It's Lucio Fulci time!! Dan Marcha Madness picks 1981's "The Beyond" without knowing how triggered his fear of spiders is going to be! Also, Sir Ian Dangerous talks dog leash laws, Ryan Ross Live loses a cat, and all of the Dead Boys get the creeps from sepia-tinged Louisiana-by-way-of-Italy madness!!
One of the creepiest films ever made is the topic of discussion on this week's episode, as Sir Ian Dangerous forces the team to face their fears of isolation, madness, the dark, and people who steal Oreos. Did Ryan Ross Live think it was better than Alien? Did Dan Marcha Madness figure out who the killer was? And why does Ian always refer to Peter Mullan as Mother Superior? Listen in and find out!!
The canadian zombie apocalypse film "Pontypool" is this week's selection, and the Dead Boys discuss the dangers of unchecked rhetoric, Canadian brown-face, and Dan Marcha Madness' rat wars. Also, Sir Ian Dangerous praises a returning Halloween tradition, and Ryan Ross Live has a rant for the ages. Now also broadcast of YouTube!!
It's October, and Dan Marcha Madness decides to make the Dead Boys review the big daddy of horror movies, 1973's "The Exorcist"!! What makes him even more scared of it now than when he first saw it? Who does Ryan Ross Live hate the most in this movie? And what is the special way Sir Ian Dangerous interprets the ending? Also, a listener question has the Boys digging deep for a answers!!
This Is Why You Died kicks off Season 2 with a goopy, splattery bang as the Dead Boys break down the 1982 all-time classic, John Carpenter's remake of "The Thing"! It's one of Sir Ian Dangerous' favorite movies, but Dan Marcha Madness has words about the ending, and Ryan Ross Live has hate for Wilford Brimley's flying saucer. The gloves come off in this brand new season premiere...now on YouTube as well!!
In this MASSIVE blowout episode, the Dead Boys look back on the past year and reflect...and unleash a year's worth of hot takes, spicy opinions, and cheap shots along with revealing the incredible plans for Season 2!!
For the very first John Carpenter film of the show, Ryan Ross Live picks "The Fog" from 1980!! In a shocking twist, horror aficionado Dan Marcha Madness is watching the film for the very first time...and has some issues to discuss! Sir Ian Dangerous details growing up where the film took place, plus Tom Atkins love, how "The Fog" is like a D&D campaign, and more on this final episode of Season 1!!
The modern classic "It Follows" is the pick by Sir Ian Dangerous for this episode, which leads the Dead Boys down a path of pondering mortality, literature, music, and stupid decisions by teenagers. Plus, references to Dostoyevsky, what "It Follows" SHOULD have been called, Dan Marcha Madness' "K-Pop Demon Hunters" experience, and Ryan Ross Live making everyone panic as he leaves the next pick up to the whims of chance...
Dan Marcha Madness was challenged to find two suspenseful films for his Double Feature, and he chose the visceral French bloodbath "Inside" and the punk rock Nazi crime thriller "Green Room"! The Dead Boys chew over pregnancy woes, Patrick Stewarts dodgy American accent, and what food to eat during some of the goriest scenes ever filmed. Also, the countdown to the Season Finale begins!!
Another monstrous DOUBLE FEATURE episode as Ryan Ross Live dives into the Found Footage subgenre by selecting 2013's Sasquatch chiller "Willow Creek" and 2007's Spanish-language zombie classic "REC". Dan Marcha Madness loses his mind over sound design, Sir Ian Dangerous goes for Bigfoot's jugular, and Ryan gives a lesson on backwoods safety. Plus! Dan reveals his upcoming HEX!!
DOUBLE FEATURE!! Sir Ian Dangerous has called down the Hex and so the Dead Boys discuss BOTH the Clive Barker classic "Hellraiser", as well as the modern reboot from 2022!! Shockingly, it's Dan Marcha Madness' first Hellraiser experience, and Ryan Ross Live finds out why Pinhead is in Dead By Daylight. Also, Ian monologues, Dan gets juvenile, and Ryan admits why he would likely die in a horror movie. Plus...another Hex is thrown out!!
On this gargantuan episode, special guest DictatorT0t stops in to pontificate on Dan Marcha Madness' pick of Ari Aster's 2019 cult-focused horror film "Midsommar"!! Ryan Ross Live is introduced to blood eagles, Florence Pugh is deified, and Sir Ian Dangerous unleashes an unhinged rant about bad relationships and his frustrations with the film. Also, Ryan Ross Live learns who Clive Barker is, and the very first HEX in show history!!
The modern black comedy "The Monkey" by writer/director Osgood Perkins is Ryan Ross Live's pick for this week's horror film!! The Dead Boys have existential discussions, chaotic opinions, and embarrassing revelations in this episode, and even announce a guest star for the next show! Also, details and trivia on how and why Perkins decided to make "The Monkey", and Dan Marcha Madness reveals the next generation of horror filmmakers may be coming from inside his house!
Poor Ryan Ross Live is having a rough week. In addition to his life going sideways, Sir Ian Dangerous mandates he be introduced to one of the most disturbing, difficult movies of all time: Pascal Laugier's 2008 "Martyrs"!! The Dead Boys discuss the New Extremity Movement, the definition of torture porn, fangirling for suffering, and THAT ending. Will anyone emerge unscathed? Plus, Dan Marcha Madness reveals a shocking change of heart! Also, what will Ryan pick for his Evil Urge Prompt of "Trinket"??
Dan Marcha Madness sends the Dead Boys down into the depths of the dark caves of 2005's "The Descent" for a scintillating discussion of trauma, toxic feminism, and jump-scares in Neil Marshall's freaky creature feature! Also, AI introductions, Ryan Ross Live discovers video game inspirations, and Sir Ian Dangerous finally gets to pick a movie from the New French extremity!!
Why in the world would two young women climb to the top of a 2000-foot radio tower and take selfies? The Dead Boys try to answer this as they tackle 2022's "Fall", a movie which brings a whole new meaning to the term vertigo! Opinions are split, patience is tested, and stomachs are churned as Sir Ian Dangerous, Dan Marcha Madness, and Ryan Ross Live discuss heights, social media, vultures, and awkward dads. Also, more listener questions and dinner theatre restaurant recommendations because why not??
This week Leatherface is unleashed as Ryan Ross Live, Dan Marcha Madness, and Sir Ian Dangerous get sweaty and gross in the Tobe Hooper classic "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"!! Slasher tactics, hidden meanings, and Hooper's real intentions are all topics of conversation, as well as how well or not the film has aged. Plus, which is the worst sequel?? Also: Sir Ian Dangerous picks another Evil Urge Prompt and its a DOOZY!!
The Dead Boys venture into the savage jungle for this weeks selection, Umberto Lenzi's "Cannibal Ferox", aka "Make Them Die Slowly"!! Ryan Ross Live may have found his new least-favorite movie, and Dan Marcha Madness digs the music, while Sir Ian Dangerous is just here for the appetizers. Also, a listener has a bone to pick and the Boys rally to respond...all on this voracious episode!!
In this episode the Dead Boys tackle the David Cronenberg classic "Videodrome"!! Ryan Ross Live finds out he might not be a Cronenberg fan, Dan Marcha Madness channels his inner Reagan, and Sir Ian Dangerous wrestles with his feelings about Debbie Harry and James Woods! What does it all MEAN?? And what IS The New Flesh?? Find out as things go sideways on this ride of an episode!! Plus, the first ever Deadicated Listener question is a DOOZY!!
It's time for some Lovecraftian detective horror as Sir Ian Dangerous selects "The Empty Man" for discussion! Who is the Empty Man? Why are there kids on a bridge blowing on bottles? What the hell is Nyarlathotep and can Ian pronounce it? Will Dan Marcha Madness figure out what is going on in this movie? And why does Ryan Ross Live love Twizzlers? All questions pondered in this hilarious and in-depth episode!