Nightshade Cult; A Podcast Macabre

Cultists, with election day just around the corner, the time feels right to put John Carpenter’s They Live on the exam table. The horror maestro hid a scathing rebuke of the ‘80s capitalist culture u…

Cultists, just in time for the fall holidays, your Horror Hosts are putting two of Maestro John Carpenter’s classics on the exam table. First up the blueprint for the Slasher genre 1978’s Halloween! …

Cultists, for the second installment in our examination of Tim Burton's Imperial Phase we come to what has often been called Burton's “Most Personal Film” 1990’s Gothic Fairytale, Edward Scissorhands…

Cultists, with The Ghost With The Most making his long awaited return to the silver screen, the time felt right for your Horror Hosts to put the films of Tim Burton's Imperial Phase on the exam table…

Cultists, it's hard for your Horror Hosts to believe that it's been twenty years since Shaun Of The Dead was released. But that’s all the excuse we need to Dissect Edgar Wright’s breakout 2004 Rom Zo…

We saved the best for last, Cultists. The third and final installment in our Dissection of Ridley Scott's Alien films is the one that started it all, 1979’s Alien. Sir Ridley took the tropes of the n…

Cultists, N&D have heard that Alien: Covenant is the most divisive film in the Alien franchise. Sir Ridley's second Alien prequel divided the fandom and allegedly any time it's discussed the internet…

There's a new Alien instalment on the horizon, Cultists. Perfect opportunity for your Horror Hosts to put Sir Ridley Scott’s three contributions to the franchise on the exam table. We’ll be dissectin…

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This episode, we'll be putting Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome on the exam table. After the tragic death of his producing partner Byron…

What a lovely day, Cultists! Next up in our Dissection of George Miller's original Mad Max Trilogy is Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior! Things have gotten precipitously worse for old Max since the first f…

Cultists, the Apocalypse is having a resurgence! Between the Fallout series, the revival of Planet Of The Apes, and the upcoming Furiosa, the Wasteland is hot! Making this the perfect moment for your…

Cultists, we know you love the ‘80s Horror Classics. So, in this episode, we're putting Joe Dante's 1981 supernatural crime thriller The Howling on the exam table. Possibly the most influential Werew…

Cultists, last weekend your Horror Hosts crept out of the Vault Of Darkness and went to the cinema to see Dev Patel's directorial debut Monkey Man. Action Thrillers might seem slightly outside of our…

Cultists, long before Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar, she cut her teeth in the world of Cult Cinema. This episode your Horror Hosts will be putting her solo dir…

Cultists, the Ides of March are upon us, and your Horror Hosts will be putting Denis Villeneuve's Space Opera Epic, Dune Part 2 on the exam table. N&D actually began their Podcast journey with a Deep…

Cultists, your Horror Hosts have been talking about Dissecting Scion Sono’s Prisoners Of The Ghostland, since before its release in 2021. After a stretch of music episodes the time felt right to fina…

We're back Cultists, continuing our series Dissecting The Cure's Goth Trilogy. This episode your Horror Hosts have 1981’s Faith on the examining table. Perhaps the most underappreciated of the trilog…

Welcome back Cultists. Your Horror Hosts were inspired by Lol Tolhurst’s book Goth: A History, to put The Cure’s seminal three album run from the early ‘80s on the examining table. This episode kicks…