153 - Candyman 2 (1995) & Hatchet (2006)

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1305234849565990918 It’s inexplicably Carnival Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey sing the song of misery and relive the day of their deaths for all time! The Classic Film: Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) "The Candyman moves on to New Orleans and starts his horrific murders once more. This time, his intended victim is a school teacher. Her father was killed by the Candyman, and brother wrongly accused of the murders” (IMDb.com). This sequel to 1992’s Candyman takes the supernatural killer (and basically all of the events of the original) to a new town but loses all of the quality and nuance in the process.  The Modern Film: Hatchet (2006) "When a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.” (IMDb.com). Praised for its lack of CGI gore and the fact that it’s an original IP, Hatchet (ironically, just Friday the 13th in the bayou) has almost nothing else going for it. It’s kinda lame and boring is what we’re saying. Audio Sources: “Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh” produced by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment & Propaganda Films "Cry-Baby" produced by Universal Pictures & Imagine Entertainment "For The Right Reasons" (from The Bachelorette S09E02) performed by Soulja Boy, Desiree Hartsock, and the group date guys “Hatchet” produced by ArieScope Pictures, et al. "Not Another Teen Movie" produced by Columbia Pictures, et al. "Office Space" produced by Twentieth Century Fox, et al. "Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones