Episode 66: NEON Cagematch Part One
Oct 11, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 8
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Summary
In the first part of their NEON Cagematch series, hosts Lonely and ProjectileVarmint, alongside returning guest Mike, dive into a bracket-style review of 22 horror films from the NEON filmography. They meticulously explain the unique scoring system and wild card rules before intensely debating the merits of six diverse films: "Handling the Undead," "Assassination Nation," "Enys Men," "It Lives Inside," "Cuckoo," and "Hell of a Summer." Listen in as they score each movie on acting, storytelling, scares, and cinematography, revealing which films advance and setting the stage for more thrilling matchups in the upcoming weeks.Episode description
Episode 66: NEON Cagematch Part One
This episode was recorded on August 29, 2025 and posted on October 11, 2025.
Content Warning: Light vulgarity.
Introduction
- Welcome to the NEON Cagematch!
- Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
- Introductions to our Cagematch cohost Mike aka That Horror Teacher
The Cagematch Bracket & Rules
- Bracket: To create the brackets, we pulled a total of 22 horror films from the NEON filmography which were placed into "seeds" based on their IMDB & Rotten Tomatoes ratings. After ranking all of the films, we used a bracket creator, like people do for fantasy football or March madness, which generated our full NEON Cagematch bracket. Check out the full bracket here.
- Rules: For scoring and advancing, each host will rate the movie from 1 to 10 on the following metrics: acting, storytelling, scares, and cinematography. We can't give zeroes so the lowest possible overall score will be 12 and the highest possible overall score will be 120. In the event of a tie - the film with the highest Rotten Tomatoes score will advance. Each host will also have one wild card which will allow the host to rescore any film that has advanced to another round.
Rounds
Preliminary Rounds - All reviews contain spoilers!
- Handling the Undead (2024) vs Assassination Nation (2016)
- Enys Men (2022) vs It Live Inside (2023)
- Cuckoo (2024) vs Hell of a Summer (2023)
Thank you to our honorary partner in crime - Mike aka That Horror Teacher
- Follow Mike's reviews @thathorrorteacher on Instagram!
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