24. Shaun of the Dead (Wright, 2004) Dawn of the Ed
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43. Jaws (Spielberg, 1975) The Gen X Moby Dick
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Cultists, we hope you didn't think it'd be safe to go back in the water this summer. Because this year is the 50th anniversary of Jaws. This episode, we’re putting the film that catapulted the career of Steven Spielberg and changed everything about how movies are marketed and released on the Exam Table. Please join us for the Dissection of the original Blockbuster. #jaws, #stevenspielberg, #spielberg, #royscheider, #robertshaw, #richarddreyfuss, #lorrainegary, #peterbenchley, #jaws50thanniversary, #jaws1975, #brucetheshark, #amityisland, #amity, #chiefbrody, #quint, #hooper,...
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42. Friday the 13th (Cunningham, 1980) Halloween+Meatballs=$$$
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Cultists, what do you think of when someone mentions Friday the 13th? A hulking hockey masked machete wielding ghoul stalking teens around a summer camp? Well, in Sean S Cunningham’s original 1980 Summer Camp Slasher, very little of that iconography was in place yet. So for it's 45th anniversary your Horror Hosts are putting the original Friday The 13th on the Exam Table. Please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Topic Unholy Sacrament Never Say Die from Gigantic Brewing Co in collaboration with Firestone Walker Brewing Co Dark Tidings Greg...
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41. Psycho (Hitchcock, 1960) Zero Star Yelp Review
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Cultists, your Horror Hosts are finally putting an Alfred Hitchcock film on the Exam Table: his Proto-Slasher Psycho. The boundary-pushing film is celebrating its 65th anniversary, and it continues to be influential to this day. Please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Topic Unholy Sacrament Knife Hits, Great Notion Brewing Vault Of Darkness Gary Numan Pure (2000) Savage (Songs From A Broken World) 2017 Intruder (2021) Sinners - Ryan Coogler (2025) #psycho, #alfredhitchcock, #normanbates, #batesmotel, #anthonyperkins,...
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40. American Psycho (Harron, 2000) Manhattan Chainsaw Massacre
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Cultists, this episode your Horror Hosts are again returning to Y2K for another Cult Classic celebrating its 25th anniversary, American Psycho. The Neo-Noir Quasi-Slasher that generated countless memes, and propelled Christian Bale into Superstardom. Please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Topic Unholy Sacrament Japanese Style Dry Lager by Occidental Brewing Co Dark Tidings Austin Butler Poised to Star as Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘American Psycho’ Vault Of Darkness The Batman (Reeves ‘22)...
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39. Memento (Nolan, 2000) Remember to Write a Title For This Episode
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Cultists, there are a number of films celebrating significant anniversaries in 2025. So your Horror Hosts are using that as an excuse to put some real gems on the Exam Table. First up the film that introduced most of the world to Christopher Nolan, Memento. The mind-bending Neo-Noir was an instant Cult Classic and, over the intervening quarter century, has become a Classic Classic. Please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Topic: Unholy Sacrament Unknown Territory by Rōm Beer Dark Tidings The Bride pushed to 2026 Vault Of Darkness Ministry,...
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38. Twin Peaks: The Return (Lynch, 2017) Teach Me How to Dougie
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Cultists, Nick and David have escaped from the Black Lodge just in time to bring you the fourth and final installment of our series Dissecting Twin Peaks. In this episode, your Horror Hosts put the 2017 Limited Event Series, Twin Peaks: The Return, on the Exam Table. Please join us for the Dissection. #twinpeaks, #davidlynch, #markfrost, #kykemaclachlan, #whokilledlaurapalmer, #laurapalmer, #dalecooper, #lauradern, #specialagentdalecooper, #damnfinecoffee, #loglady, #firewalkwithme, #doublerdiner, #theblacklodge, #wrappedinplastic, #theredroom, #twinpeakstherturn,...
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37. Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me (Lynch, 1992) The Absence of Frost
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Cultists, less the week after Twin Peaks Day we're back with the third in our Twin Peaks series. In this episode, your Horror Hosts will put Lynch's controversial film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, on the exam table. A critical and commercial disappointment upon release, it has been reappraised in recent years but remains a challenging film. Please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Topic Unholy Sacrament Dark Tidings Vault Of Darkness Danzig - Danzig III: How The Gods Thought Gang - Thought #twinpeaks, #davidlynch, #markfrost, #kykemaclachlan,...
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36. Twin Peaks Season 2 (Frost and Lynch) Nadine Goes Back To School
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Cultists, we are back with the second part of our Dissection of Twin Peaks. In this episode, your Horror Hosts will put Season 2 of the cult series on the Exam Table. Notoriously the second season struggled, with studio interference, friction between the creators, plus a ballooning cast and episode count. And yet still, Season 2 produced some of the series' most iconic moments, so please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Topic Unholy Sacrament Dark Tidings Vault Of Darkness The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Listen to The Name of the Wind...
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35. Twin Peaks Season 1 (Frost and Lynch, 1990) PNW Noir
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Cultists, on January 20th, 2025, just five days short of his 79th birthday, the world lost David Lynch. A true auteur director, Lynch was someone we held very high esteem at Nightshade Cult. In response to his passing, we will be putting Twin Peaks, the show that was the gateway to Lynch for so many, on the Exam Table. Please join us for the Dissection Dissection Topic Unholy Sacrament Dark Tidings Vault Of Darkness #twinpeaks, #davidlynch, #markfrost, #kykemaclachlan, #whokilledlaurapalmer, #laurapalmer, #dalecooper, #audreyhorne,...
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34. The Wolf Man (Waggner, 1941) Leisure Suit Larry
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Cultists, there's a new interpretation of the Wolf Man releasing this weekend. That means it's time for your Horror Host’s to put george waGGner's 1941 classic on the Exam Table. This was not Universal’s first Werewolf film but it proved to be their most iconic. Please join us for the Dissection Dissection Topic Unholy Sacrament Vault Of Darkness #thewolfman, #wolfman, #wolfmanmovie, #georgewaggner, #lonchaneyjer, #lonchaney, #clauderains, #belalugosi, #mariaouspenskaya, #evelynankers, #jackpierce, #universalpictures, #universalstudios, #universalmonsters,...
info_outlineCultists, it's hard for your Horror Hosts to believe that it's been twenty years since Shaun Of The Dead was released. But that’s all the excuse we need to Dissect Edgar Wright’s breakout 2004 Rom Zom Com! Please join us for the dissection.
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