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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 Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Get your test tubes, beakers, and radioactive chemicals ready, because this week we’re talking about ‘30s and ‘50s science-fiction! Einstein had only just published his theory of relativity, the atom was in the process of being split, and outer space had yet to be explored. Science was scary then, for it was unknown what dangers we’d uncover. Even looking back now, the question remains: Did we make a mistake? Should we continue to venture into infinity, or else when does science go too far?
In Vincent Price-starring THE TINGLER (1959), directed by the master of gimmicks William Castle, a coroner dares to push ethical boundaries as he uncovers a spine-crushing bug that lives inside all of us and feeds on our fear. Then the Dogs jumps back to Frankenstein director James Whale’s THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) -- the one with Claude Rains (no offense to Elisabeth Moss) -- where an insane physicist wields his newfound superpower to terrorize humanity in a maddening crime spree of havoc.
Up Next: AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000) / BETTER WATCH OUT (2016)
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“Newly Discovered Organ May Be Lurking Under Your Skin,” by Catherine Zuckerman (National Geographic)
“My Queer Eduction: James Whale,” by Vincent Bec
gaylydreadful.com/blog/my-queer-education-james-whale
“Scientists May Have Found the Secret to Invisibility,” by Teresa Carey
freethink.com/science/invisibility
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Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Beautiful and Mysterious by Ross Bugen, Come Play With Me by Kevin McLeod, Dr Octopus by Vivek Abishek.
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Announcing next week's films:
THE TINGLER (1959, dir. William Castle)
THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933, dir. James Whale)
The mad scientist trope has been done again and again over horror history. (Starting, of course, with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein but then seen in favorites such as: Re-Animator, The Fly, Human Centipede...) But what makes this trope worth revisiting? We'll be looking back at these classic movies to see how the eras influenced changes in the trope and questioned the ethics of science. That's next Thursday on Cadaver Dogs.
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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 Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Plug in your virtual headset and dust off the NES for some old school Clocktower horror hounds as you join Cadaver Dogs Devin, David and Rob in this episode, Video Game Violence as we strap down some old school tech for dissection.
First up, it's 1994 where sweaters are only worn around one’s waist. We join Edward Furlong, best known for Terminator 2, as he slashes his way through a virtual nightmare controlled by a computer game master known as the Trickster, in Brainscan directed by John Flynn. Followed by Disney’s only horror film that we can think of, 2006's Stay Alive starring Malcom in the Middle himself Frankie Muniz and friends battling a digital witch in a haunted video game. Directed by William Brent Bell.
Up Next: THE TINGLER (1959) / THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
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Strafe Trailer
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Stay Alive Deleted Scenes
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Theme by Adam James Levin Areddy. Cover Art by Omri Kadim. Music Featured in episode: 80s Horror Synth Wave by Slasher and Royalty Free Horror Movie Synth by Haddonfield Horror.
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Announcing next week's films:
BRAINSCAN (1994, dir. John Flynn)
STAY ALIVE (2006, dir. William Brent Bell)
Violence in video games has caused a moral panic throughout the decades - from Columbine to President Trump. Seems fitting that there were a few horror movies on the subject. Gearing up for the release of the new Resident Evil film, we're diving into some our favorite video game horror flicks and asking if violence in media really does make you a murderer. That's next Thursday on Cadaver Dogs.
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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 Nov 04, 2021
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
The famous horror trope goes like this: you have sex you die (thank you Randy Meeks). But sometimes sex isn’t your choice, and the uncontrollable fear that you experience after the trauma will haunt you for the rest of your life… how doe final girls handle it? This week, the Cadaver Dogs dive into the repercussions of sex and sexual trauma with TEETH (2007) and IT FOLLOWS (2014).
Devin, David, and Rob cover the irresponsibility of victim blaming, the evolution of rape culture, and sexual education in the new millenium. We even jump back in time to the origins of Medusa - how messed up is that Greek myth? We also digress into our own sex educations and disillusionments of adulthood.
**CONTENT WARNING** This episode contains discussions about rape and sexual assault.
“Pussy Bites Back: Vagina Dentata Myths From Around the World” by Sezin Koehler
https://www.vice.com/en/article/payq79/pussy-bites-back-vagina-dentata-myths-from-around-the-world
TENEBRION by James H. Longmore
https://www.amazon.com/Tenebrion-James-H-Longmore/dp/1946874035/
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UP NEXT: BRAINSCAN (1994) and STAY ALIVE (2006)
Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Time Flute’s Place and Running From Death.
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Announcing next week's films:
TEETH (2007, dir. Mitchell Lichtenstein)
IT FOLLOWS (2014, dir. David Robert Mitchell)
We all know the trope. You have sex, you die. But in the new millennium, society had an updated perspective on sex and sexuality. Next week, we discuss two films that brought this sexual awakening to the horror genre.
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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.
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Did you hear that? Oh, it's just the ghosts of our past traumas. Henry Chaisson (Antlers, Servant) joins Devin and David on our countdown of the top 3 haunted houses in horror films. We go deep into what defines the genre and question why Henry has chosen to live in a haunted house himself...
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Watch the Antlers Trailer (dir. Scott Cooper, prod. Guillermo Del Toro):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng5eyOfL8qM&ab_channel=SearchlightPictures
Watch the Servant S2 Trailer (prod. M. Night Shyamalan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FGq5rZi1Pc&ab_channel=AppleTV
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Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim.
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
What’s so scary about scary movies? In this special Halloween treat, the Dogs look to finally answer that tricky question, by turning to the ultimate masters of fear: John Carpenter and Wes Craven.
First, the latest novel from a prolific horror writer - akin to Stephen King or H.P. Lovecraft - springs to life, driving fans to insanity and threatening the apocalypse. John Carpenter's IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1994), a surrealist cosmic horror starring Sam Neill, explores what would happen if our creations were more than fiction, and where exactly lies that blurry line between fantasy and truth. What if, by believing in something, we can reshape reality? What even is reality?
Then, we turn to Fred Krueger and the beloved A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise with Wes Craven's NEW NIGHTMARE (1994). Heather Langenkamp (better known as Nancy Thompson) deals with her anxieties as her past work strikes back with a vengeance, and Freddy - the real Freddy! - emerges from his fictional dreamscape to torture Heather and her family. Only Craven himself has the answer.
Both movies came out the same year (with the same effects teams!) and we of course must ask what the HELL happened that allowed for such a surreal cosmic coincidence! We’ll discuss religion and faith, trauma and healing, censorship and expression, and the philosophies that drive us rabid fans back to our favorite genre over and over again.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
“Roko’s Basilisk,” by Less Wrong
https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/rokos-basilisk
TENEBRION by James H. Longmore
https://www.amazon.com/Tenebrion-James-H-Longmore/dp/1946874035/
Up Next: TEETH (2007) / IT FOLLOWS (2014)
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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, Bad Omen by White Bat Audio, Skeleton Dance by Myuu.
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
NO SPOILERS!
Halloween Kills... and kills... and kills...
David and Devin react to the latest installment of the rebooted reboot of Halloween. Featuring a special surprise guest... We also cover which film in the franchise is our favorite (counting all the John Carpenter, Rob Zombie, and David Gordon Green flicks) and what we're looking forward to in Halloween Ends. Stay tuned 'til at the end when we announce our upcoming episodes featuring exciting new guests! Happy Spook-tober, pups!
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Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim.
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Announcing next week's films:
WES CRAVEN's NEW NIGHTMARE (1994, dir. Wes Craven)
IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1994, dir. John Carpenter)
As Billy Loomis in Scream said, "Don't you blame the movies. Movies don't create psychos. Movies make psychos more creative!" Next week we'll get a little meta by looking at horror movies that give commentary on horror movies.
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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.