Enjoy Stuff: Afternoon Creature Features

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Enjoy Stuff: Afternoon Creature Features

Grab your flashlight and avoid the basement stairs because this week on Enjoy Stuff, Jay and Shua celebrate the glorious age of creature features! From giant worms and killer spiders to mischievous Gremlins and underground mutants, they revisit the movies that terrified and delighted an entire generation.

Creature features, killer critters, giant worms, Gremlins, and underground monsters. This week Jay and Shua celebrate the gloriously weird movies that made Saturday afternoons unforgettable! Plus, Jay says goodbye to Sci-Fi Saturdays, and much more on a brand new episode of Enjoy Stuff!

News

“Dare to Be Stupid,” a new Broadway musical inspired by Weird Al Yankovic, is officially in development with writers from Beetlejuice and Gutenberg! The Musical!

musical inspired by Weird Al Yankovic

The Transformers: The Movie returns to theaters in restored 4K beginning September 17, 2026 for a special limited theatrical engagement.

Transformers movie

Behind the Attraction Season 3 is on the way and will spotlight the history and creation of Disney Cruise Line.

Behind the Attraction Season 3

Voice acting legend Tom Kane passed away at age 64 following complications from a stroke suffered in 2020. Jay shares a funny personal story and the guys reflect on Kane’s incredible career.

Tom Kane

Tom Kane rockin’ a Light Stick

Tom Kane and Mrs. Shua

Tom Kane and Mrs. Shua

A pic Shua drew for Tom Kane

A pic Shua drew for Tom Kane

 

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What we’re Enjoying

Shua has been watching The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, the new comedy starring Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe. The mockumentary-style series follows a disgraced former football star trying to rebuild his life while an overly enthusiastic filmmaker documents every ridiculous moment. Shua loved the absurd humor, awkward situations, and strong chemistry between the leads. Jay revisited The Birds and was reminded why it remains one of the greatest suspense films ever made. Beyond the iconic bird attacks, Jay discusses Hitchcock’s masterful tension-building, unsettling atmosphere, and why the movie still feels effective decades later. After their Hitchcock episode a few weeks ago, it felt like the perfect time for a rewatch.

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins

The Birds Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963)

Sci-Fi Saturdays

This week on Sci-Fi Saturdays Jay spotlights his final Sci-Fi Saturdays column covering Tenet by Christopher Nolan. In the article, Jay explores how Nolan uses time inversion, reverse motion, and innovative editing techniques to create an entirely new cinematic language that challenges audiences while still delivering blockbuster spectacle.

Tenet

Jay also reflects on the incredible run of Sci-Fi Saturdays itself: seven and a half years, 330 articles, and films spanning from 1950 through 2020. Beginning with Rocketship X-M and ending with Tenet, the series celebrated over seven decades of science fiction cinema while examining how the genre reflects humanity, technology, and society. 

For a complete list of all of Jay’s Sci-Fi Saturdays articles, click here. And then start your marathon rewatch of all 330!

Sci Fi Sat logo the future

Jay also highlights his latest MCU Location Scout featuring Daredevil: Born Again and Punisher: One Last Kill. And make sure to play around with the interactive map on MCULocationScout.com. This week he’s added some new locations from Daredevil: Born Again season 2. Plus, you can tune in to SHIELD: Case Files where Jay and Shua talk about great stuff in the MCU. 

 

Enjoy Creature Features! 

This week the guys dive into the gloriously gooey world of creature features. Those monster-filled movies that combined horror, comedy, suspense, and pure popcorn fun into the ultimate Saturday afternoon viewing experience. From alien furballs and killer fish to giant worms and demonic little creatures, Jay and Shua revisit the films that introduced many young viewers to horror without completely traumatizing them…well, mostly.

Tremors (1990)

Tremors (1990)

Arachnophobia (1990)

Arachnophobia (1990)

Gremlins (1984)

Gremlins (1984)

Night of the Creeps (1986)

Night of the Creeps (1986)

Ghoulies (1985)

Ghoulies (1985)

Along the way they discuss why the 1980s and early 1990s became the golden age for lighter horror movies, the importance of practical creature effects, and why these films still remain endlessly rewatchable today. Whether it’s giant spiders, Gremlins causing chaos, or mysterious monsters lurking underground, the episode celebrates the fun side of fear and the unforgettable creature classics that still make audiences smile, scream, and laugh all at once.

Piranha (1978)

Piranha (1978)

Jaws 3D (1983)

Jaws 3D (1983)

CHUD (1984)

CHUD (1984)

The Gate (1987)

The Gate (1987)

Critters (1986)

Critters (1986)

Which creature are you afraid of? Do you like B-movies? Let us know! First person that emails me with the subject line, “Something weird is going on!” will get a special mention on the show.  Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to [email protected] 

 

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