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Just to make sure things don't get boring, this week's theme is slightly specific: foreign horror / sci-fi films! First up, Adam joins Desmond for a review of the Korean futuristic anthology film Doomsday Book. Then Duane and Desmond take a look at the morose Swiss space travel film Cargo. Then Desmond goes solo on the latest Eclipse Series box set from Criterion called When Horror Came to Shochiku, which contains the following obscure Japanese horror / sci-fi flicks: The X From Outer Space; Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell; The Living Skeleton; and Genocide. There's some science fictiony tunes to check out as well: "Let the End Begin" by Ancient VVisdom, "Don't Open 'Til Doomsday" by The Misfits, "Into the Void" by Nine Inch Nails, "Skeletons of Society" by Hellsongs, and "Science Gone Too Far" by The 69 Eyes. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.dreadmedia.com and www.stayscary.wordpress.com.

Two guys whose voices you'll recognize sit around laughing at the titles of pornos and making fun of music videos. A healthy appreciation for the female form. Copyright laws possibly being broken? Is this an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head? Nope! The Commonwealth Crew is back in Women in Horror Month to pay their respects to one of the greatest female horror comics characters in their coverage of Jim Wynorski's well-intentioned but indescribably inadequate comic book horror film Vampirella. Good lord! There are no words. Follow @dreadmedia and @MuseumWalkerIan on Twitter. Join the Facebook group!

On the eve of major dental surgery, Desmond presents some great reviews of horror media! First up, Desmond is joined by Adam, Jeff, and Luke to review the Columbian military horror film The Squad. Devil Dinosaur Jr. reviews the odd Monster Dog in a brand new Stay Scary. Then Desmond returns to go solo on a review of the British horror anthology television series Chiller. Don't forget feedback and tunes: "Death or Victory" by Ancient VVisdom, "Matando Gueros 97" by Brujeria, "Devil's Food" and "The Black Widow" by Alice Cooper, "The Prophet" by Iron Maiden, and "Teeth & Tissue" by The Headstones. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.dreadmedia.com and www.stayscary.wordpress.com.

This week, Dread Media commemorates Women in Horror Month by celebrating some "womanly" films, and by tipping the hat to some of Desmond's favorite female horror comic characters and badass rock chicks! First up, Desmond's own personal favorite woman in horror, Megan, joins him for a review of the lesbian werewolf flick Jack and Diane. In a double shot of Stay Scary, Devil Dinosaur Jr. covers the novella and film version of The Woman by Jack Ketchum and Lucky McKee. Darryll returns to appropriately talk about some lovely ladies of Hammer Films in a review of Twins of Evil. How about some tantalizing terror tunes? All right: "Girl in a Coma" by Fit for Rivals, "I Kissed a Girl" by The Vibrators, "Patient Satellite" by Sean Spillane, "Dad" by Nomeansno, "Mental Twin" by Entombed, and "Girl Talk" by The Donnas. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.dreadmedia.com and www.stayscary.wordpress.com.

What's that on your iPod? Is it a song? Is it an audiobook? Why, it's Dread Media! And in this gritty superhero-themed episode, Adam, Desmond, Jeff, and Luke take a look at All Superheroes Must Die. Devil Dinosaur Jr. offers up a review of the new DC Comics Animated Universe film Superman vs. The Elite. Then Desmond goes solo on reviews of Crimson and Mr. Bricks: A Heavy Metal Murder Musical. Some super tunes get a spin as well: "I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero)" by Roadrunner United with Michale Graves, "Weak and Powerless" by A Perfect Circle, "So Long, Superman" by Firewater, "The Phantom of the Crimson Cloak" by 3 Inches of Blood, "Outlaw" by Motorhead, and "Heroes End" by Judas Priest. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.dreadmedia.com.

A snow-shark, a wise-cracking demon, a pet zombie, and an adorable little girl walk into a a restaurant filled with killer sushi. OUCH! Welcome to the horror comedy special of Dread Media! First up, Desmond and Jeff Strand review Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast. Devil Dinosaur Jr. provides a Stay Scary on the supernatural romantic comedy Lo. Darryll returns to watch the Canadian domesticated-zombie film Fido. Desmond eats alone in a review of Dead Sushi, and it's probably better that way. Finally, the Dread Media listeners provide their own horror comedy favorites in the long-awaited Horror Comedy Montage! So take my wife, please, and listen to these tunes: "Laughing Man (In the Devil Mask)" by Iommi and Henry Rollins, "Terror Shark" by Municipal Waste, "N.I.B." by Pitchshifter, "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Raveonettes, "Japan" by Lonely Island, and "The Gambler" by Brian Posehn. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.dreadm

Come with us this week on a road trip to the new vacation home. I know it looks rough, but don't worry. It's just in need of a little love. Perhaps some paint, some tightening of the screws, and the exorcising of the demonic spirit that haunts the basement would really spruce the place up! This week we pay tribute to the classic horror trope of cabins in the woods by Desmond and Jeff first reviewing last year's meta-narrative Cabin in the Woods. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. gives us the real estate particulars on The Cottage. Finally, Desmond goes it alone by inspecting the country home in Axed. Hope you packed a lunch. Your Walkman is filled with the following songs that are sure to allow some freakish monstrosity the chance to sneak up on a disgruntled teenager: "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" by Trivium, "Cabin in the Woods" by the Original Cast of Evil Dead: The Musical, "Life of Crime" by The Weirdos, "Man on the Edge" by Iron Maiden, and "Solitude" by Black Sabbath! Send feedback to: feedback@dre

Drop the jerry can, light a cigarette, and throw it behind you as you walk away from boredom listening to this action-packed episode of Dread Media! First up, Desmond is joined by Adam and Luke to review the brand new Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. gives us the skinny on Dredd. Desmond returns to go solo on a documentary that isn't an action film, but will probably have your heart pounding more than any other: The Imposter. There's also tunes from a bunch of Dread Media's favorite bands: "Gimme Some Action" by Fear, "All Good Soldiers" by Bad Religion, "I Am the Law" by Anthrax, "Stripsearch" by Faith No More, and "Fight to Kill" by Holy Grail. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia and @DevilDinosaurJr on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!

Crikey! Grab your scones and sweep your chimney! Dread Media gets British this week as the Pete Walker Collection from Kino Lorber / Redemption Films gets covered. Darryll joins us again to discuss the first film in the collection: House of Whipcord. Then Desmond goes solo on the others: Die Screaming, Marianne, Schizo, and The Comeback. But that's not the end of the limey-love this week as Devil Dinosaur Jr. gives us a Stay Scary on the film Devil Within Her. In honor of the occasion, not one of the following musical artists is British! "The Prisoner" by Suicidal Tendencies, "House of Whipchord" by The Browns, "21st Century Schizoid Man" by Entombed, "Take It Off" by The Donnas, and "Exciter" by Judas Priest. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia and @DevilDinosaurJr on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!

Throw down the chains of oppression! Behold a world where monsters exist! Check out our new-ish sponsor! This week's Dread Media sees Darryll returning to take part in a Roadkill Review of Quentin Tarantino's latest Blaxploitation Western epic: Django Unchained! Then, Devil Dinosaur Jr. can't quite shake his addiction to anthology films as his latest Stay Scary is a review of Monster Club. Want some songs to help you out on your journey? Well, here you go: "Django" by Luis Bacalov and Rocky Roberts, "Freedom" by Anthony Hamilton and Elayna Boynton, "Monsters Rule OK" by The Viewers, and "An Industry of Murder" by Graveyard. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia and @DevilDinosaurJr on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!

After giving away copies of Wayne Simmons' audiobook version of Fever, Desmond sits down with Duane to talk about the influential horror show that has been off the air for five years: Showtime's Masters of Horror. What are the best episodes? How about the worst? Which episode in particular was close-but-no-cigar to being great? Put on your raccoon-pelt coat, take a hold of your small intestines, and cover up your symbiotic soul orifices while listening to the Masters of Horror Special! Some rocking tunes for your New Years enjoyment: "Small Silhouette" by Mudvayne, "Burnin' For You" by Iced Earth, "Ice Cream Killer" by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, "I'm Gonna Kill That Woman" by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, and "Enjoy the Silence" by It Dies Today. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia and @DevilDinosaurJr on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!

For the fifth annual Dread Media Christmas celebration, it's a Silent Night, Deadly Night Special! First up, Desmond and Duane take a look at the first two films in the franchise, currently released by Anchor Bay on DVD. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. gets generous in not only reviewing Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!, but also Marvel Zombies Christmas Carol. Then Adam, Luke, and Jeff join Desmond to take in a viewing of the Blu-ray of Silent Night (the 2012 remake). Make sure you join the Facebook Group to enter to win one of three copies of audiobooks of Wayne Simmons' Fever. Have yourself a scary little Christmas with the following creepy carols: "Vigilante Christmas" by Kirby Krackle, "There Ain't No Sanity Clause" by The Damned, "Cold Blooded Christmas" by Jon Lajoie, "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" by Black Flag, "Christmas Sucks" by Tom Waits and Peter Murphy, and "Silent Night, Deadly Night (acoustic)" by The Browns! Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia and @D

Things get weird the week before Christmas on Dread Media! First up, Desmond and Duane take a look at kids killing their parents for the holidays in The Children. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. tells us all about what he would do to Caroline Munro in his Stay Scary review of Don't Open till Christmas. Then, a healthy does of Eurotrash erotica as Desmond gets a load of two Blu-rays by sleaze auteur Jess Franco: Female Vampire and Exorcism. Take a listen and then have a shower. There are songs as well: "The Kids Who Wanna Play With the Dead" by Lordi, "Fall Children" by AFI, "My First Christmas (As a Woman)" by The Vandals, "Zillion Dollar Sadist" by Turbonegro, and "Step Into Christmas" by The Business. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia and @DevilDinosaurJr on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!

In an attempt to have as many reviewers as there are directors of V/H/S, Adam, Jeff, and Luke join Desmond for a second look at the found-footage anthology film. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. introduces us to public domain proto-slasher Savage Weekend in a brand new Stay Scary. Desmond returns to go solo on what is sure to be lauded as a cinematic triumph of the ages: Osombie. There's a certain set of raucous kickass tunes this week for you: "The Price of Reality" by Amen, "Snuff" by Slayer, "Nervous Breakdown" by Rise Against, "You Can't Kill Terror" by Gwar, and "Take My Bones Away" by Baroness. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia and @DevilDinosaurJr on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!

Desmond's sick, but that's not stopping him from presenting a podcast with a theme so unique, it has never before been seen in horror podcasting! First, Duane joins us to take a look at the Aaron "Jimmy Olsen" Ashmore vehicle, The Shrine. Then Jeff joins us for a discussion of the Shawn "Iceman" Ashmore vehicle, The Day. That's right, a show dedicated to Canadian acting duo, the Ashmore Twins! Music included: "Faith Alone" by Bad Religion, "Sacrifice" by Motorhead, "The Day" by Murder By Death, and "Parasitic Twins" by The Dillinger Escape Plan. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia and @DevilDinosaurJr on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!

Greg Lamberson is back on Dread Media! Together, he and Desmond talk about Greg's latest installment in the Jake Helman Files, Tortured Spirits, The Julian Year TREEBook, his latest film work, and even some classic comics! Then, as if that wasn't enough, Devil Dinosaur Jr. works out some of his issues in the latest Stay Scary while covering Chillers. Tunes included: "Been Away Too Long" by Soundgarden, "My Tortured Spirit" by Probot with Eric Wagner of Trouble, "My Problem" by The Hanson Brothers, and "Cold Turkey" by Cheap Trick. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @GregLamberson, @dreadmedia, and @DevilDinosaurJr on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!

How is Dracula like David Lee Roth? Find out and Chris and Desmond take a look at Tomb of Dracula #31-35. Do you need more show notes than that? Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter. Join the Facebook group!

This week's Dread Media is a little lighter than usual, but that's okay because the content is full of beefy badassery. First up, Duane and Desmond take a look at the early Tom Hardy vehicle by the director of Drive and Valhalla Rising: Bronson. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. covers a film starring the real Charles Bronson: The Stone Killer. Meaty testosterone-driven tunes for you this week: "The Prisoner" by Suicidal Tendencies, "Nice" by Sick of it All, "The Badge" by Pantera, and "Lady Deathwish" by 3 Inches of Blood. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia and @DevilDinosaurJr on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!

It's a double shot of Desmond, Jeff, and Luke this week with a little bit of Stay Scary added in for flavor! First, the trio review the backwoods gore-tastic sequel Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines. Devil Dinosaur Jr. steps in to discuss the sci-fi lycanthrope film from 1956, The Werewolf. The trio returns to look at the straight-to-video feature Airborne. Hot young sheriffs, post-apocalyptic inoculations gone wrong, and Mark Hamill really letting himself go are just a few topics of discussion this week. Join in! Tunes: "Wrong Turn" by The Young Werewolves, "Five" by Machine Head, "Wolfman Boy" by Treebeard, "When the Planes Fall from the Sky" by Monster Magnet, and "American Werewolf in Calgary" by The Browns. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia and @DevilDinosaurJr on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!

Goths, irrational fears of DVD covers, terrible sequels, and Ernie Hudson are just a few topics of discourse as the Commonwealth Crew discusses the tragic, mopey vigilante film The Crow. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia and @MuseumWalkerIan on Twitter. Join the Facebook group!