396 - Stay Alive (2006)

Play It To Death. Technology Terror month continues with 2006's STAY ALIVE featuring frequent guest/nemesis Blake O'Donnell from BPO films! After playing an underground horror video game, game-loving Hutch and a group of friends discover that their characters' deaths in the game mirror real-life tragedies, leading them to investigate its sinister origins. As they delve deeper, they uncover a chilling connection to a terrifying historical force that refuses to stay buried. Is Game Over for The Boys? Find out here! Also this week: '06 Video Game Culture, the worst moving van in Pittsburgh, and Blake's take on raising teenagers (it isn't so bad). All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS! "B****, that's cheating! I'm not even dead yet!" ----- Check out our Patreon for tons of bonus content, exclusive goodies, and access to our Discord server! ----- Stay Alive (2006) Directed by William Brent Bell Written by William Brent Bell & Matthew Peterman Starring Jon Foster, Samaire Armstrong, Frankie Muniz, Jimmi Simpson, Sophia Bush, and Adam Goldberg ----- 00:00 - Intro & Opening Banter 43:40 - "The Schpiel" &* Director's Cut Differences 52:25 - Film Breakdown 02:08:56 - Brain Bucket & Outro    

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Neon Brainiacs is a retro horror movie podcast with hosts and independent filmmakers Ben and Lance (and former co-host Gregg). Your heroes break down the movie's plot, remember the good times, and get lost in plenty of humorous diversions. From fan-favorite films to obscure deep cuts of the '70s, '80, '90s, and 2000s, no stone is left unturned regarding retro horror movies.