133 - Hellbender (2021)

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Today’s film is Hellbender (2021), a coming-of-age folk horror film where adolescence, witchcraft, and killer drone shots collide in the forest... because growing up is hard... especially when your family tree is rooted in blood rituals. Made by the insanely talented Adams Family (not the finger-snapping goth family from that sitcom, no, we are talking about THE powerhouse indie horror family), this is DIY filmmaking at its finest: they wrote it, shot it, scored it, acted in it, and probably summoned something in the process. It’s got forest spells, mother-daughter bonding, screaming into the void, and a soundtrack that slaps harder than puberty. If the characters from The Craft were homeschooled on a mountain and raised by filmmakers who are way too talented to be this nice, it might look a lot like this.

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NOTE: When recording this episode, we failed to mention the end date for the secret word discount at the store. It is July 20, 2025.

Episode Segments:

1. Welcome
2. Outside The Podcast Discussion
3. Breaking News
4. What Is This Film About? - Synopsis and Themes & Insights (Curated by Sunni)
5. Vital Statistics
6. Things That Happen In The Film
7. Inspirations (Curated by James)
8. Trivia
9. Critical Reception (Including our rankings)
10. Final Thoughts

Music:

Exit The Premises, Loping Stings, OctoBlues

By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Breaking News Intro

By: Luis Humanoide (Via pixabay)