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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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Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
We all have thoughts that we’d rather not acknowledge, but what if these thoughts were full-blown evil forces with a desire to be real? Enter DANIEL ISN’T REAL (2019) and THE EVIL WITHIN (2017) - two bizarre and surreal psychological horrors, tackling these questions and more.
Throughout this week’s episode, Devin, David, and Rob will ask what it means when a movie asks us to sympathize with toxic and violent protagonists. We’ll also examine how these films use their characters’ mental health, discussing schizophrenia, dissociative identity, and intellectual disability. Do filmmakers have an added responsibility when depicting such matters, or is all fair in the pursuit of art?
*** CONTENT WARNING: Heavy discussion of mental illness, as well as (briefly) familial abuse, rape, and suicide in relation to mental illness.
*** If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health or thoughts of suicide, information and resources are available at www.wannatalkaboutit.com
Family Bond: directed by Chris Guzzo. Written by Rob Piserchia-
About Mental Health, NAMI.org
nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions
“Andrew Getty: Oil Heir’s Life as Mysterious as His Death,” by Christine Pelisek
people.com/celebrity/andrew-getty-oil-heirs-life-as-mysterious-as-his-death/
“The Strange Story Behind The Evil Within,” by In Praise of Shadows
Up Next: FINAL DESTINATION (2000) / THE DEAD ZONE (1983)
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Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Announcing next week's films:
DANIEL ISN'T REAL (2019, dir. Adam Egypt Mortimer)
THE EVIL WITHIN (2017, dir. Andrew Getty)
The Cadaver Dogs tackle mental disabilities depictions in horror with two films that toe the line between art and controversial diagnoses. Psychological horror is all fun and games until we realize... they're not.
Both films are currently available on Amazon Prime. While you watch, tweet us your thoughts at @cadaverdogspod
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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 Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
What is the mental price of an image? Can a visual format carry the weight of a curse from one generation to the next? Covering RINGU (1998), the instant J-horror classic, and SINISTER (2012), a film some have claimed is the scariest film of all time! Devin, David, and Rob discuss the transcendence of terror through cursed images in episode seven of Cadaver Dogs. All horror hounds welcome.
"Okiku's Ghost: The True Scary Story That Inspired 'The Ring'," by John Squires (Bloody Disgusting)
bloody-disgusting.com/news/3421393/okikus-ghost-true-scary-story-inspired-ring/
"Tracing a Dark Circle: Revisiting Ringu and The Ring," by Horror Obsessive
horrorobsessive.com/2018/12/14/tracing-a-dark-circle-revisiting-ringu-the-ring/
"What Is the Scariest Movie Ever? Science Now Has An Answer to That Question," by Travis Bean (Forbes)
forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2020/10/17/what-is-the-scariest-movie-ever-well-science-now-has-an-answer-to-that-question/?sh=7fc8882856a2
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Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
NO SPOILERS!
We're celebrating our summer at the beach that makes you old, with M. Night Shyamalan's new release, OLD! This is a spoiler-free review, but be warned: our opinions are split (no pun intended).
David, Devin, and Rob will talk about existential dread and body horror, and what makes them interesting. We also discuss where Old stands among Shyamalan's other films, and which ones are our favorites. Here's a plot twist: one of us actually likes The Happening!
Let us know what you think of this format! Do you prefer our reviews to be spoiler-free or spoilerific?
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Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
What is a Frankenstein movie? Is it only those with “Frankenstein” in the title, Boris Karloff in the cast? Is it anything with a mad scientist and a monster of their own creation? But what even is a monster?
Devin and Rob are joined by guest star Nora Unkel, director of the surreal Mary Shelley film A Nightmare Wakes (now streaming on Shudder and VOD), to countdown their Top 3 movies of the genre! We’ll also go over the themes of the novel to see how these relate to the adaptations and reinterpretations of the material. What do these stories say when told in different contexts over different decades?
CONTENT WARNING: Miscarriage and rape are discussed.
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Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
When society silenced voices out of fear, horror films became a vessel for the queer community to speak out. This week, Cadaver Dogs look at FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) and THE LOST BOYS (1987) through the lens of queer culture in the 80s and the effects the AIDS epidemic.
How do these films rebel against the typical nuclear family? Why was queerness suddenly pushed to subtext? And how were vampires the perfect monster to personify LGBTQIA+ people during a time when they were threatened and powerless against the socio-political agenda? Of course, we get sidetracked with fanning over SFX makeup, vampire lore, Vincent Price, Sax Man, and Rob's perfect Corey Feldman impression.
Joel Schumacher on the AIDS Crisis
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Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
I want to play a game.
For the past month, you’ve been programming heavy content pondering themes of abuse and the ethics of filmmaking. Now we’ll see if you have the knowledge it takes to compete in a fun trivia competition instead! Because game shows don’t have enough horror.
We’ll be covering everything from Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street to It Follows and Get Out; from Stephen King to John Carpenter; from Dracula and Frankenstein to Re-Animator.
David leads this contest as co-hosts Devin and Rob pit their scary movie knowledge against guest star Jeremiah Kipp, director of upcoming monster movie Slapface. But there can only be one winner.
Stay tuned till the end to hear about which films we’ll be covering up next!
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Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
We know you’re listening to this episode through some sort of device, and, in a way, is that not a vicarious means of entering our conversation, a voyeuristic connection to other humans?
Devin, David and Rob discuss the nature of technology and human connection through the lens of two technohorror films this week in Episode 5 of Cadaver Dogs. First, the hounds explore the dark underbelly of webcam lifestyle in the doppelganger fueled thriller Cam. Released in 2018, directed by Daniel Goldhaber and partially based on the real-life experiences of screenwriter Isa Mazzei, a working cam-girl discovers someone else is posting videos on her account, and that person looks unmistakably like herself. Next, we sink our teeth into the obscure surrealist J-Horror Ghost film Pulse, as known as Kairo. Released in 2001, written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Pulse follows a group of young adults dealing with a world devoid of human connect and invaded by ghosts.
CONTENT WARNING: Potentially disturbing themes such as suicide are discussed.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfoU_Z1uVfc&t=447s
https://observer.com/2019/11/isa-mazzei-camgirl-memoir-review-netflix-cam-movie/
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
In 1981, Arne Cheyenne Johnson was tried for murder. He entered a plea of “Not Guilty,” on the basis of demonic possession. Ed and Lorraine Warren claimed to have proof.
David and Rob chat the new Conjuring movie (directed by Michael Chaves, starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson), in this bonus minisode! The first section is NON-SPOILER, and we’ll give our bone reviews before moving onto more in-depth spoiler discussion and analysis. Stick around till the end, and Devin will announce our films for next week!
How does Chaves’ direction hold up against James Wan’s first two installments? Tying into last week’s exploration of The Amityville Horror and The Town That Dreaded Sundown, we also ask what changes were made to the true crime, and what does it mean when filmmakers deviate from reality? Were the Warrens really the saints the franchise indicates, or was there something even more sinister afoot?
CONTENT WARNING: Abuse of a minor. Domestic abuse.
“Defendant In a Murder Puts the Devil on Trial,” by Dudley Clendinen, The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/23/nyregion/defendant-in-a-murder-puts-the-devil-on-trial.html
“War Over ‘The Conjuring’: The Disturbing Claims Behind a Billion-Dollar Franchise,” by Kim Masters, Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter
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Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Filmmakers are often inspired by true events, but THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) and THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (1976) are advertised to be dreadfully close to the gruesome tales they’re based on. What ethical obligation does the storyteller have when adapting real life horror? What justifies the art? And is any of this even moral?
We go deep into the paranormal conspiracy of the Lutz family with The Amityville Horror directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Margot Kidder and James Brolin. Then chat the sensationalized The Town That Dreaded Sundown, directed by Charles B. Pierce, which is based on the tragic Texarkana Moonlight Murders committed by a serial killer. We also touch on the Conjuring favorites Ed and Lorraine Warren in anticipation for the Conjuring 4 releasing this week.
CONTENT WARNING: Abuse.
Up Next: CAM (2018) / PULSE (2001)
“My Amityville Horror” directed by Eric Walter
https://www.amazon.com/My-Amityville-Horror-Daniel-Lutz/dp/B00BUJ5YHO
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Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim. Music featured in this episode: Voices in My Head by Quincas Moreira, Haunted by Russ Bugden, and Radiation Storm by White Bat Audio. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.