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The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton

Dalton Deschain & Dylan Roth

Writers Dalton Deschain and Dylan Roth first joined together to create Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe? a podcast in which they pitched new installments of the canceled Dark Universe of monster movies. After completing their 30-part saga, they’ve set out to do something new - an all-original cinematic universe of imaginary movies, written, workshopped, and performed on all podcatchers and YouTube. Looking for Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe? Don"t panic! Our archive of episodes from 2022

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110:09

The Insidious Cinematic Universe w/Kendra Wells

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2026/08/16

Writer, artist, and voice of Hunter Marin themselves Kendra Wells joins the Pod Universe to try and salvage a movie that Dylan hates with a fury we've never seen before! Can the author of Real Hero Shit: Harder Than It Looks make writing Insidious look easy? Let's find out!PLUS: The trailer for the first script of Phase 2: Vestigial!As a special note, thank you everyone for supporting us through 100 episodes! Here's to many more.You can find Kendra's new book and all their other work at your local

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Phase 2 Slate Reveal

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2026/08/02

Did Marvel's Hall H panel leave you disappointed? Are you still itching to learn about installments in an ongoing high concept sci-fi universe? Well buddy we've got some great news for you, because it's time for the POD UNIVERSE IMAGINARY COMIC-CON PANEL! Just like our movies, it's not real. But it's pretty close! Join us as we answer fan-submitted questions about Phase 1 of the Pod Universe and reveal our full slate of NINE scripts for the coming season!This episode is brought to you by author

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119:37

Planning War of the Worlds

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2026/07/19

Get a closer look at Dylan & Dalton's writing process and listen to them work out the story of the first Pod Universe crossover. Be a fly on the wall as they break down characters, hash out a plot, and then throw all of that away and start over! Learn about the imaginary movie that we almost pretended to make!As always, you can find more episodes as well as our lovely Discord community via our Patreon at Patreon.com/DylanAndDalton. Thanks for your support, and see you soon for the kickoff to

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133:21

War of the Worlds, Part Two

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2026/07/05

Phase One of the Pod Universe comes to its thrilling conclusion as misfit hacker Xaria (Vera Drew) joins a crew of geeks-turned-guerillas to prevent their Earth from being enslaved by another dimension!We want to extend our warmest thanks to our cast!Vera Drew as XariaChris Myers as VincentLianah Sta. Ana as StephanieAnique Evans as CoraJulian Fadullon as Liam & WillySarah Norcross as CaitlynRoberto Williams as Alano Brightwith Dalton Deschain as Arthur & DollyAbe Goldfarb as Bill &

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119:57

War of the Worlds, Part One

The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton ·

2026/06/28

Worlds collide in The Pod Universe: War of the Worlds, the culmination of Phase One of a cinematic universe of imaginary sci-fi films! We've got a full-length script, a professional cast, an original score -- everything but an actual movie. Listen and read along to the table reading of the Pod Universe's first crossover, a perfect jumping-on point for new listeners! Xaria (Vera Drew, The People's Joker) is a college dropout whose dream of building a true artificial intelligence has never come to

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BONUS: Carol & Jenny return / Stone Hammer sequel

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2026/05/31

As War of the Worlds production continues through some unfortunate delays, we're pulling a recent bonus episode out from behind the paywall to help tide you over. Enjoy Studio Mandate pitches based on Phantom of the Paradise (featuring Carol and Jenny from the Dark Universe!) and Killer Klowns from Outer Space (featuring the star-crossed warriors from Last Flight of the Stone Hammer). Plus, reviews of a few spring movie releases and a look back at Billy Wilder's 1960 classic, The

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91:43

The Flash Gordon Cinematic Universe w/Jadzia Axelrod

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2026/05/24

Blockbuster comics writer Jadzia Axelrod (with a slew of books out for DC this June) joins our show to reflect on the 1980 cult classic Flash Gordon film adaptation and pitch us her own vision for an expansive modern cinematic universe based on the classic newspaper comics!Find more from us at Patreon.com/DylanAndDalton starting at $5/mo, with a 7-day free trial! CHAPTERS (Spoilers within!)00:00:00 - Opening00:03:55 - Introducing Jadzia Axelrod00:08:06 - Discussing Flash Gordon (1980)00:11:48 - What

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The Species Cinematic Universe with Joshua Rivera

The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton ·

2026/05/10

That Studio Softcore you saw on the shelf at the video store might be less sexy — but more interesting — than you remember! Journalist Joshua Rivera joins us to revisit the 1995 sci-fi thriller Species, dissect its possibly accidental themes about gender, and pitch us a broad range of spin-off films for a modern relaunch!CHAPTERS00:00:00 - Opening bits, and Meet Josh00:04:05 - Introducing Species00:08:30 - Everything you forgot the movie was about00:26:33 - It's Act Three - Do you know where your

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69:11

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

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2026/04/26

Dylan, Dalton, and Sarah review the new non-Universal monster movie, "Lee Cronin's The Mummy," which takes the basic conceit of "What if there was a mummy?" and goes in a very different direction. We don't mind different! But does this new feature hold up as either a Mummy movie or the Exorcist movie it plainly wants to be? PLUS: A sneak preview at the forthcoming Pod Universe crossover spectacular, WAR OF THE WORLDS!CHAPTERS00:00:00 - Intro00:01:12 - Why we're here00:04:16 - What makes a Mummy

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91:03

The Unfriended Cinematic Universe with Pete Volk

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2026/04/12

CONTENT WARNING: This episode centers around a movie whose inciting incident is a teen suicide.We're shaking up our guest episode format beginning with this pitch from PV Guide's Pete Volk — instead of outlining one remake or reimagining, guest storytellers will have to figure out how to expand a dead or dying intellectual property into a fully-fledged cinematic universe! Critic and journalist Pete Volk kicks us off with his plans to revitalize Unfriended, the horror film series set entirely in the

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101:34

The Faculty w/Taylor Ortega

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2026/03/29

SPOILER ALERT! We will be spoiling all of 1998's THE FACULTY, right off the bat!Taylor Ortega, comedian and star of the new Netflix series "Bad Mistakes," visits The Pod Universe to revisit the 1998 sci-fi Scream-alike, THE FACULTY, and pitch her own contemporary remake! Let's take a look back at the surprisingly rad Robert Rodriguez flick that's essentially Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets The Breakfast Club, featuring not nearly enough Usher!This episode is sponsored by "Light Pursuit," the

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BONUS PREVIEW: Boss Baby

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2026/03/22

A new era begins on our bonus pod, Are You Afraid of Dylan & Dalton? in which Patrons get more control over what movies we watch and what stories we tell!This month, we are pitching a Dark Universe horror movie version of THE BOSS BABY. That's right, the Patrons have spoken and the very first movie elected to the Studio Mandate queue is the Dreamworks animated feature in which Alec Baldwin plays a newborn baby who means business.You can help select our next Studio Mandate by joining the Patreon

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95:12

Late Adopters, Part Two

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2026/03/15

Dalton's madcap social satire of a post-computer world comes to a conclusion! Can Cora Winters' quantum-proof gadget save the future? Who exactly are the True Widows mourning? And who the hell is CHUNGUS? Find out on this exciting episode.As always, you can join us at Patreon.com/DylanAndDalton to chat about this episode with fellow fans, and enjoy our bonus materials and companion podcast.CHAPTERS00:00:00 - Intro00:10:19 - Act Two Part Two00:32:30 - Discussion00:46:15 - Act Three01:11:50 -

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99:51

Late Adopters, Part One

The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton ·

2026/03/08

Five years ago, in the Prime Universe, the advent of quantum computing led to complete socioeconomic calamity. The Internet is now a thing of the past, and the online-addicted masses have taken it... poorly. Now, the future of humanity rests in the hands of one young programmer and an old gay couple who thought they'd left the world behind for good. It's a madcap adventure that writer Dalton Deschain describes as "Children of Men meets Smokin' Aces meets Rat Race!"This episode is sponsored by:Meet

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101:33

R-Point with Cass Marshall

The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton ·

2026/02/22

Games journalist and co-founder of Rogue.site joins the Pod Universe to pitch an ill-advised American requel to the cult Korean horror film R-Point! Let's take a trip back in time to the Vietnam War, where being haunted by the ghosts of generations of military occupations is probably not even the worst thing that can happen to you. What brought this film to Cass's attention, and what do they have in store for their remake?SPONSORSThe Devil Jonah's Leviathan: silly-little-guy.com/JonahObscure Sports

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90:34

Merge Conflict, Part Two

The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton ·

2026/02/08

Despite Dylan's doubts, the first half of his new script "Merge Conflict" gave Dalton (and our audience) chills! But now that his first proper horror script is taking its necessary turn into the realm of science fiction, will it still satisfy? Will it fulfill the precious promise of the premise? One way to find out. This episode is brought to you by... AXOLOTL WITH A GUN - a new RPG you can support on Kickstarter:

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114:47

Merge Conflict, Part One

The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton ·

2026/02/01

Stay at home dad Grant Goodkin lives a quiet life tending to his loving family. But when he sleeps, he dreams of violence and decay, and every morning he wakes up a little more dangerous. What's happening to him, and can his blissful family life survive it? Listen to writer Dylan Roth present his feature-length script to storytelling partner Dalton Deschain, as they perform and critique this latest installment in their ongoing universe of imaginary sci-fi movies.SPONSORS:The Second Disc, your guide

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152:02

The Pied Piper w/Tulok the Barbrarian

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2026/01/18

Gamer and YouTuber extraordinaire TULOK THE BARBRARIAN has come to drag Dylan & Dalton back to the DARK UNIVERSE in this massive guest episode! For the first time, a guest has brought in a full-length script to read, and it’s a gnarly reinterpretation of the classic folk tale The Pied Piper. We’ve gone all out for this one!Who is this menacing musician, and how does his story connect to our thirty-part cinematic universe of monster movies? (Don’t worry, no previous Dark Universe experience is

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88:30

REDACTED (2025 Holiday Special)

The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton ·

2025/12/21

CONTENT WARNING: The cold open of this episode includes a description of a suicide attempt. It's brief and you'll see it coming.Dylan & Dalton present maybe the most ridiculous episode they've ever conceived! And for now, that's all the detail you get.This episode is sponsored by...TOWNIE(S), an RPG by Jellyfishlines - https://jellyfishlines.carrd.co/VI Degrees of Star Wars, a podcast by Sam Marchiony - https://6dosw.buzzsprout.com/White City, an RPG by Spooky Aurora -

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94:55

The Grinch with Daniel Kibblesmith

The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton ·

2025/12/14

Months ago, Emmy-winning writer and author Daniel Kibblesmith was driving through Burbank, California when he made an astounding realization - The Grinch is a Universal Monster. Therefore, he is eligible for inclusion in the Dark Universe, the sprawling film franchise that was launched in 2017, immediately scrapped, and then continued by Dylan & Dalton on the previous incarnation of their podcast!What are Daniel's plans for the green meanie with a penchant for devilry and a hatred of Christmas

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