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We recently lost character actor Treat Williams, pulp villain and WB-dad par excellence. To pay tribute, we look at two of his many contributions to midnight movie culture: the zombie buddy cop horror comedy Dead Heat from 1988 and 1998's
Indiana Jones and the Luxury Ocean Liner Full of Tentacle MonstersDeep Rising!
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This week on the show, Desmond and Duane reckon with the mockumentary Wrinkles the Clown. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Genre Mockumentaries. Songs included: "Tears of a Clown" by Iron Maiden, "Sweet Licks (Music from Clowns 3D)" by Slash, "A Joke, A Fraud, A Fake" by Iron Reagan, and "Counterfeit" by Limp Bizkit.
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This week, one of Dread Media's oldest friends, Chris Alexander, returns after 13 years to catch up. We talk about everything from a look back at his days with Fangoria, Rue Morge Magazine, and Rue Morgue Radio to his films and his thoughts on Rob Zombie, James Wan, and much more. But, mainly, we talk about his brand new book Corman / Poe: Interviews and Essays Exploring the Making of Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe Films, 1960-1964. Then, Chris sticks around to do our own Double Dread Media Top 5 Favorite Corman / Poe films! Songs included: "Space Vampire" and "She Walks Over Graves" by Chris Alexander, "The Tell-Tale Heart" by The Alan Parson Project, and "Buried Alive" by Avenged Sevenfold.
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Twenty-five years after its initial release, Christian and Emma reflect the latter's favorite Disney film: Mulan! Together, the two discuss how the film is both of its time and ahead of its time, along with dragons, drugs, and dishonorable spin-offs. [ download ]
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What theatrical form gives you the opportunity to express your emotions, delve into philosophy, and achieve classic status more effectively than the rock opera? Asking for a friend. While you ponder that, give a listen as we go over a couple of tentpoles of the genre with 2008's Repo! The Genetic Opera alongside Ken Russell's 1975 adaptation of The Who's Tommy!
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This week on the show, we have a double feature of short horror reviews centered around children. First up is the psychedelic and twisted Spoonful of Sugar with Duane. Then, Tom and I find out that There's Something Wrong with the Children. Songs included: "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton" by Mastodon, "Blotter Acid Reflex Syndrome" by Atmosphere, "Children of the Damned" by Iron Maiden, and "At a Crawl (2023)" by Melvins.
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Don't let all that sunshine and not being in school get you down! We're here to ask Santa for a podcast sponsorship and a baby brother, but in lieu of that, we're going to say hello to some old favorites while we criticize their outfits, the way the holidays should be! Come a-wassailing with us while we discuss 2018's A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding - The Legend of Curly's Gold!
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This week on the show, Bryan and Desmond both watch 1984's Racing with the Moon for the first time. This one sees Nicolas Cage playing support to Sean Penn as he tries to woo the "rich girl" before they both ship off to join the Marines ahead of World War II. On top of Penn, there's more recurrences in the Cageverse like an appearance by Crispin Glover, concern about going off to war, and abortion is a subplot! The 80s were wild, y'all!
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This week on the show, Desmond and Duane wince their way through the controversial Taiwanese snakesploitation film Calamity of Snakes. Then, Desmond does a solo rundown of short reviews of the last three books he's finished. In order: The Donut Legion by Joe R Lansdale, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes by Jeff Strand, and Alien: Enemy of my Enemy by Mary Sangiovanni (all multiple-time Dread Media guests). Also, snake songs: "For the Snakes" by Mountain Goats, "House of Snakes" by Pig Destroyer, "The Enemy Beside You" by Crowbar, and "Snakes for the Divine" by High on Fire.
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Great Caesar's ghost! The Viking Volcano and The Tennessee Tornado are back to assess the strengths and weaknesses of Hercules - the closest thing to a Superman film within Disney animation's cinematic odyssey! Is the film's irreverent, modernized telling of the hero's life and labors its greatest superpower, its creative kryptonite, or a bit of both? Plus, Christian and Donovan muse over what the film gets wrong (and right) about Greek mythology, great actors who turn out to be rotten people, and quite possibly the most underrated Disney "princess" to date. [ download ]
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The comic book movie boom of the 1990s was responsible for some classics, probably, but here we're looking at the best in cardboard spaceships and Lori Petty turned up to 11. Settle in for 1994's unreleased Roger Corman masterwork The Fantastic Four! We're following that up with basically a Mad Max remake except it's a Jim Carrey movie. It's 1995's Tank Girl! Let loose the Bjork Army! ('90s!)
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This week on the show, Desmond and Tom present an animal rampage double feature. First up, some sharks just need to pick up a few things as they terrorize an Australian grocery store in Bait. Then, a period setting and a great cast does absolutely nothing to save the abysmal Cocaine Bear. Animal attack songs included: "Gila Monster" by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, "Bait and Bleed" by Entombed AD, "Killed to Death" by iwrestledabearonce, and "The Beastmaster" by VHS (Violent Homicidal Slasher).
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Hey, an Actor! has taken a long run up to feature one of cinema's most prominent names of yesteryear in Orson Welles. Straight out of the gate is the legendary Citizen Kane, followed by European hit The Third Man, and capped off by Tex-Mex crime thriller Touch of Evil. Recorded whilst Ian is fully sober and Pandy looks to publicly available AI for the purposes of film-specific raps, The Brothers Wilson also discuss the recurrence of Joseph Cotton, offer up competing song choices to close the episode, and critique Welles' introduction to British television in 1955. And it's all quite silly!
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This week on the show, Desmond and Duane take a look at the Joel Schumacher film Blood Creek. Then Desmond goes solo with a Dread Media Top 5 Nazi Occultism Stories. Songs included: "Powers of Darkness" by Blood Ceremony, "Where the Runes Still Speak" by Candlemass, "Black Blacker Than Black" by Sleep of Monsters, and "Secrets of the Black Sun" by Tombs.
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Christian and Donovan gaze upon the pits and pinnacles of the mixed-but-meaty The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Disney animation's most consistently dark film yet and home to the greatest villain ever to grace its history! [ download ]
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On your way to a remote village with unknowable secrets whispered about only in rumor? Spend your poorly planned trip with us as we dive into 1973's The Wicker Man, then follow that up with 2019's Midsommar! (After that, we just needed to be alone for a while.)
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This week, Desmond and Tom ring in 825 episodes with a look at the cinematic world of GI Joe. First, they watch the classic animated movie GI Joe: The Movie. Then, in the early aughts, there were several more adult animated web-series type productions that comprise close to feature length films. We take a look at the most prominent one of those: GI Joe Renegades. Then, the live action era gets its due in reviews of GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, GI Joe: Retaliation, and, ahem, Snake Eyes: GI Joe Origins. Among the many audio delights in this episode, the following songs get spins: "GI Joe The Movie Theme Song" by Ford Kinder, Spencer Michlin and Barry Harman, "Little Guns" by Oingo Boingo, "GI Joe" by Melvins with Mike Patton, "Snake Eyes" by Painkiller, and "Ivan Meets GI Joe" by The Clash.
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This week, Desmond and Tom are delighted by M3GAN. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Pop Culture Robots. Songs included: "ROBOT" by Tenacious D, "You're My Best Friend" by Melvins, "This Human Equation" by Ayreon, and "Robot King" by Helloween.
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The Disney Renaissance takes a turn just around the river bend as Christian and Emma (and Will via email) survey the pretty but problematic Pocahontas. [ download ]
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Sometimes something sounds like it's gonna be an absolute riot before you actually have to do it. Anyway, Here's 2015's Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre. Before you ask, no, there's no women's prison. Or a massacre.
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This week, Desmond and Duane review the Boris Karloff / Christopher Lee / Barbara Steele film Curse of the Crimson Altar (aka The Crimson Cult). Then, for no particular reason, we do a Dread Media Top 5 Late-Era Horror Legend Team-Up Films. Songs included: "Mattel" by Avenged Sevenfold, "Cultists on Board" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, "The Fall" by The Lumbar Endeavor, and "Unalive" by Spotlights.
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This week on the show, Desmond and Tom take a look at the next Manetti Brothers Diabolik film: Diabolik: Ginko Attacks. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Anti-Hero Movies. Songs included: "Acid Queen" from Tommy by Tina Turner, "Nemesis" by Wolves in Winter, "We Don't Need Another Hero" by Ghost, "Not Today" The Lumbar Endeavor. RIP Tina Turner and Ray Stevenson. [ 1:02:46 ]
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Hot on the heels of Charles III's coronation and armed with the inevitable Star Wars references, Christian and Tom appraise Disney's big and bold, Elton John-, Hans Zimmer-, and Zulu choir-infused cinematic juggernaut The Lion King! Do its themes, songs, performances, and visuals still resonate through the ages, or does its roar now ring hollow nearly 30 years after its initial release? [ 2:44:56 ]
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Memorial Day Weekend! A perfect time for picnics, cookouts, and watching 30-year-old teenagers hold surfboards without ever getting in the water! We’re kicking off summer 2023 by heading back to summer 1965 and sneaking into a twin bill of Beach Blanket Bingo and The Beach Girls and the Monster! [ 1:00:08 ]
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Episode 34 - Tarzan
in Part of Your World
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Divisive drummers, no one's favorite Betty Rubble, and the one and only Brian Blessed dominate the discussion as Christian and Donovan tackle Tarzan - widely regarded as the final entry in Disney's renowned Renaissance (as well as one leaps and bounds better than its source material). [ download ]