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Get your sexy werewolf on this week as Chris and Desmond reluctantly look at the second season of Netflix Original Hemlock Grove. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. saves the day with a look at Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory in a new Stay Scary. There's some sexy tunes as well: "Gypsy" by Emperor, "Scientific Rebirth" by Cara Neir, "Nothing to Lose" by Girlschool, and "Dog Inside Your Body" by Butthole Surfe...

This week we pay tribute to one of our most beloved entertainers. From comedy to drama to children's films to intense psychological character studies, Robin Williams was truly one of the greats. So Chris and Desmond have a great conversation about the man during their review of Insomnia. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. reviews the recent dark comedy World's Greatest Dad. There's tunes as well: "I Don't Sl...

This week Dread Media takes a look at some random infected-zombie films. First up, Adam and Desmond check out the military-experiment-gone-wrong-style infected-zombie in Toxin. Then an environmental disaster creates the flesh-eaters in Devil Dinosaur Jr.'s Stay Scary on Hell of the Living Dead. Desmond is joined by Jeff and Luke to look at perhaps the most interesting one of them all: the social m...

Sometimes you can't go home again. Or maybe you do, but things have changed. Or maybe you just haven't. Regardless, aliens may be involved. This week, Desmond and Duane take a look at Edgar Wright's World's End. To fit the theme, Darryll and Desmond follow it up with a look at Abel Ferrara's unique take on the classic alien invasion tale: Body Snatchers. There are tunes, as well: "Gimme Some Skin"...

This week Dread Media gets a little bit meta as Darryll and Desmond take a look at a slasher movie about a slasher movie: The Hills Run Red. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. takes a look at Theatre Bizarre, an anthology film with a meta framing sequence. There's also songs, but not songs about songs. That would be weird: "Scream!" by The Misfits, "River Runs Red (Re-Zamped)" by Life of Agony, "Chasm" by Go...

Come home from Vietnam with Dread Media this week as we celebrate two films where someone "died" in war before coming home. First up, Desmond and Darryll review the exploitation classic Rolling Thunder. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. delivers a Stay Scary on Bob Clark's Deathdream. Of course, there's songs: "War Eternal" by Archenemy, "Battles and Brotherhood" by 3 Inches of Blood, "Holiday in Cambodia"...

There's a focus on the new this week as Desmond and Darryll take in a viewing of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and then dive into an insane, freeform discussion on apes in pop culture. Then, listener Al from Halifax sends in a thoughtful review of the first season of the Showtime series Penny Dreadful. There's some simian music, too: "With Man Gone, Will There Be Hope for Gorilla?" by Starvist,...

Lamberto Bava's Demons saga is on the docket this week as Desmond and Duane go deep on the first two films in the series. They go from Demons at its inception as a piece of low-budget filler to appease a production company to a discussion of class struggle depicted in Demons 2. On top of that, they also take a look at two of the many films to bear the name Demons 3: first, Devil Dinosaur Jr. gives...

Doctor, doctor! Gimme the news, we've got a medical horror themed episode for you! That's right. Covering the gamut of genre-based films about our fears of illness and death, for the first time Dread Media looks at medical-themed horror films. First up, Desmond and Darryll take a long look at the misguided-but-compelling medical conspiracy thriller Coma. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. Stays Scary when he...

This week, Dread Media rocks once again as we present two interviews by author David Agranoff from BizarroCon 2014. The first interview is with MP Johnson (www.freaktension.wordpress.com). The second interview is with Ross E Lockheart (www.haresrocklots.com). Both of these guys rock. And so does David Agranoff (www.davidagranoff.blogspot.com). If that wasn't enough rock for you, Duane joins Desmon...

The Commonwealth Crew has returned after a long absence to cap off a week discussing the major British horror studios of the 1970s with a double-sized episode follow-up to the last British horror comic-themed anthology they watched: Vault of Horror! Censorship, neat freaks, pre-Doctor Who Tom Baker, and differing views on Imperialism are among the multitude of things discussed as these two go deep...

Blimey! Get British with us once again as Dread Media pays tribute to titans of British horror. First up, Desmond and Darryll worship at the altar of Ingrid Pitt in Hammer's Countess Dracula. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. gives us a Stay Scary segment on the BBC horror comedy series Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible. Make sure to check in later this week for a special Amicus-related Dread Reel-ief! There...

This week, Desmond is proud to bring you an interview with one of his heroes. Alan Robert is the bass player and principle songwriter of Life of Agony and the writer / artist of three awesome horror comic series from IDW: Wire Hangers (www.wirehangerscomic.com), Crawl to Me (www.crawltomecomic.com), and Killogy (www.killogycomic.com). Alan stops by to talk touring with Life of Agony again, a Killo...

Great beasts awaken from their slumber underneath the ocean all up in this episode! First, the second interview with contributors to A Mythos Grimmly: A Lovecraftian Fairy Tale Anthology features Christine Morgan, Peter Rawlik, and Mary Sangiovanni. Then, Desmond and Darryll look at Godzilla. There's gargantuan tunes as well: "Children's Story" by Tom Waits, "The Sleeper Awakens" by Dead Again, "G...

Desmond is on strike at work, but that hasn't slowed Dread Media down. In this huge episode, Desmond interviews the directors of the recently released remake of their earlier student film, All Cheerleaders Die: Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson. Then, Devil Dinosaur Jr. gives us a Stay Scary on Lucky Mckee's Masters of Horror episode: "Sick Girl." Then, there's another interview featuring Jeremy Hoc...

In Portland, Oregon at the World Horror Convention 2014 Scott Glancy (co-host of Podcast at Ground Zero and The Unspeakable Oath), Derek M. Koch (host of Monster Kid Radio, co-host of 1951 Down Place, and former host of Mail Order Zombie), and Desmond Reddick put on a podcasting panel moderated by author Jeff Strand. This is that podcasting panel. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206....

Last weekend, Desmond journeyed to Portland, Oregon, where he attended his first World Horror Convention and Stoker Awards Ceremony. This is two and a half hours of footage from said convention. The amazing personalities we meet along the way (in order of appearance) are: Derek M. Koch (from Monster Kid Radio), David Agranoff (author of Boot Boys of the Wolf Reich and co-author of Flesh Trade), Ed...

Prepare for boobs. Yeah, you read that right. Greg Lamberson, the hardest working man in horror, stops by to pimp his new Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming horror comedy Killer Rack. He also has a ton of news about his fiction work, other directorial duties, and possible adaptations of them! But really, boobs! Then Luke and Desmond take a look at one of the more obscure Full Moon Horror films:...

This episode gets weird and crazy pretty quick. First up, David Agranoff interviews author Cody Goodfellow at the 6th Annual BizarroCon about Lovecraft, Bizarro fiction, and unsung genre novels. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. provides a Stay Scary that is part man, part machine, all Manborg! Adam and Jeff have their Troma cherry popped when Desmond shows them Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1. All this an...

Dread Media gets British again as we look at three films from the United Kingdom. First up, Adam, Jeff, and Desmond look at the cannibal family drama Frightmare. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. takes a look at Hammer's The Nanny. Darryll stops by to take a look at the woefully misnamed The Flesh and Blood Show. There's tunes as well, British and otherwise: "Eat Me Alive" by Judas Priest, "The Clairvoyant"...

Ti West has long been a favorite new filmmaker here at Dread Media. His films The House of the Devil and The Innkeepers each earned unanimous perfect scores. But what about his early films? This week, Desmond and Darryll review his first feature film The Roost, as well as his early student film Prey. Then, Adam and Jeff join Desmond to discuss the film Ti West tried to remove his name from: Cabin...

This week's monster-size episode kicks off with an interview with James Palmer and Tom Deja from the Betrayal on Monster Earth anthology. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. covers the unique Frankenstein Conquers the World. The Kaiju craziness continues with Luke and Desmond trying to make heads or tails of Gammera the Invincible. There's some giant tunes as well: "Betrayal" by Halford, "Jotunn" by Tunguska...

Let's take a step on the profane side as we interview Nicole Cushing about misanthropy, writing, and her new novella I Am the New God. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. feeds his addiction with the anthology film Tom Holland's Twisted Tales. Desmond then goes solo on reviews of the following comic book collections: Tales of Mr. Rhee, volume 1: Procreation (of the Wicked) from Devil's Due Entertainment and B...

This week on Dread Media we bend reality and pay tribute to the only alien conqueror that has been a guest on the podcast. Looking at three films that play with the concept of reality and meta-cinema, Desmond is joined by three different co-hosts for three different films: Darryll comes by to review Berberian Sound Studio, Devil Dinosaur Jr. goes solo on Targets, and Chris joins us for a look at E...

Pack your bags, make sure you have some water and a flashlight, and for God's sake don't forget a map, because you know that you're going to get lost. This week, we go in depth on this theme as Adam, Desmond, and Jeff take a look at the Irish road trip flick In Fear. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. reviews And Soon the Darkness. There's some tunes to keep you company on your journey, as well: "Drive Me to...