Third Channel Podcast
A horror podcast delving into the franchises you love from the perspectives of a life-long horror hound and a newbie to the genre. 📺
Episodes
74 episodes
Leprechaun In the Hood
Lep in the hood, come to do no good. Join PJ and Derek as they take a wild detour into one of horror’s most baffling franchise pivots with Rob Spera’s Leprechaun In the Hood (2000). In this episode the guys try to make sense of the fil...
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Season 2
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Episode 72
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2:13:20
Leprechaun 4: In Space
Look upon them and know that you are forever doomed. Join PJ and Derek as they blast off into one of the strangest corners of the cosmos in Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996). In this episode the guys unpack how this...
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Season 2
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Episode 71
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2:03:04
Scream 7
This isn’t going to stop unless I stop it. Join PJ and Derek as they return to the meta-slasher franchise that re-invented the genre, along with Kevin Williamson the writer who crafted the original, for Scream 7 (2026). In this episode...
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Season 2
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Episode 70
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2:42:12
Leprechaun 3
Look out Vegas! I’m taking over! Join PJ and Derek as they head to Sin City hoping to win big with Brian Trenchard-Smith’s chaotic, campy, and surprisingly mean-spirited Leprechaun 3 (1995). In this episode the guys unpack how the movi...
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Season 2
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Episode 69
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2:15:06
Leprechaun 2
What's that ya say? Leprechauns don't exist? Join PJ and Derek as they dive headfirst into the crock of chaos that is Rodman Flender’s outrageous sequel Leprechaun 2 (1994). In this episode the guys explore how this film leans harder i...
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Season 2
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Episode 68
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1:46:44
Leprechaun
It’s not nice to steal gold coins from a leprechaun. Join PJ and Derek as they find the end of the rainbow in Mark Jones’ low-budget oddity, Leprechaun (1993). In this episode the guys unpack Warwick Davis’ unforgettable performance be...
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Season 2
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Episode 67
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1:58:06
My Bloody Valentine
Well, after all, the first Valentine’s Day dance in 20 years has to be something special. Join PJ and Derek as they dig into the shadowy tunnels at the heart of George Mihalka’s My Bloody Valentine (1981). In this episode the guys expl...
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Season 2
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Episode 66
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2:06:22
Candyman (2021)
When it’s all done, they’ll tell his story, and Candyman will live… forever. This week PJ and Derek are joined by Producer Ty as they step back up to the mirror to summon Nia DaCosta’s Candyman (2021). In this episode they exp...
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Season 2
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Episode 65
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2:47:58
Candyman: Day of the Dead
You won't know true ecstasy until you have tasted death. Join PJ and Derek as they reach this franchises strangest crossroads in Turi Meyer’s straight-to-video finale, Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999). In this episode the guys debate t...
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Season 2
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Episode 64
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1:58:13
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
I am the writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom. Join PJ and Derek in The Big Easy as they inspect Bill Condon’s sorrow-soaked sequel to the urban legend that never dies in Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995). In this epi...
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Season 2
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Episode 63
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2:24:20
Candyman
You were not content with the stories, so I was obliged to come. Join PJ and Derek as they step up to the mirror to summon Bernard Rose’s Candyman (1992). In this episode the guys discuss Tony Todd’s iconic performance, Philip Glass’s ...
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Season 2
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Episode 62
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2:31:16
Dario Argento’s Inferno
Have you ever heard of The Three Sisters? Join PJ and Derek as they descend into the nightmare of color and sound that is Dario Argento’s Inferno (1980), the second chapter in the Three Mothers trilogy. In this episode the guys wade th...
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Season 2
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Episode 61
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2:17:16
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
There are some things that man is not meant to splice. This week PJ and Derek are joined by special guest Charlie as they dive headfirst into the pure cinematic mayhem of Joe Dante’s sequel that gleefully tears up the rulebook in Gremlins 2...
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Season 2
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Episode 60
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2:33:50
Gremlins
Look Mister, there are some rules that you’ve got to follow. Join PJ and Derek as they unwrap the strange magic that is Joe Dante’s Christmas classic Gremlins (1984). In this episode the guys discuss why the gremlins themselves are bot...
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Season 2
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Episode 59
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2:29:46
The Thing (2011)
It's like a virus. So what do we do with any virus? Quarantine. We isolate it and then we kill it. Join PJ and Derek as they revisit the Norwegian outpost of The Thing (2011), Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s chilling prequel to Carpenter...
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Season 2
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Episode 58
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2:32:31
John Carpenter's The Thing
If I was an imitation, a perfect imitation, how would you know if it was really me? This week PJ and Derek are joined by special guest Bug as they venture into the icy isolation of John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982). In this episode, th...
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Season 2
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Episode 57
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2:42:16
Krampus
And as he had for thousands of years, Krampus came not to reward, but to punish. Join PJ and Derek as they explore how Michael Dougherty transforms seasonal cheer into claustrophobic dread in Krampus (2015). In this episode the guys un...
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Season 2
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Episode 56
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2:21:10
Thanksgiving
Show some enthusiasm. Thanksgiving is an institution here. Join PJ and Derek as they carve into the holiday slasher that proves no tradition is safe in Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving (2023). In this episode the guys unpack the film’s evolutio...
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Season 2
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Episode 55
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2:26:29
John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness
You are receiving this broadcast as a dream. Join PJ and Derek as they descend into the forsaken Los Angeles church at the heart of John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness (1987). In this episode the guys attempt to unravel the blending of...
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Season 2
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Episode 54
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2:23:22
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