In some ways and on some level, Jay of the Dead says The Last of Us – Season 2, Ep. 2: Through the Valley is “The Impressive Root Canal of The Last of Us.” Yeah, in this special episode-by-episode coverage of The Last of Us – Season 2, Dr. Walking Dead and Jay of the Dead talk through their feelings and discuss the traumatic, monumental developments of the second episode of Season 2. Warning, we do reveal major plot spoilers in this episode, so do not listen until you’ve watched the episode for yourself … if you dare. But if you’re along for “The Last of Us” ride, you will definitely want to experience this for yourself. Then you can listen to Episode 142 of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies here to help you work through your feelings, too! Join us!
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New Horror Movies Ep. 141: The Last of Us – Season 2, Ep. 1: Future Days – 1 of 7
Wow! It only took, like, 25 months, but The Last of Us – Season 2 has finally resumed! This means that your intrepid hosts from Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies — namely, Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop and Jay of the Dead — are continuing their episode-by-episode coverage of Season 2, beginning with Ep. 1: Future Days (2025). During this episode, you will hear Dr. Bishop provide nice context as well as even-handed analysis. You will also hear Jay provide ranting and raving about his hot displeasure and distaste for this first episode of Season 2… Pretty much what you’d expect.
New Horror Movies Ep. 140: Dead Man Still Walking – The Top 10 Zombie Movies
“Well, and I’m not gonna get into the physics of something that is not real.” – Dr. Walking Dead Welcome to the 50th Edition of DEAD MAN STILL WALKING, the ultimate zombie cinema podcast hosted by your fearless professor of the undead, Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop! To celebrate this milestone, Dr. Bishop is joined by a special guest — Jay of the Dead — for a spirited countdown of their Top 10 Zombie Movies of All Time! But here’s the twist: Kyle and Jay only share five films in common! That means you’re getting 15 killer recommendations that span the globe and the entire spectrum of zombie storytelling. During this episode, we’ll find out: Does Jay really love zombies — but hate zombie movies? Dr. Bishop’s list features only two American films — the rest are international zombie gems! Intrigued? And Jay of the Dead drops a bold claim by revealing what he calls “The Citizen Kane of Zombie Movies.” What zombie film could deserve that title? It’s a jam-packed, brain-munching celebration of undead cinema. Tune in for the laughs, the debates, and a love letter to zombie films! Join us!
New Horror Movies Ep. 139: Dead Man Still Walking – I Drink Your Blood (1971) – and – I Eat Your Skin (1971)
OK, “Gentle Listeners,” Dr. Walking Dead has shown up for work for us with this week’s special double-feature show. In this 49th Edition of DEAD MAN STILL WALKING, your intrepid professor, Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop, graciously took at least one cinematic bullet for the listeners, metaphorically speaking… The two movies that Dr. Bishop examines during this episode include the 1970s odd couple of double features, I Drink Your Blood (1971) and I Eat Your Skin (1971) — the latter, a G-rated, black-and-white movie that was actually produced in 1964. Dr. Bishop brings his usual astute analysis to these proceedings, informing us of actual onscreen murder of an animal, and therefore, which instance(s) of blood in the film is real blood. And speaking of blood, we learn about meat pies being injected with infected, rabid dog blood, thereby constituting a very early example of “the infected zombie” narrative. And Kyle even goes so far as to tell us about a Horror movie where the evil characters “treat people poorly.” And that’s only his notes on the first film! Wait until you hear what he has to say about the second! Join us!
New Horror Movies Ep. 138: Watson Solves an Age-Old Horror Avengers Mystery
Ah! The time has finally come again! We have a shorter version (2 hours) of one of our MONSTER EPISODES of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, The Gold Standard of Horror Movie Podcasts! Here in Episode 138, a few of our Horror Avengers and guests bring you two Feature Reviews of brand-new Horror movie releases from 2025: Wolf Man (2025) and Presence (2025). Well, the latter is subject to some controversy, but it wouldn’t be Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies with that! We are also pleased to welcome two special guests: The Twisted Temptress and Grisly Gus Reynolds! But perhaps most remarkably, the contemptible Mister Watson actually solves an age-old mystery that the Horror Avengers have been puzzling about for years now! He reveals it for us right in this episode! So, join us!
New Horror Movies Ep. 137: Dead Man Still Walking – MadS (2024)
Hey Zombie fans! Here in the 48th Edition of DEAD MAN STILL WALKING, your intrepid professor, Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop, reviews a new, zombie Horror whose title is often inexplicably styled as “MadS” (2024) around the internet, so we will perpetuate the arbitrary capitalization, as well — just like … zombies. “MadS” is written and directed by David Moreau that is ambitiously and meticulously depicted in Real Time because it was shot all in one take! Impressive! Dr. Bishop says it’s “shot like an 89-minute play.” Join us to hear what he thinks!
New Horror Movies Ep. 136: Dead Man Still Walking – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Ah ha! Here it is! The 47th Edition of DEAD MAN STILL WALKING, in which your intrepid professor, Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop, reviews a PG-13, family-friendly, Romance Horror movie, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) — the Literary Mash-up combining Jane Austen’s characters with the living dead to produce a Period Zombie Narrative. In addition to hearing Dr. Bishop’s valuable analysis, you will get to hear him use fun words like “marriageable,” and you will have a recording of our resident professor making an uncharacteristic confession about his reading of the Seth Grahame-Smith novel. Join us!
New Horror Movies Ep. 135: Dead Man Still Walking – Handling the Undead (2024)
For this 46th Edition of DEAD MAN STILL WALKING, your intrepid professor, Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop, has a fascinating Zombie Drama to discuss! Our feature film for this episode has been adapted from the novel, “Handling the Undead,” written by John Ajvide Lindqvist, also the author of the novel, “Let the Right One In.” And what we have here is a Swedish novel that has been converted into a Norwegian film, also titled Handling the Undead (2024). At the helm is a 35-year-old female director, Thea Hvistendahl. As noted above, Dr. Bishop explains why this movie isn’t as much of a Horror film as it is a Zombie Drama! The mad doctor gives this one a high rating, so listen to hear why! Join us!
New Horror Movies Ep. 134: Dead Man Still Walking – Yummy (2019) and We Are Zombies (2024)
“Facelifts, boob jobs and zombies…” What a movie tagline! Also, happy new year! It’s 2025, and Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop has another double-header pair of reviews for you! For this, his 45th Edition of DEAD MAN STILL WALKING, you will hear reviews of Yummy (2019) and We Are Zombies (2024), with some SPOILER talk about the latter. Dr. Bishop breaks both zombie flicks down for you like Only He Can, so join us!
New Horror Movies Ep. 133: New Year’s Eve Nosferatu Special 2024-2025
During this show, we host an auditory New Year’s Eve party for you! In fact, the end of the episode even has a countdown for the ball-drop to 2025, so if you start playing this episode at exactly 9:56 p.m. (and 36 seconds) — in your time zone, then the runtime of this show coordinates with the 10-count down to 12 a.m. on January 1, 2025! Wooohoooo! So, if you don’t have other New Year’s plans, we hope you’ll party with us. But most importantly, we are here to bring you our in-depth Feature Review of Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu (2024) remake. We begin with SPOILER-FREE general thoughts. Then we give you our Ratings and Recommendations. And finally, we have a full-blown SPOILER discussion. All of these segments are indicated by the helpful time stamps below. Oh, and of course, we have our usual jackass antics throughout the show, but especially at the beginning and the end (so be sure to listen all the way to the end for a special surprise)! And Jay of the Dead even sneaks in a little Micro Horror Movie Review of the David Lee Fisher “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror” remake from 2023, starring Doug Jones! “Succumb to the DORKness,” and ring in the new year with us!
New Horror Movies Ep. 132: A Wacky-Ass Christmas ‘Cast!
Merry Christmas! Welcome to Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, The “Silver and Gold” Standard of Horror Movie Podcasts! This is our very special Christmas special — or as we have titled this 2024 edition, “A Wacky-Ass Christmas ‘Cast”! (It can’t all be “A material,” though most of it is immaterial.) During Episode 132… Read more »
New Horror Movies Ep. 131: A Nightmare on Elm Street 40th Anniversary Retrospective – Parts 7 and 8
“Rise up, Jason. Your work isn’t finished. Hear my voice and live again. Make them remember me, Jason. Make them remember what fear tastes like.” Meanwhile, Horror Avenger Ron Martin makes us remember what Horror film criticism tastes like during Episode 131 of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, where we are celebrating A Nightmare on Elm Street 40th Anniversary Retrospective! This episode constitutes Parts 7 and 8, where Ron Martin and Jay of the Dead review Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994) with guest Little Miss Horror Nerd. And then Ron and Jay review Freddy vs. Jason (2003) with brand-new Horror Avenger No. 10, Spawn of the Dead! Note: Both reviews contain MAJOR PLOT SPOILERS, but still. Join us!
New Horror Movies Ep. 130: Dead Man Still Walking – Antropophagus (1980) and Absurd (1981)
Greetings, loyal listeners! Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop is here with another generous, “twofer” episode where we explore the question “Is it a zombie?” for both films! Thanks to this episode of Land of the Creeps, Dr. Bishop has two infamous Joe D’Amato movies to discuss that may (or may not!) be zombie movies! So, in this 44th Edition of DEAD MAN STILL WALKING, you will hear SPOILER REVIEWS of Antropophagus (1980) and Absurd (1981)! It will be gross and groovy, so join us!
New Horror Movies Ep. 129: A Nightmare on Elm Street 40th Anniversary Retrospective – Parts 5 and 6
OK. Time to get serious. For Episode 129 of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies here, you’ve got the three most passionately opinionated, stick-to-their-guns type of Horror Avengers: Ron Martin, Dr. Shock and Jay of the Dead. These three gents bring you feature, battle reviews of A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Warriors (1989) and Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) (with Spoilers for both movies)! During this episode you will hear Ron share an exclusive about Wes Craven! Also, Jay of the Dead refers to “Dream Child’s” instance of a “double-barrel jump-scare.” And Dr. Shock is takin’ no prisoners during these reviews, so get ready for a rip-roarin’ great time! Join us for an exceptionally entertaining Horror podcast!
New Horror Movies Ep. 128: Thanksgiving Special: Heretic (2024), Midnight Music Society, and the Least to Most Reasonable Horror Avengers
Happy Thanksgiving from the Horror Avengers, and welcome to Episode 128 — our Thanksgiving Special for 2024. During this show, you will hear our first, spoiler-free review of Heretic (2024). Then Mackula announces three Horror give-aways (and a BONUS gift)! Then The Fruit Brute brings you his long-awaited Midnight Music Society segment again! We also feature a little coverage from Dark Passenger’s visit to the Nightmare Weekend Horror Con. But perhaps most controversial of all… Kagan and Jay of the Dead rank all 10 Horror Avengers from the Least Reasonable to the Most Reasonable! Happy Turkey Day weekend! Join us!
New Horror Movies Ep. 127: Dead Man Still Walking – Otto; or, Up With Dead People (2008)
Happy Thanksgiving today! After your turkey feast, join Kyle William Bishop for his 43rd Edition of DEAD MAN STILL WALKING! Your favorite zombie professor tackles a somewhat controversial, definitely unconventional non-Horror zombie film from the Aughts titled Otto; or, Up With Dead People (2008). But Dr. Bishop begins this episode by responding to Stephen Holland’s… Read more »
New Horror Movies Ep. 126: A Nightmare on Elm Street 40th Anniversary Retrospective – Parts 3 and 4
“In our dreams, we’re beautiful and bad.” Speaking of beautiful and bad, we’re here to review A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) (with Spoilers for both movies)! In Episode 126 of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, Horror Avenger “Fred Head” Ron Martin returns again to lead Parts 3 and 4 of our short series for the Nightmare on Elm Street 40th Anniversary Retrospective. This very lengthy episode features Ron Martin, Dave Zee, Spawn of the Dead and Jay of the Dead. We get to hear about Dave Zee’s video store stalking the video store stocking, as well as Dave Zee’s incredibly convincing Freddy Krueger impersonations! Which Elm Street movie does Ron Martin think has aged the best? And in addition to some insanely in-depth critiques of Part 4, you’ll hear Dave Zee say, “By all means, be a pedophile.” Join us!
New Horror Movies Ep. 125: A Nightmare on Elm Street 40th Anniversary Retrospective – Parts 1 and 2
We’re your boyfriends now, Nancy! Welcome to Episode 125 of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, The Gold Standard of Horror Movie Podcasts. Thanks to our Horror Avenger “Fred Head” Ron Martin, during this short series we’ll be celebrating the 40th anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) with a franchise retrospective! So, during this first show, Ron, Dr. Shock and Jay of the Dead review A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)! In addition, during intermission, Jay announces the official “induction” of his son, Spawn of the Dead, into the 10th slot of the Horror Avengers team. Accordingly, and complete with his new xenomorph Gravatar, Jay’s offspring brings you his first installment of his Specialty Segment — Spawn of the Dead’s PG-13 Horror, where he reviews the very first PG-13 Horror movie release! Do you know what was officially the first PG-13 Horror film that was widely released in the U.S.? Join us for this episode and find out!
New Horror Movies Ep. 124: Dead Man Still Walking – Blood Quantum (2019)
Welcome back to the 42nd Edition of DEAD MAN STILL WALKING, where our favorite zombie professor, Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop, reviews Blood Quantum (2019) with special guest Bill “The Butcher” Van Veghel from Land of the Creeps, which just reached their 400th episode! Dr. Bishop and Bill “The Butcher” discuss the violent content of the film and what makes it notably unique among modern zombie cinema! Join us!
New Horror Movies Ep. 123: Happy Halloween and Athedral (2024)
Happy Halloween from the Horror Avengers, and welcome to Episode 123 — our Halloween Day Special — as we conclude a thrilling October with our ninth release this month! Packed with everything you need to fill your Halloween with filmic goodies and giggles, this episode provides enough spooky talk to be the ultimate soundtrack as a backdrop to your holiday. During this show, our hosts answer listener Captain Jack’s burning question: What’s on our annual Halloween watchlists? Dr. Shock and Jay of the Dead discuss the chilling horror short, Athedral (2024), with filmmaker Mack Robins (aka “Mackula”).