Xenomania
Martin Kearns
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With its unique blend of deep research, casual banter, and spine-tingling storytelling, Xenomania invites listeners to delve into the twisted allure of cult horror, one haunting episode at a time.
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S1E66 She Marries Into a Family That Hunts Her?!
This week on Xenomania we dive into Ready or Not, a horror-comedy that turns a wedding night into a brutal game of survival. When Grace marries into a wealthy family, she quickly learns that their…
S4E65 Critters 2 Is Completely Unhinged – Xenomania 65
This week on Xenomania, we dive into the chaotic cult sequel Critters 2: The Main Course — a movie where the tiny alien monsters come back bigger, nastier, and multiplying faster than anyone can stop…
S2E64 Critters Might Be the Best Weird 80s Horror-Comedy - Xenomania 64
Critters (1986) might be the best weird 80s horror-comedy. In this episode of Xenomania, we go back to the original Critters, the cult creature feature that introduced one of the strangest alien…
S2E63 We Accidentally Dug Up a Vampire… | The Boys From County Hell - Xenomania 63
This week on Xenomania, we dig into the Irish horror-comedy The Boys from County Hell — a vampire movie that starts with a simple road construction job and ends with an ancient bloodsucker waking up…
S2E62 Scream Six Sucks? - Xenomania 62
Xenomania Episode 62— Scream VI New city. Same rules. Worse consequences. This week we head to New York for Scream VI, the franchise’s loudest, meanest entry yet. No small-town nostalgia. No safe…
S2E61 Scream (2022) — Xenomania 61
Legacy is a dangerous thing. This week we revisit Woodsboro for Scream (2022) — the sequel that pretends to be a reboot while quietly sharpening the knife. New cast. Old trauma. Same mask. We talk…
S2E60 Baskin (2015) - Xenomania 60
This week we finally tackle Baskin. It starts like a grimy cop movie. Guys in a patrol car. Dumb jokes. A late-night call that feels routine. Then they get sent to an abandoned building, and from…
S2E59 Heart Eyes – Xenomania 59
RomCom tropes to die for.” In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns spiral into the sticky, savage chaos of Heart Eyes — a film where the apocalypse isn’t just viral, it’s romantic. We break down why…
S2E58 The Strangers: Chapter 1 – Xenomania 58
"You opened the door. They walked in." In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns return to the woods. Not the ones where magic lives, but where people do terrible things for no reason at all. The…
S2E57 28 Years Later: Bone Temple – Xenomania 57
The rage never left. In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns trek through the ash-crusted mythos of 28 Years Later: Bone Temple, where blood memory and broken faith collide in the ruins of…
S2E56 Silent Hill: Cult Town, Knife Nurses, and Pyramid Schemes - Xenomania 56
“Mommy, am I still me?” In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns descend through the ash-fog of Konami’s most cursed export to talk religious fanaticism, trauma cults, and how Silent Hill (2006) is…
S2E55 Sweet, Bloody, Vengeful: Candyman’s Back and Buzzin - Xenomania 55
Say it once, say it twice, say it five times and get wrecked. In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns stare too long into a rearview mirror of American horror and watch it reflect rot, gentrified…
S2E54 The Sixth Sense: Ghosts, Guilt, and the Twist That Broke the ’90s - Xenomania 54
“I see dead tropes…” For years, The Sixth Sense has lived in the shadow of its twist. In this episode of Xenomania, we revisit M. Night Shyamalan’s breakout film with fresh eyes and less nostalgia.…
S2E53 Countdown to Chaos: New Year’s Evil (1980) – Xenomania 53
In this year-end finale of Xenomania, Jon and Ryan slip into their shiniest disco suits and dial into New Year’s Evil (1980)—a sleazy, synth-laced slasher set during a televised NYE countdown. As a…
S1E52 Tinsel. Blood. Mayhem: Silent Night Deadly Night—Xenomania 52
In this holiday massacre of an episode, the Xenomania crew unwraps Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022), Joe Begos’s neon-slick splatterfest where a military-grade robotic Santa malfunctions into a…
S1E51 The Last Mile: The Long Walk – Xenomania 51
In this stark, brutal episode of Xenomania, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns set off down the desolate highways of The Long Walk — Francis Lawrence’s harrowing 2025 adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian…
S1E50 Battle Royale: The Original Death Game–Xenomania 50
In this milestone 50th episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns strap on explosive collars and dive headfirst into Battle Royale (2000)—Kinji Fukasaku’s ultraviolent, emotionally raw, and politically charged…
S1E49 Naughty List: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) – Xenomania 49
In this holiday-slasher episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns trim the tree with terror as they unwrap the controversial cult classic Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984). From killer Santas to traumatic…
S1E48 A Slasher to Be Thankful For: Thanksgiving - Xenomania 48
In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns gather around the blood-soaked banquet table to dig into Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving (2023), a pitch-perfect homage to holiday slashers, grindhouse grit, and…
S1E47 Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein – Xenomania 47
He’s stitched from the dead, soaked in sorrow, and newly born in Guillermo del Toro’s hands. In this episode of Xenomania, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns break open the coffin lid on the upcoming…
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Xenomania has published 67 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in Comedy Fiction, Fiction.
Xenomania is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 5m.
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