Episode 101 - Anna and the Apocalypse and Krampus (2015)

Off My Shelf

It’s the fifth annual Off My Shelf Holiday Extravaganza! For the holiday season I have Convened a Collective of cool conversationalists to harangue about holiday horrors. That’s right horrors! This year we’re gonna have a bloody Christmas talking about Anna and the Apocalypse and Krampus (2015).

Anna and the Apocalypse
Release: 2017
Director: John McPhail
Stars: Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire

Krampus
Release: 2015
Director: Michael Dougherty
Stars: Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner

Christmas Quiz

In Anna and the Apocalypse, the zombie outbreak is due to what? A lethal pathogen
It was believed to be a super virus strain of the flu

What’s the name of the bowling alley Anna and John work at? Thunder Balls

When we get to the Christmas recital, students dressed as these are singing a weird rap about fish. Penguins

What # do the kids find trending on social media? #evacselfie

Right before John meets his end, he names all of Santa’s reindeer. What are their names?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph

Anna and the apocalypse doesn’t have any traditional Christmas carols, but Krampus starts with this classic from Bing Crosby. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Though associated with Austria, Krampus is believed to have originated in what country? Germany

When we first meet Omi aka grandma, what movie is she watching on tv? A Christmas carol

Seth Green and Justin Roiland voice a couple of the killer gingerbread men in the movie. The shows they created also make an appearance in poster form in max’s room. What are they? Robot Chicken and Rick and Morty

What name does Howard call his Hummer? Lucinda

Christmas Quiz Pt 2

This isn’t the first time Paul Kaye who plays Mr Savage is killed by a zombie on screen. He was also killed by one on this show. Game of Thrones

Besides being christmas horror movies these 2 films have another connection. Toni Collete and Paul Kaye were both in this British tv show. Wanderlust

Though it is set in random town USA, Krampus was actually filmed in this country? New Zealand

Here comes the Star Trek question, Adam Scott has appeared in this Next Generation film. Star Trek First Contact
Pt2: He was at the conn of which ship? The Defiant

According to legend Krampus is the son of this norse god of the underworld. Hel

There is another connection to norse mythology, the dog who portrays rosie the bulldog’s real name is this? Thor