Eight Legged Freaks (with Mike Merrigan and Jay Santo)
From A Tripp Through Comedy by Tripp Burton and Ross Bratin
May 28, 2026 · 1h 38m · Season 4 · Episode 22
About this episode
The episode features a discussion on the film Eight Legged Freaks with guests Mike Merrigan and Jay Santo, covering various related topics in film and culture.
Our exit today has us dissecting government conspiracies on our local radio show. This week, we are talking about Eight Legged Freaks , written by Ellory Elkayem, Randy Kornfield and Jesse Alexander, and directed by Ellory Elkayem.To talk about a film this big, we brought along two guests from our favorite bad film podcast Filmjitsu : Mike Merrigan and Jay Santo. And along the way, we cover everything: 50s creature features, David Arquette, Remote Control , Gremlins , directing scandals, Eddie Murphy bombs, Mars Attacks! , bad covers of children's songs, French cinema, young Scarlett Johansson, Dick Miller, dragons, and the one thing Mike Merrigan is deathly afraid of. Filmjitsu Theme music by Jonworthymusic. Powered by RiversideFM. CFF Films with Ross and friends. Movies We've Covered on the Show on Letterboxd. Movies Recommended on the…
People in this episode
Hosts: Tripp Burton, Ross Bratin
Guests: Mike Merrigan, Jay Santo
Topics covered
- government conspiracies
- creature features
- bad films
- film analysis
- guest interviews
Keywords
- Eight Legged Freaks
- government conspiracies
- creature features
- bad films
- film analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Eight Legged Freaks, Remote Control, Gremlins, Mars Attacks!
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