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This week, Chris and Desmond ponder sexual repression, the validity of the moon landing, and the mystique that is Matthew McConaughey as they try not to get drawn too far into the labyrinth of Room 237. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. rings in his birthday with a review of the "classic" slasher Happy Birthday to Me. There's tunes as well: "I Won't Forget" by The Shining, "Everything in Focus" by Jonathan...

What causes one host in this review of Constantine to tell the other to fuck off? What causes that same host to say it a second time? Hint: They both have to do with actors in the film, and neither of them are Keanu Reeves. If you're the kind of person who listens to movie reviews to just get a short synopsis of a film, skip to a little bit past minute 13. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net...

Imprisonment, obsession, and revenge are the focus of this feel-good hit of the winter podcast. First up, Desmond and Darryll try to figure out who the title is referring to in the recent film Prisoners. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr gets to the bottom of the Swedish revenge thriller Night Visitor in a new Stay Scary. There's some tunes, as well: "Two Little Girls" by King Diamond, "The Prisoner" by Iron...

We've got a dose of supernatural madness this week as Darryll and Desmond review the now classic film The Entity. Devil Dinosaur Jr. follows along in the same theme with his coverage of The Possession of Joel Delaney. Finally, Desmond goes solo on a review of the HP Lovecraft-inspired audiobook-meets-film-score-mashup, Out of the Aeons: Music from a New Dark Age, volume 1. Music included: "Superna...

It's been a very long time since the last Dying in the Gutters, through technical difficulties and a lazy podcaster, but it will all be worth it when you discover what put Dracula on the No-Fly List. Marvel at Gene Colan's use of cheesecake! Wonder in amazement at Chris' alternate reality versions of these issues! Gasp in shock as Desmond and Chris disagree on the quality of a new supporting chara...

This grab bag episode is all over the place! First up, Adam and Jeff join Desmond to discuss what is sure to be considered a cinematic classic, covered in film school for ages to come: Sorority Party Massacre. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. delivers a review of the creepy genre classic, Tourist Trap, in a brand new Stay Scary. Finally, Darryll joins us for a conversation about a place that is near and de...

Hola, bambinos! This week Dread Media takes a look at a very specific theme: Spanish-speaking horror films that take place in orphanages! We only have two films, but they're both excellent. First up, Desmond and Duane take an adoring look at Guillermo del Toro's passion-piece The Devil's Backbone. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. gives us a Stay Scary featuring a film by del Toro protege, JA Bayona: The Or...

Let's face it: when a murder happens, the police look at the victim's loved ones as suspects because a sad fact of life is that the ones that love us are the ones that kill us. This week, we explore that when Desmond and Duane look at the criminally underrated Stepfather. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. reviews the sequel, Stepfather II. Then Desmond gets modern as he takes a look at Scorned. Spurned love...

It's been six years since Tony Wash from Scotchworthy Productions joined us on Dread Media. This time he's here to talk about all manner of things, but most importantly his massive anthology project World of Death and his upcoming crime film High on the Hog. It's a huge conversation that is inspiring and refreshingly honest when it comes to today's independent film market. There's tunes as well: "...

Inheriting a legacy can be a great thing, but not if the legacy you inherit is one of death and terror. That's what we're looking at this week. The girl is troubled, but is it her fault or are her father's murderous inclinations speaking through her hands? Does an obsession with horror films lead the impressionable to murder? Can a man's mission to find his ancestor's creation lead to anything but...

This week on Dread Media, Peter Giglio joins Desmond to talk about his brand new novel Lesser Creatures, editing anthologies, and adapting a master's short story to the screen. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. deliver a Stay Scary segment on the original When a Stranger Calls. There's tunes this week from: "Creatures of the Night" by The Creepshow, "Lesser Men" by Darkthrone, "Hanging on the Phone" by Blon...

Take a seat. Don't worry about the leather straps digging into your arms. I won't pull them too tight. I would hate to waste all your pain on the straps. I've got something much worse in mind for you. Listening to this episode of chair-torture-themed films! First up, a solo review of the brand new Israeli dark comedy / crime thriller Big Bad Wolves. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. takes a look at Hostel....

Sharpen your machete, work on your cardio, and get in the mood to hate some drugs, booze, and premarital sex because it's a slasher themed episode of Dread Media! The local gang (Adam, Desmond, Jeff, and Luke) take a gander at the now-classic supervillain team-up movie, Freddy vs. Jason. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. presents a Stay Scary on a recent Swedish take on the genre: Blood Runs Cold. Finally,...

Santa's not the only one with a naughty list this week, as Dread Media pays tribute to the burgeoning genre career of Ben Wheatley! First up, Desmond and Duane take on the paramilitary / pagan mash-up Kill List. Devil Dinosaur Jr. jumps in with the first of two Stay Scaries with a review of A Field in England. Adam and Luke join Desmond for a review of 5 Souls, a film that has nothing to do with B...

The War on Christmas is bloody and mindless this year as Dread Media celebrates its sixth ghoultide! First up, Adam, Desmond, and Jeff try to make sense of 1980's Christmas Evil (aka You Better Watch Out). Then, perhaps a little stressed over not being able to stomach a complete run through last year, Devil Dinosaur Jr. opens two horrible presents: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation and Sile...

Desmond is nothing, if not a family man, and this week the episode focuses on horror films that center around the family. First, in a change of format, Desmond goes solo on a review of the brand new Mexican film, Here Comes the Devil. Then Adam and Jeff join him for a review of Nothing Left to Fear. Devil Dinosaur Jr. gives us a Stay Scary on Crucible of Horror. All this, plus feedback and music:...

By Crom! This week we pay homage to some of the creations of legendary pulp writer Robert E. Howard. First up, Darryll and Desmond discuss the Puritan-turned-reluctant-avenger: Solomon Kane. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. steps in to present a review of the similarly themed, but non-Howard property Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. Desmond returns with a solo review of 2011's Conan the Barbarian! There's s...

It's Mediocre Zombie Movie Monday! Join us as a huge gaggle of people discuss flesh-eating flicks that missed the mark. First up, Desmond and Duane take a look at how far Uncle George Romero has fallen with his latest outing: Survival of the Dead. Then, Adam, Jeff, and Luke join Desmond to look at the high school John Hughes ripoff Detention of the Dead. Devil Dinosaur Jr. gives us a review of the...

Get all sleazy, maniacal, and "coppy" with us this week! First up, Adam, Jeff, and Auxence join Desmond for a review of what might be the finest action / horror film ever made: Maniac Cop 2! Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. steps in to class the place up with a Stay Scary on the recent remake of Maniac starring Elijah Wood. Then the gang returns, sans Adam, to discuss Maniac Cop 3. We're not screwing aroun...

In this classic format episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick interviews author of Corrosion and publisher at New Pulp Press, Jon Bassoff. Then, following up on unreliable narrators, Duane joins Desmond to discuss Jennifer Lynch's film Surveillance. Then, Jeff Strand and Lynne Hansen give us their experience at the Buffalo Dreams Film Festival as both spectator and filmmaker. There's also music:...

Radical! Dread Media gets all 80s on you in this tubular episode as Darryll and Desmond deconstruct the hobosploitation / slime-gore epic Street Trash. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. takes a look at everybody's favorite blowtorch-wielding vigilante in Exterminator 2, as well as the other three films in Shout Factory's Action Packed Movie Marathon DVD release: Cyclone, Alienator, and Eye of the Tiger. Als...

Warning: The podcast you are about to listen to contains scenes of a sexual nature, extreme violence, Satanism, and Tom Hanks crying in a phone booth. This week, we take a look at bad influences in media. Films, video games, comic books, and rock music have all been blamed for society's ills. On this episode we're examining some of those. Desmond and Darryll team-up on a film that explores the bad...

This week Tom Deja joins Desmond to talk about his brand new novel Shadow Legion: New Roads To Hell, and about three million other things. Then, listener Chad calls in a short review to a recent live show he saw of the classic giallo film scoring prog-rock machine Goblin! There's plenty of tunes to be had as well: "Nocturne in D Minor" by Holy Grail, "Rosenrot" by Rammstein, "Zaratozom (aka Shriek...

Recorded in Desmond Reddick's basement, where life is cheap, Dread Media goes taboo! First up, Darryll joins us to discuss the recent Blu-ray release of notorious exploitation sleaze flick, Snuff. Then, Devil Dinosaur Jr. takes a look at Hardcore. There's also a bunch of news on events, contests, and upcoming Dread Media stuff, so strap in, not on, and listen! Also, there's songs that may or may n...

This week, Greg Lamberson returns for his Annual Halloween Season Fireside Chat! As always, Greg has a bunch of irons in the fire from his writing (Storm Demon, Scaremonger, The Frenzy Wolves, and The Julian Year TREEbook) to the films he's involved in (Dry Bones, The Legend of Six Fingers, possibly Carnage Road, and more)! On top of all that, he's also running the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Fe...