GBW #11 Abraca-Stab-Ya! (Shocker / Leprechaun / The Lawnmower Man)

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! On this week's episode, we tackle supercharged slashers; films that follow (to a certain extent) the slasher formula with a character who has supercharged powers through various means. For the "Good," Chris chose Wes Craven's oft-maligned 1989 funhouse ride "Shocker," which we argue is an absolute blast if you can get on its particular wavelength. Then, we move into 1993's "Leprechaun," the film that launched a long-running direct-to-video franchise that has many fun entries to its name, mostly thanks to Warwick Davis' devilish turn in the title role. Unfortunately, the first film is not one of the aforementioned "fun" entries. Finally, we spend the bulk of the episode breaking down 1992's "The Lawnmower Man," the loose-in-every-sense-of-the-word adaptation of a Stephen King short story - though more a souped-up sci-fi twist on "Flowers for Algernon" - that is completely bananas from the jump and gets weirder from there.  You can find this and future episodes on our website thegoodbadwhat.com. You can subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Anchor.fm, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts, and more! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments, or just want to say hello. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thegoodbadwhat. You can also like us on Facebook. Our logo comes from Michelle Parkos, and our theme music comes from Paco.