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This week, we present two transgressive psychodramas from Artsploitation Films with a modern take on Irish folklore sandwiched in the middle. First up, Desmond and Duane try to make sense of the increasingly paranoid and brutal Observance. Then Rich the Monster Movie Kid tells us all about The Hallow. Duane and Desmond return to discuss the profane, and difficult to comprehend, Meat. There are songs as well: "Watching Alice" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, "Private Eye" by Alkaline Trio, "Husk" by Dry the River, "A Living, Breathing Piece of Defecating Meat" by Cattle Decapitation, and "X-M@$" by Corey Taylor. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

This week, we have a couple haunted places that need to be stayed away from. The guy from CSI: Miami and his buds clean up asbestos at an insane asylum in Darryll and Desmond's review of Session 9. Then, Kiefer Sutherland is going to want to spend a lot less than 24 hours inside a haunted department store in Devil Dinosaur Jr's Stay Scary of Mirrors. There are tunes, as well: "Breaching the Asylum" by Kataklysm, "Fear of the Dark" by Iron Maiden, "Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)" by Def Leppard, and "Surviving the Abyss" by Crowbar. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

This week may have you asking questions. It certainly has our film reviewers asking questions. First, Darryll and Desmond take in the bizarro fantasy film Sorceress, and end up wondering why more airbrushed images form the sides of cool vans in the 1980s never made it to the cinema. Then, VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media has Duane and Desmond wondering if they're watching a documentary or someone's video podcast. At least there's music: "Sorceress" by Opeth, "Mental Twin" by Entombed, "Obsolete" by Black Cobra, and "In Vain, I've Sinned" by Jeremiah Crow. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

Three Amazing Dread Media International Travel Tips for the Savvy and Sensual Horror Tourist from Desmond and Duane! Journey to an expansive Japanese manor with a mix of Imperial and modern design in the South Korean countryside, but don't go into the basement. You can even pay for your trip by serving the lady of the house as The Handmaiden. Backpack into the idyllic Slovenian countryside where you can meet some of the local boys and even try the local moonshine. Just don't ask the Killbillies what it's made of! Finally, lounge in the sun and take in the sights in scenic Brazil, but look out for the feral women, mummies, supervillains, werewolves, vampires, and warrior women, and take in Ivan Cardoso's Werewolf in the Amazon Collection. Don't forget to load up your mp3 player with an international selection of music: "Master & Servant" by Nouvelle Vague, "Sex (I'm a)" by Lovage, "Moonchild" by Iron Maiden, "We Who Are Not as Others" by Sepultura, and "There She Goes, My Beautiful World" by Nick Cave &

Happy Halloween, Dreadites! As always, we've got a killer episode for you to hunker down and avoid the sugar-crazed ghouls lurking your neighborhood this week. First up, one of our oldest friends, Greg Lamberson, is back to chat about what he's got going on, namely The Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival; Blu-ray releases of Killer Rack, Slime City, and Slime City Massacre; and the film that's been more than three decades in the making: Johnny Gruesome. Then, Rich the Monster Movie Kid reviews the brand new anthology film Tales of Halloween. Finally, it's been four years since Duane and Desmond discussed all of The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror" episodes to date. So, they decided to finish them off, including the brand new 600th episode and the first non-"Treehouse of Horror" episode of the show that deals with Halloween. It's a blast. And every Halloween party needs music: "Ritual" by Ghost, "Gruesome" by Gruesome, "Tales of Halloween" by Jimmy Psycho, "Grownup Halloween" by the cast of The Simpsons, and

This week, Dread Media welcomes author Sezin Koehler for an in-depth chat about her two unique novels, American Monsters and Crime Rave, as well as talk about upcoming work and the craft of writing. It's a great conversation. Then Rich the Monster Movie Kid jumps in with a review of Phantasm: Ravager, as well as a rundown of the entire Phantasm series. Also, we have what has to be the most diverse lineup of music the show's ever seen in a single episode: "Rave On" by Buddy Holly, "Be Kind to Your Neighborhood Monster" by the Sesame Street Monsters, "Left Hand Path" by Entombed, and "Saint of Killers" by Damn Laser Vampires. RIP Steve Dillon. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

This week, Dread Media has perhaps the most specific theme ever: filmic adaptations of literary horror! First up, Desmond and Duane take the black pill as they reckon with John Dies at the End, the Don Coscarelli film based on the David Wong novel. Then Rich, the Monster Movie Kid gets his shot to protect himself from Cujo, Lewis Teague's adaptation of Stephen King's rabid St. Bernard novel. Then, Chris and Desmond hunker down in The Keep, Michael Mann's crazy adaptation of F. Paul Wilson's novel. Astute listeners will discover that this show almost became a "literary adaptations from 1983" episode, but, alas, there's room for more specific themes... songs: "Camel Holocaust" and "He Never Left" by The Inevitable Backlash, "Rabies Is a Killer" by Agony Bag, "Evil Healing" by Tangerine Dream, and "Book of the Month" by Lovage. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmed

This week, a selection of cinematic oddities. First up, Desmond and Duane sit down and... experience... the German film Der Bunker. Then Rich, the Monster Movie Kid tells us all about the tantalizingly titled Weresquito: Nazi Hunter. Duane and Desmond throw caution to the wind and discuss a Dutch remake of a British film, from only a few years ago, in their review of Reckless. It's really quite mad. There are also some microphone oddities and weirdness that couldn't be controlled. Hopefully it's all under control next week when we discuss something more rational, like a rape-revenge film or something. Here's some music to tide you over: "Underground" by Tom Waits, "Ain't Nothin' to Do" by The Hellacopters, "Mosquito Song" by Queens of the Stone Age, "Make Me Wanna Die" by The Pretty Reckless, and "Oddened" by Gost. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcam

This week, Dread Media kicks off October in style with an in-depth look at four of Hammer Studios' more obscure horror films. First up, Duane and Desmond steal a dangerous look at The Gorgon. Rich the Monster Movie Kid checks up on the references for The Nanny. Devil Dinosaur Jr. wrestles with the Demons of the Mind. Finally, Chris and Desmond discover what happened when Frankenstein Created Woman. There's some hammering tunes as well: "Ancient Weird Religious Rites" by Herschell Gordon Lewis, "Gorgon's Eye" by Ramming Speed, "The Game" by Disturbed, "Shakespeare's Sister" by The Smiths, "Gorgeous Frankenstein" by Gorgeous Frankenstein, and "Marching Through Graveyards" by Kataklysm. RIP to the Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

This week, the whole gang chips in to end Siegetember with an assortment of subgenres and eras of siege films. First up, Chris and Desmond look at a deaf woman versus a masked lunatic in the new Netflix feature, Hush. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. dives into the past to review The House on the Edge of the Park. Rich the Monster Movie Kid proves that it isn't just humans getting up on the siege action in his spoileriffic review of The Mist. We've got some music that sits outside your house and slowly pulsates through the uninsulated cracks in your walls: "Night Siege" by Black Tower, "Hush" by Tool, "Ghosts of Princes in Towers" by Rich Kids, "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult, and "The Uninvited Guest" by Mercyful Fate. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

This week, Dread Media presents reviews of two very different siege films. First up, hooded menaces infiltrate a house in the remote Romanian countryside in the French film Ils (or Them, if you're an anti-Frenchite). Then, a baby shower goes awry in Killer Party. What did Desmond and Duane think of these films? Listen to find out. Speaking of listening, here are some tunes to keep you safe: "Let Me In" by Beatsteaks, "Them" by The Misfits, "Rambozo the Clown" by Dead Kennedys, and "So Many People in the Neighborhood" by Ween. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

It's no surprise that the convergence of punk rock and horror is something that excites your host, and this week we're really excited to have the man whose name comes to mind when punk rock and horror are mentioned, especially with literature: Dread Media's oldest friend, David Agranoff. Desmond and David talk about punk rock and David's journey toward writing his latest novel, the truly unique Punk Rock Ghost Story. Then, themes converge as we celebrate horror and punk, as well as ticking a box for Siegetember in Darryll and Desmond's review of Green Room. So, put some spikes in your hair, some shit-kickers on your feet, some attitude in your head, and check this episode out! Here's some tunes to put you in the mood: "God Hates Sports" and "Carter Sucks, Reagan Swallows" by The F*ckers, "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" by Dead Kennedys, and "Prowling Leather" by Brooke Blair, Will Blair, and Joel Grind. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join

This week we kick off Siegetember with the grand-daddy of modern siege films as Desmond and Aaron Allen discuss John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13. Then, Rich the Monster Movie Kid gives us a short history of Star Trek fan films as he celebrates 50 years of Trek in his review of the fan film Star Trek: Renegades. If you're locked inside, you might want some tunes to keep you company: "The Windows" by John Carpenter, "Pigs Will Pay (All Cops Are Bad, You Know)" by Propagandhi, "Sabotage" by Beastie Boys, and "The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria" by Mary Shelley Overdrive. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

This week, Dread Media again dives into the "weird heroes" realm. This time it's an all-Miike edition as Takashi Miike has his own little corner of weird cinema nailed down. First up, Desmond and Darryll reckon with his "family-friendly" superhero otaku film Zebraman. Then, they look at the decidedly un-family-friendly creepy prequel Ichi-1. Here are some weird hero songs: "Heroes" by Celtic Frost, "Heroes from Our Past" by Dropkick Murphys, "Street Fighting Man" by Rage Against the Machine, and "Hero of the Soviet Union" by The Dillinger Escape Plan. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

This week, Dread Media presents an interview with filmmaker Steve Balderson about his brand new film, Hell Town, and his career in independent cinema. Then, Desmond unearths a previously thought lost review of the underground subway Canadian cult shocker End of the Line with Brittney and Jeff from 2011! Of course, as always, there is music: "Everyone I Went to High School with Is Dead" by Mr. Bungle, "High School Murder Case" by Kou Nakagawa, "End of the Line" by Pain, and "Well of Despair" by Skeletonwitch. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

This week, Chris and Desmond sit down to discuss a season of television. But fear not, it's about Preacher, and the review is from the perspective of a fan of the comic and someone who has never read it. Then, Duane joins Desmond to discuss the latest Artsploitation Films release: The Perfect Husband. And, of course, there's music: "Blasphemy is a Blast for Me" by Party Time, "The Preacher" by Mercyful Fate, "Wifebeater" by Murdock, and "God Called in Sick Today" by AFI. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

This week, it's another packed episode of throwback greatness. First up, Desmond interviews filmmaker Joe Begos about his brand new 80s-tinged feature film The Mind's Eye. Then, Desmond and Duane review the brand new Bed of the Dead, a film about a bed that kills people. Finally, Rich the Monster Movie Kid proves it's better late than never when he throws his hat in last week's anthology ring with Amicus Films' Torture Garden. Even most of the music is a throwback this week: "Almost Human" by Kiss, "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" by Blue Oyster Cult, "Death Bed" by Patton Oswalt, "The Tell-tale Heart" by The Alan Parsons Project, and "Dethbed" by Alkaline Trio. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

Welcome to a very special episode of Dread Media. The Unseen, a locally produced sci-fi / body horror film, is the toast of Fantasia Film Festival, and this episode is dedicated entirely to it. First up, writer / director Geoff Redknap talks all about the triumphs and troubles while filming the movie as well as his history in make-up effects stemming back 20 years. Then, an interview with the art director on the film: Darryll Doucette. Yeah, that's right. That Darryll Doucette. Of course, you gotta know what the stink is, so Duane and Desmond review the film, and Rich sticks to the theme of invisibility with his review of the best of the original Universal Invisible Man sequels: Invisible Agent. Of course, there's music: "Unseen Tormentor" by Early Man, "I'm Invisible Man" by The Meteors, "Invisible Kid" by Metallica, "Invisible Wounds (The Sulutre Mix)" by Fear Factory, "Invisible Empire" by Iron Mask, and "Les Invisible" by Blue Oyster Cult. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow

You know, sometimes Dread Media doesn't mess around when it comes to themed episodes. This week, we go all out with anthologies. Desmond and Darryll got together last weekend and took in a theatrical double feature. That double feature spawned the two bookending film reviews they're doing this week. First up, Tales from the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood which included a director / special effects artist / voice actor Q&A the fellas also discuss. Then in a special Stay Scary, Devil Dinosaur Jr. gives us a rundown of his favorite episode of every season of Tales from the Crypt on TV. You had to know that DD Jr. would come with the fire on an anthology episode. Then Desmond goes solo on a review of the brand new literary anthology Borderlands 6 after a short history of the series. Finally, Desmond and Darryll cover the grand-daddy of horror anthology films: Creepshow. There are tunes as well: "Devil's Whorehouse" by The Misfits, "Vampira" by Devin Townsend, "Tales from the Crypt" by Danny Elfman, "Over Bo

It's improbable animal week on Dread Media. Things start off crazy and get even crazier as the show carries on. First up, Desmond and Duane take a look at what happens when a little boy accidentally gets a black mamba in the mail in Venom. Then, keep an eye on your kids because Devil Dinosaur Jr. is at the zoo when an animal rage virus breaks out in Zoombies. Then, one of the most improbably animals of all fights other giant improbably alien animals in the reprehensible Gamera Super Monster. Animalistic tunes headed your way: "Snake Church" by Ringworm, "Iron Mamba" by Skinflint, "I'm an Animal" by Neko Case, "Gamera" by Varga, and "Don't Feed the Animals" by Shooter Jennings. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.