The Monster of the Week this episode is infestations or pests so it’s about to get creepy crawly. Jesse rounds out a trifecta of out-there actors following Nicolas Cage and Christopher Walken in recent episodes with the 2003 remake of Willard , starring Crispin Glover. Melanie gets campy with a better than expected 2009 horror comedy Infestation and Randy discusses the truly bizarre Dario Argento film Phenomena . Wait, Phenomena had mutants, telepathic insects, and a razor blade wielding chimpan...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 48 min
Halloween may be over but the horror show that is 2020 continues to lumber forward so we’ve decided to keep the Monster of the Week segments going! With everything going on here in the states we decided the only appropriate monster to discuss was… government. So, each of us discuss a different political or government themed film. Randy revisits the wonderfully dry and poignant wit of In The Loop . Jesse takes the Christopher Walken, David Cronenberg, Stephen King classic The Dead Zone for a walk...
Nov 16, 2020•2 hr 3 min
Are you ready for Cage Fight round 2!? For our un-Halloween-like Halloween Monster of the Week episode we opened our eyes wide and gazed into the vast expanse that is Nicolas Cage. Jesse paid the ghost with the fairly subdued Nicolas Cage horror film, Pay the Ghost . What wasn’t subdued was the entertainingly awful hidden gem that is Between Worlds that both Randy and Melanie watched. Could this be the quintessential Nic Cage film? Enjoy! Originally streamed live October 29th, 2020 via Facebook ...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 57 min
It was only a matter of time till we got to them…. PUPPETS! Evil puppets and dolls are this episode’s horror movie monster of the week. Melanie talks about Chucky’s AI smart assistant makeover in 2019’s Child Play . Jesse discusses the Puppet Master franchise’s first solo character spinoff with Blade the Iron Cross . Randy shares his thoughts on 1978’s Magic , in which Anthony Hopkins has an unhealthy relationship with a puppet and throws out some real Psycho vibes. The React at the Reboot/Remak...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 36 min
On this live episode, the horror movie monster of the week is doppelgängers, clones, or evil twins. Not DoppelJesse revisits the Moff era of Doctor Who with a look at Rebel Flesh and The Almost People. The less evil twin of Melanie discusses Twinsanity (2018) , a movie so entwined in twinness that it also goes by the title of Downward Twin . And podcast not pod person Randy talks about Invasion of the Pod People . An Asylum clone meant to capitalize on 2007’s Invasion which is itself a 4th gener...
Oct 20, 2020•2 hr 4 min
The monster of the week this episode is witches. It was by total coincidence that Randy mentioned the 1990 film, The Witches, a day before the trailer for the new HBO Max take on the film dropped. So, Randy decided it was time to revisit 1990’s The Witches . Melanie dug up something interesting with The Autopsy of Jane Doe while Jesse ditched the horror and went Ghibli with Kiki’s Delivery Service . The week’s entertainment news includes Netflix giving GLOW the axe despite being renewed (and fil...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 35 min
October is here and the monster-of-the-week segment continues. We kick our favorite month off with an odd choice of horror movie "monster" but also the most realistic... creepy neighbors. Or is our paranoia the real monster as we let our imaginations run wild with unfounded ideas of the what the neighbors are up to? I mean, what the hell is he building in there? Well, since this episode we are discussing horror movies there is a good chance the neighbors are up to no good. They could vampires li...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 42 min
This episode’s monster of the week is a classic… Zombies! Melanie shares her thoughts on the the meta-heavy Daybreak Netflix series, Jesse finally gets double tapped with the Zombieland sequel, and Randy goes voodoo with a hidden zombie gem recommended to him by his mom! Also, are vampires zombies? What’s the difference between the living dead and the undead? These are important questions! Plus, Taika Waititi-watch, James Gunn-watch, #SnyderWatch, and more. Enjoy! Originally streamed live Septem...
Sep 28, 2020•2 hr 2 min
This episode’s monster of the week segment may feature the most monstrous horror movie creatures we’ve covered so far… children! We discuss a handful of horror movies with a focus on the creepy kid trope including Swedish vampire classic, Let the Right One In, and a comedic take on The Omen with Little Evil. Plus, thoughts on a bunch of recent viewing including The Babysitter: Killer Queen and Amazon’s The Boys. And, of course, it wouldn’t be Grawlix Nights without the #SnyderWatch. Enjoy! Origi...
Sep 21, 2020•2 hr 2 min
Did the circus come to town because this episode is full of clowns. Coincidentally, the horror movie monster of the week is CLOWNS. Yeah, they ARE monsters. The G-Crew each searched out some sort of creepy clown film or TV show. Don’t expect any Pennywise here, either. They went out of their way to find some less discussed and even downright obscure clown creeps to talk about. The week’s TV and movie news stories include another The Batman production shut down, Mike Flanagan’s dream to adapt the...
Sep 08, 2020•2 hr 11 min
This week we attempt to build a Frankenstein’s Monster out of Frankenstein’s Monsters. We each watched a Frankenstein related movie or TV show and, joined by Matt D. of 60s Reboot Podcast and Comics With My Kids, collectively try to figure out which Frankenstein is the sexiest. Unlike last episode’s vampire theme, we each managed to find vastly different takes on ol’ green and stumbly. From a time travel tale involving John Hurt that ISN’T Doctor Who, actual Doctor Who, and 3d printed emo-Franks...
Aug 31, 2020•2 hr
Welcome, children of the night! Grawlix Nights, that is! On this episode we kick off our new, weekly monster examination. Each episode leading up to Halloween we’ll be discussing a different creepy creature, movie monster, or horror trope. This week, as the groan-worthy intro to this paragraph would infer, we are discussing vampires. The blood-suckers in question happen to come to us by way of the Netflix animated Castlevania series, the Netflix and BBC Dracula series, and the classic 90’s sexy ...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Sip, listeners!? Hope you are ready for fun because this episode is a blast. As usual we talk about what we’ve been watching including our thoughts on Doom Patrol AND Umbrella Academy seasons 2. We also cover the TV & movie news that caught our attention over the past week. Randy gets excited for the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 demo, we continue to follow the struggle of AMC Theatres, and there appears to be many horror movies set to hit the streaming services in the near-ish future. Don’t fo...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 48 min
The grinding of the Hollywood gears are beginning to churn, again, so we actually have lots of movie news to talk about this week! Of course, it IS Hollywood after all so that means reboots, reboots, reboots! Sequels, too. Before that we open the show with our thoughts on The Umbrella Academy Season 2. We also find out how big of a hit AMC Theatres took due to the shutdown. Unsurprisingly, it was massive. Meanwhile, we’re still waiting from some Drive-Ins to open up. Plus, why HBO Max keeps losi...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 1 min
The Grawlix Podcast crew is back and ready to talk about some entertainment news! They discuss the state of movie theaters on the eve of US theaters opening back up and as AMC & Universal kiss and make up. Plus, they unveil their new, on-going “SnyderWatch” segment. Yay! Also, fans get to kill Jason Todd, again, but this time in animated form, how to get a movie studio to give you $200 million, and more! And hey, if this is the darkest timeline are we the evil versions of ourselves? Enjoy! O...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 34 min
You know what the problem is with the Grawlix Podcast? All the stinky boys with their stinky boy opinions. Well, this week there will be none of that because the boys get the boot. Melanie takes control of the show joined by guest Savannah. This is the same Savannah you hear us talk to in the chat during previous episodes. Also, she is basically Melanie’s sister. Savannah offers a solid list of what she’s been watching and her recommended viewing. The two also discuss recent movie news including...
Jul 27, 2020•46 min
Last week Melanie was off doing Melanie things so it’s just the boys on this live episode. Can they stay focused without Melanie to wrangle the show? Well, a few topics discussed include Ready or Not, Doctor Sleep, Big Finish multiple Master stories, and Angel season 5 so you decide. For this week’s REACT AT THE NEWS the boys are conflicted on a new Usagi Yojimbo series from Netflix, intrigued by a new horror anthology filmed in quarantine, and confused by NBC’s new streaming service ‘Peacock’. ...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 40 min
This week Jesse is off doing Jesse things so Melanie and Randy REACT AT THE NEWS! The featured topic is TV cancellations. It’s that time of year when the fate of our favorite shows is decided. Fortunately for us, most of the canceled TV shows this year are shows we didn’t even know existed. Of course, there are a few notable exceptions like Arrow and Chilling Adventure of Sabrina. Are we heartbroken, though? The entertainment news also includes Halloween Kills details and delay, The Sims and Fal...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 4 min
On this live episode author and comic book creator William Dickstein joined us for an interview! Will has created an sizable expanded universe with his Ch05En series of novels and comic books. He talks about how he goes about writing a series that can be read in any order, world building organically, and the process of commissioning artists for his self-published comics. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Despite our usual live show ramblings and attempts by the chat to distract us all with pun...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Time to get sloppy with another live episode! We kick this one off with several new TV series and seasons of old favorites we are excited for. Then, of course, it’s time to REACT AT THE NEWS. The week’s entertainment news includes white voice actors stepping down from non-white character roles, Michael Keaton Batman and The Flash confusion, Cobra Kai moving to Netflix, and more. Enjoy! Originally streamed live June 25th, 2020 via Facebook Live and Twitch . Video replay, full show notes, and more...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 37 min
Another week, another live stream, more news to react at. Fortunately, the entertainment news is much more lighthearted this week… for the most part. News headlines include Edgar Wright’s next project, The Halloween Tree and Animorphs coming to the big screen, a Justice League Snyder Cut teaser trailer, and more. Recommended and/or recent viewing includes Legion Season 3 and Hulu’s Future Man. Enjoy! Originally streamed live June 18th, 2020 via Facebook Live and Twitch . Video version, full show...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 30 min
The Grawlix Podcast returns to the airwaves (or data streams?) with another live episode. As usual, we kick it off with what we’ve been watching including Netflix’s The Lovebirds and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Also, Jesse gets on the What We Do in the Shadows train. All aboard! In this week’s REACT AT THE NEWS we discuss the entertainment industry’s reaction to the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. We also dive into a couple of pseudo hot button news items like The Flash’s Hartley S...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 50 min
This is the 2nd half of our April 9th live stream in which we discussed some of our favorite ways to pass the time. Specifically, puzzle games! We run through a rather sizable list of our favorite puzzle-themed video games. Yep, video game talk on The Grawlix Podcast! From classics like Tetris to modern games like Tetris 99 and plenty of non-Tetris in between. Enjoy! Hear the first part: https://grawlixpodcast.com/2020/04/nights-4-9-2020/ Full show notes, video, and more: https://grawlixpodcast....
Jun 08, 2020•39 min
Another week in the apocalypse, another live show talking about entertainment and reacting at TV & movie news. This week Jesse catches up on Westworld, Melanie and Randy catch up on the What We Do in the Shadows, and Randy is taken hostage by Stuber. Plus, new old Looney Tunes! We also riff WAY too hard on Paul and Savannah for their wonderful Previously on Grawlix live stream . (Seriously, you two. It was great and Randy went too hard with the jokes. Thank you.) And finally, the news brings...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 17 min
On this live episode, we discuss Zack Snyder's Justice League. The Snyder Cut is real! Whaaaat? We also talk about the state of the entertainment industry, what we've been watching including Hereditary and HBO's Watchmen, and so much more. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 25, 2020•1 hr 29 min
You ready to get salty!? Hope so because on this live episode we apparently debut a new segment: Randy picks a fight with the chat. Jesse continues his lockdown marathon of dark and depressing movies with Joker, we debate whether video game microtransactions and loot boxes are “evil”, and it's time to dump on the DCEU, again. Of course, we also REACT AT THE NEWS. This week Randy is pumped about the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2 Remastered announcement, Charlize Theron is out of the upcoming Mad M...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Are you ready for a ridiculously fun live episode!? Hope so because that’s what we’ve got here. Randy and Melanie share their thoughts on Westworld Season 3. We think Randy liked it but it’s kind of hard to tell. Jesse also talks about the highly bingeable Ozark Season 3. Plus, some video game talk (a rarity on the show) as Randy tries to convince everyone to play more Skyrim. Of course, we also REACT AT THE NEWS! Stories covered are listed below. Yeah, it’s a huge episode because that doesn’t e...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 39 min
Another live stream, another opportunity to REACT AT THE NEWS! Before we dive into that, though, we talk about what we’ve been watching. Primarily, I Am Not Okay With This. The whole G-trio binged through the Netflix superpowered coming-of-age series and you know what? We ARE okay with it. On the news front. Oh boy. Drams! The movie industry and theater industry is in the middle of a very public spat and it’s time for the G-crew to pick sides. Plus, live-action Hercules, John Wick 4 concerns, an...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 41 min
You ready for another Grawlix Nights!? Better be! This episode we discuss some recent viewing including our thoughts on Doctor Sleep, Annihilation, Ozark, and The Midnight Gospel. We also REACT AT THE NEWS. Universal takes over the Lego license, Warner Bros assures us theaters are still a thing, and Quibi goes after a fan podcast. Plus, the man behind the gimp mask in Pulp Fiction, Randy is a bad friend, and more! Enjoy! Originally streamed live April 23rd, 2020 via Facebook Live . Video version...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 26 min
On this live episode we discuss Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). Or was it Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey? Or just Birds of Prey? This episode is also a CAGE MATCH!? As in Nicolas Cage, that is. If you were trapped on a desert island with one of Nic Cage’s film characters which one would it be and why? That’s what we asked ourselves and the chat. Shout out to Moose of Moose’s Monster Mash and Bullspit with Moose for joining us this episode and to Matty D. of 60’...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 30 min
