Dark Talk

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...

We’re nearly there! In this, the penultimate film of the Halloween franchise, the Dark Talk crew are still stranded in Haddonfield mere moments after the chaos of the last film, and there’s an angry mob armed with pitchforks and baseball bats! Join us as we take a look at the difficult middle child of a trilogy, and find out once and for all if Evil Dies TonightTM. Let us know your memories and fa...

It’s the dawn of a new era, the A New Hope of a new trilogy, it’s reboot number four! Join the Dark Talk crew as they watch and discuss the franchise’s 2018 reset. Michael Myers is back (again), and escapes Smith’s Grove (again) and returns to Haddonfield (again) to kill Laurie Strode (again). Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Halloween! And if you enjoyed the episode, please con...

Merry Christmas Dark Talkers! In this festive episode, we travel back in time to Christmas 1974 and explore what some deem to be the spiritual predecessor of the Halloween series Black Christmas . Join the lads as they investigate the mysterious prank calls from a strange individual named Billy who lives in the attic… Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Black Christmas! And if you...

In this eagerly anticipated episode, the lads take a deep dive into Rob Zombie's brutal and divisive 2007 remake of the 1978 classic. Was it a bold reimagining, an unnecessary desecration, or something in-between? Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Rob Zombie’s Halloween! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans fin...

It’s Halloween night in real life, so what could be more terrifying for the lads than diving into 2002’s Halloween: Resurrection ? Absolutely nothing. That’s what. Let us know your memories and favorite moments - if you’re weird enough to have any - from Halloween: Resurrection! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us! List...

After twenty long years (or at least since the last episode), the boys are back with a new episode, diving into the long-awaited return of Jamie Lee Curtis, the unexpected presence of LL Cool J, and all things Don Cheadle in Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later. Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Halloween H20! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or re...

With the disaster that was Halloween 5 firmly in the rear view, the boys brace themselves and look forward to a movie that some think is WORSE than H5 - it's Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers! Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Halloween 6! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us! Get in touch with us -...

The lads spend this week watching with glee as a pissed-up Tom Atkins shags his way around the west coast of America, while attempting to foil a fiendishly bonkers plot from a billionaire Halloween mask manufacturer - it's Halloween III: Season of the Witch! Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Season of the Witch! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating...

After surviving their first foray into the world of horror podcasting, the gods of the unholy saw fit to gift the lads with a brilliant sequel to discuss and dissect. This week we're slicing into the underrated Halloween II , directed by Rick Rosenthal and starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance. Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Halloween II! And if you enjoyed the episod...

The lads embark on their epic journey through the mist-soaked realm of horror, slaying one of its biggest dragons rightout the gate when they take on John Carpenter's 1978 classic - Halloween . Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Halloween! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us! Get in touch with us - you...