CadaverCast: A Monster Movie Podcast

10-year-old Al wasn't about to let CadaverDad sleep on HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: TRANSFORMANIA (2022), so we bring you a timely review for once of this 4th installment in the HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA franchise. You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and sharing the show with your friends (or enemies). We sure do appreci...

For Al's first episode as a 10-year-old, he and CadaverDad go back to a childhood favorite of CadaverDad's: HOUSE (1985 or 1986, depending where you look, so we're playing it safe). And it's a big one because Al's never really done movies with big jump scares! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and shari...

For Al's last episode as a 9-year-old, he and CadaverDad finally squeeze in a movie they've wanted to cover for ages: THE BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF (1973). It's a goofy little movie with a lot of weird production choices that always provide the father-son duo with a chuckle. You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsala...

9-year-old Al's never seen the Thanksgiving-themed slasher BLOOD RAGE (1987), but he's seen the 3 different versions of the cover art, which is all he needs to be able to answer the question: What the Al is BLOOD RAGE? You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and sharing the show with your friends (or enemies)...

9-year-old Al's never seen HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982), but he's seen the first HALLOWEEN plus all of CadaverDad's HALLOWEEN III memorabilia. So, he thinks he has a pretty good idea of what it might be about, and weaves a little tale about Halloween, Silver Shamrocks, and mass murder as he answers the question: What the Al is HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH? You can support Cadave...

Every October brings two things: Halloween and another of Al's list of favorite movies! This year, 9-year-old Al counts down his Top 9 Favorite Ghost Movies! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and sharing the show with your friends (or enemies). We sure do appreciate it! Score some CadaverCast merch at:...

9-year-old Al and CadaverDad tackle 2008's found footage kaiju film, CLOVERFIELD, discovering that giant monsters with giant fleas make for giant scares! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and sharing the show with your friends (or enemies). We sure do appreciate it! Score some CadaverCast merch at: tees...

9-year-old Al's never seen SLAUGHTER HIGH (1986), but it's September and the kids are going back to school, so Al wanted to take a stab at guessing what it might be about based only on the cover, answering the question once and for all: What the Al is SLAUGHTER HIGH? You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, an...

9-year-old Al and CadaverDad once again dip into the world of horror-comedies to tackle ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN (1951). And while it may not be on the level of ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (let's face it, few movies are!), it's still pretty darn funny. Also, you can check out the new CadaverCast merch at teespring.com/cadavercast You can support CadaverCast with your ra...

9-year-old Al's never read OR seen CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984) or any of its sequels. In fact, up until this recording, all he knew of the story was its titles. But that doesn't stop him from weaving a wild tale about lost kids and witchcraft as he answers the question: Who the Al are the CHILDREN OF THE CORN? Also, you can check out the new CadaverCast merch at teespring.com/cadavercast [use code...

9-year-old Al and CadaverDad celebrate 5 years of CadaverCast by revisiting DRACULA (1931), only this time they break down the Spanish-language version that was filmed concurrently with the Bela Lugosi-starring English language version everybody knows. The two also go wildly off the rails and spend a good five minutes talking about their favorite film comedians too, but it wouldn't be CadaverCast...

9-year-old Al's never seen THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) or any of its sequels. In fact, up until this recording, all he knew about the film he learned from a single poster. But that doesn't stop him from weaving a wild tale about lost teenagers and mysterious shadows in the woods as he answers the question: Who the Al is THE BLAIR WITCH? Also, you can check out the new CadaverCast merch at teesp...

9-year-old Al & CadaverDad sat down to discuss Roger Corman's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1960) as well as both cuts of Frank Oz's 1986 musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, and the conversation got mighty deep! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and sharing the show with your friends (or enemies). We sure do appr...

9-year-old Al's never seen John Carpenter's THE FOG (1980), but he looked at the front of the Blu-ray and that's all it takes for his brain to whip up a whole story about the people of coastal Ivanburg and the zombie-skeletons that come out of the fog. Hear all about it as he answers the question: What the Al is THE FOG? You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts,...

9-year-old Al and CadaverDad take you on a journey through the more insane points of THE GIANT CLAW (1956), paying special attention to strings, the Marjoe Gortner syste of monster measurement, and of course the goofy, googly-eyed, battleship-sized beast that is the titular monster. You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.c...

9-year-old Al's never read Stephen King's CARRIE or seen Brian De Palma's 1976 filmic adaptation, but in this episode, he answers the question "Who the Al is CARRIE?" anyway. We also discuss the whirlwind 12 hours we experienced after being honored with a #SilverBoloAward, for which we cannot thank Joe Bob Briggs, Darcy the Mail Girl, The Last Drive-In, and Shudder enough! You can support CadaverC...

9-year-old Al and CadaverDad answer a question we know is on all your minds: how do you make rabbits look scary? Spoiler: it's maybe impossible to do that, as NIGHT OF THE LEPUS (1972) proves! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and sharing the show with your friends (or enemies). We sure do appreciate it...

9-year-old Al's never seen Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING (1980) or read the novel by Stephen King, but we have a few SHINING rugs around our apartment and Al knows it all has something to do with a hotel. But that's enough for him to take a guess at what THE SHINING is all about as he answers the question: What the Al is THE SHINING? You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on App...

9-year-old Al and CadaverDad return to one of their favorite series, that of the king kaiju himself, Godzilla. This time, they turn to a 21st Century Godzilla though, when they tackle the improbably titled GODZILLA, MOTHRA AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK (2001)! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/w...

9-year-old Al's never seen Clive Barker's NIGHTBREED (1990), but he's seen the poster and Blu-ray and that's enough for him to take a shot at guessing who the Nightbreed really are as he answers the question: Who the Al are the NIGHTBREED? You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and sharing the show with your...

9-year-old Al and CadaverDad tackle THE DEADLY MANTIS (1957). It's a about a giant praying mantis and it falls into one of our favorite sub-subgenres of film: the scientists-and-military-personnel-talking-for-an-hour-before-the-giant-monster-finally-attacks, 1950s monster movie. You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/w...

9-year-old Al and CadaverDad tackle the looooooong-awaited sequel to GRIZZLY (1976). That's right, it's 1983's, er... 2020's GRIZZLY II: REVENGE, a film that stars George Clooney, Laura Dern, and Charlie Sheen (but not really). You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and sharing the show with your friends (or...

9-year-old Al's never seen any of the SAW movies, nor has he ever edited a podcast before. But he's going to take a wild stab at guessing who Jigsaw might be AND edit his first episode of CadaverCast all in one go, thus answering the question: Who the Al is JIGSAW? You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and...

9-year-old Al and CadaverDad tackle a trio of Three Stooges shorts in memory of Al's late grandfather: "We Want our Mummy" (1939), "Spook Louder" (1943), and "Idle Roomers" (1944). If you'd like to pitch in to the GoFundMe we've set up to help Al's grandmother after the passing of Al's Papa on December 19, here's the link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/doug-ewalt-memorial-fund You can support Cadaver...

While other people are out there arguing about whether DIE HARD is an Xmas movie or not, 9-year-old Al and CadaverDad are over here watching NIGHT OF THE COMET (1984) in celebration of the holiday! You know, that festive 80s movie about teenage girls going to mall and being attacked by zombies after surviving the apocalypse. A happy holiday indeed! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and...