Nightshade Cult; A Podcast Macabre

We saved the best for last, Cultists. The third and final installment in our Dissection of Ridley Scott's Alien films is the one that started it all, 1979's Alien. Sir Ridley took the tropes of the nascent Slasher genre and sent them into deep space, making quite an indelible mark on the horror and science fiction genres in the process. Please join us for the dissection.   Dissection Topic https:/...

Cultists, N&D have heard that Alien: Covenant is the most divisive film in the Alien franchise. Sir Ridley's second Alien prequel divided the fandom and allegedly any time it's discussed the internet explodes. Rest easy because your Horror Hosts are stalwart and not daunted by Toxic Fandom. So please join us for the second Dissection in our Ridley Scott Alien series.  Dissection Topic  https://www...

There's a new Alien instalment on the horizon, Cultists. Perfect opportunity for your Horror Hosts to put Sir Ridley Scott's three contributions to the franchise on the exam table. We'll be dissecting the films in event order rather than release order, so first up the Cosmic Horror Epic, Prometheus. Please join us for the dissection.  Dissection Topic https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/?ref_=ext...

Congratulations, Cultists. You're the first to survive the audition. This episode, we'll be putting Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome on the exam table. After the tragic death of his producing partner Byron Kennedy, Miller enlisted George Ogilvie to co-direct the ambitious conclusion of the original Mad Max trilogy. Please join us for the Dissection.   #madmax, #madmaxbeyondthunderdome, #theroadwarrior,...

What a lovely day, Cultists! Next up in our Dissection of George Miller's original Mad Max Trilogy is Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior! Things have gotten precipitously worse for old Max since the first film; society has completely fallen, and the world has become a Wasteland ravaged by Marauders. This is a genre defining film that people are still ripping off to this day. Please join us for the Dissec...

Cultists, the Apocalypse is having a resurgence! Between the Fallout series, the revival of Planet Of The Apes, and the upcoming Furiosa, the Wasteland is hot! Making this the perfect moment for your Horror Hosts to go back to before The Fall. Back to where it began, George Miller's Mad Max trilogy. Starting with 1979's Mad Max, please join us for the Dissection. #madmax, #georgemiller, #theroadwa...

Cultists, we know you love the '80s Horror Classics. So, in this episode, we're putting Joe Dante's 1981 supernatural crime thriller The Howling on the exam table. Possibly the most influential Werewolf film of the 1980s. Its impact is still felt on the genre today, but is it any good? Please join us for the Dissection. #thehowling, #howling, #joedante, #werewolf, #wolfman, #werewolffilm, #werewol...

Cultists, last weekend your Horror Hosts crept out of the Vault Of Darkness and went to the cinema to see Dev Patel's directorial debut Monkey Man. Action Thrillers might seem slightly outside of our scope, but this film with its Neo-Noir lighting and intense bloody violence is actually quite Macabré. Please join us for the dissection.  Dissection Topic https://www.monkeyman.movie/ Dark Tidings ht...

Cultists, long before Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar, she cut her teeth in the world of Cult Cinema. This episode your Horror Hosts will be putting her solo directorial debut 1987's Near Dark on the Exam Table. This Revisionist Western Vampire Thriller is a little hard to find these days but is well worth tracking down, so please join us for the dissection.  ...

Cultists, the Ides of March are upon us, and your Horror Hosts will be putting Denis Villeneuve's Space Opera Epic, Dune Part 2 on the exam table. N&D actually began their Podcast journey with a Deep Dive of David Lynch's Dune years ago, so this return to Arrakis feels like a homecoming. Please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Topic https://www.dunemovie.com/ Dark Tidings https://variety.com...

Cultists, your Horror Hosts have been talking about Dissecting Scion Sono's Prisoners Of The Ghostland, since before its release in 2021. After a stretch of music episodes the time felt right to finally put the Post Apocalyptic Sushi Western on the examining table. Please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Topic  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6372694/?ref_=ext_shr Dark Tidings https://consequen...

  We've made it Cultists. We've reached the creative peak of The Cure's Goth Trilogy, and bottom of the band's emotional downward spiral. Pornography is The Cure at their darkest, and the month after its release the band would break up on stage in Belgium. The Cure that would later re-form would be a very different band, so please join us for the Dissection.

We're back Cultists, continuing our series Dissecting The Cure's Goth Trilogy. This episode your Horror Hosts have 1981's Faith on the examining table. Perhaps the most underappreciated of the trilogy, the album finds the band exploring themes of grief and loss. Please join us for the Dissection  Dissection Topic https://www.thecure.com/release/faith/ Dark Tidings  https://deadline.com/2024/01/mag...

Welcome back Cultists. Your Horror Hosts were inspired by Lol Tolhurst's book Goth: A History, to put The Cure's seminal three album run from the early '80s on the examining table. This episode kicks off a three part series Dissecting The Cure's "Goth Trilogy" first up, 1980's Seventeen Seconds!  Dissection Topic https://www.thecure.com/release/seventeen-seconds/ Dark Tidings https://www.hollywood...

Happy New Year Cultists! At this time of year your Horror Hosts like to look back at their favorite media of the past year and discuss.  Not every single piece of media dissected is necessarily "macabre" in nature because Nick and David actually enjoy a bit more of a balanced media diet, but have no fear exclusively spooky content will resume next episode. Dark Tidings https://www.crunchyroll.com/...

Cultists, Welcome to a new world of Gods and Monsters…but don't get attached to it, because it's not sticking around. Universal's third and final attempt to launch a Dark Universe was 2017's The Mummy. A proven franchise, tremendous star power, what could possibly go wrong? Quite a bit as it turns out. Dissection Subject  The Mummy Dark Tidings  Cruel World Fest Wolfman Movie Matt Smith stars in N...

Welcome back, Cultists. For Universal's second attempt to Re-Launch their Classic Monsters line, they returned to Count Dracula.  Going for a sort of Superhero Origin Story prequel to Bram Stoker's novel. Please join us for the Dissection.  Dissection Subject  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829150/?ref_=ext_shr Dark Tidings https://halloweendailynews.com/2023/11/beetlejuice-2-wraps-filming/ https:/...

Welcome back Cultists. In the 2010s Universal Studios made three attempts to Re-Launch their Classic Monsters, to mixed results. Your Horror Hosts are going to be finishing the year with a three part series Dissecting those films. First on the exam table is Joe Johnston's The Wolfman! Please join us for the Dissection. Episode Subject https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780653/?ref_=ext_shr Dark Tidings...

With Godzilla Day soon approaching, and David freshly returned from Japan, the time felt right for your Horror Hosts to tackle Hideaki Anno's Shin Godzilla.  The film was nominated for 11 Japanese Academy Awards and won 7 of them, and is not necessarily the sort of film that comes to mind when people in the West think of a "Godzilla Movie", so please join us for the dissection.  #godzilla #shingod...

Halloween is soon approaching, Cultists!  No better time to Dissect the debut album from Horror Punk Legends, The Misfits! 1982's Walk Among Us clocks in at a scant 24.38 minutes so obviously your Horror Hosts took four times as long discussing it. Please join us for the dissection Dissection Topic  Misfits - Walk Among Us https://www.discogs.com/master/105458-Misfits-Walk-Among-Us Dark Tidings ht...

Good evening Cultists, and welcome to the third and final installment of our '90s Horror Cycle series.  Mike Nichols's 1994 Supernatural Thriller, Wolf is the black sheep of the three films. Eschewing the 18th Century Gothic setting of the previous films for the backdrop of the New York publishing world.  Instead of stalking across the foggy moors, this Wolfman prowls Central Park in pleated cordu...

Welcome back, Cultists. Wherever Stoker's Vampire Count goes Shelley's Modern Prometheus soon follows.  Released two years after Dracula, Coppola returned as producer and tapped Shakespearean Wunderkind Kenneth Branagh to direct. Attempting to repeat the success of Dracula to mixed results. So please join your Horror Hosts for their dissection of 1994's Gothic Horror film, Mary Shelley's Frankenst...

Good Evening, Cultists. We bid you welcome to the inaugural episode of Nightshade Cult; A Podcast Macabre. It seems that every generation gets their own version of the Classic Monsters, Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman. In the '90s these came courtesy of Sony Pictures and kicked off with Francis Ford Coppola's love letter to the Gothic Horror genre and to old school Movie Magic, Bram Stoker's...

Welcome Cultists to Episode Zero of Nightshade Cult; A Podcast Macabre. Before the official launch on October 1st, your Horror Hosts wanted to give all the Cult Initiates an opportunity to get to know them, and to let you know what to expect in future episodes. So enter freely and of your own will, and please enjoy this Rapid Fire Dissection of Nick Grimm and David Graves. Dark Tidings  https://ww...

This is it Divers, the final episode of the Sword and Sorcery series, and the final episode of NDDDtM! This episode N&D are Deep Diving Ron Howard's 1988 Swashbuckling Fairy Tale Adventure, Willow. As well as announcing the next podcasting endeavors.