The Dark Parade

It’s February and love is in the air! On this episode of The Heart of Horror, Bo and Kate discuss catty friends, 90s slashers, more ghost dating, and another round of Tinder Is the Flesh, our Tinder profile game! All this and more on a Valentine’s Day Heart of Horror with the movie Valentine ! We’d love to hear from you! If you have a relationship story, reach out to us and let us know whether to...

Let’s head to space with a new episode of Found Footage Fool with the lunar horror film – Apollo 18 ! We use our set of five scientifically-proven criteria to determine if this succeeds or fails as a found footage movie. Along the way, we talk about moon bugs, flat characters, and how this could have been so much better. Subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes here ,  Stitcher ,  Spotify ,  Amazon Mus...

Richard Glenn Schmidt returns for a look at the gonzo J-horror silliness that is Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell . We discuss the joys of earnest rip-offs, the downsides of polo shirts on muscular bods, and oh so much more! Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell is available streaming on Shudder, so don’t be shy about watching before you listen! Come back Wednesday for a new Found Footage Fool on A...

I am nothing if not a completionist, and so let’s do some wrapping up of the Paranormal Activity franchise with Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones , Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension , and a bonus look at Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night . We’ll try to make some sense of the mythology of the series, talk about some demonic superheroes, and investigate whether basing your gags on a fad i...

It’s our first Whatcha Watching of 2023, which means we’re looking back at the best movies of 2022. Will our list have some of your favorites? Or will Jamie continue to champion head-scratching choices like… well, you’ll just have to listen. Get the popcorn, it’s movie time on a new episode of Whatcha Watching? with Jamie and Bo! You can subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes here ,  Stitcher ,  Spot...

Happy New Year, Dark Paraders! We start off with a bang. This episode of Heart of Horror kicks off with a new segment; Ghosted will detail romantic encounters with the supernatural. Then we discuss the downsides of dating sociopaths as evidenced by get Out from Jordan Peele, but mostly we listen to Kate’s nightmare adventures. And we wrap it all up with Tinder Is the Flesh, Kate’s adventures in Ti...

For a special send-off to 2022, I have gathered two of the finest horror minds for a winner-take-all round of Trivial Pursuit: The Horror Edition! Duncan McLeish, Jamie Sammons, and your faithful hero, Bo, determine who is the biggest horror nerd. Fat Babyface needs some green! You can find the video version right here: You can subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes here ,  Stitcher ,  Spotify ,  Ama...

We’re wrapping up 2022 with some talk about new horror movies, some Santa slayings, and a whole bunch of fooling around. Grab the stockings, it’s Jamie and Bo time! 00:00:00 – 00:01:21 – Hello! 00:01:22 – 00:09:21 – Violent Night 00:09:22 – 00:20:34 – Saloum 00:20:35 – 00:30:27 – Christmas Bloody Christmas 00:30:28 – 00:38:32 – Smile 00:38:33 – 00:51:40 – Clerks III 00:51:41 – End – Bodies, Bodies...

As final exams and papers are completed, it’s time to detour into Paranormal Activity territory once more as we look at the next two films in the franchise, Paranormal Activity 3 and Paranormal Activity 4 . We are expanding the lore, coming up with new reasons to film stuff, and perhaps getting creepy with a teenage girl. You be the judge. Subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes here ,  Stitcher ,  Sp...

On this latest Found Footage Fool, w begin a look at the Paranormal Activity franchise that will lead us into December. First up, the movie that started it all, Paranormal Activity , and the follow-up, Paranormal Activity 2 . Let’s discuss just how good the original is and what makes the sequel so pale an imitation. And, of course, stories about scaring the kids and haunted lumber. Subscribe to th...

The Heart of Horror delves into the seedy world of online dating with a look at the chilling Hard Candy before we launch into a discussion of online dating as a means of meeting a mate or just having some fun. Also, a brand new segment: Tinder is the Flesh! We’d love to hear from you! If you have a relationship story, reach out to us and let us know whether to include your name or not. You can sub...

November brings a new episode of Whatcha Watching? with Jamie and Bo , and that means some talk about new releases, some old classics, and a revealing look at what scares us and how best to avoid our boogeymen. Some light spoilers ahead, but you’re not going to want to miss this one! 00:00:00 – 00:00:59 – Introduction 00:01:00 – 00:09:39 – Jeepers Creepers Reborn 00:09:40 – 00:19:33 – Scream 00:19...

With Halloween behind us, let us turn our attention to a series of films from this very year! We will talk about women’s issues with a trifecta of terror featuring Watcher , Resurrection , and Barbarian . Spoilers for Barbarian , so be sure you skip that or watch it before listening if you care about such things. Let’s open that tiny door in the basement and get weird! 00:00:00 – 00:03:15 – Introd...

Welcome to a new episode of Found Footage Fool here on The Dark Parade ! Fresh off the heels of our 31 Days of Halloween celebration, we get back to our filthy business with a three-way of found footage freakishness. We start with the recent Shudder releases V/H/S/99 and Deadstream before diving into the world of more obscure, DIY found footage filmmaking with Leaving D.C. Let’s do this! 00:00:00...

Our final episode of the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween brings us to the TV miniseries that scared the hell out of a generation, Salem’s Lot ! We talk about kids floating at windows, vampire hierarchy, and plenty of love for what makes this made-for-TV nightmare work so well. Happy Halloween! If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our  Facebook group ,  Twitter ,  Instagram , or...

On the penultimate episode of the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween, we continue our look at Stephen King bangers with David Cronenberg’s adaptation of The Dead Zone ! Is this the best King adaptation? Is this Cronenberg at his most restrained? And would this movie work without Christopher Walken at his most heartbreaking? All this and more on this episode! If you’re not there already, join the...

With only three films to go for this year’s 31 Days of Halloween on Legion Podcasts, we get behind the wheel of the Stephen King adaptation Christine ! We talk about where this sits in the filmography of John Carpenter, why this works so damn well, and the difficulty in separating book from movie with this particular adaptation. If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our  Facebook gro...

We begin our final stretch of the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween with Day 28’s selection, Cat’s Eye ! We evaluate where this sits in the pantheon of horror anthologies, discuss some of the atonal issues with the movie, and do some poetry reading! Hop on the ledge and jump in! If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our  Facebook group ,  Twitter ,  Instagram , or  Discord . You a...

On Day 27 of Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween heads to Italy for a strange movie, even by Dario Argento standards – Phenomena ! We’re talking where this sits in the Argento canon, the overall weirdness of this movie, and some nostalgia for renting movies by catalog in the old days. Join me, won’t you? If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our  Facebook group ,  Twitter ,  Instagr...

It’s time to get gooey on this entry in Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween with the 1988 remake of The Blob ! We look at where this lands in the pantheon of great horror remakes, the benefit of having Frank Darabont write your script, how well these effects hold up, and how not even Kevin Dillon can sink this terrific movie! If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our  Facebook group...

It’s time to get craaazzy with Dy 25 in the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween as we arrive at the very silly horror film, Killer Klowns from Outer Space ! We discuss the great designs, the clever aesthetics, and the inventiveness of this movie, despite a pretty thin plot. If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our  Facebook group ,  Twitter ,  Instagram , or  Discord . You all are...

It’s time to get ultra-weird on the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween with the Tobe Hooper sci-fi horror epic, Lifeforce ! Let’s talk about some rampant nudity, the effectiveness of Steve Railsback, and the slutty apocalypse. Join me, won’t you? If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our  Facebook group ,  Twitter ,  Instagram , or  Discord . You all are the absolute best! You can...

Day 23 of the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween brings us the star-studded slasher, The Burning . How weird is it to see such big stars in this rip-off of Friday the 13th ? Can the Tom Savini effects lift this one from the pack? And how exactly did that guy hide in the canoe like that? These questions and more answered this time around! If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our  F...

We remain in certified classic horror territory on Day 22 of the 31 Days of Halloween with the classic ghost story, Poltergeist ! We examine the perfect juxtaposition of the normal with the supernatural, the incredible performances, and the kitchen-sink approach to horror that somehow works in this film. Join me, won’t you? If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our  Facebook group , ...

It’s Day 21 of the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween and we are back in stone-cold classic territory with Evil Dead 2 ! Let’s try to figure out the precise moment this movie goes wonderfully off the rails, how good Bruce Campbell is in this, and the surprisingly good hail-ing of director Sam Raimi! If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our  Facebook group ,  Twitter ,  Instagram ,...