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Everyone knows your host loves stories about unfulfilled artistic endeavors. This time around, Desmond and Tom are talking about one you might not have heard of: George Romero's Resident Evil. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Non-Zombie Romero Films. Songs included: "What Comes Around (Day of the Dead Mix)" by Ill Nino, "George Romero" by Sprites, "Scream!" by The Misfits, and "Halleluja...

This week, Desmond and Duane finally check out another Full Moon classic that has not been given a sequel: Doctor Mordrid. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Sorcerers in Pop Culture. Songs included: "Mr. Crowley" by Ozzy Osbourne, "Sorcerer's Fate" by Spirit Adrift, "Bored with Sorcery" by Monster Magnet, and "The Wizard" by Black Sabbath. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Fo...

This week, Desmond and Tom watch Geoffrey Rush take on the overbearing bully John Lithgow in The Rule of Jenny Pen. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Scary Horror Films Centered Around Senior Citizens. Songs included: "Wicked Puppet Dance" by Chat Pile, "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" by They Might Be Giants, "Growing Old" by A Pale Horse Named Death, "Old" by Machine Head. Send fe...

Happy Canada Day, Dreadites! Throw a 2-4 of Old Style in the cooler, grab a lawn chair, and join Desmond and Duane as we give'r during our reviews of FUBAR and FUBAR II. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top Five Canadian Films! And, finally, every song we play is from Canadian artists: ""Hey Hey My My (Into the Black" by Nomeansno, "FUBAR Is a Super Rocker" by Thor, "The Gem" by Priestess, "Me...

This week, Steven Soderbergh's Presence gives Desmond and Tom a look at a haunted house film shot from the POV of the presence in the house. Then Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 POV Films. Songs included: "New Best Friend" by Deadguy, "Ominous Presence (Live)" by New Math, "Through These Eyes" by Social Distortion, and "Through Thine Eyes" by GosT. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.co...

This week, our old pal Greg Lamberson is back, and in honor of his upcoming film, Frenzy Moon , we review the four werewolf films from 1981: The Howling, Wolfen, An American Werewolf in London, and Full Moon High. That's three Mount Rushmore werewolf movies and I don't know what the hell Full Moon High is. Some howling tunes: "Frenzy" by Killing Joke, "The Howling" by Bloody Hammers, "Wolfen" by M...

This week, Desmond and Duane explore the new Mexican thriller The Hole in the Fence. Then, Terry Mitchell returns to go solo on a review of the current provocative release everyone is freaking out about: Bring Her Back. Songs included: "Loose Tooth" by Idle Heirs, "Within My Fence" by Leprous, "Dig Up Her Bones" by The Misfits, and "Lord of The Flies" by Iron Maiden. Send feedback to: dreadmediapo...

This week, after some confusion, Tom and Desmond check out in the 2018 Chinese film Monster, which takes place in an alternate dimension. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Favorite Alternate Dimensions in Fiction and Film. Songs included: "Desert War Eternal" by Drugs of Faith, "Reality is a Ride on the Bus" by SNFU, "Thin Places" by Staticlone, and "Shards" by Gruesome. Send feedback to:...

This week, Desmond and Duane take a look at the tamest French psycho killer movie ever: The Strangler. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Brutal Movie Strangulation Scenes. Songs included: "Strangled" by Osker, "When Misery Was a Stranger" by Cradle of Filth, "Baltimore Strangler" by Pig Destroyer, and "Hanging Around" by Ghost. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilD...

The week, Desmond and Tom ring in the 925th episode of Dread Media with a look at the films in The Fly franchise: The Fly (1958), Return of the Fly, Curse of the Fly, The Fly (1986), and The Fly II. Songs included: "I Am the Fly" by Wire, "Flyswatter" by Eels, "Return of the Fly" by Farside, "Fly Paper (acoustic)" by Melvins, "FLY" by Ice Nine Kills, "Human Fly" by Nouvelle Vague, and "Change (in...

This week, Desmond and Tom heap praise into The Gorge. While its title sounds like a Bentley Little novel, it isn't. So Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Putting a Bentley Little Spin on Movies Titled with Two Words and One of Them is "The." I think we finally have a new winner for longest description of a Top 5. Bentley Little-sounding songs included: "The Complex" by Devin Townsend, "Gorge Up...

This week, Desmond and Duane review All You Need is Death, an Irish film about a couple involved in bootlegging old Irish folk songs and accidentally unleashing an ancient evil. You know, that old chestnut. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Irish Horror Films. And the music selection is all Irish(-style) folk songs: "Heroes from Our Past" by Dropkick Murphys, "The Foggy Dew" by Primordial...

This week on the show, Desmond and Tom check out Robert Eggers' Nosferatu. Then, Des goes solo on reviews of the 2023 Nosferatu starring Doug Jones and Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre from 1979. Songs included: "Nosferatu" by Witchery, "Nosferatu" by Blue Oyster Cult, "Through Pain to Heaven" by Popol Vuh, and "The Undead" by John Zorn. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @...

This week, Desmond and Duane enjoy the recent French film The Vourdalak. Then, Des goes solo for a bit about the segment "I Wurdulak" from Mario Bava's Black Sabbath. They're both based on the same short story. Songs included: "We Destroy the Family" by Fear, "Wurdalak" by Rob Zombie, "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath, and "Blood Dynasty" by Arch Enemy. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com...

This week, Desmond and Tom continue their non-linear odyssey through the filmography of Ken Russell with the sleazy and stylish Crimes of Passion. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Erotic Thrillers. All that and some concert talk. Songs that wouldn't be out of place in an erotic thriller: "Malfire" by Refused, "Escape Myself" by Nouvelle Vague, "Sin" by Nine Inch Nails, and "Night Busines...

This week, Desmond and Duane check out the Tubi Original / Joe R Lansdale adaptation, The Thicket. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Crazy Westerns on Tubi. Walk into the Dread Media Saloon and you might hear these tunes playin' on the pianny: "Life Today is Horse Droppings" by VHS, "Don't You Think this Outlaw Bit has Done Got Out of Hand" by James Hetfield, "Dead of Night" by Orvill...

This week, Desmond and Tom look at Chad Ferrin's Lovecraft pastiche:HP Lovecraft's The Old Ones. Then, Desmond keeps the theme rolling with a look at the previous film in the trilogy: HP Lovecraft's The Deep Ones. The third film isn't out yet, but chances are you'll hear about it here. Songs included: "H.P. Lovecraft" by BloodHag, "Please God No" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, "Deep Call...

This week, Desmond and Duane take a look at a true cinematic oddity: Troubled oil heir Andrew Getty's obsessive life's work, The Evil Within. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Genre Projects Finished After Their Main Contributor's Death. Songs included: "Show Yourself" by Mastodon, "Mirror Mirror" by Helloween, "We Are the Ones" by Chris Declerq featuring Lemmy Kilmister, and "Looking Gla...

This week, it's a Dread Media Triple Feature! First, Desmond goes solo on a review of the brand new Wolf Man. Then, Des and Tom check out Samara Weaving's latest: Azrael. And finally, Des and Duane review the black metal-themed found footage film Invoking Yell. Songs included: "Patching Holes in a Dead Star" by Staticlone, "Guild of Mute Assassins" by Clutch, "Funeral" by Myrkur feat. Chelsea Wolf...

This week on the show, Desmond and Duane check out another Shudder original that is also another sniper thriller that takes place entirely at another gas station in Night of the Hunted. Then, Desmond goes solo on two Dread Media Top 5's, the first being a top 5 "Night of" genre films, and the second is a top 5 "Night of" films you've probably never seen. There's also tunes: "Night of the Witch" by...

This week, we pay tribute to Paul Naschy once again with a Desmond and Tom double feature. First up, we watch a terrible print of The Werewolf vs The Vampire Woman (AKA Werewolf Shadow, AKA Walpurgis Night). Then we see a Spanish attempt at a giallo film in A Dragonfly for Each Corpse. Songs included: "Killer Wolf" by Danzig, "Fresh Blood" by Eels, "Unclean" by Amen, and "The Void" by Drugs of Fai...

This week, Desmond and Duane look at the intense 1983 Austrian home invasion / serial killer film Angst. Then Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Austrian Films. Yeah, it turns out there were more than five to choose from, but I wasn't sure I'd hit the required number before I researched. Songs included: "Desperation Angel" by -(16)-, "Angst" by Rammstein, "Revenge" by Ministry, and "Killing Spre...

This week, Desmond and Tom look at quite possibly the best horror film of 2024: Oddity. Then, since it's a movie with a creepy wooden mannequin, Des decides to finally rewatch The Fear from 1995 and, for the first and last time, 1999's The Fear: Resurrection. Songs included: "Mannequin Republic" by At the Drive In, "Golem" by Voivod, "The Fear (Morty's Theme)" by Esham, and "Circle of Fear" by HIM...

This week, Desmond and Duane look at the 2001 Jeremy Kasten oddity The Attic Expeditions. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Live Action Seth Green Performances. Songs, mostly from the soundtrack to the film, included: "Sugar Coated Sour" by The Dillinger Escape Plan, "Blackacidevil" by Danzig, "Love Comes in Spurts" By Richard Hell and the Voidoids, and "Bonehead" by Naked City. Send feed...

This week, Desmond and Tom take in a double feature of lackluster werewolf movies: Sung Kang's horror comedy Shaky Shivers and Larry Fessenden's depressive Blackout. Songs included: "Unleash the Wolves" by Powerwolves, "Shake Your Blood" by Probot feat. Lemmy Kilmister, "Wait for the Blackout" by The Damned, and "To the Wolves" by Whitechapel. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow...