Nightmares and Cold Ones

John McFadden

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Film Reviews
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Buddies discuss a spooky movie or show over some drinks.

May 16

Episode 126: Misery

Sister G, Tini and John take a trip to the house of Annie Wilkes for an extended stay. The trio dissect this thriller about a writer trying to satisfy his number one fan. What started out as a potential gruesome short story idea turned into one of the Master of Horror's greatest triumphs. Sit back, crack a cold one and enjoy this discussion about one of King's best.

1h 33m
Apr 16

Episode 125: The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three

Sister G and John find themselves back on the path of the Dark Tower again. This time, Roland finds himself stranded on a desert, injured and sick: the last gunslinger is going to need help if he's going to reach the Tower and Roland is going to find that help from some of the least likely people possible; a heroin addict and a woman plagued by having two different personalities. John and G dive into this intriguing, yet imperfect entry into King's magnum opus. Sit back, crack a cold one and enjoy.

1h 34m
Apr 6

Episode 124: The Monster Squad (Part 2)

John and Jim finish up their chat on the flick.

52 min
Apr 5

Episode 124: The Monster Squad

100 years ago, the good guys had a chance to banish the bad guys into limbo and give earth peace forever... the good guys blew it! Yes, that is a snippet of the excellent prologue of tonight's flick, The Monster Squad directed by Fred Dekker. Join John and Jim as they discuss one of their favorite movies from childhood. You got foul mouthed kids, you got monsters, you have a pretty serious subplot about a cop not being able to have a happy marriage, this movie has everything! So, sit back, crack a cold one and enjoy!

1h 34m
Jan 18

Episode 123: Dark City

Jim and John find themselves in Dark City, a neo-noir sci-fi flick directed by Alex Proyas of the Crow fame. The story follows a man with amnesia with psychic abilities who is a murder suspect that is on the run from fancy hat wearing ghouls called the Strangers - yep there's a lot going on in this one. The Cold Ones gang get into all the reasons why the movie is great: incredible set design, a mind-bending story, Rufus Sewell's dreamy face, this movie has it all! After the guys wrap up the movie talk, they share some thoughts on Welcome to Derry and the possibility of having a deeper dive discussion of HBO's hit show. So, sit back, crack a cold one and enjoy the chat.

1h 45m
Jan 4

Episode 122: It (Part 3)

G, Kristina and John take one more trip back to Derry. The Losers are back in town, but do they have what it takes to eliminate an interdimensional evil creature? Join us one last time to discuss one of King's best works.

1h 37m
12/15/2025

Episode 121: Mom's Spaghetti

The Cold Ones gang takes a break from Stephen King's It and find themselves on 8 Mile staring Eminem. Yes, that's right, the drinking obsessed horror podcast is watching a movie about an aspiring rapper, big whoop wanna fight about it? Between recounting B-Rabbit's struggles, John and Ronan get nostalgic about growing up in the nineties and early aughts with the shifting music scene. So, sit back, crack a cold one and enjoy this stroll down memory lane.

1h 45m
12/14/2025

Episode 120: It (Part 2)

Kristina, John and Gina continue their analysis on one of King's best horror stories...

48 min

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Buddies discuss a spooky movie or show over some drinks.

Creator

John McFadden
Years Active

2021 - 2026
Episodes

155
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© John McFadden
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Nightmares and Cold Ones