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How tall is Wolverine? How many tons can Spider-Man lift? Can The Blob survive a nuclear blast? If you were reading Marvel comic books in the mid-1980s, there was only one place to get all these answers and more: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition. And, not to be outdone, DC Comics had their handy encyclopedia of stats, histories, and oddball characters: Who's Who in the DC Universe. Today, Dan and Mike dive into these tomes to discuss the preserved-in-amber nature of these wonderful guidebooks. Follow Mike on Twitter @earth_2, @MikeReadsComics, and @ChronologicalFF. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/earth_2.

This week on Dread Media, Desmond and Tom pay tribute to their fallen friend, Derrick Ferguson, by reviewing his favorite horror film: House on Haunted Hill. Then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Ways to Keep Derrick's Legacy Alive. Songs included: "Arsenic on the Rocks" by A Split Second, "Head Like a Haunted House" by Queens of the Stone Age, and "When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going" by Billy Ocean. RIP Derrick! Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, and www.kccinephile.com.

The Brothers Wilson head way back to yesteryear to cover the life and times of one of Hollywood's most notorious stars of the talkies: Judy Garland. In reverse order, Ian and Pandy look at Garland's breakout hit in the legendary The Wizard of Oz, one of Garland's most successful ever films as a studio-contracted player in Meet Me in St. Louis, and her film career watermark in A Star is Born. Along the way, there's serious discussions about the duty of care towards child actors, less serious references to classic episodes of The Simpsons, and the anecdote of when Pandy outright lied to the recently deceased Prince Philip. The episode also touches upon the abomination of the past 20 years of adverts for the Halifax Building Society, and a new song devoted to Hey, an Actor's very own muse, Tom Hemmings.

It is with great sorrow that we mourn the passing of the great, great man that is Derrick Ferguson.

This week on Dread Media, Desmond and Duane take a look at the Mexican dark fantasy film Tigers Are Not Afraid. Then, Rich the Monster Movie Kid takes a look at Tammy and the T-Rex. Finally, Desmond goes solo to pay tribute to a friend, a great writer, and a mentor in the late Derrick Ferguson. Songs included: "When the Tigers Broke Free" by Year of the Cobra, "Ghost Tigers Rise" by Tiger Army, "Walk the Dinosaur" by Was Not Was, and "Better in the Dark Theme" by B Hyphen. RIP Derrick Ferguson. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, and www.kccinephile.com.

This week on Dread Media, Desmond and Tom ward you off from watching the time-traveling werewolf western High Moon. Then, Rich the Monster Movie Kid returns to review The Love Witch. Songs included: "Howl" by Murder By Death, "High Moon" by Countress, "Crimson Witch" by Moving Sidewalks, and "The Eternal Struggles of the Howling Man" by Rob Zombie. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, and www.kccinephile.com.

Tom Hemmings joins Christian aboard the HMS List and Shout on a course for their favorite fictional businesses, before blasting through the scurviest, and then the scalawags who run them. Along the way, the podcasting privateers encounter one-off Starfleet captains, all six of the Pythons, and problematic British children's authors. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/earth_2.

This week on Dread Media, Desmond and Duane review the "vampires on a German U-Boat" film, Blood Vessel. Then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Horrors of War Across Media. Songs included: "Warship" by Torche, "Armata Strigoi" by Powerwolf, "Are We Fit for Glory Yet? (The War to End Nothing)" by Anaal Nathrak, and "With the Ship" by Hank Williams III. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, and www.kccinephile.com.

Whilst it is technically March, February is the month of romance and Hey, an Actor duly profiles one of the queens of rom-coms from the 1990s: Julia Roberts. Starting off with latter career star vehicle Eat, Prey, Love, The Brothers Wilson speed on to her break-out hit Pretty Woman, and her Oscar-winning performance in / as Erin Brockovich. The hosts discuss white privilege, societal prejudice and attitudes to women as best as two white British males can possibly hope to do so when drinking, whilst also bringing the tone down when discussing Ian's best assets as a law worker, Richard Gere, and the Victorian era. Also find out why James Franco is regarded as a disappointment, which in-flight movies the hosts remember, and what is classified as The Bus Movie.

This week on Dread Media, Desmond and Duane take a look at Pascal Laugier's 2018 film Incident in a Ghostland. And then, for no reason whatsoever, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Modern Horror Films with Twists. Songs included: "Sinister Sister" by Vinum Sabbatum, "Little Doll" by The Stooges, "Twist of Cain" by Danzig, and "Under the Scalpel Blade" by Carcass. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, and www.kccinephile.com.

After seven years of carefully dissecting the year that was 1997 in the WWF, Tom and Kellen and ready to make their proclamations of the very best, worst, and most interesting wrestlers, matches, and promos of the year. Following that they announce their next, much shorter wrestling review project.

This week on Dread Media, it's a doozy. First, Desmond and Tom review the Indonesian horror film The Queen of Black Magic. Then, Desmond goes solo on the Indonesian horror film The Queen of Black Magic. One is from 2020, and the other is from 1981. It is claimed they're an original and a remake, but it is definitely not a remake, other than the fact that the original movie's credits feature images from the first film. So weird. But they're both good! Also, tunes: "Insects" by Osaka Popstar, "Black Magic" by Slayer, "The Witches" by Anacondas, and "You Must Be a Witch" by Stiv Bators. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, and www.kccinephile.com.

This week on Dread Media, Desmond and Duane take in a viewing of Joe Begos' Carpenter homage VFW. Then, a Dread Media Top 5 Films Inspired by John Carpenter from the Past Decade. And, of course, tunes: "Whiplash Liquor" by Ugly Kid Joe, "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" by Blue Oyster Cult, "Night Siege" by Black Tower, and "Assault on Precinct 13" by John Carpenter. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, and www.kccinephile.com.

This week, Dread Media returns to the well-worn theme of killer kids. First up, a young single father is haunted by the hooded delinquents who killed the mother of his child in Desmond and Duane's review of Citadel. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Non-Supernatural Killer Kid films. Music included: "Lil' Bloodred Ridin' Hood" by Children of Bodom, "Children of the Damned" by Iron Maiden, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Melvins and Leif Garrett, and "Am I Evil? 2020" by Diamond Head. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, and www.kccinephile.com.

While Wesley is away taking entry exams for Starfleet Academy, Picard and the rest of the crew are put under the microscope by a paranoid admiral ("Coming of Age"). Then Worf finds himself intrigued by the first Klingons he's meet since his childhood, but their plans for glory threaten the ship as well as the shaky peace between The Klingon Empire and The Federation ("Heart of Glory"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Saying "2020 sucked" is the understatement of all understatements. But what got us through it? That's what Dan and Mike are here to discuss today. From Jimmy Olsen to Hitman, a new Twitter feed to discovering YouTube channels, the guys look at what brought them comfort during very rough times. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/earth_2.

Despite the misleading poster and title, Chopping Mall remains a classic of 1980s horror / sci-fi cinema with two amazing female leads. Desmond and Tom talk all about that and more in their review of the Wynorski film this week. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 TV Shows I'm Watching Lately. Look, they're not all going to have great themes! Songs included: "Chop Chop Chop" by Alice Cooper, "Robot Assisted Suicide" by Polkadot Cadaver, "Your Window Is Open" by Macabre, and "John Carpenter Powder Ballad" by Turbonegro. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, and www.kccinephile.com.

The first featured actor of 2021 on Hey, an Actor! is comedic-turned-serious actor via Batman: Michael Keaton. The Brothers Wilson look at one of his break-out hits in Mr. Mom, his signifying career renaissance statement known as Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), and one of his most famous roles working with Tim Burton (no, not that one) Beetlejuice. Along the way Pandy rants, Ian lays out the secret behind Danny Elfman's career, and a Pandy Parody closes out the show.

This week on Dread Media, Greg Lamberson returns once again to discuss all four of Tom Laughlin's Billy Jack films: The Born Losers, Billy Jack, The Trial of Billy Jack, and Billy Jack Goes to Washington. Songs included: "Stand and Fight" by Blue Oyster Cult, "Born to Lose" by Motorhead, "One Tin Soldier" by Coven, "Trial of the Soul" by Kryst the Conqueror, "Kick the Chair" by Megadeth, and "Stars and Stripes of Corruption" by Dead Kennedys. Go to Indiegogo, search for Guns of Eden, and help get Greg's movie made! Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, and www.kccinephile.com.

This week on Dread Media, filmmaker and friend, Greg Lamberson comes by to talk about the brand new crowdfunding campaign for his next film, Guns of Eden. Listen to the show, and go contribute (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/guns-of-eden-action-movie-by-gregory-lamberson--2#/)! Songs included: "Garden of Eden" by Guns 'N Roses, "The Summer of Guns" by Amen, "'Slime City' Song" by Robert Tomaro featuring Holy Mary Motor Club, and "Back to Eden" by Black Sabbath. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, and www.kccinephile.com.