Archive for horror

Dead Air Ep 244 – Urban Legend

Posted in Dead Air Podcast with tags , , , , on July 25, 2025 by

Urban legends are modern folklore that are passed off as true stories. Perhaps you’ve heard of some urban legends yourself? Like the podcast where if you listen to an episode your best friend will kill you. None of that is true, of course. So, please enjoy Episode 244 of Dead Air – where we discuss the 1998 teen slasher classic; Urban Legend.

All is not well in the isolates campus of Pendleton University. Students seem to be going missing or dying and the only one that is concerned is young Natalie. First her former high-school friend, then the frat boy who wanted to take her out, now her gothy roommate? Is this all a coincidence or is something sinister going on. What makes things harder to prove is all o these elaborate crimes are done in the style of famous Urban Legends. The parka sporting axe wielding maniac stalking the grounds brings new meaning to the term “Backseat Driver”

Dead Air Ep 234 – The Last Voyage of The Demeter

Posted in Dead Air Podcast with tags , , , , , , , , , , on January 11, 2025 by

It’s time to set sale on the doomed Podcast Dead Air! Today we discuss the 2023 film; The Last Voyage of The Demeter.

Clemens is a doctor who is in need of passage to England. By a stroke of luck, a ship named the Demeter is set to sail. It carries a mysterious cargo and promises big money if they can make it in record time. Their destination; England.

Before long the ships livestock is slaughtered by what appears to be some sort of savage beast. Soon, members of their crew begin to go missing. It becomes clear that the Demeter may make it to shore. However, its crew might not be alive to collect their pay.

Dead Air Ep 232 – The Influence (La Influencia)

Posted in Dead Air Podcast with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on December 14, 2024 by

We’re deathly ill so, dear listeners it’s time to come home. It’s just as you left it. Antlers, books, crystals and Dead Air! On today’s she we discuss the 2019 film The Influence (La Influencia)

Alicia returns to help take care of her comatose mother. her, her husband and young daughter Nora, try to reconnect with Alicia’s sister and of course her estranged mother. Yet, the past comes back and the shared family trauma inflicted on the sisters begins to cause friction. Moreover, Nora has taken an unnatural obsession with her grandmother and every day becomes a darker version of herself. Alicia starts to see that her daughter is under the influence of their wicked mother. Their mother actively practiced the darkest magics. How far can her guilt allow her to look the other way? Even now, her mother’s cruel vengeance is as potent as it was all those years ago.

Dead Air Ep 230 – Pumpkinhead

Posted in Dead Air Podcast with tags , , , , , , , , , on November 22, 2024 by

Keep away from Dead Air Podcast unless you’re not tired of listening. Their hosts are mostly dead they’re mean and unforgiving.

On today’s episode your hosts Wes and Lydia discuss the 1988 classic monster film; Pumpkinhead!

Ed is a humble road stop attendant selling produce and supplies to a rural community and passersby. One day, while at work with his very young son, he encounters some Teenage Dirtbikes, baby! They’re all riled up and ready for a good time until tragedy strikes and leaves Ed’s little boy, dead. Ed is now filled with vengeance. He is prepared to make a deal with the mysterious entity, Pumpkinhead. He only needs a trip to an old witch. His eternal damnation is all it will cost, along with a handful of gold. These young city folk will pay for their negligence with their own blood!