048 - Happy Birthday To Me (1981) & Happy Death Day (2017)

CW: Discussions of rape and rape culture It's a Two-Week Birthday Extravaganza on Pod Sematary! For Chris' birthday, we're starting off with an underrated and underrepresented 1981 could-be-classic, Happy Birthday to Me! It's a bit cluttered, plot items are forgotten, and the ending is slightly cheaty, but the twists and inventive kills keep coming! Why isn't anyone talking about this movie? Then it's on to the 2017 might've-been-classic, Happy Death Day - basically the Groundhog Day Slasher. It has TONS of potential, but seems to squander it with misstep after misstep and sometimes feels like it was meant for another era... and not in a good way. It can be genuinely interesting and funny and maybe has an important lesson after all, but is it worth it? Plus! The Jim Henson Exhibition! (https://www.henson.com/events.php) Slash Cards! (https://www.playslashcards.com/) Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/i/moments/1036731804319772672 Audio Sources: "Carrie" (1976) produced by Red Bank Films "Dead Bodies Everywhere" written and performed by Korn "Happy Birthday to Me" (1981) produced by The BIrthday Film Corporation, et al. "Happy Birthday to Me" (song) written by Lance Rubin Lyrics & Molly-Ann Leikin and performed by Syreeta "Happy Death Day" (2017) produced by Universal Pictures, et al. "In da Club" written by Curtis Jackson, Andre Young, & Mike Elizondo and performed by 50 Cent "Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones