Cradle to the Grave
My name is Erik and as long as I can remember I’ve loved horror. Horror movies. Horror novels. Horror comics. My life's milestones can be measured by the genre. It’s given me years of entertainment, as well as countless sleepless nights. It has kept me young at heart and filled my mind with wonderful memories that I cherish. This podcast is my way of sharing those moments with you. So, starting with my birth year of 1971, I’ll be listing my Top 10 horror films of every year of my life and discussing each one in detail with a little help from my friends. Join us as we journey from the Cradle to the Grave.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 80 minutes
- Episodes
- 169
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Episode 38: 1988 - Part 2
"I'm your friend till the end."
Intro song: "Crash" by The Primitives (1988)
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ON THE BRINK OF HORROR! Beetlejuice (1988)
"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!"
Intro song: "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" by Harry Belafonte (1956)
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INTERMISSION EPISODE: Friday the 13th Part 7 - The New Blood
Could this 7th Friday the 13th movie have the best kill out of all of them? Maybe, but it definitely has the best looking Jason! My guest author Michael Aloisi thinks so too and he was kind enough to…
Episode 37: 1988 - Part 1
Almost out of High School in 1988, a 17 year old Erik could see the light at the end of tunnel. Armed with comics and Stephen King paperbacks he navigated his teenage years in his first car, a beat u…
BONUS EPISODE: Black Horror
In this special episode celebrating Black History Month, I got together with Ava Fields from The Horror Advocate, horror author Sylvester Barzey, and AJ & Kristie from the In Love With Horror podcast…
Episode 36: 1987 - Part 2
"Groovy."
Intro song: "Never Let Me Down Again" by Depeche Mode (1987)
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ON THE BRINK OF HORROR! Jaws 4: The Revenge (1987)
Just when you thought it was safe to hit that play button, comes my chat with iFanboy's Josh Flanagan about the 4th best Jaws movie of all time! We also spend an inordinate amount of time talking abo…
INTERMISSION EPISODE: Predator (1987)
"I ain't got time to bleed."
Intro song: "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard (1957)
This episode is dedicated to the memory of Carl Weathers [1948 - 2024]
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Episode 35: 1987 - Part 1
1987 was a good year for your host Erik. He turned 16, got his drivers license, got his hair cut like Tony Hawk, met a group of guys that he is still friends with to this day, learned to play the gui…
Episode 34: 1986 - Part 2
"Game over, man! Game over!"
Intro song: "One Vision" by Queen (1986)
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ON THE BRINK OF HORROR! Manhunter (1986)
38 years ago the first cinematic portrayal of Hannibal Lecter hit the screens in the adaptation of Thomas Harris' novel Red Dragon. A young filmmaker named Michael Mann brought his unique style and v…
INTERMISSION EPISODE: Blue Velvet (1986)
Cradle to the Grave's Official David Lynch expert, Vinnie Guidera returns to send you a love letter straight from his heart about one of the director's best films, Blue Velvet from 1986.
Intro song: …
Episode 33: 1986 - Part 1
The year was 1986 and your host Erik was a 15 year old boy doing his best to make it through his first year of high school without flunking algebra and getting harassed by the jocks (note: he was abl…
Episode 32: 1985 - Part 4
"I'm running this monkey farm now, Frankenstein, and I wanna know what the fuck you're doing with my time!"
Intro song: "Take On Me" by a-ha (1985)
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BONUS EPISODE: A Chat about Tobe Hooper
In this special bonus episode I got together with two of the greatest horror comic book artists of all time, Kelley Jones (Sandman) & Stephen Bissette (Swamp Thing) to discuss one of the greatest hor…
Episode 31: 1985 - Part 3
"You're so cool Brewster!"
Intro song: "In Between Days" by The Cure (1985)
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Episode 30: 1985 - Part 2
" And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him."
Intro song: "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer (1985)
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Episode 29: 1985 - Part 1
It was the middle of the decade and your host Erik was 14 and trying his best to make 1985 a year full of the best horror he could get his grubby hands on! Video Rental stores were popping up on ever…
Episode 28: 1984 - Part 2
"We came, we saw, we kicked it's ass"
Intro song: "99 Luftballons" by Nena (1984)
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DARK DISNEY - Part 4: The Black Hole (1979)
In the finale of my 4 part Dark Disney series of episodes, I chat with Bryan White from the Bring Me Axe Podcast about the one that kicked the whole "dark" era off!
Intro song: "Black Hole Sun" by Sou…