The Cantaloupe Cats Movie Podcast w/ John and Tom

Hey Horror Movie lovers,
The Cantaloupe Cats are back with a new logo and brand new episode! Our special guest is Kevin McDonald (Kids on The Hall, Brain Candy, Lilo & Stitch), here to talk about his pivotal role in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, the mind bending new Jane Schoenbrun film. It is being described as a satirical surrealist psychological slasher and it does indeed live up to that title, though I would add comedy to that list even if it breaks the alliteration. Spoilers for: I Saw the TV Glow, Camp Miasma, Friday the 13th series, Sleepaway Camp, Psycho, We're All Going To The World's Fair, Dexter Ressurection
Theme Song: Language, Violence, Adult Situations by Fashion Bird Danger Danger
Also included this podcast: Get Better by Kevin McDonald, John Wlaysewski & Olive Hui.
 

Look who's back dropping lore on the Evil Dead franchise with The Cantaloupe Cats! 
Matthew Milligan (Wheatus, Late Cambrian, Weird Al-gorithm Podcast). Join the Cantaloupe Cats as they take a darkly hilarious journey into the history and lore of the franchise and the new film's place in it. Also, witness John's slow decent into madness over the course of the episode. Heavy Spoilers for: The Evil Dead Franchise, Megalomaniac (2022), Poltergeist 3.
As is tradition there are fake commercials strewn throughout. 
PS- Cartoon John and Tom have been replaced by real John and Tom, in solidarity with humanity against our technocrat overlords.
 

Hey Horror Fans! 
We are back again soon-ish with a deep dive into the new Backrooms movie by Kane Parsons! Thank you for no clipping into our podcast to wander the halls of movie criticism and analysis. This is a very wide ranging review with deep dives into the movie as well as rants about A.I. and YouTube criticism....
Spoilers for:
Keeper, Us, Being John Malkovich, The Shining, Burn After Reading, Six Feet Under TV Show, Channel Zero, Severance, Archive 81, The Night House, Marble Hornets, The Star Wars franchise, The Caretaker - Everywhere at the End of  Time, Weapons, The Substance, Sleep No More, The Killer.
Episode song: Fall Into The Backrooms by Fashion Bird Danger Danger
 

Hey Cantaloupe Cats fans and friends,
Our new episode is here! Tom and John do a deep dive on Damien McCarthy's brand new film Hokum. Also, we are joined by Tinguu, graphic novelist, illustrator and all around nerd for a discussion of Curry Barker's Obsession, a film that left me shaken when the lights came up. 
As is tradition, three fake commercials are strewn about this wide ranging discussion, all of them relevant to the films we discuss today. HEAVY SPOILERS for Hokum, Obsession, Oddity etc.
All things Tinguu
Purchase The Cannibals by Tinguu 

The Cantaloupe Cats are back with a super packed episode!  After chatting briefly about Undertone and Ready or Not 2, we bring on special guest Olive Hui (AKA: Pineapple O) to chat about Exit 8, the movie as well as the game. Then we tackle Lee Cronin's The Exorci.... I mean Mummy, and end the episode with Faces of Death! Strap in friends, this is a long one. As per usual there are fun fake commercials created by Tom and special guest, Olive. 
Spoilers for: Undertone, Ready or Not 2, Exit 8, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Faces of Death, Project Hail Mary, Wish Upon, Vivarium.
Please make sure you get tickets to Pineapplefest
May 3rd at The Bellhouse featuring performances by David Cross, Wheatus, Late Cambrian, Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald, Julie Klausner and More!!!
Get Your Tickets HERE 
Am I In a time loop?
Theme Song: Language, Violence, Adult Situations 
by Fashion Bird Danger Danger

Are you stranded on a desert island of the soul? Do you have tuna fish on your face that no one at work will tell you is there? It's Send Help by Sam Raimi, his first time back in the horror genre since 2009's Drag Me To Hell. Joining us on the pod is Eric Zeender, guitar player for Late Cambrian and movie enthusiast! I'm reminded of that line in Bodies Bodies Bodies where Rachel Sennot's podcast is called "Hanging Out with Your Smartest and Funniest Friends". Spoilers for Send Help, I Know What You Did Last Summer (remake) & the Scream Franchise.
Theme Song: Language, Violence, Adult Situations
by Fashion Bird Danger Danger 
 

It's January. You know what that usually means... film companies dump their worst movies in the first quarter of the year. Not 2026 though. Into the deadzone drops Primate and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, bucking this decades long trend with two bangers. We've brought out the big guns for the first episode of 2026. 
First up is music video director and "gorilla" filmmaker King Z https://www.captainimmondizia.net who has joined us to talk about Primate, because of his love for killer chimp movies and all things monkey related. 
Up next is Levi Wilson https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2358125/ , director and screenwriter, making his return to the pod after he talked about 28 Years Later in one of our more popular episodes. 
Strap in, this is a long one... maybe just put it on while your ironing clothes or drifting off to sleep high as a kite.
Theme Song: Language, Violence, Adult Situations
by Fashion Bird Danger Danger 

At long last The Cantaloupe Cats are back with our Top 10 Horror movies of 2025! This was a great year for horror tentpoles as well as some under the radar gems as well. Spoilers for, well a whole bunch of horror movies, as well as The Chair Company. 
Theme song:
Language, Violence, Adult Situations
by Fashion Bird Danger Danger

Hey Horror Lovers and Cantaloupe Cats enthusiasts!
Another brand new episode for you all. We dive into YouTuber Chris Stuckman's first full length movie, Shelby Oaks, as well as Osgood Perkins' brand new movie Keeper! As per usual, there are HEAVY SPOILERS for both movies. Tom Milligan is traveling for the holidays so there is only one fake commercial this time by John Wlaysewski. I just noticed when looking up the posters for the movies, that they are like polar opposites of each other. Interesting artwork synchronicity. Enjoy! 
Theme Song: Language, Violence, Adult Situations by Fashion Bird Danger Danger 

00:00 - Good Boy
31:06 - Doug commercial
32:25 - Bone Lake
57:09 - Whisper Link commercial
Hey! The Cantaloupe Cats are back with a brand new episode! For halloween season we decided to tackle two movies in one jam packed episode. Indie darling and dog oriented horror movie, Good Boy & "erotic" horror thriller Bone Lake. It's the dog and bone episode you've all been waiting for. Also, as is tradition, two fake commercials created by Tom and John are included here, with a special guest animal noise performance by Olive Hui. This episode has HEAVY SPOILERS!
This episode's theme song is INTO THE LILAC TREE by Late Cambrian, their brand new single!