Join Cult of the Living Dead as we stumble through the rise, fall, and endlessly repeated rebirth of American music legend Dewey Cox in Jake Kasdan’s Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007). In this episode, The Dale, Cea, and Twan unpack the film’s demolition of the music biopic, tracing Dewey’s journey from childhood trauma to chart-topping fame, creative excess, and total emotional collapse. We explore how Walk Hard skewers rock mythology, drug culture, and the sacred clichés of artistic suffering, where every setback becomes destiny, and every genre demands its own Dewey phase. From wrong kid deaths and prophetic catchphrases to fake Bob Dylan, endless wives, and songs that explain exactly what is happening, we examine how the film exposes the absurdity hiding inside musical legend-making. Nearly two decades later, it remains one of the sharpest and most rewatchable comedies ever made.

Join Cult of the Living Dead as we descend into the Georgetown townhouse that forever changed horror in William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973). In this episode, The Dale, Cea, and Twan unpack the film’s collision of medical realism and spiritual terror, tracing Regan MacNeil’s possession as faith erodes and doubt takes root. We explore how domestic normalcy turns to blasphemy, where science fails, the Church hesitates, and evil speaks in a child’s voice. From crisis of belief, obscene whispers, and the immortal Pazuzu, we examine how The Exorcist weaponizes restraint to devastate audiences. Nearly fifty years later, it remains carved into the foundation of modern horror.

Join Cult of the Living Dead as we bike back into the rain-slick streets and storm-drain shadows of Stephen King’s most cursed town in It: Welcome to Derry (2025). In this episode, The Dale, Cea, and Twan dive into the show’s prequel mythology, unpacking generational fear, small-town rot, and the chilling origin of the cosmic clown who feeds on children. We explore how the series expands the Losers’ Club legacy with 1960s Americana dread, Cold War paranoia, and the quiet horror of secrets buried beneath. From grief, memory, and trauma to red balloons and ritual sacrifice, we trace how Welcome to Derry reshapes the nightmare while honoring the terror that made King’s universe immortal.

In this episode of Cult of the Living Dead, we unwrap all three versions of Black Christmas (1974, 2006, and 2019), tracing how one eerie holiday slasher keeps getting reborn for better and worse. The Dale, Cea, and Twan break down the original’s suffocating atmosphere, the 2006 remake’s mean-spirited excess, and the 2019 reboot’s polarizing reinvention. We dig into shifting themes of voyeurism, violence, and gender politics, and how each era’s fears bleed into the sorority house walls. From obscene phone calls to disturbing origin stories, this is a franchise defined by its legacies.

In this episode of Cult of the Living Dead, we unwrap the controversy and carnage of Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), the slasher that turned Santa Claus into a seasonal boogeyman. The Dale, Cea, and Twan dig into the film’s moral panic origins, its mean-spirited holiday nihilism, and how trauma and repression fuel Billy’s bloody path. We discuss the protests, the pulled ads, and why the film’s reputation often overshadows what’s actually on screen. Is it tasteless exploitation, or a bleak Christmas nightmare that still cuts deep decades later?

In this episode of Cult of the Living Dead, we step into the icy nightmare of Jack Frost, where a small town is terrorized by a killer who returns in the most unlikely form: a sentient snowman born from a chemical accident. The Dale, Cea, and Twan break down how the film blends slasher tropes with dark humor, and why its low-budget absurdity somehow works better than it should. We dig into the film’s tone, the surprisingly good practical effects, and how its commitment to the bit turns a throwaway premise into a minor cult fixture. We ask whether Jack Frost is a scrappy winter horror must-watch, a so-bad-it's-good slasher, or simply a strange cinematic artifact that refuses to melt away.

In this episode of Cult of the Living Dead, we brave the apocalyptic world of Black Friday, where retail hell turns literal as a parasitic alien outbreak crashes the biggest shopping night of the year. The Dale, Cea, and Twan break down how the film recreates what it's like to work retail, and how the customers are the real monsters all along. We dig into the the underwhelming story and how not even Bruce Campbell could save this movie from the bargain bin. We ask whether Black Friday is a goofy creature feature, a workplace satire, or the world’s most cathartic therapy session for anyone who's ever worked a holiday shift.

In this episode, The Dale and Cea dissect the rise of long-form terror and ask whether television has quietly dethroned film as horror’s true powerhouse. From prestige chillers like IT: Welcome to Derry, and The Haunting of Hill House, we explore how episodic storytelling reshapes fear. The crew digs into it in this new world of streaming. Have production companies placed their investments in your living room instead of the silver screen? Tune in as we decide if TV has already claimed the horror crown or if cinema still has some scares left in it.

In this episode, we dive into Murder Party (2007), a Halloween-night fiasco in which one lonely guy’s attempt at socializing spirals into an art-school death trap. The Dale, Cea, and Twan break down Jeremy Saulnier’s film debut, a chaotic gathering of deranged creatives, duct-taped victims, and performance pieces that really kill. We dig into the film’s satire of artistic ambition, its gloriously messy practical gore, and its ridiculous premise. Join us as we break down the world’s worst Halloween party and uncover just how far these wannabe auteurs will go for “true” art.

In this episode, we explore Troll 2 (1990), a movie so deliriously bad that it goes beyond mere failure to become a cult classic. Join The Dale, Cea, and Twan as they discuss the story of Joshua and his family’s disastrous vacation to Nilbog, a town of cheerful vegetarians who are secretly goblins. We’ll examine how a film made without trolls, coherence, or irony turned into a beloved cult favorite. From the infamous “They’re eating her!” scene to the legacy of Best Worst Movie, we ask: how did this green-goo fever dream win our hearts?