Cultists, just in time for the fall holidays, your Horror Hosts are putting two of Maestro John Carpenter’s classics on the exam table. First up the blueprint for the Slasher genre 1978’s Halloween! Please join us for the dissection. Dissection Topic https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/?ref_=ext_shr Unholy Sacrament https://untp.beer/7bvJK Dark Ti…

Cultists, just as your Horror Hosts are concluding their series Dissecting his Imperial Phase, Tim Burton graduated to becoming one of the Top 10 Highest Grossing Directors of All Time! Certainly, 1992’s Batman Returns was a significant contributor to that total. Please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Topic https://www.imdb.com/title/tt01037…

Cultists, for the second installment in our examination of Tim Burton's Imperial Phase we come to what has often been called Burton's “Most Personal Film” 1990’s Gothic Fairytale, Edward Scissorhands. This is the first time Burton worked with a young Johnny Depp, kicking off a collaborative relationship that would continue across three decades. P.S…

Cultists, with The Ghost With The Most making his long awaited return to the silver screen, the time felt right for your Horror Hosts to put the films of Tim Burton's Imperial Phase on the exam table. First up of course is 1988’s Beetlejuice, please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Topic https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094721/?ref_=ext_shr Unho…

Cultists, it's hard for your Horror Hosts to believe that it's been twenty years since Shaun Of The Dead was released. But that’s all the excuse we need to Dissect Edgar Wright’s breakout 2004 Rom Zom Com! Please join us for the dissection. Dissection Topic https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365748/?ref_=ext_shr Unholy Sacrament https://untp.beer/x9N1 h…

We saved the best for last, Cultists. The third and final installment in our Dissection of Ridley Scott's Alien films is the one that started it all, 1979’s Alien. Sir Ridley took the tropes of the nascent Slasher genre and sent them into deep space, making quite an indelible mark on the horror and science fiction genres in the process. Please join…

Cultists, N&D have heard that Alien: Covenant is the most divisive film in the Alien franchise. Sir Ridley's second Alien prequel divided the fandom and allegedly any time it's discussed the internet explodes. Rest easy because your Horror Hosts are stalwart and not daunted by Toxic Fandom. So please join us for the second Dissection in our Ridley …

There's a new Alien instalment on the horizon, Cultists. Perfect opportunity for your Horror Hosts to put Sir Ridley Scott’s three contributions to the franchise on the exam table. We’ll be dissecting the films in event order rather than release order, so first up the Cosmic Horror Epic, Prometheus. Please join us for the dissection. Dissection Top…

Congratulations, Cultists. You're the first to survive the audition. This episode, we'll be putting Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome on the exam table. After the tragic death of his producing partner Byron Kennedy, Miller enlisted George Ogilvie to co-direct the ambitious conclusion of the original Mad Max trilogy. Please join us for the Dissection. #mad…

What a lovely day, Cultists! Next up in our Dissection of George Miller's original Mad Max Trilogy is Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior! Things have gotten precipitously worse for old Max since the first film; society has completely fallen, and the world has become a Wasteland ravaged by Marauders. This is a genre defining film that people are still ripp…

Cultists, the Apocalypse is having a resurgence! Between the Fallout series, the revival of Planet Of The Apes, and the upcoming Furiosa, the Wasteland is hot! Making this the perfect moment for your Horror Hosts to go back to before The Fall. Back to where it began, George Miller's Mad Max trilogy. Starting with 1979’s Mad Max, please join us for …

Cultists, we know you love the ‘80s Horror Classics. So, in this episode, we're putting Joe Dante's 1981 supernatural crime thriller The Howling on the exam table. Possibly the most influential Werewolf film of the 1980s. Its impact is still felt on the genre today, but is it any good? Please join us for the Dissection. #thehowling, #howling, #joed…

Cultists, last weekend your Horror Hosts crept out of the Vault Of Darkness and went to the cinema to see Dev Patel's directorial debut Monkey Man. Action Thrillers might seem slightly outside of our scope, but this film with its Neo-Noir lighting and intense bloody violence is actually quite Macabré. Please join us for the dissection. Dissection T…

Cultists, long before Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar, she cut her teeth in the world of Cult Cinema. This episode your Horror Hosts will be putting her solo directorial debut 1987’s Near Dark on the Exam Table. This Revisionist Western Vampire Thriller is a little hard to find these days but is well worth trac…

Cultists, the Ides of March are upon us, and your Horror Hosts will be putting Denis Villeneuve's Space Opera Epic, Dune Part 2 on the exam table. N&D actually began their Podcast journey with a Deep Dive of David Lynch's Dune years ago, so this return to Arrakis feels like a homecoming. Please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Topic https://w…

Cultists, your Horror Hosts have been talking about Dissecting Scion Sono’s Prisoners Of The Ghostland, since before its release in 2021. After a stretch of music episodes the time felt right to finally put the Post Apocalyptic Sushi Western on the examining table. Please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Topic https://www.imdb.com/title/tt637…

We've made it Cultists. We've reached the creative peak of The Cure's Goth Trilogy, and bottom of the band's emotional downward spiral. Pornography is The Cure at their darkest, and the month after its release the band would break up on stage in Belgium. The Cure that would later re-form would be a very different band, so please join us for the Dis…

We're back Cultists, continuing our series Dissecting The Cure's Goth Trilogy. This episode your Horror Hosts have 1981’s Faith on the examining table. Perhaps the most underappreciated of the trilogy, the album finds the band exploring themes of grief and loss. Please join us for the Dissection Dissection Topic https://www.thecure.com/release/fait…

Welcome back Cultists. Your Horror Hosts were inspired by Lol Tolhurst’s book Goth: A History, to put The Cure’s seminal three album run from the early ‘80s on the examining table. This episode kicks off a three part series Dissecting The Cure's “Goth Trilogy” first up, 1980’s Seventeen Seconds! Dissection Topic https://www.thecure.com/release/seve…

Happy New Year Cultists! At this time of year your Horror Hosts like to look back at their favorite media of the past year and discuss. Not every single piece of media dissected is necessarily “macabre” in nature because Nick and David actually enjoy a bit more of a balanced media diet, but have no fear exclusively spooky content will resume next e…

Cultists, Welcome to a new world of Gods and Monsters…but don't get attached to it, because it's not sticking around. Universal's third and final attempt to launch a Dark Universe was 2017’s The Mummy. A proven franchise, tremendous star power, what could possibly go wrong? Quite a bit as it turns out. Dissection Subject The Mummy Dark Tidings Crue…

Welcome back, Cultists. For Universal’s second attempt to Re-Launch their Classic Monsters line, they returned to Count Dracula. Going for a sort of Superhero Origin Story prequel to Bram Stoker’s novel. Please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Subject https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829150/?ref_=ext_shr Dark Tidings https://halloweendailynews.c…

Welcome back Cultists. In the 2010s Universal Studios made three attempts to Re-Launch their Classic Monsters, to mixed results. Your Horror Hosts are going to be finishing the year with a three part series Dissecting those films. First on the exam table is Joe Johnston's The Wolfman! Please join us for the Dissection. Episode Subject https://www.i…

With Godzilla Day soon approaching, and David freshly returned from Japan, the time felt right for your Horror Hosts to tackle Hideaki Anno's Shin Godzilla. The film was nominated for 11 Japanese Academy Awards and won 7 of them, and is not necessarily the sort of film that comes to mind when people in the West think of a "Godzilla Movie", so pleas…

Halloween is soon approaching, Cultists! No better time to Dissect the debut album from Horror Punk Legends, The Misfits! 1982's Walk Among Us clocks in at a scant 24.38 minutes so obviously your Horror Hosts took four times as long discussing it. Please join us for the dissection Dissection Topic Misfits - Walk Among Us https://www.discogs.com/mas…

Good evening Cultists, and welcome to the third and final installment of our '90s Horror Cycle series. Mike Nichols's 1994 Supernatural Thriller, Wolf is the black sheep of the three films. Eschewing the 18th Century Gothic setting of the previous films for the backdrop of the New York publishing world. Instead of stalking across the foggy moors, t…

Welcome back, Cultists. Wherever Stoker's Vampire Count goes Shelley's Modern Prometheus soon follows. Released two years after Dracula, Coppola returned as producer and tapped Shakespearean Wunderkind Kenneth Branagh to direct. Attempting to repeat the success of Dracula to mixed results. So please join your Horror Hosts for their dissection of 19…

Good Evening, Cultists. We bid you welcome to the inaugural episode of Nightshade Cult; A Podcast Macabre. It seems that every generation gets their own version of the Classic Monsters, Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman. In the '90s these came courtesy of Sony Pictures and kicked off with Francis Ford Coppola's love letter to the Gothic Horror …

Welcome Cultists to Episode Zero of Nightshade Cult; A Podcast Macabre. Before the official launch on October 1st, your Horror Hosts wanted to give all the Cult Initiates an opportunity to get to know them, and to let you know what to expect in future episodes. So enter freely and of your own will, and please enjoy this Rapid Fire Dissection of Nic…

This is it Divers, the final episode of the Sword and Sorcery series, and the final episode of NDDDtM! This episode N&D are Deep Diving Ron Howard's 1988 Swashbuckling Fairy Tale Adventure, Willow. As well as announcing the next podcasting endeavors.Autor: Nick and Dave

From the dawn of time we came, Divers…moving silently down through the centuries. Living many secret lives, struggling to reach the time when we could finally Podcast about Russell Mulcahy's 1986 Sword & Sorcery/Urban Fantasy classic, Highlander! 🎶Here we are born to be kings! We're the princes of the universe!🎶…

Divers, What is best in life? 1) The open steppe, a clear day, and a swift horse under you. 2) To crush your enemies -- See them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women! 3) To Deep Dive John Milius's Sword and Sorcery classic, Conan The Barbarian!Autor: Nick and Dave Deep Dive the Metaverse

We're back, Divers with part two of our Swords and Sorcery series, Matthew Robbins's Dark Fantasy Monster Movie, Dragonslayer! This one was very formative for young Nickie so again should be a very fun discussion.Autor: Nick and Dave Deep Dive the Metaverse

Divers, N&D are kicking off a five part Sword and Sorcery series! First up is John Boorman's epic tale of chivalry Excalibur! This is a very foundational film for Dave, that Nick had previously never seen, making for a very fun discussion.Autor: Nick and Dave Deep Dive the Metaverse

Divers, N&D are back to conclude the Tarantino Imperial Phase Series by Deep Diving his 1997 Midlife Crisis Crime Caper Hang Out movie, Jackie Brown! Maybe put on a Delfonics record and make yourself a screwdriver to get in the mood?Autor: Nick and Dave Deep Dive the Metaverse

Continuing their Quentin Tarantino Imperial Phase Series, N&D Dive into his sophomore film 1994's Neo-Noir Hyperlink Crime Comedy, Pulp Fiction! An Elvis man should love it!Autor: Nick and Dave Deep Dive the Metaverse

Divers, N&D are making good on promises from the early days of the Pod and Diving into the films of Quentin Tarantino. First up of course is his 1992 Hard Boiled Indie Heist Thriller, Reservoir Dogs!Autor: Nick and Dave Deep Dive the Metaverse

Yeah, we're thinking we're back, Divers. Because it's time for N&D to deliver their Hot Takes on John Wick: Chapter 4. Your tour guides went directly from an IMAX screening into the Podcave in order to bring you their thoughts on Chad Stahelski's Neo-Noir Neo-Western Neo-Chanbara Gun-Fu Thriller as fresh as possible!…

The long wait is over, Divers. N&D have been promising to Deep Dive the John Wick series since the earliest days of the Podcast and with the release of Chapter 4 imminent the timing was finally right.Autor: Nick and Dave Deep Dive the Metaverse

On your feet, Divers! Judgment Day is upon us! The Rise Of The Machines seems inevitable! Can there be any Salvation from this Dark Fate? For the fourth instalment of their James Cameron Imperial Phase Series N&D Dive into Terminator 2 Judgment Day! This is a big one, Peak Cameron and Peak Schwarzenegger!…

Divers, we've reached the Penultimate episode of the James Cameron Imperial Phase Series. You may find this one a little challenging to watch along with as Cameron's 1989 Sci-fi Submarine Mystery Thriller, The Abyss is not available for streaming. So you're going to need to score yourself a vintage DVD, Laserdisc or even better a VHS copy to Dive I…

All right, Divers, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed? It's another glorious Deep Dive of an Imperial Phase James Cameron Sci-Fi film! This episode N&D are Diving into his 1986 Science Fiction Action Horror, Aliens! All right Divers, on the ready line! Time for a Bug Hunt!Autor: Nick and Dave Deep Dive the Metaverse

We're Back, Divers! For the first instalment in their James Cameron Imperial Phase series, N&D are Diving into his seminal 1984 Cyberpunk Action Slasher, The Terminator! There is a slight format change beginning with this episode, but no less of the nerding out and trash talk that you're accustomed to.…

We've done it, Divers. Another trip around the sun survived! That means it's time for our third annual Year End Faves Episode! N&D discuss their favorite media of 2022 as well as rank the films of the Cyberpunk Series.Autor: Nick and Dave Deep Dive the Metaverse

Divers, we've reached the final episode of the Cyberpunk Series and we're ending strong. N&D Deep Dived into Denis Villeneuve's 2017 Hard-boiled Tech-Noir Thriller Sequel, Blade Runner 2049.Autor: Nick and Dave Deep Dive the Metaverse

For the penultimate episode of the Cyberpunk Series, N&D are Deep Diving Pete Travis's 2012 Expressionist Buddy Cop Siege Thriller, Dredd. You know it's always going to be a good time when Karl Urban is involved!Autor: Nick and Dave Deep Dive the Metaverse

We're Tom Cruise running into the home stretch of the Cyberpunk Series, Divers. For part 8 N&D are Deep Diving Steven Spielberg's 2002 Dystopian Tech Noir Thriller, Minority Report. Long movie, makes for a long episode because this one had a lot to unpack.Autor: Nick and Dave Deep Dive the Metaverse

Divers after 11 months to be going back to where the year started...Back to the Matrix. For part 7 of their Cyberpunk Series N&D got to Deep Dive the original Matrix and it was quite a treat.

For episode six of the Cyberpunk Series, N&D are Deep Diving Alex Proyas's Dark City. This Neo-Noir Gothic Horror Sci-fi Mystery, was Proyas's follow up to Dave Fave, The Crow, so you know we were excited to Dive In.

Divers, we've reached the mid-point in our Cyberpunk Series. For episode 5 N&D are Deep Diving Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys. This Post Apocalyptic Time Travel Thriller was borrowed from another list, to fill in for Mamoru Oshii's Ghost In The Shell, which N&D already covered all the way back in episode 7.…