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In Part 2/2 in our exploration of post-9/11 horror and how the wake of a national tragedy twisted our films, we turn to J.J Abrams, Matt Reeves, and Drew Goddard. CLOVERFIELD (2008) is a found footage giant monster movie that implores imagery from the terrorist attack and a group attempt to survive in a ravaged New York City. Joined again by Austin Torres (Would You Die? Podcast, Spider short film), we talk about healing through validation vs escapism, the depiction of the military, and of course compare it all back to RED EYE (2005) from last episode. Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod . Follow Austin at: instagram.com/wouldyoudieshow/ twitter.com/wouldyoudieshow/ facebook.com/wouldyoudieshowofficial youtube.com/@WouldYouDieShow instagram.com/austinmtorres/ . POV Horor: The Trauma Aesthetic of the Found Footage Subgenre, by Duncan Hubber amazon.com/POV-Horror-Aesthetic-Footage-Subgenre-ebook/dp/B0CN51C4GM/ youtu.be/yf4LT-018HA?si=0CzktMfYCQqR0e-3 (excerpt about Cloverfield) . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Radiation Storm by White Bat Audio.

Riding a plane alongside dreamy-eyed Cillian Murphy may seem like a typical rom-com set-up, but it’s 2005 and you can’t trust anyone. The Dogs are joined by fellow podcaster/filmmaker Austin Torres (Would You Die? Podcast, Spider short film) to soar through the paranoia and patriotism that followed 9/11, and horror legend Wes Craven just so happened to direct this Rachel McAdams thriller, RED EYE (2005). And join us next week for Part Two, where we’ll be discussing the found footage giant monster flick CLOVERFIELD (2008). Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod . Follow Austin at: instagram.com/wouldyoudieshow/ twitter.com/wouldyoudieshow/ facebook.com/wouldyoudieshowofficial instagram.com/austinmtorres/ . The USA Patriot Act: Preserving Life and Liberty justice.gov/archive/ll/highlights.htm#:~:text=Congress%20enacted%20the%20Patriot%20Act,from%20across%20the%20political%20spectrum . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Cicada by Vivek Abishek.

Part two in our series: This time, revenge is served with a side of fire ants and yes, even more blood. Chloé Harper Gold (writer, critic) is back to analyze Coralie Fargeat's Revenge. This new French extremity film has us questioning if this female director successfully subverts the male gaze.  . "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema" by Laura Mulvey https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/media/1021/Laura%20Mulvey%2C%20Visual%20Pleasure.pdf "Revenge and the Case Against Rape-Revenge Films" by Lena Wilson https://rue-morgue.com/beautiful-filth-i-spit-on-your-grave/https://slate.com/culture/2018/05/revenge-and-the-case-against-rape-revenge-films.html . Follow Chloé here: tiktok @chlo_ayyyy twitter.com/yochlo13 instagram.com/yochlo13 instagram.com/chloe_the_final_girl . Hit us up at: instagram.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok @cadaverdogspod

Revenge is a dish best served bloody, hanged, and run over with a motorboat. The Dogs are joined by friend of the pod Chloé Harper Gold (writer, critic) for their analysis of the always controversial horror sub-genre of rape revenge. Starting off with the original I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: is this an exploitation movie or could this actually be a feminist film masquerading as one? Then, join us next week for PART TWO where we analyze Coralie Fargeat's REVENGE (2017).  . "Day of the Woman: A Feminist Look at I Spit on Your Grave" by Candy Allison and Erica. L Wright https://www.ghoulsmagazine.com/articles/day-of-the-woman-a-feminist-look-at-i-spit-on-your-grave "I Spit On Your Grave and the Illusion of Justice" by Jerry Jenae sampson https://rue-morgue.com/beautiful-filth-i-spit-on-your-grave/ . Follow Chloé here: tiktok @chlo_ayyyy twitter.com/yochlo13 instagram.com/yochlo13 instagram.com/chloe_the_final_girl . And join the Kickstarter campaign for "Wild Animals": https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wild-animals/wild-animals-1 . Hit us up at: instagram.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok @cadaverdogspod

Joined by RoomForScream's GiGi Leal, we're going through some of our favorite obscure picks that you didn't know existed. Get your Letterboxd watchlists ready for some cool indie recs! 00:00:40 - Get to Know GiGi 00:08:35 - David's Announcement 00:10:00 - Our #3 Picks 00:17:56 - Our #2 Picks 00:25:02 - Our #1 Picks 00:32:21 - Wrap-Up and Social Plugs . Follow Gigi at: linktr.ee/roomforscream beacons.ai/darkscreensociety . Let us know if you like this format and want to hear our next picks! instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok @cadaverdogspod . And join the Kickstarter campaign for "Wild Animals": https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wild-animals/wild-animals-1 . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim.  

David's eerie new horror short "Wild Animals," starring Larry Fessenden (Maxxxine, Killers of the Flower Moon, Jakob's Wife, Habit), is now raising funds for post-production! Join the campaign, earn various rewards, and spread the word. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wild-animals/wild-animals-1 https://www.instagram.com/wildanimalsshortfilm/ . David and Rob discuss family values and Reaganism (of course) in FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) and X (2022), in this episode that was originally uploaded in September 2022 -- right before Pearl was released! With that trilogy now complete, and with summer camp back in session, we felt this was the perfect time to bring this one back. 0:03:27 - Friday the 13th 0:26:16 - X 0:45:01 - Comparisons 0:59:50 - Bone Reviews Up Next: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (1978) / REVENGE (2017) Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod . National Sexual Assault Hotline:   800-656-4673 . “Ronald Reagan: American Slasher,” by Renegade Cut youtu.be/iBA3Hiqms5M . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Haddonfield Horror by Horror Movie Synth and The Possessed One by White Bat Audio.

Here’s Doggy! To celebrate covering 100 films on the show, the Dogs tackle the most overanalyzed, the most intimidating film yet: Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. David and Devin cover all the greatest out-there theories brought to us by the documentary Room 237. But also bring in some original analysis on themes of alcoholism, abuse, 2nd wave feminism, and racial dynamics. And then spend time talking about filmmaking ethics and what makes a good director - for you film nerds out there! . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod . “Diane Johnson: Writing The Shining” by Diane Johnson https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/movies/writing-the-shining-by-diane-johnson/ “The Wendy Theory” by Rob Navaro https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=REWTua-1gGVsyUtf&v=wRr_0W-9hWg&feature=youtu.be . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy.

What's your favorite scary movie? To honor our THREE years as a podcast, David and Devin are giving their top 5 favorite horror movies OF ALL TIME. (Or at least, of the moment. Hey, we're allowed to change our minds.) . 11:36 - Number 5s 18:42 - Number 4s 24:50 - Number 3s 32:28 - Number 2s 37:49 - Number 1s . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod facebook.com/cadaverdogspod . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim.

Have you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party? This month, we’re joined by director Jeremiah Kipp (Slapface, The Geechee Witch), to discuss the great red menace which must be extinguished by any means necessary! 1950s Americana is met with an existential threat in the form of shapeshifting aliens which mean to replace our way of life, our entire way of thinking, in the original INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956), directed by Don Siegel. But is this threat really a metaphor for Communism, or is it meant to represent Senator Joseph McCarthy and the Red Scare? Perhaps the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, or at least that’s somewhat the stance of our second film, THE BLOB (1988), directed by Chuck Russell, itself a remake of another 1950s Cold War metaphor. Of course, this is the 80s, and so Reagan is bound to come up a few times. From the early days of the Cold War to the final days, how has America’s shifting views of the Soviet Union affected the media we create? Is the greater threat an invading force, or is the call coming from inside the house? Let’s dig into the glorious sci-fi horror, mutts! 00:03:52 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers 00:38:01 - The Blob 00:56:04 - Comparisons 01:08:27 - Bone Reviews Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod . Follow Jeremiah at: facebook.com/jeremiah.kipp.5 instagram.com/jeremiah.kipp And watch Slapface on Shudder: shudder.com/movies/watch/slapface/5c9da4c647252821 . “Red Scare,” by history.com editors history.com/topics/cold-war/red-scare “The True Story of Brainwashing and How It Shaped America,” by Lorraine Boissoneault smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-brainwashing-and-how-it-shaped-america-180963400/ . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Hostile Planet by Quineas Moreira, Silver Shamrock by White Bat Audio.

Ah, the American Dream: a suburban home with a white picket fence, green grass, and the perfect nuclear family. Until… ding dong! It’s the boogeyman! Filmmaker Emily Bennett (Alone With You) joins David and Devin to discuss false utopias, the repercussions of repression, and why you should always face your fears. The Dogs take on Freddy Kreuger once again in the original A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, written and directed by Wes Craven. And then tackle M. Night Shyamalan’s classic THE VILLAGE - with a twist (obviously). . 00:05:50 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 00:42:08 - Get to know Emily! 00:50:00 - The Village 01:12:32 - Comparisons 01:22:37 - Bone Reviews . Find Emily Bennett at: instagram.com/emilyrbennett www.emilyreneebennett.com . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod . “Only A Dream?: Exploring the Unconscious in A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)" by Matt Wrafter https://therockisdead.com/2021/10/17/only-a-dream-exploring-the-unconscious-in-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-1984/ . “Post 9-11 Fears and The Village” by Gwen https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/post-9-11-fears-and-the-village/ . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Featuring “Return to Hawkins” by Ludus Diaboli and “The Old Ones” by Scott Buckley.

This month, we’re joined by Joseph Hernandez, actor and festival programmer at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival and South By Southwest, to discuss the blurry lines between familial obligation and unhealthy codependent relationships. Do you like vampires? We do. But this isn’t your old school Hollywood Dracula, as Thomas’ nosferatitus is treated as a serious illness and strain on his siblings who now must murder on his behalf, in Jonathan Cuartas’ MY HEART CAN’T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO (2020). Meanwhile, some hundred years prior and in the middle of the Spanish flu epidemic of World War I, Pearl finds herself trapped on her family farm and longing to be a star. But it's not about what she wants: it's about making the best of what she has. Mia Goth leads the Ti West-directed PEARL (2022). Are these relationships abuse? Is there hope for our protagonists to break free? When is it okay to let a family member go? What’s with Joe’s Jigsaw impression? Find out in the latest Cadaver Dogs ep! 00:07:18 - My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To 00:46:47 - Pearl 01:15:08 - Comparisons 01:29:24 - Bone Reviews Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod And get spooked by David’s 5-minute paranormal short “Pillow Talk” at: https://youtu.be/xKdTu1l9keA . Follow Joe at: instagram.com/officialjoeshow letterboxd.com/officialjoeshow . “Co-Dependency,” by Mental Health America mhanational.org/co-dependency If you are currently in an abusive relationship and are looking for assistance, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 800-799-7233 Or text “START” to 88788 thehotline.org . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Meh by Monplaisir, Imagine a New Darker You by The Tower of Light.

Not for the ”feeble-minded!” This month, David and Devin are joined by writer/film critic Tori Potenza to talk about basically everything that’s horrible in America: systemic racism and white privilege. “Should we eugenics?” is a question posed when analyzing ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932), adapted from an H.G. Wells classic and notoriously banned when the Hays Code took effect. We hope for a more cheery analysis with the 2019 film US, written and directed by Jordan Peele, but find more of the same old systemic racism bullsh**. Remember when everything sucked but now it’s better? LOL (Also please, don’t eugenics.)  . 00:03:35 - The Island of Lost Souls 00:45:33 - Get to know Tori! 00:55:00 - Us 00:59:34 - Comparisons 01:42:27 - Bone Reviews . Find Tori Potenza at: @theneonbanshee https://toripotenza.com/ . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod . “Eugenics and Scientific Racism" www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/eugenics-and-scientific-racism “Why Hands Across America is so Vital to Jordan Peele's Us" by Tyler Coates www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a26883876/hands-across-america-us-movie-explained/ . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy.

It’s a New Year, and filmmaker Chelsea Lupkin joins David and Devin, utilizing 90s pop psychology to answer the ultimate question: Is humanity evil? If underwater frights and omnipotent esoteric aliens are your cup of tea, you’ll be pleased to hear our first film is Barry Levinson’s sci-fi thriller SPHERE (1998), adapted from a book by Michael Crichton. Then we plunge into the deep workings of the mind of a schizophrenic serial killer in Tarsem Singh’s visual beauty THE CELL (2000). Sam Jackson! Vincent D’Onofrio! Dustin Hoffman! Jennifer Lopez! Sharon Stone! Vince Vaughn! Liev Schreiber! This is truly our most star-studded episode to date. Happy 2024, mutts! 00:03:03 - Sphere 00:36:33 - The Cell 00:59:34 - Comparisons 01:14:34 - Bone Reviews Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod tiktok.com/@cadaverdogspod . Follow Chelsea at: instagram.com/chelsealupkin chelsealupkin.com And watch “Lucy’s Tale” at: youtu.be/T0d0yXwrAQU . “George H. W. Bush’s Decade of the Brain,” by Nicolas Pollock (The Atlantic) theatlantic.com/video/index/526536/the-decade-of-the-brain/ “Son of the Slasher” (pg 5), by Kathleen Killian Fernandez & Chris Vander Kaay (Grim / Anatomy of a Scream) anatomyofascream.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/grim-no2-mascara-machetes-digital.pdf . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Something Wicked by Ross Bugden, The Possessed One by White Bat Audio.

The Dogs are giving their top 5 horror films of the year! Our lists include some festival favorites, a couple international goodies, and of course the incredible studio films we were given this year. Did your favorites make our top list? . instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com . Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim

Making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out who’s just plain naughty… holiday horror time is here! David and Devin are back for another X-mas special - joined by Brucker Nourse of the Autopsy of a Horror Movie podcast. The trio cover hidden Canadian gem DEAD END (2003) and Michael Dougherty’s KRAMPUS (2015). These films hit just about every fear you have about getting together with your family this holiday season - but with a dash of evil elves, a sprinkle of petty nazis, and way too much chocolate pie. Gather round as we regale the folk lore of the Lady in White and the history of Krampus. Ho ho ho! 00:03:32 - Dead End 00:50:01 - Krampus 01:21:00 - Comparisons 01:37:09 - Bone Reviews . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . Autopsy of a Horror Movie instagram.com/bruckerhorror/ twitter.com/bruckerhorror . “The Strangest Christmas Horror You’ve Never Seen” by Ryan Hollinger https://youtu.be/lqHq1QosT1I?si=sZ8day0kUDyJg4GH .  “Which Side Was Krampus, ‘The Christmas Devil,’ on in WWII?” by Kathleen Herons https://headmagazine.com/which-side-was-krampus-the-christmas-devil-on-in-world-war-ii/ . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode by Myuu. 

Happy Halloween!! Spooky Season 2023 has ended… which means Spooky Season 2024 is officially underway, and David and Devin are celebrating with two classic ghost stories: THE INNOCENTS (1961), directed by Jack Clayton, and THE HAUNTING (1963), directed by Robert Wise. Adapting two famous works of literature (Henry James’ The Turning of the Screw and Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, respectively), the black-and-white films have their female protagonists arrive at gorgeous old Victorian manors… and encounter ghosts? We have much to talk about: from queer-coding, to second-wave feminism, to ambiguous endings, to the very definition of Gothic horror. So turn out the lights and burn some candles as we ask the question: What is a ghost? 00:05:51 - The Innocents 00:36:03 - The Haunting 01:05:04 - Comparisons 01:28:08 - Bone Reviews Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . Catch David’s short film “Pillow Talk” at Yonkers Film Festival: yofifest2023.eventive.org/schedule/chills-thrills-showcase-1-652b4cd828f05200a0b68465 . “Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places,” by Colin Dickey goodreads.com/en/book/show/28815491 . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Come Play With Me by Kevin McLeod, The House by Vivek Abishek.  

SPOILER-FREE! In this special crossover episode, David and Devin are joined by Allison Broder of Who’s There? Pod to discuss all the movies we saw at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival! Including new movies from Larry Fessenden, The Adams Family, and more. Get your watchlists ready! These movies aren’t available yet, but keep an eye out for: Kill Your Lover, Crumb Catcher, Booger, Blackout, Wilder Than Her, Satan Wants You, A Page of Madness, Monolith, Femme, Where the Devil Roams, and The Sacrifice Game. . Who’s There? Podcast open.spotify.com/show/4ttT3axNhNyCNTump3yK2B?si=79ff2a757d5c4f3f instagram.com/whostherepc/ twitter.com/whostherepc/ . Did your fav make our lists? Let us know at: instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim.

We’re baaaaaaack!! The Cadaver Dogs return, joined by Allison Broder of the Who’s There? Podcast, with a brand new episode on the horrors of aging and dementia. We’ll first dive into the popular found footage film THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN (2014), directed by Adam Robitel. College student Mia is making a documentary on Alzheimer’s, and Deborah Logan and her daughter invite Mia to feature them as her main subjects. But what happens when Deborah’s condition takes a turn for the supernatural? On the other side of the world, three generations of women come together when the oldest’s mind begins to unravel in the Australian movie RELIC (2020), directed by Natalie Erika James. This one gets a bit experimental, but we’re unafraid to discuss its symbolism from mazes to mold to that weird alien-like creature. 0:09:07 - The Taking of Deborah Logan 0:37:48 - Relic 1:06:24 - Comparisons 1:17:56 - Bone Reviews Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . Who’s There? Podcast open.spotify.com/show/4ttT3axNhNyCNTump3yK2B?si=79ff2a757d5c4f3f instagram.com/whostherepc/ twitter.com/whostherepc/ . “About Dementia,” Alzheimer’s Society alzheimers.org.uk/about-dementia “The Taking of Deborah Logan As Faux-Queer Archive,” by Alex Hall certifiedforgotten.com/the-taking-of-deborah-logan/ “Creswick,” short film by Natalie Erika James on Alter youtu.be/quOkFWCKSxw . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Gaia in Fog by Dan Bodan, Haunted by Russ Bugden.

What is a horror film anyway? A difficult question to answer… The Dogs are joined by horror podcaster and filmmaker Austin Torres of the Would You Die Podcast to argue why some of their favorite films are in fact horror even though many people will say they are not for some reason?! These are the hills we die on! . 11:10 - Number 3s 23:00 - Number 2s 32:00 - Number 1s . Support Would You Die? Podcast: https://linktr.ee/wouldyoudiepodcast https://www.instagram.com/wouldyoudieshow/ https://twitter.com/WouldYouDieShow . Did your fav make our lists? Let us know at: instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim

In this re-release, David and Devin cover all things racial appropriation -- figuratively and literally! We first venture to New Orleans with the hoodoo horror THE SKELETON KEY (2005), starring Kate Hudson and directed by Iain Softley. Following it up, join us for a discussion on the Oscar winning smash hit GET OUT (2017), starring Daniel Kaluuya and written & directed by Jordan Peele. 0:02:32 - Skeleton Key 0:33:24 - Get Out 0:55:52 - Comparisons 1:13:28 - Bone Reviews . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod facebook.com/cadaverdogspod . "Body Snatchers in Spell, Get Out, Hair Wolf" by Lea Anderson fangoria.com/original/beware-the-swallowing-body-snatchers-in-spell-get-out-hair-wolf/ "Voodoo: The Revolutionary Roots of the Most Misunderstood Religion" by Olivia Barrett thecollector.com/voodoo-history-misunderstood-religion/ . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: “Radiation Storm” by White Bat Audio and “Haddonfield Horror” by Horror Movie Synth.