Colors of the Dark
FANGORIA has teamed up with some of the leading horror genre experts to bring you COLORS OF THE DARK. Join hosts Dr. Rebekah McKendry (professor, Fangoria, writer-director) and Elric Kane (professor, Pure Cinema Podcast, filmmaker) as they take a deep look at the horror genre. Each show explores a specific part of horror history, key players, franchises, deep cut titles, important films, and interviews with some of the genres’ biggest icons. COLORS OF THE DARK PODCAST is presented by the FANGORIA Podcast Network.
Latest episodes
Jun 20, 2019 • 7min
Office Hours - Rocking with GWAR
On this bonus episode, Dr. Rebekah McKendry remembers interviewing heavy metal band GWAR for FANGORIA and how that led to her producing and directing a GWAR music video, her friendship with vocalist Dave Brockie, and being sacrificed on stage at a show!
Jun 13, 2019 • 1h 13min
S1 Ep4: Nightmare University - A Treatise on Torture
On this episode of Nightmare University, Dr. Rebekah McKendry delivers a treatise on torture in horror movies.
Rebekah gets deep in the guts of the works of Herschell Gordon Lewis, the Saw and Hostel franchises, and how "torture porn" affects us on a deeper level than we may realize.
Jun 6, 2019 • 9min
Office Hours - The Most Successful FANGORIA Subscription Drive
In this episode of Office Hours, Dr. Rebekah McKendry recounts the story of the most successful FANGORIA subscription drive she managed and how it all started with a ton of Tartan Asia Extreme DVD's on her front lawn.
May 30, 2019 • 1h 6min
S1 Ep3: Nightmare University - Haunted House Horrors
Dr. Rebekah McKendry and guest Jared Rivet (Jakals) get academic on the origins of haunted house stories and the gold-standard "haunted house" movies from 1976-1982.
May 23, 2019 • 9min
Office Hours - The FANGORIA Files
Dr. Rebekah McKendry fondly remembers scouring the FANGORIA files, finding horror artifacts that she never thought existed, organizing the folders after moving disasters (multiple times!), and the new FANGORIA headquarters in Dallas, TX.
May 16, 2019 • 45min
S1 Ep2: Nightmare University - Defining the Horror Genre
On this week’s NIGHTMARE UNIVERSITY, Dr. Rebekah McKendry gives an academic crash course on "genre" and how the concept of “horror” is defined within it.
NIGHTMARE UNIVERSITY presented on the FANGORIA Podcast Network
May 9, 2019 • 8min
Office Hours - FANGORIA and TRICK 'R TREAT
Dr. Rebekah McKendry introduces OFFICE HOURS, a bi-weekly bonus episode companion to NIGHTMARE UNIVERSITY, where she shares her favorite memories from her 15+ years at FANGORIA.
This episode of OFFICE HOURS is dedicated to a very special TRICK 'R TREAT screening that left an indelible mark.
May 2, 2019 • 47min
S1 Ep1: Nightmare University - The Year of Aquatic Horrors
On this week’s NIGHTMARE UNIVERSITY, Rebekah is joined by Josh Miller and Stephen Scarlata (co-hosts of the Best Movies Never Made podcast) for a deep dive into the Aquatic Horrors of 1989. The discussion includes THE ABYSS, LEVIATHAN, DEEP STAR SIX, THE EVIL BELOW, LORDS OF THE DEEP, THE RIFT, PLANKTON, and more!
NIGHTMARE UNIVERSITY presented on the FANGORIA Podcast Network
