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Film Reviews · James Strayer and John C Meyers

This May Hurt a Bit

by James Strayer and John C Meyers

A franchise podcast for the Horror Completionist. Hosts James Strayer and John C Meyers talk and analyze their way film by film through horror's longest running franchises. How do they evolve? What do new filmmakers bring when a franchise is several films deep? Usually, they start out great but perhaps 6- 8 entries in... they start to hurt a bit. Music by Michael Arthur Holloway and logo by Ethan Kimberling. Follow us on Instagram at: thismayhurtabitpod

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Position in the Film Reviews chart (US), last 90 days.

#68
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4
days in the top 100 since Dec 2024

Latest episodes

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The Fly 2

Eric Stoltz steps into the makeup chair to become- Martin McFly! Er- Martin Brundle and realizes that he is the son of the Fly. While a pretty good creature feature, this

Sep 5
54 min

The Fly 1986

Gina Davis and Jeff Goldblum star in this classic Cronenberg remake. Come for goop, stay for the heartbreak as we watch the Brundlefly slowly change not only body but per

Aug 24
1 h 09 min

Curse of The Fly

We round out the first trilogy in the franchise with "Curse of the Fly!" Turns out, the DeLombre teleportation ambition is (confusingly) generational! With offices in Mon

Aug 8
47 min

Return of The Fly

Released one year after the original, this film takes a turn for more of a straightforward rampaging monster movie. Shot on black and white and utilizing most of the same

Jul 24
49 min

The Fly (1958)

Our new franchise, as voted by our Instagram followers, kicks off with the original "The Fly" from 1958! This sad tale stars Vincent Price, David Hedison and Patricia Owe

Jul 11
56 min

Child's Play Wrap Up

We wrap up all 8 "Child's Play" movies- and 1 season of the TV show! What's the best in the franchise? Do you prefer the campy or the slasher style? Have a favo

Jun 27
35 min

Chucky Season 1

We chat about all 8 episodes in the first season of the Syfy network's, "Chucky"! While 8 hrs causes it to be a little more inconsistent than a 90 min movie, we stil

Jun 13
48 min

Child's Play 2019

Well... we hit the remake from 2019. After watching all of Don's ideas unfold, all his zigs and zags, this version just feels cynical. Chucky's drive feels far

May 30
50 min

Cult of Chucky

We are joined by special guest Michael Varrati, director of "The Chainsaw Awards" on Shudder and "Boulet Brothers- Dragula" among many others. We chat about his experienc

May 16
1 h 02 min

Curse of Chucky

Is it a remake? A soft reboot? A back to the basics scarefest? Kind of all of the same! After the previous two films that traded more in comedy, this one goes for a Gothi

May 2
1 h 04 min

Seed of Chucky

We're going full blown comedy and camp this week with "Seed of Chucky"! John Waters, REDman and Jennifer Tilly all join up with Chucky and Tiffany as Glen(da) naviga

Apr 19
1 h 01 min

Bride of Chucky

The "Child's Play" franchise gets a well loved re-invention this week! Jennifer Tilly brings the camp and the heart as Tiffany Valentine, the murderous counterpart t

Apr 4
1 h 06 min

Child's Play 3

"Child's Play 3" hit the theaters a mere nine months after the release of Part 2. Don Mancini, running on creative fumes, set this sequel at a military academy.. and

Mar 21
53 min

Child's Play 2

Sorry Jack, Chucky's back. Andy is placed in a new foster home by Laura Palmer's mom! Will this NEW family believe him that there's a killer doll on the lo

Mar 7
53 min

Child's Play

Tom Holland and Chris Sarandon return to the Hurt feed with 1988's "Child's Play"! The first in the classic killer doll slasher, this film starts in a bit more

Feb 21
51 min

Silent Hill Wrap Up

After just two older and one brand new entry, we've come to the end of the franchise already. How do you successfully adapt these games? What did Gans learn in his 2

Feb 14
31 min

Return to Silent Hill

Are we the only two people on the internet that liked this movie? Seems so! While not perfect, it still captures the feeling of "Silent Hill 2" the game and the additions

Feb 1
48 min

Silent Hill: Revelation (with 3D expert, Rob Cambell!)

We invite back to the show, our resident 3D expert, Rob Campbell! He uses advanced (dated) home 3D technology to report in on all the great 3D effects in the film. We als

Jan 17
1 h 16 min

Silent Hill

We take on our first video game franchise! Does the creeping dread of the game translate to the film? Can you jam lots of exposition into a story that already has a story

Jan 3
1 h 00 min

Fright Night Wrap Up

We chat about the franchise as a whole! Best vampire(s), best Evil Ed, and where we might take the series next.  Stay tuned to hear what series we tackle next....

Dec 20 2025
37 min

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