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). . 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 . Find Emily Bennett at: instagram.com/emilyrbennett www.emilyreneebennett.com . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod . “Only A Dream?: Exploring the Unconscious in A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)" by Matt Wrafter https://therockisdead.com/2021/10/17/only-a-dream-exploring-the-unconscious-in-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-1984/ . “Post 9-11 Fears and The Village” by Gwen https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/post-9-11-fears-and-the-village/ . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com 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.

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 Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod And get spooked by David’s 5-minute paranormal short “Pillow Talk” at: https://youtu.be/xKdTu1l9keA . Follow Joe at: instagram.com/officialjoeshow letterboxd.com/officialjoeshow . “Co-Dependency,” by Mental Health America mhanational.org/co-dependency If you are currently in an abusive relationship and are looking for assistance, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 800-799-7233 Or text “START” to 88788 thehotline.org . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com 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.

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.)  . 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 . Find Tori Potenza at: @theneonbanshee https://toripotenza.com/ . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod . “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/ . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy.

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 Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod . Follow Chelsea at: instagram.com/chelsealupkin chelsealupkin.com And watch “Lucy’s Tale” at: youtu.be/T0d0yXwrAQU . “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 . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com 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.

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? . instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com . Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim

Making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out who’s just plain naughty… holiday horror time is here! David and Devin are back for another X-mas special - joined by Brucker Nourse of the Autopsy of a Horror Movie podcast. The trio cover hidden Canadian gem DEAD END (2003) and Michael Dougherty’s KRAMPUS (2015). These films hit just about every fear you have about getting together with your family this holiday season - but with a dash of evil elves, a sprinkle of petty nazis, and way too much chocolate pie. Gather round as we regale the folk lore of the Lady in White and the history of Krampus. Ho ho ho! 00:03:32 - Dead End 00:50:01 - Krampus 01:21:00 - Comparisons 01:37:09 - Bone Reviews . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . Autopsy of a Horror Movie instagram.com/bruckerhorror/ twitter.com/bruckerhorror . “The Strangest Christmas Horror You’ve Never Seen” by Ryan Hollinger https://youtu.be/lqHq1QosT1I?si=sZ8day0kUDyJg4GH .  “Which Side Was Krampus, ‘The Christmas Devil,’ on in WWII?” by Kathleen Herons https://headmagazine.com/which-side-was-krampus-the-christmas-devil-on-in-world-war-ii/ . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode by Myuu.

Happy Halloween!! Spooky Season 2023 has ended… which means Spooky Season 2024 is officially underway, and David and Devin are celebrating with two classic ghost stories: THE INNOCENTS (1961), directed by Jack Clayton, and THE HAUNTING (1963), directed by Robert Wise. Adapting two famous works of literature (Henry James’ The Turning of the Screw and Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, respectively), the black-and-white films have their female protagonists arrive at gorgeous old Victorian manors… and encounter ghosts? We have much to talk about: from queer-coding, to second-wave feminism, to ambiguous endings, to the very definition of Gothic horror. So turn out the lights and burn some candles as we ask the question: What is a ghost? 00:05:51 - The Innocents 00:36:03 - The Haunting 01:05:04 - Comparisons 01:28:08 - Bone Reviews Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . Catch David’s short film “Pillow Talk” at Yonkers Film Festival: yofifest2023.eventive.org/schedule/chills-thrills-showcase-1-652b4cd828f05200a0b68465 . “Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places,” by Colin Dickey goodreads.com/en/book/show/28815491 . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Come Play With Me by Kevin McLeod, The House by Vivek Abishek.

SPOILER-FREE! In this special crossover episode, David and Devin are joined by Allison Broder of Who’s There? Pod to discuss all the movies we saw at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival! Including new movies from Larry Fessenden, The Adams Family, and more. Get your watchlists ready! These movies aren’t available yet, but keep an eye out for: Kill Your Lover, Crumb Catcher, Booger, Blackout, Wilder Than Her, Satan Wants You, A Page of Madness, Monolith, Femme, Where the Devil Roams, and The Sacrifice Game. . Who’s There? Podcast open.spotify.com/show/4ttT3axNhNyCNTump3yK2B?si=79ff2a757d5c4f3f instagram.com/whostherepc/ twitter.com/whostherepc/ . Did your fav make our lists? Let us know at: instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim.

We’re baaaaaaack!! The Cadaver Dogs return, joined by Allison Broder of the Who’s There? Podcast, with a brand new episode on the horrors of aging and dementia. We’ll first dive into the popular found footage film THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN (2014), directed by Adam Robitel. College student Mia is making a documentary on Alzheimer’s, and Deborah Logan and her daughter invite Mia to feature them as her main subjects. But what happens when Deborah’s condition takes a turn for the supernatural? On the other side of the world, three generations of women come together when the oldest’s mind begins to unravel in the Australian movie RELIC (2020), directed by Natalie Erika James. This one gets a bit experimental, but we’re unafraid to discuss its symbolism from mazes to mold to that weird alien-like creature. 0:09:07 - The Taking of Deborah Logan 0:37:48 - Relic 1:06:24 - Comparisons 1:17:56 - Bone Reviews Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . Who’s There? Podcast open.spotify.com/show/4ttT3axNhNyCNTump3yK2B?si=79ff2a757d5c4f3f instagram.com/whostherepc/ twitter.com/whostherepc/ . “About Dementia,” Alzheimer’s Society alzheimers.org.uk/about-dementia “The Taking of Deborah Logan As Faux-Queer Archive,” by Alex Hall certifiedforgotten.com/the-taking-of-deborah-logan/ “Creswick,” short film by Natalie Erika James on Alter youtu.be/quOkFWCKSxw . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Gaia in Fog by Dan Bodan, Haunted by Russ Bugden.

What is a horror film anyway? A difficult question to answer… The Dogs are joined by horror podcaster and filmmaker Austin Torres of the Would You Die Podcast to argue why some of their favorite films are in fact horror even though many people will say they are not for some reason?! These are the hills we die on! . 11:10 - Number 3s 23:00 - Number 2s 32:00 - Number 1s . Support Would You Die? Podcast: https://linktr.ee/wouldyoudiepodcast https://www.instagram.com/wouldyoudieshow/ https://twitter.com/WouldYouDieShow . Did your fav make our lists? Let us know at: instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim

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 . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod facebook.com/cadaverdogspod . "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/ . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com 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.

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 Talk to us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod  . 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/ . “We Made a HORROR FILM (Talk To Me),” by rackaracka (video David references in episode) youtu.be/6gi0mJvq8S0 . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim.

**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 . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . “Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders” betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com 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.

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. . 6:37 - Spoiler-Free Reviews 15:09 - Bone Reviews 16:20 - Insidious Franchise Rankings 24:28 - Full Reviews . 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 . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod facebook.com/cadaverdogspod  . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim.

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. Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com 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.

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 Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod facebook.com/cadaverdogspod . “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/ . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com 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.

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. . . 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. . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod facebook.com/cadaverdogspod  . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com . . 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.

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. . 05:45 - Jennifer’s Body 33:14  - The Faculty 52:40 - Comparisons 1:06:00 - Bone Reviews . Up Next: DRACULA’S DAUGHTER / THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . “You Probably Owe "Jennifer's Body" An Apology’” by Louis Peitzman https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/louispeitzman/jennifers-body-diablo-cody-karyn-kusama-feminist-horror Tommy Hilfiger Ad Campaign for The Faculty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TxeVgKYV5Y&feature=youtu.be . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com . Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy.

Announcing next month's films:  JENNIFER'S BODY (2009, dir. Karyn Kusama) - available on HBOMax. THE FACULTY (1998, dir. Robert Rodriguez) - available on HBOMax. . . 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. . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod facebook.com/cadaverdogspod  . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com . . 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.

TITLE Minisode: Top Horror Mothers w/ Rakefet Abergel   DESCRIPTION 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. . 09:43 - Number 3s 21:33 - Number 2s 37:57 - Number 1s . Support Still: www.seedandspark.com/fund/stillshortfilm . Rakefet will be donating 5% to: https://www.teenytears.org/ https://www.thefinleyproject.org/ https://www.evermoreblooms.org/ https://www.emptycradle.org/ . Find Rakefet at: www.facebook.com/rakefetabergel www.instagram.com/cyclamenfilms www.twitter.com/cyclamenfilms . Who is your top horror mommy? Let us know at: instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod facebook.com/cadaverdogspod . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com . Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim