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Xenomania
Xenomania: A Cult Horror Odyssey is your new favorite podcast for all things spooky, strange, and downright weird! Join three friends—Jon, Ryan, and Kearns—as they dive headfirst into the eerie world of cult horror. From obscure horror flicks to creepy pop culture and the quirky psychology behind humanity’s love for the macabre, this podcast has it all.
With its unique blend of deep research, casual banter, and spine-tingling storytelling, Xenomania invites listeners to delve into the twisted…
Episodes
XenomaniaHalloween (1978), The Night Evil Came Home! - Xenomania 96
The night HE came home. In 1978, John Carpenter unleashed Michael Myers on an unsuspecting Haddonfield, and horror was never quite the same. This week…
XenomaniaReturn of the Living Dead, Punk Rock & BRAAAINS! - Xenomania 95
Some zombies want flesh. These ones want BRAAAINS! This week, Xenomania resurrects The Return of the Living Dead (1985), Dan O'Bannon's outrageous blend of…
XenomaniaPearl is a Technicolor Nightmare - Xenomania 94
This week on Xenomania, we return to Ti West’s X trilogy for Pearl, the story of a young woman desperate to escape the farm, become a star, and outrun the…
XenomaniaPoltergeist Is Still Terrifying 44 Years Later - Xenomania 93
Poltergeist: The Movie That Changed Haunted House Horror They're here. This week, Xenomania heads back to 1982 for Poltergeist, the supernatural horror classic…
XenomaniaUndertone: Is the Haunting Even Real? - Xenomania 92
A podcast receives mysterious audio recordings from an unknown sender. What begins as a man recording his girlfriend talking in her sleep becomes something…
XenomaniaResident Evil FINALLY Got the Games Right... Sort Of - Xenomania 91
Resident Evil FINALLY Got the Games Right... Sort Of Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City promised fans something they'd been waiting decades for: a Resident…
XenomaniaThe Faculty Is the Most 1998 Movie Ever - Xenomania 90
In Part I of Xenomania's The Faculty, we're heading back to Herrington High to talk Robert Rodriguez, Kevin Williamson, the extremely '90s soundtrack, and one…
XenomaniaX Knows Exactly What Kind of Movie It Is - Xenomania 89
Sex, murder, alligators, and one extremely questionable farmhouse. Welcome to Ti West's X. This week on Xenomania, we're heading back to 1979 for Ti West's X…
XenomaniaEVIL DEAD JUST GOT TERRIBLE - Xenomania 88
The Deadites are back. The blood is flowing. And apparently someone decided a chainsaw wasn't enough anymore. This week on Xenomania, we're digging into Evil…
XenomaniaTrain to Busan Perfected the Zombie Movie - Xenomania 87
This week on Xenomania, all aboard for Train to Busan (2016)—the South Korean zombie phenomenon that took a speeding train, filled it with the undead, and…
XenomaniaInsidious Was Terrifying… Until It Wasn’t - Xenomania 86
This week on Xenomania, we're heading into Insidious, James Wan's supernatural horror hit that helped reshape mainstream horror in the early 2010s. When Dalton…
XenomaniaPan's Labyrinth: The Dark Fairy Tale That Still Haunts Us - Xenomania 85
This week on Xenomania, we're stepping into Pan's Labyrinth (2006)—Guillermo del Toro's haunting masterpiece that blends fairy tales, war, and horror into one…
XenomaniaPuppet Master: The Horror Franchise That Refused to Die - Xenomania 84
This week on Xenomania, we're revisiting Puppet Master (1989)—the direct-to-video horror classic that helped define an entire generation of late-night VHS…
XenomaniaObsession is Pure Psychological Terror - Xenomania 83
This week on Xenomania, we're diving into Obsession, the breakout indie horror film from Curry Barker that's been generating serious buzz among horror fans…
XenomaniaIs Evil Dead Rise REALLY an Evil Dead Movie? - Xenomania 82
This week on Xenomania, we're diving into Evil Dead Rise, the franchise reboot that trades the cabin in the woods for a crumbling apartment building... but…
XenomaniaTucker and Dale vs. Evil: The Hillbilly Horror Comedy Classic - Xenomania 81
This week on Xenomania, we’re heading into the woods for one of the best horror-comedies of the 2010s: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. What looks like a backwoods…
XenomaniaThe Burning: The 80s Slasher That Deserves More Love - Xenomania 80
This week on Xenomania, we’re heading back to summer camp for one of the nastier entries in the 1980s slasher boom: The Burning. Before Jason owned the woods…
XenomaniaJaws Made Everyone Fear the Water - Xenomania 79
This week on Xenomania we revisit Jaws, the film that didn't just create a blockbuster franchise, but changed Hollywood forever. When a great white shark…
XenomaniaHokum Gets Stranger Every Minute - Xenomania 78
This week on Xenomania we dive into Hokum, one of the strangest horror films we've covered in a long time. What begins as a seemingly straightforward backwoods…
XenomaniaCandyman Never Lost Its Sting - Xenomania 77
This week on Xenomania we step into the mirror and revisit Candyman, one of the most intelligent, unsettling, and enduring horror films ever made. Based on a…
XenomaniaDangerous Animals Has a Killer Twist - Xenomania 76
This week on Xenomania we dive into Dangerous Animals, a survival horror thriller that proves the scariest thing in the ocean is not always the shark. The film…
XenomaniaDawn of the Dead Changed Zombie Horror Forever - Xenomania 75
This week on Xenomania we dive into George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, the zombie classic that helped define modern horror. Set almost entirely inside a…
XenomaniaOddity Builds Dread FAST - Xenomania 74
This week on Xenomania we get into Oddity, a horror film that builds dread in a way most modern horror movies do not even try anymore. The story follows a…
XenomaniaBasket Case Is Pure 80s Horror Chaos - Xenomania 73
This week on Xenomania we dive into Basket Case, one of the strangest and most unforgettable cult horror movies of the 1980s. The film follows Duane and the…
XenomaniaDeath of a Unicorn: It's Not All Sunshine And Rainbows - Xenomania 72
This week on Xenomania we get into Death of a Unicorn, a horror-comedy that takes one of fantasy’s most magical creatures and turns it into something violent…
Xenomania“YOU SEE WHAT HE SEES” - Xenomania 71
This week on Xenomania we get into Good Boy, a horror movie that flips perspective in a way you do not see very often. The story is told largely through the…
XenomaniaThe Stuff Eats YOU Alive - Xenomania 70
This week on Xenomania we get into The Stuff, a horror movie that starts with a simple idea and takes it somewhere completely unhinged. A mysterious white…
XenomaniaCritters 4 Went to Space… and It Gets Weird - Xenomania 69
This week on Xenomania we get into Critters 4, the sequel that takes the franchise in a completely different direction by launching it straight into space…
XenomaniaWait… Leonardo DiCaprio Is in Critters 3? - Xenomania 68
This week on Xenomania we get into Critters 3, the sequel that takes the franchise out of small towns and traps it inside a rundown apartment building. Set…
XenomaniaSinners Crushed at the Oscars - Xenomania 67
This week on Xenomania we dive into Sinners, a horror film that has quickly turned into something bigger than just another genre release. What starts as a…
XenomaniaShe Marries Into a Family That Hunts Her?! - Xenomania 66
This week on Xenomania we dive into Ready or Not, a horror-comedy that turns a wedding night into a brutal game of survival. When Grace marries into a wealthy…
XenomaniaCritters 2 Is Completely Unhinged – Xenomania 65
This week on Xenomania, we dive into the chaotic cult sequel Critters 2: The Main Course — a movie where the tiny alien monsters come back bigger, nastier, and…
XenomaniaCritters Might Be the Best Weird 80s Horror-Comedy - Xenomania 64
Critters (1986) might be the best weird 80s horror-comedy. In this episode of Xenomania, we go back to the original Critters, the cult creature feature that…
XenomaniaWe Accidentally Dug Up a Vampire… | The Boys From County Hell - Xenomania 63
This week on Xenomania, we dig into the Irish horror-comedy The Boys from County Hell — a vampire movie that starts with a simple road construction job and…
XenomaniaScream Six Sucks? - Xenomania 62
Xenomania Episode 62— Scream VI New city. Same rules. Worse consequences. This week we head to New York for Scream VI, the franchise’s loudest, meanest entry…
XenomaniaScream (2022) — Xenomania 61
Legacy is a dangerous thing. This week we revisit Woodsboro for Scream (2022) — the sequel that pretends to be a reboot while quietly sharpening the knife. New…
XenomaniaBaskin (2015) - Xenomania 60
This week we finally tackle Baskin. It starts like a grimy cop movie. Guys in a patrol car. Dumb jokes. A late-night call that feels routine. Then they get…
XenomaniaHeart Eyes – Xenomania 59
RomCom tropes to die for.” In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns spiral into the sticky, savage chaos of Heart Eyes — a film where the apocalypse isn’t just…
XenomaniaThe Strangers: Chapter 1 – Xenomania 58
"You opened the door. They walked in." In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns return to the woods. Not the ones where magic lives, but where people do terrible…
Xenomania28 Years Later: Bone Temple – Xenomania 57
The rage never left. In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns trek through the ash-crusted mythos of 28 Years Later: Bone Temple, where blood memory and broken…
XenomaniaSilent Hill: Cult Town, Knife Nurses, and Pyramid Schemes - Xenomania 56
“Mommy, am I still me?” In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns descend through the ash-fog of Konami’s most cursed export to talk religious fanaticism, trauma…
XenomaniaSweet, Bloody, Vengeful: Candyman’s Back and Buzzin - Xenomania 55
Say it once, say it twice, say it five times and get wrecked. In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns stare too long into a rearview mirror of American horror…
XenomaniaThe Sixth Sense: Ghosts, Guilt, and the Twist That Broke the ’90s - Xenomania 54
“I see dead tropes…” For years, The Sixth Sense has lived in the shadow of its twist. In this episode of Xenomania, we revisit M. Night Shyamalan’s breakout…
XenomaniaCountdown to Chaos: New Year’s Evil (1980) – Xenomania 53
In this year-end finale of Xenomania, Jon and Ryan slip into their shiniest disco suits and dial into New Year’s Evil (1980)—a sleazy, synth-laced slasher set…
XenomaniaTinsel. Blood. Mayhem: Silent Night Deadly Night—Xenomania 52
In this holiday massacre of an episode, the Xenomania crew unwraps Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022), Joe Begos’s neon-slick splatterfest where a…
XenomaniaThe Last Mile: The Long Walk – Xenomania 51
In this stark, brutal episode of Xenomania, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns set off down the desolate highways of The Long Walk — Francis Lawrence’s harrowing 2025…
XenomaniaBattle Royale: The Original Death Game–Xenomania 50
In this milestone 50th episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns strap on explosive collars and dive headfirst into Battle Royale (2000)—Kinji Fukasaku’s ultraviolent…
XenomaniaNaughty List: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) – Xenomania 49
In this holiday-slasher episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns trim the tree with terror as they unwrap the controversial cult classic Silent Night, Deadly Night…
XenomaniaA Slasher to Be Thankful For: Thanksgiving - Xenomania 48
In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns gather around the blood-soaked banquet table to dig into Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving (2023), a pitch-perfect homage to…
XenomaniaGuillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein – Xenomania 47
He’s stitched from the dead, soaked in sorrow, and newly born in Guillermo del Toro’s hands. In this episode of Xenomania, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns break open the…
XenomaniaFamily Films: Sinister and the Celluloid Curse – Xenomania 46
In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns thread the film through the reel as they dive into Sinister (2012)—that grainy, grief-soaked descent into found footage…
XenomaniaSkin Deep Cuts: The Substance - Xenomania 45
Beauty is pain and perfection is just the prettiest form of rot. In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns inject themselves straight into The Substance (2024) —…
XenomaniaTrick, Treat, Repeat: Halloween III – Xenomania 44
No Michael. No knife. Just masks, murder, and a jingle that’ll rot your brain. In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns peel back the latex on Halloween III…
XenomaniaEat, Prey (2022), Bleed – Xenomania 43
Before the skyscrapers, before the commandos — the hunt began on the plains. In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns stalk through Prey (2022), the lean…
XenomaniaBlack Phone: The Dead Dial Back
Some calls come from deeper than the grave - Xenomania 42 When a disconnected rotary phone starts ringing in the middle of the night, the voice on the other…
XenomaniaCheck In, Get Ground: Motel Hell (1980) – Xenomania 41
It takes all kinds of critters… to make Farmer Vincent’s fritters. In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns hit the road to Motel Hell (1980), a grotesque and…
XenomaniaGame Over: Saw (2004) – Xenomania 40
Two men wake up chained in a filthy bathroom. A voice on a tape recorder tells them the rules. And horror cinema is never the same again. In this episode, Jon…
XenomaniaVanishing Act: Weapons (2025) – Xenomania 39a
Seventeen children vanish. One remains. And a community fractures under the weight of grief, suspicion, and something darker than anyone admits. In this…
XenomaniaEreptile Dysfunction: Alligator 1980 - Xenomania 39
What happens when your childhood pet doesn’t just survive the sewer flush — but thrives? In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns wade into Alligator (1980), the…
XenomaniaThe Wolfman’s Got Nards (Again): The Howling (1981) – Xenomania 38
Wolves don’t just howl at the moon — sometimes they howl for blood. In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns sink their teeth into The Howling (1981), Joe…