Dread Media

It's a Dread Media Presents debut as MCs and obscure rap aficionados Reece Heinen and Alex Hurt dedicate an entire podcast to going deep on reviews of a single song in the hip hop subgenre of horrorcore. In this inaugural episode, Alex and Reece help us get to know them a little bit before they take on a track from juggernauts of horrorcore: Twiztid and Blaze Ya Dead Homie. "Sick Man" is a triptyc...

Christmas time is here. Time for mayhem and fear. This week, Desmond and Darryll explore family. And we all know the chainsaw is family, in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Devil Dinosaur Jr. talks about religious tradition in the delightful holiday romp Sheitan. Desmond comes back to give a special address about giving, specifically one serial killer helping police find others in Nailbiter from Ima...

iPod. Headphones. We're losing battery power! I need a quick charge, STAT! Get medical with Dread Media this week! Doctor Reddick kicks the show off with his Top 5 Medical Traumas. Then Darryll stops by to review the malpractice / coma-themed Sublime. Duane joins Desmond to discuss the conjoined twins / psychological thriller Sisters. Then, in these days of ebola-tinged fear, Desmond gets gross wi...

Cut! What am I working with here? This week on Dread Media, we get dramatic! First up, Desmond gives his Top 5 Dramatic Presentations in the horror genre. Then, Darryll stops by to review the Italian slasher Stage Fright. Devil Dinosaur Jr. isn't a fat lady, nor does he sing, but he closes the show with a review of Dario Argento's Opera. There are, of course, songs as well: "In the Rain" by The Dr...

You wanted the best, you got the best! This week Dread Media pays homage to the kings of theatrical rock and roll, the Knights in Satan's Service themselves: KISS! First up, join Darryll and Desmond in looking at the band as bizarre, quippy cosmic gods in their weird (and awful) 1978 TV movie, KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park. Then, was it really a good idea for Gene Simmons to give the only cop...

Get real once again with Dread Media as we dip back into the world of found footage films. The examples run the gamut this week from reality-based to supernatural, from great to awful. First up, Duane and Desmond get a look at the third installment in the ever-innovative found footage anthology series V/H/S: Viral. Then Desmond goes solo on the rich New York socialites gone bad film The Upper Foot...

Get your metal on once again in this packed show of cosmic- and earth-bound heavy metal. First up, Desmond attended a show on GWAR's first tour since the death of Dave Brockie / Oderus Urungus. What did he think? Did new front-people Blothar and Vulvatron live up to Oderus' legacy? Then, he is joined by Darryll for a review of the first Canadian animated feature film and futuristic rock opera Rock...

This week Desmond is joined by filmmaker and music video director Phil Mucci for an inspiring and creative one-hour conversations about making tough decisions for your art, heavy metal, and stickin' it to the man to impress the ladies. First, Desmond gives a Top 5 rundown of his favorite Phil Mucci-directed music videos. The music for this episode is curated from songs Phil has directed videos for...

It's been a long time, but the Commonwealth Crew returns with a brand new Dread Reel-ief. Well, it's not brand new, as you can probably tell with our conversation about the yet-to-be-released Iron Man 3. But, I digress! This time, the live action manga adaptation of Death Note gets a heavy review about the silliness of having a death god as a comedic sidekick, but also the moral implications of vi...

Get your revenge on this week as the Dread Media crew takes on a double feature of revenge flicks. First though, Desmond runs down his Top 5 favorite revenge stories (featuring all different media). Then Duane and Desmond talk about recent mumblecore revenge film Blue Ruin. Then, as prescribed by Al from Halifax (thanks, Al) Desmond and Darryll get nasty with the Ozsploitation revenge thriller The...

Happy Halloween, Dreadites! Celebrate with us in style with another massive episode. After Desmond's Top 5 Halloween traditions, friend of the show Greg Lamberson stops by as usual this time of year to give us the rundown on the projects he's recently had released, as well as those that are upcoming, including: Frenzy Wolves, Creepers, Human Monsters, and even a scoop at what his next film project...

This week's show is a massive tip of the hat to the atypical zombie film. First things first: young adult novelist, Lynne Hansen stops by to talk about her recent career-turn as a filmmaker. From her screenplay for the zombie comedy short film He's Not Looking So Great to the trials and tribulations of directing her first short, the very atypical zombie film Chomp. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. delivers...

Reality crashes into the Halloween season this week as Desmond interviews the filmmakers behind the brand new haunted event-themed / found-footage horror film The Houses October Built. Bobby Roe, Zack Andrews, and Michael Roe talk about making a found footage film with your friends, and the secret world behind haunted events. Then, carrying on with the theme of event-related horror, Devil Dinosaur...

This week we delve into the myth of the Sasquatch. Before that, however, in the first installment of October's Dread Media Top 5, Desmond outlines his five favorite non-Bigfoot crypto-zoological creatures. Then Darryll joins him to look at Bobcat Goldthwait's first horror film, the found footage Bigfoot film, Willow Creek. In a brand new Stay Scary, Devil Dinosaur Jr. goes all the way back to 1957...

Earth is a dangerous place, as we all know. With global warming a reality, it feels like we're on the cusp of an eco-horror movement. This week, Dread Media has a new and a classic example for you. First up, the thaw releases hybrid monsters from the Blood Glacier. Then, in a brand new Stay Scary, Talia Shire deals with a mutant bear in 1979's Prophecy. Let's tie ourselves to a tree and sing these...

Join Dread Media this week. Seriously, join us. We're all about the cult this week. First, Dreadite favorite Ti West's latest film, Sacrament, takes the found-footage genre and applies it to a loosely veiled Jonestown story. Then, Devil Dinosaur Jr. looks at Kevin Smith's Branch Davidian / Westboro Baptist church mash-up Red State. Finally, black metal's rabid fans have accepted quite a lot of var...

Get sick this week, Dreadites, as Desmond and Darryll take a look at two goo-soaked dripping fright flicks. First up, can the hosts get past their nausea induced by the opening of the brand new existential homage to Troma, Septic Man? What about the classic gooey monster film The Incredible Melting Man? Time, and listening, will only tell. There's some nasty dripping songs for you, too: "Freak Puk...

At the behest and donation of our great listener, Dean, Dread Media swerves from the typical this week as we take in some Oscar-baity arthouse. First up, Darryll and Desmond take in a viewing of the seminal and powerful ensemble piece, Magnolia. Devil Dinosaur Jr. reviews the more recent, but similarly themed film Nebraska. Of course, there are also songs: "Momentum" and "Save Me" by Aimee Mann, "...

Benvenuto! This week we celebrate cinema italiano! There's a wide berth of genres being covered: sword and sandal, giallo, zombie, and post-apocalyptic. First off, Darryll and Desmond take in a viewing of Lucio Fulci's Conquest. Then, Devil Dinosaur Jr. is stirred, but not shaken, by the mostly unseen giallo film starring no one's favorite James Bond: Who Saw Her Die? Finally, Desmond returns to r...

Get your sexy werewolf on this week as Chris and Desmond reluctantly look at the second season of Netflix Original Hemlock Grove. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. saves the day with a look at Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory in a new Stay Scary. There's some sexy tunes as well: "Gypsy" by Emperor, "Scientific Rebirth" by Cara Neir, "Nothing to Lose" by Girlschool, and "Dog Inside Your Body" by Butthole Surfe...

This week we pay tribute to one of our most beloved entertainers. From comedy to drama to children's films to intense psychological character studies, Robin Williams was truly one of the greats. So Chris and Desmond have a great conversation about the man during their review of Insomnia. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. reviews the recent dark comedy World's Greatest Dad. There's tunes as well: "I Don't Sl...

This week Dread Media takes a look at some random infected-zombie films. First up, Adam and Desmond check out the military-experiment-gone-wrong-style infected-zombie in Toxin. Then an environmental disaster creates the flesh-eaters in Devil Dinosaur Jr.'s Stay Scary on Hell of the Living Dead. Desmond is joined by Jeff and Luke to look at perhaps the most interesting one of them all: the social m...

Sometimes you can't go home again. Or maybe you do, but things have changed. Or maybe you just haven't. Regardless, aliens may be involved. This week, Desmond and Duane take a look at Edgar Wright's World's End. To fit the theme, Darryll and Desmond follow it up with a look at Abel Ferrara's unique take on the classic alien invasion tale: Body Snatchers. There are tunes, as well: "Gimme Some Skin"...

This week Dread Media gets a little bit meta as Darryll and Desmond take a look at a slasher movie about a slasher movie: The Hills Run Red. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. takes a look at Theatre Bizarre, an anthology film with a meta framing sequence. There's also songs, but not songs about songs. That would be weird: "Scream!" by The Misfits, "River Runs Red (Re-Zamped)" by Life of Agony, "Chasm" by Go...

Come home from Vietnam with Dread Media this week as we celebrate two films where someone "died" in war before coming home. First up, Desmond and Darryll review the exploitation classic Rolling Thunder. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. delivers a Stay Scary on Bob Clark's Deathdream. Of course, there's songs: "War Eternal" by Archenemy, "Battles and Brotherhood" by 3 Inches of Blood, "Holiday in Cambodia"...