The Final Ghouls are back and discovering our mutant powers as we explore the X-Men teen horror film The New Mutants! Holly, Jeremy and L explore what works about this adaptation of the beloved comics (not much), what doesn't work (a lot), learn about its highly unfortunate production history amidst the Disney-Fox merger, and try to suss out exactly what went wrong here.

Get Ready For: Discussion of our history with X-Men movies and comic books, L's controversial takes on the MCU, Jeremy's sustained rant about the racism toward the Indigenous character and the problematic "There are two bears inside you" opening narration, Holly's utter offense at Charlie Heaton's "Southern" accent, our thoughts on how well Ilyana's abuse backstory is handled, the queer love story at the center, the botched use of the Demon Bear, and L completely breaking our outro with their rate and review gag.

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Intro & Outro Music: "Unnatural" by Ghost Stories Incorporated is licensed under CC BY 3.0

The Final Ghouls are getting sewn together and sharing a body we dive into 2015's horror comedy Patchwork! Holly, Jeremy and L take a look at this Frankenstein-inspired tale from Tyler McIntyre and explore its themes of feminine rage and mental health, debate the quality of some of the performances, and question whether there needed to be a romantic element. RELEASE THE OWLCAT!

Get Ready For: Discussion our history with Frankenstein and its various iterations, our opinions on the third-act twist, Holly's love of serial killers, Jeremy's utter shock at finding out where they know one of the stars from, our appreciation for its evisceration of bro culture, L's relating to the main characters through dissociative identity disorder, how well the film balances its horror and comedy elements, and our related recommendations.

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Intro & Outro Music: "Unnatural" by Ghost Stories Incorporated is licensed under CC BY 3.0

The Final Ghouls are going back into the water as we look at the mother of all shark movies in 1975's Jaws! Holly, Jeremy and L dive deep into the themes of Steven Spielberg's man vs. nature thriller, recount its infamously-troubled production history, and talk about our love of the three lead characters as they spend time out on the water.

Get Ready For: Discussion of the anti-capitalist elements of the film, Jeremy's argument for why this is a slasher film, the value of practical effects (and what's wrong with current CGI), L reporting their research (credit to Plumbing the Death Star) on how to help or stop a shark, thoughts on how it created the summer blockbuster and why blockbuster season is very different in Australia, Holly's disdain for live-action Disney remakes, how easy the mayor is to hate and some surprising (but valid!) related recommendations.

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Intro & Outro Music: "Unnatural" by Ghost Stories Incorporated is licensed under CC BY 3.0