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Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)

On the air since September 2017 · neonbrainiacs.libsyn.com/website

466Films
495Episodes
732Hours of talk
34 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
Halloween IIOct 28, 2026477 - Halloween II (1981) Redux
Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersOct 21, 2026476 - Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
HalloweenOct 7, 2026
Urban Legends: Final CutSep 30, 2026
House of WaxSep 23, 2026
The DentistSep 16, 2026

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Milestones

First filmNightmare at Shadow WoodsSep 13, 2017
50th filmThe Company of WolvesAug 22, 2018
100th filmFright NightAug 21, 2019
250th filmThe AbyssJun 22, 2022
LatestHalloween: The Curse of Michael MyersOct 21, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

Directors

Cast

BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.0 out of 10 · 420 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 1 film133.5 to 4.0: 3 films34.0 to 4.5: 17 films1744.5 to 5.0: 37 films375.0 to 5.5: 64 films6455.5 to 6.0: 86 films866.0 to 6.5: 100 films10066.5 to 7.0: 66 films667.0 to 7.5: 31 films3177.5 to 8.0: 11 films118.0 to 8.5: 4 films488.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 1 film133.5 to 4.0: 3 films34.0 to 4.5: 17 films1744.5 to 5.0: 37 films375.0 to 5.5: 64 films6455.5 to 6.0: 86 films866.0 to 6.5: 100 films10066.5 to 7.0: 66 films667.0 to 7.5: 31 films3177.5 to 8.0: 11 films118.0 to 8.5: 4 films488.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

The Shining★ 8.2 / 10 · 1980
Alien★ 8.2 / 10 · 1979
Terminator 2: Judgment Day★ 8.2 / 10 · 1991

Lowest rated on TMDB

Zombie Nightmare★ 3.4 / 10 · 1987
Jack-O★ 3.6 / 10 · 1995
Troll 2★ 3.9 / 10 · 1990

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$12.8BWorldwide gross
$3.3BCombined budgets
53% hits21% flops · 26% in between

Biggest hits

Jurassic Park$1.1B on a $63M budget
Independence Day$817M on a $75M budget
Terminator 2: Judgment Day$518M on a $102M budget

Biggest flops

Trick 'r Treat$0.0M on a $12M budget
Eyes of Fire$0.1M on a $2.6M budget
Roadgames$0.1M on a $1.8M budget

THE MIX

86% of the films are American and 43 are from the United Kingdom. 24 aren't in English, mostly Italian and Spanish. None were new releases when covered.

Genres

Horror427
Thriller172
Science Fiction99
Comedy97
Mystery64
Action53
Fantasy47

Release decades

1970s: 18 films18'70s1980s: 335 films335'80s1990s: 66 films66'90s2000s: 46 films46'00s2010s: 1 film1'10s

Franchises

Friday the 13th10 of 11 films covered
Halloween8 of 11 films covered
A Nightmare on Elm Street7 of 7 films covered
The Howling6 of 8 films covered
Silent Night, Deadly Night5 of 5 films covered
Child's Play4 of 7 films covered
Jaws4 of 4 films covered
Texas Chainsaw Massacre4 of 7 films covered

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