Dark Talk

DEALER'S CHOICE - This week it is James' turn in the chair and his choice is 1988's The Vanishing aka Spoorloos. No, not that lighthouse film nor the remake with Kiefer Sutherland, this is the original and legend has it that this film even terrified Stanley Kubrick.Let us know your memories and favorite moments from The Vanishing! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | PatreonGet in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky:Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

BONUS EPISODE - Join us this Halloween on Dark Talk as we discuss the underated and often overlooked Trick ‘r Treat, a total hidden gem horror anthology film.Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Trick ‘r Treat! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | PatreonGet in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky:Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

DEALER'S CHOICE - This time on Dark Talk, Paul takes the driver’s seat to share his all-time favorite film - The Truman Show. A film that’s moved him on a deeply emotional level since childhood, Paul dives into why this classic still resonates with him today.Let us know your memories and favorite moments from The Truman Show! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | PatreonGet in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky:Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

We’ve made it - the final Friday the 13th movie! Well… until the next one, anyway. This week, the Dark Talk crew dive into their favorite entry in the franchise so far. Expect Crispin Glover’s legendary dancing, a surprisingly suicidal dog, and the return of goremaster Tom Savini. Get ready for THE FINAL CHAPTER!Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | PatreonGet in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky:Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

We’re heading back to Crystal Lake for round three of Friday the 13th - this time in 3D! Well, it was for theatergoers in 1982. Sadly, the Dark Talk crew is stuck watching it in the standard two dimensions. But don’t worry, this sequel still delivers the goods because it's an absolute banger.Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Friday the 13th: Part III! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | PatreonGet in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky:Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie aka Don’t Open the Window - it’s the 1970s zombie cult classic with over a dozen titles! Join Dan and James on this special bonus edition of Dark Talk as they dig into the incredibly underrated unintentional comedy The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue!Let us know your memories and favorite moments from The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | PatreonGet in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky:Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

(SPOILER WARNING: please skip 11:45 - 19:08 of this episode if you do not wish to hear spoilers for 28 Years Later)After five long years, the Dark Talk crew head back to Crystal Lake and visit Packanack Lodge - where a bag-headed brute is baying for blood, seeking revenge for his murdered mommy. . .Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Friday the 13th Part II! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | PatreonGet in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky:Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

Phil returns to Dark Talk for a bloody good bonus episode, chatting with Paul and Dan about one of his all-time favourites - Peter Jackson’s 1992 cult classic zombie gorefest, Braindead! Tune in as the Dark Talk crew follow Lionel Cosgrove’s doomed quest to keep his literal rotting mother under wraps.Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Braindead! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | PatreonGet in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky:Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

Bonus episode! Before the boys tackle Friday the 13th Part II, Paul and Dan take a scenic detour on their way to the big football game and get lost in backwoods Louisiana, where they visit the mysterious and uncanny town of Ambrose on their quest to find a goddamn fanbelt.Let us know your memories and favorite moments from House of Wax! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | PatreonGet in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky:Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

Season 2 is here and we're kicking it off with the godmother film of all horror franchises. The Dark Talk crew heads to Crystal Lake, NJ, where a seemingly jinxed summer camp has been cursed by a bunch of fires, contaminated water, and the curious case of a missing boy who seemingly drowned back in '58. Join the lads as they unpack 1980 horror heavyweight Friday the 13th!Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Friday the 13th! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | PatreonGet in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky:Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

It’s finally here - after a long awaited. . . wait, the Dark Talk crew are finally back with their highly anticipated episode of Dealer’s Choice. This time it’s Dan at the helm, rewinding to a sci-fi comfort film from his childhood. Join us as we travel forward (or backward?) in time to 2017 and a dystopian cyberpunk California to watch a popular game show where convicted felons are pit against mighty gladiators live on TV - it’s The Running Man!Let us know your memories and favorite moments from The Running Man! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeGet in touch with us - you can find us on:Blue Sky Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

Bonus episode alert! Dan and Paul take a quick hour out of their busy schedules to talk about one of the most baffling cinematic fever dreams of the 2000s: I Know Who Killed Me. Often condemned as one of the worst films ever made, join two thirds of the Dark Talk crew as they take a look at this Lindsay Lohan vehicle which throws us into a neo-noir giallo world of cybernetic limbs, identity confusion, and an unholy obsession with the color blue. . . blue . . . so much blue. . . b l u e . . .Let us know your memories and favorite moments from I Know Who Killed Me! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeGet in touch with us - you can find us on:Blue Sky Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

Surprise bonus episode! Dan and Paul found themselves with a free hour and (in a deeply regrettable decision) used it to watch WWE Studios' first foray into horror. That’s right, it’s See No Evil, starring the Devil’s Favourite Demon, the Big Red Machine - that’s gotta be Kane! NPCs? Check. Dialogue that sounds like it was written by Chat GPT? You bet. Shots lasting a maximum of five seconds? Absolutely. Join the Dark Talk crew as they stumble through a haunted hotel, dodging the world’s angriest evangelical zombie wrestler, Jacob Goodnight.Let us know your memories and favorite moments from See No Evil! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeGet in touch with us - you can find us on:Blue Sky  Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

With James off gallivanting around the U.S on a top-secret shoe-related mission, Dan and Paul are left to hold the fort. Summoning a guest host for a wildly unnecessary but totally worth it side quest, this week the Dark Talk crew stare directly into the blood-soaked grin of the ultra-violent Art the Clown, as they tackle 2018’s (or is it 2016’s?) Terrifier!Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Terrifier! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeGet in touch with us - you can find us on:Blue Sky All music by Paul Mac. Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

In our second thrilling installment of Dealer’s Choice, James picks an old VHS from his childhood bedroom shelf and provides us with this forgotten gem from the year 2000. Invisible gorillas, explosive tranq darts, questionable science, and (most importantly) Kevin Bacon’s swinging CGI dong await us in a top-secret Pentagon lab. It’s Paul Verhoeven’s Hollow Man.Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Hollow Man! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeGet in touch with us - you can find us on:Blue Sky | Email usAll music by Paul Mac. Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

In the first of our Dealer’s Choice episodes, Paul has picked a film which traumatised his younger self. Join the lads as they take a dive into the dark and seedy world of Henry, Otis and Becky in John McNaughton’s gritty home invasion thriller Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeGet in touch with us - you can find us on:Blue Sky | Email usAll music by Paul Mac. Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

The end is here - after a wild ride through the highs, lows, and disasters of the Halloween franchise, the Dark Talk crew have finally reached the finish line. From lost audio to brutal edits and a few truly awful films, it's been a journey - but chapter one is officially closed. Tune in as we dive into the extremely divisive final entry: Halloween Ends.Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Halloween Ends! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | PatreonGet in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky:Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

We’re nearly there! In this, the penultimate film of the Halloween franchise, the Dark Talk crew are still stranded in Haddonfield mere moments after the chaos of the last film, and there’s an angry mob armed with pitchforks and baseball bats! Join us as we take a look at the difficult middle child of a trilogy, and find out once and for all if Evil Dies TonightTM.Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Halloween Kills! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | PatreonGet in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky:Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

It’s the dawn of a new era, the A New Hope of a new trilogy, it’s reboot number four! Join the Dark Talk crew as they watch and discuss the franchise’s 2018 reset. Michael Myers is back (again), and escapes Smith’s Grove (again) and returns to Haddonfield (again) to kill Laurie Strode (again).Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Halloween! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | PatreonGet in touch with us - you can find us on Blue Sky:Dark Talk | Dan Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe

Merry Christmas Dark Talkers! In this festive episode, we travel back in time to Christmas 1974 and explore what some deem to be the spiritual predecessor of the Halloween series Black Christmas. Join the lads as they investigate the mysterious prank calls from a strange individual named Billy who lives in the attic…Let us know your memories and favorite moments from Black Christmas! And if you enjoyed the episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review as it helps more horror fans find us!Listen to us on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeGet in touch with us - you can find us on:Blue Sky | Email usAll music by Paul Mac. Get full access to Dark Talk at darktalk.substack.com/subscribe