Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows

The Great Silence (1968) synopsis: “A mute gunfighter defends a young widow and a group of outlaws against a gang of bounty killers in the winter of 1898, and a grim, tense struggle unfolds.” Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frank Wolff, Vonetta McGee, and Klaus Kinski Director: Sergio Corbucci This week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review The Great Silence! A fantastic spaghetti weste...

This month on 80s Kids Unite , Zak, Dustin, Corey, Diallo, and Paul London discuss the cultural significance of Live Aid ‘85 and which one of the Night Boyz actually remembers the event. A huge THANK YOU to Patreon member, Kerry Ahern for suggesting this topic! 80s Kids Unite is a monthly Two Dollar Late Fee / Podcasting After Dark crossover show powered by our Patreon members! If you would like t...

Godzilla (1954) synopsis: “American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable dinosaur-like beast.” Starring: Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi, Takashi Shimura, and Akihiko Hirata Director: Ishirô Honda This week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review the original Godzilla! That’s right, the one that kicked off an entire genre of films: Giant rubber monster mov...

This week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey resurrects the PAD Watchlist to discuss their favorite Anchor Bay releases from the late 90s/early 2000s. They are joined by friend and longtime supporter of the show, Lee Germaney for this trip down memory lane. We hope you all enjoy the discussion and the return of the Watchlist! Keep the conversation going and leave a comment on our social media...

The Fog (1980) synopsis: “An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.” Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, and Hal Holbrook Director: John Carpenter This month on The Carpenter Factor, Zak and Corey are joined by Tim from the Talking Back podcast to discuss The Fog! It's a great discussion because all three...

Nemesis (1992) synopsis: “Alex, a burned out LA cyborg cop, is forced by commissioner Farnsworth to find his former cyborg partner and lover Jared who's about to deliver sensitive data to cyborg terrorists who wish to wage war against humans. Is he being played?” Starring: Olivier Gruner, Tim Thomerson, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Thom Mathews Director: Albert Pyun Since co-host Corey is currently i...

This month on 80s Kids Unite , Zak, Dustin, Corey, and Diallo discuss which martial arts moves they wish they could do, growing up. It’s a silly but fun discussion about everything from “NUMBchucks” to ninjas and all the “Danialsons” in between. A huge THANK YOU to Patreon member, David Ullman for suggesting this topic! 80s Kids Unite is a monthly Two Dollar Late Fee / Podcasting After Dark crosso...

Robotech (1985) synopsis: “An alien spaceship crash lands on Earth and the technology and secrets she bears lead Earth into three destructive interplanetary wars.” IMDb Link This week on Podcasting After Dark presents TV Obscura , Zak, Corey, and Diallo review Robotech: The Macross Saga! The boys specifically talk about the US version Harmony Gold released in syndication in 1985, but they do discu...

Knockabout (1979) synopsis: “Two brothers and small time crooks Yipao and Taipao convince a martial arts expert to take them on as students, completely oblivious to his sordid past.” Starring: Yuen Biao, Ka-Yan Leung, Chia-Yung Liu, and Karl Maka Director: Sammo Hung This week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review the kung-fu cult classic, Knockabout! A truly jaw-dropping piece of cinema...

The Gate (1987) synopsis: “Kids left home alone accidentally unleash a horde of malevolent demons from a mysterious hole in their suburban backyard.” Starring: Stephen Dorff, Christa Denton, Louis Tripp, and Carl Kraines Director: Tibor Takács This week on Podcasting After Dark, the boys review The Gate! A movie Zak has been talking about bringing to PAD since they first started doing the show, an...

We kick off the first episode of 80s Kids Unite with Garbage Pail Kids! Zak, Dustin, Corey, and Diallo all discuss their familiarity (or lack thereof) with the disgusting trading cards Topps began printing in 1985, and whether or not they hold up nostalgically! The boys also talk about the terrible 1987 film based on the brand. A huge THANK YOU to Patreon member, Magdalena for suggesting this one!...

The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974) synopsis: “A cop chases two hippies suspected of a series of Manson family-like murders; unbeknownst to him, the real culprits are the living dead, brought to life with a hunger for human flesh by ultrasonic radiation being used for pest control.” Starring: Cristina Galbó, Ray Lovelock, Arthur Kennedy, and Jeannine Mestre...

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (1971) synopsis: “The scary and silly goings-on at a mad scientist vampire's home/lab.” IMDb Link Talk About (1988-89) synopsis: “Contestants must say a selection of specific words under a time limit in normal conversation or patter.” IMDb Link Freaky Stories (1997) synopsis: “An anthology of urban legends, each presented with a different narrator and animation...

Android (1982) synopsis: “A strange doctor secretly experiments with androids on his space station. His assistant is Max, a curious android who wants to see the world and meet a girl. Criminals hide on their station and soon violence erupts.” Starring: Klaus Kinski, Don Keith Opper, Brie Howard, and Norbert Weisser Director: Aaron Lipstadt This week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review A...

Hey, PADsters! Here’s the audio from the 80s Kids Unite panel that Corey, Zak, and Diallo from Podcasting After Dark & TV Obscura did with Dustin Rubin and Paul London from Two Dollar Late Fee & Territory Marks ! It was a packed house and a great crowd. We cleaned up the audio the best we could but it was recorded in an open room so don’t expect studio-quality sound lol! This also serves a...

Body Parts (1991) synopsis: “After losing his arm in a car accident, a criminal psychologist has it replaced with a limb that belonged to a serial killer.” Starring: Jeff Fahey, Lindsay Duncan, Zakes Mokae, and Brad Dourif Director: Eric Red This week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review Eric Red’s Body Parts starring Jeff Fahey! A truly underrated horror/thriller from the early 90s, and...

Partners In Crime (1984) synopsis: “When their ex-husband Raymond winds up murdered, Carole and Sydney set out to find his killer and eventually decide to run the detective agency Raymond has left them.” IMDb Link Hooperman (1987-89) synopsis: “San Francisco cop Harry Hooperman inherits a run down apartment building. Not having the time to maintain the building Hooperman hires Susan as the person...

Elves (1989) synopsis: “A young woman discovers that she is the focus of an evil Nazi experiment involving selective breeding and summoned elves, an attempt to create a race of supermen. She and two of her friends are trapped in a department store with an elf, and only Dan Haggerty, as the renegade loose-cannon Santa Claus, can save them.” Starring: Dan Haggerty, Julie Austin, Deanna Lund, and Bor...

The Story of the Faithful Wookiee (1978) synopsis: “An animated story that aired as part of the 1978 made-for-TV-film The Star Wars Holiday Special.” IMDb Link Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town (G.I.Joe S1E39 | 1985) synopsis: “After successfully infiltrating Joe headquarters using very unusual means, COBRA plans on ruining Christmas in Keystone City by attacking the city in Joe vehicles.” IMDb Link...

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) synopsis: “The now-adult Ricky talks to a psychiatrist about how he became a murderer after his brother, Billy, died, which leads back to Mother Superior.” Starring: Eric Freeman, James Newman, Darrel Guilbeau, and Elizabeth Kaitan Director: Lee Harry Garbage Day! This week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2! If...

Huntdown (2020) synopsis: “Huntdown is a 2020 run-and-gun video game developed by Easy Trigger and published by Coffee Stain Publishing.” Available on: PC, PlayStation, XBox, Switch, and iOS This week on Podcasting After Dark, co-host Corey reviews the video game, Huntdown (2020)! A retro 16bit shooter that brings back all the nostalgic feels of playing video games in the basement as a kid until a...

Guyver 2: Dark Hero (1994) synopsis: “Sean Barker, unwilling host to an alien bio-armor known as the Guyver, must fight the Kronos Corporation again before they discover the secrets of the Guyver's origin.” Starring: David Hayter, Kathy Christopherson, Bruno Patrick, and Christopher Michael Director: Steve Wang This week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review Guyver 2: Dark Hero aka Go, Go...

Where you know him from:  Director of Hardware (1990), Dust Devil (1992), and Color Out of Space (2019) This month on Interviews After Dark we talk to visionary film director, Richard Stanley ! If you’ve been listing to Podcasting After Dark then you know how integral Richard Stanley is to the DNA of the show. From Hardware to Color Out of Space , and all the Lost Souls in between, Zak and Co...

Excalibur (1981) synopsis: “Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.” Starring: Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicol Williamson, and Gabriel Byrne Director: John Boorman This week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review Excalibur! Quite possibly the most epic film the boys have ever broken down...

The Littlest Hobo (1979-85) synopsis: “The wandering adventures of an intelligent German shepherd dog.” IMDb Link The Raccoons (1985-92) synopsis: “The adventures of a family of Raccoons and their friends.” IMDb Link You Can't Do That on Television (1979-90) synopsis: “Sketch TV by young amateur actors in true classic Nick-style. But whatever you do, never admit that you don't know or ask for wate...