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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 May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
Announcing next week's films:
THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (1976, dir. Charles B. Pierce)
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979, dir. Stuart Rosenberg)
We'll be taking a look at two horror films that were inspired by true crime events. The Town that Dreaded Sundown was based on the Texarkana Moonlight Murders while Amityville Horror was based on the Lutz family murders (investigated by Ed and Lorraine Warren of the Conjuring franchise).
We encourage you to watch these films with us before listening to the episode. 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 May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
There have been three adaptations of John Campbell’s short story: THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951), THE THING (1982), and THE THING (2011). Just like their monster, these movies shapeshift with their era: Is the alien a metaphor for the atom bomb, or Communism? Masculinity or feminism?
Across these decades, each movie showcases wildly different special and visual effects, while tackling the themes of their era. We discuss how the classic 50s sci-fi, directed by Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks, pits scientists against the military, while John Carpenter’s remake, starring Kurt Russell, Keith David, and Donald Moffat, replaces propaganda with a brooding atmosphere. We then explore womanhood and studio interference in the 2011 prequel, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Egerton.
Up Next: THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) / THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (1976)
“THING ADI Creature Work Behind-The-Scene,” by studioADI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBzpT7VmSaU
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: The Trees by Peter John Ross, Dusk by Ross Bugden, Get Out by White Bat Audio, Something Wicked by Ross Bugden. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
Ireland’s rich history has spawned an expansive mythology, inspiring both THE HALLOW (2015) and LEPRECHAUN (1993). Devin, David, and Rob want to know how these films incorporate their fairy tale origins: Aren’t these stories meant for children? Or was there always something dark and terrifying lurking behind the magic?
We discuss how director Corin Hardy uses fairies and changelings as a parallel for British imperialism and nature’s battle against technology in his indie starring Joseph Mawle and Bojana Novakovic,. Then we come back to the United States, and dig into how Americans appropriated the image of the leprechaun and the immigrant, culminating in the campy 90s slasher, directed by Mark Jones and starring Warwick Davis and Jennifer Aniston (in her acting debut!)
Up next: THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951), THE THING (1982), and THE THING (2011)
“Celtic Mythology - An Introduction to the Tuatha Dé Danann,” by Tomás Ó hAodha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6mazAiTHTs
“Where Did the U.S. Find Its Leprechaun?” by John O’Brien
https://ohioirishamericannews.com/2019/10/06/where-did-the-u-s-find-its-leprechaun/
“Changelings,” by D.L. Ashliman
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/changeling.html
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Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim. Music featured in this episode: The House by Vivek Abhishek, Cicada by Vivek Abhishek, Come Play with Me by Kevin MacLeod, and Time Flute’s Place by Komiku (Music promoted by Chosic). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
In our first episode, the Cadaver Dogs (Devin, David, and Rob) compare the classist themes in READY OR NOT (2019) and SOCIETY (1989). Demonic devotion or trans-species relation: what is the source of our class struggles? Do the rich really feed upon the poor? And how does our political era affect the horror genre?
We explore the flawed belief systems of the wealthy and the fear of Trumpism when digging into Radio Silence’s film starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody and Andie MacDowell. Then, we go back to the Saved by The Bell surf 80s, Reaganomics era and dive into the incestuous aristocracy through Brian Yuzna’s body horror camp classic starring Billy Warlock.
Listen to the end for extra special Bone Reviews.
Up next: LEPRECHAUN (1993) / THE HALLOW (2015)
“A Matter of Good Breeding” by Noah Berlatsky
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Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim. Music featured in this episode: Horror Movie Synth by Haddonfield Horror, Time Flute’s Place by Komiku (music promoted by Chosic), and Bad Omen by White Bat Audio. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
Cadaver Dogs, a horror film analysis podcast, is coming soon!
First up, we'll be discussing classism and politics in Brian Yuzna's 1989 film, SOCIETY, and Radio Silence's 2019 film, READY OR NOT.
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Music featured in this episode: Distress Signal by Karl Casey and Something Wicked by Ross Bugden.