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This week, Desmond starts the show off announcing the debut of Dread Media's Patreon page. For a decade, Dread Media has given you free weekly content without fail. Please see fit to visit www.patreon.com/dreadmedia to check out the tiers and rewards available to see what's right for you. Every little bit helps! Now, this week's episode deals with all disappointing films. Thank goodness the review...

This week, death does a lot of stuff. Some good, some horrible. First up, death stalks the Red Light District and the canals of Amsterdam as Darryll and Desmond review Amsterdamned. Then, Devil Dinosaur Jr. tries to get a handle on what death does in a double feature of the giallos Death Walks on High Heels and Death Walks at Midnight. Before I get to the music, I also wanted to say that death als...

This week, hold onto your hats because we're altering the format slightly! First, Desmond kicks off the show by doing a solo review on the brand-new entry in the Chucky universe: Cult of Chucky. Listen close because, at the end of the review, Des draws the winner for our Blu-ray giveaway. Then, Desmond is joined by Duane to attend Circus Kane. Afterwards, Devil Dinosaur Jr. spends a night in Ghost...

This week Desmond is sick. But he presents an interview with Mike Lombardo, who, besides also being sick and getting Desmond's blame for his own sickness via Skype-germs, has directed his first feature film: I'm Dreaming of a White Doomsday. Then, Devil Dinosaur Jr. presents a Stay Scary on the classic sleazy slasher The Mutilator. Rich the Monster Movie Kid rounds out the show to review the creep...

This week Darryll and Desmond talk about a little-known film you probably haven't heard of: It. Devil Dinosaur Jr. gives us a Stay Scary of Fender Bender. Then, Rich the Monster Movie Kid reviews the exploitation film Mr. No Legs. On top of that, there's not one but two giveaways, one clown-related and one creepy-doll-related. Songs included: "What If I?" by Pennywise, "Captive Bolt Pistol" by Car...

This week, Desmond and Duane review the 1973 underground cannibal film Death Line (AKA Raw Meat). Then, Devil Dinosaur Jr. gives us a Stay Scary on The Alchemist Cookbook. Finally, Rich the Monster Movie Kid reviews the other Stephen King adaptation that's not setting the world on fire right now: The Dark Tower. Songs included: "Underground" by Medication, "Cannibalistic Invasivorism" by Cattle De...

As Monty Python used to say: "And now for something completely different!" This week, Dread Media helps take a stand against those who would put children in danger. Greg Lamberson joins Desmond for a discussion about Victor Salva, director of the upcoming third installation of his Jeepers Creepers series. In the discussion, they wonder why, when there are so many other thriving independent artists...

This week, Dread Media once again travels to the world of childhood terror: children we should be afraid of, things children should be afraid of, and the power that some children can have and the world that hates them for it. First, Desmond and Duane look at the young life of a fascist ruler post-World War I in The Childhood of a Leader. Then Rich the Monster Movie Kid gives us a review of a prequ...

It's a week of cinematic oddities this week on Dread Media with two weirdo Japanese films and a tribute to the late George Romero sandwiched in between. First up, Desmond and Duane try to go in depth on Sion Sono's bizarre film Tag. Then, Rich the Monster Movie Kid talks about his love for Romero's labor of love: Knightriders. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. goes back to 1973 to review the dreamlike rape...

Welcome to the first post-Europe podcast for Dread Media. It's been at least six weeks since Desmond has recorded a podcast, even though it's only been a week since the last Dread Media. Desmond kicks off the show by running down the Europe trip and then telling a story about the time last night his little dog fought a cougar. And not a fun cougar. A real one. Then, having enough with reality, the...

Desmond is back from vacation, and perhaps it's the fact that he's dreading work that he brought this episode to you this week: workplace horror. First, Adam, Desmond, and Jeff look at a movie where an insurance investigator goes looking for a best-selling author who has missed his deadline in their review of John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness. Then, Desmond goes solo in reviews of corporate...

What if I told you that you weren't reading these show notes right now? Think I'm crazy? Well, maybe I'm just crazy enough to broadcast these notes and this podcast into your mind! Or not. Whatever. Jeez. Anyway. This week, Chris and Desmond dive into the character actor-laden psychic thriller The Fury. Then Desmond goes solo on another character actor-laden psychic thriller: Firestarter. Enjoy. I...

This week, Desmond may have lost the original episode slated for this week, but that didn't stop him from working harder and producing another one for your listening pleasure. This episode is based around investigative horror. First, Duane and Desmond review The Quiet Ones, where a group of scholars conduct an experiment on a troubled young girl. Then, Devil Dinosaur Jr. gives us a Stay Scary on T...

This week, malevolent forces invade the minds and lives of the innocent! First, Desmond and Duane look at a deal-with-the-devil-gone-wrong film: Devil's Domain. Devil Dinosaur Jr. dives into a Stay Scary of a film where a woman is haunted by the ghosts of nasty children in Full Circle (AKA The Haunting of Julia). Finally, Desmond's son, Cade, joins him to discuss water and Naomi Watts in their rev...

This week, Desmond is in London, but Dread Media fights to continue with an episode based around fighting. First up, Desmond and Duane look at the upcoming martial arts action / horror film Karate Kill. Then, The Commonwealth Crew returns for another Dread Reel-ief, looking at a sequel to a film they disagreed about; did Ian and Desmond disagree on Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem? You'll have to hang...

This week, Dread Media embarks on the first of what we hope is many David Cronenberg double features. Chris and Desmond grab films from his early career, and his creative peak, to kick things off: Rabid and Dead Ringers. Then they play music: "Necromantic Woman" by Space God Ritual, "Rabid (Over Your)" by The Damned, "Dead Ringer Struck" by Truth, and "The Operating Room" by Howard Shore. Send fee...

This week, we've got another episode of female monsters. Look out, because the female of the species is deadlier than the male. First up, Desmond and Duane study the Danish werewolf film When Animals Dream. Then, Rich the Monster Movie Kid does a postmortem on Ahmanet in the 2017 Universal reboot The Mummy. Finally, Desmond returns to discuss the procedures involved in dealing with zombies that ha...

This week there's a supernatural motorcycle bonanza. First up, Desmond and Duane review the Spanish horror comedy featuring a sexy witch who rides a motorbike: Witching & Bitching. Then, after far too long of a hiatus, the Commonwealth Crew is back as Ian joins Desmond to take a look at the misguided 2007 pre-Marvel Studios horror comic book movie, Ghost Rider. Then, of course, there are tunes: "M...

This week, Desmond and Duane dig into the new horror film Bethany, so much that they had to record a separate spoiler section of their review for the very end of the episode. So stay tuned for that. Then, Devil Dinosaur Jr. walks alone in a Stay Scary of Drifter. Then there's music: "Batman Theme" by Al Hirt, "Psychic Twin" by Gruesome, "Love Won't Desert Us" by Push Kings, and "The Story of Batma...

This week, Desmond and Darryll look in-depth at a film so bad it nearly wrecked them: Don't Go in the Woods... Alone! Then Desmond goes solo, discussing some new comics that have come out in recent months: The Dregs from Black Mask Comics, Savage Things from DC / Vertigo, Darkness Visible from IDW, and the RL Stine-written Man-Thing from Marvel. Before I list the tunes, make note of our new addres...

This week, the show that almost wasn't is a really good one. So be thankful that it is. Not "is good," just plain is. Anyway, two films of similar tone and theme are discussed. Desmond and Duane's disagree on things in their review of the Netflix production (and epically titled): I Am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House. Then, Rich the Monster Movie Kid dives into another slow-burn film deali...

This week, we begin the show with a giveaway and a tribute to a rockstar. Then Megan and our Dutch daughter joins me for a review of Jordan Peele's debut film Get Out. I mean, you need to know what three white people on a podcast have to think about that one, right? Also, Rich the Monster Movie Kid reviews The Devil's Candy. Finally, I go solo on a review of Walerian Borowczyk's arthouse sleazefes...

This week, Dread Media wants you to be complicit. First off, Desmond interviews handsome author of crime and horror noir Ed Kurtz about his process, why he doesn't like discussing genre (even though I mention it in the show notes), and upcoming adaptations of his work. Then, Duane joins Desmond for a review of the Scandinavian comedic crime film In Order of Disappearance. There are also some tunes...

It's women in peril / women in captivity week on Dread media. First up, the softcore housewife porn of 50 Shades of Grey meets Eli Roth in Desmond and Duane's review of Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey. Then Desmond goes solo on two Jess Franco women-in-prison films: Blue Undergrounds three-disc unrated director's cut of 99 Women, and Full Moon Entertainment's Women in Cellblock 9. Finally, Desm...

This week, Desmond and Duane highlight two under-appreciated horror gems form the early 1980s. First up, a farmer needs a special ingredient for his roadside fritters in Motel Hell. Then, a man works through his issues with the opposite sex in Pieces. Songs: "Lord, Don't Let Me Die in a Cheap Motel" by Banjo & Sullivan, "Motel Hell" and "1000 Cries Has the Night" by The Browns, and "Hell's Motel"...