Episode 89: Night of the Living Dead w/ special guest Kelly Sherman

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06/09/22 • 146 min

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Dead Boy Summer begins here! To kick off the zombie summer series, Aaron and Derek welcome back friend of the show Kelly Sherman to discuss 1968's horror masterpiece "Night of the Living Dead" directed by George A. Romero and written by John Russo and Romero. They talk about the history of the zombie and how this movie transformed the concept into the modern cinematic trope. They also tackle the horror themes in zombie stories, Duane Jones casting and amazing performance, the copyright and distribution issues, the nature of the independent production, and many other topics about the film. Kelly is the boss up here! Derek and Aaron, incredible as they may seem, are not the results of mass hysteria.
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Episode 88: The Taking of Deborah Logan w/ special guest Shelby Scott

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Shelby Scott, creator and host of the horror storytelling podcast "Scare You To Sleep," returns to talk 2014's found footage supernatural horror flick "The Taking of Deborah Logan" directed by Adam Robitel (in his directorial debut). They discuss the found footage experience in horror movies, the realistic portrayal of Alzheimer's disease juxtaposed with possession, and the amazing performances by Jill Larson and Anne Ramsay. They also talk about plot holes and other shortcomings as well as many other aspects of the movie. Derek starts projects. Aaron bounces in the middle of them. Shelby is on the switchboard.
Catch Shelby and her podcast "Scare You To Sleep" at https://www.scareyoutosleep.com/ and @scareyoutosleep on Twitter.
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Episode 90: The Return of the Living Dead

Dead Boy Summer rolls on! For their first companion zombie movie, Aaron and Derek discuss 1985's punk horror comedy "The Return of the Living Dead" written and directed by Dan O'Bannon. They talk about how the copyright fiasco of "Night of the Living Dead" led to the creation of this movie, how Dan O'Bannon became attached, and the trope additions it introduces for the modern zombie. They also get into the clever humor mixing punk culture with gore horror, the franchise history, and many other topics about the film. Derek thinks this is a way of life! Aaron wants brains...for the PAIN!
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