Dark Talk

Paul and Dan take a look at the first episode of the sci-fi / horror anthology series Black Mirror, The National Anthem. If you haven’t seen the episode, please go and watch it before listening to this podcast. Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

Mulder and Scully are pulled into an investigation of suspected sabotage on a space shuttle. Listen to us on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Patreon Get in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky: Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

Mulder and Scully are sent to a remote Alaskan research station to investigate a distressing final transmission from the missing station crew. Listen to us on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Patreon Get in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky: Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

We’ve made it - the final Friday the 13th movie! Well… until the next one, anyway. This week, the Dark Talk crew dive into their favorite entry in the franchise so far. Expect Crispin Glover’s legendary dancing, a surprisingly suicidal dog, and the return of goremaster Tom Savini. Get ready for THE FINAL CHAPTER! Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Friday the 13th: The Final Chapte...

An old partner asks Mulder for assistance when the CEO of a technology company is found murdered. Listen to us on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Patreon Get in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky: Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

We’re heading back to Crystal Lake for round three of Friday the 13th - this time in 3D! Well, it was for theatergoers in 1982. Sadly, the Dark Talk crew is stuck watching it in the standard two dimensions. But don’t worry, this sequel still delivers the goods because it's an absolute banger. Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Friday the 13th: Part III! And if you enjoyed the epis...

Mulder and Scully are called in to assist Homeland Security when two Middle Eastern radicals are found dead under suspicious circumstances. Listen to us on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Patreon Get in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky: Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie aka Don’t Open the Window - it’s the 1970s zombie cult classic with over a dozen titles! Join Dan and James on this special bonus edition of Dark Talk as they dig into the incredibly underrated unintentional comedy The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue! Let us know your memories and favorite moments from The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue! And if you enjoyed the episo...

A partially cannibalized corpse found in New Jersey reminds Mulder of a similar case that occured in 1947. Listen to us on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Patreon https://www.dark-talk.uk Get in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky: Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

(SPOILER WARNING: please skip 11:45 - 19:08 of this episode if you do not wish to hear spoilers for 28 Years Later ) After five long years, the Dark Talk crew head back to Crystal Lake and visit Packanack Lodge - where a bag-headed brute is baying for blood, seeking revenge for his murdered mommy. . . Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Friday the 13th Part II! And if you enjoyed t...

An alleged UFO abduction of a young girl opens up some painful wounds for Mulder. Listen to us on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Patreon https://www.dark-talk.uk Get in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky: Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

Scully drags Mulder to Baltimore to assist the incompetent local FBI office in solving a series of locked room mysteries, ones where the killer has been tearing the livers out of his victims with his bare hands. Listen to us on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Patreon https://www.dark-talk.uk Get in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky: Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at d...

Phil returns to Dark Talk for a bloody good bonus episode, chatting with Paul and Dan about one of his all-time favourites - Peter Jackson’s 1992 cult classic zombie gorefest, Braindead ! Tune in as the Dark Talk crew follow Lionel Cosgrove’s doomed quest to keep his literal rotting mother under wraps. Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Braindead! And if you enjoyed the episode, p...

Mulder drags Scully all the way to the Spud State, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a Air Force Colonel. Listen to us on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Patreon https://www.dark-talk.uk Get in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky: Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

Straight-laced FBI agent Dana Scully is partnered with oddball Fox "Spooky" Mulder, who wastes no time explaining his grand unified theory of UFOs, aliens, and government cover-ups. Listen to us on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Patreon https://www.dark-talk.uk Get in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky: Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

Bonus episode! Before the boys tackle Friday the 13th Part I I, Paul and Dan take a scenic detour on their way to the big football game and get lost in backwoods Louisiana, where they visit the mysterious and uncanny town of Ambrose on their quest to find a goddamn fanbelt. Let us know your memories and favorite moments from House of Wax! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us...

Season 2 is here and we're kicking it off with the godmother film of all horror franchises. The Dark Talk crew heads to Crystal Lake, NJ, where a seemingly jinxed summer camp has been cursed by a bunch of fires, contaminated water, and the curious case of a missing boy who seemingly drowned back in '58. Join the lads as they unpack 1980 horror heavyweight Friday the 13th! Let us know your memories...

It’s finally here - after a long awaited. . . wait, the Dark Talk crew are finally back with their highly anticipated episode of Dealer’s Choice. This time it’s Dan at the helm, rewinding to a sci-fi comfort film from his childhood. Join us as we travel forward (or backward?) in time to 2017 and a dystopian cyberpunk California to watch a popular game show where convicted felons are pit against mi...

Bonus episode alert! Dan and Paul take a quick hour out of their busy schedules to talk about one of the most baffling cinematic fever dreams of the 2000s: I Know Who Killed Me . Often condemned as one of the worst films ever made, join two thirds of the Dark Talk crew as they take a look at this Lindsay Lohan vehicle which throws us into a neo-noir giallo world of cybernetic limbs, identity confu...

Surprise bonus episode! Dan and Paul found themselves with a free hour and (in a deeply regrettable decision) used it to watch WWE Studios' first foray into horror. That’s right, it’s See No Evil , starring the Devil’s Favourite Demon, the Big Red Machine - that’s gotta be Kane! NPCs? Check. Dialogue that sounds like it was written by Chat GPT? You bet. Shots lasting a maximum of five seconds? Abs...

With James off gallivanting around the U.S on a top-secret shoe-related mission, Dan and Paul are left to hold the fort. Summoning a guest host for a wildly unnecessary but totally worth it side quest, this week the Dark Talk crew stare directly into the blood-soaked grin of the ultra-violent Art the Clown, as they tackle 2018’s (or is it 2016’s?) Terrifier! Let us know your memories and favorite...

In our second thrilling installment of Dealer’s Choice, James picks an old VHS from his childhood bedroom shelf and provides us with this forgotten gem from the year 2000. Invisible gorillas, explosive tranq darts, questionable science, and (most importantly) Kevin Bacon’s swinging CGI dong await us in a top-secret Pentagon lab. It’s Paul Verhoeven’s Hollow Man . Let us know your memories and favo...

In the first of our Dealer’s Choice episodes, Paul has picked a film which traumatised his younger self. Join the lads as they take a dive into the dark and seedy world of Henry, Otis and Becky in John McNaughton’s gritty home invasion thriller Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer . Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer! And if you enjoyed the episode...

After braving and surviving the entire Halloween franchise, the lads should be taking a well-deserved break. Instead, they're heading north to the eerie Canadian mining town of Valentine Bluffs, where something sinister is stirring deep underground... Let us know your memories and favorite moments from My Bloody Valentine! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or revi...

The end is here - after a wild ride through the highs, lows, and disasters of the Halloween franchise, the Dark Talk crew have finally reached the finish line. From lost audio to brutal edits and a few truly awful films, it's been a journey - but chapter one is officially closed. Tune in as we dive into the extremely divisive final entry: Halloween Ends . Let us know your memories and favorite mom...