Imported Horror

Nazis are bad. Zombies are bad, too. Nazi zombies are particularly nasty - especially when you're snowed into a remote wilderness cabin in the dead of winter. Marcus and Melissa are pining for the fjords as they set off to slay the fascist undead in Norway's "Dead Snow" and "Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead." Both are bloody entertaining, but the original feels more sincere and horrifying. Also, at what temperature does fake blood freeze?

Dead Snow:

Motion Picture Terror Scale: 2+. Quality score: 4 (Marcus) / 4- (Melissa). Did my future wife watch this movie? Yes!

Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead:

MPTS: 2- / 2. Quality score: 2 / 2-. Did my future wife watch this movie? Yes!

Articles mentioned in this episode:

"Dead Snow: Interview with Tommy Wirkola," by Beth Accomando for KPBS

"Martin Starr and Tommy Wirkola Talk DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS. DEAD, Making a Bigger Movie, and the New World of HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS 2," by Evan Dickson for Collider

Nazis are bad. Zombies are bad, too. Nazi zombies are particularly nasty - especially when you're snowed into a remote wilderness cabin in the dead of winter. Marcus and Melissa are pining for the fjords as they set off to slay the fascist undead in Norway's "Dead Snow" and "Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead." Both are bloody entertaining, but the original feels more sincere and horrifying. Also, at what temperature does fake blood freeze?

Nazis are bad. Zombies are bad, too. Nazi zombies are particularly nasty - especially when you're snowed into a remote wilderness cabin in the dead of winter. Marcus and Melissa are pining for the fjords as they set off to slay the fascist undead in Norway's "Dead Snow" and "Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead." Both are bloody entertaining, but the original feels more sincere and horrifying. Also, at what temperature does fake blood freeze?

Dead Snow:

Motion Picture Terror Scale: 2+. Quality score: 4 (Marcus) / 4- (Melissa). Did my future wife watch this movie? Yes!

Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead:

MPTS: 2- / 2. Quality score: 2 / 2-. Did my future wife watch this movie? Yes!

Articles mentioned in this episode:

"Dead Snow: Interview with Tommy Wirkola," by Beth Accomando for KPBS

"Martin Starr and Tommy Wirkola Talk DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS. DEAD, Making a Bigger Movie, and the New World of HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS 2," by Evan Dickson for Collider

On All Hallow's Eve, we are all creatures of the night. To celebrate we set our dark powers to Halloween trivia featuring never-before-heard guest co-hosts Emily and Grady. Then, we turn our dark bidding to the famously quotable What We Do In the Shadows (New Zealand, 2014) and it's inventive American television counterpart (USA, 2019-). Also, did the demon from The Exorcist get bored when his host was alone?

2014 Film:

Motion Picture Terror Scale: 0.5. Quality: 5 (Marcus) / 5 (Melissa) / 5 (Grady). Personal enjoyment: 5/5/4. Did my future wife watch this movie? Yes!

2019- Television show:

MPTS: 0. Quality: 5/5/5. Personal enjoyment: 5/4/5. Did my future wife watch this show? Yes!

Articles mentioned in this episode:

"What We Do In The Shadows Interview: Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement," by Ali Plumb and Helen O'Hara for Empire Online

"What We Do In The Shadows Werewolves Spinoff: Taika Waititi Updates," by Joseph Baxter for Den of Geek

"Taika Waititi Is Disappointed He Had To Make A Movie Reminding People Nazis Are Bad," by Alex Zaragoza for Vice

"How FX's 'What We Do In The Shadows' Bleeds Comedy From Vampire Canon," by Emma Dibdin for the Hollywood Reporter

"'What We Do In The Shadows': Harvey Guillen and Mark Proksch on Improv & Not Getting Costumes," by Christina Radish for Collider

On All Hallow's Eve, we are all creatures of the night. To celebrate we set our dark powers to Halloween trivia featuring never-before-heard guest co-hosts Emily and Grady. Then, we turn our dark bidding to the famously quotable What We Do In the Shadows (New Zealand, 2014) and it's inventive American television counterpart (USA, 2019-). Also, did the demon from The Exorcist get bored when his host was alone?

On All Hallow's Eve, we are all creatures of the night. To celebrate we set our dark powers to Halloween trivia featuring never-before-heard guest co-hosts Emily and Grady. Then, we turn our dark bidding to the famously quotable What We Do In the Shadows (New Zealand, 2014) and it's inventive American television counterpart (USA, 2019-). Also, did the demon from The Exorcist get bored when his host was alone?

2014 Film:

Motion Picture Terror Scale: 0.5. Quality: 5 (Marcus) / 5 (Melissa) / 5 (Grady). Personal enjoyment: 5/5/4. Did my future wife watch this movie? Yes!

2019- Television show:

MPTS: 0. Quality: 5/5/5. Personal enjoyment: 5/4/5. Did my future wife watch this show? Yes!

Articles mentioned in this episode:

"What We Do In The Shadows Interview: Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement," by Ali Plumb and Helen O'Hara for Empire Online

"What We Do In The Shadows Werewolves Spinoff: Taika Waititi Updates," by Joseph Baxter for Den of Geek

"Taika Waititi Is Disappointed He Had To Make A Movie Reminding People Nazis Are Bad," by Alex Zaragoza for Vice

"How FX's 'What We Do In The Shadows' Bleeds Comedy From Vampire Canon," by Emma Dibdin for the Hollywood Reporter

"'What We Do In The Shadows': Harvey Guillen and Mark Proksch on Improv & Not Getting Costumes," by Christina Radish for Collider

There's a lost town in Argentina, somewhere off the grid. Nobody knows how to get there, or why werewolves and witches seem so normal there, but everyone knows they have a radio station. Marcus and Melissa tune in to the offbeat Kirlian Frequency, a show where the eerie animation and creepy dialogue never seem to tell the same story. Melissa likens it to foreboding rural radio that's always got a warning; Marcus compares it to Welcome to Night Vale and explores its many Marshall McLuhan-isms.

Motion Picture Terror Scale: 1 (Marcus) / 1 (Melissa). Quality: 3/3. Did my future wife watch this movie? Yes! Does it pass the Bechdel test? No.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

"The Creators of Spooky Animated Series The Kirlian Frequency Talk About Their Big Leap to Netflix," by Cheryl Eddy in Gizmodo

There's a lost town in Argentina, somewhere off the grid. Nobody knows how to get there, or why werewolves and witches seem so normal there, but everyone knows they have a radio station. Marcus and Melissa tune in to the offbeat Kirlian Frequency, a show where the eerie animation and creepy dialogue never seem to tell the same story. Melissa likens it to foreboding rural radio that's always got a warning; Marcus compares it to Welcome to Night Vale and explores its many Marshall McLuhan-isms.

There's a lost town in Argentina, somewhere off the grid. Nobody knows how to get there, or why werewolves and witches seem so normal there, but everyone knows they have a radio station. Marcus and Melissa tune in to the offbeat Kirlian Frequency, a show where the eerie animation and creepy dialogue never seem to tell the same story. Melissa likens it to foreboding rural radio that's always got a warning; Marcus compares it to Welcome to Night Vale and explores its many Marshall McLuhan-isms.

Motion Picture Terror Scale: 1 (Marcus) / 1 (Melissa). Quality: 3/3. Did my future wife watch this movie? Yes! Does it pass the Bechdel test? No.

Articles mentioned in this episode: 

"The Creators of Spooky Animated Series The Kirlian Frequency Talk About Their Big Leap to Netflix," by Cheryl Eddy in Gizmodo

The ending of Patrick Graham's Ghoul left us grinning, but also with a few lingering questions. Marcus and Melissa explore the dystopian supernatural horror.

Spoilercasts are short bonus episodes that break down spoilers and endings for movies and television shows covered in previous episodes. We highly recommend you listen to the previous full episode on Ghoul before listening to this spoilercast.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

"Netflix Has Reportedly Signed a 'Best Practices' Code in India to Avoid State Censorship," by Tom McKay in Gizmodo