Welcome to Phantom Galaxy Episode 33. Positively tiny compared to most of our episodes, this one is a quick review of Marvel's new Thor: Ragnarok. Nathan and Chris jump into a non-spoiler discussion of what you can expect from this latest jaunt into the world of Norse mythology and comic world-building. And there's Goldblum, y'all! Phantom Galaxy is a genre podcast that releases every week. If you’d like to support the cast please subscribe free in iTunes, and leave a review for the show! You ca...
Nov 03, 2017•24 min•Ep. 43
Happy Halloween! Nathan, Chris and Seth bring you fifteen horror movies that may be considered underrated or maybe just overlooked. Across all subgenres and languages, we seek to bring you movies that will spook you, creep you out or just plain scare you. Check out this shivery episode and let us know which movies you think are underrated gems of the genre!
Oct 31, 2017•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 42
Welcome to Phantom Galaxy Episode 31. Nathan, Seth and Chris continue the Stephen King series with new guest, Jason Swam, who drops some impressive King knowledge along the way. This is the first part of a 3 part series dedicated to King's short stories and their adaptations. Tonight, we look at the Children of the Corn saga, The Mangler, Sometimes they Come Back, Cat's Eye, The Lawnmower Man, Battleground, The Woman in the Room and, of course, Maximum Overdrive. This discussion was too long to ...
Oct 25, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 41
Welcome to Phantom Galaxy Episode 30. Ever had that movie that was a certified clunker by everyone you meet, that resembles the inside of the microwave after an unfortunate burrito accident, but....you like it anyway? In this episode, Nathan, Chris and Seth discuss the ultimate 'hot mess' movies; films that aren't ' so good they're bad' or eccentric cult items, but films that were heading somewhere but got lost somewhere in translation. There is no denying their failure in a conventional sense, ...
Oct 09, 2017•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 40
Welcome to Phantom Galaxy Episode 29. Nathan and Seth continue the Stephen King series with som help from Chris as they examine the new blockbuster film IT and the book that inspired it. We discuss what we liked about the new movie, and what we think of the changes. We'll begin with a review, and then Seth and Nathan dive into the merits of the book, why some of the changes were necessary, and where others may lead as the sequel shapes up. Don't worry about putting on your galoshes, because we a...
Sep 29, 2017•2 hr 43 min•Ep. 39
Welcome to Phantom Galaxy Episode 28. This is the start of our long awaited 'Stephen King Goes to Hollywood' series. Stephen King is one of those undisputed masters of pop horror, and his work has saturated so many aspects of our culture. This series will look at all King's film and television adaptations, while comparing and contrasting them with the original works that inspired them. For this first episode Nathan and Seth go back to the beginning, to find a struggling writer hitting it big wit...
Sep 07, 2017•2 hr 53 min•Ep. 38
Welcome to Phantom Galaxy Episode 27. They sit there, they stare with their unblinking eyes, tiny artificial hands and painted mocking smiles, planning your doom. Nathan, Chris and Seth open up the pop culture attic and go looking for creepy evill dolls and demonic teddy bears. Here you'll find Chucky, Annabelle, Talky Tina, and others. Join us for a march down the toy aisle of terror! Open PS to Slappy the Dummy: Yes, we forgot to mention you. Please don't throttle us in our sleep. Phantom Gala...
Aug 31, 2017•2 hr 37 min•Ep. 37
Welcome to Phantom Galaxy Episode 26. A few weeks ago, the horror world lost George Romero, arguaubly one of the genre's most influential voices. Nathan, Chris Durham and Jason Kuppler team up to walk through every one of Romero's directed films and examine what made the man and his work seem so special. On a sad note, our own podcast community lost a friend. Ivolee Henson (whose humorous observations on 'No Escape' were shared in Episode 23) passed away suddenly last month. Ivolee was a good fr...
Aug 12, 2017•2 hr 47 min•Ep. 36
Welcome to Phantom Galaxy Episode 25. Seth and Nathan continue their journey through David Lynch's strange country of Twin Peaks: The Return. It's been several episodes since the mind-bending, myth-busting epsidode 8, and fans of the original Peaks have been given much to rejoice over and even more to fluster over. This episode we delve into where Lynch really seems to be going with the overall arc of the show, teasing out the mysteries and guessing at what comes next. And of course, what's with...
Aug 07, 2017•2 hr 50 min•Ep. 35
Welcome to Phantom Galaxy Episode 24. This week Seth Dombach and I take a look at the works of crazy French filmmaker Luc Besson, and specifically, his 1997 cult hit The Fiflth Element. Additionally, we talk the Dark Tower, The Shape of Water, A Wrinkle in Time and The Disaster Artist. Nathan also brings his review of the already annointed box office bomb Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, and lets you know, financial prospects aside, if it's worth your time. Join us for that and much ...
Jul 26, 2017•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 34