Your hosts wrap up their Stephen Sommers marathon with a trip to Transylvania in Van Helsing (2004): A secret society within the Vatican sends Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) on a mission to stop Dracula from conquering the world with an army of vampire babies.

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Full scream ahead!!! When a group of mercenaries try to hijack a cruise ship, they discover something else has already beaten them to it. Nick & Taylor dive even deeper into Stephen Sommers’ filmography with the cult monster-action-heist-contained thriller classic, Deep Rising (1998).

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Taylor & Nick are diving into three films directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy). First up, a movie from early in Sommers’ career, Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book (1994). This Indiana Jones/Tarzan-infused adaptation of the classic Kipling story stars Jason Scott Leigh, Carey Elwes, and a favorite of your hosts: Sam Neill.

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Just before the Earth explodes, three talking apes from the future travel back in time to 1971 Los Angeles and become celebrities. However, since this is a Planet of the Apes movie, things take a bizarre and shockingly dark turn. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) this week on Obscure Obsessions.

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Taylor, Nick, and Anthony book a trip to Europe with the Griswolds in the second (and arguably least funny) installment in the Vacation series: National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985).

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Anthony Graziani…Correspondent, EPCOT Historian

When an evil warlock (with a great tan) threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she hides out in the Catskills, where she meets Casper the Friendly Ghost. Listen in as Nick & Taylor obsess over a very 90s movie: Casper Meets Wendy (1998)

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Another season of Obscure Obsessions, another Jaws rip-off. Only Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976) isn’t really a Jaws rip-off. Instead, it’s the story of a man and his psychic connection with sharks. When he discovers that a local aquarium is exploiting the sharks, he uses his psychic connection to enact his revenge.

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Three dinosaurs are taken aboard a time-traveling flying ship, fed a cereal that makes them smart, and then dropped off in 1990s New York City. Though not a hit in its time, We’re Back: A Dinosaur’s Story (1993), has developed a passionate group of fans, including your hosts.

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor