This week we're celebrating Johnny-5's birthday with another trip through a Die Hard movie! Only problem is it's Die Hard 2 , and if you've seen Die Hard 2 , you know what a rough, boring, gunfight-filled ride we're in for. What makes a Die Hard movie? Does setting a movie at Christmas automatically count it as a Christmas movie? Is this the movie that drove Renny Harlin off the deep end? Tune in for the answers to these questions and more! Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tw...
Jun 06, 2016•51 min•Season 2Ep. 31
It's another Redboxing Day, everybody! This week's movie asks the question, "What if Santa was actually the devil?" So head on down to your local Redbox, check out Krampus and come on back for our discussion of the movie's comedy/horror dynamic. This may be our most contentious episode yet, as our three co-hosts' reactions to this film run the gamut from bitter contempt to utter delight. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @ChristmasCreeps Visit us on the web at Christm...
May 16, 2016•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 30
This week we dive into Lethal Weapon , the first of several holiday-themed films from screenwriter Shane Black. Will holiday depression get the best of Mel Gibson's Martin Riggs? (There are three sequels, so no.) How many cheesy buddy cop movie tropes can one movie possibly start? Does Lethal Weapon have anything at all to do with The Karate Kid ? Tune in to find out! Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @ChristmasCreeps Visit us on the web at ChristmasCreeps.com ! Intro...
Apr 29, 2016•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Last episode we called our shot and said we'd discuss The Night Before , and this week we finally make good on our promise. Three best friends find themselves growing older and growing apart while embarking on one last holiday bar crawl. Secrets are revealed, grievances are aired, and allllllll the drugs are taken. Believe it or not, though, this one wound up hitting us all right in the feels. That's how the kids say it, right? The feels? Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Twee...
Apr 11, 2016•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 28
This week we decided to celebrate St. Patrick's Day by watching the greenest thing we could find: From 1994, it's "We Wish You a Turtle Christmas", a live-action direct-to-video Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Christmas special! And because we'd rather be talking about literally anything else, we also discuss the existential crisis of Master Splinter, nitpick the differences between the various Ghostbusters movie trailers, and Karyn pitches a movie about Joe going back to school as an undercover te...
Mar 17, 2016•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 27
This week on the podcast, we discuss the family Christmas movie Love The Coopers . Through the ridiculous power of marketing, Redbox tried to convince us this was a Valentine's Day movie. We may be a bunch of dummies, but we're not that dumb. I mean... We rented, watched, and did an episode about it, but we're not thaaaat dumb. Happy belated-Valentine's Day and also Leap Day, everyone! Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @ChristmasCreeps Visit us on the web at Christmas...
Feb 29, 2016•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Happy February, gang! This week we popped our heads out of our podcast bunker and didn’t see our shadow, which as you know means go back four spaces and do Halloween all over again. In 1996, Universal scraped together a little bit of cash, rewrote A Charlie Brown Christmas and crapped out The Munsters’ Scary Little Christmas for broadcast television. In this episode, not only do we improbably land on one of the ultimate truths of Christmas, but also discover how to solve global warming the Final...
Feb 08, 2016•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Last week the world lost one of holiday cinema's greatest villains in Alan Rickman. So since we covered Die Hard six months ago, this week we discuss Rickman's other modern holiday classic: Love Actually . Join us and returning guest Drew Meyer as we talk about intersecting narratives, Billy Bob Thornton's secret fear, post-9/11 airports, and a whole lot more! (Seriously, this episode's a long one.) Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @ChristmasCreeps Visit us on the we...
Jan 19, 2016•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Merry Christmas, friends! This week we're taking a break from watching and yelling about holiday movies so that we can kick up our feet, have a few drinks, and play some holiday games. What holiday games, you might ask? Well, let's just say we surprised ol' Bradford with a game some might consider a crime against humanity... Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @ChristmasCreeps Visit us on the web at ChristmasCreeps.com ! Intro/ Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon ...
Dec 25, 2015•59 min•Season 1Ep. 23
It's December, which means it's time to take a break from Christmas movies. Instead, we're celebrating July at Christmas, and what better expression of July than Roland Emmerich's 1996 action epic Independence Day ! Also, fun fact: We recorded this episode literally the day before the trailer for the sequel dropped. Fortuitous timing, but that means we couldn't break it down in all sorts of stupid ways. C'est la vie. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @ChristmasCreeps ...
Dec 15, 2015•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Joe and Jon take a moment to give thanks that all movies aren't as inexplicably terrible as the 1989 Nazi-horror movie Elves . Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @ChristmasCreeps Visit us on the web at ChristmasCreeps.com ! Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Nov 25, 2015•50 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Just because Halloween is over doesn't mean the Horrordays can't continue! This week we're taking one last dip into the spooks and scares of the season with Jack Frost . No, not the one where Michael Keaton comes back to life as a snowman who hugs kids. The one where a serial killer comes back to life as a snowman who kills kids. And adults. This snowman does not discriminate. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @ChristmasCreeps Visit us on the web at ChristmasCreeps.co...
Nov 02, 2015•56 min•Season 1Ep. 20
It's Home for the Horrordays here on Christmas Creeps, and we're celebrating all the holiday spooks and scares with a musical about the most popular guy in town and the job that he hates! It's Henry Selick's Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas ! Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @ChristmasCreeps Visit us on the web at ChristmasCreeps.com ! Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Oct 19, 2015•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 19
October is the season for all things spooky and monstrous, and for us that can only mean one thing: GREMLINS! Join us on a ridiculous 70-minute ride through Joe Dante's 1984 classic about little green maniacs tearing up Ronald Reagan's America. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @ChristmasCreeps Visit us on the web at ChristmasCreeps.com ! Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Oct 05, 2015•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 18
This week, the Creeps race across the country with college freshman/sociopath Jonathan Taylor Thomas in the 1998 Disney romp I'll Be Home For Christmas, another holiday road trip where nobody learns anything! Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @ChristmasCreeps Visit us on the web at ChristmasCreeps.com ! Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Sep 23, 2015•50 min•Season 1Ep. 17
It's Labor Day, which means we've rounded the corner and officially entered the season of actual Christmas Creep. And what better way to celebrate the unofficial start of fall than with a cozy little film about hillbilly otters and their hootjug holiday? Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @ChristmasCreeps Visit us on the web at ChristmasCreeps.com ! Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Sep 09, 2015•45 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This week, guest Drew Meyer drops by to force-feed us a big steaming bowl of Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever , a Lifetime Original Movie tailor-made for shilling Grumpy Cat merch to all you hapless holiday shoppers. Mreow. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @ChristmasCreeps Visit us on the web at ChristmasCreeps.com ! Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Aug 24, 2015•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This week, the Creeps attempt to wrestle some sense out of Peewee Herman's 1988 Christmas special, resulting in one of our least coherent episodes to date. I'm sorry, Santa. If you think this episode is really some dumb bad nonsense, why not email us and tell Johnny 5 all about it? Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @Xmas_Creeps Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Aug 11, 2015•54 min•Season 1Ep. 14
This week we're embarking on a ridiculous mission to watch the entire Home Alone series backwards, starting with 2013's made-for-TV Home Alone 5: The Holiday Heist . A kid who's not Kevin McCallister defends a home that's not in Chicago, IL from burglars (and Malcolm McDowell) who aren't trying to steal everything in the house. It goes about as well as you'd expect. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @Xmas_Creeps Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucke...
Jul 27, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 13
On this week's episode, the Creeps take a rocketship to the dopiest sci-fi Christmas movie ever made: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians ! Not gonna lie, this episode starts running out of steam once we realize there really isn't a whole lot worth discussing about this movie. It's that transparent and terrible. But the conversation careens into some weird topics, so gird your loins and stick it out! No, not like that, you weirdos! Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @Xma...
Jul 14, 2015•56 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This week, the Creeps discuss the Christmas movie that set the template for all other movies in which a complete idiot rescues a holiday from the clutches of despair. That's right, Ernest saved Christmas before it was cool. Deal with it. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @Xmas_Creeps Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Jul 01, 2015•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 11
It's Birthday Boy's Choice this week as we celebrate Johnny-5's birthday by watching and discussing the granddaddy of all holiday heist movies starring Bruce Willis. That's right, we're watching Hudson Hawk , but for some reason the conversation immediately reverted back to Die Hard . Go figure. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @Xmas_Creeps Intro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Outro: Die Hard (Guyz Nite)...
Jun 08, 2015•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 10
A special guest drops by for this week's episode, in which we honor the memory of Robin Williams by watching and discussing one of his last feature films: A Merry Friggin' Christmas . Hold on tight, folks, it's about to get real up in this 'cast. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @Xmas_Creeps Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
May 25, 2015•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 9
It had to happen sooner or later. This week, the Creeps tangle with the most notoriously terrible holiday program ever made: The Star Wars Holiday Special. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @Xmas_Creeps Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
May 12, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week, the Creeps dive head-first into The Asylum with a remake of Home Alone starring a talking dog and Kevin Sorbo, fittingly titled "Bone Alone". Great. Cool. We love it. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @Xmas_Creeps Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Apr 27, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week, the gang takes the polar plunge into the icy waters beneath Gotham City. That's right, we're talking about Tim Burton's 1992 holiday classic summer blockbuster Batman Returns. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @Xmas_Creeps Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Apr 08, 2015•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 6
To take the edge off the cloying feelgoodery of Christmas Shoe s, this week we're talking about Danny Boyle's Millions , a film that also features a precocious kid, dead parents, God, Jesus, Christmas, and all the pizza money can buy. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @Xmas_Creeps Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Mar 23, 2015•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week we dig way down to the bottom of the barrel and find a filthy pair of Christmas Shoes. Yup, that's right. We actually made ourselves watch the Rob Lowwe-starring, made-for-CBS TV movie based on the most feel-bad holiday song of all time: CHRISTMAS SHOES. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Tweet us @Xmas_Creeps Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Mar 09, 2015•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This week, we decide to give ourselves a reprieve and actually watch a good movie. So we watched Bad Santa and now we want to crawl inside a bottle of vodka and die. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Feb 25, 2015•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This week, we dissect the incoherent holiday charms of Reindeer Games , and come to the conclusion that some heist movies are too stupid to live. Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.com Intro/Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! ( Simon Panrucker ) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0...
Feb 09, 2015•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 2
