105 episodes

For every horror title to hit V.O.D ... there are countless others that end up D.O.A. ... DEVELOPMENT HELL is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions, to find out what went wrong, and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light.
Join Dread Central's managing editor, Josh Korngut, as he digs up the dirt on the best horror movies never made. Discover dead projects like ALIEN 5, BEETLEJUICE GOES HAWAIIAN, HALLOWEEN 3D, FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH, and many more.  
Josh also picks the brains of some of the most exciting voices in horror, like Elvira (ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK), Radio Silence (SCREAM 6), Grady Hendrix (MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM), Carter Smith (THE RUINS), Peaches Christ (ALL ABOUT EVIL), Simon Barrett (YOU'RE NEXT), and William Brent Bell (ORPHAN: FIRST KILL).
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    • TV & Film
    • 3.5 • 59 Ratings

For every horror title to hit V.O.D ... there are countless others that end up D.O.A. ... DEVELOPMENT HELL is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions, to find out what went wrong, and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light.
Join Dread Central's managing editor, Josh Korngut, as he digs up the dirt on the best horror movies never made. Discover dead projects like ALIEN 5, BEETLEJUICE GOES HAWAIIAN, HALLOWEEN 3D, FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH, and many more.  
Josh also picks the brains of some of the most exciting voices in horror, like Elvira (ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK), Radio Silence (SCREAM 6), Grady Hendrix (MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM), Carter Smith (THE RUINS), Peaches Christ (ALL ABOUT EVIL), Simon Barrett (YOU'RE NEXT), and William Brent Bell (ORPHAN: FIRST KILL).
DEVELOPMENT HELL is a proud member of the Dread Podcast Network. Subscribe today! 

    George A. Romero's Lost Stephen King Adaptations [ROMERO UNSEEN Part V]

    George A. Romero's Lost Stephen King Adaptations [ROMERO UNSEEN Part V]

    On the ROMERO UNSEEN finale, we look at the many lost Romero Stephen King adaptations, including IT, PET SEMATARY, SALEM'S LOT, and THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON. We also discuss Romero's COPPERHEAD, an unproduced Marvel movie, and even dissect his fascinating unmade GOLEM project.

    • 1 hr 19 min
    George A. Romero's BIGFOOT FOUND FOOTAGE PROJECT [ROMERO UNSEEN Part IV]

    George A. Romero's BIGFOOT FOUND FOOTAGE PROJECT [ROMERO UNSEEN Part IV]

    George A. Romero began developing a sasquatch project in the early 1970s. The politically charged concept evolved into a found-footage project that would change shape multiple times over four decades of development. Learn all there is to know about Romero's fascinating, but sadly never-produced, bigfoot movie.

    • 1 hr 22 min
    George A. Romero's Unmade WAR OF THE WORLDS [ROMERO UNSEEN Part III]

    George A. Romero's Unmade WAR OF THE WORLDS [ROMERO UNSEEN Part III]

    Learn about George A. Romero's fascinating and politically charged reimagining of one of the most famous science fiction stories ever told.

    • 1 hr 14 min
    George A. Romero's Unmade RESIDENT EVIL Movie [ROMERO UNSEEN Part II]

    George A. Romero's Unmade RESIDENT EVIL Movie [ROMERO UNSEEN Part II]

    In 1998, Capcom hired George A. Romero to adapt their blockbuster video game series RESIDENT EVIL into a feature film. Learn the details of his fascinating script and discover why this adaptation was ultimately canceled.

    • 1 hr 13 min
    George A. Romero's Unmade GOOSEBUMPS Movie [ROMERO UNSEEN Part I]

    George A. Romero's Unmade GOOSEBUMPS Movie [ROMERO UNSEEN Part I]

    Discover all about George A. Romero's never-made feature film adaptation of the GOOSEBUMPS book series right here on the first episode of the ROMERO UNSEEN limited audio series,

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Guillermo del Toro’s THE HAUNTED MANSION (with David Weiner)

    Guillermo del Toro’s THE HAUNTED MANSION (with David Weiner)

    In 2010 Guillermo del Toro announced he would be producing and directing a remake of THE HAUNTED MANSION. Yet still, Disney’s scariest property has been in development hell for over a decade. Uncover why this iteration of the film never happened, and what’s next for the iconic gateway-horror franchise.
    Documentary filmmaker David Weiner (IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS I & II) joins host Josh Korngut to unearth Disney’s scariest attraction. Together they unpack the history behind the Disney Parks ride and speculate why the Guillermo del Toro version never happened.
    Episode theme by Drew Pidgeon
    Artwork by Ian Llanas (from Tome of Shadows)
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    • 1 hr 13 min

Customer Reviews

3.5 out of 5
59 Ratings

59 Ratings

scott992 ,

Meh

I really like the topics, but the host is annoying. Beyond annoying. I don’t like his personality or his voice and it doesn’t really seem like he knows what he’s talking about most of the time.

jkmann1 ,

Tons of room for easy improvement

Just… bare minimum stuff for a show like this: Watch the films of the director being discussed. Absolutely do not have a guest on and then ask them to describe the movies you neglected to watch in preparation. Incredible concept for a pod that would be elevated by some controllable variables.

kbrook28 ,

Good concept, bad host

Seriously, how is this guy an editor for Dread Central??
He frequently hasn’t seen sequels (sleepaway camp 2-3, Psycho 2-3) yet tries talking about unmade films in the series while bashing the films he hasn’t seen.
Information is frequently wrong and he has no clue who directors of even modern films are proving he is not not much a horror or even film fan. Typically they don’t even discuss the actual unmade sequel until the last quarter of the episode.
The earlier episodes are virtually unlistenable due to his constant adding of quips and ‘quirky’ one-liners to just about every sentence, and thankfully newer episodes have toned that down but as it stands, this is a very bad version of The Best Movies Never Made podcast.

Advice for Josh: please get a more knowledgeable co-host and actually put effort into research.

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