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Gaspar Noe has always been a provocative filmmaker, and this week Desmond and Duane are checking out his latest provocative film, Lux Aeterna. Then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Gaspar Noe Films (really, the five other Noe films he's seen in order from worst to best). Songs included: "Lux Aeterna" by Metallica, "Lux Aeterna" by Gyorgy Ligeti, "Ride the Void" by Holy Grail, and "The End...

This week, filmmaker Jason Eisener joins us to talk about his brand new sci fi / horror film, Kids vs Aliens, and a little bit about Dark Side of the Ring and Tales From the Territories. Then we do a Jason Eisener-themed Dread Media Top 5. Songs included: "Abduction" by Macabre, "After the Gold Rush" by Trio, "Stabbed to Death Outside San Juan" by The Mountain Goats, and "Patient Number 9" by Ozzy...

This week, Desmond and Duane take a look at the superpowered prison film Corrective Measures. It's a Tubi Original that will end up being one of Bruce Willis' last roles, and it's good?! Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Fictional Prisons. Tunes included: "The Prisoner" by Suicidal Tendencies, "Take No Prisoners" by Megadeth, "Folsom Prison Blues (live from Folsom Prison)" by Johnny C...

Happy New Year! As has become tradition, we usher in the New Year with an annual "best of" episode. So this week, grab a drink or seven and join me as I run down my top books, television, podcasts, comics, movies, and other releases of 2022. We have some hopes for 2023 to talk about as well. As always, the episode is scored by music from Dread Media's favorite albums of the year. Bring on 2023! Se...

This week on the show, it's episode 800 so Tom and Desmond hail to the king, baby! Sit back and enjoy our coverage of one of the weirdest franchises ever: Evil Dead! We go back to 1981 where it all began in The Evil Dead, and follow it with reviews of Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn, Army of Darkness, Evil Dead (2013), and even Ash vs The Evil Dead. Songs that will swallow your soul: "Evil Dead" by Deat...

Ho Ho Holy shit, what a bad movie?! This week, as is tradition, Desmond and Duane ring in the holiday season with a review of a Christmas horror film. This week, it's David Hess's first and only film as a director: To All a Good Night. But, because the movie pretty much blows, they instead rundown their own favorite Christmas horror films in an impromptu double Dread Media Top 5 tucked into a revi...

This week on the show, the amazing Lynn Lowry stops by to talk about her incredible film career from I Drink Your Blood all the way up to Guns of Eden and beyond. Stories abound from directors like David Cronenberg, George A Romero, Paul Schrader, and Greg Lamberson. Speaking of Greg Lamberson, he stops by to take part in a dual Dread Media Top 5 Action Films. All that, plus tunes: "The Fever" by...

This week on Dread Media, we present a double feature of brand new rock documentaries. Here's the rundown: first Desmond and Duane enjoy the definitive documentary on the legendary art collective / metal band / alien Scumdogs on a rampage in This is GWAR. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 GWAR Songs and a review of the Life of Agony documentary The Sound of Scars. Songs included: "The...

This week on the show, we're looking at two very different crime stories. First, Desmond and Tom take on the sexy pulp villain Diabolik in his new film. Then Desmond goes solo on the gritty southern noir novel The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias. Songs included: "Underwater Wah Wah" by Ennio Morricone, "Deep Down" by Mike Patton, "The Devil in Mexico" by Murder by Death, and "Cursed to Die...

This week, Tom and Desmond scrape the bottom of the barrel with two great reviews of two awful films. First up, the Uruguayan mockumentary (?) Straight to VHS. Then we look at the half found-footage disaster Uncharted. No, not THAT Uncharted. Then there's feedback and music: "Nasty" by The Damned, "Ditch" by Lamb of God, "Jaguar God" by Mastodon and "Make You Suffer" by Mountain Goats. Send feedba...

This week on the show, Desmond and Duane review Santo and Blue Demon vs Dracula and The Wolf Man. And in a Dread Media first, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Reviews of the Five Other Masked Luchadore Films He Watched on Tubi This Week! Which movies are they? Listen to find out! Songs included: "Dressed Up to Get Messed Up" by -(16)-, "Fresh Blood" by Eels, "La Lucha" by Pancho Villa's Sk...

This week on Dread Media, Tom and Desmond really love the new Korean killer wild boar film Chaw. They also talk about Pig Hunt a lot. Then, Desmond goes solo on reviews of the brand new Barbarian and the 2004 indie Halloween classic Satan's Little Helper. Songs included: "Kevorkian Times" by Darkthrone, "Pork Soda" by Priimus, "Satan" by Danzig, and "Satan" by Orbital with Kirk Hammett. Send feedb...

This week on the show, Desmond and Tom take on another obscure foreign superhero double feature. This time, they see what Brazil does with their political Punisher ripoff The Awakener. Then, they muddle their way through Donnie Yen's Proteges of the Black Rose. All that, plus feedback and tunes: "Hellnation" by Dead Kennedys, "Cobra" by Far from Alaska, "Black Roses" by The Browns, and "Punch Your...

This week, it's another double feature of "women in trouble" films with Tom. First up, podcast favorite actress Maika Monroe does her best Hitchcock audition in Watcher. And did someone say Hitchcock? Dario Argento is back with another giallo film in Dark Glasses. Soundtrack to your nervous breakdown: "The Watcher" by Arch Enemy, "I Am a Pig" by Two, "Dark Bolero" by Goblin Rebirth, and "No Escape...

This week on the show, Nicole Cushing returns to talk about belief in the supernatural, reading translated works. and transformation, as well as her brand new novel Mothwoman. Songs included: "I Am the Moth" by Tiger Army, "The Moth" by Death Angel, "A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh" by Celtic Frost, and "The Sleeper" by Acid Witch. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDi...

This week on the show, our old friend Greg Lamberson returns to discuss all five films in The Omen franchise. On the docket is The Omen, Damien: Omen II, Omen III: The Final Conflict, Omen IV: The Awakening, and The Omen (2006). We talk about the Damiens, the dads, and, most importantly, the deaths in all the films. Songs included: "The Omen (Ave Satani)" by Fantômas, "The Omen - Main Theme/Ave Sa...

This week on the show, author Jeff Jacobson returns after 12 years to talk about his brand new big, killer wasp novel, Buzz Kill, and a couple books he's written since we last talked. Then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Swarm Animal Stories. Grab a can of Raid for the following tunes: "Hornet's Nest" by Power Trip, "Scream Until You like It" by WASP., "Hivemind" by Slipknot, and "Yellowj...

This week on the show, Desmond and Duane have a little fun with New Zealand's Mega Time Squad. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Time Travel Stories Across Media. Also, a bunch of songs with the word "time" in them: "Time Machine" by Black Sabbath, "Travelers of Time" by Angra, "Time Will Not Remain" by Killswitch Engage, and "Doing Time" by Avenged Sevenfold. Send feedback to: dreadm...

This week on the show, Desmond and Tom take a look at David Cronenberg's latest: Crimes of the Future. Then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Non-David Cronenberg Body Horror Double Features (yes, a long title and an excuse to talk about a whole bunch of movies). Songs included: "Bleed for Me" by Dead Kennedys, "All Hail the New Flesh" by Strapping Young Lad, "The Sick, The Dying, and The D...

This week on the show, Desmond and Duane review 1971's The Mephisto Waltz. Then, Desmond goes solo on a review of the dual-author short fiction collection by Brian Keene and Mary SanGiovanni, Things Left Behind. There's also feedback and music: "The Vigour of Evil" by Devil Master, "Main Title (The Mephisto Waltz)" by Jerry Goldsmith, "So Much Left Behind" by Corrosion of Conformity, and "Hollow"...

This week on the show, Desmond and Tom look at the most recent self-indulgent rock star thing: The Foo Fighters and Studio 666. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Rockstar (and Manager) Self-Indulgences. Songs included: "The Sweet Abyss" and "March of the Insane" by Dream Widow, "Cabin Essence" by Brian Wilson Presents... SMILE, and... you know what? The last song is a surprise. Send f...

This week on the show, the local crew (Brittney, Jeff, Mo, Scott, and mostly silent Stacy) returns after a year to take a look at Alex Garland's lates: Men. Lots to talk about with this one. It's wild. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Actors Who Played Multiple Roles in a Film. Songs included: "All the Bad Men" by Psychotic Waltz, "Love Song" by Lesley Duncan, "Evil Twin" by Anthrax,...

This week on the show, Desmond and Duane get extreme again as they take in the Taiwanese Shudder original The Sadness. Then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Rage Virus Things (including a very special surprise). Songs included: "Sadness Comes Home" by Converge, "Depravity Favours the Bold" by Anaal Nathrakh, "Aesthetics of Hate" by Machine Head, "We All Rage in Blood" by Neurosis. Send fee...

This week on Dread Media, Desmond and Tom take a look at two HBO TV movies from the 90s that were supposed to be a franchise. First up, the charming and fun Cast a Deadly Spell. Then, the puzzling and misguided Witch Hunt. Songs included: "Reality Spiral" by Greg Puciato, "Lovecraft in Brooklyn" by The Mountain Goats, "Witch Hunt" by Machine Head, and "Restless and Wicked" by Municipal Waste. Send...

This week on Dread Media, we present a double feature of Mexican extreme horror cinema. First up, Desmond and Tom review the 2014 anthology film Mexico Barbaro. Then, Desmond and Duane grin and bear the 2015 extreme horror found footage "classic" Atroz. Fair warning: these films feature horrible people doing the most horrible things that you can imagine to other people, so this episode features so...