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What’s so scary about scary movies? Filmmaker friends Devin & David uncover the social commentary of your favorite horror films. From classic monsters to indie chills; grindhouse gore to psycho thrills, the Cadaver Dogs sniff out the real reasons why these films continue to terrify.
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![Minisode: Top 9 Movies You Haven't Heard Of! (ft. roomforscream)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11837893/Cadaver_Dogs_Cover_Art_Podbean_300x300.jpg)
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Joined by RoomForScream's GiGi Leal, we're going through some of our favorite obscure picks that you didn't know existed. Get your Letterboxd watchlists ready for some cool indie recs!
00:00:40 - Get to Know GiGi
00:08:35 - David's Announcement
00:10:00 - Our #3 Picks
00:17:56 - Our #2 Picks
00:25:02 - Our #1 Picks
00:32:21 - Wrap-Up and Social Plugs
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Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim.
![X / FRIDAY THE 13TH: Slasher Studies (RE-RELEASE!)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11837893/Cadaver_Dogs_Cover_Art_Podbean_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
X / FRIDAY THE 13TH: Slasher Studies (RE-RELEASE!)
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
David's eerie new horror short "Wild Animals," starring Larry Fessenden (Maxxxine, Killers of the Flower Moon, Jakob's Wife, Habit), is now raising funds for post-production! Join the campaign, earn various rewards, and spread the word.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wild-animals/wild-animals-1
https://www.instagram.com/wildanimalsshortfilm/
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David and Rob discuss family values and Reaganism (of course) in FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) and X (2022), in this episode that was originally uploaded in September 2022 -- right before Pearl was released! With that trilogy now complete, and with summer camp back in session, we felt this was the perfect time to bring this one back.
0:03:27 - Friday the 13th
0:26:16 - X
0:45:01 - Comparisons
0:59:50 - Bone Reviews
Up Next: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (1978) / REVENGE (2017)
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“Ronald Reagan: American Slasher,” by Renegade Cut
youtu.be/iBA3Hiqms5M
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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 and The Possessed One by White Bat Audio.
![THE SHINING: 100th Film Special](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11837893/Cadaver_Dogs_Cover_Art_Podbean_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
THE SHINING: 100th Film Special
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Here’s Doggy! To celebrate covering 100 films on the show, the Dogs tackle the most overanalyzed, the most intimidating film yet: Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. David and Devin cover all the greatest out-there theories brought to us by the documentary Room 237. But also bring in some original analysis on themes of alcoholism, abuse, 2nd wave feminism, and racial dynamics. And then spend time talking about filmmaking ethics and what makes a good director - for you film nerds out there!
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“Diane Johnson: Writing The Shining” by Diane Johnson
https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/movies/writing-the-shining-by-diane-johnson/
“The Wendy Theory” by Rob Navaro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=REWTua-1gGVsyUtf&v=wRr_0W-9hWg&feature=youtu.be
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![Anniversary Special: Top 5 Horror Movies](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11837893/Cadaver_Dogs_Cover_Art_Podbean_300x300.jpg)
Thursday May 23, 2024
Anniversary Special: Top 5 Horror Movies
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
What's your favorite scary movie? To honor our THREE years as a podcast, David and Devin are giving their top 5 favorite horror movies OF ALL TIME. (Or at least, of the moment. Hey, we're allowed to change our minds.)
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11:36 - Number 5s
18:42 - Number 4s
24:50 - Number 3s
32:28 - Number 2s
37:49 - Number 1s
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![INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS / THE BLOB: Communists From Outer Space (ft. Jeremiah Kipp)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11837893/Cadaver_Dogs_Cover_Art_Podbean_300x300.jpg)
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
Have you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?
This month, we’re joined by director Jeremiah Kipp (Slapface, The Geechee Witch), to discuss the great red menace which must be extinguished by any means necessary!
1950s Americana is met with an existential threat in the form of shapeshifting aliens which mean to replace our way of life, our entire way of thinking, in the original INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956), directed by Don Siegel. But is this threat really a metaphor for Communism, or is it meant to represent Senator Joseph McCarthy and the Red Scare? Perhaps the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, or at least that’s somewhat the stance of our second film, THE BLOB (1988), directed by Chuck Russell, itself a remake of another 1950s Cold War metaphor. Of course, this is the 80s, and so Reagan is bound to come up a few times.
From the early days of the Cold War to the final days, how has America’s shifting views of the Soviet Union affected the media we create? Is the greater threat an invading force, or is the call coming from inside the house? Let’s dig into the glorious sci-fi horror, mutts!
00:03:52 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers
00:38:01 - The Blob
00:56:04 - Comparisons
01:08:27 - Bone Reviews
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“Red Scare,” by history.com editors
history.com/topics/cold-war/red-scare
“The True Story of Brainwashing and How It Shaped America,” by Lorraine Boissoneault
smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-brainwashing-and-how-it-shaped-america-180963400/
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Hostile Planet by Quineas Moreira, Silver Shamrock by White Bat Audio.
![A NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST / THE VILLAGE: American Dream (ft. Emily Bennett)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11837893/Cadaver_Dogs_Cover_Art_Podbean_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST / THE VILLAGE: American Dream (ft. Emily Bennett)
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Ah, the American Dream: a suburban home with a white picket fence, green grass, and the perfect nuclear family. Until… ding dong! It’s the boogeyman! Filmmaker Emily Bennett (Alone With You) joins David and Devin to discuss false utopias, the repercussions of repression, and why you should always face your fears.
The Dogs take on Freddy Kreuger once again in the original A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, written and directed by Wes Craven. And then tackle M. Night Shyamalan’s classic THE VILLAGE - with a twist (obviously).
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00:05:50 - A Nightmare on Elm Street
00:42:08 - Get to know Emily!
00:50:00 - The Village
01:12:32 - Comparisons
01:22:37 - Bone Reviews
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“Only A Dream?: Exploring the Unconscious in A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)" by Matt Wrafter
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“Post 9-11 Fears and The Village” by Gwen
https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/post-9-11-fears-and-the-village/
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Featuring “Return to Hawkins” by Ludus Diaboli and “The Old Ones” by Scott Buckley.
![PEARL / MY HEART CAN’T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO: Family First (ft. Joseph Hernandez)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11837893/Cadaver_Dogs_Cover_Art_Podbean_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
This month, we’re joined by Joseph Hernandez, actor and festival programmer at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival and South By Southwest, to discuss the blurry lines between familial obligation and unhealthy codependent relationships.
Do you like vampires? We do. But this isn’t your old school Hollywood Dracula, as Thomas’ nosferatitus is treated as a serious illness and strain on his siblings who now must murder on his behalf, in Jonathan Cuartas’ MY HEART CAN’T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO (2020). Meanwhile, some hundred years prior and in the middle of the Spanish flu epidemic of World War I, Pearl finds herself trapped on her family farm and longing to be a star. But it's not about what she wants: it's about making the best of what she has. Mia Goth leads the Ti West-directed PEARL (2022).
Are these relationships abuse? Is there hope for our protagonists to break free? When is it okay to let a family member go? What’s with Joe’s Jigsaw impression? Find out in the latest Cadaver Dogs ep!
00:07:18 - My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To
00:46:47 - Pearl
01:15:08 - Comparisons
01:29:24 - Bone Reviews
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“Co-Dependency,” by Mental Health America
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Meh by Monplaisir, Imagine a New Darker You by The Tower of Light.
![US / THE ISLAND OF LOST SOULS: Centuries of Oppression (ft. Tori Potenza)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11837893/Cadaver_Dogs_Cover_Art_Podbean_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
US / THE ISLAND OF LOST SOULS: Centuries of Oppression (ft. Tori Potenza)
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Not for the ”feeble-minded!” This month, David and Devin are joined by writer/film critic Tori Potenza to talk about basically everything that’s horrible in America: systemic racism and white privilege.
“Should we eugenics?” is a question posed when analyzing ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932), adapted from an H.G. Wells classic and notoriously banned when the Hays Code took effect. We hope for a more cheery analysis with the 2019 film US, written and directed by Jordan Peele, but find more of the same old systemic racism bullsh**.
Remember when everything sucked but now it’s better? LOL
(Also please, don’t eugenics.)
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00:03:35 - The Island of Lost Souls
00:45:33 - Get to know Tori!
00:55:00 - Us
00:59:34 - Comparisons
01:42:27 - Bone Reviews
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@theneonbanshee
https://toripotenza.com/
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“Eugenics and Scientific Racism"
www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/eugenics-and-scientific-racism
“Why Hands Across America is so Vital to Jordan Peele's Us" by Tyler Coates
www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a26883876/hands-across-america-us-movie-explained/
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![THE CELL / SPHERE: Decade of the Brain (ft. Chelsea Lupkin)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11837893/Cadaver_Dogs_Cover_Art_Podbean_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
THE CELL / SPHERE: Decade of the Brain (ft. Chelsea Lupkin)
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
It’s a New Year, and filmmaker Chelsea Lupkin joins David and Devin, utilizing 90s pop psychology to answer the ultimate question: Is humanity evil?
If underwater frights and omnipotent esoteric aliens are your cup of tea, you’ll be pleased to hear our first film is Barry Levinson’s sci-fi thriller SPHERE (1998), adapted from a book by Michael Crichton. Then we plunge into the deep workings of the mind of a schizophrenic serial killer in Tarsem Singh’s visual beauty THE CELL (2000).
Sam Jackson! Vincent D’Onofrio! Dustin Hoffman! Jennifer Lopez! Sharon Stone! Vince Vaughn! Liev Schreiber! This is truly our most star-studded episode to date. Happy 2024, mutts!
00:03:03 - Sphere
00:36:33 - The Cell
00:59:34 - Comparisons
01:14:34 - Bone Reviews
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“George H. W. Bush’s Decade of the Brain,” by Nicolas Pollock (The Atlantic)
theatlantic.com/video/index/526536/the-decade-of-the-brain/
“Son of the Slasher” (pg 5), by Kathleen Killian Fernandez & Chris Vander Kaay (Grim / Anatomy of a Scream)
anatomyofascream.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/grim-no2-mascara-machetes-digital.pdf
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Something Wicked by Ross Bugden, The Possessed One by White Bat Audio.
![Minisode: Top Horror Films of 2023](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11837893/Cadaver_Dogs_Cover_Art_Podbean_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Minisode: Top Horror Films of 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
The Dogs are giving their top 5 horror films of the year! Our lists include some festival favorites, a couple international goodies, and of course the incredible studio films we were given this year. Did your favorites make our top list?
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