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In the latest Books Without Pictures, cyberpunk, ancient Sumerian mythology, pirates versus ninjas, the National Cryptologic Museum, and They Might Be Giants all become part of the attempt by Dan and Wendee to make some sort of sense out of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash.

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: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.dreadmedia.com and www.stayscary.wordpress.com.

Forget all of the talk about the weather, the very first modern multi-Doctor story ("Time Crash"), and Kylie Minogue's turn on the program ("Voyage of the Damned"). What makes this episode of Bigger on the Inside so historic is that Dan and Mike mark the very first appearance of the man, the myth, the legend: Wilfred Mott!

Even if you've never seen the abysmal Runaway Bride, Shana and Mike implore you to listen to this episode of For Better or Worse. In the short lifespan of the show, never have they encountered a movie that insults its audience more and has zero redeeming qualities. As a matter of fact, it's so bad, one of the hosts outright removes a main character for the remake.

In this Point Five episode, we examine the news from a land far, far away that JJ "Lens Flare" Abrams is going to direct Star Wars: Episode VII. Along the way Derrick and Tom discuss the hazards of The Casting Game, why society is producing so many snotty kids, and create the latest Jedi Knight sensation and his Light-Knuckles! Even Jason Statham has had to fail, so get to clicking!

Big Damn Heroes is officially over the hill at 40 episodes! And man, some of these episodes this week make us feel old. Over on Buffy, we get introduced to our villains, encounter some major stretches of credulity, and have a Halloween episode that's more about the subplots than it is the holiday! And over on Angel, Fred gets a personality just in time for one of the more horrifying and triggering episodes if you're a lady in the Whedonverse! Join Will and Hannah with some kittens and a bus or two as they cover Buffy's "Life Serial" and "All the Way," and Angel's "Fredless" and "Billy."

Coming to you halfway through the month, it's the February Previews episode!

The melodrama continues and keeps getting bigger as Kellen and Lisa review the next set of episodes from Nana. The usual complaints about Viz's treatment of the production remain, but the multiple relationship blowups, secrets being revealed, and the most screwed up 15 year old in all of anime keep the scores high. And to celebrate the breakups, we spin some No Doubt.

Ian and Dave return with a mixed bag of Blake's 7 this month. In "Sand," the Scorpio crew and Servalan travel to a planet which might contain a valuable new resource. The resource turns out to be sentient sand with a rudimentary knowledge of basic farming techniques. Can the crew overpower evil sand? Why are we even asking that question? In "Gold," an old acquaintance of Avon's asks for help to steal a fortune in gold from a luxurious cruise ship, but who is really pulling the strings? They also discuss Tarrant acting stoned, the actor Peter Craze, Dave gets to channel Marvin Gaye again, and who in their right mind would think that an episode where the villain is some sand was a good idea?

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: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.dreadmedia.com.