Dread Media

In this big ol' episode of Dread Media, a sense of normalcy returns as Darryll and Desmond take on the Japanese pseudo-slasher Gurozuka. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. presents a Stay Scary segment on William Hope Hodgson's Carnacki stories. Then Desmond returns with a bizarre, rambling review of Hidden. Help me. Songs are played: "Runner" by Andrew WK, "Cold Blows the Wind" by Ween, "Ghost" by Clutch, "Rehab" by Down, and "Your Lies Become You" by Monster Magnet. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia and @DevilDinosaurJr on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

For the first episode of 2012, it's a huge one packed with reviews! First off, Aaron swims up to chat with Desmond about the surprisingly insane Shark Night. Then, in a brand new Stay Scary, Devil Dinosaur Jr. reviews both Dick Briefer's Frankenstein from IDW and Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein from Dark Horse. Then Desmond goes solo on a review of the gory British thriller Don't Let Him In, and Bette "hammers" us with a review of Wake Wood from Hammer Films! There's also feedback and music, too! "A Swim with the Sharks" by Powerman 5000, "Jaws Theme Swimming" by Brand New, "Feed My Frankenstein" by Alice Cooper, "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and "New Years Eve" by Tom Waits. Check out zedwordblog.com for Aaron's dalliances with the dead (sharks not guaranteed). Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @betteschmidt, @dreadmedia, @EwokJedi, and @thezedword on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

Darryll got run over by a reindeer, but have no fear: this episode has enough dudes with names beginning with the letter D to shake a candy cane-shaped stick at. Damien joins Desmond once again to look at the unfortunate black comedy Two Front Teeth. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. officially debuts his new segment, Stay Scary, by reviewing William Castle's autobiography Step Right Up!: I'm Gonna Scare the Pants off America. There's tons of Christmas tune terror as long as you're still in the mood: "Cold Blooded Christmas" by Jon Lajoie, "The Christmas that Almost Wasn't" by Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk, "Step Right Up" by Tom Waits, and "Silent Night Deadly Night (acoustic)" by The Browns. Merry whatever and happy new socks! Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @ExtraLivesShow on Twitter, for Christ's sake! It's his birthday! Christ, I mean. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In the very first segment dedicated to discussing the endings of films in detail, Desmond and Darryll respond to Devil Dinosaur Jr.'s comprehensive e-mail about the religious implications of Frailty. Please, if you haven't seen Frailty, make sure you watch it (because it's great), and listen to this segment only after you've seen it. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia and @ewokjedi on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In the second installment of Yuletide terror, Desmond and Darryll review the Dutch film Sint (Saint), at least until they get bored and talk about superhero movies and other stuff. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. is back with a book review of Kim Newman's Nightmare Movies. Before all that, Desmond talks a little bit about a couple of documentaries he's watched recently: The Green Rush and Until the Light Takes Us. There's songs, too! "Saint and Sinner" by KISS, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" by The Browns, "Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold, and "Reggae Christmas Eve in Transylvania" by Count Floyd all get a spin on the old Rudolph the Red-Nosed Record Player! Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia and @EwokJedi on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

It's much delayed, but give Desmond a break! He just found this review of True Blood season four he did with the lovely Megan on his hard drive! Better late than never, right? Interesting dynamic here: Megan is an avowed fan of True Blood since season one, and this is the first season Desmond's watched. What did the two think? Things to take away from this review: the girl who plays Jessica is incredibly hot. Really hot. Super hot. Oh, and also some of the guys might be good looking. Or something. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter, but don't follow Megan in real life or Desmond will probably punch you. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

This week, Desmond and Darryll kick off the Yuletide festivities by taking a look at last year's Finnish film Rare Export: A Christmas Tale. Then Desmond goes solo on the sexy horror anthology film Little Deaths. Songs included: "Buried by Christmas" by Wednesday 13, "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" by Danny Elfman, "Sex and Death" by Motorhead, and "Pretty Little Death Song" by The Headstones. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond and Darryll come to terms with Lucio Fulci's The House by the Cemetery. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. stops by to do two short comic reviews of Hellboy: House of the Living Dead and Creepy Presents: Bernie Wrightson. Then, songs are played: "House by the Cemetery" by Wednesday 13, "Bob" by NOFX, "Creepy Crawly" by Michale Graves, and "It's Time to Party" by Andrew WK. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia and @EwokJedi on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In this episode of Dread Media, through the fog of red wine, two profane films are reviewed, but only one of them is worth your time. Which is it? Helldriver or Chillerama? Listen to find out! Splattering blood and other bodily fluids ahoy! Profane music: "Tokyo Vigilante #1" by Powerman 5000, "The Helldriver" by Voivod, "Drive In" by The Donnas, and "Wrong Turn" by The Young Werewolves. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In this highbrow, literary episode of Dread Media, Desmond is joined by Brother D in the first installment of Read the Book to discuss Robert E. Howard's horror stories. Then Darryll and Desmond review a film based on another literary masterpiece: Frankenhooker. Songs included: "Opening Theme" and "Closing Theme" from Casonetto's Last Song by Luke Stark, "Frankenhooker" by The 69 Eyes, and "Dead Man in My Bed" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Visit Brother D at www.derekmkoch.com, and check out 1951 Down Place for all your Hammer Film Podcasting needs! Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia and @BrotherD on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

We're doing it for the kids this week! Since all my other co-hosts are completely inappropriate, a slightly less inappropriate guest host named Jeff Strand joins us to talk about his sorta-kinda kids' book Fangboy, and his young adult splatter novel A Bad Day for Voodoo. Then, in a very special Growing Up Geek, Desmond is joined by his sons Cade and Davin to talk about a Reddick family favorite: The Monster Squad! But wait, there's more! Desmond goes solo on the painfully bad Spanish kids versus monster romp Buenas Noches, Senor Monstruo. Kid friendly tunes: "Kids in America" by Bloodhound Gang, "Waiting for a Bad Day for Voodoo" by Trevor Strong, "Rock Until You Drop" by Michael Sembello, "Buenas Noches, Senor Monstruo" by Regaliz, and "The Kids Who Wanna Play with the Dead" by Lordi. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia and @JeffStrand on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In this episode, Desmond and Darryll dive into the two-disc Blu-ray Ultimate Edition of Lucio Fulci's Zombie from Blue Underground. Then Desmond makes a case for the modern Canadian giallo Faces in the Crowd. Songs included: "Zombies March!" and "Zombie" by Gwar, "Forgotten Faces" by Avenged Sevenfold, and "Time to Die" by Hank Williams III. RIP Cory Smoot, AKA Flattus Maximus. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

Jeff fondly remembers a couple of horror film festivals that are now deceased, and shares the highlights of the Freak Show Film Festival. Follow us on Twitter @JeffStrand and @dreadmedia.

Seven comics, two men, two hours, all #1 issues. But what's the Madame Xanadu count? Listen to find out as Chris and Desmond take a break from your regularly scheduled program to discuss the seven first issues from The Dark line of DC's new 52 initiative. The first issues of Animal Man, Demon Knights, Frankenstein: Agent of SHADE, I, Vampire, Justice League Dark, Resurrection Man, and Swamp Thing all get their fair share of coverage. Follow us on Twitter @dreadmedia and @Insp_Spacetime.

I'm going to need to see your license, registration, and earbuds. This episode, themed around law and order, has Desmond and Darryll reviewing the Blu-ray release of Maniac Cop. Then Desmond goes solo on the true crime documentary Pig Farm, and weirdo crime flick South of Heaven. A little bit of cop rock for ya: "It's the Law" by Social Distortion, "Police Truck" by Dead Kennedys, "Pig House" by The Melvins, "South of Heaven" by Slayer, and "I am the Law" by Anthrax. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In this massive episode so big and in a week so fraught with emotional stress, Desmond forgets to mention his hiccups in the film review, and Chris Johnson brings an interview with Kurtis J. Wiebe about his new Image Comics horror series, Green Wake. Then Desmond and Darryll review the legendarily bad film Zombie Lake, and Desmond goes solo on the TV show Todd and the Book of Pure Evil. It's almost two hours of horror-podcasting goodness! Tunes included: "Green Hell" by The Misfits, "White Zombie" by Manimals, "The Lake" by King Diamond, "The Book of Heavy Metal (March of the Metalians)" by Dream Evil, and "Pure Evil" by The Meteors. Check out the first issue of Green Wake for free here: http://dailydead.com/exclusive-free-digital-version-of-green-wake-1/. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia and @Insp_Spacetime on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

The Commonwealth Crew get all British on your arse this week as they talk about Peter Cushing and Joan Collins in a review of the 1972 Amicus anthology film, Tales from the Crypt! Don't fuck with Ian's rose garden. That's not a ginger euphemism, by the way. Follow us on Twitter @dreadmedia and @MuseumWalkerIan. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

This episode of Gleefully Macabre is wayyyyy past deadline. But that's okay, because Jeff Strand is here to talk about deadlines, Best Worst Movie, and the promotional song for his upcoming novel "Waiting for a Bad Day for Voodoo" by Trevor Strong! Visit Trevor at www.trevorstrong.org and Jeff at www.jeffstrand.com. Follow @JeffStrand. And follow us on Twitter @dreadmedia. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

It's a mega-episode this week as Greg Lamberson stops by to talk tortured private detectives, werewolves, snow sharks, and... Tim Hortons? Then Desmond and Darryll dive into the classic John Carpenter film Escape from New York, where the last thing Kurt Russell wants to do is occupy Wall Street! Then, we can't go too long without a cinema verite film, can we? Zombie Diaries 2: World of the Dead gets a solo review. The following tunes get a spin: "Cosmic Drama" by Voivod, "Year of the Wolf" by Motorhead, "Escape" by Metallica, "Vacant World" by Diablo Blvd, and "A Drug Against Wall Street" by KMFDM. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In the second installment of the TV-based segment, Megan is back to join Desmond on a discussion of the third season of the Canadian-produced Syfy show Sanctuary. Sexual innuendo and Hollow Earth all in one episode? What more do you want? Follow us on Twitter @dreadmedia. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!