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Now that we've kicked off 2026, it is time to look back on 2025 and discuss Dread Media's favorite things of the year! Join me as I go through all my favorite comics, books, TV, movies, podcasts, and much more from 2025. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

Happy New Year! To ring it in, and to celebrate 950 episodes, Desmond and Tom talk all about the influential British cosmic horror pulp hero: Professor Bernard Quatermass! In this episode, we talk about The Quatermass Xperiment (aka The Creeping Unknown), Quatermass 2 (aka Enemy from Space), Quatermass and the Pit (aka Five Million Years to Earth), and the four part TV serial The Quatermass Conclusion (aka Quatermass). Songs included: "Dead Astronauts" by The Gizmos, "Rocket Freak" by Monster Magnet, "They Came from Space" by Unto Others, "Intruder" by Peter Gabriel, "The Hippy Killers" by Bad Religion, and "Eye of Mars" by Imperial Triumphant. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! To celebrate, Desmond and Duane review the indie slasher Hanukkah. Then, Des goes solo on a review of the brand new documentary Fragile. Carols included: "The Chanukah Song" by Adam Sandler, "Oh Hanukkah" by Gods of Fire, "Not Fragile" by Ellefson, and "Xmas Has Been X'ed" by NOFX. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week on the show, Desmond and Tom review one of the best horror films of the year: Sinners. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 films with similar vibes to Sinners. Songs included: "In Vain, I've Sinned" by Jeremiah Crow's Insufferable One Man Show, "Deadly Sinners" by 3 Inches of Blood, "I Need Blood" by The Other, and "Fallen Ones" by Despised Icon. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, Desmond and Duane heaped their praise upon Good Boy. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Fictional Dogs. Songs included: "Smiling Dogs" by Man's Gin, "I Am Dog Now" by Chat Pile, "Dogs of Chernobyl" by Megadeth, and "When Good Dogs Do Bad Things" by The Dillinger Escape Plan with Mike Patton. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

Halloween is over but it's always in our hearts. This year, Tom and Desmond kept up with their seemingly annual tradition of reviewing the new iteration of the popular found footage anthology series with V/H/S/HALLOWEEN. Then, Des goes solo on a review of entry-level horror film Spirit Halloween: The Movie. Plus, feedback and songs: "When It's Halloween" by Bishop Briggs, "Halloween" by Mastodon, "Chelsea Didn't Come Home Last Night" by Acid Witch, and "Everyday is Halloween" by Ministry. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

Happy Halloween! This week, we've got vampires, werewolves, and spooky tunes! First up, an interview with Remington Smith, director / writer / producer of LandLord, the film that answers the question "Does a vampire need permission to enter the home that you rent from him?" Then, Des goes solo on a review of Greg Lamberson's werewolf siege film: Frenzy Moon. Songs included: "Dear Slum Landlord..." by Napalm Death, "Let's Lynch the Landlord" by Dead Kennedys, "Hounds of Hades" by Bloody Hammers, and "Halloween" by Unto Others. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This time, Desmond has the pleasure of interviewing some cast and crew from the brand new meta-horror comedy The WeedHacker Massacre: actress Bobbie Grace, writer Ray Spivey, and actor / executive producer Allen Danziger (Jerry from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre). Then, Des goes solo on a review of the brand new documentary about the impact of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre on five separate artists: Chain Reactions. Songs included: "Weeds" by Life of Agony, "Get Whacked" by Suicidal Tendencies, "Chain Reaction" by Henry Mancini, and Chainsaw Buffet" by Lordi. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, in a rage-fueled episode, Desmond and Duane review Property, which features a wealthy landowner stumbling upon a farmer's rebellion. Thankfully, his wife stayed in their fortified armored car. But is she safe there? Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Rebellions, Uprisings, and Revolutions in Film and Television. Sing these revolution songs in the streets: "The Nightmare of Being" by At the Gates, "Baring Teeth for Revolt" by Goatwhore, "Uprising" by Muse, and "Maggie's Farm" by Rage Against the Machine. RIP Tomas Lindberg and Robert Redford. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, Desmond and Tom review a lesser-known film featuring some very recognizable and talented young actors: Marrowbone. Then, Des had such fun last time, he decided to do another Dread Media Top 5 Films that have Similar Vibes to Marrowbone. Check out some new songs: "Keeping Score" by Friendship Commanders, "Past is Dead" by Bad Religion, "Magic Button" by Collapsing Scenery, and "Nonexistence" by Abigail Williams. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, our old friend Greg Lamberson returns for his 29th appearance on Dread Media to run down Amazing Fantasy Fest 2025. Check out our preview of the whole nine-plus-day film festival as we wax poetic on strange Polish holidays, fish monsters, and stoner kung fu spaghetti Westerns. And find out why Greg called Des a "sick #@$%." Songs included: "The Amazing Kreskin" by Clutch, "Fantasy" by The Church of the Cosmic Skull, and "Illuminate the Path" by Arch Enemy. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, Desmond and Duane check out the weird French sci fi film Tropic. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Films that Have the Similar Vibes to Tropic. Songs included: "Capillarian Crest" by Mastodon, "You Swore We'd Always Be Together" by Rwake, "Shipswreck" by Legend of the Seagullmen, and "Bringing on the Heartbreak" by Fiend Without a Face. RIP Brent Hinds. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, Desmond and Tom check out Tobe Hooper's obscure film Spontaneous Combustion. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Obscure Tobe Hooper Efforts. Songs included: "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" by The Ink Spots, "Burnin' for You" by Blue Oyster Cult, "Jerry Finds Pam in the Freezer - Fullmoon Sawchase" by Wayne Bell and Tobe Hooper, and "In Chaos, Exult" by Malthusian. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week on the show, Desmond and Duane review the absurdist horror Chompy and the Girls. Then, Des goes solo on a spoiler-free review of the horror film of the summer: Weapons. Songs included: "Devour" by Strapping Young Lad, "Desperation Angel" by -16-, "Let the Children Go" by Ulver, and "Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)" by Nine Inch Nails. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, an old enemy of Desmond and Tom returns in their review of 2025's The Pope's Exorcist. Then, in case you were worried there wouldn't be another review of a movie where Russell Crowe plays an exorcist, Des goes solo on a review of The Exorcism from 2024! Songs included: "Bar-B-Q Pope" by Butthole Surfers, "The Exorcist" by The Hellacopters, "Blank Generation" by Richard Hell & The Voidoids, and "Throw Yourself to the Sword" by Die Spitz. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, Desmond and Duane talk about John and the Hole for so long that it's broken up into two parts. Also, Des goes solo on a spoiler-free review of The Woman in the Yard. Songs included: "Way Down in the Hole" by Tom Waits, "Hole in the Earth" by Deftones, "Don't Protest (Too Much)" by Matt Jencik and Midwife. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, in a classic Roadkill Review, Desmond and his youngest son Davin talk poorly behaved dogs, the frenetic pace of action sequences, and excitement for what's to come on their ride home from watching James Gunn's Superman. Then, Des goes solo on two Dread Media Top 5s. First: a Top 5 Obscure Characters we'd like to see movies for in the new DCU (with fan-casting). Then, we pay tribute to the Prince of Darkness with a Top 5 Film and Television Appearances by Ozzy Osbourne. Songs included: "Superman" by Duff McKagan, "Punkrocker" by Teddybears featuring Iggy Pop, and "Over the Mountain" by Ozzy Osbourne. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

Everyone knows your host loves stories about unfulfilled artistic endeavors. This time around, Desmond and Tom are talking about one you might not have heard of: George Romero's Resident Evil. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Non-Zombie Romero Films. Songs included: "What Comes Around (Day of the Dead Mix)" by Ill Nino, "George Romero" by Sprites, "Scream!" by The Misfits, and "Halleluja" by Rammstein. 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, Desmond and Duane finally check out another Full Moon classic that has not been given a sequel: Doctor Mordrid. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Sorcerers in Pop Culture. Songs included: "Mr. Crowley" by Ozzy Osbourne, "Sorcerer's Fate" by Spirit Adrift, "Bored with Sorcery" by Monster Magnet, and "The Wizard" 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week, Desmond and Tom watch Geoffrey Rush take on the overbearing bully John Lithgow in The Rule of Jenny Pen. Then, Des goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Scary Horror Films Centered Around Senior Citizens. Songs included: "Wicked Puppet Dance" by Chat Pile, "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" by They Might Be Giants, "Growing Old" by A Pale Horse Named Death, "Old" by Machine 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, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.