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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HOUSE (1977) / HOUSE (1985): PTSDemons

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What makes a house haunted? Hi Mutts, join the Dogs as we dig into our newest episode and one of the strangest films ever directed with HOUSE (1977) directed by Nobuhiko Obayahsi and inspired by his 10-year-old daughter Chigumi Obayashi followed by a…

Next Month (Apr): PTSDemons

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Announcing Next Month’s Films:
HOUSE (1977 Dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi)
Available on HBO Max
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HOUSE (1985 Dir. Steve Miner)
Available on Pluto, Sling, Roku and Youtube Premium
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Don’t you wish you could just forget the past? Every generation has its sk…

GODZILLA / THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN: Atomic Terror

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Move over Ant-Man: David and Rob are discussing the original shrinking Scott, of THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957). In director Jack Arnold and writer Richard Matheson’s scifi classic, a man exposed to stray radiation begins to steadily shrink, as …

Next Month (March): Atomic Terror

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Announcing next month’s films: 
THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957, dir. Jack Arnold) – available to rent on Amazon.
GODZILLA (1954, dir. Ishiro Honda) – available to stream on HBO Max, Pluto TV, or Crackle.
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The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima …

BARBARIAN / A WOUNDED FAWN: Male Musings of MeToo

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The Mother Shelley of all questions: who is the monster – the creature or the man who made them? Or, in this episode, who is the barbarian and who is the muse?? 
Looking back at two top films from the past year, the Cadaver Dogs examine how the post …

Next Month (Feb): Male Musings of MeToo

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Announcing next month’s films: 
BARBARIAN (2022, dir. Zach Cregger) – available on HBOMax.
A WOUNDED FAWN (2022, dir. Travis Stevens) – available on Shudder.
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#MeToo changed the film industry, society, and of course, horror. Next month, the Dogs a…

EVIL DEAD (2013) / HELLRAISER (2022): Trials of Addiction

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Are you really going to re-use those needles? That’s the question we ask in this episode of Cadaver Dogs podcast where we cover not one but two reboots of classic horror franchises. First up, EVIL DEAD (2013), the Fede Alvarez remake of the Sam Raimi…

Minisode: Top Horror Films of 2022

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The Dogs are giving their top 3 horror films of the year! Our unique tastes gave quite a spread, but which two films made it on multiple lists? In addition to toasting our favs, we chat about what films we missed in 2022 (and hope to binge in the day…

Next Month (Jan): Re-Used Needles

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Announcing Next Month’s Films:
 
HELLRAISER (2022 Dir. David Bruckner)
available on Hulu
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EVIL DEAD (2013 Dir. Fede Alvarex)
available on Hulu
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It’s the new year 2023 when this episode drops. Stay sober mutts as we’re covering drug addiction in …

EXORCIST / CONJURING: God and the Devil

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The power of Christ compels you!
To celebrate the holidays, the Cadaver Dogs have a conversation about God… or rather, about a couple of horror films that are quite sold on “God is real.” THE EXORCIST (1973) is one of the most acclaimed movies in the…

Next Month (Dec): God and the Devil

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Announcing next month’s films: 
THE EXORCIST (1973, dir. William Friedkin) – available to stream on HBO Max.
THE CONJURING (2013, dir. James Wan) – available to stream on HBO Max and for free on Tubi.
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You ever notice how so many horror films seem…

GET OUT / THE SKELETON KEY: Racial Appropriation

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Wait you’re not Rob! You’re David in Rob’s body!
This week we cover all things body swapping and Racial appropriation as our protagonists guard themselves against the evil of stealing their life and body! Devin and David go it alone this month first …

Next Month (Nov): Racial Appropriation

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Announcing next month’s films: 
GET OUT (2017, dir. Jordan Peele) – available for rent on all platforms.
THE SKELETON KEY (2005, dir. Iain Softley) – available for free on Peacock and to rent on all platforms.
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Horror has always been a way to talk…

WOLF MAN / PUMPKINHEAD: Cursed Creatures

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A curse on you and your family! JK JK That’d be pretty terrible wouldn’t it? 
This month, the Cadaver Dogs explore two films dealing with ancient curses in which main characters trade their humanity – or lose it – and become a beast of vengeance! Sta…

Next Month (Oct): Creature Curses

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Announcing next month’s films: 
THE WOLF MAN (1941, dir. George Waggner) – available for rent on all platforms.
PUMPKINHEAD (1988, dir. Stan Winston) – available for free on Tubi and Pluto TV.
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Get into the Halloween spirit as the Cadaver Dogs tak…

X (2022) / FRIDAY THE 13TH: Slasher Studies

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Back to where it all began… Camp Crystal Lake, otherwise known as Camp Blood. This is FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980). Slasher films are often discussed as a genre, but in 80s America they were also a movement, a response to the politics of the day. That’s ri…

Minisode: The Horror Movie That Started it All w/Ava Fields

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Remember the first horror movie that terrified you so bad you had to sleep with your parents? Or the one that made you go “wait a minute… I actually love horror!” The Dogs think back to those early days and recall the films that started it all and …

Next Month (Sept): Slasher Studies

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Announcing next month’s films: 
FRIDAY THE 13th (1980, dir. Sean S. Cunningham) – available for free on Amazon Prime and Pluto TV.
X (2022, dir. Ti West) – available for rent on all platforms.
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It’s back to school in your horror homeroom! The Cada…

ITS ALIVE/ THE UNBORN CHILD: Abortions and Abominations

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Horror has always been an outlet for political discussions during a time of crisis. This includes the decades-long abortion debate – how has horror covered this controversial topic?
 
The Cadaver Dogs delve deep inside THE UNBORN CHILD, aka SOP DEK 2…

Next Month (Aug): Abortions and Abominations

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Announcing next month’s films: 
IT’S ALIVE (1974, dir. Larry Cohen) – available to rent on Amazon, Google, Apple and Vudu.
THE UNBORN CHILD / SOP DEK 2002 (2011, dir. Poj Arnon) – available for free on Youtube and on Amazon Prime with a Toku subscrip…