Episode 9: Brain Damage – Parasites, Psychedelia & the Price of Pleasure

B-Movie Blitzkrieg Podcast – Episode 9Brain Damage (1988)Strap in and prepare to get gooey for this week on the B-Movie Blitzkrieg Podcast, Duncan & The Baz take a deep dive into Brain Damage (1988), Frank Henenlotter’s gloriously slimy descent into addiction, alienation, and sentient parasites with a taste for human brains.Meet Brian, a young man whose life takes a turn for the weird when he befriends Aylmer...a charming, phallic, and deeply unsettling brain-eating parasite who injects his host with euphoric blue juice and demands a steady diet of grey matter in return. It’s body horror meets psychedelic freakout, with a side of existential dread and a dash of neon goo.---In This Episode:We ask the big questions: Is Aylmer a metaphor for addiction, or just a really persuasive jobby with teeth?Why does Baz hate Body Horror?Duncan loves Henenlotter Cinematic Universe but why can't he convince Baz to love it too?We debate whether Brain Damage had a ending written at all...or if the budget ran out!---Top 5 Rad/Sad & Bad Moments:Aylmer’s voice...equal parts game show host and demonic audiobook narrator.That alleyway fellatio sequence...yikesBaz's love for the soundtrack and the 80's vibe.That ending...it just happened right?!We dig into the film’s themes of dependency, identity, and the seductive power of losing control...all wrapped in a gooey, neon-soaked package that’s equal parts horror and hilarity. Is Brain Damage a hidden gem of 80s body horror, or just a cautionary tale about trusting anything that talks like Vincent Price and lives in your bathtub?---Either way, it’s a trip...and we’re not sure we’re coming back down.So grab your blue juice, keep your brains close, and remember...Here at B-Movie Blitzkrieg… the bizarre meets the brilliant one B-Movie at a time.---Next Episode Drops on Halloween 2025: Our Bonus Episode is covering Hack-O-Lantern (1988)Get ready for pumpkin cults, satanic solos, and the most confusing family reunion this side of the underworld. For our Halloween bonus episode, we’re slicing into Hack-O-Lantern (1988)...a film that asks, “What if your grandpa was the leader of a death cult and also really into glam metal?”Expect goat masks, graveyard guitar solos, and more fog machine than a Dio concert. It’s Halloween horror with a heavy metal heart...and we’re bringing the sacrificial snacks.Until then, stay spooky, stay strange, and remember… sometimes the scariest thing is your family’s taste in robes.TIMECODE:00:00:00 - THEME SONG00:00:45 - INTRO00:05:04 - PLOT00:10:23 - TOP 5 RAD/SAD/BAD MOMENTS00:21:16 - PLOTHOLES00:23:40 - BEST/WORST LINES00:26:05 - SCORE00:27:20 - CLOSE