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Hands up, turkey! It's Thanksgiving, and Duane and Desmond are celebrating the Canadian way! By discussing police-themed horror movies? I don't make the rules. I just enforce them. So, come with us on Night Patrol. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 (remember those?) Police-Themed Supernatural Horror Films. Songs included: "Police Story" by Black Flag, "Used to Be a Cop" by Drive-By Trucke...

"Let's kick off spooky season with a spooky take on the bible!" - Someone Probably. Well, if that's you, then this is the episode of Dread Media for you! Tom and Desmond take a look, and mostly wonder why, in a review of The Carpenter's Son. Then Des goes solo on the books he's read and the TV he's watched recently. Songs included: "Centuries of Sin" by Probot w/ Cronos, "Jesus, Mary and The Holy...

It's that time again! Greg Lamberson returns to Dread Media (for the 30th time!) to run down all the feature films screening at this year's Amazing Fantasy Film Festival (September 11-17 at the Dipson's Amherst Theatre in Buffalo, NY). There's also some discussion of the multitude of shorts screening at the fest, as well as announcements about Greg's two other upcoming film festivals. On top pf al...

This week, we're back, after recording delays and with some rough audio, but we're back. And we're looking at the Deathstalker films! First up, Desmond and Duane go deep on Steven Kostanski's loving reboot of Deathstalker. Then, Desmond goes solo on discussion of the original Deathstalker, Deathstalker II, Deathstalker IV: Match of Titans, and a little about Deathstalker: Warriors of Hell, but he...

Dread Media returns! And it's back with a look at the Witchboard movies! *wait for applause to die down* Desmond and Tom look at the remake: Witchboard. They also talk a lot about the original. Then, Des goes solo on the rest of the films in the series: Witchboard, Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway, Witchboard III: The Possession, and Witchtrap, which is not part of the series, but it's pretty clo...

Join Desmond and Duane as they discuss the challenging All the Gods in the Sky. It might not be fully recommended, but it certainly led to an interesting conversation. Then, Des goes solo on a rundown of everything he's been watching on TV lately, but focusing on a full season look at the NBC Masters of Horror follow-up: Fear Itself. Songs included: "Bruised Sky" by Poppy, "We Could Fold the Stars...

It's been a while! Desmond is back, and Duane is with him to review the "live-streamed" murder spree film, Spree. Then, Des finally got his killer chimpanzee movie in his review of Primate. Mostly new tunes too: "Kill Switch" by Hoaxed, "Killing Spree" by Death, "Unclean Animals" by Rob Zombie, and "Untethered" by Neurosis. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and...

This week we get our metal on as Duane and Des review the sequel to their favorite heavy metal comedy, Heavy Trip, in Heavier Trip. Then Desmond goes solo on a review of last weekend's Megadeth concert in Victoria BC with Anthrax and Exodus. Songs included: "Kuusamo" and "Flooding Secrations" by Impaled Rektum, "Dread and the Fugitive Mind" by Megadeth, and "Red Asphalt" by Exhumed. Send feedback...

Now that we've kicked off 2026, it is time to look back on 2025 and discuss Dread Media's favorite things of the year! Join me as I go through all my favorite comics, books, TV, movies, podcasts, and much more from 2025. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit w...

Happy New Year! To ring it in, and to celebrate 950 episodes, Desmond and Tom talk all about the influential British cosmic horror pulp hero: Professor Bernard Quatermass! In this episode, we talk about The Quatermass Xperiment (aka The Creeping Unknown), Quatermass 2 (aka Enemy from Space), Quatermass and the Pit (aka Five Million Years to Earth), and the four part TV serial The Quatermass Conclu...

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! To celebrate, Desmond and Duane review the indie slasher Hanukkah. Then, Des goes solo on a review of the brand new documentary Fragile. Carols included: "The Chanukah Song" by Adam Sandler, "Oh Hanukkah" by Gods of Fire, "Not Fragile" by Ellefson, and "Xmas Has Been X'ed" by NOFX. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dread...

This week on the show, Desmond and Tom review one of the best horror films of the year: Sinners. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 films with similar vibes to Sinners. Songs included: "In Vain, I've Sinned" by Jeremiah Crow's Insufferable One Man Show, "Deadly Sinners" by 3 Inches of Blood, "I Need Blood" by The Other, and "Fallen Ones" by Despised Icon. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcas...

This week, Desmond and Duane heaped their praise upon Good Boy. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Fictional Dogs. Songs included: "Smiling Dogs" by Man's Gin, "I Am Dog Now" by Chat Pile, "Dogs of Chernobyl" by Megadeth, and "When Good Dogs Do Bad Things" by The Dillinger Escape Plan with Mike Patton. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia o...

Halloween is over but it's always in our hearts. This year, Tom and Desmond kept up with their seemingly annual tradition of reviewing the new iteration of the popular found footage anthology series with V/H/S/HALLOWEEN. Then, Des goes solo on a review of entry-level horror film Spirit Halloween: The Movie. Plus, feedback and songs: "When It's Halloween" by Bishop Briggs, "Halloween" by Mastodon,...

Happy Halloween! This week, we've got vampires, werewolves, and spooky tunes! First up, an interview with Remington Smith, director / writer / producer of LandLord, the film that answers the question "Does a vampire need permission to enter the home that you rent from him?" Then, Des goes solo on a review of Greg Lamberson's werewolf siege film: Frenzy Moon. Songs included: "Dear Slum Landlord..."...

This time, Desmond has the pleasure of interviewing some cast and crew from the brand new meta-horror comedy The WeedHacker Massacre: actress Bobbie Grace, writer Ray Spivey, and actor / executive producer Allen Danziger (Jerry from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre). Then, Des goes solo on a review of the brand new documentary about the impact of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre on five separate artists:...

This week, in a rage-fueled episode, Desmond and Duane review Property, which features a wealthy landowner stumbling upon a farmer's rebellion. Thankfully, his wife stayed in their fortified armored car. But is she safe there? Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Rebellions, Uprisings, and Revolutions in Film and Television. Sing these revolution songs in the streets: "The Nightmare of Being...

This week, Desmond and Tom review a lesser-known film featuring some very recognizable and talented young actors: Marrowbone. Then, Des had such fun last time, he decided to do another Dread Media Top 5 Films that have Similar Vibes to Marrowbone. Check out some new songs: "Keeping Score" by Friendship Commanders, "Past is Dead" by Bad Religion, "Magic Button" by Collapsing Scenery, and "Nonexiste...

This week, our old friend Greg Lamberson returns for his 29th appearance on Dread Media to run down Amazing Fantasy Fest 2025. Check out our preview of the whole nine-plus-day film festival as we wax poetic on strange Polish holidays, fish monsters, and stoner kung fu spaghetti Westerns. And find out why Greg called Des a "sick #@$%." Songs included: "The Amazing Kreskin" by Clutch, "Fantasy" by T...

This week, Desmond and Duane check out the weird French sci fi film Tropic. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Films that Have the Similar Vibes to Tropic. Songs included: "Capillarian Crest" by Mastodon, "You Swore We'd Always Be Together" by Rwake, "Shipswreck" by Legend of the Seagullmen, and "Bringing on the Heartbreak" by Fiend Without a Face. RIP Brent Hinds. Send feedback to: dreadm...

This week, Desmond and Tom check out Tobe Hooper's obscure film Spontaneous Combustion. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Obscure Tobe Hooper Efforts. Songs included: "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" by The Ink Spots, "Burnin' for You" by Blue Oyster Cult, "Jerry Finds Pam in the Freezer - Fullmoon Sawchase" by Wayne Bell and Tobe Hooper, and "In Chaos, Exult" by Malthusian. Send f...

This week on the show, Desmond and Duane review the absurdist horror Chompy and the Girls. Then, Des goes solo on a spoiler-free review of the horror film of the summer: Weapons. Songs included: "Devour" by Strapping Young Lad, "Desperation Angel" by -16-, "Let the Children Go" by Ulver, and "Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)" by Nine Inch Nails. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow...

This week, an old enemy of Desmond and Tom returns in their review of 2025's The Pope's Exorcist. Then, in case you were worried there wouldn't be another review of a movie where Russell Crowe plays an exorcist, Des goes solo on a review of The Exorcism from 2024! Songs included: "Bar-B-Q Pope" by Butthole Surfers, "The Exorcist" by The Hellacopters, "Blank Generation" by Richard Hell & The Voidoi...

This week, Desmond and Duane talk about John and the Hole for so long that it's broken up into two parts. Also, Des goes solo on a spoiler-free review of The Woman in the Yard. Songs included: "Way Down in the Hole" by Tom Waits, "Hole in the Earth" by Deftones, "Don't Protest (Too Much)" by Matt Jencik and Midwife. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadm...

This week, in a classic Roadkill Review, Desmond and his youngest son Davin talk poorly behaved dogs, the frenetic pace of action sequences, and excitement for what's to come on their ride home from watching James Gunn's Superman. Then, Des goes solo on two Dread Media Top 5s. First: a Top 5 Obscure Characters we'd like to see movies for in the new DCU (with fan-casting). Then, we pay tribute to t...