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House of 1000 Corpses w/Abe Goldfarb

Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe?

Release Date: 10/27/2024

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It's the crossover nobody asked for, least of all Dylan & Dalton! And yet, in this FULL VIDEO, SEASON 4 premiere of AYADU, guest Abe Goldfarb (Beetlejuice: The Musical, First Time Caller) sells our hosts on a Suicide Squad-style romp in which Otis and Baby Firefly bring their bloodlust into the Dark Universe's new status quo!

This episode is available as a video podcast on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/zE-jsrRBnH8

You can find our guest Abe Goldfarb across social media, at either abegoldfarb on Twitter and Bluesky or abrahamgoldfarb on Instagram! His film "First Time Caller" is now streaming on Tubi, Vudu, and Prime Video.

Join the Dark Legion starting $5/mo at dylananddalton.patreon.com, and get access to our lovely Discord community and our monthly bonus podcast! Benefits at higher tiers include the video version of the bonus pod, shout-outs on the air, and the ability to pick the topic of a future bonus pod pitch! Comment below to let us know what you think of the new video format, why doncha?

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00:00:00 - Opening banter!
00:03:30 - Introducing our guest, Abe Goldfarb
00:08:12 - Entering the House of 1000 Corpses
00:39:47 - Abe waxes rhapsodical about the Universal Monsters
00:49:31 - Patron acknowledgement
00:50:30 - A little sample of the latest bonus episode
00:51:42 - Abe pitches his DU/Fireflies crossover
01:27:15 - Plugs!