Dread Media

For the first episode of 2012, it's a huge one packed with reviews! First off, Aaron swims up to chat with Desmond about the surprisingly insane Shark Night. Then, in a brand new Stay Scary, Devil Dinosaur Jr. reviews both Dick Briefer's Frankenstein from IDW and Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein from Dark Horse. Then Desmond goes solo on a review of the gory British thriller Don't Let Him In, and Bette "hammers" us with a review of Wake Wood from Hammer Films! There's also feedback and music, too! "A Swim with the Sharks" by Powerman 5000, "Jaws Theme Swimming" by Brand New, "Feed My Frankenstein" by Alice Cooper, "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and "New Years Eve" by Tom Waits. Check out zedwordblog.com for Aaron's dalliances with the dead (sharks not guaranteed). Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @betteschmidt, @dreadmedia, @EwokJedi, and @thezedword on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

Darryll got run over by a reindeer, but have no fear: this episode has enough dudes with names beginning with the letter D to shake a candy cane-shaped stick at. Damien joins Desmond once again to look at the unfortunate black comedy Two Front Teeth. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. officially debuts his new segment, Stay Scary, by reviewing William Castle's autobiography Step Right Up!: I'm Gonna Scare the Pants off America. There's tons of Christmas tune terror as long as you're still in the mood: "Cold Blooded Christmas" by Jon Lajoie, "The Christmas that Almost Wasn't" by Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk, "Step Right Up" by Tom Waits, and "Silent Night Deadly Night (acoustic)" by The Browns. Merry whatever and happy new socks! Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @ExtraLivesShow on Twitter, for Christ's sake! It's his birthday! Christ, I mean. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In the very first segment dedicated to discussing the endings of films in detail, Desmond and Darryll respond to Devil Dinosaur Jr.'s comprehensive e-mail about the religious implications of Frailty. Please, if you haven't seen Frailty, make sure you watch it (because it's great), and listen to this segment only after you've seen it. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia and @ewokjedi on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In the second installment of Yuletide terror, Desmond and Darryll review the Dutch film Sint (Saint), at least until they get bored and talk about superhero movies and other stuff. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. is back with a book review of Kim Newman's Nightmare Movies. Before all that, Desmond talks a little bit about a couple of documentaries he's watched recently: The Green Rush and Until the Light Takes Us. There's songs, too! "Saint and Sinner" by KISS, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" by The Browns, "Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold, and "Reggae Christmas Eve in Transylvania" by Count Floyd all get a spin on the old Rudolph the Red-Nosed Record Player! Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia and @EwokJedi on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

It's much delayed, but give Desmond a break! He just found this review of True Blood season four he did with the lovely Megan on his hard drive! Better late than never, right? Interesting dynamic here: Megan is an avowed fan of True Blood since season one, and this is the first season Desmond's watched. What did the two think? Things to take away from this review: the girl who plays Jessica is incredibly hot. Really hot. Super hot. Oh, and also some of the guys might be good looking. Or something. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter, but don't follow Megan in real life or Desmond will probably punch you. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

This week, Desmond and Darryll kick off the Yuletide festivities by taking a look at last year's Finnish film Rare Export: A Christmas Tale. Then Desmond goes solo on the sexy horror anthology film Little Deaths. Songs included: "Buried by Christmas" by Wednesday 13, "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" by Danny Elfman, "Sex and Death" by Motorhead, and "Pretty Little Death Song" by The Headstones. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond and Darryll come to terms with Lucio Fulci's The House by the Cemetery. Then Devil Dinosaur Jr. stops by to do two short comic reviews of Hellboy: House of the Living Dead and Creepy Presents: Bernie Wrightson. Then, songs are played: "House by the Cemetery" by Wednesday 13, "Bob" by NOFX, "Creepy Crawly" by Michale Graves, and "It's Time to Party" by Andrew WK. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia and @EwokJedi on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In this episode of Dread Media, through the fog of red wine, two profane films are reviewed, but only one of them is worth your time. Which is it? Helldriver or Chillerama? Listen to find out! Splattering blood and other bodily fluids ahoy! Profane music: "Tokyo Vigilante #1" by Powerman 5000, "The Helldriver" by Voivod, "Drive In" by The Donnas, and "Wrong Turn" by The Young Werewolves. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In this highbrow, literary episode of Dread Media, Desmond is joined by Brother D in the first installment of Read the Book to discuss Robert E. Howard's horror stories. Then Darryll and Desmond review a film based on another literary masterpiece: Frankenhooker. Songs included: "Opening Theme" and "Closing Theme" from Casonetto's Last Song by Luke Stark, "Frankenhooker" by The 69 Eyes, and "Dead Man in My Bed" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Visit Brother D at www.derekmkoch.com, and check out 1951 Down Place for all your Hammer Film Podcasting needs! Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia and @BrotherD on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

We're doing it for the kids this week! Since all my other co-hosts are completely inappropriate, a slightly less inappropriate guest host named Jeff Strand joins us to talk about his sorta-kinda kids' book Fangboy, and his young adult splatter novel A Bad Day for Voodoo. Then, in a very special Growing Up Geek, Desmond is joined by his sons Cade and Davin to talk about a Reddick family favorite: The Monster Squad! But wait, there's more! Desmond goes solo on the painfully bad Spanish kids versus monster romp Buenas Noches, Senor Monstruo. Kid friendly tunes: "Kids in America" by Bloodhound Gang, "Waiting for a Bad Day for Voodoo" by Trevor Strong, "Rock Until You Drop" by Michael Sembello, "Buenas Noches, Senor Monstruo" by Regaliz, and "The Kids Who Wanna Play with the Dead" by Lordi. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow @dreadmedia and @JeffStrand on Twitter. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!