Dread Media

This week, after more than 16 years of weekly horror podcasting, Dread Media takes on its first film in the Saw franchise. And it's Spiral: From the Book of Saw. So, join the local crew (Brittney, Desmond, Jeff, Mo, and Scott) as they wrap their heads around the Chris Rock-led spinoff. Then, Desmond goes solo on reviews of two recent Adult Swim animated feature films from his beloved franchises: The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart and Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar. Songs included: "Piggy" by Nine Inch Nails, "The Saw is the Law" by Whitechapel, "Gardener of Vengeance" by Dethklok, and "Enlighten Through Agony" by Dying Fetus. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, Desmond and Duane watch a couple on the verge of divorce getting stuck in some Quicksand. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Films About Couples Trapped Somewhere. Songs included: "The Quicksand of Existing" by Pallbearer, "Quicksand" by Finger Eleven, "We're in This Together" by Nine Inch Nails, and "Last Word" by Baroness. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week on the show, after some chatter about David Agranoff's new novel Last Night to Kill Nazis, Desmond and Duane take a look at the brand new Brooklyn 45. Then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Supernatural Horror / War Films. Songs included: "Botched Ritual" by Final Gasp, Seance Fiction by GZR, "Fog of War" by Geld, and "War Pigs" by Bat Sabbath. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week on the show, Desmond and Tom take on the legal thriller / werewolf movie, Wer. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Horrific Interrogation Scenes. Songs included: "Bestia De La Muerte" by Brujeria, "Porphyria Cutanea Tarda" by AFI, "Question!" by System of a Down, and "Bloodbath" by Dethklok. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, we celebrate those ancient killing machines, the shark, as Desmond and Duane take a look at the brand new Stephen Scarlata documentary, Sharksploitation. Then, Desmond goes solo on a review of a controversial film covered in-depth in the documentary, Bruno Mattei's Cruel Jaws (aka Jaws 5). Songs included: "Main Title (Jaws)" by John Williams, "Fast as a Shark" by Accept, "Jaws Theme Swimming" by Brand New, and "A Swim with the Sharks" by Powerman 5000. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week on the show, fairy tales are the topic. After some solo discussion of The Changeling, Desmond presents a review with Tom of the Eighties anthology film Deadtime Stories. Then Desmond goes solo again on a Dread Media Top 5 Fairytale Horror Movies. Songs included: "Fairytale" by Edguy, "Bedtime Tales" by TAJ, "A Fairytale About Slavery" by Miranda Sex Garden, and "Jack The Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots" by Black Sabbath. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week on the show, we shun the format and start with Desmond going solo on the absolutely delightful documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. Then Tom joins him to look at the horror anthology film Horror Noire. (See where it gets confusing?) Then Desmond goes solo again on a Dread Media Top 5 Black Horror Double Features. Songs included: "Lord of the Night" by Skinflint, "City Rising From the Ashes" by Deltron 3030 feat. Mike Patton, "Film Noir Hero" by Schizoid Lloyd, "At The Movies" by Bad Brains, and "Christopher Dorner" by HO99O9. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, Canadian Desmond and his cohost Tom from New York discuss the iconic Canadian slasher film Curtains. Then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Canadian Slasher Films and plays mostly music from Canadian artists. Songs included: "Cut the Curtains" by Billy Talent, "Hooks in You" by Iron Maiden, "My Bloody Valentine" by The Browns, and "Drawing Curtains" by Buck 65. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, Desmond and Duane watch two families become friends on vacation and then something else in the Danish / Dutch co-production Speak No Evil. Turns out, it's kind of the perfect Des / Duane movie, so then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Previously Reviewed Des / Duane Movies About Vacation. Songs included: "Holiday" by Duff McKagan, "Got Your Tongue" by Me and That Man featuring Chris Georgiadis, "Vacation" by Devin Townsend, and "See No Evil" by Ghost. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

We pulled an audible this week when we heard the legendary BBC presenter Sir Michael Parkinson passed away because we had his contribution to horror culture already reviewed and ready. So this week, Tom and Desmond talk all about the BBC special presentation that terrified a generation of Brits: Ghostwatch. Then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Scariest British Film. Songs included: "When Death Comes Crawling" by End Reign, "My Head Is Full of Ghosts" by Bad Religion, "Gravestones & Coffins" by Kataklysm, and "Soul Remnants" by Outer Heaven. RIP Sir Michael Parkinson. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, we are once again joined by our old friend Greg Lamberson. This time, we talk about The Hills Have Eyes, teaching screenwriting, and, of course, the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival. Listen to the rundown of the amazing schedule of the film fest and then head to the Dipson Amherst Theatre in Buffalo, New York from August 18-24th to take in some great new movies! More info here: http://www.buffalodreamsfantasticfilmfestival.com. Songs included: "Tomorrow's Dream" by Black Sabbath, "All I have To Do is Dream" by Dandy Warhols, and "Dream in Motion" by Kirk Windstein. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week on the show, we're talking about our imaginary friends! Maybe that came out wrong. First, Desmond and Tom review the Shudder original Daniel Isn't Real. Then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Imaginary Friend Stories Across Media. Songs included: "Imaginary Days" by Mark Morton, "F(r)iend" by In Flames, "My Poor Friend Me" by Bad Religion, and "A Dialogue in B Flat Minor" by In Flames. And this is likely the first time in the 832-week run of this show that Desmond realized he's played the same artist twice in one episode while writing the show notes. Oh well. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week on the show, Desmond and Duane reckon with the mockumentary Wrinkles the Clown. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Genre Mockumentaries. Songs included: "Tears of a Clown" by Iron Maiden, "Sweet Licks (Music from Clowns 3D)" by Slash, "A Joke, A Fraud, A Fake" by Iron Reagan, and "Counterfeit" by Limp Bizkit. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, one of Dread Media's oldest friends, Chris Alexander, returns after 13 years to catch up. We talk about everything from a look back at his days with Fangoria, Rue Morge Magazine, and Rue Morgue Radio to his films and his thoughts on Rob Zombie, James Wan, and much more. But, mainly, we talk about his brand new book Corman / Poe: Interviews and Essays Exploring the Making of Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe Films, 1960-1964. Then, Chris sticks around to do our own Double Dread Media Top 5 Favorite Corman / Poe films! Songs included: "Space Vampire" and "She Walks Over Graves" by Chris Alexander, "The Tell-Tale Heart" by The Alan Parson Project, and "Buried Alive" by Avenged Sevenfold. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com

This week on the show, we have a double feature of short horror reviews centered around children. First up is the psychedelic and twisted Spoonful of Sugar with Duane. Then, Tom and I find out that There's Something Wrong with the Children. Songs included: "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton" by Mastodon, "Blotter Acid Reflex Syndrome" by Atmosphere, "Children of the Damned" by Iron Maiden, and "At a Crawl (2023)" by Melvins. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week on the show, Desmond and Duane wince their way through the controversial Taiwanese snakesploitation film Calamity of Snakes. Then, Desmond does a solo rundown of short reviews of the last three books he's finished. In order: The Donut Legion by Joe R Lansdale, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes by Jeff Strand, and Alien: Enemy of my Enemy by Mary Sangiovanni (all multiple-time Dread Media guests). Also, snake songs: "For the Snakes" by Mountain Goats, "House of Snakes" by Pig Destroyer, "The Enemy Beside You" by Crowbar, and "Snakes for the Divine" by High on Fire. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week on the show, Desmond and Tom present an animal rampage double feature. First up, some sharks just need to pick up a few things as they terrorize an Australian grocery store in Bait. Then, a period setting and a great cast does absolutely nothing to save the abysmal Cocaine Bear. Animal attack songs included: "Gila Monster" by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, "Bait and Bleed" by Entombed AD, "Killed to Death" by iwrestledabearonce, and "The Beastmaster" by VHS (Violent Homicidal Slasher). Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week on the show, Desmond and Duane take a look at the Joel Schumacher film Blood Creek. Then Desmond goes solo with a Dread Media Top 5 Nazi Occultism Stories. Songs included: "Powers of Darkness" by Blood Ceremony, "Where the Runes Still Speak" by Candlemass, "Black Blacker Than Black" by Sleep of Monsters, and "Secrets of the Black Sun" by Tombs. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, Desmond and Tom ring in 825 episodes with a look at the cinematic world of GI Joe. First, they watch the classic animated movie GI Joe: The Movie. Then, in the early aughts, there were several more adult animated web-series type productions that comprise close to feature length films. We take a look at the most prominent one of those: GI Joe Renegades. Then, the live action era gets its due in reviews of GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, GI Joe: Retaliation, and, ahem, Snake Eyes: GI Joe Origins. Among the many audio delights in this episode, the following songs get spins: "GI Joe The Movie Theme Song" by Ford Kinder, Spencer Michlin and Barry Harman, "Little Guns" by Oingo Boingo, "GI Joe" by Melvins with Mike Patton, "Snake Eyes" by Painkiller, and "Ivan Meets GI Joe" by The Clash. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress

This week, Desmond and Tom are delighted by M3GAN. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Pop Culture Robots. Songs included: "ROBOT" by Tenacious D, "You're My Best Friend" by Melvins, "This Human Equation" by Ayreon, and "Robot King" by Helloween. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.