Gag Me With a Chainsaw

We’re back from the dead and we’re merrier than ever! That’s right—it’s Christmas in July/New Year’s in August and GMWAC is talking Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out. In this film from 1989, the formerly comatose Ricky Caldwell is on the loose and he’s searching for the blind and clairvoyant Laura. If that’s not festive enough for you, just wait until you hear our Jack Nicholson impressions! Call us! (661) 454-7499Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcastFollow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsawDonate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project!CashApp: $BakoBurritoProjectVenmo: @BakoBurritoProject

SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT!! Corie and Sarah are joined by friend of the pod Travis Ayers, and some of his students from the Futures Explored film program, for a rollicking round table on creativity, movies, and, continued education. Check it out! https://www.futures-explored.org/film-mediaCall us! (661) 454-7499Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsawDonate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project!CashApp: $BakoBurritoProjectVenmo: @BakoBurritoProject

It's 2025 and Corie and Sarah are here to start the year off right with a traditional back to school/Christmas episode! Your new years babies are joined by Erin and Kevin from The Podcast That Wouldn't Die to talk about "Cutting Class" from 1989; a movie that enables us to talk about both Brad Pitt's early work and Roddy McDowall's later work. Don't get too excited, but there are also word problems and trampolines! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Break out your dollar bills because Corie and Sarah are bumping and grinding their way through 1989’s “Stripped to Kill 2: Live Girls”. Expect plenty of wild dance routines, questionable detective work, and quite possibly the most dangerous strip club in L.A. We’ll try to figure out what’s real, what’s dream sequence, and if it makes any sense at all. It’s 18+ only this week, no cover charge for the ladies!
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This week, Corie and Sarah spend some quality time with a pack of Almost Home cookies and Wes Craven's 1986 cult classic, "Deadly Friend." Expect killer robots, vengeful (future) vampire slayers, and more bad science than you can shake a pincher hand at. Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

We’re on spring break, but things aren’t going as well for TV producer DeeDee, who is the sole survivor of a horrific plane crash. Her extraordinary luck has her feeling like she got away with something, until she realizes that she is being stalked by the dead. Join us as we podcast like it’s 1934! On martinis! How did the Thin Man solve all those crimes in this state? We don’t know, but… SPRING BREAK FOREVER!!

New episode of our show coming next week! In the meantime, check us out on this episode of The Podcast That Wouldn’t Die talking about the 1972 Brian De Palma film SISTERS. How to find The Podcast That Wouldn’t Die: https://linktr.ee/TPodcastTWDie?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=62f38e70-f2ed-4b98-8942-63d2051aa6f9 Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

We’re back! And our date for the big graduation dance is the ultimate party pooper, The Prowler (1981)! Group date with us as The Prowler proves that sometimes the best way to decline an invitation is with a pitchfork. We missed you! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Yee-haw!! Horror hounds, mount up! It's time for our third annual retrospective on the state of horror with our friends Candace and Ariel from Not Your Final Girl (IG: @nyfgpod). We'll talk about our favorite releases from 2023, discuss new discoveries in the back titles, and take some listener calls! Tune in and find out if your fave made the cut! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Grab your hot cocoa, hang your stockings (and sanity) by the chimney with care, and tune in as Sarah & Corie jingle all the way through this holiday horror classic from 1980! Listen or end up on the naughty list! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Load up those Igloo coolers cuz we're goin' on a FALL BREAK! Grab some R&R with Corie and Sarah as we ride along for The Mutilator (1984); a movie about the true horrors of last minute, out of town plans with friends. Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Calling all turkeys! We're serving up this third helping of a Thanksgiving favorite to get ready for a fun event we're hosting this Sunday, November 19. Check out the episode for more information, link to tickets below! https://www.mayacinemas.com/movies/checkout/300/135923 Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Halloween isn’t over yet! We’ve got one more treat for you as Corie and Sarah dive into the iconic Stephen King horror hit - PET SEMETARY (1989). Get ready for a wild ride as they explore the dismaying decisions of Louis Creed! We also touch on other notable works of Stephen King and discuss the hilariously unintended repercussions of a bus driver's misplaced trust. Plus, stick around for the end as they reveal the next spine-chilling flick we’ll be discussing, and play an A+ listener call. Don't miss it unless you're chicken, in which case, you're still welcome at the Pet Sematary! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

In the grand tradition of network television, we have…A Very Special Episode Featuring A Very Special Guest! Tune in to hear Gorie, Scare-ah, and Producer “Jason is already a scary name” Jason recap three of their favorite episodes of Halloween TV. But, wait! Don’t touch that dial! We want to hear your faves! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

“The good news is, your dates are here. The bad news is…THEY’RE DEAD!” Scare-ah and Gorie are here to thrill you with the first ever listener’s choice episode, 1986’s NIGHT OF THE CREEPS! We put down our butcher knives and pick up our flamethrowers for this B-movie sci-fi spoof starring Tom Atkins and Rusty Griswold (the second one). BONUS: the ethics of the “monkey sandwich.” PLUS! Lots of wheezing at our own jokes! Join us!  ***Original episode upload was truncated on accident, this is the the complete episode. If you're seeing this as a new episode a second time, you're not tripping! The rest of the episode starts after 01:03*** Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Is Pin alive? Leon knows... But nobody believes him! It's the first of our "non slasher" series to celebrate the season! Join Gorie and Scare-ah for a pivot into "fuckable anatomical medical dummy incest subplot" movies via 1988's "Pin." When you're working with V.C. Andrews’s ghostwriter you get what you'd expect! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Aaaand we’re back! Tanned, waterlogged, and ready to jump into our two month long celebration of the spookiest time of the year! This episode, Gorie and Scare-ah are joined by returning guest Tom Virtuoso from Beefcakes of Horror (IG: @beefcakesofhorror) for a supersized episode to chat about what we were watching over the summer, and go deep on HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS (1988). Plus! Check out our plan to mix it up for the season and find out how to vote for upcoming episodes!  Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Podcasting is a disease. Meet the cure. Corie and Sarah are joined by Jim Vendiola (award winning writer & director of the short film “Pretty Pickle”) for a deep dive into the 1986 Stallone classic, “Cobra.” Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti is not a dick cobra, but, well, he is kind of a dick. Find Jim on Instagram: @jimvendiola or at http://www.jimvendiola.com Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Is there a phantom in the mall?! You bet your Wet Seal wearing ass there is! Spoiler alert: his name is Eric. Meet us in the food court to talk Pauly Shore, 80s ladies, and dick cobras! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Lock up your mothers cuz we’re talking The Stepfather (1987)! Join Sarah, Corie, and returning guest/new dad Travis Ayers for a little belated Father’s Day gift. Daddy knows best, and daddy says check it out! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

The Itching? No. The Oozing? No! THE BURNING! Join us back at summer camp for this 1981 teen slasher. We call top bunk!! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Stylish but problematic faves (us) on stylish but problematic fave (this De Palma slasher from 1980) Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Your dream girls are here to talk Nightmare and nightmares with a big time Freddy fan! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Our job was simple enough: find a missing dame. But when you get tangled up with the Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, things get messy. Looks like Corie and Sarah have their work cut out for them on the seedy streets of Hollywood.

This Movie of the Week features the two hottest men of 1985: David Hasselhoff and Jack the Ripper! PLUS, America’s PREMIER DESTINATION HOTSPOT: Lake Havasu!

In our FIFTIETH episode, we’re joined by Tom from the “Beefcakes of Horror” Instagram account to check out some prime cuts from 1986!! Miss this one and you’re an April fool!

Join Corie and Sarah for a magical and sensual voyage to the Emerald Isle in 1986 for this hidden gem. Can you drink the water in the UK? What’s an osteopath? The answers to these questions are…somewhere else! But, we do our best! Plus! Accents!

He’s a maaaaniac, maaaaniac…but also a style icon. Fix your wig and meet us in the backseat for this sick and stylish character study from 1980! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

It’s Valentine’s Day so let’s get lost together in the plot of X-Ray (aka Hospital Massacre) from 1981! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Corie and Sarah are joined by Candace and Ariel from Not Your Final Girl for our 2nd Annual Bakersfield Horror Podcast Yearly Retrospective Salon! We have a great and not at all stressful time laying out the cases for our individual top five horror picks of 2022, talk about new to us gems, and generally discuss the state of horror. Was 2022 THE year for horror?? Will 2023 be THEE year for horror? Should we permanently ban all chimps? All this and more in this week's episode! Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Baby, let's play house (in my friend Sheila's dad's new condo)! We're beboppin' and boot scootin' with the Driller Killer in this 1987 sort of sequel. Plus! Book recommendations. And! Where do the birds go in a storm??  We're covering a lot of ground. Join us!  Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

The champagne tower is flowing, we're wearing novelty glasses that say 1980, and our balls are ready to drop! It's time for a little New Year's Evil!! This rock n' roll holiday flick is sure to make you "spin out and boil your head!" PLUS!! Your listener calls LIVE ON THE AIR about your fave horror movies of 2022, your horror resolutions for 2023, and which holiday mascot is the most effable! Listen to Gag Me With a Chainsaw for good luck in the new year!  Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Don't fill up on roasted chestnuts and sugar plums! We've got a second helping of ELVES (1989) for you!  At no point were we able to predict what would happen next in this movie, leading to a wild, wild episode. Listen again, or for the first time. Send it to that special someone maybe!  This year, give them the gift of...ELVES.  Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Ho ho ho! 'Tis the season for mayhem! Sarah, Corie, and special guest Alex decide if this 1987 cult classic is naughty or nice. Plus! We lay out our contenders for the best Christmas carols to listen to while you're getting your stocking stuffed!  Call us! (661) 454-7499 Follow us on Twitter: @chainsawpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @gagmewithachainsaw Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project!  CashApp: $BakoBurritoProject Venmo: @BakoBurritoProject

Let’s gather ‘round the table for another serving of this classic Thanksgiving movie from 1987!

*Whoops! Minor sound issue when this first posted. It’s fixed now!* We’re on a little break! But we handpicked a few old episodes to tide you over until we return. Please enjoy this early episode again, or for the first time!

We couldn't let the season pass without checking in on Michael Myers! The HALLOWEEN franchise finally makes its debut on our list with this sequel from 1981 that introduces the controversial siblings lore. Join us as we talk about this movie and somehow end up on NBC's Saturday morning lineup circa 1993. Tricks and treats abound!  Call us! (661) 454-7499 Donate to the Bakersfield Burrito Project! BakoBurritoProject on Cash App and Venmo

Are you ready to rock?!! We’re stage diving into spooky season with this cult classic from 1986. Join us as we discuss important topics such as bullying, profanity in rock music, and metal shop safety. VIPS only! Oh, what’s that? Your girlfriend is backstage with us? Listen, buddy. A LOT of peoples’ girlfriends are backstage with us. Call us! (661) 454-7499

Stephen King makes his first appearance on our show with Children of the Corn from 1984. A questionable slasher? We have questions, anyways. Such as: “why is this on the list?” And, “why are there nine sequels and a remake?” Check it out! He Who Walks Behind the Rows commands it! Call us! (661) 454-7499

We’re checking in at The Bates Motel with MJ Smith from Reel Perspective and Let’s Jaws for a Minute! We figure out how this surprisingly good 1983 sequel was made 23 years after the original, talk about Norman Bates as horror’s most sympathetic slasher, and get way too excited to have a chance to discuss The Shower Scene. No mints on the pillow with this one, but we do have sandwiches and milk!

Get in loser, WE’RE GOING CHOPPING! Corie and Sarah are joined by special guest Jennifer Williams-Cordova (@jenwillco) for CHOPPING MALL from 1986. We talk rain sticks, mall falls, and play a couple rounds of “F, Marry, Killbot.” Our mom can drop us off, if your mom can pick us up! It’s gonna be totally fun to the max!

Even when the movie is dark, we try to keep it light! We’re joined by Travis Ayers (@travis_ayers), producer of CYST (2020) and INFRARED (2022), for an in depth discussion on filmmaking, video rentals, and the pros and cons of the little seen, and hard to see, 1982 slasher HUMONGOUS. (CW: sexual assault)

Sarah and Corie take a break from rubbing sunscreen on each other’s backs for this 1980 slasher(?) Blood Beach has everything! Singing Hoagies, decapitations, John Saxon, two kinds of loose weenies! Come on in, the water’s fine! BONUS: a lot more Paula Abdul than anticipated

It’s Christmas in July, and this episode is our gift to you! Corie, Sarah, and special guest Ashley discuss French Christmas, hedging your bets on believing in Santa, and whether or not Home Alone owes a debt to this 1989 holiday slasher. Miss this episode and you’ll end up on the naughty list!

Not that Evil Dead. Easy mistake! In this 1988 slasher, we’ll creep into an empty Air Force base, with an intrepid film crew, to search for the source of Japan’s Deadliest Home Video. Bob Saget never did this kind of legwork!

Episode Dirty 30! We’re joined by special guest Eli Vazquez, writer and director of “Bodies Will Tumble and Roll,” and shaking our pom poms all the way to Camp Hurrah for this 1988 slasher! Who will win the prestigious and very real title of Camp Queen? Are mascots people? How do you pronounce “Leif Garrett?” All these questions answered and more! Support Eli and his film here! https://www.supportourstory.com/bodies-will-tumble-and-roll

Pass the pipe and sail away with Sarah, Corie, and Donald Pleasance to 1982 on a voyage of the mind. Old guys, Sick Fucks, Bunky… this episode has it all!

We’re heading back to high school for this slasher spoof from 1987! Join Corie and Sarah as they get lost in the sauce trying to dissect which scenes are part of the movie within a movie and which scenes are all too real. Lights! Camera! Action! Maybe??

“They were warned...They are doomed...And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them.” Grab your bug juice and write your name in your underwear because we’re headed to Camp Crystal Lake! We’ll sing educational songs and chat with screenwriter Victor Miller. Join us! We’ll let you have the top bunk!

Join Sarah, Corie, and their special guest Emily to LOL, tee hee hee, roll on the floor, and bust a gut for this 1986 slasher!