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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Minisode: Scariest Dolls w/ What A Scream

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Children’s plaything turned into childhood trauma. David and Devin are joined by guest star Ygraine, host of the What A Scream podcast, to countdown their top 3 terrifying dolls! We also discuss who would win in a fight: Annabelle, Chucky or Tiffany?…

DAWN OF THE DEAD (‘78 / ‘04): Zombie Economics 101

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Runners or walkers? Which decade of the mall zombie genre do you prefer? Join Rob, Devin, and David as Zack Snyder faces off against the original Zombie master, George A. Romero in this latest episode from the worm riddled minds of the horror hounds …

Next Week: Zombie Economics 101

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Announcing next week’s films: 
DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978, dir. George A. Romero)
DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004, dir. Zack Snyder)
 
 
Pencils up, class! Next week, the Cadaver Dogs study consumerism in the form of the classic horror monsters: zombies. It’s Zom…

ANTICHRIST / THE SCREWFLY SOLUTION: Women and the Apocalypse

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Sin was born in the Garden of Eden. But whether it was Adam or Eve who brought about sin is still an argument we are hearing today. This week, the Cadaver Dogs look at two films that delve into the origins of man versus woman against the backdrop of …

Next Week: Women and the Apocalypse

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Announcing next week’s films: 
THE SCREWFLY SOLUTION (2006, dir. Joe Dante, Masters of Horror S2E7)
ANTICHRIST (2009, dir. Lars Von Trier)
 
 
Sometimes Mother Nature can be a real b****. Next week, the Cadaver Dogs discuss gender in the apocalypse w…

PAN‘S LABYRINTH / UNDER THE SHADOW: Ghosts of War

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History is horror. Greedy men fight for land, for power. Those who step out of line are often executed. War robs children of their parents. Freedom loses to fascism. What can we do to persevere? What use is our religion but as a tool of our oppressor…

Next Week: Ghosts of War

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Announcing next week’s films: 
PAN’S LABYRINTH (2006, dir. Guillermo del Toro)
UNDER THE SHADOW (2016, dir. Babak Anvari)
 
 
The terrors of war stay with us, they haunt us, bleeding into our work and our art. Next week, the Cadaver Dogs discuss war’…

Review: Candyman (‘21)

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NO SPOILERS!
Halloween comes early this year with Nia DaCosta’s (not Jordan Peele’s) Candyman! 
David, Devin, and Rob discuss the pros and cons of the sequel… remake? reboot? of the classic 90s film. We also cover how the story’s messaging has been…

FINAL DESTINATION / THE DEAD ZONE: Controlling Fate

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If you were given the opportunity to control your fate, would you? Or do humans have that power already? This week’s dive into FINAL DESTINATION (2000) and the Stephen King / David Cronenberg THE DEAD ZONE (1983) explores the ramifications of playing…

Next Week: Controlling Fate

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Announcing next week’s films: 
FINAL DESTINATION (2000, dir. James Wong)
THE DEAD ZONE (1983, dir. David Cronenberg)
 
 
Do we control our own fate? Or are we puppets to death’s design? That’s what the Cadaver Dogs will sniff out on next week’s episo…

DANIEL ISN‘T REAL / THE EVIL WITHIN: Alter Egos and Mental Health

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We all have thoughts that we’d rather not acknowledge, but what if these thoughts were full-blown evil forces with a desire to be real? Enter DANIEL ISN’T REAL (2019) and THE EVIL WITHIN (2017) – two bizarre and surreal psychological horrors, tacklin…

Next Week: Alter Egos and Mental Health

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Announcing next week’s films: 
DANIEL ISN’T REAL (2019, dir. Adam Egypt Mortimer)
THE EVIL WITHIN (2017, dir. Andrew Getty)
 
The Cadaver Dogs tackle mental disabilities depictions in horror with two films that toe the line between art and controvers…

RING / SINISTER: Images of Horror

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What is the mental price of an image? Can a visual format carry the weight of a curse from one generation to the next?  Covering RINGU (1998), the instant J-horror classic, and SINISTER (2012), a film some have claimed is the scariest film of all tim…

Review: Old

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NO SPOILERS!
We’re celebrating our summer at the beach that makes you old, with M. Night Shyamalan’s new release, OLD! This is a spoiler-free review, but be warned: our opinions are split (no pun intended).
David, Devin, and Rob will talk about exist…

Minisode: Top 3 Frankenstein Movies w/ Nora Unkel

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What is a Frankenstein movie? Is it only those with “Frankenstein” in the title, Boris Karloff in the cast? Is it anything with a mad scientist and a monster of their own creation? But what even is a monster?
Devin and Rob are joined by guest star No…

FRIGHT NIGHT / THE LOST BOYS: Queer Vamps of the 80s

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When society silenced voices out of fear, horror films became a vessel for the queer community to speak out. This week, Cadaver Dogs look at FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) and THE LOST BOYS (1987) through the lens of queer culture in the 80s and the effects the…

Minisode: Cadaver Trivia w/ Jeremiah Kipp

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I want to play a game.
For the past month, you’ve been programming heavy content pondering themes of abuse and the ethics of filmmaking. Now we’ll see if you have the knowledge it takes to compete in a fun trivia competition instead! Because game sho…

CAM / PULSE: The World Wide Disconnection

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We know you’re listening to this episode through some sort of device, and, in a way, is that not a vicarious means of entering our conversation, a voyeuristic connection to other humans?
 
Devin, David and Rob discuss the nature of technology and hum…

Minisode: The Conjuring The Devil Made Me Do It

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In 1981, Arne Cheyenne Johnson was tried for murder. He entered a plea of “Not Guilty,” on the basis of demonic possession. Ed and Lorraine Warren claimed to have proof.
David and Rob chat the new Conjuring movie (directed by Michael Chaves, starring…

THE AMITYVILLE HORROR / THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN: Based on True Crime

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Filmmakers are often inspired by true events, but THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) and THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (1976) are advertised to be dreadfully close to the gruesome tales they’re based on. What ethical obligation does the storyteller have wh…