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Animated Horror Month is going out with a bang—and a heavy dose of rock and rotoscoping. To close out our April journey, we are boarding a space-bound 1957 Chevy and diving into the ultimate cult anthology: Heavy Metal. We aren't finishing this marathon alone, though. Uncle John is in the house to help us navigate the cosmic weirdness of the Loc-Nar! Make sure you stick around for our final ra...

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlus t isn't just an anime; it’s an explosion of silver stakes, dark romance, and some of the best animation ever to come out of Studio Madhouse. Join us as we travel to the future for some dhampir action! Follow us @Reviewedtodeath Follow R.Jacob Honeybrook @author_honeybrook Buy Books for the Broken - https://a.co/d/04pARBgF Music: Shine On and New Arcade  by creatormix...

"Animated Horror Month" leaves the gore of deep space and into the psyche of a pop idol. This week, we are stepping into the blurred reality of Satoshi Kon’s 1997 psychological masterpiece: Perfect Blue. Long before influencer culture was a thing, this film was predicting the terrifying ways our public and private lives can collide. We are looking at Mima Kirigoe’s transition from the po...

Put away the live-action cameras—"Animated Horror Month" has officially arrived on Reviewed to Death! To kick off April, we are trading in the physical gore for the illustrated kind. We’re heading back to the USG Ishimura to witness the beginning of the end in the 2008 prequel: Dead Space: Downfall. Before Isaac Clarke ever set foot on that cursed mining ship, there was a crew trying (an...

“Sci-Fi Month" has taken us from the sun to the bunker, but we’re ending the journey in the deep end of the indie-weirdness pool! To close out SciFi month. we are looking at Jimmy and Stiggs But we aren't crossing the finish line alone. We are thrilled to welcome back friend of the show and horror author R. Jacob Honeybrook! Not only is he helping us navigate this alien-filled oddity, but...

"Sci-Fi Month" is getting claustrophobic! After the cosmic absurdity of The Manitou , We are locking the doors and checking the air filtration system. This week, we are diving into the tense, high-stakes world of Dan Trachtenberg’s 2016 "spiritual successor," 10 Cloverfield Lane. Follow us @Reviewedtodeath All music provided by Groove Witness - www.groovewitness.us All sound ef...

“Sci-Fi Month" takes a turn into the truly bizarre! This week, we are looking at a film that defies easy categorization. It starts as a supernatural medical mystery and ends in a full-blown interstellar laser battle. We are talking about the 1978 cult oddity: The Manitou. Follow us @Reviewedtodeath “Alone Together” by creatormix.com All additional music provided by Groove Witness - www.groove...

Sci-Fi Month continues as we are boarding the Icarus II and heading straight for the sun.. This week, we are talking Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s 2007 masterpiece: Sunshine . Follow us @Reviewedtodeath “Alone Together” by creatormix.com All additional music provided by Groove Witness - www.groovewitness.us All sound effects provided by zapsplat.com Create your ⁠podcast⁠ today! #madeonzencaster R...

It’s Sci-Fi month everyone and we’re kicking things off with a film that is equal parts technological prophecy and visceral body-horror nightmare: David Cronenberg’s 1983 masterpiece, Videodrome. Is Videodrome a signal worth receiving, or is it just static and noise? Join us as we decide if this cult classic is still a "must-watch" in the 21st century. ⚠️ Warning: This episode contains s...

Pack your BFG and check your 24th chromosome—it’s time for the final boss of "Video Game Movie Month." To close out the month, we are heading to Olduvai Research Facility to tackle the 2005 Unrated Version of Doom. But they aren’t going into this fight alone. We are incredibly excited to welcome special guest and horror author Z.C. Krol Follow us @Reviewedtodeath Follow The Creepy Kroly...

This week, we aren't looking at an adaptation of a real game, but a movie about a fictional one. We’re plugging in the controllers for the 2006 horror movie Stay Alive. Don’t forget the roses. Follow us @Reviewedtodeath Follow The Creepy Kroly Podcast @zc_krol  Buy his book Disseverment  ⁠https://a.co/d/7oECp1o⁠ Listen to The Creepy Kroly Podcast on Spotify Music provided by Groove Witness - w...

The air is getting cold, the ash is falling from the sky, and that distant siren can only mean one thing: it’s time for "Video Game Movie Month" to take a dark, foggy turn. This week, Marcus and Luke are venturing into the ghost town of Silent Hill (2006). Directed by Christophe Gans, this film is often cited as one of the most visually faithful video game adaptations ever made. But does...

New month, new theme! Grab your controllers and check your inventory, because Marcus and Luke are kicking off Video Games month.  To start things off, we’re heading deep into The Hive to revisit the movie that launched a thousand sequels: Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil (2002). Does this first entry capture the spirit of Capcom’s survival horror masterpiece? Listen in a find out! Follow us @Rev...

Welcome to a very special edition of the Reviewed to Death Spotlight Series! While we usually spend our time dissecting the silver screen, today we are cracking open a book that has left us shaken. We are thrilled to welcome author, epidemiologist, and fellow horror podcaster Viggy Parr Hampton to the show! Viggy joins us to discuss her new novel, A Veritable Household Pet . Forget ghosts and gobl...

The cages are open, the blood is in the water, and we are bringing "When Cinematic Animals Attack" month to a close. For our grand finale, we are heading to the coasts of Australia to review the 2025 survival thriller, Dangerous Animals . It's been a wild month of fur, stingers, and fangs. Join us as we decide if Dangerous Animals is a modern classic that sticks the landing or if it&...

"When Cinematic Animals Attack" month continues, and things are getting... weird. This week, Marcus and Luke leave the killer bees and sharks behind to head to 1990s Hong Kong for a movie that defies every law of physics and logic: Lam Ngai Kai’s The Cat (1992). If you know the director from his cult masterpiece Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky , you know exactly what kind of practical effects madness...

Bzzzz... do you hear that? That’s the sound of 22 million bees—and the collective sighs of seven Academy Award winners. This week, Marcus and Luke are heading deep into the heart of Texas to review the 1978 disaster-horror epic, The Swarm . Follow us @Reviewedtodeath Music: I know I’m Nothing by zapsplat.com Septuan by zapsplat.com Redline by creatormix.com All additional music provided by Groove...

Welcome to a new year of Reviewed to Death . This month, Marcus and Luke are back with their favorite series: When Cinematic Animals Attack !  We’re exploring the films where Mother Nature finally loses her cool, and there was only one way to start: Snakes on a Plane (2006). Follow us @Reviewedtodeath Music: Alone Together provided by zapsplat.com All additional music provided by Groove Witness -...

It’s time for the Reviewed to Death 2025 Year in Review! Marcus and Luke are back to dissect a wild twelve months of jump scares, creature features, and questionable sequels. 2025 was the year of high-stakes swings and spectacular misses. We’re breaking it all down with our definitive lists: The Best of the Best The Worst of the Worst Before the night is over, we’re handing out some (very unoffici...

It's the most wonderful time of the year... to die! Your ghoulish hosts, Marcus and Luke, are trading in their eggnog for cocktails as they celebrate the holidays with a deep-dive into the chilling world of Christmas Horror Shorts. We're opening the crypt and pulling out three blood-soaked presents from the HBO classic, Tales From the Crypt : "All Through the House" "New Arr...

Happy Holidays! It's time for UnChristmas 2025. Our annual holiday tradition on Reviewed to Death. This week, we are unwrapping the 2012 "loose remake," Silent Night, where a killer Santa is painting the town red (literally) during a local Christmas parade. Is this violent yuletide flick a modern Christmas classic or a lump of coal? Plus, they welcome back their first-ever guest, the...

This week, hosts Luke and Marcus are wrapping up their "Classics Reimagined" series with a truly monstrous finale! They're diving into the dark, beautiful, and highly anticipated adaptation: Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein. But they won't be navigating the cobblestone streets and laboratory horrors alone! The guys are thrilled to welcome back their special guest, the incomp...

Join Luke and Marcus as they sink their teeth into the 2010 Gothic horror remake, The Wolfman, starring Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, and Emily Blunt. Is it a moody masterpiece or just a hairy mess?  Special Guest: R. Jacob Honeybrook We are thrilled to welcome back acclaimed horror author and frequent guest, R. Jacob Honeybrook! RJH is here to discuss his brand-new book, Thaddeus Green's...

It's time for more Classics Reimagined! This week, Marcus and Luke dive into the B-movie brilliance of Monster Island! Tune in as we discuss how this colossal creature was inspired by one of the true horror greats: the iconic Gill-Man from Creature from the Black Lagoon! What makes this reimagining work (or not work)? We're breaking it all down. Plus, we are absolutely thrilled to welcome...

Reviewed to Death: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Classic Monsters Reimagined This week, the Classic November tradition rises from the grave as the crew plunges into a spooky and stylish world of gothic horror. Get ready for an episode dripping with blood, velvet, and very strong accents as Reviewed to Death looks at Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 visually stunning masterpiece, Bram Stoker&#3...