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Dead Meat Podcast

251: Weapons (2025)

9/10/20251 hr 46 min

We untangle the mysteries of this summer's horror hit, Weapons (2025).

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Clips

School shootings: symbol, not center
Modern plots versus technology
Against over-explaining movies
The perfect "What the fuck"
Kids turn the tables
The most upsetting kill
Layers on layers like Nope
Scares that make you laugh
Horror needs a sense of humor

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:00

    [suspenseful music] This episode is brought to you by Obsession. Focus Features and Blumhouse invite you to the most shocking and unsettling big-screen horror event of the season, Obsession. Everyone wishes for someone to love them, to choose them, to need them, but what happens when you get more than you wished for? On May 15th, experience director Curry Barker's nightmarish vision that has critics and audiences absolutely obsessed. It's twisted and sinister, brilliant and insane. You have been warned. Obsession is blood-soaked nightmare fuel, and with a Rotten Tomato score of 95% fresh, it's destined to become an instant horror classic. The best horror movie of the year is Obsession. Be careful who you wish for. Obsession, rated R. Under 17, not admitted without parent. Only in theaters May 15th, with special engagements in Dolby. Rotten Tomato rating as of March 30th, 2026.

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  8. Stassi Schroeder1:25

    I'm your host, Stassi Schroeder. Welcome to Tell Me Lies: The Official

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