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We are Cult of the Living a Dead a movie podcast that delves into Cult Classics, B-Movies, and Horror. Join The Dale, Twan, and Cea weekly as they review some of cinemas more corky offerings. We'll laugh, debate, and question are these movies deserving of the title Cult Classic?

  1. 3D AGO

    Heavy Metal - Nerdy Fantasy?

    Join Cult of the Living Dead as we plunge headfirst into cosmic nihilism, nerd fantasy, and rotoscope spectacle in Heavy Metal (1981). In this episode, The Dale, Cea, and Twan unpack the film’s cult reputation, tracing the corrupting journey of the glowing green evil known as Loc-Nar as it threads together a chain of brutal, sex-charged, and apocalyptic tales across time and space, from doomed astronauts and warrior women to undead bombers. We explore how Heavy Metal collides science fiction, sword-and-sorcery, horror, and rock-and-roll excess into a delirious animated assault on morality, power, and desire. More than four decades later, it endures as one of the most abrasive and confrontational cult animation landmarks of the early 1980s.

    1h 11m

  2. FEB 9

    Perdita Durango - I Do Practice Santeria

    Join Cult of the Living Dead as we plunge headfirst into the sun-scorched highways, occult bravado, and lawless excess of Álex de la Iglesia’s Perdita Durango (1997). In this episode, The Dale, Cea, and Twan unpack the film’s feral cult reputation, tracing the violent road trip of Perdita and her unhinged lover Romeo Dolorosa as a botched kidnapping, and a Santería-fueled scheme spirals into ritual murder, borderland chaos, and reckless erotic power games. We explore how Perdita Durango collides crime thriller, dark comedy, and exploitation spectacle into a savage satire of American pop mythology, spiritual grifting, and outlaw romance. Nearly thirty years later, it endures as one of the most abrasive and confrontational cult films of the late 1990s.

    1h 8m

  3. FEB 2

    The Boondock Saints -Style over Substance?

    Join Cult of the Living Dead as we descend into the blood-spattered back alleys and righteous fury of Troy Duffy’s The Boondock Saints (1999). In this episode, The Dale, Cea, and Twan unpack the film’s cult-born legacy, tracing Irish Catholic brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus as a drunken bar brawl, a mysterious execution, and a whispered blessing from a shadowy figure ignite their violent crusade against Boston’s criminal underworld. We explore how The Boondock Saints fuses vigilante fantasy, religious symbolism, and crime swagger into a chaotic morality play about justice, brotherhood, and the seduction of being chosen. More than two decades later, it stands as one of the most divisive and strangely enduring cult films of the late 1990s, a messy, profane, and fervent relic of indie bravado that still dares its audience to cheer for holy violence.

    1h 12m

  4. JAN 26

    The Straight Story - Wait This is a Lynch Film?

    Join Cult of the Living Dead as we slow down and roll across the American heartland in David Lynch’s The Straight Story (1999). In this episode, The Dale, Cea, and Twan unpack Lynch’s most disarming film, tracing Alvin Straight’s improbable journey from rural Iowa to Wisconsin on a riding lawn mower, fueled by stubborn pride, quiet regret, and a need to make things right. We explore how The Straight Story strips away surrealism and horror to reveal a deeply human meditation on aging, family, and the weight of lived time, where small encounters become confessions, and the open road turns into a space for reflection rather than escape. More than two decades later, it stands as one of the most tender and unexpected films in his career, a reminder that even the strangest auteur can tell a story that pulls at the heart.

    1h 2m

  5. JAN 19

    Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - The Greatest Biopic of All-Time?

    Join Cult of the Living Dead as we stumble through the rise, fall, and endlessly repeated rebirth of American music legend Dewey Cox in Jake Kasdan’s Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007). In this episode, The Dale, Cea, and Twan unpack the film’s demolition of the music biopic, tracing Dewey’s journey from childhood trauma to chart-topping fame, creative excess, and total emotional collapse. We explore how Walk Hard skewers rock mythology, drug culture, and the sacred clichés of artistic suffering, where every setback becomes destiny, and every genre demands its own Dewey phase. From wrong kid deaths and prophetic catchphrases to fake Bob Dylan, endless wives, and songs that explain exactly what is happening, we examine how the film exposes the absurdity hiding inside musical legend-making. Nearly two decades later, it remains one of the sharpest and most rewatchable comedies ever made.

    1h 28m

  6. JAN 12

    The Exorcist - Best Horror Film of All-Time?

    Join Cult of the Living Dead as we descend into the Georgetown townhouse that forever changed horror in William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973). In this episode, The Dale, Cea, and Twan unpack the film’s collision of medical realism and spiritual terror, tracing Regan MacNeil’s possession as faith erodes and doubt takes root. We explore how domestic normalcy turns to blasphemy, where science fails, the Church hesitates, and evil speaks in a child’s voice. From crisis of belief, obscene whispers, and the immortal Pazuzu, we examine how The Exorcist weaponizes restraint to devastate audiences. Nearly fifty years later, it remains carved into the foundation of modern horror.

    1h 25m

  7. JAN 5

    It Welcome to Derry - I'm Pickle IT

    Join Cult of the Living Dead as we bike back into the rain-slick streets and storm-drain shadows of Stephen King’s most cursed town in It: Welcome to Derry (2025). In this episode, The Dale, Cea, and Twan dive into the show’s prequel mythology, unpacking generational fear, small-town rot, and the chilling origin of the cosmic clown who feeds on children. We explore how the series expands the Losers’ Club legacy with 1960s Americana dread, Cold War paranoia, and the quiet horror of secrets buried beneath. From grief, memory, and trauma to red balloons and ritual sacrifice, we trace how Welcome to Derry reshapes the nightmare while honoring the terror that made King’s universe immortal.

    1h 19m

  8. 12/22/2025

    Black Christmas - The Killer is Inside the House!

    In this episode of Cult of the Living Dead, we unwrap all three versions of Black Christmas (1974, 2006, and 2019), tracing how one eerie holiday slasher keeps getting reborn for better and worse. The Dale, Cea, and Twan break down the original’s suffocating atmosphere, the 2006 remake’s mean-spirited excess, and the 2019 reboot’s polarizing reinvention. We dig into shifting themes of voyeurism, violence, and gender politics, and how each era’s fears bleed into the sorority house walls. From obscene phone calls to disturbing origin stories, this is a franchise defined by its legacies.

    1h 51m
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We are Cult of the Living a Dead a movie podcast that delves into Cult Classics, B-Movies, and Horror. Join The Dale, Twan, and Cea weekly as they review some of cinemas more corky offerings. We'll laugh, debate, and question are these movies deserving of the title Cult Classic?

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  • Creator
    Cult of the Living Dead
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    94
  • Rating
    Explicit
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