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This week Desmond is joined by filmmaker and music video director Phil Mucci for an inspiring and creative one-hour conversations about making tough decisions for your art, heavy metal, and stickin' it to the man to impress the ladies. First, Desmond gives a Top 5 rundown of his favorite Phil Mucci-directed music videos. The music for this episode is curated from songs Phil has directed videos for: "Zenith" by Huntress, "The Diplomat" by Pig Destroyer, and "The Duke (of Supernature)" by Monster Magnet. Visit Phil's site and get your mind blown at www.diabolikfilms.com. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

It's been a long time, but the Commonwealth Crew returns with a brand new Dread Reel-ief. Well, it's not brand new, as you can probably tell with our conversation about the yet-to-be-released Iron Man 3. But, I digress! This time, the live action manga adaptation of Death Note gets a heavy review about the silliness of having a death god as a comedic sidekick, but also the moral implications of vigilanteism. This one is all over the place. Enjoy. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia and @MuseumWalkerIan on Twitter. Join the Facebook group!

Get your revenge on this week as the Dread Media crew takes on a double feature of revenge flicks. First though, Desmond runs down his Top 5 favorite revenge stories (featuring all different media). Then Duane and Desmond talk about recent mumblecore revenge film Blue Ruin. Then, as prescribed by Al from Halifax (thanks, Al) Desmond and Darryll get nasty with the Ozsploitation revenge thriller The Horseman. Play these loud to take on your annoying neighbors in a little bit of audio revenger: "Revenge" by Mindless Self Indulgence, "Drifter" by Iron Maiden, "Vengeance Will Be Mine" by Skeletonwitch, and "Buenas Tardes, Amigo" by Ween. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

Happy Halloween, Dreadites! Celebrate with us in style with another massive episode. After Desmond's Top 5 Halloween traditions, friend of the show Greg Lamberson stops by as usual this time of year to give us the rundown on the projects he's recently had released, as well as those that are upcoming, including: Frenzy Wolves, Creepers, Human Monsters, and even a scoop at what his next film project might be. Greg even interviews Desmond for a little bit about his experience with The Julian Year. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. takes a look at the underrated classic Pumpkinhead. Then Desmond and Darryll deliver a drunken review of Halloween III: Season of the Witch. It's worth a listen. There's also music: "Halloween" by The Misfits, "Slime City Creep" by Gore Obsessed, "Pumpkin Head" by The Misfits, "All Hell" by Samhain, and "Man of the Year" by Alice Cooper. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

This week's show is a massive tip of the hat to the atypical zombie film. First things first: young adult novelist, Lynne Hansen stops by to talk about her recent career-turn as a filmmaker. From her screenplay for the zombie comedy short film He's Not Looking So Great to the trials and tribulations of directing her first short, the very atypical zombie film Chomp. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. delivers a double feature of the atypical, and so so bad, zombie films Teenage Zombies and Superargo. Darryll joins Desmond for a look at the very impressive indie zombie feature The Battery. Then Desmond goes solo on The Dead 2. But of course, that isn't all! We have to have some zombie tunes: "Zombie Apocalypse" by Kirby Krackle, "Because I'm Awesome" by The Dollyrots, "It's Your Funeral, Minion" by The Hex Dispensers, "Anthem for the Already Defeated" by Rock Plaza Central, "The Desert is on Fire" by Murder by Death, and "Zombie" by Vestiges. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

Reality crashes into the Halloween season this week as Desmond interviews the filmmakers behind the brand new haunted event-themed / found-footage horror film The Houses October Built. Bobby Roe, Zack Andrews, and Michael Roe talk about making a found footage film with your friends, and the secret world behind haunted events. Then, carrying on with the theme of event-related horror, Devil Dinosaur Jr. takes a look at Tobe Hooper's most underrated gem in his filmography: The Funhouse. Then, Desmond goes solo on a review of the Rosemary's Baby meets TLC's A Baby Story mashup Delivery: The Beast Within. On top of all that, there's some suitably creepy tunes for you guys on your Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend: "October" by Gray Matter, "Haunted House" by Antiseen, "Madhouse" by Anthrax, "Life / Birth / Blood / Doom" by Black Label Society, and "Aenema" by Tool. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

This week we delve into the myth of the Sasquatch. Before that, however, in the first installment of October's Dread Media Top 5, Desmond outlines his five favorite non-Bigfoot crypto-zoological creatures. Then Darryll joins him to look at Bobcat Goldthwait's first horror film, the found footage Bigfoot film, Willow Creek. In a brand new Stay Scary, Devil Dinosaur Jr. goes all the way back to 1957 to review Hammer Studios' Abominable Snowman! Of course, there's also a bunch of big, hairy tunes: "Loch Ness Monster" by Big Dipper, "(The) Living Proof" by Shooter Jennings, "The Yeti" by Clutch, and "The Hunter" by Danzig. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

Earth is a dangerous place, as we all know. With global warming a reality, it feels like we're on the cusp of an eco-horror movement. This week, Dread Media has a new and a classic example for you. First up, the thaw releases hybrid monsters from the Blood Glacier. Then, in a brand new Stay Scary, Talia Shire deals with a mutant bear in 1979's Prophecy. Let's tie ourselves to a tree and sing these songs: "Global Warning" by Voivod, "At the Foot of the Great Glacier" by 3 Inches of Blood, "The Wait" by Killing Joke, and "Mourning of the Earth" by ASG. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

Join Dread Media this week. Seriously, join us. We're all about the cult this week. First, Dreadite favorite Ti West's latest film, Sacrament, takes the found-footage genre and applies it to a loosely veiled Jonestown story. Then, Devil Dinosaur Jr. looks at Kevin Smith's Branch Davidian / Westboro Baptist church mash-up Red State. Finally, black metal's rabid fans have accepted quite a lot of variation to their genre, but will they think the eponymous debut EP from the mysterious Danish one-woman black metal act Myrkur is "trve kvlt"? We'll have to see! Of course, there's tunes: "Sacrament" by HIM, "Back to Eden" by Black Sabbath, "High as Fuck" by Jon Lajoie, and "Nattens Barn" and "Ma Du Brænde i Helvede" by Myrkur. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

Get sick this week, Dreadites, as Desmond and Darryll take a look at two goo-soaked dripping fright flicks. First up, can the hosts get past their nausea induced by the opening of the brand new existential homage to Troma, Septic Man? What about the classic gooey monster film The Incredible Melting Man? Time, and listening, will only tell. There's some nasty dripping songs for you, too: "Freak Puke" by Melvins Lite, "Sewer Chief" by Rat Path, "Melting of My Marrow" by Killer Be Killed, and "Melt" by Monster Magnet. Don't forget to join this month's Facebook group contest! Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.