David and Devin count down our Top 5 horror movies of 2024, with a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT at the end! (Sorry this was late!) 04:14 Not the vampire you’re expecting! 07:42 One for the stage! 11:02 Something gory. 15:26 Something spacey. 20:09 One we can agree on! 27:28 A disturbing piece of the past. 30:29 A disturbing piece of the present. 34:35 Devin’s No. 1 38:47 David’s No. 1 43:20 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Follow us at: instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogs...
Jan 31, 2025•49 min
In Part 2/2, we talk existential dread, absurdist philosophy, COVID-19, isolation, abortion, depression, fake news, and the meaning of life! Wow, that's a lot. But it's a loaded movie! Join us for our discussion on SHE DIES TOMORROW (2020), directed by Amy Seimetz. Along with film critic and communications major Eli from Bad Critic, we then compare the film to PONTYPOOL to determine what these films say about the ethics of communication. Follow us at: instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cad...
Dec 12, 2024•45 min
Blame Canada, mutts! We're talking zombies, propaganda, ethics of journalism, and metaphorical metaphors in this month's episode on PONTYPOOL (2008). How do we communicate vital information when language itself is the source of the terror? Joining us is film critic and actual Canadian, Eli a.k.a. Bad Critic! Don't forget to tune in next week for Part 2, when we'll compare to SHE DIES TOMORROW (2020). Follow us at: instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod...
Dec 05, 2024•43 min
In Part 2/2 in our exploration of post-9/11 horror and how the wake of a national tragedy twisted our films, we turn to J.J Abrams, Matt Reeves, and Drew Goddard. CLOVERFIELD (2008) is a found footage giant monster movie that implores imagery from the terrorist attack and a group attempt to survive in a ravaged New York City. Joined again by Austin Torres (Would You Die? Podcast, Spider short film), we talk about healing through validation vs escapism, the depiction of the military, and of cours...
Sep 12, 2024•57 min
Riding a plane alongside dreamy-eyed Cillian Murphy may seem like a typical rom-com set-up, but it’s 2005 and you can’t trust anyone. The Dogs are joined by fellow podcaster/filmmaker Austin Torres (Would You Die? Podcast, Spider short film) to soar through the paranoia and patriotism that followed 9/11, and horror legend Wes Craven just so happened to direct this Rachel McAdams thriller, RED EYE (2005). And join us next week for Part Two, where we’ll be discussing the found footage giant monste...
Sep 05, 2024•45 min
Part two in our series: This time, revenge is served with a side of fire ants and yes, even more blood. Chloé Harper Gold (writer, critic) is back to analyze Coralie Fargeat's Revenge. This new French extremity film has us questioning if this female director successfully subverts the male gaze. . "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema" by Laura Mulvey https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/media/1021/Laura%20Mulvey%2C%20Visual%20Pleasure.pdf "Revenge and the Case Against Rape-Revenge Films" by Lena...
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Revenge is a dish best served bloody, hanged, and run over with a motorboat. The Dogs are joined by friend of the pod Chloé Harper Gold (writer, critic) for their analysis of the always controversial horror sub-genre of rape revenge. Starting off with the original I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: is this an exploitation movie or could this actually be a feminist film masquerading as one? Then, join us next week for PART TWO where we analyze Coralie Fargeat's REVENGE (2017). . "Day of the Woman: A Feminist ...
Aug 01, 2024•54 min
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 . Follow Gigi at: linktr.ee/roomforscream beacons.ai/darkscreensociety . Let us know if you like this format and want to hear our next picks! insta...
Jul 25, 2024•36 min
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/ . 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 i...
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr 10 min
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! . Follow u...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 23 min
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.) . 11:36 - Number 5s 18:42 - Number 4s 24:50 - Number 3s 32:28 - Number 2s 37:49 - Number 1s . 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 Levi...
May 23, 2024•50 min
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 metap...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 18 min
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...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 37 min
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). Me...
Mar 14, 2024•1 hr 42 min
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...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 53 min
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!...
Jan 04, 2024•1 hr 27 min
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...
Dec 27, 2023•35 min
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 c...
Dec 14, 2023•1 hr 49 min
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 Victori...
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 37 min
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 ...
Oct 26, 2023•36 min
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 ...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 28 min
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...
Sep 28, 2023•48 min
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: insta...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 24 min
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 ...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr
**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 Ide...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr
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...
Jul 20, 2023•37 min
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....
Jul 06, 2023•6 min
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...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 36 min
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 psychopa...
May 25, 2023•2 min
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 Hilfi...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 14 min
