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A weekly video and audio podcast that reviews, commentates, and appreciates a randomly chosen horror film from a never-ending list. Horror lovers, Leslie and Sam, look into “The Deadlights” for thrills, chills, and bloody spills. LET’S GET SPOOKY! Support

The Deadlights Podcast


    • May 12, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 222 EPISODES


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    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 116 - “The Sacrament” (2013) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 37:46


    A news team trails a man as he travels into the world of Eden Parish to find his missing sister, where it becomes apparent that this paradise may not be as it seems.Directed by Ti WestWritten by Ti WestDirected by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 115 - “M” (1931) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 42:32


    When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.Directed by Fritz LangWritten by Thea von Harbou & Fritz LangDirected by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 114 - “Se7en” (1995) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 47:47


    Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.Directed by David FincherWritten by Andrew Kevin WalkerDirected by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 113 - “Red Dragon” (2002) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 57:36


    A retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer. Aiding him is imprisoned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter.Directed by Brett RatnerWritten by Ted TallyDirected by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 112 - “Eli” (2019) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 44:11


    A boy receiving treatment for his auto-immune disorder discovers that the house he's living in isn't as safe as he thought.Directed by Ciarán FoyWritten by David Chirchirillo, Ian Goldberg & Richard NaingDirected by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 111 - “Re-Animator” (1985) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 47:09


    After an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue.Directed by Stuart GordonWritten by Stuart Gordon, Dennis Paoli & William NorrisDirected by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 110 - “Dead Silence” (2007) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 35:48


    A young widower returns to his hometown to search for answers to his wife's murder, which may be linked to the ghost of a deceased ventriloquist.Directed by James WanWritten by Leigh WhannellDirected by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 109 - “Suspiria” (1977) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 39:23


    An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.Directed by Dario ArgentoWritten by Dario Argento & Daria NicolodiDirected by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 108 - “The Invitation” (2015) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 41:33


    A man accepts an invitation to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife, an unsettling affair that reopens old wounds and creates new tensions.Directed by Kayrn KusamaWritten by Phil Hay & Matt ManfrediDirected by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 107 - “Panic Room” (2002) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 35:58


    A divorced woman and her diabetic daughter take refuge in their newly-purchased house's safe room, when three men break-in, searching for a missing fortune.Directed by David FincherWritten by David KoeppDirected by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 106 - “Smile” (2022) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 42:15


    After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a psychiatrist becomes increasingly convinced she is being threatened by an uncanny entity.Directed by Parker FinnWritten by Parker FinnDirected by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 105 - “Dead Birds” (2004) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 46:43


    A group of Confederate soldiers hole up in an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces. Directed by Alex Turner Written by Simon Barrett @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 104 - “Open Water” (2003) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 34:23


    Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left. Directed by Chris Kentis Written by Chris Kentis @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 103 - “The Possession of Hannah Grace” (2018) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 31:27


    When a cop who is just out of rehab takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue, she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity in one of the corpses. Directed by Diederik Van Rooijen Written by Brian Sieve @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 102 - “Prisoners” (2013) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 39:50


    When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. Directed by Denis Villeneuve Written by Aaron Guzikowski @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 101 - “Child's Play” (1988) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 43:57


    A single mother gives her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer. Directed by Tom Holland Written by Don Mancini, John Lafia & Tom Holland @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 100 - “Session 9” (2001) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 61:37


    Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back. Directed by Brad Anderson Written by Brad Anderson & Stephen Gevedon @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 99 - “They Wait in the Dark” (2022) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 52:52


    Amy is a young woman on the run with her young son Adrian from her abusive ex-girlfriend. When the past rises up to haunt them, they must confront the forces threatening them from both outside and in. Directed by Patrick Rea Written by Patrick Rea @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 98 - “The Mummy” (1932) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 33:57


    An Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he thinks is his long-lost princess. Directed by Kari Freund Written by John L. Bladerston External Clips Used: Hollywood Studio System How Streaming Brought Back The Bad Old Days of Hollywood What is the Studio System — Hollywood's Studio Era Explained #GoldenAgeOfFilmmaking - CineMatriX A True Story of Mummies and European Ghouls - Epic Science #106 @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 97 - “Corpse Bride” (2005) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 32:00


    When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her. Directed by Tim Burton & Mike Johnson Written by Tim Burton, Carlos Grangel, John August, Caroline Thompson & Pamela Pettler @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 96 - “Thirst” (2009) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 35:25


    Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways. Directed by Park Chan-wook Written by Émile Zola, Park Chan-wook & Chung Seo-kyung @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 95 - “She Came from the Woods” (2022) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 41:29


    In 1987, a group of counselors accidentally unleashes a decades' old evil on the last night of summer camp. Directed by Erik Bloomquist Written by Erik Bloomquist & Carson Bloomquist @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 94 - “High Tension” (2003) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 37:44


    Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror. Directed by Alexandre Aja Written by Alexandre Aja & Gregory Levasseur @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 93 - “Daughters of Darkness” (1971) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 50:07


    While passing through a vacation resort, a newlywed couple encounters a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess and her aide. Directed by Harry Kumel Written by Pierre Drouot, Harry Kumel, Jean Ferry, Joseph Amiel & Manfred R Kohler @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 92 - “Eraserhead” (1977) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 31:26


    Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. Directed by David Lynch Written by David Lynch @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 91 - “Final Destination 2” (2003) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 40:12


    Kimberly has a premonition of an accident killing multiple people including her and her friends. She blocks the cars behind her on the ramp and as a police trooper arrives, the accident happens. Death is stalking this group of survivors. Directed by David R. Ellis Written by J. Mackye Gruber, Eric Bress & Jeffrey Reddick @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 90 - “Good Neighbours” (2010) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 38:27


    Victor is new to Montreal and attempts to make friends with the wheelchair-bound Spencer and the cat-loving Louise, but everybody is on edge with a serial killer terrorizing the neighborhood. Directed by Jacob Tierney Written by Jacob Tierney & Chrystine Brouillet @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 89 - “Predator” (1987) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 35:53


    A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. Directed by John McTiernan Written by Jim Thomas & John Thomas Guest: Kendall Kennedy (played by Andy Ryan) @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 88 - “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1928) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 36:16


    Allan visits the sinister Usher family mansion, where his friend Roderick is painting a portrait of his sickly wife Madeline. The portrait seems to be draining the life out of Madeline, slowly leading to her death. Directed by Jean Epstein Written by Luis Buñuel & Jean Epstein @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 87 - “Birth/Rebirth” (2023) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 42:22


    A morgue technician successfully reanimates the body of a little girl, but to keep her breathing, she will need to harvest biological materials from pregnant women. When the girl's mother, a nurse, discovers her baby alive, they enter into a deal that forces them both down a dark path of no return. Directed by Laura Moss Written by Laura Moss & Brendan J. O'Brien @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 86 - “Le Corbeau” (1943) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 36:11


    A French village doctor becomes the target of poison-pen letters sent to village leaders, accusing him of affairs and practicing abortion. Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot Written by Louis Chavance & Henri-Georges Clouzot @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 85 - “Infinity Pool” (2023) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 41:51


    James and Em Foster are enjoying an all-inclusive beach vacation in the fictional island of La Tolqa, when a fatal accident exposes the resort's perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence and surreal horrors. Directed by Brandon Cronenberg Written by Brandon Cronenberg @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 84 - “God Told Me To” (1976) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 41:30


    A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random New Yorkers who claim that "God told them to." Directed by Larry Cohen Written by Larry Cohen @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 83 - “ThanksKilling” (2008) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 39:42


    A homicidal turkey axes off college kids during Thanksgiving break. Directed by Jordan Downey Written by Jordan Downey, Brad Schulz, Kevin Stewart, Anthony Wilson & Grant Yaffee @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 82 - “Martyrs” (2008) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 42:27


    A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity. Directed by Pascal Laugier Written by Pascal Laugier @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 81 - “Death Machine” (1994) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 46:25


    After a mad genius inventor of killer robots and cyborgs at Chaank Armaments Corp. kills execs, he unleashes his ultimate death machine on the new cute CEO firing him. Directed by Stephen Norrington Written by Stephen Norrington @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 80 - “There's Something Wrong with the Children” (2023) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 40:09


    A family takes a weekend trip with longtime friends and their two young children, but they suspect something supernatural when the kids behave strangely after disappearing into the woods overnight. Directed by Roxanne Benjamin Written by T.J. Cimfel & David White @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 79 - “Aliens” (1986) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 51:29


    Fifty-seven years after surviving an apocalyptic attack aboard her space vessel by merciless space creatures, Officer Ripley awakens from hyper-sleep and tries to warn anyone who will listen about the predators. Directed by James Cameron Written by James Cameron, David Giler (story), Walter Hill (story), Dan O'Bannon (based on characters created by) & Ronald Shusett (based on characters created by) @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 78 - “High Life” (2018) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 50:36


    A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation. Directed by Claire Denis Written by Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Geoff Cox, Andrew Litvack & Nick Laird @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 77 - “Children of Men” (2006) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 55:40


    In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón Written by Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 76 - “Dead Alive” (1992) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 43:27


    A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors. Directed by Peter Jackson Written by Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 75 - “The Devil All the Time” (2020) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 46:20


    Sinister characters converge around a young man devoted to protecting those he loves in a postwar backwoods town teeming with corruption and brutality. Directed by Antonio Campos Written by Antonio Campos, Paulo Campos & Donald Ray Pollock Guest: Zach Strohman (@_stupid.fingers_) @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 74 - “Sleepaway Camp” (1983) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 55:30


    Angela Baker, a shy, traumatized young girl, is sent to summer camp with her cousin. Shortly after her arrival, anyone with sinister or less than honorable intentions toward her gets their comeuppance. Directed by Robert Hiltzik Written by Robert Hiltzik @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 73 - “Beyond the Door” (1974) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 46:22


    Juliet Mills plays a young pregnant woman in San Francisco who is going to have the devil's baby during her strange possession. Richard Johnson shows up to help her... but what does he really want? Directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis (O. Hellman) & Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli (R. Barrett) Written by Ovidio G. Assonitis (O. Hellman), Antonio Troiso, Giorgio Marini, Aldo Crudo, Alex Rebar, Christopher Cruise, Sonia Molteni & Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli (R. Barrett) GUEST: Mae Shults (@eversonpoe / @theladykillerspod) @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 72 - “Creature” (1985) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 46:23


    After a member of a geological research team who was sent to Saturn's largest moon: Titan crashes their spacecraft into a space station, another team is sent to Titan to investigate, not knowing the terror that awaits them. Directed by William Malone Written by William Malone & Alan Reed @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 71 - “Synchronic” (2019) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 52:15


    Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after they encounter a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects. Directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead Written by Justin Benson @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights LIVE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2023 - “Friday the 13th” (1980) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 22:02


    A group of camp counselors trying to reopen a summer camp called Crystal Lake, which has a grim past, are stalked by a mysterious killer. Directed by Sean S. Cunningham Written by Victor Miller & Ron Kurz @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 70 - “Final Destination” (2000) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 49:56


    Alex Browning is among a group of high school students readying themselves for a trip to Europe. When he suddenly has a premonition that their airplane will crash, he screams to warn the others but instead he is thrown off of the plane. Directed by James Wong Written by Glen Morgan, James Wong & Jeffrey Reddick @thedeadlightspod

    DLP Minisode EPISODE 70 - “Season 2 Wrap Party” [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 55:43


    Leslie and Sam reflect on the second season and try their best to rank their favorite films… @thedeadlightspod

    DLP Minisode EPISODE 69 - “International Films” [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 23:00


    Leslie and Sam show their appreciation for films made outside the states… @thedeadlightspod

    The Deadlights Podcast EPISODE 69 - “Climax” (2018) [VIDEO]

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 40:20


    French dancers gather in a remote, empty school building to rehearse on a wintry night. The all-night celebration morphs into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn their sangria is laced with LSD. Directed by Gaspar Noé Written by Gaspar Noé @thedeadlightspod

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