The Dreadcast
Welcome to The Dreadcast. Join Aidan and Tom every week as they get stuck in to the world of Horror ranging from old classics, to franchise big hitters, unknown oddities and more! You can find the podcast on Spotify/ Apple/ Google/ Amazon/ Youtube/ Sasmsung pods/ Podbean by searching ’The Dreadcast’. FOLLOW AND RATE :) You can also send your questions, trivia and horror topics into the mailbox - thedreadcastpodcast@gmail.com
Episodes
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022) | Episode 65 | The Dreadcast
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
It's Christmas time here at The Dreadcast and oh boy do we have a treat for you! Its the first of our voyage into the world of Christmas Horror movies and we're kicking it off in style with a trip down low budget indie lane! Ho Ho Ho!!!
Timestamps:
01:00 - The Christmas setup (For Video viewers)
12:37 - More 2023 Horror movie catch ups
BREAK
29:15 - Episode 65, Christmas Bloody Christmas
41:30 - Terminator S-anta 1000 is here! Where can you go with Christmas Horror?
51:40 - Brief run through of the kills
59:24 - The love interest and how it could have been better executed
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01:10:03 - The final act that is definitely not Sarah Conner being chased by the Terminator
01:23:15 - Trioxin 245 the santa and you've got a bit more of an interesting plot
01:31:36 - Tom’s christmas horror movie idea! TRADEMARK!
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Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
The Dreadcast is back in the world of classic Universal monsters. And this time, Frankensteins monstrous creation is after a life partner. Unfortunately, it does seem to take a bit of time to reach that destination. This week the guys get stuck in to Part 5 of The Dreadcasts Monsters of Universal series, The Bride of Frankenstein, and give their honest thoughts on the first true sequel in Horror!
Timestamps:
00:16 - Thanksgiving 2 news and the 00’s slasher multiverse!
17:48 - Episode 64, Bride of Frankenstein
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30:12 - Initial thoughts
40:58 - Was this sequel with Dr Pretorius truly necessary?
47:53 - The Monster’s adventure
52:08 - The shift in tone of Bride of Frankenstein
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01:02:22 - Theres very little meat on this Bride of the monster
01:18:26 - Taking a look a the current Monsters of Universal rankings
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Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Thanksgiving (2023) | Episode 63 | The Dreadcast
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
This week on The Dreadcast, our duo get full up on one hell of a turkey dinner provided to us by Eli Roths brand new holiday slasher, Thanksgiving. What was once a fake trailer made for the iconic 2007 Grindhouse feature, is now a feature length homage holiday slasher that would fit in perfectly among the late 90's/ early 2000's classics.
Timestamps:
00:32 - How many mince pies is too many mince pies?
07:50 - Episode 63, Thanksgiving (2023)
10:41 - Was Scream 6 Ghostface’s last outing?
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30:04 - Blind Bag goodies
34:27 - The review finally begins!
45:26 - Spoilers from here on!
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01:09:55 - Let's get to know our victims and the kill list
01:23:08 - Are we all at the same school?
01:32:13 - ‘Q’ in Thanksgiving and Yulia’s death. A little too on the nose for Tom
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01:40:11 - The Thanksgiving parade massacre and how the original 2007 scene was filmed
01:49:02 - Thanksgiving dinner
02:04:09 - Killer exposed and sequel bait laid out
02:10:57 - Two faux Grindhouse trailers left to make a reality. ‘Don’t’ and ‘Werewolf Women of the SS’.
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Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
The VVitch (2015) | Episode 62 | The Dreadcast
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
This week, our dreadful duo contiune their descent into the world of folk horror with the incredible debut horror feature by acclaimed director Robert Eggers, THE VVITCH. Can the guys get past Finchy, bloody good rep, doing all he can to keep his family together, whilst being plagued by a coven of witches?
Timestamps:
00:15 - The prep for Christmas horror has begun
08:19 - Terrifier 3 update!
15:22 - Sneak peak of 2023 horror wrap up!
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24:25 - Lets talk Robert Eggers
31:50 - Episode 62, The VVitch
50:08 - The audience are more in the know than our puritans
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54:37 - Caleb and the twins
01:13:16 - The final act and Black Phillip becomes unleashed
01:25:45 - What is a Billhook?
01:32:03 - Thomisan looking for acceptance
01:34:20 - Light and Sound design
01:43:46 - Scores, Reviews and comparisons
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Aidan:
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Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Kill List (2011) | Episode 61 | The Dreadcast
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
This week, The Dreadcast moves back into the weird and unsettling world of folk horror with Kill List. Though not exactly appearing that way at first glance. Kill List brings a much more serious thriller/drama to the table before we get to the real Wicker Man fun!
Timestamps:
00:15 - A Folklore happy accident
06:48 - Ben Wheatley films
11:04 - What type of movie is Kill List really?
28:27 - The family that kills together, stays together
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29:18 - What i (Tom) was expecting, compared to what i got
34:55 - Sound Design and plot theories
40:50 - The Kill List begins with Gog the priest. Followed by the librarian and the M.P
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59:48 - We enter a new film
01:12:00 - The Hunchback knife fight
01:27:43 - What's coming up for November!
01:34:09 - Mailbag!
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Aidan:
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Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Hallowen 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) | Episode 60 | The Dreadcast
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Its time for The Dreadcasts annual Halloween installment, conveniantly enough at Halloween time! This year, the boys take a look at another one of the very big hitters from over the years in the series featuring the final on screen moments of the great Donald Pleasance, and the feature film debut of Paul Rudd. Its time for the utterly fascinating and bizarre Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
Timestamps:
00:00 - Tommy Doyle exposition and hoping we dont get flagged!
02:23 - Aidans adventures with Jigsaw
15:18 - Episode 60, Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
21:49 - Aidans past with the Halloween series
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28:51 - Lets begin!
42:10 - The mess of the Strode family tree
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55:22 - Tommy ‘Pepe Silvia’ Doyle
01:00:28 - ‘The Scariest Halloween of them all!’
01:09:14 - Another Producers cut vs Theatrical cut difference, Jamie's flashback to impregnation
01:12:25 - The Birthing Cave
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01:18:55 - Final Act, Sanitarium, plethora of Theatrical and Producer cut differences
01:30:01 - The magical circle of runes that controls Michael
01:35:35 - Alternate endings
01:52:06 - Whats coming up on The Dreadcast for November and December
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Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Idle Hands (1999) | Episode 59 | The Dreadcast
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Idle Hands, are the Devils playground! Remember that folks the next time your hand becomes possessed and has a mind of its own! Before that happens though, it was time for the guys to check out this 1999 very much of its time horror comedy, Idle Hands. SPECIFICALLY of its time!
Timestamps:
00:46 - Horror Wine
16:34 - Episode 59, Idle Hands (1999)
32:50 - If you didn't like ‘Shout of the Devil’, you will now!
37:06 - Randy and others, would not be in a 2023 film
38:00 - Tom Delonge cameo TIKTOK
44:20 - Jungle Burger
BREAK
47:36 - Credit where credit is due with acting without looking like a mime
52:30 - Molly and the 1 dimensionally built female characters
01:02:55 - The fall of boner comedies
01:12:33 - Hello The Offspring
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01:20:21 - Junior cops getting the on screen deaths
01:28:06 - Some actual comedy in this Horror Comedies finale
01:32:55 - Alternate Ending?
01:37:27 - Teen Angel
01:43:27 - A fun recommendation?
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Aidan:
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Sunday Oct 15, 2023
SAW X (2023) | Episode 58 | The Dreadcast
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Jigsaw is back in the brand new installment in the widly popular SAW franchise in SAW X. Or Saw 10, or Saw 1.5...whatever you want to call it, its back!! With Tom suffereing from Covid for a 2nd time, and recording on Friday 13th, will the guys even be able to make it through their review of this gruesome new release? And how does it fair to the rest of the series?!
Timestamps:
05:13 - SAW X, 10, 1.5 and catching Aidan up
12:24 - John Kramer AKA Jigsaw
20:09 - The cast
25:12 - Suspending disbelief with reality
BREAK
31:53 - The Traps
46:28 - The term ‘Torture Porn’ use
49:47 - Post credits scene
58:15 - Recommendation?
01:01:22 - Other Horror movies of 2023 we’ll be catching up on towards the end of the year
Welcome to The Dreadcast where 2 crazy horror nerds will take you into the world of horror each week in the form of film reviews, franchise retrospectives, and plenty more!
You can find the podcast on Spotify/ Apple/ Google/ Amazon/ Youtube/ Podbean by searching 'The Dreadcast'. FOLLOW AND RATE :)
- - - You can also send your questions, trivia and horror topics into the mailbox - thedreadcastpod@gmail.com - - -
Follow us at:
Tom:
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Twitter - https://twitter.com/TomzillaVS
Twitch - http://twitch.tv/Tomzillavs
Aidan:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/AidanHalfTroll
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/aidanhalftroll