Dudes of the Dead

If you're a regular listener, first of all, thank you, but you may have noticed that there was not an episode on May 21 and you would be correct! Leatherface dropped the ball on that one!We're approaching the end of Season 7 and our look at 80s horror. Today we're discussing David Cronenberg's Videodrome from 1983. Some consider this to be among his best films. Have you seen it? Have you watched any Cronenberg? Whether you're a fan or just curious, have a listen!If you like what you hear, please give the show a positive review to help others find us. See you in the aisles.

Season 7 is upon us and we're looking at horror in the 80s. Put some more hair gel in, change into something neon and join us to explore 1980s horror. We don't do many "family friendly" movies but the 80s seems to have it's fair share of "kid horror". Special guest "Evil Emily" joins us on this episode to discuss the "minor classic", Gremlins, dir. by Joe Dante.If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Season 7 is upon us and we're looking at horror in the 80s. Put some more hair gel in, change into something neon and join us to explore 1980s horror. Who knew that Canada produced a slasher in 1981. We discuss this "charming" Canadian small town slasher. Have a listen...you might be surprised at our discussion.If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Season 7 is upon us and we're looking at horror in the 80s. Put some more hair gel in, change into something neon and join us to explore 1980s horror. What do the Berlin Wall, H.P. Lovecraft, divorce and doppelgängers have in common? Find out this episode as Leatherface and Maniac have a discussion about Possession from 1981. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Season 7 is upon us and we're looking at horror in the 80s. Put some more hair gel in, change into something neon and join us to explore 1980s horror. Have you ever wondered what slumber parties were like in the 80s? Wonder no more! Listen to this episode and you'll find out all you need to know.If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Season 7 is upon us and we're looking at horror in the 80s. Put some more hair gel in, change into something neon and join us to explore 1980s horror. This episode we're having a closer look at the classic, "cursed" film collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper. Give it a watch before you listen!If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Season 7 is upon us and we're looking at horror in the 80s. Put some more hair gel in, change into something neon and join us to explore 1980s horror. Do you like vampire films? Do you love films set in NYC? Do you ever think, "I just can't get enough Nicolas Cage?" Maniac and Leatherface discuss the "unforgettable" Vampire's Kiss with an interesting performance from the "legendary" Nicolas Cage. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Season 7 is upon us and we're looking at horror in the 80s. Put some more hair gel in, change into something neon and join us to explore 1980s horror. Ever watch a horror/western? Do you like Bill Paxton? I'm not sure this film is on everyone's radar, but have a listen to find out if you'd like this 80s gem. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Season 7 is upon us and we're looking at horror in the 80s. Put some more hair gel in, change into something neon and join us to explore 1980s horror. This episode we take on two titans in the world of werewolves. We pit one film against another in several categories, including character, story, music and special f/x. Find out which werewolf came out on top!If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Season 7 is upon us and we're looking at horror in the 80s. Put some more hair gel in, change into something neon and join us to explore 1980s horror. If you like your horror with a high dose of camp, then this might be the film for you! Maniac and Leatherface discuss the iconic Return...Does it hold up? Is it worth a watch? Listen in and find out.If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Season 7 is upon us and we're looking at horror in the 80s. Put some more hair gel in, change into something neon and join us to explore 1980s horror. "That house just doesn't want people." This is a Canadian gem that delivers what a good supernatural horror should: dread and unease. Find out our thoughts on this episode. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Season 7 is upon us and we're looking at horror in the 80s. Put some more hair gel in, change into something neon and join us to explore 1980s horror. Next on our journey through the 80s is George A. Romero's Creepshow (1982). Does this King-Romero collaboration hold up nearly 45 years later? Does the vignette-style format work for the horror genre? Find out in this episode of Dudes. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Season 7 is upon us and we're looking at horror in the 80s. Put some more hair gel in, change into something neon and join us to explore 1980s horror. Our first bonus for this season is Robert Eggers's fourth feature: Nosferatu. Find out how we think it compares to the 1922 original, and to his other films. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Season 7 is upon us and we're looking at horror in the 80s. Put some more hair gel in, change into something neon and join us to explore 1980s horror. Our first movie is John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (1987). Can science help to prove the existence of the devil? Will Jameson Parker shave his moustache? We'll answer these questions in this episode. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Happy New Year! To wrap up Season 6 and kick off Season 7, Leatherface and Maniac are offering you their favourite horror films of the 2000s. As we approach the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, we thought it would be fun to rank our favourite 25 films of the last 24 years. These aren't necessarily "the best" critical films, just the ones we like the most. ERRORS and OMISSIONS: The Craft is 1996, NOT 2009 (oops) Fairuza Balk is the actress Leatherface couldn't remember in The Craft. Amanda Seyfried is the actress Leatherface couldn't remember in Jennifer's Body. Slumdog Millionaire is the Danny Boyle film Maniac blanked on. As always, please like and subscribe and drop us a comment to say hi.

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to be back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. Maniac and Leatherface lay down their favourite films of 2024. As a reminder, these are the films we enjoyed the most of what we were able to see this year. Not every film is available in our area, so please keep that in mind and enjoy :-) If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction.  Thank you for taking the time to listen, or watch on Youtube, this season. We love putting together this podcast and we hope that you'll join us again next season.

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to be back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant) invites two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East) into his home for some music, blueberry pie, and engaging conversation. What could possibly go wrong? If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to be back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. When two consenting adults get together for some "fun", things aren't exactly as they first appear. Have a listen to hear what we thought of this whirlwind of a film. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to be back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. Have you ever wanted something SO badly that you would do anything--almost--to make it happen? Terry is a young dancer trying to make it in NYC and she has some decisions to make If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. How do feel about spiders? They're beneficial, right? How about a REALLY big spider? Or, thousands of them? Get ready to have your skin crawl in this "versus" episode with two 2024 spider movies. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to be back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. Imagine the worst violence you've seen in a movie! Can it get any worse? Can a film go too far? Join Maniac and Leatherface in this episode where we discuss the idea of going too far and all things Art the Clown and Terrifier. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. Have you ever yearned for a younger, more beautiful version of yourself? This film explores that very concept and the unforeseen consequences. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. I always feel like there's someone watching me...Ishana Shyamalan --with a little help from the "other" Shyamalan-- makes her directorial debut, but is it worth a watch? If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. There is a town in North Ontario...(IYKYK) What if you took slasher tropes and turned them upside down? Intrigued? Find out our take on 2024's In a Violent Nature. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. Are you an M. Night Shyamalan fan? Have you seen Trap? What did you think? Mike and Lee share the good, the bad, and the ugly about Shyamalan's latest on this episode of the Dudes. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. Funny...my chest feels a little heavy...like something wants out. Is the latest instalment worth your time, and is it a worthy addition to the franchise? If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. Does Nic Cage have a doppelganger? It seems like he could, because he has SO many movies out! Is Longlegs the "scariest movie ever"? Find out on this episode of the Dudes. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. "Because you were home." terrified viewers in 2008 with the OG The Strangers. Can The Stangers: Chapter 1 contend with its creepy predecessor? Find out on this episode with Leatherface and Maniac. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. We both loved Krasinski's A Quiet Place...listen to find out if the third feature in the franchise lives up to the original. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 6! We're so excited to back with a new studio setup and all new releases for this season. For our first pick, we've chosen a film that we both anticipated, the latest release from Ti West. We also touch on the trilogy, so if you haven't seen X, Pearl, or Maxxxine, do yourself a favour and watch before you listen. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

As we take a wee break in July, and prepare our new space, we're digging out some of our most played episodes from past seasons. We're not sure why this one has the number of plays that it does, but if you missed this episode from Season 3 it's a spoileriffic discussion of Alex Garland's Men (2022), with special guest Jenn Enn. See you in the aisles.

Sometimes it's not the bump in the night that's the scariest, but the real life "monsters" that we walk by every day. Find out which "real life" horrors made our horror verite list. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction.

Guess which movie had the "scariest" scene (based on heart rate at 131 BPM!!) This one! Join Maniac and Leatherface to find out if this one is worth a watch. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction.

Long before the "Jimmys" on late night tv, back in the mists of time (1970s) there was a man who challenged Johnny Carson for late night supremacy...oh ya, and demons. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction.

Ever wonder if stop motion animation can be scary? Wonder no more...we're here to help you decide. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction.

We just saw Abigail in theatres! Find out if it's worth leaving the house for. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction.

Arguably, the best Stephen King adaptation! Have you seen it? Will you? If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction.

If you like cosmic horror, you're in for a treat. This LSD-induced fever dream, starring Nic Cage, is a love letter to 1983, heavy metal music, and cosmic horror. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction.

BONUS: Find out if you should rush out and watch Immaculate in theatres! If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 5! Were you around in 1987? Is The Lost Boys a Gen-X nostalgia wet dream...or is there more to it? Find out what Leatherface Lee and Maniac Mike think. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 5! This episode Maniac and Leatherface discuss A Dark Song (2017). Find out if it's worthy of your precious time. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Maniac has chosen an interesting one that may not be on your radar. Do you like witch movies? If you do, then you might like Two Witches (2021). As always, we go through our praises and quibbles and let you know if it's worth a watch or not. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

How did we get here already? It's our 50th episode and we have a special guest to help us figure out what IS a horror movie. You won't want to miss this discussion with Maniac, Leatherface, and Aaron--the knife--Jabs. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

Welcome, or welcome back, to Season 5! To start off this season, we're going to discuss Thanksgiving (2023). Is it destined to be a perennial holiday favourite, or should you throw it out with the leftover turkey carcass? Leatherface and Maniac let you know. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. If you'd prefer to watch the pod instead, we're on Youtube…just search Dudes of the Dead, and please like and subscribe to help those algorithms point new listeners in our direction. 

It's almost here! Season 5 starts on January 15th!!

Maniac and Leatherface discuss their favourite horror movies of 2023, as well as the best horror film they missed in 2022 and the absolute worst horror film they saw this year. It's a great mix of the best horror films of the year AND it's spoiler free. If you'd like to watch the pod instead, we're now on Youtube. And...don't forget to leave a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us. Thank you for another great year and keep listening...Season 5 is right around the corner.

"Like a 14-year-old girl at a Justin Bieber concert" Maniac and Leatherface are giddy with joy to welcome Horror Movie Weekly's host and podcaster extraordinaire, Jay of the Dead. Jay's choice for discussion this episode is the 2015 Spanish horror film, The Corpse of Anna Fritz. The content of this episode may be triggering or offensive to some listeners. Take care. If you'd like to watch the pod instead, we're now on Youtube. And...don't forget to leave a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us.

Sadly, our scheduled guest for this episode was unable to make it, so you'll just have to listen to Maniac and Leatherface chin wag about the Philippou brothers Talk to Me. Next episode we have a very special guest, so don't miss out! And...stay tuned for our Top 10 picks of 2023 coming in late December. If you'd like to watch the pod instead, we're now on Youtube. And...don't forget to leave a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us.

Do you like your horror movies with an acerbic side dish of social satire? If the answer is yes, then The Menu might be to your taste. Red Seal chef Francois "Deadman" DeJong joins the dudes to take a bite out of director Mark Mylod's The Menu. If you'd like to watch the pod instead, we're now on Youtube. And...don't forget to leave a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us.

Is this a drama/thriller? An "elevated horror"? Or, just a straight-up jump scare horror film. Find out as Leatherface, Maniac and Maddy (the mass murderer) Lemke discuss the ins and outs of this now classic Jonathan Demme film from 1991. If you'd like to watch the pod instead, we're now on Youtube. And...don't forget to leave a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us.

"The Scranton Strangler" joins us on this episode to help us decide if you should devour this 'horrody', or leave it on your plate. If you'd like to watch the pod instead, we're now on Youtube. And...don't forget to leave a rating on your podcatcher of choice to help new listeners find us.