Your one-stop feed for a variety of podcasts from your pals at Dead Lantern. Featuring The Splattercast, The Explodey Files, The Blackfoot Lounge and more! http://www.deadlantern.com en-us The Dead Lantern Crew Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0600 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jeff@deadlantern.com (Jeff Schmidt) The Dead Lantern Crew A variety of genre podcasts from the Dead Lantern crew A variety of genre podcasts from the Dead Lantern crew The Dead Lantern Crew jeff@deadlantern.com yes http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=XFIL&splatepnum=1 http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/explodey/explodeyfilesep1.mp3 The pilot episode of the eXplodey Files covers, fittingly, "Pilot". Join Explodey Jo, Steve, and Mat as they search for the truth with their brand new X-Files podcast. Podcasts Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes Explodey Jo, Steve, and Mat travel to Oregon to investigate some abductions The pilot episode of the eXplodey Files covers, fittingly, "Pilot". Join Explodey Jo, Steve, and Mat as they search for the truth with their brand new X-Files podcast. 00:40:44 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=173 http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast173.mp3 A gargantuan 3 hour Splatcademy Award epic. With the help of our podcasting friends, we run down the best films of 2009. Guaranteed to be a 100 times more exciting than the Oscars. Oh, and Joe Bob Briggs receives the Lifetime Achievement Award. What the hell are you waiting for? Go listen already. Podcasts Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes The 3rd Annual Splatcademy Awards presented by Outhouse Doom A gargantuan 3 hour Splatcademy Award epic. With the help of our podcasting friends, we run down the best films of 2009. Guaranteed to be a 100 times more exciting than the Oscars. Oh, and Joe Bob Briggs receives the Lifetime Achievement Award. What the hell are you waiting for? Go listen already. 02:55:22 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=172 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast172.mp3 The gang gives you the scoop on some changes that are coming to the Splattercast, and then slip into some women's clothing to take a brief look at the work of filmmaker Ed Wood. Podcasts Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes Transvestitism is not a crime! The gang gives you the scoop on some changes that are coming to the Splattercast, and then slip into some women's clothing to take a brief look at the work of filmmaker Ed Wood. 0:54:32 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=171 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast171.mp3 Brother D and Miss Bren from MailOrderZombie.com join us to talk about the standout apocalyptic infection film, Carriers. Podcasts Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes Carrying the infection with Mail Order Zombie Brother D and Miss Bren from MailOrderZombie.com join us to talk about the standout apocalyptic infection film, Carriers. 1:05:31 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=170 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast170.mp3 Mat's got reviews of the new Wolfman movie and Bioshock 2 for Xbox 360. Then Bryan from Drunken Zombie joins us to talk about a wide range of Stephen King books and movies. Thanks, Bryan! Podcasts Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes Stephen King Sea Lion Assassin Team Mat's got reviews of the new Wolfman movie and Bioshock 2 for Xbox 360. Then Bryan from Drunken Zombie joins us to talk about a wide range of Stephen King books and movies. Thanks, Bryan! 1:45:05 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=169 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast169.mp3 We take a look at some tripped out psychological horror films with Corey from the Midnight Podcast. Trip balls, dude! Podcasts Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes Tripping balls all the way down the ladder We take a look at some tripped out psychological horror films with Corey from the Midnight Podcast. Trip balls, dude! 1:07:08 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=168 http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast168.mp3 At over 2.5 hours, this might officially be the longest Splattercast ever. With special co-host Vaughn of Motion Picture Massacre, we cover almost every horror film made by British director Pete Walker. These films were totally new to us and it made for a really interesting show. Films we take a look at: Die Screaming, Marianne (1971), The Flesh and Blood Show (1972), House of Whipcord (1974), Frightmare (1974), House of Mortal Sin (1976), Schizo (1976), and House of Long Shadows (1983). Podcasts Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes Taking a look at the films of Pete Walker with special co-host Vaughn of Motion Picture Massacre! At over 2.5 hours, this might officially be the longest Splattercast ever. With special co-host Vaughn of Motion Picture Massacre, we cover almost every horror film made by British director Pete Walker. These films were totally new to us and it made for a really interesting show. Films we take a look at: Die Screaming, Marianne (1971), The Flesh and Blood Show (1972), House of Whipcord (1974), Frightmare (1974), House of Mortal Sin (1976), Schizo (1976), and House of Long Shadows (1983). 02:34:55 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=167 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast167.mp3 We announce the nominees for the 3rd Annual Splatcademy awards and then take a bite out of the Jaws franchise. Podcasts Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes We're gonna need a bigger boat! We announce the nominees for the 3rd Annual Splatcademy awards and then take a bite out of the Jaws franchise. 1:38:28 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=166 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast166.mp3 This week, Steve and I sort of take over as Deejay is m.i.a., T.j. had to leave early for a Hollywood lesbian sex party, and Jeff just decided not to watch any movies. So what are Steve and I talking about? The Warlock franchise! We don’t really talk so much as we profess our man love for Julian Sands. We also discuss the recently completed Outpost Doom and give some updates on when you’ll be able to see it. Podcasts Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes We search for the lost pages of the Grand Grimoire while looking at the Warlock franchise This week, Steve and I sort of take over as Deejay is m.i.a., T.j. had to leave early for a Hollywood lesbian sex party, and Jeff just decided not to watch any movies. So what are Steve and I talking about? The Warlock franchise! We don’t really talk so much as we profess our man love for Julian Sands. We also discuss the recently completed Outpost Doom and give some updates on when you’ll be able to see it. 01:37:09 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=165 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast165.mp3 We flush ourselves down the toilet with the infamous Ghoulies franchise. Steve also has a positive report on the new vampire flick Daybreakers and there's some novel-vs-film discussion of The Road. Podcasts Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes Grabbed by the Ghoulies We flush ourselves down the toilet with the infamous Ghoulies franchise. Steve also has a positive report on the new vampire flick Daybreakers and there's some novel-vs-film discussion of The Road. 1:14:43 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=164 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast164.mp3 The special "lost" episode of the Splattercast. This was originally recorded back in the fall of 2008 as an episode of A Work in Podcast. We provide it here, in full. This week we discuss the Terence Fisher flick The Earth Dies Screaming and look at Edward Bullough's theory of Psychical Distance and take a look at Bruce Kawin's article "Children of the Light" discussing the differences between science fiction and horror. Podcasts Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes A Work in Podcast Dies Screaming The special "lost" episode of the Splattercast. This was originally recorded back in the fall of 2008 as an episode of A Work in Podcast. We provide it here, in full. This week we discuss the Terence Fisher flick The Earth Dies Screaming and look at Edward Bullough's theory of Psychical Distance and take a look at Bruce Kawin's article "Children of the Light" discussing the differences between science fiction and horror. 01:01:01 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=163 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast163.mp3 We dig our way out of a nasty blizzard to discuss some of our favorite films of 2009 and look ahead to what we're eager to see in 2010. Podcasts Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes A snowy goodbye to 2009 We dig our way out of a nasty blizzard to discuss some of our favorite films of 2009 and look ahead to what we're eager to see in 2010. 1:13:04 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=162 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast162.mp3 We honor the late Dan O'Bannon by taking a look at a few of the many wonderful films he contributed to our beloved genre. Mat also has a review of the new 3D animated epic, Avatar. There's a lot of static and fuzz in this episode, but I think it was just the electric power of our combined holiday cheer manifesting itself on the recording equipment. Podcasts Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes A salute to the late, great Dan O'Bannon We honor the late Dan O'Bannon by taking a look at a few of the many wonderful films he contributed to our beloved genre. Mat also has a review of the new 3D animated epic, Avatar. There's a lot of static and fuzz in this episode, but I think it was just the electric power of our combined holiday cheer manifesting itself on the recording equipment. 1:33:44 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=161 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast161.mp3 We review all four films in the 1970s Ilsa franchise. For the most part, we felt these exploitation flicks were not so great but one entry in particular had us singing its praises and recommending it to everyone. Can you guess which of Ilsa's adventures won us over? Hat-tip to Deejay for composing the intro music for this episode on his shiny new xylophone. Podcasts Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes Ilsa takes us prisoner and forces us to watch all of her movies We review all four films in the 1970s Ilsa franchise. For the most part, we felt these exploitation flicks were not so great but one entry in particular had us singing its praises and recommending it to everyone. Can you guess which of Ilsa's adventures won us over? Hat-tip to Deejay for composing the intro music for this episode on his shiny new xylophone. 1:46:07 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=160 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast160.mp3 What happens when you let the inmates run the asylum? They make you watch an Asylum movie, of course! We let our resident southern dandy, Steve, choose the movies for this episode and he took a fat crap all over us with such choices as Monsturd and Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus. On the plus side, he also chose to revisit a pair of fun flicks from 1986, Deadly Friend and Chopping Mall. It's a long episode, but stick with it to the end for a great voicemail from The Hett. Podcasts Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes This is what happens when you put Steve in charge What happens when you let the inmates run the asylum? They make you watch an Asylum movie, of course! We let our resident southern dandy, Steve, choose the movies for this episode and he took a fat crap all over us with such choices as Monsturd and Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus. On the plus side, he also chose to revisit a pair of fun flicks from 1986, Deadly Friend and Chopping Mall. It's a long episode, but stick with it to the end for a great voicemail from The Hett. 1:50:27 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=159 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast159.mp3 We look at early vampire flicks like Nosferatu and Dracula and then skip ahead 70 years to our favorite stuff like The Lost Boys and From Dusk Till Dawn. And yeah, we try to figure out what the hell is so appealing about Twilight. Podcasts Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes We sparkle this episode as we talk all about vampires with special guest Ali We look at early vampire flicks like Nosferatu and Dracula and then skip ahead 70 years to our favorite stuff like The Lost Boys and From Dusk Till Dawn. And yeah, we try to figure out what the hell is so appealing about Twilight. 01:49:38 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=158 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast158.mp3 This week we welcome guest hostess Jackie to the show as we talk about one of her favorite series, Phantasm. We also share our impressions of Left 4 Dead 2 and watch some dude break his leg. Podcasts Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes This episode makes about as much sense as the Phantasm franchise This week we welcome guest hostess Jackie to the show as we talk about one of her favorite series, Phantasm. We also share our impressions of Left 4 Dead 2 and watch some dude break his leg. 1:50:20 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=157 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast157.mp3 This week, we revisit older movies that we haven't seen for several years and take a fresh look at them. I chose Cameron's Closet, Deejay covers The Gate and Scream, and Mat watched The Devil's Advocate. Mat also tells us all about the disaster opus, 2012 and we gear up for the impending release of Left 4 Dead 2. Podcasts Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes Playing Devil's Advocate for Cameron's Closet This week, we revisit older movies that we haven't seen for several years and take a fresh look at them. I chose Cameron's Closet, Deejay covers The Gate and Scream, and Mat watched The Devil's Advocate. Mat also tells us all about the disaster opus, 2012 and we gear up for the impending release of Left 4 Dead 2. 68:20 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=156 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast156.mp3 This episode is massive. 2.5 hours of huge. The first hour is a sober replay of our travels and experiences we recorded last night. The rest is a megaton of interviews we did with various filmmakers at the DZFF as well as three separate discussions we had with the Drunken Zombie guys. I should point out right away that the final segment was the original Splattercast 156 that we recorded at the festival itself and which included Dave and Wes. However, Deejay is so drunk and obnoxious that it's almost unlistenable. We also eviscerate Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated, but stick around to the end of the show to hear Dave and Wes of Drunken Zombie defend the flick. Podcasts Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes Night of the Drunken Zombie Film Festival: Reanimated This episode is massive. 2.5 hours of huge. The first hour is a sober replay of our travels and experiences we recorded last night. The rest is a megaton of interviews we did with various filmmakers at the DZFF as well as three separate discussions we had with the Drunken Zombie guys. I should point out right away that the final segment was the original Splattercast 156 that we recorded at the festival itself and which included Dave and Wes. However, Deejay is so drunk and obnoxious that it's almost unlistenable. We also eviscerate Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated, but stick around to the end of the show to hear Dave and Wes of Drunken Zombie defend the flick. 02:37:38 horror, dead lantern, splattercast http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=SPLA&splatepnum=155 http://deadlantern.com/splattercast/splattercast155.mp3 This week, Steve and I suffer through an extended review of 666 Demon Child, the film that was the inspiration for The Grand Horror. The rest of the show is devoted to reminiscing about Outpost Doom as we get ready to trek to Peoria for our world premiere at the Drunken Zombie Film Festival this Saturday. Podcasts Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST The Dead Lantern Crew yes Outpost Doomy goodness with a nasty helping of 666 Demon Child This week, Steve and I suffer through an extended review of 666 Demon Child, the film that was the inspiration for The Grand Horror. The rest of the show is devoted to reminiscing about Outpost Doom as we get ready to trek to Peoria for our world premiere at the Drunken Zombie Film Festival this Saturday. 01:29:07 horror, dead lantern, splattercast