Cadaver Dogs

Hosted ByDavid B. Jacobs, Rob Piserchia, and Devin Shepherd

(Explicit) What’s so scary about scary movies? Three filmmaker friends dissect horror films to uncover their deeper meanings and cultural influences. We’ll analyze and review your favorite frights: from classic monsters to newer chills; popcorn blockbusters to indie darlings; B-movie slashers to paranormal haunts; and grindhouse gore to psychological thrillers. The Cadaver Dogs will sniff out the real reasons why you love these flicks that gave you nightmares as a kid.

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A NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST / THE VILLAGE: American Dream (ft. Emily Bennett)

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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 repercu…

PEARL / MY HEART CAN’T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO: Family First (ft. Joseph Hernandez)

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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…

US / THE ISLAND OF LOST SOULS: A Century of Uprise

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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 …

THE CELL / SPHERE: Decade of the Brain (ft. Chelsea Lupkin)

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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 o…

Minisode: Top Horror Films of 2023

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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?
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KRAMPUS / DEAD END: Family Xmas Special (ft. Autopsy of a Horror Movie)

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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 Cana…

THE INNOCENTS / THE HAUNTING: Gothic Ghosts

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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), direct…

Review: Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (ft. Who’s There? Pod)

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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…

TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN / RELIC: Demonic Dementia (ft. Who’s There? Podcast)

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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), …

Minisode: Is it Horror? w/ Would You Die? Podcast

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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 s…

RE-RELEASE: Get Out / The Skeleton Key

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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 u…

Review: Talk to Me w/ Chloé Harper Gold

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David and Devin are joined by horror writer Chloé Harper Gold to review A24’s latest hit! First half spoiler-free.
The new teen fad engrosses Mia: underground parties use an embalmed hand to commune with and become temporarily possessed by ghastly sp…

RE-RELEASE: Incident in a Ghostland / Identity

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**SPOILERS AHEAD**
How many times has this happened to you: You pull up to a motel, or visit your mother after publishing your latest best-seller, then some raving lunatic comes along and tries to convince you that everything you’ve experienced is a …

Review: Insidious The Red Door

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David and Devin review the latest installment of the Insidious franchise! First half spoiler-free.
Ten years after the events of the first two Insidious films, we revisit the Lambert family. In an attempt to preserve their mental well-being, Dalton a…

Changes Are Coming!!!

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But we aren’t going away!
Rob is saying good-bye, but David and Devin are still here. We’ll be restructuring a bit, listen for details.
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CHRISTINE / WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN: Teenage Terrors

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Hot takes incoming! David and Devin begin this month’s discussion with John Carpenter’s Stephen King adaptation CHRISTINE (1983). Classic nerd Arnie Cunningham has a killer new car – emphasis on “killer.” But when the self-driving self-healing automo…

Next Month (June): Teenage Terrors

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Announcing next month’s films: 
CHRISTINE (1983, dir. John Carpenter) – available to rent on Amazon.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (2011, dir. Lynne Ramsay) – available to stream on Tubi, Peacock, Redbox, or Pluto TV.
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Are killers made or are killer…

JENNIFER’S BODY / THE FACULTY: High School Hell

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Sup Vagasil? School’s out for the millennium, and everyone is possessed. Demons and aliens run amok in the Dogs’ After School Special where the possession metaphor is used to describe the hell that is being a teen. In this episode, we take a look at …

Next Month (May): High School Hell

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Announcing next month’s films: 
JENNIFER’S BODY (2009, dir. Karyn Kusama) – available on HBOMax.
THE FACULTY (1998, dir. Robert Rodriguez) – available on HBOMax.
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Presenting this after school special! I was a teenage demon – or maybe was I an alie…

Minisode: Top Horror Mothers w/ Rakefet Abergel

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Minisode: Top Horror Mothers w/ Rakefet Abergel
 
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Tell your mom you love her, because she’s been through HELL! The Dogs are joined by award-winning genre filmmaker Rakefet Abergel to rank our favorite mothers in horror. And bring ou…