Podcasting After Dark - Cult Movies and TV Shows

Where you know her from: The Toxic Avenger (1984), Street Trash (1987), The Ambulance (1990)This week on Interviews After Dark we talk to Emmy award winning make-up designer, Jennifer Aspinall!Not only is Jennifer a trail blazer and a legend in the industry, she also created the look of Toxie in The Toxic Avenger! Not only that, she’s responsible for the vibrantly melting bodies in Street Trash. The cult classics we know and love look the way they do because of her!But there is so much more to Jennifer Aspinall and her amazing career. Listen now and join the discussion on Spotify, Patreon, or Instagram!Check out Jennifer Aspinall’s website: www.jenniferaspinall.com— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month including Wrap-Up After Dark and The Carpenter Factor, plus other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network

Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989) synopsis: “The comatose Ricky Caldwell reawakens and begins to stalk a blind woman, who he shares a psychic connection with.”Starring: Samantha Scully, Eric DaRe, Laura Harring, and Bill MoseleyDirector: Monte HellmanOn this bonus episode of Podcasting After Dark, Corey tries to get in the holiday spirit by watching Silent Night, Deadly Night 3… it didn’t work lolLeave a comment on Spotify and let us know what you thought of Silent Night, Deadly Night 3!— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month including Wrap-Up After Dark and The Carpenter Factor, plus other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network

The Toxic Avenger (1984) synopsis: “Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.”Starring: Andree Maranda, Jennifer Babtist, Cindy Manion, and Mitch CohenDirector: Michael Herz and Lloyd KaufmanThis week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review the quintessential cult classic film from Troma Entertainment, The Toxic Avenger! It’s wild that it took us this long to get to it, but here we are lol! Look for our review of The Toxic Avenger remake with the boys at Talking Back later this month. And our interview with the FX artist who created Toxie, Jennifer Aspinall, will be dropping next week. It’s a whole month of The Toxic Avenger and it starts right now!Listen to our interview with Jennifer AspinallListen to our review of the Toxic Crusaders cartoon on TV ObscuraSupport Horror Not Hate on Kickstarter— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month including Wrap-Up After Dark and The Carpenter Factor, plus other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network

This week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak, Corey, and Diallo discuss their favorite alternative Christmas movies! These can be movies that came out during the holidays, take place on Christmas, or just reminds them of simpler times. It’s a grab bag of (sort of) holiday films!Also, it might be the wildest PAD episode ever recorded. Something was definitely in the air this night, and it ain’t eggnog!Leave a comment on Spotify or our socials and let us know your favorite alternative Christmas movies are!You can find Diallo Jackson here: Facebook / Instagram / Website The First Noel Chronicles: Apple / Spotify / YouTube / WebsiteSupport Horror Not Hate on Kickstarter— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month including Wrap-Up After Dark and The Carpenter Factor, plus other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network

Akira (1988) synopsis: “A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a teenage biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by his best friend.”Starring: Cam Clarke, Jan Rabson, Lara Cody, and Tony PopeDirector: Katsuhiro ÔtomoThis week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review the cyberpunk cult classic, Akira! A movie that is near and dear to Corey’s heart, but this is Zak’s first time watching it. Listen now to hear what Zak thought of this anime milestone, and if he ever finds out just who Akira actually is (no, it’s not Kaneda like he thought it was going to be based on the poster)!A huge THANK YOU to Robert Ortiz for picking Akira for us to review through the highest Patreon tier! You can purchase one of Robert’s book, The Rune of Making on AmazonSupport Horror Not Hate on Kickstarter— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month including Wrap-Up After Dark and The Carpenter Factor, plus other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network

This month on 80s Kids Unite, Zak, Corey, and Diallo are joined by John Toma, aka That_80s_Dude on Instagram, to reminisce about their favorite childhood field trips! From Washington D.C. museums to Detroit botanical gardens, the boys unpack lots of nostalgic memories from growing up in the 1980s!You can watch the full video version of this episode on our YouTube page and pick up an 80s Kids Unite tshirt on TeePublic! Follow John Toma on Instagram @That_80s_Dude and pick up his book on Amazon!— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month including Wrap-Up After Dark and The Carpenter Factor, plus other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network

Predator: Badlands (2025) synopsis: “A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary."Starring: Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Michael Homik, and Cameron BrownDirector: Dan TrachtenbergOn this bonus episode of Podcasting After Dark, Corey is joined by Fredrik Gustafsson, all the way from Sweden, to review Predator: Badlands! This is a FULL-SPOILER discussion so please make sure you have seen this AWESOME movie before listening to the episode. You can see Fredrik's full Alien/Predator museum walkthrough on our Alien: Earth video review a couple months ago on YouTube.Leave a comment and let us know what you thought of Predator: Badlands!Follow Fredrik Gustafsson on Instagram @predator_alien_collector— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month including Wrap-Up After Dark and The Carpenter Factor, plus other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures Vol 1 (2023) synopsis: “Discover four “lost episodes” from the original 1980s cartoon the follows in the radical, two-toed footsteps of the classic animated series.”This month on the Podcasting After Dark presents TV Obscura, Zak, Corey, and Diallo are joined by Max from Ready2Retro to review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures Vol 1! This is the third franchise in the Saturday Morning Adventures series the boys have covered, the first two being G.I.Joe and Dungeons & Dragons. Listen and find out how this comic compares to those two, and how well it captures the tone of the classic cartoon.Leave a comment on Patreon or our socials and let us know who your favorite Turtle is!You can find Max on Ready2Retro: Website / Spotify / Apple Podcasts / YouTube / Instagram— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month, including our celebrity interview series, plus videos and other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network

Army of Darkness (1992) synopsis: “When Ash Williams is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead in order to return home.Starring: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, and Patricia TallmanDirector: Sam RaimiOn this bonus episode of Podcasting After Dark, Luna is back on the show to discuss the continuing adventures of Ash Williams. That’s right, they are talking about Army of Darkness! As with Evil Dead II, this is Luna’s first time with AoD, so that means we get Luna’s fresh 2025 take on this 1992 film!Leave a comment on our socials and let us know what you thought of this mini-review!— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month including Wrap-Up After Dark and The Carpenter Factor, plus other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network

Angel (1984) synopsis: “Molly "Angel" Stewart is an honor student by day and a Hollywood hooker by night, and with a killer on the loose.”Starring: Donna Wilkes, Rory Calhoun, Dick Shawn, and John DiehlDirector: Robert Vincent O'NeilThis week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey are joined by horror author, David Irons to review Angel! A movie that’s as sleazy as you expect it to be, but also a lot more heartfelt and sweet. The boys don’t breakdown the movie like usual, it’s is more of a general discussion review. This leaves lots of room for David to talk about how Angel and other 80s movies helped misinform his perception of the United States while growing up in the UK lolLeave a comment on Spotify and YouTube and let us know what you think of Angel or this review!Purchase a book or two by David Irons on Amazon!Follow David Irons: Instagram / Facebook / Website / AmazonLet Me Tell You A Scary Story Podcast: Apple Podcasts / Spotify— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month including Wrap-Up After Dark and The Carpenter Factor, plus other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network