Spider-Dan And The Secret Bores

Nothing but me & my #Shado this week in #YakuzaMonth, the first #PunyPod for a long while and this one is going to get dark. Join me as l delve into the grim and gritty world of #MikeGrell's #GreenArrow and meet Shado the morally dubious femme fatale and archer extraordinaire. Raised to be a killing machine by #TheYakuza themselves is she hero, villain or both? Join me as I discuss Giri, P...

After looking at the intense and manic work of Kinji Fukasaku last week for the first part of #Yakuza Month. To juxtapose that, This time we're going to slow everything right down as Dan Burgess and I take a look at the contemplative and nihilistic work of #TakeshiKitano in #Sonatine. Join us as we talk depression, humorous stabbings and #TakeshisCastle #PrepareForPrattle Check out Dan's i...

After having August off we have risen once again in the land of the rising sun and are diving straight back in with #Yakuza Month! Comparing #KinjiFukasaku's #BattlesWithoutHonorAndHumanity & #GraveyardOfHonor. My partner in crime, The mad mobster #AngryAndyReviews has resurfaced to help me investigate far eastern filmmaking once again. Join us as we discuss Jared Leto, "shopping list...

Time for another terrifying three-way! Paul Mellor joins Dennis & I as we take a leisurely tour around #CastleRock home to #StephenKing Adaptations including his novels, novellas and other writing. Listen to this Loser's Club sit round the camp fire and try to decide which are our Top 5! Join us as discuss Werewolves with baseball bats, extreme weight loss and then listen to my incredible...

Dennis has clawed his way out of his own back to compare #DarioArgento & #LambertoBava's #Demons I & II! Fresh from seeing a double bill of #Italy's answer to #TheEvilDead on the big screen that very night, at #ChapelPictureHouse who presented the new 4k restoration from #ArrowFilms! Join us as we discuss bad parenting, devil dogs and we attempt to apply sense and logic to two film...

Dennis Whittle the wandering samurai returns to comics and to the podcast to dissect #FrankMillersRonin from #DCComics as the sun sets on #SamuraiMonth. Join us as we discuss lasering antiques, the mashing up of different international influences & #FrankMiller not being a fan of reach-arounds... #PrepareForPrattle Where to find the Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores Podcast… Follow this link t...

"Revenge is a dish best served cold." and there is no one colder than The Blizzard From The Netherworld #LadySnowblood. #MeikoKaji delivers her most iconic performance in the film that inspired #KillBill. Our resident Flower of Carnage, Roisin McCusker joins me for this instalment of #SamuraiMonth as we discuss #SnowWhite, #MissionImpossible masks and when does an homage become a rip off...

For the second instalment of Samurai Month, my #Anime Sensei Georgina Hanmer has returned to defend #SamuraiChamploo in all its anachronistic glory! As #ShinichiroWantanabe creates a unique mash-up of a #FeudalJapan setting and #HipHopCulture in this wacky yet truly profound series. Join us as we discuss a**hole #Shogunate, baseball & Vincent Van Gogh #PrepareForPrattle Please follow, like and...

The Sun has finally risen on #SamuraiMonth and Angry Andy-San, The Ragin' Ronin is here to praise #AkiraKurosawa for the creative genius he was and for specifically defining #SamuraiCinema. In this first instalment we compare two of #Kurosawa's very sharpest #Samurai films and as their blades clash we discover whether #ThroneOfBlood or #Ran is the better adaptation of #WilliamShakespeare....

“Can you f***ing believe it?” I finally got Tony Farina on here to defend the #BruceWillis box-office bomb #HudsonHawk! But was this satirical spoof of action movies and heist films ahead of its time? Or could not even #DaVinci’s machine turn this tonal mess into gold?? Join us as we discuss #IndianaJones, blatant product placement & #FrankWelker residuals... #PrepareForPrattle Check out Tony&...

Look how far #PrattleWorld has come...From Phantoms Of The Paradise to Giant-Size Man-Things we are finally here at Episode 100 of #SpiderDanAndTheSecretBores! I am finally face to face with my biggest fan and the true Super-Soldier in my #Prattalion @IAmJACSMusings as we celebrate our favourite moments, guests, episodes and more! In this podcast we hear not only from JACS but from other soldiers...

Happy 50th Birthday! To the malodorous melancholic mindless malleable meandering macabre muck-monster and former man #TedSallis now known only as #TheManThing! Forget about his more popular counterpart #SwampThing, this is the character you need to be reading!! In this 99th episode Dennis and I trudge deep into the #Citrusville Swamp to uncover the secrets of #SteveGerber. Join us as we talk #LenW...

This is my filthiest podcast ever by far! As we tackle one of the most infamous films of all time in a brand new format! #Penthouse's #Caligula one part porno and one part historical epic. Who else could guide us through this hedonistic experience other than The Duke Of Debauchery himself Dan Burgess. The rise and fall of not only a #Caesar of #Rome but also of the film depicting it. Join us a...

"That's no moon..." It's #PrattleWorld returning to #AGalaxyFarFarAway with dashing rogue Scott Hodgson at the driving seat this time and me as his furry yet very loud co-pilot! We are here to smuggle you the very best with our Top 5 #StarWars video games before we #KesselRun away with ourselves! Join us as we discuss #MaxRebo, dial-up internet and throwing babies in ovens! #Prep...

The Slash Of The Titans returns...Now in comic form! It's #ElmStreet V.S. #CrystalLake, as Dennis and I compare #Wildstorm's comic book adaptations of #ANightmareOnElmStreet & #FridayThe13th. Join us as we discuss whether slasher films translate into comics, nekkid ladies and Dennis disappointing the #Prattalion. It's #FreddyVsJason place your bets and #PrepareForPrattle Where to find the Spid...

The #StarWarsSaga never ends as we continue our #EwokAdventure with Episode II: What Were They Thinking?!?! As we attempt to sift through the Feech and find a #KyberCrystal in the rough. Which is the best of the worst #StarWars theatrical films? Who will be the victor of the #CloneBores? You'll have to listen to find out! Join #AngryAndyReviews & I again as we discuss #JarJarBinks, morbid...

"What have you done?" Angry Andy Reviews & I are leaving #PrattleWorld for a galaxy far far away to revisit forgotten #StarWars Legends featuring everybody's favourite Massa-Care Bears those cuddly cannibals The #Ewoks! Listen as we give in to our anger and complete our journey to The #Darkside. Join us as we discuss the FOREST moon of #Endor, nature documentary narration & w...

As The Ultimate Warrior once said "LOAD THE SPACESHIP WITH THE ROCKET FUEL!" As we journey to Planet Wrestletopia to interview the writers of Invasion From Planet Wrestletopia Ed Kuehnel & Matt Entin of Suspicious Behaviour Productions. Join us for one slobberknocker of a podcast as we discuss Earth in a steel cage, childhood nostalgia and Leisure Suit Larry! #PrepareForPrattle Singl...

Max Byrne of Mandatory Marvel/DC is here to defend "One Ugly Muthaf***er!" There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight! As we hunt through the concrete jungle to find the best trophies in #Predator2. Join us as we discuss #Yautja Lore, Crazy #GaryBusey and the alternate future dystopias of 1997... #PrepareForPrattle  Check out Max's podcast over at #ComicsInMotion https://anch...

#TheNightStalker AKA Dennis Whittle is back brandishing a shiny blade and he is not afraid to use it! As he forces me to discuss the beginnings of The #Slasher film genre. Join us as we discuss inexplicable German accents, the censorship of toilets & Christopher Lee's third nipple. #PrepareForPrattle Where to find the Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores Podcast… Follow this link to find your pre...

ATEN-HUT! Hope you enjoyed your R&R over Christmas Privates, because were back! #AttentionSeekingGeek Ben Crampton is here to sound off like he's got a pair and defend the film #SmallSoldiers! Will he successfully defend his foxhole or will the situation become FUBAR? Join us as we talk childhood memories, Gorgonites VS The Commando Elite and Rodeo Burgers. #PrepareForPrattle Be sure to ch...

There's only one thing on this officer's #Christmas list this year...Revenge! He's coming for the naughty and the nice in #ManiacCop2. Not to worry I have Deputy Dan Burgess on the case, lets hope he can stop me from screaming blue murder! Join us on this joyous #ChristmasDay for the last #AlterNativityStories podcast of this horrific year, as we discuss Franken-Cops, massive chins and...

We don't just celebrate #Christmas during the #AlterNativityStories season we celebrate all festive holidays! As this is the last day of #Hanukkah I thought I'd celebrate the fact that without #Jewish creators there wouldn't be superhero comics, movies, video games etc. So to show my appreciation, I'll be listing my Top 5 Jewish Superheroes!! Join me as I discuss Mossad, a suit of...

#AngryAndyReviews is back this #AlterNativityStories season to Dolph your halls with #IComeInPeace! As we are buddying up again for the holidays we thought we'd look at a #BuddyCop movie which is half #LethalWeapon and half #Predator!! Join us as we talk pointless explosions, roundhouse kicks gone wrong & rice pudding #PrepareForPrattle Be sure to check out Andy’s YouTube Channel!  https:/...

If you always thought #HomeAlone's Kevin McCallister was a little sociopath then this is the film for you! Dennis Whittle is back to celebrate another season of #AlterNativityStories by taking a look at the underrated Christmas Cult Classic #BetterWatchOut. Join us as we talk Christingles, swinging paint cans and nappy rash cream...#PrepareForPrattle Where to find the Spider-Dan & The Secr...