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This week, Tom Deja joins Desmond for another double feature of weird superheroes. First up, Alan Arkin is a washed-up alcoholic superhero taking on Christopher Lee's diabolical villain in The Return of Captain Invincible. Then, the duo takes a look at the modern Indonesian vigilante film, Valentine: The Dark Avenger. Songs include: "Superhero" by The Pretty Reckless, "Name Your Poison" by Christo...

To save their homeworld, a computer-based species creates the perfect holographic woman for Riker ("11001001"). Then a dying admiral is called to action when an old enemy takes an ambassador hostage ("Too Short a Season"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Ian and Dave wade through two more episodes of Automan. In "Flashes and Ashes," Walter tries to prove an old friend wasn't corrupt and finds himself pitched against a suave Internal Affairs officer looking to become the next District Attorney. In "The Biggest Game in Town," LA comes under attack from a group of hackers. Walter and Automan must stop their acts of sabotage and track them down. They...

This week on Dread Media, Chris and Des take a look at the 1931 horror film that earned its lead actor Frederic March an Oscar: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Then, Rich the Monster Movie Kid reviews the South Korean period-piece kaiju film Monstrum. Songs included: "Jekyll & Hyde" by Iced Earth, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by The Damned, "Creeping Death" by Metallica, and "Man or Monster" by Gorgeous Fra...

This week on Dread Media, Desmond revisits the head trip film Blood Punch with Duane. Then, Rich the Monster Movie Kid reviews the brand new anthology film Scare Package. Songs included: "Anti-Gone" by Boris, "Every Day is Exactly the Same" by Nine Inch Nails, "Fear of the Dark (live)" by Iron Maiden, and "Contagion" by Napalm Death. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDino...

Captain Christian Honore, Commodore Andy Poulastides, and real-life Scottish engineer Murray Christison get anal about spaceships. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/earth_2.

Up the horns because this week Dread Media's getting heavy! First up, Desmond and Duane review the Finnish heavy metal adventure comedy Heavy Trip. Then Desmond goes solo on a review of We Summon the Darkness, and a Dread Media Top 5 of Heavy Metal Horror. This week's music is a nice selection of Yacht Rock. Just kidding: turn this shit up: "Fallen Torches" by Mastodon, "Flooding Secretions" by Im...

On the final week before the D(e)-Generation X pay-per-view, we scramble to fill out the card and actually get some build. The semifinals for the Light Heavyweight Championship tournament, kind of. Ken Shamrock continues his rivalry with Shawn Michaels, kind of. And Stone Cold Steve Austin drives The Rock absolutely berserk. That one is actually really awesome, and you should hear what Kellen has...

This week on Dread Media, the monster movies get a little silly. First, Desmond and Tom find out how all these werewolves got on this train in Howl. Then, Rich the Monster Movie Kid takes on Hogzilla. Yes. You read that right. Finally, rounding out the episode is a Dread Media Top 5 of under-appreciated and under-seen creature features. Songs included: "Howl" by Barren Earth, "Howlin' for You" by...

Ian and Mike discuss the card for AEW All Out (2020) and give their predictions. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/earth_2.

Giant spiders invade a hotel ("Arachnids in the UK"), then The Doctor and her "fam" must stop Stitch from eating a space-ambulance ("The Tsuranga Conundrum"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

This week on Dread Media, Darryll returns to talk about the found footage serial killer / cosmic horror film A Record of Sweet Murder. Then, Rich the Monster Movie Kid also returns to discuss a more conventional horror killer in the Joe Bob's Drive-In version of Victor Crowley. Songs included: "My Name is Murder" by Brendon Small, "Snuff Film at Eleven" by Pig Destroyer, "Mr. Crowley" by Ozzy Osbo...

This week on Dread Media, Duane joins Desmond to discuss a double feature of films directed by Xavier Gens from 2017. Gens broke out during the New Wave of Extreme French Horror in the aughts with his politically charged film Frontiere(s). But how do the Lovecraftian Cold Skin and exorcism film The Crucifixion match up? Listen to find out. You'll also hear these great tunes: "French Immersion" by...

Dave and Ian are back with another two episodes of Automan. In "Ship in the Night," Walter and Automan travel to a Caribbean island to investigate the disappearances of several wealthy businessmen. In "Unreasonable Facsimile," Automan accidentally assimilates a soap opera and wants to fall in love. When he meets a woman connected with Walter's latest case, he thinks he has found love, but this bri...

This week on Dread Media, our old friend Greg Lamberson stops by to give us a rundown on this year's Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival, and some tidbits about his brand new film, Widow's Point. Check out http://www.buffalodreamsfantasticfilmfestival.com for more information. Songs included: "Beyond Electric Dreams" by Bad Religion, "Fear (Main Theme from One Step Beyond)" by The Ventures, and...

Data discovers he has a brother, and said brother wants to kill Wesley so badly ("Datalore"). Then, middle-age men discuss an episode about feminism written and directed by middle-age men ("Angel One"). Note: Please pardon the audio issues. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

After an absence during these trying times, Hey, an Actor! is back with a boom as The Brothers Wilson come out swinging and pitch their mettle against one of Hollywood's most overlooked Oscar winners: Anjelica Huston. To prove the point, this episode doesn't cover her Oscar win but her acclaimed performance of Morticia Addams in The Addams Family, her arch role in the film adaptation of children's...

This week on Dread Media, we pay tribute to the legendary character actor from so many great films over many genres, John Saxon. The connective tissue between these two films is that he's the villain of both. First up, Chris and Desmond review the early Cronenberg outlier, the racing film Fast Company. Then, Tom goes solo reviewing the sword and sorcery film Prisoners of the Lost Universe. Songs i...

A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman, a Toronto International Film Festival 2012 panel. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/earth_2.

This week on Dread Media, Tom returns to discuss another straight-to-video franchise from the 90s / 00s: The Mangler! How can you get three movies out of a Stephen King short story about a demon-possessed laundry folding machine? Well, listen. We discuss The Mangler, The Mangler 2: Graduation Day, and The Mangler Reborn. Yikes! Songs included: "Welcome to the Machine" by Los Disidentes del Sucio M...

D-Generation X recruits two of their most unlikely members ever, Goldust continues to be on the mend, Steve Austin becomes the greatest stage tech in the history of wrestling, and The Rock reminds us that beepers were once a thing. Meanwhile, our opening contest serves as another big step towards the Attitude Era as The Legion of Doom defend their Tag Team Championships against The Road Dog, Billy...

Mike drops in for a quick update, including the whereabouts of Episode 1101, the upcoming schedule, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe tournament taking place on the forums right now. To vote in said tournament, visit: forums.earth-2.net/forum/14-versus. And, as always, please consider supporting The Show via our Patreon page: patreon.com/earth_2.

This week on Dread Media, we are joined by the amazing Craig Sheffer. Craig talks about working with Clive Barker, Fire in the Sky, his wild connection to Demolition Man, where he's been the last few years, and his return to the spotlight in Greg Lamberson's brand new film Widow's Point. While we talk all about his more mainstream genre fare, I provide a Dread Media Top 5 Obscure Genre Sheffer fil...

Ian Wilson welcomes back both Chris Johnson and Donovan Morgan Grant to the Flickchart Forum, as the trio undertake the most ambitious task to date: ranking the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe up to 2019. Each phase gets its own ranking before all 23 movies are judged against one another. Along the way, find out which hosts pick Iron Man 3, Thor: Ragnarok, and Avengers: Age of Ultron as their res...

This week on Dread Media, we get a little weird. First up, Tom and Desmond discuss Private Parts. No, not the Howard Stern film; it's a bizarre thriller from 1972. Then, Tom goes solo on (take a deep breath, Des), The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies. Yes, that's the title. Music included: "Knife in the Dark" by Void Realm, "When a Man Dies a Woman" by Am...