Philip Glass’s hypnotic score, and the film’s unsettling use of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green as both setting and symbol. Candyman transforms a slasher premise into something far more unsettling: a meditation on belief, violence, race, and the stories societies choose to repeat. 📺 F...

Have you ever heard of The Three Sisters? Join PJ and Derek as they descend into the nightmare of color and sound that is Dario Argento’s Inferno (1980), the second chapter in the Three Mothers trilogy. In this episode the guys wade through flooded ballrooms, cursed apartments, and brutal eruptions of violence to unpack Argento’s uniquely dreamlike approach to horror, where reason dissolves and atmosphere reigns supreme in something that feels less like a movie and more like a curse. 📺 Follow...

There are some things that man is not meant to splice. This week PJ and Derek are joined by special guest Charlie as they dive headfirst into the pure cinematic mayhem of Joe Dante’s sequel that gleefully tears up the rulebook in Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990). In this episode they explore how Dante uses slapstick violence, mutant gremlins, and nonstop parody to mock sequels, media culture, corporate America, and even the audience itself. Whether you think this anything-goes approach makes ...

Look Mister, there are some rules that you’ve got to follow. Join PJ and Derek as they unwrap the strange magic that is Joe Dante’s Christmas classic Gremlins (1984). In this episode the guys discuss why the gremlins themselves are both hilarious and genuinely unsettling, and how the movie pushed boundaries for what mainstream horror could look like with its blend of holiday cheer, creature-feature effects, and razor-sharp satire that remains a perfect example of horror that bites while it en...

It's like a virus. So what do we do with any virus? Quarantine. We isolate it and then we kill it. Join PJ and Derek as they revisit the Norwegian outpost of The Thing (2011), Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s chilling prequel to Carpenter’s iconic masterpiece. In this episode the guys unpack the film’s strengths and missteps, from its tense early moments and creature concepts to the infamous shift from practical effects to CGI, and how it expands the lore established in the 1982 classic. 📺 Follo...

If I was an imitation, a perfect imitation, how would you know if it was really me? This week PJ and Derek are joined by special guest Bug as they venture into the icy isolation of John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982). In this episode, they explore how a simple survival scenario transforms into a suffocating nightmare through its tense atmosphere, groundbreaking practical effects, and how its themes of mistrust and identity still resonate today. 📺 The last time we heard from Bug was for our disc...

And as he had for thousands of years, Krampus came not to reward, but to punish. Join PJ and Derek as they explore how Michael Dougherty transforms seasonal cheer into claustrophobic dread in Krampus (2015). In this episode the guys unwrap the film’s blend of dark humor and folkloric horror, break down its spectacular creature effects, and discuss how a story about family dysfunction spirals into a full-blown winter nightmare beneath the shadow of Saint Nicholas. 📺 Check out Derek's list of C...

Show some enthusiasm. Thanksgiving is an institution here. Join PJ and Derek as they carve into the holiday slasher that proves no tradition is safe in Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving (2023). In this episode the guys unpack the film’s evolution from a notorious faux trailer into a full-blown horror feature, complete with its masked killer, standout set pieces, twisted sense of humor, and practical gore served piping hot. Arrive hungry… leave stuffed. 📺 Check out Derek's list of Thanksgiving horror fi...