Gremlins (1984)

The Final Ghouls are back for holiday horror comedy goodness we travel to 1984 for Gremlins! Holly, Jeremy and L jump into the madcap hijinks of Joe Dante's family-centered creature feature and its nasty little charms.

Get Ready For: Discussion the film's influence on our horror comedy tastes, how summer camp trauma ruined the film for Holly, L's Gremlins meets Beetlejuice theme park experience, the film's influence in changing the MPAA ratings system, whether it qualifies as a Christmas movie, thoughts on the film's appropriateness for kids and what horror movies we all watched way too young, the infamous "Santa" speech, whether Gizmo is cute or creepy, how it balances the horror and humor, its critique of 1980s American values, the problematic approach to its Chinese characters, and how awful the central family truly is.

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Intro & Outro Music: "Unnatural" by Ghost Stories Incorporated is licensed under CC BY 3.0

Creators and Guests

Host

Holly

Tabletop gaming, True Crime obsessed, Horror fanatic, I work as a professional miniature artist and am heavily involved in my church.

Host

Jeremy Thomas Of 411Mania.com

411mania head editor and critic. Film, horror, & comics enthusiast, geek & avowed #Critter. BiHexual Sombra main. They/Them. Member of Final Show Films. Opinions are my own.Contact: [e-mail]: https://linktr.ee/jthomas411mania

Host

L

Plural system “Shards” FKA: Antitonic

What is The Final Ghouls Of Horror Podcast?

Three horror lovers (Jeremy, Holly, and L) discuss the genre from their varying perspectives and levels of experience.