B-Movie Blitzkrieg Podcast – Episode 9
Brain Damage (1988)
Strap in and prepare to get gooey for this week on the B-Movie Blitzkrieg Podcast, Duncan & The Baz take a deep dive into Brain Damage (1988), Frank Henenlotter’s gloriously slimy descent into addiction, alienation, and sentient parasites with a taste for human brains.
Meet Brian, a young man whose life takes a turn for the weird when he befriends Aylmer...a charming, phallic, and deeply unsettling brain-eating parasite who injects his host with euphoric blue juice and demands a steady diet of grey matter in return. It’s body horror meets psychedelic freakout, with a side of existential dread and a dash of neon goo.
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In This Episode:
We ask the big questions:
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Top 5 Rad/Sad & Bad Moments:
We dig into the film’s themes of dependency, identity, and the seductive power of losing control...all wrapped in a gooey, neon-soaked package that’s equal parts horror and hilarity. Is Brain Damage a hidden gem of 80s body horror, or just a cautionary tale about trusting anything that talks like Vincent Price and lives in your bathtub?
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Either way, it’s a trip...and we’re not sure we’re coming back down.
So grab your blue juice, keep your brains close, and remember...Here at B-Movie Blitzkrieg… the bizarre meets the brilliant one B-Movie at a time.
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Next Episode Drops on Halloween 2025: Our Bonus Episode is covering Hack-O-Lantern (1988)
Get ready for pumpkin cults, satanic solos, and the most confusing family reunion this side of the underworld. For our Halloween bonus episode, we’re slicing into Hack-O-Lantern (1988)...a film that asks, “What if your grandpa was the leader of a death cult and also really into glam metal?”
Expect goat masks, graveyard guitar solos, and more fog machine than a Dio concert. It’s Halloween horror with a heavy metal heart...and we’re bringing the sacrificial snacks.
Until then, stay spooky, stay strange, and remember… sometimes the scariest thing is your family’s taste in robes.
TIMECODE:
00:00:00 - THEME SONG
00:00:45 - INTRO
00:05:04 - PLOT
00:10:23 - TOP 5 RAD/SAD/BAD MOMENTS
00:21:16 - PLOTHOLES
00:23:40 - BEST/WORST LINES
00:26:05 - SCORE
00:27:20 - CLOSE