Third Channel Podcast
A horror podcast delving into the franchises you love from the perspectives of a life-long horror hound & a newbie to the genre. 📺
Episodes
55 episodes
John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness
Do you read Sutter Cane? Join PJ and Derek as they crack open the reality-warping nightmare that is John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness (1994). In this episode the guys unravel the film’s blend of psychological horror and cosmic d...
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Season 2
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Episode 53
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2:18:31
Trick ‘r Treat
During the spookiest time of the year there are a few guidelines all ghosts and goblins should follow. Join PJ and Derek as they light another jack-o’-lantern and carve into Michael Dougherty’s cult anthology Trick ’r Treat (2007). In ...
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Season 2
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Episode 52
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2:19:15
Don’t Touch That Dial — Part 2
Happy 1 Year Anniversary to Third Channel Podcast. Join PJ, Derek, and Producer Ty as they catch up on a year of horror. In this episode the guys talk about what they’ve achieved in the last year, which horror films from this year are their fav...
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Season 2
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1:18:17
Halloween Ends
Time for Haddonfield to start healing. Join PJ and Derek as they confront the decisive finale of David Gordon Green’s trilogy with Halloween Ends (2022). In this episode the guys peel back the mask to reveal the legacy of trauma, the c...
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Season 1
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Episode 51
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2:19:30
Halloween Kills
For the past forty years you’ve let the idea of this… Boogeyman, consume you. Join PJ and Derek as they descend into the chaos of David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills (2021). In this episode the guys unpack the film’s chaotic mob menta...
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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2:22:42
Halloween
There's a reason we're supposed to be afraid of this night. This week PJ and Derek are joined by special guest Bug as they revisit Haddonfield to dissect David Gordon Green’s Halloween (2018). In this episode, they explore how this fil...
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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3:07:54
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
How would you like to join us in the definitive Nightmare? Join PJ and Derek as they venture into the meta-reinvention of Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994). In this episode the guys dissect this self-aware slasher that blurs the line b...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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2:22:50
Jason X
Jason Voorhees. He killed nearly 200 people and simply disappeared without a trace. This week PJ and Derek are joined by special guest Dylan as they leave the campground for the cold vacuum of space in James Isaac’s Jason X (2001). In ...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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2:31:36
Freddy vs. Jason
Oh, God, y'all, two killers? We're not safe awake or asleep. Join PJ and Derek for the long-awaited, bloody showdown between slasher icons in Ronny Yu’s Freddy vs. Jason (2003). In this episode the guys dissect the years of studio dela...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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2:44:34
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
The only way to kill Jason Voorhees is to destroy his heart. Join PJ and Derek as they uncover the corpse of Adam Marcus’ directorial debut, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993). In this episode the guys unpack the demonic retco...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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2:13:39
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
Time to start all over again... Every town has an Elm Street! Join PJ and Derek as they enter the flawed dreamscape of Rachel Talalay’s directorial debut, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991). In this episode the guys unpack the b...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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2:17:56
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
There is a maniac trying to kill us. Welcome to New York. Join PJ and Derek as they set sail for the Big Apple in Rob Hedden’s Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989). In this episode the guys unpack the misleading titl...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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2:17:10
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
Your birth was a curse on the whole of humanity. Join PJ and Derek as they discuss Stephen Hopkins’ visually ambitious entry to the franchise A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989). In this episode the guys unpack the film...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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2:02:34
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
There's a legend around here. A killer buried, but not dead. Join PJ and Derek as they discuss John Carl Buechler’s bloody blend of slasher carnage and psychic powers in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988). In this episode t...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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2:16:40
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
You shouldn't have buried me. I'm not dead. Join PJ and Derek as they descend into the surreal dreamscape of Renny Harlin’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988). In this episode the guys unpack how the Dream Warriors me...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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2:17:16
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Jason belongs in Hell - and I’m gonna see to it that he gets there. Join PJ and Derek as they discuss Tom McLoughlin’s resurrection of horror’s most iconic slasher in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986). In this episode the guy...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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2:15:40
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Never sleep again. Where did you learn that rhyme? Join PJ and Derek as they discuss the twisted dreamscape of Chuck Russell’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). In this episode the guys unpack how this film weaves tra...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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2:24:48
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
What's wrong? Hey, you okay? It's them damn enchiladas! Join PJ and Derek as they discuss, the fifth and most divisive entry in the franchise, Danny Steinmann’s Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985). In this episode the guys unpack t...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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2:00:48
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
Fred Krueger! He’s inside me, and he wants to take me again! This week PJ and Derek present a message by special guest Charlie Suor before discussing Jack Sholder’s polarizing sequel that traded dream logic for psychological horror in A Nig...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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2:27:04
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Jason’s body has disappeared from the morgue… He’s alive. Join PJ and Derek as they discuss a bloody high point in the franchise in Joseph Zito’s Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984). In this episode the guys unpack Crispin Glover...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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2:36:43
Friday the 13th Part 3
Shelly this had better not be another one of your jokes. Join PJ and Derek as they slip on some 3D glasses to discuss the Steve Miner film that gave Jason his iconic hockey mask in Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982). In this episode the guy...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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2:24:26
Friday the 13th Part 2
I told the others, they didn’t believe me. You’re all doomed. Join PJ and Derek as they discuss Steve Miner’s first stab at the franchise that established Jason Voorhees as the masked killer in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981). In this ep...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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1:54:19
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Whatever you do... don't fall asleep. Join PJ and Derek as they discuss Wes Craven’s nightmarish vision that redefined the slasher film in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). In this episode the guys slip into a waking dream to explore t...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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2:24:14