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The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die ). The Savage Beast - Halloween Special A special episode wherein The Beast Must Die has curated a programme of freaky treats for a perfect Halloween night film marathon. Spookies discussed include Tales From The Crypt : All Through The House  (Robert Zemeckis, 1989) The Hole (Joe Dante, 2009...

IT KEPT TALKING SO I PUT IT IN THE LAUNDRY Oh cripes! Sorry, yes, erm... of course, yes, no quite right, yes, hmm... Gosh, what to do, what to do... Oh blimey, sorry, I wasn't prepared for this, ah, um, as you can probably tell! Haha! Ahem, right, yes. Okay, right... Ah, yes! Right then, here we go... Blurb. Forget about the hot shit in your pants, that can wait. THIS can't. It's SILENCE! time! Th...

The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die ). The Savage Beast No.17: Shootin' the Savage Sh*t In this seventeenth episode, we take a load off and just talk about some interesting stuff we've seen recently. It's our Summer Holiday Special. Films discussed include: Kandisha (Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, 2020) Vampires vs The...

SONG LYRICS HERE Look, do you want a blurb or a podcast? You can't have both. Gary Lactus and The Beast Must Die are back together. It's a sad occasion as comedian and SILENCE! contributor, Phil Jerrod has passed away.  This month's Patreon money plus extra will be going to Sarcoma UK .  Perhaps you'd consider sponsoring Julie Oliver and Phil Lucas as they run in his memory. https://justgiving.com...

Here's the 2nd episode of STAR RIDER!  Will you telephone Andre Yeats?  Will your relationship with Richard deepen?  Will you finally get a bloody drink?!  Find out here! This was previously only available to members of C-Unit, the crack team of special elite laser force warriors who fund the SILENCE! Channel on Patreon . Series one has ended and Dan and Fraser are now onto book two, Riddle Of The...

Gary Lactus and The Beast Must Die are currently buried under a mountain of life turds.  To fill the gap, please enjoy this first episode of Dan And Fraser's Starlight Adventures in which we navigate the world of horses in Star Rider , the first Starlight Adventures game books for girls from 1985.  This was previously only available to members of C-Unit,  the crack team of special elite laser forc...

HEY PUT IT DOWN, THAT'S DAD'S SWORD! It's a Very Special Episode! The Beast Must Die is flying solo, with an episode-length exegesis on the myriad pleasures and horrors of the fabled Prestige Format Comic. It's an epic for our times for sure, and when you look at these times that tells you everything you need to know about this epic... <ITEM> Okay gird your girdles, stop your grinnin' and dr...

The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die ). The Savage Beast No.16: Christ on a bike! - Religious Horror Films In this sixteenth episode, we immerse ourselves in cinematic religiosity, satanism, green slime, posession, sainthood and madness. Films discussed include: Saint Maud (Rose Glass, 2020) Abby (William Girdler, 1974) Prince o...

The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die ). The Savage Beast No.15: E.T. F*CK OFF! In this fifteenth episode, we take a look at some films about evil aliens. No muss, no fuss. Leave your brains at the door and grab a tentacle.  Films discussed include: Psycho Goreman (Stephen Kostanski, 2020) Killer Klowns From Outerspace (Stephen C...

YOU’RE JUST TOO TOO OBSCURE FOR ME, YOU DON’T REALLY GET THROUGH TO ME OVER HERE! MAN ON! IN THE BOX! CROSS IT ONTO MY HEAD MY OLD SUNSHINE! WHAT WAS THAT?! WHERE ARE YOUR SPECS, REF?! Ah, Footblurb. The beautiful game. WELL, THIS WAS A MASSIVE PAIN IN THE ARSE TO EDIT! Having said that, it was a delight for The Beast Must Die and Gary Lactus to welcome Dan Cox and John Riordon for a reasonably in...

The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die). The Savage Beast No.14: Welcome to Boomerville In this fourteenth episode, we take a look at some refracted visions of the weird American 1950s. Keep watching the skies, your neighbours, and your family! Films discussed include: Invaders From Mars (William Cameron Menzies, 1953) Parents (Bo...

NOW IS THE TIME AND THE TIME IS NOW FOR OUR CHILDREN TO ASK FOR THE WORLD, LIFE’S UNREASONABLE, DEMAND THE IMPOSSIBLE DID YOU KNOW? Sharks can smell London from space! DID YOU KNOW? If you remove the sax breaks from every 80s song, the 80s actually only last for 7 years! DID YOU KNOW? This is actually a blurb! It’s another episode of SILENCE!. You know the sort of thing to expect. Lots of talk abo...

The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die). The Savage Beast No.13: B-Pocalypse Now In this thirteenth episode, we take a look at the cheery world of low-budget apocalypse films. It's the end of the world as we know it and we feel fine. Films discussed include: Split Second (Tony Maylam, Ian Sharp, 1992) Starfish (A.T.White, 2018) Th...

I’LL SAVE MY BREATH AND TAKE IT WITH ME, TIL A HUNDREN YEARS OR SO Blurbs. Does anyone actually read them? The Beast must Die created this format for the SILENCE! show notes and it has become a hated chore for whoever is unfortunate enough to be creating it. Am I just typing into a void? Tell you what, if you’re reading this, let us know by writing the secret phrase, “OH DEAR LORD MY GUTS ARE FULL...

Broken partings making strange goodbyes. Hopeless cases with fake alibis This is your blurb. Deal with it, yeah? Get excited because this SILENCE! is a The Beast Must Die Solo Special! By that we mean The Beast is extremely busy and off on his own, working hard and, crucially, not appearing on this podcast. Nevertheless, Gary Lactus loves to party (alone in his car like sad, middle aged man who is...

WELL THEY LOOK SO GOOD I WANNA EAT ‘EM, AND THEY TASTE SO GOOD i GET TO NEED ‘EM Okay, I want you to split into two teams. Now you guys are the red team, and you guys are team two. Now, everyone in the blue team needs to split up into teams of one and practice the trust exercises I showed you earlier. Team One, I want you to elect a leader then shout any ideas that come into your head at them. The...

The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die). The Savage Beast No.12: Moviedrome In this Very Special Episode episode, we take a slightly different approach and discuss the idea of curation in cinema, focusing on the beloved British cult film show Moviedrome. Films discussed include: Terminator (James Cameron, 1984) Jabberwocky (Terry...

The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die). The Savage Beast No.11: Checking Out - Hotel films In this eleventh episode, we take a look at the liminal world of hotel-baseed horror films. Films discussed include: The Beyond (Lucio Fulci, 1981) The Innkeepers (Ti West, 2011) Motel Hell (Kevin Connor, 1980) Barton Fink (Ethan & Joel...

I ASKED THE ICE, IT WOULD NOT SAY BUT ONLY CRACKED OR MOVED AWAY Daddy, I don’t want to write the blurb. But you said you wanted to write the blurb. I don’t want to write the blurb. I want to play with the train track. Okay, I’ll set up the train track for you… There you go. Daddy I don’t want to play with the train track. But I just made the train track for you. But I don’t want to play with the...

The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die). The Savage Beast No.10: Bloodlines - Family films In this tenth episode, we take a look at the disyunctional world of cinematic families. Films discussed include: Hereditary (Ari Aster, 2018) Ready or Not (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, 2019) Animal Kingdom (David Michôd, 2010) Texas...

THE GAME WILL NEVER BE OVER BECAUSE WE'RE KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE   Oh my goodness gracious! Ugh! What's that unholy stench? Oh, I see. It's bloody Gary Lactus writing the blurb. Why's HE writing the blurb? He's crap at writing the blurb, (and he smells). Huh? It's The Beast Must Die's birthday?! And Gary's special gift to his best pal is writing the blurb for him? Man, that's a shit present! Is t...

BILLY THE KID DID WHAT HE DID AND HE DIED Boy did you see that? That was something wasn’t it? It sure was something. What do you mean what was it? I have no idea. I just know it was something. Yes sir, it sure was. Something, that is. Couldn’t say for sure exactly what, but let me tell you I know that it was *something*. I know what it wasn’t though. It sure wasn’t a BLURB. New Year, New SILENCE!...

The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die). The Savage Beast Office Xmas Party In this special holiday episode, we load up on egg-nog, rest our hands on our sated bellies and talk through some of the films we've watched over the festive periofd. Films discussed include: The Wolf of Snow Hollow (Jim Cummings, 2020) Gremlins 2: The New...

The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die). The Savage Beast No.9: Red Snow - Winter Horror Films In this ninth episode, we close the curtains, stoke the fire and keep the cold away with some of our frightful frosty favourites Films discussed include: Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974) Pontypool (Bruce McDonald, 2008) Ravenous (Antoni...

DEEP BLUE, I VOTED YOU SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR “YOU THERE BOY! WHAT DAY IS IT?” “It’s Christmas Day, sir!” “Then there’s still time! Tell me, boy; is that fat goose still in the window of the butcher’s?” “Yes, sir!” “Then take this money and go buy it for Bob Cratchit and his family!” “But it’s Christmas day, sir. The butcher’s is closed.” “Oh… Then smash the window and grab the fat goose!”...