Colors of the Dark
FANGORIA Podcast Network
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.
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Aug 1, 2019 • 58min
S1 Ep7: Nightmare University - Heavy Metal Horror
"Rock's chosen warriors will rule the apocalypse!"
Dr. Rebekah McKendry is joined by Brandon Small (Metalocalypse) and her metal-head husband David McKendry to talk about the incredible sub-genre of the heavy metal horrors of the 1980's!
Jul 25, 2019 • 7min
Office Hours - Dee Snider's Birthday
On this episode of OFFICE HOURS, Dr. Rebekah McKendry talks about her time working on FANGORIA Radio and recounts the show where host Dee Snider missed his own birthday bash and she had to improvise with an inflatable sex doll!
Jul 18, 2019 • 39min
S1 Ep6: Nightmare University - Naughty Nuns
On this episode of NIGHTMARE UNIVERSITY, Dr. Rebekah McKendry gives us a secular lesson on Nunsploitation!
Partly based on an article she wrote for FANGORIA Magazine 10 years ago, this dissertation explores this niche sub-genre in fascinating depth.
Rebekah explains where her love of Nunsploitation originated from, defining the exploitation movies of the 1970's, historical figures that inspired this obsession with nuns doing naughty things, and of course, she dives into Häxan, Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun, and more!
Jul 11, 2019 • 6min
Office Hours - FANGORIA's 101 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen
On this week's OFFICE HOURS, Dr. Rebekah McKendry talks about how the book "Fangoria's 101 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen: A Celebration of the World's Most Unheralded Fright Flicks" opened up her horror world and gave her a deeper appreciation of unsung horror gems even before she worked for Fango!
Jun 27, 2019 • 55min
S1 Ep5: Nightmare University - Bad Granny! Exploring Hagsploitation
No, Grandma, No!
Dr. Rebekah McKendry and guest David Del Valle discuss the fascinating world of the horror sub-genre: Hagsploitation!
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.
