Screams & Streams
Screams & Streams
Chad, Mike, & Sam
Ep. 119: Peter Hyam's "End of Days" (1999)
1 hour 1 minutes Posted Feb 28, 2026 at 7:00 am.
Cold Open: Creepy Lines And Reactions
Welcome To Screams And Streams
Spoiler Warning And Film Intro
End Of Days Setup And Summary
The Devil’s Margarita Break
First Impressions: Too Long, Too Action
Is 11% Too Harsh
Arnold’s Casting And Tone Problems
Tropes Hall Of Shame
Y2K Memories And Millennium Hype
More Tropes And Logic Gaps
One-Liners That Accidentally Work
What Doesn’t Hold Up
Gratuitous And Overlong Moments
Terrifying Or Titillating
Stood The Test Of Time
Laugh Out Loud Moments
Sound: Eerie To Ear Splitting
What The Heck Is Happening
Hiding In The Shadows: Unanswered Stuff
Fright Done Right: Better Comparisons
Bonus Features And Trivia
Watchability Scores And Closing
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Midnight is ticking down, Y2K is humming in the background, and a demon in a suit thinks New York owes him a date. We pour a Devil’s Margarita and dive headfirst into End of Days, the late-90s mashup of apocalyptic horror and action that pairs a haunted ex-cop with millennium panic. From the opening dread to the CGI inferno, we unpack why this movie fascinates even when it fumbles. We start with the big swing: casting Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jericho Cain. Can a quintessential action icon se...