CadaverCast: A Monster Movie Podcast

6-year-old Al's never read Stephen King's IT, nor has he seen its TV or film adaptations. But he's not totally in the dark about IT! He can spot Pennywise figures from across a store and his friends told him all about poor little Georgie's fate. The rest of the story he fills in himself in this episode. So listen in to find out Who the Al is PENNYWISE? or, What the Al is IT? You can support Cadave...

It's Halloween 2018! To celebrate, our "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Spectacular opens with 6-year-old Al's retelling of the Washington Irving classic with an intro by the Stories Fables Ghostly Tales Podcast and featuring music by anaphylaxis. Then, Al and CadaverDad review a whopping FOUR film adaptations of the story! Hold onto your reins, critters and creeps, because it's going to be a wild ride!...

The story of Re-Animator is a tragic one about pureed human bodies and a family with a history of mental illness. Or at least it is according to 6-year-old Alistair! Al may be too young to have seen Stuart Gordon's R-rated adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's RE-ANIMATOR (1987), but that doesn't stop him from speculating about his own version of the Re-Animator that's shockingly close to Stuart Gordon's...

Halloween 2018 wouldn't feel complete without a new Al's Monster Stampede here on CadaverCast! In this installment, our resident 6-year-old Professor of Monsterdom, Alistair, teaches you how to recognize and defend yourself against big bugs. Whether you feel more comfortable wielding chainsaws or eye-poking sticks, Al's got the lessons you need to survive should you ever find yourself trapped in a...

Al's a kid now, but he won't be one forever! In this episode, 6-year-old Alistair unveils his list of the 8 (or so) horror movies he can't wait to grow up and watch. Al also recommends one movie you must watch this October, CadaverDad talks about his horror-centric marriage proposal to CadaverMom, and we recommend 3 UK-based horror movie podcasts you should check out this October! You can support...

Scream for your lives, critters and creeps, because 6-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad are ushering in the fall with a review of William Castle's THE TINGLER (1959). Listen in to hear Al’s very best Vincent Price impressions and a rundown of everything we’ve got in store for you in October too. You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and positive reviews on iTunes, by donating to our network...

THE PREDATOR (2018) is now in theaters, but the Predator in that movie's got nothing on the Predator as dreamed up by 6-year-old Alistair! Al may be too young to have seen the rated-R Schwarzenegger horror-actioner PREDATOR (1987), but that doesn't stop him from speculating about his own, moon-based version of the Predator, who’s somehow both proactive in his people-hunting and lazy/cheap when it...

The series of shark-based tornado movies that got Alistair hooked on podcasting came to a close with Syfy's THE LAST SHARKNADO: IT'S ABOUT TIME (2018). In this episode, 6-year-old Al and CadaverDad try their best to explain THE LAST SHARKNADO. Then they name their picks for the best and worst entries in the SHARKNADO series and even talk a little bit about their recent, real world journeys into He...

In this episode, 6-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad discuss John Carpenter's MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN (1992), starring Chevy Chase. More specifically, they discuss the special effects in detail, then Al lists every single thing he liked in the movie. Al also laughs incessantly just thinking about a pair of running pants! Also, the micro-budget feature film HOUSESITTERS (2018), which Al and Cada...

6-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad went to see Genndy Tartakovsky's HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION (2018) in theaters. Then they recorded this relatively spoiler-free review of it! So listen in to find out what made Adam Sandler's Dracula and friends board a cruise ship bound for Atlantis and what made Alistair laugh the most in this family-friendly monster comedy. You can support CadaverCa...

In this installment of Al's Monster Stampede, our resident 6-year-old Professor of Monsterdom, Alistair, teaches you how to recognize and defend yourself against mad scientists. Whether they be self-monsterfying mads or monster army-creating, evil robot-building ones, Al's got the lessons you need to survive should you ever find yourself trapped in a movie with a mad scientist! You'll also learn h...

6-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad are joined by Quote Unquote Guilty’s Joe Ketchum to discuss ERNEST SCARED STUPID (1991). Al helps Dad and Joe expand their discussion of the nonsensical Ernest timeline in an earnest attempt to make sense of it all. And their talk veers into discussions of KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE, Garfield the Cat, Frank Henenlotter’s BRAIN DAMAGE, and M. Night Shyamalan’s...

We got cows! In this episode, 6-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad review Jan De Bont's 1996 blockbuster, TWISTER, starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt. Talks turn to growling tornadoes, weather-based childhood traumas and Buster Keaton! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and positive reviews on iTunes, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and spreading the word about Cadav...

6-year-old Alistair's never seen A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)... because he's 6. Yet at the first ever CadaverCast Live, Al took a stab at guessing who Freddy Krueger is and what his movies are all about. And he did so with the help of CadaverDad and the incredible audience who turned out to see the live show at DePaul University's Pop Culture Conference: A Celebration of Slashers on April 28,...

6-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad were among the panelists at DePaul University's 2018 Pop Culture Conference: A Celebration of Slashers. On this episode, Al takes on a real big boy role at A Celebration of Slashers, serving as the panel chair of a roundtable discussion on horror podcasting that culminates in a hypothetical discussion about fighting a totally made-up monster! Also on the panel ar...

Watch your step! In this episode, 6-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad talk nearly everything Swamp Thing, but mostly Wes Craven's SWAMP THING (1982). Listen in to find out what sort of monsters Al and Dad would become if they drank Alec Holland's formula, and to hear them get wildly sidetracked talking about both SWAMP THING TV series as well as the sequel Al's never even seen! You can support Cada...

Sardine?! In this episode, 6-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad discuss the pitch-perfect, black comedy THE BURBS (1989) from GREMLINS-director Joe Dante and featuring an all-star cast led by Tom Hanks. Listen in to hear us quote the movie and cackle endlessy; find out who or what, if anything, is in fact Slavic; and hear CadaverDad recommend you watch almost every single movie he’s ever seen. You c...

6-year-old Alistair's never seen ALIEN (1979)... because he's 6. But in this episode, Al takes a wild swing at explaining the life-cycle of Ridley Scott's aliens from facehugger to full-grown, multi-mouth xenomorph and crafts his own original narrative for these otherworldly beasties to headline! Because in "Who the Al is _____?", Al speculates on R-rated horror movies he's never seen, dreaming up...

Put a tarantula in your face and get ready to stack some amphibians! In this episode, 6-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad revisit the 1972 AIP creepy critter feature, FROGS, starring Sam Elliott and Ray Milland. Listen in to hear Al and CadaverDad's FROGS-related jingles as well as their pitch for FROGS 2: END OF THE WORLD! Learn more about the DePaul Pop Culture Conference, A Celebration of Slashe...

6-year-old Alistair's never seen THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)... because he's 6, obviously. Yet in this episode, Al spins a wild yarn about his version of the chainsaw-wielding icon, Leatherface, and the origins of his leatheriness! Because in "Who the Al is _____?", Al speculates on R-rated horror movies he's never seen, dreaming up his own takes on iconic characters based on clues gleaned...

Nothing says romance like a Chinese-black-magic-ghost-wizard wedding! So 6-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad celebrate Valentine's Day with John Carpenter's monster-packed kung fu classic, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986). Also listen in for a huge announcement and Alistair's current career plans! Learn more about the DePaul Pop Culture Conference, A Celebration of Slashers here: https://www.face...

The month of J-ANT-uary is here again! And 6-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad celebrate with another movie about ants, discussing the first and no doubt greatest giant insect movie: THEM! (1954). You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and positive reviews on iTunes, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and spreading the word about CadaverCast to your friends (or enemies). We...

Obviously 6-year-old Alistair's never seen HELLRAISER (1987) or any of its sequels. Yet Al still recognizes Pinhead when he sees him. In "Who the Al is _____?", Al speculates on R-rated horror movies he's never seen based on context clues gleaned from DVD cover art and CadaverDad's horror trinkets. In this episode, Alistair tackles Clive Barker's nightmare brainchild, Pinhead! You can support Cada...

Happy holidays, creeps! No matter what holiday you celebrate, we can all agree most holidays are better when monsters are involved... right? 6-year-old Alistair explores this question and more as he and CadaverDad discuss Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993). Al and Dad also take time out at the end to celebrate some folks who've helped us grow as a podcast and made 2017 special for...

6-year-old Alistair's never seen CHILD'S PLAY (1988). Of course, he'd never seen any FRIDAY THE 13TH movies either, but that didn't stop us doing an episode on Jason! In this new segment we call "Who the Al is _____?", Al speculates on R-rated horror movies he's never seen based only on context clues gleaned from DVD cover art and CadaverDad's horror trinkets. First up: Chucky! Listen to the episo...