Dread Media

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick buckles down and presents two collections of short films: Small Gauge Trauma from Synapse Films and Aftermath / Genesis from Unearthed Films. He also reviews Jeremy C. Shipp's new novel Vacation, and three comic books: Urban Monsters #1, and Gravel #0-1. Plus: news, feedback and bad, bad comedy. Tunes include: "Short Songs" by Dead Kennedys, "Small S...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick reviews The Haunting of Rebecca Verlaine by Olaf Ittenbach, an Uwe Boll protege. Then he looks at the Eurosleaze feature Sister of Ursula. Plus, news and feedback. Tunes include: "Gail" by Alice Cooper, "Helena" by The Misfits, "Lucinda" by Tom Waits, "Bloody Mary" by Gwar and "I Fucked Bettie Page" by Turbonegro. Take advantage of the Lurker Films o...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick interviews Andrew Migliore, president of Lurker Films. Des then reviews their fourth volume of Lovecraft-adapted short films, Pickman's Model. Andrew gives listeners of Dread Media a special offer, and Desmond bitches about Platinum Dunes a little. Tunes include: "In the Mouth of Madness Main Theme" by John Carpenter and Jim Lang, "The Art of Subcons...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick takes a look at the upcoming gay horror film Socket, and then the Belgian survivalist horror film Calvaire (The Ordeal). He also reluctantly returns to review the second issue of Dead of Night featuring Man-Thing. Tunes include: "Plug in Baby" by Muse, "Deliverance" by Dredger, "Sex is Violent" by Jane's Addiction featuring Diamanda Galas, "Fuck the...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick reviews two British films: The Living and the Dead, and Experiment. News, feedback and a new sponsor! Tunes include: "Curse of the Living" by Under a Nightmare, "Experiment in Terror" by Fantomas and the "Ginger Snaps Theme" by Michael Shields. Check out www.horror-mall.com.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick interviews Michael Alan Nelson, writer of BOOM! Studios comic Fall of Cthulhu. After lamenting an illness and praising the ability to shave once again, he then goes on to review a few of the relevant comics from BOOM! Studios that are currently on the shelf. Tunes include: "Shoggoths Away" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, "How the Gods Kill"...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick interviews writer, director and star of the vampire comedy Revamped, Jeff Rector. Then he reviews Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing #1 from Marvel Comics. Some news and updates on the podcast itself. Tunes include: "Gates of Delirium" by Midnight Syndicate, "Baby You're a Pain in the Neck" by The Cowgirl Wranglers, "Bloodsucking Freaks" by The Browns...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick steps on broken branches and pushes brush out of his face while the wind stirs up terror. He also holds back his unexplainable nausea to review Forest Primeval and Hell's Ground (Zibahkhana). Tunes include: "Doctor Finkelstein / In the Forest" by Danny Elfman (The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack), "Forest" by System of a Down and "Tree of Woe"...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick bitches about work and reviews Right At Your Door and Hostel II before digging into some feedback. Tunes included: "Westwood Fallout" by Amen, "Ricky's Hand" by Fad Gadget and "Weapon and the Wound" by Days of the New. Send in your feedback, I dare you!

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick goes over his top five novels, comics, DVD releases, theatrical features and straight-to-DVD features of the year. He then goes on to ramble about what he's looking forward to in 2008. Tunes include: "Dead Babies" by Iced Earth, "Midnight Train" by Ghoultown, "Goin' Down to Dunwich" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, "Spectral Mist" by Midnight...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick and Ben review Cloverfield in another installment of Roadkill Review. Des then goes back into the vault to review the most controversial film ever made: Cannibal Holocaust. Tunes include "New York" by The Sex Pistols, "Cannibal's Hymn" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and, lastly, "Die, Monster, Die" by The Misfits. Bon appetit!

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick takes a look at Death Sentence and Tempe Video's collection of Jason Santo's short films, Bent. Plus, he discusses Simon Dark from DC comics, covers some feedback and plays some tunes. Songs included: "At the End of the Road" by Murder by Death, "Time Out of Time" by Midnight Syndicate and "Fear of the Dark (Live)" by Iron Maiden. Enter the Cemetery...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick reviews TLA Releasing's Danger After Dark Collection 3 DVD box set featuring Suicide Club, 2LDK and Moon Child. Plus: our Blood Car DVD giveaway winner announcement, Insomnifest news, emails and voicemails. All that plus songs too! Tunes include: various songs from Suicide Club, "Suicide Solution (Live)" by Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads, "Japan" by...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick gives you New Year's revelers some films to help you sober up, or make you want to drink more - The Girl Next Door and Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre. Also reviewed are the Giant Monsters trade paperback and North Wind #1, both from BOOM! Studios. Desmond gets all preachy and delivers the following tunes for your New Year's pleasure: "Right Next Doo...

Rosy cheeks? Check! Bowl full of jelly? Check! In this special Christmas Eve edition of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick reviews classic slasher film, Silent Night, Bloody Night and the most bizarre zombie film you'll ever see: The Stink of Flesh. Plus: News galore! Don't forget to enter the Blood Car DVD giveaway. Christmas tunes include: "Silent Night, Deadly Night" by The Browns, "Silent Night" by...

In this heavy metal episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick reviews the Japanese splatter sci-fi flick Meatball Machine and two comics from Pit. Bros Productions (Henry and Butcher #2 and Legend of Joe Moon #1). News and voicemails aplenty. This week's heavy tunes include: "Meat Sandwich" and "Biledriver" by Gwar, "Crazy Nights" by 3 Inches of Blood and "Blood Red Sandman" by Lordi. Horns in the a...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick reviews hip hop horror film Rapturious and Japanese head trip Strange Circus. He also takes a look at Night #1-3 from Jester Press Comics, and Potter's Field #3 from BOOM! Studios. A little bit of news and your feedback. Don't forget to enter the Blood Car DVD giveaway! Tunes include: "Scary Movies" by Eminem (feat. Royca da 5'9"), "Stranger than Fic...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick reviews three DVDs courtesy of TLA Releasing and Echo Bridge Entertainment. His lovely wife Megan joins in on the review of the German film The Wedding Party, then Desmond goes solo on She-Wolves of the Wasteland and Blood Car. Make sure to get in on Dread Media's first contest to win a copy of Blood Car! The snow is falling down and my throat is tig...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick shaves with a straight razor and rings one off the spittoon for a western-themed episode featuring interviews with horror legend Joe R. Lansdale (Dead in the West, Lost Echoes) and future legend James Newman (Midnight Rain, The Wicked). Plus, reviews of Lucio Fulci's Four of the Apocalypse and the Wilmer Valderrama vehicle The Dead One. Tunes include...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick battles the stomach flu to get the show done before disaster strikes his digestive tract. Novel month continues on, featuring great interviews with F. Paul Wilson (The Keep, the Repairman Jack series) and Mark Justice (Deadneck Hootenanny, Dead Earth: The Green Dawn, host of Pod of Horror). Plus, Des reviews Horrors of War, a new period horror film....

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick records amidst a meteorological storm, and overcomes a storm of technical difficulties to bring you another set of novel month interviews. The interviews this week are with Jack Ketchum (Off Season, The Girl Next Door) and Steve Vernon (Hard Roads, Haunted Harbours: Ghost Stories from Old Nova Scotia). Plus, a review of Mike Dubisch's graphic novel W...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick races against time and rings in novel month with interviews of Greg Lamberson (Personal Demons and Johnny Gruesome) and Keith Latch (A Ghost Story and Cemetery Things). Hear what these writers have to say about their craft, their work and tons of other good stuff like B movies and prisons! Tunes include "Gruesome" from the Johnny Gruesome album and "...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick features Cannibal Flesh Riot, the short film by Gris Grimly. Ben triumphantly returns for another Roadkill Review; this time he and Desmond talk about 30 Days of Night on the drive home from the theater. Which one of them is out of his mind? You'll have to listen to find out. Plus, tunes include "I Eat the Dead" by Psycho Charger, "The Wrong Way Out"...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick goes over some recent news, reviews Ghoul by novelist Brian Keene and discusses Potter's Field #2 and Fall of Cthulhu #7 both being released by BOOM! Studios this week. All while staying upright in his chair, nonetheless! There's exciting news for the near future of the podcast, and the tunes rounding out the show are "Beware of Ghouls" by The Other...

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick reviews Henry and Butcher #1 and The Legend of Joe Moon #0 from Pit Bros. Productions, as well as the upcoming Savage Brothers trade paperback from BOOM! Studios. E-mails and messages abound! Reach me at dreadmedia@earth-2.net or at www.myspace.com/dreadmediapodcast. Tunes include: "I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero)" by Michale Graves et al (www.myspace...