Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe?

Heads up: For this, our 50th episode, we have created a full VIDEO VERSION of the episode. Not just a picture of the episode cover with some graphics on it, but an honest-to-god video. Watch it here, if you'd like: https://youtu.be/XxN4CXdufAc  One of our comedic heroes, Bill Corbett of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and RiffTrax, calls in to pitch us an updated version of a film that has been tackled by BOTH of his shows - 1953's ROBOT MONSTER! How can we reimagine this cheap, crappy 3D B-movie for a new millennium, and a shared universe that's more about vampires and werewolves than robots and aliens? This episode's ad break includes Dalton's band's new music video in its entirety! Check out "Hell Breaks Loose" by Dalton Deschain & the Traveling Show, and find it on your favorite streaming platforms. Here's a direct link to the official YouTube posting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYa41JTMntk PLUS: If you like what we do, please consider supporting us at Patreon.com/DylanAndDalton! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:18 - Introducing Bill Corbett! 00:15:13 - Robot Monster History 00:21:11 - Robot Monster Recap 00:43:23 - Hell Breaks Loose 00:47:30 - Patron Shoutouts 00:49:01 - Bill’s Pitch 01:19:40 - Plugs 01:25:15 - Housekeeping

Dark Legion: Death's Door is just a month away, which means it's time for another rapid-fire Dark Universe recap! Join us as we attempt to coherently summarize the past ten canon episodes of our show in no more than five minutes each, while also reflecting back on some of the season's twists and turns. PLUS: By your request, we've compiled all eight of this season's serialized post-credit scenes into one continuous story, which we call DRACULA IN HELL! This episode is brought to you by our Patreon, where you can find new episodes of Are You Afraid of Dylan & Dalton? every month. Start a free trial and join our community at patreon.com/dylananddalton TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Start 00:13:58 - Dark Legion: The Mummy’s Hand 00:21:06 - The Mummy: Heaven’s Gate 00:27:33 - The Dark Universe Holiday Special 00:31:00 - A Native American Werewolf In Paris 00:35:42 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame 00:41:25 - The Phantom of the Opera: Love Never Dies 00:48:04 - Cat People/Kill Your Darlings 00:53:37 - The Invisible Man’s Revenge 01:00:53 - Return to the Black Lagoon 01:06:18 - Van Helsing 01:16:50 - Dracula In Hell Part 1 01:20:05 - Dracula In Hell Part 2 01:22:34 - Dracula In Hell Part 3 01:26:29 - Dracula In Hell Part 4 01:29:29 - Dracula In Hell Part 5 01:34:53 - Dracula In Hell Part 6 01:40:26 - Dracula In Hell Part 7 01:44:35 - Dracula In Hell Part 8 01:50:48 - Housekeeping

A decade before directing the blueprint for a generation of superhero blockbusters, Sam Raimi attempted to create his own mashup between comic book hero and Universal Monster: Darkman! How the hell did it take us so long to adapt this one? Luckily, Emmy-nominated TV and comics writer Daniel Kibblesmith is here to pitch an exciting new take on the cult classic! PLUS: Some exciting updates about our Patreon! Our podcast partner for this episode is 52 Pickup, a show about the most important comic of the 21st century, and the greatest series you’ve never heard of. Each week Journalist Gita Jackson and DC Historian Alex Jaffe read and explore an issue of 52, a 2006 exploration of the DC universe by a legendary team of talent that shaped everything that came after it. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:23 - Introducing Daniel Kibblesmith 00:18:46 - Plot Recap 00:48:32 - Daniel’s Pitch 01:02:11 - Workshopping 01:27:16 - Patreon Updates

It's time for the shocking conclusion of Dalton's Van Helsing pitch, the Carmilla Trilogy, and what I suppose we can start calling the House of Frankenstein Trilogy. The Dark Legion faces their most daunting challenge to date: each other! Phase Three's threads converge here, and everything will change! PLUS: Who got married during the two-year gap? Your answers are here. Our podcast partner this week is Your Favorite Bad Movie Podcast. Join your hosts Chris, Anna, and Greg as they dare to ask the question, "If this movie is so bad, why do you like it so much?". Special guests bring us their own personal favorite bad movies and we figure out what is up with the movies we love to hate and hate to love. Dylan recently appeared on this show to rave about The Fast & the Furious: Tokyo Drift! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Start 00:13:03 - Dylan’s Expectations 00:22:49 - Act Two Part Two 00:26:59 - Discussion 00:31:38 - Act Two Continued 00:36:07 - Discussion 00:39:12 - Act Two Continued 00:53:04 - Discussion 01:03:54 - Act Three 01:18:01 - Mid-Credits Scene 01:20:25 - Discussion 01:33:03 - Post-Credits Scene 01:39:15 - Discussion

They said it would never happen — Dalton has written script too big for one episode! Van Helsing revisits the ruthless Adelaide, last of the Van Helsing line, in a story that wraps up Dalton's Carmilla Trilogy and reassembles practically the entire Dark Legion. It's a tall order. Can this pitch live up to its lofty expectations? PLUS: A bonus clip from the patest episode of Are You Afraid of Dylan & Dalton?, available for Patrons at Patreon.com/DylanAndDalton. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:25 - Listener Expectations 00:16:40 - Director Choice 00:20:12 - Prologue 00:25:29 - Discussion 00:26:34 - Act One 00:41:01 - Discussion 00:45:55 - Act One Continued 01:04:10 - Discussion 01:12:28 - Act Two Part One 01:40:05 - Discussion

In our latest guest pitch episode, writer and cartoonist Magnolia Porter Siddell brings us her take on the 1947 supernatural romance The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, in which a fiercely independent widow grows attached to the deceased sailor (sorry, SEAMAN, he wants to be called a seaman) who haunts her new house. Dylan & Dalton are immediately taken with the original film, but how can a story about ghosts fit into their Dark Universe, where the absence of ghosts has been an important plot point? Magnolia has some ideas, and where D&D take them might have serious implications for the upcoming Dark Legion: Death's Door! Our partner podcast this week is 52 Pickup! 52 Pickup is a podcast about the strange and wonderful DC Comics series 52. Every other week, join Gita Jackson of Aftermath and Alex Jaffe of the podcast Insert Credit as we take you on an issue-by-issue journey through a comic book series that explains everything about the DC universe, if you only look hard enough. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:21 - Introducing The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 00:09:55 - Plot Recap 00:46:45 - The Pitch 01:25:14 - Director Choice and Final Casting 01:29:25 - Plugs

Last season, Dalton brought us a unique and ambitious reimagining of a Universal classic: THE BLACK LAGOON. It's a bleak and surreal horror story about gender, isolation, oppression, repression, and death. It's not a movie that calls for a sequel, and even less a movie that calls for a sequel from Dylan. Nevertheless, that was Dylan's assignment for this episode. Did he deliver? How does one write a follow-up to someone else's deeply personal story? Where does one find the balance between honoring someone else's voice and expressing their own? These questions answered, plus the fates of Hunter Marin and the Ferryman, in this exciting episode! This episode is brought to you by the Are You Afraid of Dylan & Dalton? Patreon, home of the monthly AYADD bonus podcast and one of the most friendly and creative Discord communites online. Start a free 7-day trial at Patreon.com/DylanAndDalton! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Start 00:12:15 - Fan expectations 00:17:34 - Director choice 00:20:28 - Prologue 00:28:16 - Discussion 00:33:14 - Act 1 00:51:16 - Discussion 00:59:22 - Act 2 Part 1 01:16:49 - Discussion 01:31:16 - Act 2 Part 2 01:45:11 - Discussion 01:54:31 - Act 3 02:06:40 - Mic-Credits Scene 02:08:08 - Post-Credits Scene 02:12:18 - Discussion

Filmmaker and YouTube star Patrick Willems shares his vision of a Dark Universe reimagining of Jaws. They discuss the failed Universal Monsters cinematic universe, the impact of Jaws, and potential Jaws remakes. They explore the Dark Universe, Tom Cruise's involvement, and Richard Dreyfuss's appearance in Jaws. Patrick presents his Dark Universe Jaws remake pitch with a modern twist, focusing on character transformation and unconventional storytelling.

Dalton's informal "Carmilla Trilogy" continues with The Invisible Man's Revenge, a sequel to our breakout episode from way back in 2022! The fanbase is split as to what to expect from this one. Will this chapter be another kooky slapstick comedy, or will it be a nihilistic bloodbath the likes of which the Dark Universe has never seen? You'll get your answers, plus nearly 90 minutes of story, right here on AYADU! PLUS: A snippet from the latest episode of Are You Afraid of Dylan & Dalton? in which the hosts each introduce the other to a corner of cinema that they've never explored. Dalton has to watch all 13 Star Trek movies, including the bad ones. Dylan has to watch Richard Linklater's "Before Trilogy," one of the most celebrated film series of all time. Sounds fair, right? Get our whole library of bonus podcasts by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/dylananddalton for $5 a month. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:14:57 - Prologue 00:18:22 - Act 1 00:48:23 - Discussion 00:56:57 - Act 2 Part 1 01:09:17 - Discussion 01:17:43 - Act 2 Part 2 01:28:02 - Discussion 01:31:40 - Act 2 Part 2 Resumed 01:39:00 - Discussion 01:44:57 - Act 3 02:01:22 - Mid-Credits Scene 02:03:34 - Post-Credits Scene 02:09:02 - Discussion

Writer and comedian Avery Edison has come to pitch a new take on Village of the Damned, and she has come PREPARED. It's our most in-depth guest pitch to date! This one's got it all: Creepy children, uncanny creatures, gender feelings, and ties to our Dark Legion! And, bits? Yeah, we got those, too. You don't want to miss this one. Our podcast partner this week is No Bad Food, a show about great food and the people who love to make & eat it. Every week, hosts Tom Zalatnai & Teffer Adjemian dig into a different dish, meal, ingredient, cuisine, or piece of food media, exploring the history & culture around it, sharing favorite recipes, and learning from our wonderful guests.