Synopsis
From reviews to interviews to news, Dread Media is your source for the best, the worst and weirdest the horror genre has to offer. Every week Desmond Reddick casts a shadow over all aspects of the genre. Movies, books, television, comic books, music... nothing is safe. It's horror geek Mecca! Look for new episodes of Dread Media every Monday, and listen with the lights on!
Episodes
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Episode 930 - Presence
23/06/2025 Duration: 01h05minThis week, Steven Soderbergh's Presence gives Desmond and Tom a look at a haunted house film shot from the POV of the presence in the house. Then Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 POV Films. Songs included: "New Best Friend" by Deadguy, "Ominous Presence (Live)" by New Math, "Through These Eyes" by Social Distortion, and "Through Thine Eyes" by GosT. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 929 - The Werewolf Movies of 1981
16/06/2025 Duration: 02h04minThis week, our old pal Greg Lamberson is back, and in honor of his upcoming film, Frenzy Moon, we review the four werewolf films from 1981: The Howling, Wolfen, An American Werewolf in London, and Full Moon High. That's three Mount Rushmore werewolf movies and I don't know what the hell Full Moon High is. Some howling tunes: "Frenzy" by Killing Joke, "The Howling" by Bloody Hammers, "Wolfen" by Mortician, "American Werewolves in London" by Wednesday 13, "On a Night of Full Moon" by Mercyful Fate, and "The Killing Moon" by Echo and The Bunnymen. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 928 - The Hole in the Fence
09/06/2025 Duration: 55minThis week, Desmond and Duane explore the new Mexican thriller The Hole in the Fence. Then, Terry Mitchell returns to go solo on a review of the current provocative release everyone is freaking out about: Bring Her Back. Songs included: "Loose Tooth" by Idle Heirs, "Within My Fence" by Leprous, "Dig Up Her Bones" by The Misfits, and "Lord of The Flies" by Iron Maiden. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 927 - Monster (2018)
02/06/2025 Duration: 53minThis week, after some confusion, Tom and Desmond check out in the 2018 Chinese film Monster, which takes place in an alternate dimension. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Favorite Alternate Dimensions in Fiction and Film. Songs included: "Desert War Eternal" by Drugs of Faith, "Reality is a Ride on the Bus" by SNFU, "Thin Places" by Staticlone, and "Shards" by Gruesome. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 926 - The Strangler
26/05/2025 Duration: 01h08minThis week, Desmond and Duane take a look at the tamest French psycho killer movie ever: The Strangler. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Brutal Movie Strangulation Scenes. Songs included: "Strangled" by Osker, "When Misery Was a Stranger" by Cradle of Filth, "Baltimore Strangler" by Pig Destroyer, and "Hanging Around" by Ghost. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 925 - The Fly franchise
19/05/2025 Duration: 02h05minThe week, Desmond and Tom ring in the 925th episode of Dread Media with a look at the films in The Fly franchise: The Fly (1958), Return of the Fly, Curse of the Fly, The Fly (1986), and The Fly II. Songs included: "I Am the Fly" by Wire, "Flyswatter" by Eels, "Return of the Fly" by Farside, "Fly Paper (acoustic)" by Melvins, "FLY" by Ice Nine Kills, "Human Fly" by Nouvelle Vague, and "Change (in the House of Flies)" by Deftones. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 924 - The Gorge
12/05/2025 Duration: 50minThis week, Desmond and Tom heap praise into The Gorge. While its title sounds like a Bentley Little novel, it isn't. So Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Putting a Bentley Little Spin on Movies Titled with Two Words and One of Them is "The." I think we finally have a new winner for longest description of a Top 5. Bentley Little-sounding songs included: "The Complex" by Devin Townsend, "Gorge Upon My Soul" by Skeletonwitch, "The Diplomat" by Pig Destroyer, and "The Cloak" by Leprous. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 923 - All You Need is Death
05/05/2025 Duration: 53minThis week, Desmond and Duane review All You Need is Death, an Irish film about a couple involved in bootlegging old Irish folk songs and accidentally unleashing an ancient evil. You know, that old chestnut. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Irish Horror Films. And the music selection is all Irish(-style) folk songs: "Heroes from Our Past" by Dropkick Murphys, "The Foggy Dew" by Primordial, "The Night Pat Murphy Died" by Fiddler's Green, and "The Very Wild Rover" by Cruachan. Eirinn go Brach! Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 922 - Nosferatu (2024)
28/04/2025 Duration: 01h01minThis week on the show, Desmond and Tom check out Robert Eggers' Nosferatu. Then, Des goes solo on reviews of the 2023 Nosferatu starring Doug Jones and Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre from 1979. Songs included: "Nosferatu" by Witchery, "Nosferatu" by Blue Oyster Cult, "Through Pain to Heaven" by Popol Vuh, and "The Undead" by John Zorn. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 921 - The Vourdalak
21/04/2025 Duration: 01h19sThis week, Desmond and Duane enjoy the recent French film The Vourdalak. Then, Des goes solo for a bit about the segment "I Wurdulak" from Mario Bava's Black Sabbath. They're both based on the same short story. Songs included: "We Destroy the Family" by Fear, "Wurdalak" by Rob Zombie, "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath, and "Blood Dynasty" by Arch Enemy. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 920 - Crimes of Passion
14/04/2025 Duration: 56minThis week, Desmond and Tom continue their non-linear odyssey through the filmography of Ken Russell with the sleazy and stylish Crimes of Passion. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Erotic Thrillers. All that and some concert talk. Songs that wouldn't be out of place in an erotic thriller: "Malfire" by Refused, "Escape Myself" by Nouvelle Vague, "Sin" by Nine Inch Nails, and "Night Business" by Perturbator. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 919 - The Thicket
07/04/2025 Duration: 01h04minThis week, Desmond and Duane check out the Tubi Original / Joe R Lansdale adaptation, The Thicket. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Crazy Westerns on Tubi. Walk into the Dread Media Saloon and you might hear these tunes playin' on the pianny: "Life Today is Horse Droppings" by VHS, "Don't You Think this Outlaw Bit has Done Got Out of Hand" by James Hetfield, "Dead of Night" by Orville Peck, and "Gunslinger" by Shooter Jennings. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 918 - HP Lovecraft's The Deep Ones
31/03/2025 Duration: 55minThis week, Desmond and Tom look at Chad Ferrin's Lovecraft pastiche:HP Lovecraft's The Old Ones. Then, Desmond keeps the theme rolling with a look at the previous film in the trilogy: HP Lovecraft's The Deep Ones. The third film isn't out yet, but chances are you'll hear about it here. Songs included: "H.P. Lovecraft" by BloodHag, "Please God No" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, "Deep Calleth Upon Deep" by Satyricon, and "Even Deeper" by Nine Inch Nails. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 917 - The Evil Within
24/03/2025 Duration: 01h03minThis week, Desmond and Duane take a look at a true cinematic oddity: Troubled oil heir Andrew Getty's obsessive life's work, The Evil Within. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Genre Projects Finished After Their Main Contributor's Death. Songs included: "Show Yourself" by Mastodon, "Mirror Mirror" by Helloween, "We Are the Ones" by Chris Declerq featuring Lemmy Kilmister, and "Looking Glass" by Cirith Ungol. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 916 - Wolf Man
17/03/2025 Duration: 01h11minThis week, it's a Dread Media Triple Feature! First, Desmond goes solo on a review of the brand new Wolf Man. Then, Des and Tom check out Samara Weaving's latest: Azrael. And finally, Des and Duane review the black metal-themed found footage film Invoking Yell. Songs included: "Patching Holes in a Dead Star" by Staticlone, "Guild of Mute Assassins" by Clutch, "Funeral" by Myrkur feat. Chelsea Wolfe, and "In Solitude" by Obscura. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 915 - Night of the Hunted
10/03/2025 Duration: 01h01minThis week on the show, Desmond and Duane check out another Shudder original that is also another sniper thriller that takes place entirely at another gas station in Night of the Hunted. Then, Desmond goes solo on two Dread Media Top 5's, the first being a top 5 "Night of" genre films, and the second is a top 5 "Night of" films you've probably never seen. There's also tunes: "Night of the Witch" by Bloody Hammers, "Hunted" by Murder by Death, "Night of the Hunter (Remix)" by Fantomas, "Night of the Demons" by 45 Grave, and "Night of the Living Baseheads" by Public Enemy. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 914 - The Werewolf vs The Vampire Woman
03/03/2025 Duration: 01h03minThis week, we pay tribute to Paul Naschy once again with a Desmond and Tom double feature. First up, we watch a terrible print of The Werewolf vs The Vampire Woman (AKA Werewolf Shadow, AKA Walpurgis Night). Then we see a Spanish attempt at a giallo film in A Dragonfly for Each Corpse. Songs included: "Killer Wolf" by Danzig, "Fresh Blood" by Eels, "Unclean" by Amen, and "The Void" by Drugs of Faith. RIP Casey Chaos. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 913
24/02/2025 Duration: 01h47sThis week, Desmond and Duane look at the intense 1983 Austrian home invasion / serial killer film Angst. Then Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Austrian Films. Yeah, it turns out there were more than five to choose from, but I wasn't sure I'd hit the required number before I researched. Songs included: "Desperation Angel" by -(16)-, "Angst" by Rammstein, "Revenge" by Ministry, and "Killing Spree" by Death. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 912 - Oddity
17/02/2025 Duration: 01h45sThis week, Desmond and Tom look at quite possibly the best horror film of 2024: Oddity. Then, since it's a movie with a creepy wooden mannequin, Des decides to finally rewatch The Fear from 1995 and, for the first and last time, 1999's The Fear: Resurrection. Songs included: "Mannequin Republic" by At the Drive In, "Golem" by Voivod, "The Fear (Morty's Theme)" by Esham, and "Circle of Fear" by HIM. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
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Episode 911 - The Attic Expeditions
10/02/2025 Duration: 50minThis week, Desmond and Duane look at the 2001 Jeremy Kasten oddity The Attic Expeditions. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Live Action Seth Green Performances. Songs, mostly from the soundtrack to the film, included: "Sugar Coated Sour" by The Dillinger Escape Plan, "Blackacidevil" by Danzig, "Love Comes in Spurts" By Richard Hell and the Voidoids, and "Bonehead" by Naked City. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.