215 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) & Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)

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Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1472667488622055431 It’s Actually Christmas Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey make this holiday season musical! The Classic Film: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) "Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion” (IMDb.com). This is one of the Christmas movies that we watch every year, and we're still excited to talk about it. The Modern Film: Anna and the Apocalypse (2017) "A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven—at Christmas—forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash, and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones” (IMDb.com). Anna and the Apocalypse is passable insofar as it's one of the few musical comedy horrors in existence, but it's a goldmine of a premise that isn't exploited for its opportunities nearly enough. Audio Sources: "Anna and the Apocalypse" produced by Black Camel Pictures, et al. "Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones "The Nightmare Before Christmas" produced by Touchstone Pictures, et al. "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (The Movies That Made Us S03E07) produced by The Nacelle Company