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Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows

Podcasting After Dark is a deep-dive into the world of cult horror, sci-fi, and action movies from the 70"s, 80"s, and early 90"s. Each episode, Corey Stevenson and Zak Shaffer breakdown and review a different late-night flick from their youth. These are the movies your parents didn’t want you to watch growing up!

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03:17:26

John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) Review

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2019/12/30

The Thing (1982) synopsis: “A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.”Starring: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, and Keith DavidDirector: John CarpenterWe close out the holiday season (and 2019 in general) with Corey’s movie pick of the month: John Carpenter’s THE THING (1982)! Sure, this has as much to do with Christmas as Invasion USA did, but do we really need an excuse to talk about one of the greatest horror movies of all time? I

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03:10:28

Invasion U.S.A. (1985) Review

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2019/12/06

Invasion USA (1985) synopsis: “A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.”Starring: Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, and Melissa ProphetDirector: Joseph ZitoThis week on Podcasting After Dark Zak takes us down memory lane with his Christmas movie pick of the month, Invasion USA! It’s Chuck Norris at his most Chuck-iest! On the flip side of the coin, Corey has never seen the movie before. Will it hold up for him without any nostalgia? Listen and find out!—

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00:54:27

Bonus Episode: PAD Watchlist with Tess Llanos

Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows ·

2019/11/24

Welcome to the first episode of our bonus show, Podcasting After Dark Watchlist! Each episode either Corey or Zak makes a top five list based on the guest’s recommended theme, and then discuss it with said guest on air!For the pilot episode of PAD Watchlist, Corey talks with Tess Llanos from the Ongoing Comicbook Discussion Podcast about their favorite movies to watch to get in the mood for Halloween (yea, we recorded this mid-October lol). We hope you enjoy the show!Follow Tess on Instagram and

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02:59:04

Cyborg (1989) Review

Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows ·

2019/11/18

Cyborg (1989) synopsis: “A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.”Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, and Vincent KlynDirector: Albert PyunThis week on Podcasting After Dark both Corey and Zak quickly discover that nostalgia is a helluva drug! Some movies should just stay in the past. Needless to say, Cyborg doesn’t quite live up to their memories of it but the boys still have a great time breaking it down and discussing all things Jean-Claude Van

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02:21:30

The New Kids (1985) Review

Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows ·

2019/11/04

The New Kids (1985) synopsis: “A brother and sister arrive in a small town to help their relatives run an amusement park, and they find the town is terrorized by a local street gang.”Starring: Shannon Presby, Lori Loughlin, James Spader, John Philbin, and Eric StoltzDirector: Sean S. CunninghamAfter a month of zombie movies, it’s Zak’s turn to showrun the podcast and this week his movie pick is The New Kids (1985)! Corey literally never even heard of this movie until it arrived in the mail! Can Zak

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02:42:53

Return of the Living Dead II (1988) Review

Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows ·

2019/10/20

Return of the Living Dead II (1988) synopsis: “Curious kids unearth the barrels that previously helped revive the dead, which proves the second time's an undead charm.”Starring: Thom Mathews, James Karen, Michael Kenworthy, and Suzanne SnyderDirector: Ken WiederhornSure it might be the lesser of the two Return of the Living Dead movies that Thom Mathews starred in but Zak and Corey have a lot of love for RotLD2, and we think it shows! It definitely showed during our exclusive interview with Freddy

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02:38:44

Return of the Living Dead (1985) Review

Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows ·

2019/10/06

Return of the Living Dead (1985) synopsis: “When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.”Starring: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, and Thom MathewsDirector: Dan O'Bannon“Send. More. Paramedics!”We kick off our Return of the Living Dead tribute month with the first (and arguably the best) movie in this zom-com franchise! Zak and Corey have a ton of fun breaking down and examining what

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03:21:07

Fright Night (1985) Review

Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows ·

2019/09/21

Fright Night (1985) synopsis: “A teenager discovers that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire, so he turns to an actor in a television horror show for help dealing with the undead.”Starring: Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Jonathan Stark, and Stephen GeoffreysDirector: Tom Holland“Welcome to Fright Night…for real!”Wowzers! This is a huge episode! Both literally and figuratively. Literally because it’s pretty damn long and figuratively because it’s Zak’s favorite horror

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02:30:11

Tuff Turf (1985) Review

Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows ·

2019/09/06

Tuff Turf (1985) synopsis: “The new kid in school must battle a gang of street toughs after stealing the gang leader's girl.”Starring: James Spader, Kim Richards, Paul Mones, and Robert Downey JrDirector: Fritz KierschThis week the boys tackle another movie that is near and dear to Zak’s heart but is completely new to Corey- which was the same scenario for Class of 1984 (I think we are seeing a trend here with school themed movies). So, what did Corey think of Tuff Turf after his first viewing

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02:03:35

Lifeforce (1985) Review

Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows ·

2019/08/21

Lifeforce (1985) synopsis: “A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.”Starring: Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Mathilda May, and Patrick StewartDirector: Tobe HooperThis week Corey and Zak tackle Lifeforce, the Tobe Hooper helmed Cannon film starring Mathilda May and Steve Railsback. Be warned, this movie has a healthy amount of nudity and violence. Pretty much everything a teenage boy growing up in the late

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01:44:42

TerrorVision (1986) Review

Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows ·

2019/08/07

TerrorVision (1986) synopsis: “A family's new satellite TV system starts receiving signals from another planet, and soon it becomes the passageway to an alien world.”Starring: Diane Franklin, Gerrit Graham, Mary Woronov, Chad Allen, and Jon GriesDirector: Ted NicolaouThis week we have a really fun (and slightly disturbing) movie for you…TerrorVison! A personal favorite of Zak’s and a personal piece of trauma for Corey. Don’t worry, the boys get into all of that and more on the podcast. So, sit back

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01:45:26

Hardware (1990) Review

Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows ·

2019/07/24

Hardware (1990) synopsis: “The head of a cyborg reactivates, rebuilds itself, and goes on a violent rampage in a space marine's girlfriend's apartment.”Starring: Dylan McDermott, John Lynch, Stacey Travis, and William HootkinsDirector: Richard Stanley“This is what you want…this is what you get!” You’ll definitely have those lyrics stuck in your head after you watch Hardware! But should you? That depends on who you ask in our first divisive review on Podcasting After Dark! Listen and find out what

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01:56:20

Class of 1984 (1982) Review

Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows ·

2019/07/09

Class of 1984 (1982) synopsis: “A new teacher at a troubled inner-city high school soon ends up clashing with the delinquent leader of a punk posse that runs the school.”Starring: Perry King, Timothy Van Patten, Roddy McDowall, and Michael J. FoxDirector: Mark L. LesterThis week on Podcasting After Dark we’re taking a trip down Zak’s memory lane with Class of 1984. For Corey, though, this is the first time he’s seeing the movie. Will he like Class of 1984 without any of Zak’s beloved nostalgia

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02:05:54

Heavy Metal (1981) Review

Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows ·

2019/07/09

Heavy Metal (1981) synopsis: “A glowing green orb - which embodies ultimate evil - terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.”Starring: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty, and Harold RamisDirector: Multiple CreditsIn the first proper Podcasting After Dark episode, Corey and Zak break down and review the 1981 animated cult classic, Heavy Metal. As a lifelong fan, Corey tackles the movie with nostalgic gusto, while Zak brings a

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00:12:55

Introducing The Hosts

Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows ·

2019/07/09

Introducing your hosts of Podcasting After Dark: Corey Stevenson and Zak Shaffer! These two 80s kids grew up watching horror, action, and sci-fi movies- you know, the kind that played at midnight on Cinemax- and they turned out just fine. Sort of.Now, Corey and Zak are grown up and hosting a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all the cult films they loved! Everything from ‘Heavy Metal’ to ‘TerrorVision’ will be reviewed on the show. They might not always agree with one another, but Corey and Zak’s love

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