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This week, in the wake of an ever-approaching winter, Desmond and Duane check out the 1995 indie horror comedy Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Wendigo Films. And of course, the tunes: "The Hunger (demo)" by The Misfits, "Raw Power" by The Stooges, "How to Serve Man" by Creature Feature, and "The Hunger" by The Distillers. Send feedback to: dreadmediapod...

This week, Desmond and Tom review a newish (2016) film from a favorite director: Takashi Miike. The film in question is the wild sci-fi manga adaptation Terra Formars. Then Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Takashi Miike Films. And we pay tribute to one of the great American artists: David Lynch. Songs included: "In Dreams" by Roy Orbison, "To Mars" by Early Man, "Fend You Off" by Zeal and Ardo...

This week, a bad decision creates a real-life nightmare scenario in the intense and extreme The Coffee Table . Desmond and Duane have a few things to say about it. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Crazy Spanish Genre Films. Songs included: "Dead Babies" by Alice Cooper, "Book of Bad Decisions" by Clutch, "Spanish Eyes" by Faith No More, and "S1" by Opeth. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodc...

Happy New Year! You know what that means: it's time to kick off the New Year by talking about your host's favorite books, comics, TV , movies, podcasts, and more from 2024! And, of course, we play a bunch of songs from Desmond's favorite records of the year. So, strap in for three-plus hours of nerdy BSing. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on T...

This week on the show, Tom and Desmond check out this year's V/H/S offering from Shudder: V/H/S/Beyond. Then, Des goes solo on an updated Dread Media Top 5 V/H/S segments. Songs included: "One Step Beyond" by Madness, "Beyond Electric Dreams" by Bad Religion, "I Can't Turn It Off" by NAILS, and "Short-Circuit" by Candy feat. Aaron Melnick. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @Dev...

This year, the Christmas cheer is at a minimum when Desmond and Duane review the grief-stricken Christmas holiday at The Lodge. Then, Des goes solo on reviews of Silent Night and A Creature Was Stirring. Creepy carols: "X-Mas Has Been X'ed" by NOFX, "Dead Christmas" by Monster Magnet, "Christmas Sucks" by Tom Waits & Peter Murphy, and "Silent Night, Deadly Night (acoustic)" by The Browns. Send fee...

This week, Desmond and Duane look back into Douglas Buck's career with his haunting, troubling, extreme, and beautiful short films Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America. It almost makes you sick to your stomach! No wait, that's the gastroenteritis. To bring things up a bit, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Comfort Films! You won't find any quiet pastoral suburban nightmares there! Songs inclu...

This week, Desmond and Tom check out the absolutely insane Highway to Hell. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Insane Genre Films from 1991. Even most of the songs are from '91: "Hey Stoopid" by Alice Cooper, "In Hell is Where She Waits for Me" by The Black Dahlia Murder, "Love Is a Fist" by Mr. Bungle, and "Right Next Door to Hell" by Guns N Roses. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmai...

This week, Desmond and Duane go deep on a "sort-of" extreme horror anthology film from 2011: The Theatre Bizarre. Songs included: "Face Lifter" by Naked City, "Giving Life to Tragedy" by End Reign, and "Like a Sunken Ship" by Leprous. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dread...

This week, join Desmond and Tom as they ring in episode 900 with reviewing three more films based on a single short story by Stephen King. Greaser revenants torment a teacher in Sometimes They Come Back. Its direct sequel, Sometimes They Come Back... Again, is more like a remake with a more interesting cast. And Tom and Des are still wondering who the hell thought Sometimes They Come Back... for M...

This week, follow Desmond and Duane as they follow a slasher through this year's In a Violent Nature. Then, Desmond keeps the conversation going with an absinthe-fueled Dread Media Top 5 Unique Slashers. Songs included: "Stickin' in My Eye" by NOFX, "Ultra-Violent" by Cavalera Conspiracy, "Obsessed with Death" by Mammoth Grinder, and "Extinction" by Primal Code. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast...

This week, it's a classic Dread Media Double Feature! First up, two of our favorite actors cannot save Longlegs from Desmond and Tom's ire. Then, some audio issues mar Des and Duane's review of the 1983 Japanese exploitation film Village of Doom, but you should still definitely check out the review and film. Songs included: "Unforgivable" by Dark Tranquility, "Playing with Dolls" by Slayer, "Dark...

This week, Desmond and Duane review Steven Kostanski's brand new film, Frankie Freako. Then he goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Phone Films. Songs included: "Call Me" by Pain, "Macho Freak" by Lordi, "Get Off the Phone" by Johnny Thunders & The heartbreakers, and "Long Distance Call" by Ohvaur. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join...

This week on the show, Desmond and Tom catch up on some filmmakers whose early work really impressed them. First, David Slade's period folk horror film, Dark Harvest. Then, they discuss the latest film that Neil Marshall cast his girlfriend in: Duchess. Songs included: "Harvester" Dorthia Cottrell, "V.A.N." by Poppy & Bad Omens, "Action Woman" by Danzig, and "Food for the Crows" by Walking Wounded...

This week, Desmond and Duane talk about the classic nasty monster attack movie Humanoids from the Deep. Then, Naveed and Terry (formerly of the Lobby Boys podcast) review the brand new Hellboy: The Crooked Man. Songs included: "The Innsmouth Look" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, "Deep Sea Creature" by Mastodon, "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and "Deathkush" by Dimmu Borg...

This week on the show, Tom and Des check out the 1986 underrated oddity Neon Maniacs. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Unmade Versions of Genre Films. There's also some in-depth discussion on Stephen Scarlata's podcast In the Shadow of the Neon Maniacs, an oral history of the film's troubled production. Songs included: "Panic Hysteric" by The Black Dahlia Murder, "Neon Knights" by Bl...

Banned in 46 (*cough* more like eight) countries! Full of real (*cough* mostly simulated) death. This week, Duane and Desmond talk about 1978's Faces of Death. Then, Desmond goes solo on Faces of Death II, III, IV, and Faces of Death: Fact or Fiction?, as well as a further discussion on mondo movies. With an episode featuring some of the most graphic material ever watched in preparation for an epi...

This week, Desmond and Tom review the French shark film Under Paris. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 French Horror Films. Songs included: "A Swim with the Sharks" by Powerman 5000, "Oroborus" by Gojira, "Dead French Mathematicians" by Mares of Thrace, and "Still Waters Run Deep" by The 69 Eyes. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on...

This week, Desmond and Duane check out the extreme horror anthology film with a release that's been 11 years in the making: The Profane Exhibit. Then, since the hour-long review wasn't enough, Des comes back to do a Dread Media Top 5 Foundational Modern Extreme Horror Films. And the music is also pretty extreme: "Lacking the Ability to Process Empathy" by Nails, "Profane" by Jesus Piece, "Morbid L...

This week on the show, a double feature of films that Desmond and Tom disagree on. First up, the tense New Zealand film Loop Track has your hosts in complete disagreement. Then, Tom likes Byte a little bit more than Des, but Des can't get past a film about a phone app that orders you a vial of werewolf blood. Songs included: "Me Inside" by Slipknot, "Blackbird" by Alkaline Trio, "Byte Block" by Fe...

This week, our old friend Gregory Lamberson joins us to talk about the first year of his brand new film festival: Amazing Fantasy Fest! And this time, because he's a programmer for said film festival, Desmond has seen all 21 features that are playing from September 13th-19th in Buffalo New York. Check out http://www.amazingfantasyfest.com. And there's some exciting news about Greg's upcoming movie...

This week, a mysterious young woman seeks shelter in a mysterious old man's mobile home during a nasty storm in Desmond and Duane's review of You'll Never Find Me. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Double Features of Movies Featuring Almost Exclusively Two Actors. Songs included: "You Will Never Get Me" by Candy featuring Justice Tripp, "Shelter" by Corrosion of Conformity, "Leave Me...

This week, we're back from vacation and sick as a dog, so it's a classic un-themed double feature! First up, Desmond and Tom wrap their heads around Moon Garden. Then, Desmond and Duane reckon with History of Evil. Songs included: "Without You" by Summon Luke featuring Lucy Oaks, "Moonpeople" by Devin Townsend, "Dictatorshit" by Sepultura, and "Blood in the Smoke" by Ohvaur. Send feedback to: drea...

This week on the show, Desmond and Duane take a look at the first leading role for WWE Superstar CM Punk: The Girl on the Third Floor. Then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Roles for Wrestlers in Cinema (with apologies to Andre the Giant from Princess Bride who I dumbly forgot). Songs included: "Werewolf Gimmick" by Mountain Goats, "Floor" by Buck 65, "They Live" by The Browns, and "West S...

You know the review is going to be something when it begins with an apology. This week, Tom made Desmond watch Blood Theatre. Then, Desmond (after being put off films maybe forever) reviewed the last two books he read: The Atrocity Engine by Tim Waggoner and Draw You in Vol. 1: Collector's Item by Jasper Bark. Songs included: "Attrition" by Poison Ruin, "Theatre of Horror" by Revocation, "Without...