Grab your glow-in-the-dark chalice and kneel before the jar—because the Rewind or Die crew is cracking open John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness (1987), aka the cursed VHS that feels like Taco Bell at 2 a.m. Adam, Jeff, and Steve dive headfirst into Carpenter’s middle-child of the “Apocalypse Trilogy,” complete with glowing slime, grad students who should’ve dropped the class, dream transmissions from 1999, and Alice Cooper stabbing people with a bike frame like it’s just another Tuesday.

We’re talking Satan Goo™, Donald Pleasence screaming at liquids, Victor Wong explaining evil like it’s a Pop-Tart, VHS static that invented cursed tapes before The Ring, and the most disturbing mirror hand cameo of all time. Is this Carpenter’s weirdest horror movie? His most underrated? Or the moment he officially became the YouTube algorithm of 1987?

All that plus the usual chaos: fake ad breaks, VHS banter, Taco Bell conspiracies, and the official Rewind or Die judgment. It’s slime, it’s science, it’s cosmic horror on a budget—and yes, it rules.

John Carpenter followed Halloween with glowing mist, cursed gold, and hook-wielding ghost sailors. We dive deep into The Fog (1980) — the production, the reshoots that saved it, Adrienne Barbeau’s lighthouse DJ vibes, Tom Atkins’ mustache magic, and yes… that 2005 remake disaster.

It’s spooky season, Carpenter season, and VHS nostalgia chaos only Rewind or Die can deliver. Subscribe, rewind, and don’t step on the grass.

It’s 1983, John Carpenter teams up with Stephen King, and the result is… a car that straight-up murders people. Christine is part horror, part puberty metaphor, and part demolition derby.

In this episode of Rewind or Die, Adam, Jeff, and Steve chase down cursed automobiles, rant about VHS rentals, Frostys in yellow cups, and why the Oakland A’s are basically the Incredible Hulk of baseball. Plus: Carpenter’s ‘director jail’ era, King’s cocaine-fueled writing spree, and more tangents than Christine has dents.

Robert Redford is gone at 89, so the guys dropped a bonus episode on his paranoid cult classic Sneakers (1992). It’s dad-heist cinema at its peak: pizza debates, dial-up hacking, Sidney Poitier staying calm, and Dan Aykroyd screaming about conspiracies.

Adam, Jeff, and Steve dive into the plot, the legendary cast (Redford, River Phoenix, David Strathairn, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell), and why this 90s thriller still works today. They talk the box office, its endless cable-TV run, and how Sneakers became one of those early DVDs every dad owned next to Jurassic Park and Twister.

Expect VHS tangents, breadstick arguments, VHS vs DVD nostalgia, unhinged 90s pop culture references, and Jeff’s impassioned love for this as one of his true comfort movies. This is Rewind or Dieat its funniest and most chaotic—celebrating Robert Redford’s legacy and one of the greatest paranoid comedies ever made.

Carl Weathers goes full action hero in Action Jackson (1988), a movie that deserved an entire franchise but got left in the VHS aisle.

We break down why this cult classic still rules, how Craig T. Nelson’s tuxedo karate is both insane and perfect, why Vanity steals scenes, and why Carl Weathers should’ve been mentioned in the same breath as Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and Willis.

It’s part comedy, part tribute, all 80s action chaos.

Exploding footballs. Cigarettes in the rain. Bruce Willis at peak divorce energy.

This week, the guys dive into The Last Boy Scout (1991) — the Shane Black/Tony Scott fever dream where football is corrupt, cars explode for no reason, and Bill Medley sings the most knockoff anthem in history. Adam calls it life-changing, Jeff brings the trivia (and the sighs), and Steve questions the league’s TV ratings.

Follow along as we break down Bruce Willis’ weirdest career pocket, Damon Wayans’ indoor sunglasses, and whether this football league somehow connects to Shane Falco and The Replacements.

Harrison Ford runs, Tommy Lee Jones doesn’t care, and The Fugitive (1993) still rules. Adam, Jeff, and Steve break down the dam jump, the train crash, the Oscar-winning marshals, and why this is the ultimate dad-thriller. Plus: mustard-on-fries discourse, forgotten TV origins, and whether U.S. Marshalsis more than just a TNT staple.

Everything you love about ’90s thrillers: real stunts, real Chicago, and Tommy Lee Jones being the most competent man alive.

Rodney Dangerfield goes back to college, hires Kurt Vonnegut for his homework, and somehow beats Top Gun at the box office. In this week’s episode, we dive into Back to School (1986) — the VHS comedy classic with the legendary Triple Lindy, Robert Downey Jr. in gremlin mode, Pauly from Rocky, Terry Farrell (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and Billy Zabka being the ultimate 80s villain.

We break down how this Rodney Dangerfield comedy made $90 million, became a Comedy Central staple in the 90s, and why it’s still a cult favorite today. Plus: listener emails, fake IMDb reviews, and a debate about Harrison Ford’s place on the Mount Rushmore of action movies.

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