Podcast of the Dead

What other band in history has had as weird and batshit a history as Black Sabbath? Other than some of the groups from the Scandinavian Black Metal scene, very few. Trust us. We start a three-part series on the Lords of Darkness that invented metal and came from very humble beginnings. We talk about Ozzy's time in prison, Tony's hand accident, Anton LeVay's San Francisco parade, and of course, DRUGS. Hope you enjoy! Wheeeeeeeee

Ever wanted to impress that big tiddy goth in psych class? Well, here's a not as famous Edgar Allen Poe work to intrigue with. MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH is a chilling but excellent little tale about a selfish prince and a raucous party. This episode we discuss Poe's life, the allegories of color and time, American Romanticism, and...well kayfabe. Love you all! We're glad to be back.

George A. Romero's first foray into the deep dark recesses of the "zombie apocalypse" subgenre surprised audiences of all kinds in 1968. Night of the Living Dead is a testament to what you can do with a minimal budget and a completely unique idea: basically create a new type of movie entirely. Night of the Living Dead is a sleeper hit of the highest order. Nobody, not even Romero, was prepared for how big it would be and how it essentially change the landscape of the horror genre from that point on...

Yeah, we're finally doing it.

What could even be typed in this description that you haven't already heard or known about one of the most iconic movies ever made? Jaws is a monolith in film history but rather easy to tackle from a purely informational standpoint. However, should we simply ignore how relevant it is to this very particular time in history? Guess again. Buckle up for an episode that might hit a little too close to home.

There's oil in them there Yeti bones.

We're trying something different this episode. We're talking about cryptids, because we want to. You can't stop us. But maybe you will be entertained an informed in the process. Learn about the history of Mt. Everest, a strange event involving actor Jimmy Stewart, and a bit about the mysterious Barun Valley. Also, this is part 1 of 2.

It's a hopelessly, horrible, overplayed and overused stereotype and on paper most people should hate it...but it's also enjoyable in the worst way possible. It's Leprechaun. While the year of 1993 would see the rise of such icons as Jurassic Park and Mrs. Doubtfire later in the year, it really started off with a bang when this was released. It began as a kid-friendly film inspired by a Lucky Charms commercial but became a multi-sequel black comedy b-horror franchise. It's exactly what you expect yet somehow it gets better and worse than that simultaneously. Just watch it and you'll see what we mean.

It's somehow simultaneously the worst and best movie we've ever covered on They're Bad. Tobe Hooper's intense failure of 1995, The Mangler is a one-of-a-kind film that must be seen to be believed. How to you have such a perfect cast and crew turn out something so...well, frankly, baffling? Your number one question by the end probably won't be, "why does Robert Englund still praise this film?" and more than likely will actually be, "why the hell was it shot in South Africa?"

CONTENT WARNING, TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT, RAPE (When we begin discussing the plot of the book and when we talk about changes to the story with the 1998 adaptation)

"Seven days..."

Americans and other English-speaking listeners might be fairly familiar with Gore Verbinsky's 2002 adaptation of the Koji Suzuki story Ring in his film The Ring, but how many of you knew that the story started life as a novel? And if maybe you're of the select few English-speakers that have read the original book from 1991, how many of you are also familiar with the very strongly cultural Japanese ghost stories that influenced it? We talk about all of this and much much more in this extra-long discussion about the first set of stories and adaptations set in the universe of Ring. Enjoy!

It's not exactly what one would call a masterpiece. In fact, it's kind of intentionally shitty and it succeeds in that. However, what The Blair Witch Project lacks in execution, it almost makes up for in style. Definitely the marketing was clever and the presentation was right, but with a plot so bare and the lack of any visible antagonist, how did it become such a sleeper hit? How did it become maybe the most successful found footage movie in history? Hopefully we answer some of those questions this week as we discuss the making of, the truth behind the lore, and just a little about the Bridgewater Triangle!