Neon Brainiacs (80s Horror Podcast)
Hosted by Ben and Lance · Neon Brainiacs
4.5from 380 ratings
- 492
- Episodes
- 122
- Transcribed
- 380
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
About Neon Brainiacs (80s Horror Podcast)
Neon Brainiacs is a comedy podcast about retro horror movies with your hosts, and independent filmmakers, Ben and Lance (and former co-host Gregg). Your heroes break down the movie's plot, remember the good times, and get lost in plenty of humorous diversions. We love to engage with our audience, and hope you're willing to be in on the joke. While we do a play-by-play of the movie, this show is tailored a little more for those looking to laugh at their work desk. Nostalgia and laughs rule the day. We open with some fun banter, then Lance does some production history and BTS info with his "Shpiel", and finally we break down the movie's plot beat-by-beat via Ben's rigorous note taking. From fan-favorite films to deep cuts of the '70s, '80, '90s, and 2000s, no stone is left unturned regarding these retro horror movie gems.
- Publisher
- Neon Brainiacs
- Category
- tv & film · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 13 Sept 2017
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
122 of 492 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
474 - Halloween (2007)
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
473 - Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
472 - House of Wax (2005)
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474 - Halloween (2007)
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The film follows Michael Myers, who murdered – Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. All right. So Tyler Bates composed the score. I was open with score. Yeah. Open it gently. You know, a little foreplay of the score. He had worked on The Devil's Rejects when he was coming off of 300 and Slither. Rob Zombie, however, served as music supervisor who did not personally compose the score. He said he intended to supervise the score while allowing a separate composer to handle it. And that was always what he wanted. Songs included on the soundtrack are Blue Oyster Cult on For the Reaper, which is also in the original movie, I believe. […]
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- Blake O'Donnell
- John Guinane
- Jeff Smee
- Jamie Chalmers
- Amanda Waltz
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 184 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 196 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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Who hosts Neon Brainiacs (80s Horror Podcast)?
Ben and Lance host the show. Published by Neon Brainiacs.
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