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In this huge episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick sits down with his lovely wife Megan to review the recently released Repo: The Genetic Opera before DW pops in with an in-depth look at Ripper in the latest edition of Brainscan. Desmond continues the look at school-based horror with the early satirical slasher Return to Horror High, and then goes on to review Dark Delicacies #1 from IDW Publishing. Tunes include: "Legal Assassin" and "Genetic Repo Man" from Repo: The Genetic Opera, "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult, "The Ripper" by Judas Priest, "Damn Dog" by Manic Street Preachers and "School's Out" by Gwar. Check out our sponsors at www.horror-mall.com and www.fright-rags.com, and don't forget the DREAD10 coupon code at Fright Rags to get 10% off your order. And don't forget to vote for Dread Media in the Earth-2.net Mainpage Awards here: http://www.earth-2.net/awards-08. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick takes a look at two university-based 80s slashers: Final Exam and Splatter University. He then moves on to talk about the penultimate issue of Steve Niles' Radical Comics miniseries City of Dust. Then, DW offers up a review of Ghost Manor for the Atari 2600 in Brainscan. Tunes, as always: "Final Day" by Pennywise, "Between High School and Old School" by Alice Cooper, "Asylum" by Naked City, "Asche zu Asche" by Rammstein and "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies. Make sure to visit the following url to learn all you need to know to vote for Dread Media in the third annual Earth-2.net Mainpage Awards: www.earth-2.net/awards-08. Show Dread Media some love by voting and visiting our sponsors at www.horror-mall.com and www.fright-rags.com, and don't forget to get 10% off your purchase at Fright Rags with the coupon code: DREAD10. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this jam-packed episode of Dread Media, Darryll joins Desmond for a Roadkill Review of the newly released Platinum Dunes suckfest The Unborn. Desmond recovers enough to review The Summer I Died by Ryan C. Thomas, and DW's triumphant return heralds a review of an obscure DOS game: Harvester. Tons of talk is had as well as an announcement about the clearance sale going on at www.Fright-Rags.com where you can save even more with your DREAD10 coupon code and a Rue Morgue Magazine giveaway is offered. Tunes include: "Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell" by Iggy & The Stooges, "New Born" by Muse, "Dirty Black Summer" by Danzig and "Death Trip" by Iggy & The Stooges. RIP Ron Asheton. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, Darryll stops by to review two realistic nail-biters: the adaptation of the novel Red, and a cinema verite creeper by the name of Home Movie. Hear some talk about the past year and the year to come as far as Dread Media is concerned, two in-depth reviews and tunes galore: "Seeing Red" by Killing Joke, "Revenge" by Black Flag, "Family" by John Zorn and "Whenever We Come Back" by Breaking the Jar. Support our sponsors at www.horror-mall.com and www.fright-rags.com. You have another month to use the DREAD10 coupon code to save 10% off your entire order at Fright Rags, so get on it and show your support for Dread Media. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick celebrates the return of Darryll as they ring in the New Year with two bikersploitation flicks. Desmond and Darryll gush over Stone, the lost classic Australian biker epic. Then they deride the less-than-classic non-film Hell Ride. (Why do some great directors only ever make one film, and then Quentin Tarantino goes and puts his name on any old thing?) Some rockin' road tunes for you this week: "Stone Cold Crazy" by Metallica, "Riders of Doom" by Crom, "Hellrider" by Judas Priest and "Road Rats" by Alice Cooper. Happy New Year! You've still got time to take advantage of a 10% discount at fright-rags.com by using the coupon code DREAD10. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick (with a red nose for other reasons) reviews Elves, the cheesy Christmas horror classic. Then he reviews several new indie comics: City of Dust #3, Nyarlathotep and Remnant #1. DW stops by to discuss Fatal Frame in Brainscan. Desmond talks about snow, hamsters and being right about Rob Zombie all in a whiskey-fueled episode featuring the following Yuletide terror tunes: "It Snows in Hell" by Lordi, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" by The Browns, "Cold Blooded Christmas" by Jon Lavoie, "There Ain't No Sanity Clause" by The Damned and "Christmas Sucks" by Tom Waits and Peter Murphy. Happy Holidays! Visit our sponsors at www.horror-mall.com and www.fright-rags.com. And make sure you use the coupon code DREAD10 at Fright Rags to get 10% off your order! Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, you'll shoot your eye out as Desmond Reddick takes a look at the early career of the legendary Bob Clark. While he covers most of the relevant films rather quickly, he offers full reviews of two recent Anchor Bay releases: Black Christmas (the original slasher film) and Murder by Decree (the film that pits Sherlock Holmes against Jack the Ripper). DW stops by with a review of Clock Tower for the Super Nintendo, and there are tunes aplenty: "Dead of Night" by New Math, "Piano Recital" by Carl Zittrer, "Jack the Ripper" by Mary Shelley Overdrive and "Silent Night, Deadly Night" by The Browns. Visit our sponsors for some last-minute Christmas gifts at www.horror-mall.com and www.fright-rags.com. And make sure you use the coupon code DREAD10 at Fright Rags to get 10% off your order! Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

This episode of Dread Media might be less than an hour, but it's jam-packed with goodness. After paying tribute to yet another person this week, Desmond Reddick puts recent rumors of Rob Zombie's involvement with Halloween 2 in a certain light before jumping into a review of James Newman's short fiction collection, People Are Strange. Then he reviews the Welsh coming of age thriller Summer Scars, and the Mexican documentary La Santa Muerte before waxing on and on about future plans for the show. DW also offers up a short Brainscan on Enemy Zero for the Sega Saturn. Tunes included: "Return of the Phantom Stranger" by Rob Zombie, "My Own Summer (Shove it)" by the Deftones, "Take My Scars" by Machine Head, "On March the Saints" by Down and "People Are Strange" by The Doors. Say hello to our new sponsor by visiting www.fright-rags.com and using the coupon code DREAD10 to get 10% off your order. RIP Uncle Forry. And read the Rob Zombie interview transcripts: http://www.earth-2.net/columns/reddick/reel-dread-43-1,

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick explores the non-werewolf career of one Paul Naschy in the newest installment of Horror Legends. He reviews all five films in the brand new Paul Naschy Collection from Deimos DVD: Exorcism, Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll, Human Beasts, Horror Rises from the Tomb and Vengeance of the Zombies. DW then stops by to review Condemned: Criminal Origins for the Xbox 360. Tunes include: "The Exorcist" by The Hellacopters, "Caught My Eye" by Danzig, "Haunted Head" by Concrete Blonde and "Sketches of Spain (For Miles)" by Buckethead. Listen to him whine about his iPod, hate on the news about Batman and pay tribute to an author who died far too young. RIP Joseph McGee (www.josephmcgee.net). Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

Listeners of It Came From the Basement: Jeff and Dead Mike wanted me to pass on this news flash. They have a new host for the show and a new website. The website is http://itcamefromthebasement.wordpress.com and the feed to enter into your respective podcatcher is as follows: http://feeds.feedburner.com/basementpodcast. Check 'em out! See you Monday with a jam-packed episode of Dread Media!

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick takes a look at three Canadian Anchor Bay DVD releases: Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, End of the Line and the classic TV show The Hilarious House of Frightenstein. He then goes on to review Hexed #1 from BOOM! Studios, and then DW comes by to offer a Brainscan full of brainy goodness with a look at Zombies Ate My Neighbors! for the Sega Genesis. Talk hockey, wine and listen to the following tunes: "Mr. Jack" by System of a Down, "Of Gods and Monsters" by The Spook, "Oh My Fucking God" by Strapping Young Lad, "Blood Witch" by The Melvins and "The Wicked End" by Avenged Sevenfold. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick is joined once again by his lovely wife Megan to discuss Ginger Snaps before he continues the feminine theme by going solo for a review of the blood-drenched French film A L'Interieur (Inside). Then, in conjunction with Doctor Who Week on Earth-2.net, Michael David Sims stops by to discuss the top five scariest episodes of the modern Doctor Who. Tunes include: "Ginger Snaps Main Theme" by Michael Shields, "Ginger Snaps" by Under a Nightmare, "Baby Gotterdammerung" by Monster Magnet and "She Moves in Murderous Ways" by The Chuck Norris Experiment. Discuss the deadlier of the species with me and send your feedback in! Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this fanged episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick talks Dracula with the world's foremost authority and author of the academic book, Bram Stoker's Notes from Dracula: A Facsimile Edition, Robert Eighteen-Bisang. He then reviews Blood Wars and does a top five non-vampire vampire films list before DW suffers through a review of Countdown Vampires for the PlayStation. Desmond caps it all off with the most vehement and venom-filled review yet when he "discusses" the Halloween issue of Revolver Magazine. Tunes included: "Dracula's Tango" by Zombina and the Skeletones, "Fresh Blood" by Alice Cooper, "Drain the Blood" by The Distillers, "Bloodhsot" by Ghoultown, "Bloodrocuted" by Dethklok and "The Box" by Snot. Visit our sponsor at www.horror-mall.com. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick interviews writer, director and star of the new backwoods cannibal film, Scarce from Anchor Bay. Then he reviews Scarce before DW comes back to review Rule of Rose for the PlayStation 2. Desmond finishes it all off with a review of the recently released hardcover from IDW, Locke and Key: Welcome to Lovecraft. Tunes include: "Frozen Brains Tell no Tales" by Buckethead, "Roses" by Silverchair, "Fear is the Key" by Iron Maiden and "Insanity" by Oingo Boingo. Support the show with a positive iTunes review and send me some feedback: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick gets heretical on ya and reviews two very different nunsploitation films: Nympha and Last House on the Beach. The animals attack novella Changing of Faces by Tim Lebbon is reviewed, along with Monster-Size Hulk #1 from Marvel Comics. DW returns with an edition of Brainscan reviewing Zombie Revenge for the Dreamcast. Before leaving, Desmond also regales you with his top three Halloween moments in his lifetime. Tunes include: "Kiss the Feet of the Nuns" by Bible Launcher, "Funland at the Beach" by Dead Kennedys, "Human Animal" by Biohazard, "Monsters Keep Me Company" by Lordi and "Halloween 1963" and "The Shape Stalks Laurie" by John Carpenter. Contact me: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, DW has disposed of Desmond Reddick and taken the reins of the show for the week. In his endless onslaught of Dubs-ery, he reviews the first issues of Epilogue and Crossed, as well as the trade paperback Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash. He then extensively reviews Slipknot's newest album All Hope is Gone before moving on to the most epic Brainscan yet: The History of Survival Horror. Tunes include: "Final Destination" by Within Temptation, "Beginning of the End" by Spineshank, "Till We Die" by Slipknot, "ORT" by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, "I Want Love" by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as Melissa Williamson and "Dead Memories" by Slipknot. Contact me: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

What better to make you feel woefully insignificant in the universe than an episode of this size? Last weekend Desmond Reddick attended the HP Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon, and this week he has more than three hours of footage to share with you. There's several reviews of the films seen at the fest and interview with the likes of: Frank Woodward (director of award-winning documentary Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown), Mars (composer of said documentary and the man behind Dead House Music), Jovanka Vuckovic (editor in chief of Rue Morgue Magazine), Toren Atkinson (from The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets), Sean Branney (from the HP Lovecraft Historical Society) and Andrew Migliore (festival runner and head of Lurker Films). There's also recorded footage of speeches, awards ceremonies and a panel on Lovecraft in Pop Culture. There's also tons of inane and profane chatter with fellow cultists and guest co-hosts DZ (from Cinema Diabolica) and Brother D (from Mail Order Zombie). On top of all that, t

In this sleazy episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick does a song-by-song review of Mary Shelley Overdrive's new self-titled album. He then reviews the new special edition of Savage Streets, a classic 1980s exploitation flick. But before all that, Mark Wood, Simon McCorkindale and Miss Wyckedevil Jones from Mary Shelley Overdrive stop by to talk about all three of their new releases, two of which are free! Tunes include: "The Hardest Button to Button," "Broken Gifts," "The Devil You Know," "House of a Thousand Corpses" and "They Walk Among You" all by Mary Shelley Overdrive. Kick ass rock and roll aplenty! Check 'em out and download a couple free albums yourself at www.maryshelleyoverdrive.com. Contact me: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick gets all literary on yo' ass with a bevy of classic literature-based reviews throughout various media. The short film Ray Harryhausen Presents: The Pit and the Pendulum, Dante's Inferno and the BOOM! Studios comic Necronomicon #1 all get reviewed. Plus DW returns with a Brainscan on American McGee's Alice for the PC. Tunes include: "Inquisition Symphony" by Apocalyptica, "Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Iron Maiden, "Inferno" by Miranda Sex Garden, "Do the Necronomicon" from Evil Dead: The Musical, "Electric Alice" by Grinderman and "The Lament of Janos Skorzeny" by Mary Shelley Overdrive. Make sure to let me know what you think by sending feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick reviews two Eurosleaze cannibal shockers - Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals and Cannibal Terror - before welcoming back DW as he takes a bite out of Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse. Plus, exciting news, and feedback aplenty. Tunes include: "Celebrate the Flesh" by Crom, "Love You More Dead" by The Black Rose Phantoms, "Experiment in Terror" by Fantomas, "Zombie Dance" by Alice Cooper and "If I Only Had a Brain" by The Flaming Lips. Contact me: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.