Dad Bod of Horror
Join seasoned horror enthusiast, Butch, as he dives deep into the chilling world of horror cinema, from timeless classics that defined the genre to obscure gems lurking in the shadows. Each episode uncovers the artistry, scares, and stories behind both vintage masterpieces and bold new independent horror films that demand your attention.
Episodes
7 episodes
Capes, Coffins, and Cowboys: Tracking Dracula Across Decades
This episode sinks its teeth into three wildly different Draculas across horror history:Dracula (1931): Bela Lugosi’s hypnotic, cape-draped classic that set the vampire standard—elegant, chilling, and unforgettable.<...
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Episode 7
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28:52
Bloody Valentines: Slashers of Love Gone Lethal
This Valentine's Day, we're skipping the romance for the red stuff. Join us as we dissect three holiday-themed slashers that turn love into lethal payback.We kick off with the 1981 classic My Bloody Valentine: In a depressed minin...
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Episode 6
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24:39
Wrong Turns, Final Terrors, and Swampy Muck: Survival Horror Throwbacks
In this spine-chilling episode, we dive deep into the muddy, blood-soaked world of backwoods and backcountry horror with three underrated gems that turn the wilderness into a nightmare: Wrong Turn (2003), The Final Terror (1983), ...
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Episode 5
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28:16
Remote Nightmares: Cabins, Cannibals, and Cursed Shores
We start with the clever meta-slasher The Cabin in the Woods (2011): College friends hit a remote cabin for fun, but ancient rituals, hidden controllers, and every horror trope imaginable unleash apocalyptic chaos. Smart, subversive, and...
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Episode 4
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27:12
Nights of Fog, Fangs, and Fear Forest
Join us for a spooky triple feature spanning decades of creeping dread!We dive into the 1979 Salem's Lot miniseries, Stephen King's classic where a quiet Maine town falls to vampires and slow-burn paranoia.Next, John Carpen...
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Episode 3
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27:19
Summer Camp Nightmares: From Crystal Lake to Cropsy to Cruel Summer
We start with the one that launched a thousand sequels: Friday the 13th (1980), Sean S. Cunningham's groundbreaking slasher classic. A group of fresh-faced counselors tries to reopen the cursed Camp Crystal Lake, only to be picked off on...
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Episode 2
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28:30
Moving Trains and High School Bloodbaths
I dive into some iconic and underrated slashers set in unique locations: John Carpenter's groundbreaking Halloween (1978), the claustrophobic party-on-rails nightmare Terror Train (1980) starring Jamie Lee Curtis, and the '90s-inspired indie ge...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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33:13