Category Archives: Doctor of the Dead

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 117: Beyond Re-Animator and Little Monsters

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Natalie and Arnold wrap up a trilogy of transgressive terrors with the final (for now) installment in the Herbert West saga, BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR! Reunite once again with West (Jeffrey Combs), meet his new over-eager assistant, and wonder aloud how many of the remaining Spanish cast were on break from making adult films. Also in this episode: Academy Award-winner Lupita Nyong’o battles her way through a zombie horde to save a group of Australian children on a school trip gone horrible awry in LITTLE MONSTERS! It’s time yet again for reagent and raging zombies on the LAST episode of the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

WHAT? You read that right! It’s the end, but the moment has been prepared for; before the movie chat, your favorite ghouls in the house tell you all about the podcast that will take DOTD’s place, so be sure to follow all the ATB Publishing social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to keep up with the latest on when GHOULS IN THE HOUSE will debut!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 116: Bride of Re-Animator

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Natalie and Arnold head down to the embalming room for the second film in the Herbert West trilogy, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR! Reunite with West (Jeffrey Combs) and Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott), and meet a bunch of dumb new characters that make all the wrong choices in life and death. It’s time once again for reagent, raging zombies, and an irrelevant head on the latest episode of the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 115: Re-Animator

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Natalie and Arnold launch into another horror series retrospective just in time for the best month of the year! In this episode, they kick off a three-part look at the RE-ANIMATOR films with the legendary original from 1985. Find out why Arnold believes Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is like Michael Corleone, why Natalie sees Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) as the perfect foil for West, and what they both think about that scene with Meg (Barbara Crampton) and Dr. Hill (David Gale). It’s time for reagent, raging zombies, and randy heads on the latest episode of the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 114: A Series Retrospective, Part 4: Scream 4

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It took six months – life and work got in the way – but Natalie and Arnold are back to finally wrap up their retrospective of one of the most successful slasher film franchises of all time with their look at SCREAM 4, the 2011 return that also sadly became Wes Craven’s final directorial effort. What was great about the fourth and possibly final installment in the series? What wasn’t so great? And what could have been, if only they had been brave and clever enough to come up with Natalie’s alternate ending, presented here for your entertainment and edification?

What’s your favorite scary podcast? It better be the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 113: A Series Retrospective, Part 3: Scream 3

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Natalie and Arnold upgrade their mic and present an epic conversation about SCREAM 3, the 2000 installment in the series that – for a time – served as the concluding chapter in the SCREAM trilogy…until they made a fourth one. What was great about this third film? What wasn’t so great? Who could have died from the “Big Three?” And will Natalie ever truly get over Randy’s death in SCREAM 2? (The answer to that last one is “NEVER.”)

What’s your favorite scary podcast? It better be the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 112: A Series Retrospective, Part 2: Scream 2

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Natalie and Arnold return after a long break (not as long as some, but still…never mind) to resume their SCREAM retrospective with a discussion about the 1997 sequel, SCREAM 2! Is it worthy of the original? And what does Natalie have to say in particular about Randy’s role in the first follow-up? Find out here!

What’s your favorite scary podcast? It better be the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 111: A Series Retrospective, Part 1: Scream

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Now that the big HALLOWEEN rewatch is over, it’s time to jump forward to that slasher series’ spiritual successor. This episode, Arnold and Natalie kick off a four-film retrospective as they revisit the ’90s phenom, SCREAM! What’s your favorite scary podcast? It better be the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 110: Special Review – Halloween and the Legacy of Laurie Strode

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It’s time! Arnold and Natalie head to the movie theater on opening day to see the 40th anniversary installment in the Laurie Strode/Michael Myers saga, HALLOWEEN (2018)! From nostalgic callbacks to thematic layering, they break it all down and examine whether or not this new sequel lives up to all the hype and pays tribute to the immortal classic original from 1978. Slip on your Workrite coveralls and your vintage Shatner mask, tilt your head, and listen to this all-new DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

SPECIAL NOTE: If you haven’t seen the movie yet, this episode begins with a non-spoiler general discussion; spoiler-heavy conversation kicks in at timecode 31:21!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 109: Halloween H20, Halloween Resurrection, Plus Night of the Living Deb and Ruin Me

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Arnold and Natalie end their massive series rewatch of the HALLOWEEN movies! In this episode, they talk about the series’ second timeline, with Laurie Strode returning for HALLOWEEN H20 and a bit of HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION. The project ends abruptly, and they jump instead to Shudder for a look at the meta-slasher RUIN ME, before winding up with the delightful romzomcom, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB! It’s tainted water and sibling showdowns in this all-new DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 108: Halloween 5, Halloween 6, Plus Blood Rage

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Arnold and Natalie continue their massive series rewatch of the HALLOWEEN movies! In this episode, they talk about the end of the line for the Jamie Lloyd timeline, HALLOWEEN 5 and the Producer’s Cut of HALLOWEEN 6. Ugh, rough going there. Then they throw in a little slasher called BLOOD RAGE! It’s time for terrible Thorn cults and terrific turkeys in this all-new DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 107: Halloween III, Halloween 4, Plus Flight of the Living Dead

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Arnold and Natalie continue their massive series rewatch of the HALLOWEEN movies! In this episode, they talk about the once-maligned, now beloved non-Myers installment, 1982’s HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH; the “Return of Michael Myers” in 1988’s HALLOWEEN 4; and FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD in a nod to the podcast’s zombie roots. Hear a report from this year’s Monster-Mania 41 convention, as well as Natalie’s theories on Conal Cochran’s plans that may blow your mind like the Stonehenge-infused chip on the back of a Silver Shamrock mask! It’s a stormy episode of shifting Shapes and motion sickness in this all-new DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 106: The Immortal Classic – Halloween Plus Halloween II and It Follows

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Arnold and Natalie begin a massive series rewatch of the HALLOWEEN movies! In this episode, they talk about the original HALLOWEEN (1978); the first sequel in 1981, HALLOWEEN II; and a more modern horror favorite, IT FOLLOWS (2014), that shares substantial DNA with John Carpenter’s landmark classic. Arnold also catches everyone up on his upcoming appearance and book launch at Monster-Mania 41. It’s a packed episode of stalking Shapes and sex demons in this all-new DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 105: Ravenous (Les Affamés), The Crazies (2010), and Zombeavers

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Arnold and Natalie continue their Halloween shopping at Halloween City, Home Depot, and Target, then talk about Arnold’s upcoming appearance and book launch at Monster-Mania 41, as well as his recent interview with KPBS. Next up, Natalie shares her thoughts on A QUIET PLACE in connection to the upcoming film adaptation of Tim Lebbon’s novel, THE SILENCE, and then Arnold and Natalie tackle THREE zombie films: RAVENOUS or LES AFFAMÉS (2017), THE CRAZIES remake (2010), and ZOMBEAVERS (2014)! It’s a packed episode of undead rodents and singing barbarians in this all-new DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 104: Hell of the Living Dead, Plus More Journey of the Living Dead, More Halloween Shopping, Haunters, and Matilda

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Arnold and Natalie are off to Pennsylvania for the Doctor of the Dead’s birthday, and chat about more Halloween shopping as well as three films: The Italian zombie “classic,” HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD (1980); the recent Netflix documentary, HAUNTERS: THE ART OF THE SCARE (2017); and MATILDA (1996)! It’s Sweet Death and more in this all-new DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 103: Journey of the Living Dead, Plus Zombi 3, Hocus Pocus, The Haunted Palace, and Halloween Shopping

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Arnold and Natalie are back! They talk about the making of Arnold’s new massive tome on zombie cinema, JOURNEY OF THE LIVING DEAD, which kept them away from the podcast for most of 2018, then dive back in with a chat about early Halloween shopping and three films: ZOMBI 3 (1988), HOCUS POCUS (1993), and THE HAUNTED PALACE (1963)! It’s a treasure trove of terrors in this all-new DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast, so dive in like Uncle Scrooge and get started!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 102: The Resident Evil Film Franchise, or The Hive and Back Again – An Alice’s Tale, Plus Syfy’s Channel Zero

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Arnold and Natalie finally get around to RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER and tear into that film and its five predecessors like a pack of rabid T-Virus zombies seeking the soft flesh and viscera of the living. Following their rapidly-edited, shaky-cam takedown of that film franchise, they explain why they won’t be watching the rest of Syfy’s CHANNEL ZERO: THE NO-END HOUSE after the second episode. It’s our first new DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast of 2018 – Happy New Year!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 101: Z Nation The Final Five Episodes of Season 4, Plus A Round-Up of Xmas Horror Movies

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Arnold and Natalie see out 2017 with a look at the final five episodes of Z NATION Season 4 (as well as an important shout-out to the strange shift in the show’s social media presence), and then sit through a marathon of Xmas-themed horror movies (affiliate links below if you want to help out the podcast) as well as something Arnold defines as the “Second Coming of Horror!” Happy holidays to everyone listening, and we hope you’ll join us next year for many more zombie-laden episodes of the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 100: The 100 Zombie Movies You Need to See

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100! This epic-length landmark episode provides the list that YOU and many other listeners demanded! Listen as Arnold and Natalie take on the Herculean task of talking about 100 zombie movies you need to see, covering the entire history of the genre with sections covering everything from all-out gorefests to Voodoo-themed chillers to romantic romps. There’s something for every kind of zombie fan, and maybe a few things that you’ll want to seek out and see for yourself, as we celebrate 100 episodes of the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

…And see below for two lists: All the previous episodes of the show that delved more into some of the films we only mention briefly here as well as three feature-length audio commentaries, and an EPIC list of Amazon affiliate links to as many of the 100 films as we could find that are readily available. If you click through to get any of them, you’re helping to support this podcast too!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

(SEE FURTHER BELOW FOR OUR AMAZON AFFILIATE LINKS AFTER THE LINKS TO PAST EPISODES):

Past DOCTOR OF THE DEAD and G2V episodes covering films in our list of 100 zombie movies:

THE G2V PODCAST EPISODE 1: EVIL DEAD PART 1 (the entire franchise plus the remake)

THE G2V PODCAST EPISODE 2: EVIL DEAD PART 2

EPISODE 8: ITALIAN ZOMBI MOVIES (LAST MAN ON EARTH, ZOMBI 2, BURIAL GROUND, CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD, THE BEYOND, THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY, HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD, and NIGHTMARE CITY)

EPISODE 47: [REC] 3

EPISODE 68: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

EPISODE 70: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES

EPISODE 78: DAWN OF THE DEAD

EPISODE 80: ZOMBIE (ZOMBI 2)

EPISODE 85: DAY OF THE DEAD PLUS 1985 “YEAR OF THE ZOMBIE” FILMS (RE-ANIMATOR, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, more)

EPISODE 89: THE OMEGA MAN

EPISODE 90: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 1990

EPISODE 93: ZOMBIELAND and COOTIES

EPISODE 94: 28 DAYS LATER and LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE

EPISODE 96: NIGHTMARE CITY

EPISODE 97: JUAN OF THE DEAD and SHAUN OF THE DEAD

EPISODE 98: WARM BODIES and DAWN OF THE DEAD 2004

Feature-length audio commentaries:

VOICES IN THE DARK: Last Man on Earth (1964) Audio Commentary Track

VOICES IN THE DARK: The Evil Dead (1981) Audio Commentary Track

VOICES IN THE DARK: Burial Ground – The Nights of Terror (1981) Audio Commentary Track

AMAZON AFFILIATE LINKS TO MANY (NOT ALL) OF THE 100 MOVIES – GET THEM VIA THIS LIST AND SUPPORT OUR SHOW:

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (Criterion)

DAY OF THE DEAD (Scream Factory)

LAND OF THE DEAD (Scream Factory)

DIARY OF THE DEAD (Dimension Extreme)

SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD (Magnolia)

FLESH EATER (Shriek Show)

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (Scream Factory)

ZOMBI 2 (Shriek Show)

CHILDREN SHOULDN’T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS (VCI)

DEAD & BURIED (Blue Underground)

DEATHDREAM (Blue Underground)

I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (Amazon Video Streaming)

ISLE OF THE SNAKE PEOPLE (Retromedia)

KING OF THE ZOMBIES (Sinister Cinema)

THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW (Scream Factory)

WHITE ZOMBIE (VCI)

ZOMBIES ON BROADWAY (Warner Brothers)

CABIN IN THE WOODS (Lionsgate)

CREEPSHOW (Warner Brothers)

FREAKS OF NATURE (Sony)

HELL’S GROUND (TLA Releasing)

PHANTASM (Remastered; Well Go)

TRICK ‘R TREAT (Warner Brothers)

28 DAYS LATER (Fox Searchlight)

DAWN OF THE DEAD 2004 (Universal)

EVIL DEAD 2013 (Sony)

KILL ZOMBIE! (Well Go)

LOVE IN THE TIME OF MONSTERS (Indican)

NIGHT OF THE COMET (Scream Factory)

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 1990 (Imports)

PRIDE + PREJUDICE + ZOMBIES (Sony)

[•REC 3] (Sony)

RESIDENT EVIL (Sony)

UNDEAD (Lionsgate)

WYRMWOOD: ROAD OF THE DEAD (Scream Factory)

ZOMBIELAND (Sony)

THE BEYOND (Grindhouse Releasing)

BURIAL GROUND (Severin)

CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (Blue Underground)

HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD (Blue Underground)

THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY (Blue Underground)

NIGHTMARE CITY (Kino Lorber)

ZOMBI 3 (Shriek Show)

ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST (Severin)

CEMETERY MAN (Anchor Bay)

GRAPES OF DEATH (Redemption)

THE LIVING DEAD GIRL (Kino Lorber)

OASIS OF THE ZOMBIES (Redemption)

ZOMBIE LAKE (Redemption)

JUAN OF THE DEAD (Entertainment One)

LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE (Blue Underground)

[•REC] (Sony)

TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (Blue Underground)

BIO ZOMBIE (Tokyo Shock)

STACY (Synapse)

TRAIN TO BUSAN (Well Go)
SEOUL STATION (FilmRise)

VERSUS (Tokyo Shock)

WILD ZERO (Synapse)

THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (Legend Films)

THE OMEGA MAN (Warner Brothers)

I AM LEGEND (Warner Brothers)

28 WEEKS LATER (20th Century Fox)

COOTIES (Lionsgate)

THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS (Lionsgate)

WICKED LITTLE THINGS (Lionsgate)

THE FOG (Scream Factory)

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (Disney)

ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU (Sony)

INVISIBLE INVADERS (Kino Lorber)

PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (Legend Films)

DEAD SNOW (MPI)

SHOCK WAVES (Blue Underground)

ARMY OF DARKNESS (Universal)

EVIL DEAD 1 and 2 (Lionsgate)

BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR (Arrow)

LIFE AFTER BETH (Lionsgate)

PONTYPOOL (MPI)

RAMMBOCK: BERLIN UNDEAD (The Collective)

THE RETURNED (Amazon Video Streaming)

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3 (Lionsgate)

SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE (Paramount)

SHAUN OF THE DEAD (Universal)

WARM BODIES (Summit)

BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR (Lionsgate)

DEAD ALIVE or BRAINDEAD (Lionsgate)

FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 6: JASON LIVES (Paramount)

RE-ANIMATOR (Image)

ZOMBIE STRIPPERS (Sony)

APOCALYPSE OF THE DEAD (Naedomi Media)

GERM Z (Naedomi Media)

HOUSE OF THE DEAD (Lionsgate)

THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED-UP ZOMBIES (Guilty Pleasures)

THE REZORT (Amazon Video Streaming)

RISE OF THE ZOMBIES (Asylum)

VIRAL (Anchor Bay)

2012: ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE (Asylum)

WORLD WAR Z (Paramount)

TH-TH-THAT’S ALL, FOLKS!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 99: Z Nation S04E07 and S04E08, Plus Silent Hill

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Arnold and Natalie catch up with the Z NATION team and talk about two episodes of the show’s fourth season, “Warren’s Wedding” and “Crisis of Faith.” But after some time spent with Zuggalos and zombie nuns, things get really weird as they wander into the otherworldly town of… SILENT HILL (2006)! The air raid siren is blaring, which means it’s time to get to the church and huddle together to listen to the latest episode of the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 98: Warm Bodies, Plus Dawn of the Dead 2004 and Z Nation S04E06

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Arnold and Natalie truly believe that love conquers all…even death! For proof, look no further than the brilliant WARM BODIES (2013), which they discuss in depth at the end of this episode. But first they get “Back From the Undead” with the Z NATION team as tragedy looms for Lucy, and then it’s time for a quick stop at the mall for the highly under-rated remake, DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004). And as if that isn’t enough, there are also some observations concerning SHAUN OF THE DEAD (again) and WORLD WAR Z! This super-sized DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast is just the thing to listen to when you’re looking to make a connection or enjoy the sunrise.

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 97: Z Nation S04E05, Plus Juan of the Dead and Shaun of the Dead

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Arnold and Natalie find that there are worse things than a “Fear of the Unknown,” at least when the Z NATION team find themselves trapped in a bunch of boxes with no explanation as to why. But while the mystery of the latest episode is cause for concern, there’s still time to lavish praise on two horror comedies that capture the best of what the zombie genre has to offer: JUAN OF THE DEAD (2011) and its spiritual predecessor, SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004). Trust us, this episode of the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast is a slice of fried gold!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 96: Farewell to Umberto Lenzi, Mayor of Nightmare City, Plus Z Nation S04E04

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Arnold and Natalie pay tribute to the passing of exploitation film maker Umberto Lenzi, whose contributions to the zombie genre included the unforgettable NIGHTMARE CITY (and yes it’s a zombie movie no matter what Lenzi said!). Meanwhile, on Z NATION, Keith “The Murphy” Allan himself directs the latest episode as Warren seeks “A New Mission: Keep Moving!” It’s radiation victims and Mad Zs running rampant on the latest DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

ALSO: Visit ATB Publishing’s new TeePublic store, where we’re selling a variety of items featuring zombie movie-inspired designs created by the Doctor himself!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 95: Special Interview, Bill Corbett of RiffTrax Talks Night of the Living Dead

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We take a break from our usual format to feature a special bonus episode this week, as Arnold chats with Bill Corbett of RiffTrax fame to discuss the upcoming (10/25/17) one-day-only movie theater return of RIFFTRAX LIVE: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD! Arnold and Bill discuss the classic film, the riffs (including just how funny a rage-filled Harry Cooper can really be), and the larger impact of zombies on pop culture! It’s time for RiffTrax, here on the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 94: Z Nation S04E03, Plus 28 Days Later and Let Sleeping Corpses Lie

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Arnold and Natalie contemplate “The Vanishing” on the latest Z NATION. But as most of our team reunites to figure out where the other members of the camp disappeared to, there’s another threat to consider: A little something called “Mad Zs!” Meanwhile, the October zombiethon continues with a pair of movies that share a link or two, 28 DAYS LATER… (2002) and its predecessor, LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE (1974, also known as THE LIVING DEAD AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE and DON’T OPEN THE WINDOW). Rage against the apocalypse in the latest packed episode of the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 93: Z Nation S04E02, Plus Zombieland and Cooties

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Arnold and Natalie “Escape From Zona” along with Warren and Murphy on the latest Z NATION…but do they really want to? And as we all settle into October – the best month of the year – it’s time to revisit some modern zombie movies: ZOMBIELAND (2009) and COOTIES (2014)! Time to nut up or shut up on the latest packed episode of the DOCTOR OF THE DEAD podcast!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!

DOCTOR OF THE DEAD Episode 92: Z Nation Season 4 Premiere S04E01

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A new era begins – consider this “DOCTOR OF THE DEAD 2.0” – and right here on the 49th anniversary of the release of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD! Join Arnold, the Doctor of the Dead himself, along with new co-host and Accidental Hellraiser Scholar, Natalie B. Litofsky, as they briefly look back at the legacy of Father of the Modern Zombie, George A. Romero, and talk about the time-jumping Season 4 premiere of Z NATION, “Warren’s Dream!” Also: Whither Woodard? They’ll explain!

Show Music: “Rage” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

Write to the Doctor at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com! On Twitter, find the Doctor at @DoctoroftheDead and Natalie at @nblitofsky!