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In this Belgian-themed episode of Dread Media, Desmond and Darryll sit down to have an in-depth discussion of one of Desmond's favorite movies, 1988's The Vanishing. Then Desmond goes solo on Left Bank, a 2008 Belgian film. Also, Desmond reads a submission from Brain Kaufman regarding Denver's "March of the Zombies II," a zombie-themed fashion show! All this plus the winners of the Dead Beyond the...

Is 1973's Don't Look Now a hidden gem or something that deserves to be left in the past? Desmond and Darryll answer that very question in their review of the Donald Sutherland / Julie Christie vehicle. Then Desmond gets inside Rob Zombie's latest musical outing, and guess what? It's a sequel. Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls, and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool gets a no ho...

Is Black Dynamite a satire or spoof? These two honkies are here to give you proof. And if that ain't enough, we'll show you who's tough. There's afros, soul sisters, and broken bones when Des and Darryll watch Black Belt Jones. Sit back and relax is what you should do in the Dread Media special on blaxploitation kung fu. You dig? Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1323.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond and Darryll discuss the homogenization of beauty in Hollywood, white-man kung fu, and unibrows. Ooh yeah! And they review the Blu-ray edition of George A. Romero's The Crazies. Then Desmond goes solo on Perkins' 14 and Brian Kaufman's zombie apocalypse novel Dead Beyond the Fence. Tunes include: "Crazy People" by Rehab, "Crazy" by Mushroomhead, "Teenage Mons...

It's a double dose of Desmond and Darryll this week as they do a Roadkill Review of the latest Martin Scorsese film, Shutter Island. Then they sit back to review the period piece House of the Devil while playing songs recorded no later than 1989! There's tons of homoerotic tension and giggling, as well as some wonky audio in the feedback section. Par for the course in this massive episode of Dread...

It's another Fulci spectacular here on Dread Media as Desmond and Darryll take a look at the Blu-ray of New York Ripper, then Desmond goes solo on Fulci's final film, Door Into Silence. All this plus feedback and the following tunes: "New York, One More Day" by Another Dead Junkie, "Door Into Silence" by Carfax, "From Here to the Hearse" by Wednesday 13, and "Touch Me, I'm Sick" by Mudhoney. Don't...

It's a classic-style episode of Dread Media as Desmond and Darryll sit down to review the recently released Zombieland. Then Desmond looks at two recent Radical Comics releases: FVZA #2 and Legends: The Enchanted #0. He tops it all off with a track-by-track review of Slayer's latest album, World Painted Blood. Make sure you get your questions in for Jeff Strand's upcoming appearance, and check out...

In this episode of Dread Media, Darryll is afraid his wife will find out he and Desmond watched Black Devil Doll. And Desmond doesn't know how to synopsize Nightmare, so he lets the film do it itself. Confused? Join me. Tunes include: "Devil Doll" by The Misfits, "Playing with Dolls" by Slayer, "Welcome to my Nightmare" by Alice Cooper, and "Black Sails at Midnight" by Alestorm. Send feedback to:...

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This week Desmond and Darryll cover the sleazy 70s horror flick The Toolbox Murders, while Desmond goes solo in this edition of So Bad it's Good? on the straight-to-DVD, uhm, sleazy horror flick The Backlot Murders. Feedback, tunes, and plugs aplenty. Tunes include: "Dead in Hollywood" by The Murderdolls, "Stinkfist" by Tool, "Whatever Happened to Corey Haim" by The Thrills, and "We Hate Everyone"...

In this fourth wall-breaking episode of Dread Media, Desmond and Darryll (and by default you) take a look at the controversial Michael Haneke film Funny Games. Then Desmond goes it alone on Stan Helsing, the new horror spoof film from those who brought you Scary Movie. Also, Richard from Wichita and Desmond have a back and forth on e-mail about Avatar, comics, and Asian horror. Tunes include: "My...

It's all about body parts this week as Darryll and Desmond watch the original Pang Brothers film, The Eye. Then Desmond smells, I mean, reviews Jeff Strand's novella The Severed Nose. Check out Movies About Girls at www.moviesaboutgirls.com, and make sure to vote for Dread Media in the Earth-2.net Mainpage Awards. Or I'll cut your nose off! Tunes include: "Electric Eye" by Judas Priest, "Caught My...

How awesome would it be if Dread Media rang in the New Year with any of the following: naked space vampire babes, a man French kissing Patrick Stewart while he has a seizure, homicidal Christmas trees, or Eighties glam rock stars playing with children's toys? How about ringing the New Year in with all of them? Oh yeah! This week, Desmond and Darryll sit down to review the Tobe Hooper-directed, Dan...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick is drunkenly joined by two guests to talk about the life and work of the late Dan O'Bannon. Aaron from The Zed Word joins us to discuss the man's influence on the zombie subgenre, and Ian stops by to review Return of the Living Dead. All terror tunes this week can be found on the ROTLD soundtrack: "Partytime (Zombie Version)" by 45 Grave, "Nothing fo...

In this Christmas-sized episode, Desmond and Darryll sit down to talk about the Jack Ketchum adaptation Offspring before Desmond goes solo on Slaughter and The Seamstress. Check out the feedback and the tunes: "Monster's Holiday" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett, the world broadcast premiere of "Slime City Massacre" by Crankdaddy, "Bad Habit" by The Offspring, "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" by...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond and Darryll sit down to chat about the late Paul Naschy and then review one of his films, The Hanging Woman. Then Desmond finally reviews the new Gwar album, Lust in Space. Tunes included: "Hang Me High" by Ghoultown, "Keep Me Hanging On" by Theatre of Tragedy, "Parting Shot" by Gwar, and "I'm Calling You" by Monster Magnet. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadm...

After a short talk about the loss of a horror legend, Desmond and Darryll kickoff an Aussie Dog-themed podcast with the Dennis Hopper-driven Ozsploitation epic Mad Dog Morgan. Then Desmond takes a look at Dingo #1 from BOOM! Studios. Feedback and tunes galore: "Fresh Blood" by The Eels, "Rabid (Over You)" by The Damned, "The Man With the Dogs" by The Dead Kennedys, and "Dog Food" by Iggy Pop. RIP...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond and Darryll sit down to check out the Blu-ray release of The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue, and Desmond, Megan, and our friend Shannon have a chat about The Twilight Saga: New Moon. This episode glitters, people! Tunes included: "Now He's Dead" by Hank Williams III, "Morgue Than Words" by Wednesday 13, "The Killing Moon" by Nouvelle Vague, and "Season...

In this episode of Dread Media, live (not really) from the brand new Dread Media Worldwide Headquarters, Darryll and Desmond sit down to discuss the first release from Cameron Romero (George's boy), Staunton Hill. Then Desmond goes solo for a review of Keith Latch's latest novel, Bestseller. (Visit http://www.keithlatch.com.) And to wrap it all up, a special Dying in the Gutters on the classic Spi...

In this episode of Dread Media, a theme of post-war trauma just happened to surface during the week of Remembrance Day / Veterans Day. First up, Desmond and Darryll talk about the Troma-released, post-Vietnam, nihilistic shocker Combat Shock. Then Megan stops by to talk about the WWII-era BBC film The Haunted Airman. Tunes included: "The War Inside My Head" by Suicidal Tendencies, "All Good Soldie...

It might not be the swine flu, but Desmond Reddick sure feels like shit. Luckily a reservoir of content is here to save the day. Darryll and Desmond sit down to discuss the 1980s sci-fi / horror flick Hardware, and Dying in the Gutters returns with a spotlight on CrossGen Comics' Route 666. Tunes included: "Smiling Like a Killer" by Motorhead, "Stigmata" by Ministry, "A Night on Route 666" by Gein...

This Halloween weekend Desmond Reddick was joined by Davinder and Ian at the Victoria Comic Convention. They talk about celebrity thumb wrestling and zombie walks before Desmond interviews indie film legend Lloyd Kaufman and young indie filmmaker Ryan Nicholson. The Toxic Avenger Musical, H1N1 scares, and nasty revenge are found among other obscene visions in the minds of these madmen. And Lloyd a...

In this mishmash, last-minute episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick goes solo on an impromptu Roadkill Review of theatrical indie film Paranormal Activity, then sits down with Darryll to discuss Happy Birthday to Me. Michael David Sims comes back to the show to discuss The Anchor #1 from BOOM! Studios, and Desmond looks at the disturbing but vacant art film American Gothic. All that plus the fol...

It's a wild world this week as Megan and Darryll join Desmond on separate reviews. Megan wants her monsters to be a little bit sexier in the television series Sanctuary, and Darryll wants his Nazi zombies from Norwegian splatstick film Dead Snow to be... more subtle? Desmond tries to add a bit of sober levelheadedness to the show, but ends up liking the PG-13 straight-to-video Scary Madison produc...

In this massive episode of Dread Media, Desmond and Darryll check out the highly anticipated anthology film Trick 'r Treat. Then Desmond brings balance to the world by watching a really terrible anthology film: Grave Danger. He then cleanses his palette with Sea Beast. Also, Desmond reviews the comic Incarnate #2 and the trade paperback Young Lovecraft. The winner of the Blind Dead Collection is r...