Cradle to the Grave

"We all float down here." Intro song: "Fur Elise" by Ludwig van Beethhoven (1810) 0:00 - INTRO 1:45 - IT with CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN, JUNOT DIAZ, & STEPHEN BISSETTE 1:12:28 - INTERVIEW WITH JOHN CAMPOPIANO THE DIRECTOR OF PENNYWISE: THE STORY OF IT PLEASE CLICK THESE LINKS TO SHOW MY GUESTS SOME LOVE Clay's website: https://claymcleodchapman.com/ Junot's website: htt...

"I'm your number one fan." Intro Song: "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains (1990) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cradle2thegravepod Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - INTRO 2:24 - EXORCIST 3 with JON WURSTER 37:23 - TREMORS with AMBER KLOSS &...

"This whole world's wild at heart and weird on top." ON THE BRINK OF HORROR: Wild at Heart - with guest Lindsay Hallam. Intro song: "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley (1956) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cradle2thegravepod Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com CHE...

"Wanna date?" Intro song: "Roxanne" by The Police (1978) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cradle2thegravepod Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com CHECK OUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST CHIP CONRAD'S SITE! https://www.bodytribe.com/about-chip BUY CHIP'S BOOK &quot...

At the start of the new decade of the 90's your host Erik was 19 years old, taking some collage courses, hanging out with friends, learning how to play guitar, and delivering pizza. With all that extra tip money he went to a lot of movies this year - some of which are on this list! Intro song: "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC (1990) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cra...

Before I say goodbye to the 80's I've got one more special episode for you! I asked my guests Becky Darke and Stephen Bissette to take all 132 horror movies featured on Cradle to the Grave's Season 2: The 80's and compile their own personal Top 10 lists. Which films made the cut? Hit that play button to find out! Intro song: "Kickstart My Heart" by Motley Crue (1989)...

"Sometimes dead is better." Intro song: "Wave of Mutilation" by Pixies (1989) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cradle2thegravepod Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com SHOW NOTES 0:00 - INTRO 2:17 - INTRUDER with AVIE FIELDS 32:08 - VAMPIRE'S KISS with CAYLEY 1:09:0...

For many of us our High School years were like living inside a horror movie! One film that perfectly captured that feeling of isolation, dread, and uncertainly was 1989's Heathers. A time capsule from a different era that my guest comic book writer Brian Buccellato and I had a wonderful time reminiscing about.  Intro song: "Chasing Heather Crazy" by Guided By Voices (2001) Follow th...

Musician Steven "Doc" Dibble returns to the show to discuss bad old age make-up and mullets in our fun chat about Warlock! Intro song: "The Wizard"  by Black Sabbath (1970) Follow the show on Instagram:  http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads:  https://www.threads.net/@cradle2thegravepod Email the show:  http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com CHECK...

It's the end of the 80's and the end of your host Erik's High School years. After graduation, 18 year old Erik took some college courses, got a job delivering pizza, and learned how to play guitar.  There was also a lot more horror movies as he could now get into Rated R films! Intro song: "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy (1989) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.in...

"I'm your friend till the end." Intro song: "Crash" by The Primitives (1988) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cradle2thegravepod Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com SHOW NOTES 0:00 - INTRO 2:53 - PUMPKINHEAD with J.A SULLIVAN 30:50 - HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2 with M...

"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!" Intro song: "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" by Harry Belafonte (1956) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cradle2thegravepod Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com CHECK OUT BP'S LETS TALK HORROR CHANNEL! https://linktr.ee/LetsTal...

Could this 7th Friday the 13th movie have the best kill out of all of them? Maybe, but it definitely has the best looking Jason! My guest author Michael Aloisi thinks so too and he was kind enough to drop by the show and chat with me about it all. Intro song: "Sleeping Bag" by ZZ Top (1985) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threa...

Almost out of High School in 1988, a 17 year old Erik could see the light at the end of tunnel. Armed with comics and Stephen King paperbacks he navigated his teenage years in his first car, a beat up Toyota Celica, looking for shit to do and horror movies to watch! Intro Song: "Nothin' But a Good Time" by Poison (1988) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2t...

In this special episode celebrating Black History Month, I got together with Ava Fields from The Horror Advocate, horror author Sylvester Barzey, and AJ & Kristie from the In Love With Horror podcast to chat about some of our favorite horror movies that we feel are great examples of Black representation in the genre.  Intro song: "Tales from the Hood" by Domino & Tha Chill (1995)...

"Groovy." Intro song: "Never Let Me Down Again" by Depeche Mode (1987) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cradle2thegravepod Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com SHOW NOTES 0:00 - INTRO 2:12 - A CHINESE GHOST STORY with SAMM DEIGHAN 32:34 - THE LOST BOYS with SYLVESTER BA...

Just when you thought it was safe to hit that play button, comes my chat with iFanboy's Josh Flanagan about the 4th best Jaws movie of all time! We also spend an inordinate amount of time talking about G.I. Joe. YO JOE! Intro song: "Reggae Shark" by The Key of Awesome (2014) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads: https:/...

"I ain't got time to bleed." Intro song: "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard (1957) This episode is dedicated to the memory of Carl Weathers [1948 - 2024] Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cradle2thegravepod Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com CHECK OUT DANA, MATTH...

1987 was a good year for your host Erik. He turned 16, got his drivers license, got his hair cut like Tony Hawk, met a group of guys that he is still friends with to this day, learned to play the guitar by listening to The Cure's "Just Like Heaven" a bazillion times, discovered The Beatles White Album, and watched every horror movie that he could! Basically, our little Erik was beco...

"Game over, man! Game over!" Intro song: "One Vision" by Queen (1986) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cradle2thegravepod Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - INTRO 3:04 - FROM BEYOND with KIERRE & JASON 38:44 - THE HITCHER with MIKEY JONES 1:15:3...

38 years ago the first cinematic portrayal of Hannibal Lecter hit the screens in the adaptation of Thomas Harris' novel Red Dragon. A young filmmaker named Michael Mann brought his unique style and vision to the story and crafted a film that has lasted the test of time. Here to discuss this classic film are actor Paul Clemens (The Beast Within) and comic book writer / artist Stephen Bissette...

Cradle to the Grave's Official David Lynch expert, Vinnie Guidera returns to send you a love letter straight from his heart about one of the director's best films, Blue Velvet from 1986.  Intro song: "In Dreams" by Roy Orbison (1963) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads:  https://www.threads.net/@cradle2thegravepod...

The year was 1986 and your host Erik was a 15 year old boy doing his best to make it through his first year of high school without flunking algebra and getting harassed by the jocks (note: he was able to do both). Not quite into girls just yet, this year of his life was mostly devoted to comic books. '86 was a BIG year for comics with titles like The Dark Knight and Watchmen changing the medi...

"I'm running this monkey farm now, Frankenstein, and I wanna know what the fuck you're doing with my time!" Intro song: "Take On Me" by a-ha (1985) Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads:  https://www.threads.net/@cradle2thegravepod Email the show:  http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - IN...

In this special bonus episode I got together with two of the greatest horror comic book artists of all time, Kelley Jones (Sandman) & Stephen Bissette (Swamp Thing) to discuss one of the greatest horror movie directors of all time, Tobe Hooper! Follow the show on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod Follow the show on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cradle2thegravepod Email...