The Cherry Picker
Welcome to The Cherry Picker: the horror movie podcast where we like to kill people... but not really. Hosted by Zack Cherry and Eddie. Each week we discuss a new horror film / franchise / or topic, and finish the episode off with The Cherry Picker, an interactive poll where we choose two characters from the preceding content who we believe were/are the most deserving of their horror movie deaths (whether they received one or not). You will then have the opportunity to vote.
Episodes
152 episodes
Episode 134 | Psycho III (1986)
🔑 If you thought Psycho II was underrated, just wait til you get to Psycho III. We here at The Cherry Picker love Anthony Perkins' directorial debut for all of its fun and random weirdness, and for giving us a new perspective into the life of N...
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Episode 133 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
🤰🏼 IT'S A BOYYYYY!!! We've made it to the fifth Nightmare on Elm Street, which has always been one of the weirdest. Join us as we break down everything about this gothic, dreary, and artistically visual feast for the soul, and discuss whether t...
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After Dark | F#@% Marry Kill - Scream Edition | PATREON PREVIEW
😘💍🔪 This is a preview of the first hour. The full episode is a Patreon exclusive, and can be accessed by supporting Zack Cherry (The Cherry Picker Podcast) on Patreon. Details below. In this month's episode of The Cherry Picker Aft...
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Episode 132 | Final Destination 2 (2003)
🪵 We are revving up for the latest instalment of the Final Destination franchise (set to release this May) by making our way through the sequels. Join us as we take a log-strapped road trip down memory lane to discuss how the franchise evolved ...
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Episode 131 | An American Werewolf in London (1981)
🇬🇧 We thought we'd celebrate Valentine's this year with a different brand of romantic horror, seeing as how this movie does contain somewhat of a doomed relationship. However, we also felt it was time to cover this seminal classic, possibly the...
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Episode 130 | Fatal Attraction (1987)
🐇 Kinda straying away from the typical horror fodder this week in order to cover some more dramatic thrillers (but with horror elements). Fatal Attraction is in a league of its own with the scorned adulteress subgenre. Join us as we break down ...
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After Dark | Pre-Gaming Scream 7 | PATREON PREVIEW
📅 This is a preview of the first hour. The full episode is a Patreon exclusive, and can be accessed by supporting Zack Cherry (The Cherry Picker Podcast) on Patreon. Details below. In this month's episode of The Cherry Picker After...
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Episode 129 | Ghost Ship (2002)
🚢 Even though Ghost Ship follows Dark Castle's House on Haunted Hill and Thirteen Ghosts remakes (and has key art that resembles the 1980 horror movie "Death Ship"), this is in fact not a remake. Join us as we're joined by our editor, Jason, wh...
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Episode 128 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
🍏 Taking things nice and easy this January with some early 90s thriller fodder in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. Incidentally, this movie is slated to be remade with Maika Monroe and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, so we figured it was a good time to...
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Episode 127 | Opera (1987)
🐦⬛ Happy new year! We're starting 2025 off with Opera! Dario Argento's beautifully shot, but horribly nonsensical spin on the Phantom of the Opera as a giallo murder mystery. Join us as we tape needles under your eyeballs and force you through...
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After Dark | Black Christmas (2006) Vs. Black Christmas (2019) | PATREON PREVIEW
🎄 This is a preview of the first 82 minutes. The full episode is a Patreon exclusive, and can be accessed by supporting Zack Cherry (The Cherry Picker Podcast) on Patreon. Details below. In this month's episode of The Cherry Picker...
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Episode 126 | Better Watch Out (2016)
🛢 We're gearing up for the holidays with the contemporary (and somewhat seasonal) horror hit, Better Watch Out. Come hang out with us as we discuss the Home Alone antics of Luke Lerner in this babysitter's nightmare with a splash of Christmas. ...
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Episode 125 | Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985)
🍫 We've been fortunate enough to be blessed by another Friday the 13th this year. So as we keep up this unlucky tradition of slowly making our way through the franchise, that brings us to the criminally over-hated, but ridiculously hilarious fi...
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Episode 124 | Seed of Chucky (2004)
🥛 If you look up underrated horror movie sequels, you will be sure to find Seed of Chucky, the much maligned follow up to Bride of Chucky. However, we here at The Cherry Picker love all things Child's Play and Chucky, and have a deep appreciati...
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Episode 123 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
☘️ Happy, happy Halloween... Halloween... Halloween! This spooky season we will be covering the former black sheep of the Halloween franchise. Of course it has seen a major reappraisal since its initial release, but that's not to say it d...
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After Dark | Rotten Halloween IMDboxd | PATREON PREVIEW
🍅 This is a preview of the first hour. The full episode is a Patreon exclusive, and can be accessed by supporting Zack Cherry (The Cherry Picker Podcast) on Patreon. Details below. In this month's episode of The Cherry Picker After...
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Episode 122 | Idle Hands (1999)
🤘 It's a 90s kind of week for us, so we're revisiting the Halloween themed, horror stoner-comedy, Idle Hands. Perhaps a good example of nostalgia wearing off, we were still able to have a good time with this one, especially for Devon Sawa chann...
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Episode 121 | Saw II (2005)
💉 We're kicking Halloween month into high gear with the continuation of the Saw franchise, this time delving into the first sequel. Join us as we question the logic behind Jigsaw's ideologies, and ponder whether Saw II was a worthy follow up to...
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After Dark | Ranking the James Bond Franchise (Part 2) | PATREON PREVIEW
🍸 This is a preview of the first 46 minutes. The full episode is a Patreon exclusive, and can be accessed by supporting Zack Cherry (The Cherry Picker Podcast) on Patreon. Details below. In this month's episode of The Cherry Picker...
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Episode 120 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
🍕 This week, we're in the mood for a big old, nasty meatball pizza of the kids of Elm Street! Join us as we delve into the flashy, MTV inspired sequel that sent the Freddy Krueger franchise on a downward spiral into ridiculousness, starting wit...
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Episode 119 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
🪒 We're coming up on another Friday the 13th, which means we get to cover another movie in the franchise! This time it's THE FINAL CHAPTER (...but not really), in which we are introduced to Jason's arch nemesis, Tommy Jarvis (played here by Cor...
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Episode 118 | Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
🩹 Starting off September (aka Halloween Eve month) with some classic horror franchise sequel! It's been a minute since we've talked Hellraiser and the Cenobites, so its our pleasure (and PAIN) to continue on with this dark, twisted fairytale. J...
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After Dark | Ranking the James Bond Franchise (Part 1) | PATREON PREVIEW
🍸 This is a preview of the first 53 minutes. The full episode is a Patreon exclusive, and can be accessed by supporting Zack Cherry (The Cherry Picker Podcast) on Patreon. Details below. In this month's episode of The Cherry Picker...
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Episode 117 | Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
🦗 With a total of 6 (SIX!) entries now existing in the Exorcist franchise, a television series, and another reboot in the works (Mike Flanagan), we figured it was a good time to revisit one of the first, and most maligned, mainstream horror seq...
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Episode 116 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
🦴 There's no better time than the middle of August to rewatch original rural horror nightmare, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Having already done a previous episode where we covered the franchise, we figured the first movie's 50th anniversary ye...
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