People not acting themselves, strange plants growing on surfaces, and bodies crumbling to dust? Sounds like our kind of flick! Tune in as Chris chats about Pod People, Leonard Nimoy, & superior remakes. Plus special guest John Seavey of Half-Price Horror stops by in the sidecar to share his take, as the the LSCE screens the 1978 sci-fi horror classic “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” Join us!
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