Mummy & Deaddy Podcast
Kids & Family
About
A podcast about Parenting + Horror movies! Because parenting is scary stuff.
Episodes
- MXD Ep 100 DOUBLE FEATURE: Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) & Dead Alive/Braindead (1992)!
We did it, Creeps! 100 Episodes! We're celebrating with a very special DOUBLE FEATURE of LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY (2026) and [Peter Jackson's] DEAD ALIVE (aka BRAINDEAD) (1992)! Double the gore, double the fun! We talk about toenails & teeth…
- MXD Ep 99 - Oculus (2014)
It's Episode 99: OCULUS (2014)! On the eve of the century mark, we enter a decade of parenting, get deeper into musical theater, get our family screentime diet in check, dial in the houseplant care & anchor placement, and even manage to to…
- MXD Ep 98 - Friday the 13th (1980)
Episode 98! It's Friday the 13th, so it's FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)! We head to Camp Crystal Lake to talk cover bands, summer camp spreadhseets, sand & surf, cabin fever, punishment vs consequences, Homer's Odyssey, the Scooby-verse, Tom Savi…
- MXD Ep 97 - Raising Cain (1992)
Hey, you creepy lovebirds! it's Friday the 13th: Valentine's Day Eve! And that can mean only ONE thing: Episode 97: RAISING CAIN (1992)! Brian DePalma doing as he pleases in this psychological baby-snatching thriller. We talk about chicken…
- MXD EP 96 - Black Phone 2 (2025)
Ahoy-hoy, hello, and Happy New Year, Creeps! Please pick up! It's Episode 96: BLACK PHONE 2 (2025)! Believe it or not (we don't), we've got Ethan Hawke here! Plus, we talk New Year's Resolutions, playground mayhem, pickleball, acknowledgin…
- BONUS KIDS' CUT EDITION: MXD Ep 95 - Gremlins (1986) with Woo & Boo!
"Well, a Merry Christmas to you too!" This special Kids Cut bonus is the isolated Woo & Boo segment (their MXD premiere!) from our regular Ep 95 covering GREMLINS (1986)! We talk Gremlins, inventions, jump scares, nightmares, and SO much m…
- MXD Ep 95 - Gremlins (1986) with Woo & Boo!
Ho Ho HOOO! Episode 95! Drunkards, lock up your tractors! It's GREMLINS (1984)! We're Keepin' it Crazy: Holiday Edition, talking vomit, egg nog, geriatric shoulders, norovirus (more vomit), taking breaks, forced thank-yous, shopping for so…
- MXD EP 94 - Taken (2008)
Ep 94! It's a Thanksgiving Action Thriller Special, suitable for most of your boomer relatives! It's TAKEN (2008)! So while you're takin' down turkey, be thankful for your health, cuz Mummy & Deaddy were taken DOWN by illness this November…
- MXD EP 93 - Traumatika (2025)
HAPPY HALLOWEEN, CREEPS! We bid farewell to another perfect Spooktober and its attendant traumas, as we binge on stolen candy with TRAUMATIKA (2025)! We talk trunk-or-treats, Halloween songs, our family's obsession with Nick Lutsko, our ow…
- MXD EP 92 - Interview With The Vampire (1994)
Episode 92 goes to '94 as Spooktoberfest creeps on! It's INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE! We get into east coast fall vibes, our favorite vampires, "turning" our kids' favorite YouTubers, kindness in the sky, Kirsten Dunst's Oscar buzz for 1994…
- MXD EP 91 - Funny Games (2007)
Episode 91, FUNNY GAMES (2007)! Fresh for Spooktober 2025, we're rebooting our own podcast for U.S. audiences! We talk Halloween super-prep, the Purge (of kid toys), Trunk-or-Treating, an irrational fears update, safe knife handling, locki…
- MXD EP 90 - Hard Candy (2005)
It's Episode NINETY! So celebrate with ninety of your favorite sugary treats, you nonagenarians, cuz it's HARD CANDY (2005). We go straight to the MXD mailroom, talk big SPOOKTOBERFEST 2025 announcements, along with our movie lineup for th…
- MXD Ep. 89 - Weapons (2025)
Episode 89! Just in time for back-to-school, it's WEAPONS (2025)! We talk about goin' hard at Disneyland, PTA demotions, anniversary LIES, kittens, baby's first stitches, urgent care madness, and generally keepin' it crazy. PLUS kid indepe…
- MXD EP 88 - 28 Days Later 2002
Ep 88! Has it been a month already? Yes! It's 28 DAYS LATER (2002)! We talk summer updates, train troubles, awesome Chicago, ear piercing, horses, capture the flag, single-parent travels with children, best single parents of the pod, happy…
- MXD EP 87 - Bring Her Back (2025)
HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13th, Creeps! It's Episode 87: BRING HER BACK (2025)! As long it's not back to school amiright?? We talk Final Destination Summer, Maycember, Harry Potter and the PTA, Kids' menus, tactics for quickly repairing a parenting…
- MXD Ep. 86 - Battle Royale (2000)
Episode 86! The Millennium Education Reform Act is in full effect, cuz we've got BATTLE ROYALE (2000)! In this moment, what should an adult say to a kid? We talk tantrums, travel, personal ghost stories, Star Wars, nostalgia, the best use…
- MXD Ep 85 - Nanny (2022)
It's Episode 85: NANNY (2022)! This one is WAY too spicy for your tummy! But we can't talk about supernatural dramas centered around the plight of immigrant domestic workers without first talking about... A Minecraft Movie! Plus: Breaking…
- MXD Ep 84 Presence (2025)
It's Episode 84, Creeps! Steven Soderbergh's PRESENCE (2025)! And your presence is presents enough! We talk time changes, jet lag, Attack of the Clones vs Attack of the Meltdowns, favoritism, the Oscars, a Letterboxd recap and SO much more!
- MXD Ep. 83 - Fatal Attraction (1987)
It's Episode 83! FATAL ATTRACTION (1987)! Mummy & Deaddy tackle their first-ever erotic thriller, and just in time for Galentine's Day! We talk about affairs, deception, bad doggie dads, Roger Ebert, and slime. Plus nightmare school pick-u…
- MXD Ep 82 - There's Something Wrong With the Children (2023)
Ep. 82! Crappy New Year, Creeps! It's 2025, and we're watching THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CHILDREN (2023)! We talk extensively about the wildfires ripping through our beloved Los Angeles this week, plus some Scary GOOD Stuff, a lil H…
- Ep 81 - Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
Episode 81! We end the year and the world with ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)! Grab your ballet slippers and a spiked baseball bat (or spiked hot chocolate) and join MXD on a musical adventure through the horrors of parenting, as we get in…
- MXD Ep 80 - Stephen King's IT (1990)
Episode 80?! We return to Derry for the ABC TV miniseries STEPHEN KING'S IT (1990)! We get heavy into our post-election heaviness: how to talk to kids about it and how not to. But in no way do we talk about how to talk to them about IT, wh…
- MXD Ep 79 - Hereditary (2018)
Episode 79! HAPPY HALLOWEEN, CREEPS! We’re closing out Spooktoberfest 2024 with a real family affair: HEREDITARY (2018)! We talk Halloweek, Trick or Treat candy selections, shoe policies, student bereavement leave, going to the movies alon…
- Ep 78 - Scream (1996)
Episode 78! SPOOKTOBERFEST 2024 continues through the dog days with SCREAM (1996) live from Las Vegas! 😱 A weekend away for Mummy & Deaddy means all-day brunch vibes, anxiety-dream-levels of mortification, plus how to talk about consent e…
- Ep 77 - Arachnophobia (1990)
Episode 77! SPOOKTOBERFEST 2024 us upon us! Time to check your waterspouts or run from them, cuz it’s ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990)! We talk about our full slate of Spooktoberfest movies, plus making big decisions “for the kids,” the real Oregon Tr…
- Ep 76 - The Faculty (1998)
Episode 76! Thirsty? We’re headed back to school with THE FACULTY (1998)! We shell out some uniquely unhelpful advice, while the kids are wise (alright?). Plus: kids with crushes, Schrödinger’s mass, the comforts of home, the T2 Connection…
- Ep 75 - Cuckoo (2024)
Episode 75! It’s our diamond episode, Creeple! And we’re going completely CUCKOO (2024)!! We talk favorite eps, crying in public, horror-themed pinball, solo parenting troubles, tent building in-tents-ity, celebrity lookalikes, bad dads, t…
- Ep 74 - Poltergeist 2: The Other Side (1986)
Episode 74! POLTERGEIST 2: THE OTHER SIDE (1986)! It’s the most powerful thing we have: Our annual AUNT MONICA POD, LIVE from Grandmom’s Basement!! We’re checking in with the A-1 Best Parents in MXD history, Steve & Diane Freeling with our…
- MXD Ep 73 - Pet Sematary 2 (1992)
It’s a very special 5th Anniversary BONUS EPISODE of “I Have to Tell You About This Cuz I Don’t Think I Got To” OR “Following Francine,” aka MXD #73! We return to the hallowed ground from whence we came with PET SEMATARY 2 (1992)! We offic…
- MXD Ep 72 - Knock At The Cabin 2023
Episode 72! Knock Knock! Who’s there? it’s KNOCK AT THE CABIN (2023)! We’re celebrating the end of the school year with our FIRST SHYAMALAN! Plus, summertime fallacies, hot cicada summer, a big “Tricky People” refresher, a DOUBLE interview…
- MXD Ep 71 - Night Swim (2024)
Ep 71! NIGHT SWIM deserves a frightful night!! We talk MUMMY’S DAY and the fakeness of all holidays, plus thumb sucking, nail biting, pinworms, baseball, Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet, Chuck Palahniuk’s Haunted, coaching youth sports, being the p…
- Ep 70 - The Blood On Satan's Claw (1971)
Episode 70! Mere children commit the foulest deeds! It’s THE BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW (1971)! Mummy & Deaddy reach an unlikely hypothetical divorce truce, we find out if Mummy loves work more than her kids, the secret to taking a phone call,…
- Ep 69 - A Quiet Place (2018)
Episode 69 is better than mangoes even! It’s A QUIET PLACE (2018)! We talk about our big kids rock concert, overcommitting, Daylight Savings Time, medical updates, the prevalence of PG-13, how only bad parents get pregnant in the apocalyps…
- Ep 68 - Incantation (2022)
Episode 68! Don’t repeat this, but it’s INCANTATION (2022)! We talk Montezuma's revenge, Dune 2, enlightened despotism, lactose intolerance, solo parenting, the impending nature of bedtime, a better version of “how was your day?”, sight wo…
- MXD Ep 67 - The Curse Of La Llorona 2019
It’s a New Year, and a NEW MXD! Episode 67: The Curse of La Llorona (2019)! We talk resolutions, getting robbed by magicians, doves, humans, all the good stuff! Plus Fork N Film, One Magic Christmas, executive fraud, debating the very fabr…
- Ep 66 - Christmas Evil (1980)
Episode 66! Ho Ho HOOOOO! It’s CHRISTMAS EVIL (1980)!! And just like our real lives around the Holidays, we’re crammin’ it ALL into this month’s episode! We talk winter warmers, dangerous decorating, emergency plans for kids, corporate spe…
- Ep 65 - Annabelle (2014)
It’s Episode 65! We start our downhill slide into the post-Spooktober Holiday Season with what else, but a murderous doll! it’s ANNABELLE (2014)! We give a trick or treating report, talk coyote safety, Chris Nolan’s Operation, a truly fabu…
- Ep 64 - A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Ep 64 - The Spooktoberfest of Sequels could only conclude one way - with a sequel! It’s A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS! We talk about our family costumes, family costume internet controversy, themed tea towels, our very own dr…
- Ep 63 - Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
The MXD Spooktoberfest of Sequels continues with PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 (2011)! And we get deep in the cobwebs on Halloween prep talking party planning, decorations, DIY costumes, whether or not to leave one parent behind for trick-or-treat…
- Ep 62 - The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Ep 62! SPOOKTOBERFEST 2023 BEGINS…AGAIN! Our month of sequels kicks off with THE CONJURING 2 (2016)! And we talk about scary movies for kids, a game that is not a game, ouija boards, light as a feather (stiff as a board), fan theories in t…
- Ep 61 - Cobweb (2023)
Episode 61! September’s here, aka Spooktober Eve! so it’s time to start decorating and that means COBWEB (2023)! We talk about PTA biz, Halloween prep, Olde English Karens, rude dudes with attitudes, the case for movie watching on your pho…
- Ep 60 - The Road (2009)
Episode 60! Wilderfires on Maui, AI, unions on strike, a month-long family road trip, and Fall Out Boy’s return left us with only one choice: The post apocalyptic embrace of THE ROAD (2009). We talk about brother bonding, soda drinking, mo…
- Ep 59 - The Ring (2002)
Episode 59! We’re finally trying on THE RING (2002) so we needed a VERY special guest! It’s early childhood expert, First Guest of the Pod, the Queen of Games, Creep for Life: AUNT MONICA! We talk strep, summer camping and summer camps, cr…
- Ep 58 - Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022)
Episode 58! HUESERA: THE BONE WOMAN (2022) we ask the BIG preguntas: Do teeth count as bones? Why won’t Flixster go to the cloud? Is that statue real? Are these even your coworkers? Will a baby fix this? How about a crib? We talk through t…
- Ep 57 - Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Episode 57! It’s a very special Mummy’s Day edition, with EVIL DEAD RISE (2023)! We get into Teacher Appreciation Week, PTA pitfalls, cabins in the woods, the gory joy of practical FX, auntily love, earthquake readiness, packing to move, r…
- Ep 56 - Lullaby (2022)
Ep 56! We sing to you a LULLABY (2022)! Mummy & Deaddy talk framily Easter, mastering egg hunt parity, overdoing it, holiday candy, the Super Mario Bros Movie, international travel with children, graveyards v. cemeteries, the Jeff Foxworth…
- Ep 55 - Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)
Ep 55! It's JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (2002)! We talk about the Internal Review Service, Brazil, how not to party, the worst way to welcome a new listener, urban loneliness, new anti-abortion laws, how our kids can fix the world and SO much more!
- Ep 54 - Skinamarink (2023)
Ep54! It’s the all-new cult hit SKINAMARINK (2023)! we talk a visit to the Magic Kingdom, our first ever Plot Quiz, comedy roasts, the fear factor of Legos, cannibalism, 911 calls, electrical outlets, sleep paralysis, voluntary playtime an…
- Ep 53 - M3GAN (2023)
Ep 53! Happy Friday the 13th! Mummy & Deaddy head to the theater to see M3GAN (2023, y’all!)!! We talk Maygan pronunci-YAY-tion, eating at the movies, the One Sure Thing, the joy of audiences, parental proxies, Magic Mixies, the Unibomber,…
- Ep 52 - Home Alone (1990)
Do you guys give up, or are you thirsty for more?! It's episode 52, and we're dragging you all right through our insidious maze of holiday traps with HOME ALONE (1990)! We talk is this horror, December babies, youtube movie theories, the s…