Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows

Ghostbusters Afterlife (2021) synopsis: “When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.” Starring: Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Paul Rudd Director: Jason Reitman We are back with another BFOP Network Round Table Review episode! This time, Zak &...

Intruder (1989) synopsis: “The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.” Starring: Elizabeth Cox, Dan Hicks, David Byrnes, and Sam Raimi Director: Scott Spiegel This week on Podcasting After Dark, Corey and Zak breakdown and review another fun movie picked by Patreon supporter, Crystal! If you remember back a few months ago she w...

Dinosaucers (1987) starring Len Carlson, Rob Cowan, Marvin Goldhar - IMDb Dino-Riders (1988) starring Dan Gilvezan, Charlie Adler, Peter Cullen - IMDb Denver, The Last Dinosaur (1988-90) starring James Swodec, Loïc Baugin, Stéphane Bazin - IMDb This week on our most focused TV Obscura episode to date, Corey, Zak, and Diallo discuss three dinosaur-themed cartoons from the late 80s. Even though they...

Session 9 (2001) synopsis: “Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.” Starring: David Caruso, Peter Mullan, Josh Lucas, and Stephen Gevedon Director: Brad Anderson This week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak walks us through one of his favorite modern horror films, and the movie he always recommends w...

This month on the PAD Watchlist, Corey and Zak are joined by author, David Irons to discuss the horror movies that traumatized us growing up! We decided to focus specifically on films from that genre because Zak already did a similar Watchlist with Dustin from Two Dollar Late Fee way back in Season 1 (it’s a great episode if you haven’t already listened to it - Listen Here ). You might be surprise...

This month on a special episode of Wrap-Up After Dark, Corey and Zak are joined by horror author, David Irons to discuss his latest novel that Podcasting After Dark is publishing this month: 7 Winters Alone! We've been working on this project for the better part of a year and are happy it's finally seeing the light of day :) We also review Halloween Kills (2021) with full spoilers and, in a first...

Night of the Living Dead (1990) synopsis: “When the unburied dead return to life and seek human victims, seven refugees seek shelter in a house in the Pennsylvanian countryside, but the group is at odds as to how they should deal with the situation.” Starring: Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman, Tom Towles, and Bill Moseley Director: Tom Savini This week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review Tom...

The Hitchhiker (1983-91) starring Page Fletcher, Tom Skerritt, Robert Vaughn - IMDb Tales From The Darkside (1983-88) starring Paul Sparer, Huckleberry Fox, Jean Marsh - IMDb Monsters (1988-90) starring Doug McKeon, Stephen Burleigh, Carrington Garland - IMDb This week on a special Halloween episode of TV Obscura, Corey, Zak, and Diallo discuss their favorite horror anthology shows from the 1980s!...

One Dark Night (1982) synopsis: “As part of an initiation into a club called the Sisters, a young girl must spend the night in a mausoleum.” Starring: Meg Tilly, Robin Evans, Leslie Speights, and Melissa Newman Director: Tom McLoughlin It took awhile but we’re finally getting to Zak’s much discussed PG horror movie, One Dark Night (1982)! As mentioned in the episode, we were supposed to review it...

Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976-78) starring Robert Ridgely, Jack Bannon, and Ted Cassidy - IMDb Thundarr the Barbarian (1980-81) starring Henry Corden, Robert Ridgely, and Nellie Bellflower - IMDb Visionaries (1987) starring Susan Blu, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Peter Cullen - IMDb This week on Podcasting After Dark presents TV Obscura, Corey, Zak, and Diallo dive into three fun cartoons from their...

The Shivers (1975) synopsis: “The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed fiends out to infect others by the slightest sexual contact.” Starring: Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry, and Allan Kolman Director: David Cronenberg Holy shiv! This week on Podcasting After Dark we are reviewing David Crone...

This week on the PAD Watchlist, Corey and Dustin from Action, Action podcast rank their top five Sci-Fi Movie Ground Vehicles (another winner of a title by yours truly)! The boys have a blast going down memory lane, especially since they are both the same age (1978 babies lol). Thanks to Dustin for also bringing an extensive batch of Honorable Mentions to this Watchlist- it lead to some interestin...

The Wraith (1986) synopsis: “In a small town in Arizona, a mysterious man/spirit descends from the sky and manifests in a sports car and targets a local violent road-racing gang of motor heads, headed by a ruthless bully who'll do anything to get what he wants.” Starring: Charlie Sheen, Nick Cassavetes, Sherilyn Fenn, and Randy Quaid Director: Mike Marvin This week on a very special episode of Pod...

Here it is! The first half of our Podcasting After Dark / Two Dollar Late Fee crossover event featuring The Wraith (1986)! In this episode, Corey joins Zak and Dustin for a freeform discussion about the movie and its awesome soundtrack. Since this was recorded prior to our official breakdown & review of The Wraith (dropping this Monday) you get to hear Corey’s impression of the film in their m...

Otherworld (1985) starring Sam Groom, Gretchen Corbett, and Tony O'Dell - IMDb Space: Above and Beyond (1995-96) starring Morgan Weisser, Kristen Cloke, and Rodney Rowland - IMDb Earth: Final Conflict (1997-02) starring Von Flores, Leni Parker, and Anita La Selva - IMDb The TV Obscura boys are back in town and this week they are discussing three science fiction tv shows that were way ahead of thei...

The Monster Squad (1987) synopsis: “A young group of monster fanatics attempt to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monsters.” Starring: Andre Gower, Duncan Regehr, Ryan Lambert, and Tom Noonan Director: Fred Dekker Our first Patreon-requested movie review! A huge THANK YOU to our pal, Crystal for suggesting we give The Monster Squad (1987) the full PAD treatment! The Monster Squad is...

Welcome to the latest episode of the Podcasting After Dark Watchlist! This week, Corey talks to Dean Manness from the Talking Back podcast about their top five favorite pieces of sci-fi movie armor. As a self-proclaimed "armorphile," Corey was beyond excited to dive into this discussion and he knew Dean The Dream would be the right podcaster to have it with! Leave a comment on our social media pag...

The Burning (1981) synopsis: “A former summer camp caretaker, horribly burned from a prank gone wrong, lurks around an upstate New York summer camp bent on killing the teenagers responsible for his disfigurement.” Starring: Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Fisher Stevens, and Jason Alexander Director: Tony Maylam (also Split Second 1992 ) Our sleaziest episode to date! Some may even call it a career ki...

Judgement Night (1993) synopsis: “Four friends taking a shortcut en route to a boxing match witness a murder which leaves them running for their lives.” Starring: Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Stephen Dorff, and Denis Leary Director: Stephen Hopkins Since both Zak and Corey are on a much needed summer vacation with their respective families, they decided to drop this fun Judgement Night (1993)...

This episode is part of our Patreon-exclusive Interviews After Dark series. When you join at that tier you instantly unlock 20+ discussions with other iconic and unique personalities from our nostalgic youth. Join our growing community now on Patreon.com/PodcastingAfterDark —————— Where you know him from: Vamp (1986), The Expendables 2 (2012), and The Equalizer (2014) This month on Interviews Afte...

Welcome to the third BFOP Network Watchlist crossover episode! This week, Corey is talking to his Cartwright! A Seinfeld Podcast co-host, Adam Speas, about their favorite movie cars! Adam is also the co-host of The Blast From Our Past podcast with his brother John (who was on the Top 5 Sci-Fi Guns Watchlist ). We hope you enjoy this lively discussion about everyone’s favorite four wheeled movie st...

Vamp (1986) synopsis: “Two fraternity pledges travel to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their college friends, unaware it is occupied by vampires.” Starring: Chris Makepeace, Robert Rusler, Dedee Pfeiffer, and Grace Jones Director: Richard Wenk Happy 35th anniversary to VAMP! This wonderful film came out in the US on July 18, 1986 and we couldn’t be happier to feature it as the first revi...

Kidd Video (1984-85) starring Bryan Scott, Gabriela Nelson, Steve Alterman, and Robbie Rist - IMDb Link Pole Position (1984-85) starring Lisa Lindgren, David Coburn, and Melvin Franklin - IMDb Link Galaxy High School (1986) starring Susan Blu, Nancy Cartwright, Henry Gibson, and Hal Rayle - IMDb Link This week on Podcasting After Dark presents TV Obscura, Corey, Zak, and Diallo revisit a few of th...

L.A. Bounty (1989) synopsis: “A tough female ex-cop-turned-bounty hunter goes after the gang of a crazed killer who murdered her partner.” Starring: Sybil Danning, Wings Hauser, Henry Darrow, and Lenore Kasdorf Director: Worth Keeter After a short Wings-free hiatus, Zak brings us another movie starring our beloved Mr. Hauser as a fantastic villain! He’s not quite as maniacal as ‘Ramrod’ from Vice...

Corey continues his series of Watchlist episodes with hosts from the BFOP Network! This week he lists his top five favorite sci-fi movie spaceships with Tim Manness from the Talking Back podcast. Tim is a huge Star Trek fan so Corey figured he would be the best person for the job, and he wasn’t wrong! They both have a lively discussion about some iconic and not-so-iconic spacefaring vehicles and w...