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It's time to get in to your Jam-Jams as we continue to wade through the slasher boom of the late 70's - 80's. In honour of women in horror month we salute the female written and directed romp of The Slumber Party Massacre. A group of young ladies gather together for a night of pot, booze and pizza but what they get is a denim clad - drill waving maniac that's dead set on ruining their night. Love...

In episode 44 of DEAD AIR Wes and Lydia tackle one of the most notorious camp slashers in horror movie history. When people talk about twist endings there are few films that will blow your hair back like 1983's Sleepaway Camp. Angela and Ricky head off to summer camp. It should be a fun few weeks of swimming, boating and if you're lucky a little summer lovin'. Sadly, this place has an abundance of...

In the forty third episode of Dead Air - Wes and Lydia talk about the first in the classic Hammer Karstein trilogy; Vampire Lovers. Carmilla has set her sights on the beautiful Emma and is welcomed in to the Morton home with open arms. Soon Emma falls ill to a mysterious illness that seems to be sucking the very life from her. Also, Wes and Lydia talk about the rise and subsequent fall of Hammer h...

The wait is over! Sadly, episode 42 won't answer the questions of life infinity and everything but it will tell you what happens when the 1980's gives birth to home video and ushers in a period of prolifically in horror. This week we tackle the 1982 classic head trip; Basketcase. Two brothers that are joined at the hip have a murderous agenda that will take place on the mean streets of New York Ci...

Hear that? It's the beat of our still living hearts! After a little break we head on back to the 90's for Flatliners! A group of doctors induce brain death and revive each other in an attempt to reveal life's ultimate mystery; what happens to us after we die? Problem is they've each brought something back with them. Before we get to the goods, we get silly and then serious to say say goodbye to a...

Drinks have been had and the ball has dropped so why not nurse that hangover with Episode 40 of the Dead Air podcast. Wes and Lydia start 2016 with a bang (among other things) with the 70's classic the Legend of Hell House. A group of people enter the famed Belasco house where sexual tensions are high and a hedonistic haunting threatens to consume everyone. Also, special thanks to our loyal listen...

Welcome one and all to a very special Christmassacre episode of the Dead Air Podcast! Frankly, the weather outside isn't frightful enough so we'll have to provide the frights right here! Wes and Lydia discuss the 2010 Dutch horror film Saint. Also, Christmas horror traditions like goth cookies and skull trees! So grab your coco and curl up by the fire as we celebrate a most nontraditional traditio...

In episode 38 Wes and Lydia paint their faces and put on their circus inspired best as they watch the criminally underrated Clown. An ordinary man finds a clown costume locked in a basement and wears it to his kids birthday party. He should have checked the warning label! Side effects include: Pale skin, vomiting and murderous hunger pangs! The cure? Eat five children and call us in the morning. F...

Don't look now but you're aging before our eyes! On episode 37 of the Dead Air Podcast Wes and Lydia talk about the 1970's supernatural horror Burnt Offerings. An all star cast head to a stately home for the summer but beware! This house has a voracious appetite and the only thing on the menu is your youth! For more episodes check out splatterpictures.net

Booting up episode 36 of the Dead Air podcast. Wes and Lydia discuss Richard Stanley's Hardware. The Mark 13 is the military's meat mangling mechanical monster. It's a trippy and poetic post apocalyptic cyber punk romp in to a hellhole where no flesh shall be spared! Also, Lydia recounts a traumatic event from her childhood and Wes tries on some new nicknames.

Better late than never, some procrastinators say. In this episode of Dead Air we hit every month of the Black Zodiac as we talk about the imperfect but highly underrated remake; thirteen Ghosts. We also touch on which remakes are our favorites and how easily Wes can become derailed while talking about the directors cut of Aliens. For more episodes check out splatterpictures.net

We leave our innocence behind and tackle the acclaimed 1961 ghost story The Innocents. Brilliantly acted and some would argue a touch too classy for the likes of us. Nevertheless this episode we deliver! Also, some discussion about bears that hold our clothes up and clowns that are just the perfect pitch of horrific.

Break out your long coats and cast your shadows on episode 33 of Dead Air! Wes and Lydia jump in the way back machine and go "way back" to 1922's German Expressionist masterpiece; Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror! We had the opportunity to check out this silent era classic at the Mayfair Theater, a place almost as old as the movie itself! For more episodes check out splatterpictures.net

This is Halloween This is Halloween...two! This week we've concocted a witches brew for this Halloween weekend in the form of the second part of our commentary track. This time we take a look at what many consider to be the perfect sequel to the perfect slasher; 1981's Halloween 2. So grab your popcorn, line up your copies of the film at home and listen along as we take you scene by bloody scene!...

It's time for the commentary track no one asked for! On this weeks episode Wes and Lydia turn on mics and talk about one of the biggest, baddest most famous horror movies in the history of film; John Carpenter's 1978 game changer, Halloween. Grab some popcorn and line up your copies of the movie, then, watch along with us as we take you scene by scene, minute by minute with the film that reminds u...

Things that make you go BOO! it's the 30th episode of the Dead Air podcast. Halloween is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than a good old fashioned Halloween party? BYOB but not BYOD. (The D is for demons) For more episodes check out splatterpictures.net

Get ready to be injected by the glowing green goodness of Dead Air podcast! Side effects include screams of utter agony, madness and a voracious sexual appetite. Wes and Lydia talk about the notoriously fun lovecraftian zombie flick The Reanimator. It's an eye popping good time! Also, talk of horror films that just might be smarter than we are and the pressures of being a horror fan in October! Fo...

This week Wes and Lydia dive in to the J-horror story Carved. All she wants to know is if you think she's pretty? She's the Tinder of Ghosts but don't you dare swipe left! This lovely spirit enjoys abuse, murder and amateur surgery! A twisted tale that's sure to put a smile on your face, if not the scissor wielding specter will be more than happy to carve one on you! Before we get silly we start o...

Get in to wardrobe and warm up those vocal cords because this week Dead Air heads to the stage where a Meatloaf Aday -won't- keep the murder away. We dive deep in to the musical horror Stage Fright where the killer shreds more than his guitar. Sit back and relax cause it ain't over till there's nobody left to sing. For more episodes of Dead Air check out splatterpictures.net

In episode 26 of the award wanting podcast; Wes and Lydia head back to the mean streets of New York where nobody is safe, not even your telephone! It's a blood soaked battery powered massacre in Abel Ferrara's notoriously nasty Driller Killer. A bit of a tangent about the Rocky Horror Picture Show too! For more Episodes of the Dead Air Podcast head on over to splatterpictures.net.

Get your cummerbunds and corsages ready because Wes and Lydia are heading to Prom! In this episode we talk all the way up and down the 1980's classic Prom Night with a brief pit stop at the beginning to chat about makeup effects pioneer Jack Pierce. Check out more episode of The Dead Air Podcast at splatterpictures.net

This week the 2012 film; Charm teaches us that nothing gets under Wes and Lydia's skin more than coffee shop philosophers. Also we answer the age old question of age appropriate horror for your kids! For more episodes of Dead Air head on over to splatterpictures.net

A very special (and Wes-less) episode of the Dead Air podcast where Lydia talks with horror aficionado Amy Jane Vosper. Listen to these two talk about growing up horror fans in a genre generally considered to be a boys club while at the same time diving deep in to the french revenge horror Baise Moi. This episode's got gore, sex, vomit and two brilliant horror mavens flexing some serious brain mus...

Episode 22 of the Dead Air Podcast finds Wes and Lydia talking about the Town That Dreaded Sundown. The intense Docu-drama about the infamous Texarkana moonlight murders. Also, small A tangent about the recent horror film; It Follows. For more episodes feel free to check out splatterpictures.net

A very special bonus episode of the Dead Air Podcast. Wes interviews his one and only mother about her odd job of developing crime scene photos when she was just a teenager.