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What’s so scary about scary movies? Three filmmaker friends dissect horror films to uncover their deeper meanings and cultural influences. We’ll analyze and review your favorite frights: from classic monsters to newer chills; popcorn blockbusters to indie darlings; B-movie slashers to paranormal haunts; and grindhouse gore to psychological thrillers. The Cadaver Dogs will sniff out the real reasons why you love these flicks that gave you nightmares as a kid.
Episodes
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
In this re-release, David and Devin cover all things racial appropriation -- figuratively and literally! We first venture to New Orleans with the hoodoo horror THE SKELETON KEY (2005), starring Kate Hudson and directed by Iain Softley. Following it up, join us for a discussion on the Oscar winning smash hit GET OUT (2017), starring Daniel Kaluuya and written & directed by Jordan Peele.
0:02:32 - Skeleton Key
0:33:24 - Get Out
0:55:52 - Comparisons
1:13:28 - Bone Reviews
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"Body Snatchers in Spell, Get Out, Hair Wolf" by Lea Anderson
fangoria.com/original/beware-the-swallowing-body-snatchers-in-spell-get-out-hair-wolf/
"Voodoo: The Revolutionary Roots of the Most Misunderstood Religion" by Olivia Barrett
thecollector.com/voodoo-history-misunderstood-religion/
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: “Radiation Storm” by White Bat Audio and “Haddonfield Horror” by Horror Movie Synth.
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
David and Devin are joined by horror writer Chloé Harper Gold to review A24’s latest hit! First half spoiler-free.
The new teen fad engrosses Mia: underground parties use an embalmed hand to commune with and become temporarily possessed by ghastly spirits. They say you’ll be fine, so long as you don’t remain in contact beyond ninety seconds. But Mia has a few ghosts of her own, and her grief leads her down a spiral that may place her and everyone she loves in jeopardy!
TALK TO ME is now playing in theaters, directed by Michael and Danny Philippou (aka YouTube’s rackaracka) and starring Sophie Wilde and Miranda Otto.
07:24 - Let’s Get Into It!
11:16 - Spoiler-Free Reviews
22:02 - Bone Reviews
24:23 - Full Reviews
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Check out Chloé’s short story “Heartbeat” in Ghoulish Tales #1:
perpetualpublishing.com/product/ghoulish-tales/
amazon.com/Ghoulish-Tales-Issue-Various-Authors-ebook/dp/B0CBNHPXNZ
barnesandnoble.com/w/ghoulish-tales-issue-1-max-booth/1143777898
Follow Chloé on Twitter and Insta:
twitter.com/yochlo13
instagram.com/yochlo13/
instagram.com/chloe_the_final_girl/
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“We Made a HORROR FILM (Talk To Me),” by rackaracka (video David references in episode)
youtu.be/6gi0mJvq8S0
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Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim.
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
**SPOILERS AHEAD**
How many times has this happened to you: You pull up to a motel, or visit your mother after publishing your latest best-seller, then some raving lunatic comes along and tries to convince you that everything you’ve experienced is a fabrication. Do you live in your comfortable fiction or do you march forward and brave the truth?
David and Devin dissect James Mangold’s IDENTITY (2003) and Pascal Laugier’s INCIDENT IN A GHOSTLAND (2018). We’re talking plot twists, Dissociative Identity Disorder, exploitation, and great performances all around.
0:04:38 - Ghostland
0:27:36 - Identity
0:43:44 - Comparisons
0:54:40 - Bone Reviews
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“Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders”
betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: The House by Vivek Abishek & Radiation Storm by White Bat Audio.
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
David and Devin review the latest installment of the Insidious franchise! First half spoiler-free.
Ten years after the events of the first two Insidious films, we revisit the Lambert family. In an attempt to preserve their mental well-being, Dalton and his father have been made to forget the trauma they experienced. But is that really for the best, or does it simply leave them helpless when the door to the Further is opened once again?
INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR is now playing in theaters, starring Patrick Wilson and Ty Simpkins, directed by Patrick Wilson.
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6:37 - Spoiler-Free Reviews
15:09 - Bone Reviews
16:20 - Insidious Franchise Rankings
24:28 - Full Reviews
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Midsummer Scream: https://blackcatorange.ticketspice.com/midsummer-scream-2023
Festival of Cinema: https://festivalofcinemanyc.eventive.org/films/64a3ac0bec3a1e04f1960574?fbclid=IwAR3hUGQmqtHTLVi9AdtxMTymSInud7K7tUJguNkN-HRz49tpDBFQeER0Kq4
Stories to Keep You Up At Night: https://open.spotify.com/show/0PZnkK4h93b5OVZeGWJZod?si=3d25b0413537488a
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Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim.
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
But we aren't going away!
Rob is saying good-bye, but David and Devin are still here. We'll be restructuring a bit, listen for details.
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Music featured in this episode: 80s Synth by White Bat Audio. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Hot takes incoming! David and Devin begin this month’s discussion with John Carpenter’s Stephen King adaptation CHRISTINE (1983). Classic nerd Arnie Cunningham has a killer new car - emphasis on “killer.” But when the self-driving self-healing automobile goes on a murderous rampage, and Arnie changes into a real jerk, are we sure it’s all Christine’s responsibility? Or has our geeky hero been hiding a darkness, a darkness which he is now embracing as he reaches maturity?
Then, we’ll switch gears and decades to Lynn Ramsay’s disturbing psychological character study WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (2011), starring Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly. Eva has raised a monster: her teenage son Kevin has murdered his classmates with a bow and arrow, and in the aftermath she recollects on his childhood. Was he always like this, or did she fail him as a mother? What motivated Kevin to shoot up his school? Can we even know?
0:06:20 - Christine
0:33:32 - We Need to Talk About Kevin
1:04:11 - Comparisons
1:26:01 - Bone Reviews
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“John Carpenter vs Stephen King’s CHRISTINE - The American Graffiti of Horror,” by Matt Draper
youtu.be/aCZ7cjiqprk
“BookReview: We Need to Talk About Kevin - Contemporary Psychotherapy,” by Lynda Woodroffe
contemporarypsychotherapy.org/volume-11-issue-1-summer-2019/bookreview-we-need-to-talk-about-kevin/
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Haddonfield Horror by Horror Movie Synth, The House by Vivek Abishek.
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
Announcing next month's films:
CHRISTINE (1983, dir. John Carpenter) - available to rent on Amazon.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (2011, dir. Lynne Ramsay) - available to stream on Tubi, Peacock, Redbox, or Pluto TV.
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Are killers made or are killers born? What do we do when we learn our children have a darkness inside of them? We'll be looking at two films in which teenagers go on... some sort of rampage, examining their culpability and questioning whether we can truly diagnose kids as psychopaths.
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Music featured in this episode: 80s Synth by White Bat Audio. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
Sup Vagasil? School’s out for the millennium, and everyone is possessed. Demons and aliens run amok in the Dogs’ After School Special where the possession metaphor is used to describe the hell that is being a teen. In this episode, we take a look at JENNIFER’S BODY and THE FACULTY. We’ll discuss how the media either idolized or failed American teenagers in the late 90s / early 00s, obsess over our love for Kevin Williamson - the teen slasher king, and we’ll make you ask what the hell Tommy Hilfiger has to do with any of this. Later, Monistat.
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05:45 - Jennifer’s Body
33:14 - The Faculty
52:40 - Comparisons
1:06:00 - Bone Reviews
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Up Next: DRACULA’S DAUGHTER / THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE
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“You Probably Owe "Jennifer's Body" An Apology’” by Louis Peitzman
Tommy Hilfiger Ad Campaign for The Faculty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TxeVgKYV5Y&feature=youtu.be
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy.
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Announcing next month's films:
JENNIFER'S BODY (2009, dir. Karyn Kusama) - available on HBOMax.
THE FACULTY (1998, dir. Robert Rodriguez) - available on HBOMax.
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Presenting this after school special! I was a teenage demon - or maybe was I an alien? Huh. Maybe both are accurate metaphors to describe the horrors of being a teenager. Through these films, we'll discuss how the media either idolized or failed American teens at the turn of the millennium. Ah... memories.
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Music featured in this episode: 80s Synth by White Bat Audio. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
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Minisode: Top Horror Mothers w/ Rakefet Abergel
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Tell your mom you love her, because she's been through HELL! The Dogs are joined by award-winning genre filmmaker Rakefet Abergel to rank our favorite mothers in horror. And bring out your notebooks for this one, because we have a lot to learn about female anatomy. Say hi to your mother for me.
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09:43 - Number 3s
21:33 - Number 2s
37:57 - Number 1s
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Support Still: www.seedandspark.com/fund/stillshortfilm
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Rakefet will be donating 5% to:
https://www.thefinleyproject.org/
https://www.evermoreblooms.org/
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Find Rakefet at:
www.facebook.com/rakefetabergel
www.instagram.com/cyclamenfilms
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Who is your top horror mommy? Let us know at:
instagram.com/cadaverdogspod
twitter.com/cadaverdogspod
facebook.com/cadaverdogspod
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cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com
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Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim