Screaming Projector

Dave

Screaming Projector unearths the bones of horror and metal — two genres that have always inhabited the same room. We attempt to discover what they say to each other. Each episode pairs a band, a song or two, and a film or two and makes the case for why they belong together. This goes beyond inspiration for a band from a horror movie, although that sometimes happens. This is where we draw a connection, sometimes conceptual, sometimes visual, but always fun. For the metalheads, the horror fans, and the genuinely curious. Jump in with your host, Dave

Episodes

  1. Oct 31

    Halloween Special: What's Really Under the Costume

    Send us Fan Mail Every October 31st we dress up as the dead, and almost nobody asks why. Horror and metal have been asking for decades, separately, and they keep landing on the same answers. Recorded at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, this Halloween special traces the holiday from Samhain to All Hallows' Eve, then pulls off the three costumes everyone wears, one at a time. Ghosts: Opeth's "Ghost of Perdition" and Poltergeist, a suburb built on the bodies nobody moved. Witches: Diamond Head's "Am I Evil?" (a callback to Episode 6), The Witch, and Witchfinder General, the film that named a doom band. Skeletons: Anthrax, Slayer and Society, then the man who didn't keep his skeletons in the closet: Ed Gein, "Dead Skin Mask," Deranged and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Zombies: Cannibal Corpse's "Evisceration Plague," Return of the Living Dead, and a first taste of Lucio Fulci. Pairing note: these pairings are the host's arguments, not documented influences. Convergent, not causal. Spoiler alert: the plots of Poltergeist, The Witch, Society, Deranged, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Return of the Living Dead and City of the Living Dead are discussed. Up next: Part Two of "Raised From the Dead" with Mutilation Barbecue. Support the show: [Patreon link] Follow along: screamingprojector.com | Instagram @screamingprojector Say hello: dave@screamingprojector.com Stay heavy. Stay scared. Happy Halloween. Support the show Please support our show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe If you enjoy Screaming Projector, consider supporting us!

  2. Oct 26

    Screaming Projector Ep. 9 — Hitting the Nail Right on the Head: Maidenhead (Raised From the Dead, Part One)

    Send us Fan Mail Maidenhead didn't so much discover the connection between horror and metal as get born already standing inside it. Part One of "Raised From the Dead." The full band joins me to talk about their new album Maximum Clonage: where it really came from (a horror video game, Killing Floor), why the title is a Spider-Man comic and not a horror film, and what happened when I put my theory about The Substance to them directly. Spoiler: they hadn't seen it, and I think the idea still holds. Then we go old-school: "Magia Obscura," Sam Raimi's Evil Dead, and a mascot built on Ash Williams from Army of Darkness. Plus the deep cuts, Basket Case and Brain Dead / Dead Alive, and why metal bands shouldn't take themselves so seriously. Pairing note: the Maximum Clonage × The Substance connection is the host's reading, not a band-stated influence. Everything else comes straight from the band. Spoiler alert: Evil Dead, Basket Case, and Brain Dead / Dead Alive are discussed in some detail. Up next: Part Two of "Raised From the Dead" with Mutilation Barbecue. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/Screamingprojector/posts/interview-with-1-161963138 Follow along: screamingprojector.com | Instagram @screamingprojector Say hello: dave@screamingprojector.com Jump in for the deep dives — sometimes ethereal, sometimes visual, but always fun. That's the unexpected exploration at the heart of Screaming Projector. Support the show Please support our show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe If you enjoy Screaming Projector, consider supporting us!

  3. Oct 16

    Screaming Projector Episode 9: Poland to Scotland, Where is the Cult?

    Send us Fan Mail Decapitated’s “Kill the Cult” and The Wicker Man (1973) are about the same thing: the violence of absolute belief. A devout police sergeant lands on a remote island to find a missing girl and meets a community that abandoned his faith for something older. Decades later, Poland’s Decapitated wrote a broadside against dogma, manipulation, and the people who follow without question. Neither one is a direct reference to the other. That’s the point. Two artists, forty years apart, ask the same question: who is really the cult? This week on Screaming Projector: the song, the film, and the fire. Horror and metal, unearthed. New episodes weekly. Support the show Please support our show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe If you enjoy Screaming Projector, consider supporting us!

  4. Aug 21

    Screaming Projector Episode 7 - Fires in the Distance

    Send us Fan Mail Fires in the Distance guitarist Yegor Savonin and vocalist/guitarist Brendan Hayter join the show to talk about "Harbingers" — and what starts as a theory about sacrifice turns into something neither of us expected: a Russian poet's fatal duel, an Icarus myth, and three horror films (A Quiet Place, Lights Out, The Mist) that all somehow live inside the same eleven minutes of music. We also get into whether beauty and darkness are ever really in tension, why "horror" might be the wrong word for what this band does, and what it means to dream in the last seconds of a life. Jump in for the deep dives — sometimes ethereal, sometimes visual, but always fun. That's the unexpected exploration at the heart of Screaming Projector! Support the show Please support our show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe If you enjoy Screaming Projector, consider supporting us!

  5. Aug 13

    Screaming Projector Episode 6 - John Carpenter Special

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome back! In this episode we discuss an epic Screaming Projector moment - John Carpenter, storied horror director and score innovator, dropped a metal album! Dive in with us to explore an event that this show was made for! Support the show Please support our show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe If you enjoy Screaming Projector, consider supporting us!

  6. Jul 21

    Screaming Projector Episode 5: Am I Evil?

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, a line is drawn between a classic thrash progenitor and a 300 year old curse. From West Midlands of England to Texas. From Holst to Diamondhead. This s a deep dive as we return to our format. Support the show Please support our show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe If you enjoy Screaming Projector, consider supporting us!

  7. Jul 4

    Screaming Projector Episode 4th - Holiday Special - Beware the Flag

    Send us Fan Mail This is a quick one - a Screaming Projector Holiday Special about flags, undead Uncle Sam, and patriotic thrash. Happy 4th! Be sure to follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/screamingprojector?igsh=cXNvYjMyZDgwOWpr&utm_source=qr On YouTube @screamingprojector And please consider supporting our show here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe Support the show Please support our show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe If you enjoy Screaming Projector, consider supporting us!

  8. Jun 16

    Screaming Projector Episode 3: Something is Moving Under the Surface

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Screaming Projector. In this episode we welcome our first special guest -- Ben, guitarist from the German death metal band Endseeker. We discus the band, the upcoming final album, and the horror and humor lurking beneath the surface of metal. Their final album, Coffin Born, drops June 19th. Be sure to follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/screamingprojector?igsh=cXNvYjMyZDgwOWpr&utm_source=qr On YouTube @screamingprojector And please consider supporting our show here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe Support the show Please support our show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe If you enjoy Screaming Projector, consider supporting us!

  9. Jun 12

    Screaming Projector Episode 2 - Origins: Horror Through History

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome back! This is Episode 2 of Screaming Projector Podcast. In this episode we chart the origins of horror and its lineage from 1930s Germany, to a Director in a studio alone with a synthesizer who would change horror forever. Join us for this, our second and final, origin story before our show pivots to the pairings. Enjoy!  Be sure to follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/screamingprojector?igsh=cXNvYjMyZDgwOWpr&utm_source=qr On YouTube @screamingprojector And please consider supporting our show here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe Support the show Please support our show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe If you enjoy Screaming Projector, consider supporting us!

  10. Jun 8

    Screaming Projector Episode 1 - Origins: Metal Begins

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we set the groundwork so we can get in to the deep dives properly. This is where we explore the origins of metal so we can set the stage. This episode tracks a line directly from 1914 England to the first ever metal band and how this got there. Enjoy! Be sure to follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/screamingprojector?igsh=cXNvYjMyZDgwOWpr&utm_source=qr On YouTube @screamingprojector And please consider supporting our show here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe Support the show Please support our show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623200/subscribe If you enjoy Screaming Projector, consider supporting us!

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Screaming Projector unearths the bones of horror and metal — two genres that have always inhabited the same room. We attempt to discover what they say to each other. Each episode pairs a band, a song or two, and a film or two and makes the case for why they belong together. This goes beyond inspiration for a band from a horror movie, although that sometimes happens. This is where we draw a connection, sometimes conceptual, sometimes visual, but always fun. For the metalheads, the horror fans, and the genuinely curious. Jump in with your host, Dave

Information

  • Creator
    Dave
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Screaming Projector
  • Show Website
    Screaming Projector

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