A bit busy here at Dark Parade HQ, so this week brings our very first non-new episode ever! I reached back into the vaults for a seldom heard Patron-only show called The Ouija Experiment Experiment in which I, along with a rotating series of guests, explored the long list of movies with “ouija” in the title. This time, Scott Crawford of The Friday Nightmares Podcast joins me for a look at The Ouija Exorcism . It’s fun, it’s silly, and you run little risk of actually being possessed in listening....
May 10, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 156
It’s time for a new Found Footage Fool and a look at a trio of Slender Man-related movies. First up, the movie version of the Marble Hornets web series, Always Watching . Then, a look at the cheaper, lazier version of that movie, Slender. And we wrap things up with a look at the HBO Documentary, Beware the Slenderman . Turn out the lights, draw the shades, and let’s dig into some Operator-inspired shenanigans! Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audibl...
May 03, 2023•34 min•Ep. 155
Let’s check up on some recent releases with the Shudder exclusive Kids vs Aliens , the M. Night Shyamalan recent effort Knock at the Cabin , and the new-to-theaters Evil Dead Rise . Plus, a special bonus ranking of Evil Dead movies. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHeartRadio , Podchaser , Google Podcasts , and anywhere fine podcasts are found! You can find all the episodes right here and say hello on Facebook or Twitter or Discord ! ★ Su...
Apr 26, 2023•44 min•Ep. 154
Jamie and Bo return on a new episode of Whatcha Watching? to talk about old-school slashers, new-school apes, and the joys of Draclers. Join us, won’t you? 00:00:00 – 00:06:25 – Outpost: Black Sun 00:06:26 – 00:18:10 – Renfield 00:18:11 – 00:31:35 – Evil Dead 2 00:31:36 – 00:36:36 – Those new Planet of the Apes movies… 00:36:37 – 00:45:27 – Dead Snow 2 00:45:28 – 00:51:55 – World War Z 00:51:56 – 00:59:20 – Lover’s Lane 00:59:21 – End – Teachers You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , ...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 153
It’s a new month and that means Kate and Bo are getting sexy with Species ! We talk about movies on the right side of sleaze, the inhuman beauty of Natasha Henstridge, and being too thirsty to think. Also, more ghost dating news and a round of Tinder is the Flesh! Join us, won’t you? We’d love to hear from you! If you have a relationship story, reach out to us and let us know whether to include your name or not. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music ...
Apr 12, 2023•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 152
I love a list. Recently, I ran across Dread Central ‘s list of the best found footage movies of 2022 and I thought, “Hey, let’s play some catch-up!” So, here are a trio of movies on that list we haven’t discussed: The Curse of Professor Zardonicus , Holes in the Sky: The Sean Miller Story , and The Andy Baker Tape . Let’s apply some science and see if they’re worthy of a top 10 list! Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHeartRadio , Podchaser...
Apr 05, 2023•50 min•Ep. 151
On a new Heart of Horror, Kate and Bo get kinky with the slimy follow-up to Re-animator , From Beyond! We talk about our first introductions to kink, tell some stories about bikers, and wrap-up with ghost dating and “Tinder Is the Flesh.” It’s a whole lotta show for these troubled times. We’d love to hear from you! If you have a relationship story, reach out to us and let us know whether to include your name or not. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Mu...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 150
The cosmic eye of the Found Footage Fool falls on the YouTube series The Unknowable . Directed by The Den’s Zachary Donohue, a family runs afoul of some ethereal gleep-glops and a serial killer called “The Clown with no Makeup.” Also, lots of public domain! Is it worth your time? Find out, and check it out yourself right here . Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHeartRadio , Podchaser , Google Podcasts , and anywhere fine podcasts are found...
Mar 22, 2023•21 min•Ep. 149
Welcome to a new episode of Whatcha Watching? with Jamie and Bo! This time we are talking Cocaine Bear , My Amityville Horror , and the joys of B movies. Join us, won’t you? 00:00:00 – 00:16:53 – Cocaine Bear 00:16:54 – 00:25:58 – Spoonful of Sugar 00:25:59 – 00:34:26 – My Amityville Horror 00:35:27 – 00:45:39 – The Outwaters 00:45:40 – 00:56:06 – Children of the Corn 00:56:07 – End – 65 You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHeartRadio...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 148
We’re doing a found footage trio with two movies of a decidedly sexy bent and a look at the found footage du jour with The Outwaters ! We apply our verified scientific criteria to SX_tape from the director of Candyman , the Brazilian social media nightmare of Baby Nymph , and dig into what makes The Outwaters like Skinamarink . Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHeartRadio , Podchaser , Google Podcasts , and anywhere fine podcasts are found...
Mar 08, 2023•41 min•Ep. 147
We’re back with a new round-up of movies, including one with quite possibly the greatest movie title of all time. That’s right, it’s time to talk Cocaine Bear ! Oh, and also a little movie called Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania , and the indie darling Skinamarink. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHeartRadio , Podchaser , Google Podcasts , and anywhere fine podcasts are found! You can find all the episodes right here and say hello on Fac...
Mar 01, 2023•36 min•Ep. 146
It’s time for science! A new episode of Found Footage Fool takes a look at the incredibly grim film Sorgoi Prakov . We talk about how some movies are just how to hard recommend, try to pronounce the title with varied success, and apply our list of five criteria to the movie to determine if it is a successful found footage film. Fair warning, we are talking about some extreme subject matter on this one! Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHea...
Feb 22, 2023•23 min•Ep. 145
We’re back and actually talking movies this time! We discuss everything from the jazz-riddled Play Misty for Me to the oddball horror sensation Skinamarink and some blue space cats along the way! You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHeartRadio , Podchaser , Google Podcasts , and anywhere fine podcasts are found! Thank you so much for listening and talk to you all in a month! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 144
It’s February and love is in the air! On this episode of The Heart of Horror, Bo and Kate discuss catty friends, 90s slashers, more ghost dating, and another round of Tinder Is the Flesh, our Tinder profile game! All this and more on a Valentine’s Day Heart of Horror with the movie Valentine ! We’d love to hear from you! If you have a relationship story, reach out to us and let us know whether to include your name or not. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Ama...
Feb 08, 2023•2 hr 29 min•Ep. 143
Let’s head to space with a new episode of Found Footage Fool with the lunar horror film – Apollo 18 ! We use our set of five scientifically-proven criteria to determine if this succeeds or fails as a found footage movie. Along the way, we talk about moon bugs, flat characters, and how this could have been so much better. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHeartRadio , Podchaser , Google Podcasts , and anywhere fine podcasts are found! You c...
Feb 01, 2023•19 min•Ep. 142
Richard Glenn Schmidt returns for a look at the gonzo J-horror silliness that is Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell . We discuss the joys of earnest rip-offs, the downsides of polo shirts on muscular bods, and oh so much more! Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell is available streaming on Shudder, so don’t be shy about watching before you listen! Come back Wednesday for a new Found Footage Fool on Apollo 18 ! You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and A...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 141
I am nothing if not a completionist, and so let’s do some wrapping up of the Paranormal Activity franchise with Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones , Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension , and a bonus look at Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night . We’ll try to make some sense of the mythology of the series, talk about some demonic superheroes, and investigate whether basing your gags on a fad is a good idea. Let’s put Toby to bed, shall we? 00:00:00 – 00:15:25 – Paranormal Activity: The Marke...
Jan 18, 2023•48 min•Ep. 140
It’s our first Whatcha Watching of 2023, which means we’re looking back at the best movies of 2022. Will our list have some of your favorites? Or will Jamie continue to champion head-scratching choices like… well, you’ll just have to listen. Get the popcorn, it’s movie time on a new episode of Whatcha Watching? with Jamie and Bo! You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHeartRadio , Podchaser , Google Podcasts , and anywhere fine podcasts...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 139
Happy New Year, Dark Paraders! We start off with a bang. This episode of Heart of Horror kicks off with a new segment; Ghosted will detail romantic encounters with the supernatural. Then we discuss the downsides of dating sociopaths as evidenced by get Out from Jordan Peele, but mostly we listen to Kate’s nightmare adventures. And we wrap it all up with Tinder Is the Flesh, Kate’s adventures in Tinder profile fun. The fireworks ain’t over yet! We’d love to hear from you! If you have a relationsh...
Jan 04, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 138
For a special send-off to 2022, I have gathered two of the finest horror minds for a winner-take-all round of Trivial Pursuit: The Horror Edition! Duncan McLeish, Jamie Sammons, and your faithful hero, Bo, determine who is the biggest horror nerd. Fat Babyface needs some green! You can find the video version right here: You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHeartRadio , Podchaser , Google Podcasts , and anywhere fine podcasts are found...
Dec 28, 2022•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 137
We’re wrapping up 2022 with some talk about new horror movies, some Santa slayings, and a whole bunch of fooling around. Grab the stockings, it’s Jamie and Bo time! 00:00:00 – 00:01:21 – Hello! 00:01:22 – 00:09:21 – Violent Night 00:09:22 – 00:20:34 – Saloum 00:20:35 – 00:30:27 – Christmas Bloody Christmas 00:30:28 – 00:38:32 – Smile 00:38:33 – 00:51:40 – Clerks III 00:51:41 – End – Bodies, Bodies, Bodies You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Aud...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 136
As final exams and papers are completed, it’s time to detour into Paranormal Activity territory once more as we look at the next two films in the franchise, Paranormal Activity 3 and Paranormal Activity 4 . We are expanding the lore, coming up with new reasons to film stuff, and perhaps getting creepy with a teenage girl. You be the judge. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHeartRadio , Podchaser , Google Podcasts , and anywhere fine podcas...
Dec 07, 2022•30 min•Ep. 135
On this latest Found Footage Fool, w begin a look at the Paranormal Activity franchise that will lead us into December. First up, the movie that started it all, Paranormal Activity , and the follow-up, Paranormal Activity 2 . Let’s discuss just how good the original is and what makes the sequel so pale an imitation. And, of course, stories about scaring the kids and haunted lumber. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHeartRadio , Podchaser ,...
Nov 30, 2022•37 min•Ep. 134
The Heart of Horror delves into the seedy world of online dating with a look at the chilling Hard Candy before we launch into a discussion of online dating as a means of meeting a mate or just having some fun. Also, a brand new segment: Tinder is the Flesh! We’d love to hear from you! If you have a relationship story, reach out to us and let us know whether to include your name or not. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and Audible , iHeartRadio ,...
Nov 26, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 133
November brings a new episode of Whatcha Watching? with Jamie and Bo , and that means some talk about new releases, some old classics, and a revealing look at what scares us and how best to avoid our boogeymen. Some light spoilers ahead, but you’re not going to want to miss this one! 00:00:00 – 00:00:59 – Introduction 00:01:00 – 00:09:39 – Jeepers Creepers Reborn 00:09:40 – 00:19:33 – Scream 00:19:34 – 00:26:57 – Pennywise: The Story of IT! 00:26:58 – 00:33:01 – Race with the Devil 00:33:02 – 00...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 132
With Halloween behind us, let us turn our attention to a series of films from this very year! We will talk about women’s issues with a trifecta of terror featuring Watcher , Resurrection , and Barbarian . Spoilers for Barbarian , so be sure you skip that or watch it before listening if you care about such things. Let’s open that tiny door in the basement and get weird! 00:00:00 – 00:03:15 – Introduction 00:03:16 – 00:11:14 – Watcher (*** out of *****) 0011:15 – 00:21:49 – Resurrection (**** out ...
Nov 09, 2022•37 min•Ep. 131
Welcome to a new episode of Found Footage Fool here on The Dark Parade ! Fresh off the heels of our 31 Days of Halloween celebration, we get back to our filthy business with a three-way of found footage freakishness. We start with the recent Shudder releases V/H/S/99 and Deadstream before diving into the world of more obscure, DIY found footage filmmaking with Leaving D.C. Let’s do this! 00:00:00 – 00:16:20 – Deadstream 00:16:21 – 00:37:19 – V/H/S/99 00:37:20 – End – Leaving D.C. Subscribe to th...
Nov 02, 2022•51 min•Ep. 130
Our final episode of the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween brings us to the TV miniseries that scared the hell out of a generation, Salem’s Lot ! We talk about kids floating at windows, vampire hierarchy, and plenty of love for what makes this made-for-TV nightmare work so well. Happy Halloween! If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our Facebook group , Twitter , Instagram , or Discord . You all are the absolute best! You can hear the show exclusively on Legion Podcasts, so be s...
Oct 31, 2022•22 min•Ep. 129
On the penultimate episode of the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween, we continue our look at Stephen King bangers with David Cronenberg’s adaptation of The Dead Zone ! Is this the best King adaptation? Is this Cronenberg at his most restrained? And would this movie work without Christopher Walken at his most heartbreaking? All this and more on this episode! If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our Facebook group , Twitter , Instagram , or Discord . You all are the absolute best...
Oct 30, 2022•26 min•Ep. 128
With only three films to go for this year’s 31 Days of Halloween on Legion Podcasts, we get behind the wheel of the Stephen King adaptation Christine ! We talk about where this sits in the filmography of John Carpenter, why this works so damn well, and the difficulty in separating book from movie with this particular adaptation. If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our Facebook group , Twitter , Instagram , or Discord . You all are the absolute best! You can hear the show exclusiv...
Oct 29, 2022•26 min•Ep. 127
