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Merry Frankensteinian Christmas from Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, The Christmas Morning of Horror Movie Podcasts! Releasing on December 25, 2025, the festive Horror Avengers bring you a magnificent monster mash stitched together from October and November recordings and joyfully re-gifted as a full-blown holiday special. This memorable episode earns its place in show history by featuring one Horror Avenger’s Specialty Segment twice(!) in the same episode! While holiday lights glow and carols echo, your favorite hosts chime in interstitially with seasons greetings. Nearly everyone shows up to celebrate (with a couple of absences blamed on a suspicious trip to the dog track). The entire affair is capped by Jay’s own original dark Christmas carol, “The Tiny King,” a grim yet hopeful closer that might be the closest thing to a Horror Christmas carol.
The episode itself is packed tighter than Santa’s sack, har har, with new Horror movie reviews recorded “in the field,” classic black-and-white chills, and a centerpiece deep dive into Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein — complete with a clear spoiler warning for listeners. Jay of the Dead, Dr. Walking Dead, Dr. Shock, Gillman Joel, and Mackula gather around the slab to debate monsters, their meaning, and modern myth-making, while Mackula’s enthusiasm climbs sky-high in true festive fashion across the episode’s classic and contemporary picks. From an in-person recording of Jay and Dr. Bishop as they review “Shelby Oaks” and “Dream Eater” inside Jay’s car together — to vintage chills and a surprisingly merry detour into “Predator: Badlands” — Episode 174 feels like a snowy marathon of bolts, bells, snowballs, and body parts — equal parts reverent, ridiculous, and heartfelt. By the time the bubble lights stop bubbling and the final notes of “The Tiny King” fade out, listeners are left with a warm glow, a few scorch marks, and the firm belief that this really is The Gold Standard of Holiday Horror Movie Podcasts. Join us!
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Jay of the Dead’sNew Horror Movies is an audio podcast. Our 10 Horror hosts review new Horror movies and deliver specialty Horror segments. Your hosts are Jay of the Dead, Dr. Shock, Gillman Joel, Mister Watson, Dr. Walking Dead, GregaMortis, Mackula, Ron Martin, Dave Zee and Spawn of the Dead! Due to the large number and busy schedule of its 10 Horror hosts, Jay of the Dead’sNew Horror Movies will be recorded in segments, piecemeal, at various times and recording sessions. Therefore, as you listen to our episodes, you will notice a variety of revolving door hosts and segments, all sewn together and reanimated like the powerful Monster of Dr. Frankenstein!
SHOW NOTES
– Introduction
– Present for this review: Jay of the Dead, Dr. Walking Dead
[ 00:05:54 ] – 2025 New Horror Movie Review:
Shelby Oaks (2025)
Jay of the Dead = 4.5 ( Low-priority Rental )
Dr. Walking Dead = 8 ( Theater / Low-priority Rental but Strong Stream )
– Present for this review: Jay of the Dead, m, m
[ 00:31:12 ] – 2025 New Horror Movie Review:
Eli Roth presents Dream Eater (2025)
Dr. Walking Dead = 4 ( Avoid )
Jay of the Dead = 4.5 ( Avoid )
– Present for this segment: Mackula
Specialty Segment
Horror in Black and White by Mackula
[ 00:47:57 ] – Frankenstein (1931)
Mackula = 91 out of 100 ( Buy it! )
– Present for this review: Jay of the Dead, Dr. Shock, Gillman Joel, Dr. Walking Dead, Mackula
[ 01:01:12 ] – 2025 New Horror Movie Review:
del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025) – (SPOILERS!)
Jay of the Dead = 9 ( A Flawed Masterpiece / Buy it! )
Dr. Walking Dead = 7 ( Buy it! )
Gillman Joel = 9 ( Buy it! )
Dr. Shock = 9 ( Buy it! )
Mackula = 79 out of 100 ( Buy it! )
Jay of the Dead highly recommends:
Frankenstein (2015)
Depraved (2019)
Dr. Walking Dead highly recommends:
Poor Things (2023)
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023)
**Be sure to check out Gillman Joel’s short film, The One Who Waits Below (2025) short film!
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– Present for this segment: Mackula
Specialty Segment
Horror in Black and White by Mackula
[ 02:33:39 ] – The Bells (1926)
Mackula = 81 out of 100 ( Strong Stream on Tubi )
– Present for this review: Jay of the Dead, Dr. Walking Dead, Mackula
[ 02:45:10 ] – 2025 New ACTION Movie Review:
Predator: Badlands (2025)
Spawn of the Dead = 8.5 ( Theater / Buy it! )
Jay of the Dead = 7 ( Buy for Jay / Not Horror )
Dr. Walking Dead = 6 ( Low-priority Stream )
Mackula = 99 out of 100 ( Theater / Buy it! )
Wrap-Up:
[ 03:32:34 ] – The Tiny King by Jason Pyles
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The soundtrack music for Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies is composed and performed by musicians Fred Ingram; Nate Johnivan; Mister Watson and his son, Skylarr; and Jason Pyles himself. Please support our talented musician friends by checking out more of Nate and Fred’s links below:
Links for musician Frederick Ingram:
Website: FrederickIngram.com
Frederick Ingram’s new album Initial Exposure (includes “Voltairine,” the theme music for Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies)
Frederick Ingram’s YouTube Music Channel
Listen to Frederick Ingram on SoundCloud
YouTube Music Video: “Voltairine” by Frederick Ingram (the theme music for Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies)
Interview: Hear Fred Ingram on Jay’s Songwriting Podcast
Frederick Ingram’s Fish Bowl (Funky Margarita Mix)
Links for musician Nate Johnivan:
Spotify Playlist
Quarantine Dream iii
Links for Dave Zee:
On Apple Podcasts: Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast
On Facebook: Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast
Patreon: Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast
On YouTube: Exploding Heads
Exploding Heads on Twitter: @HeadsHorror
With Watson: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
Wat-Zee Twitter: @WatZeeParty
Links for Ron Martin:
Horror franchise podcast: The Resurrection of Zombie 7
Ron’s book: Discover Salem: Your Guide to the Witch City
Witches: Salem 1692 Podcast
Ron’s blog: I Hate Stuff.net
Zombie 7 on Twitter: @ResZombie7
Links and Contact Info for Count Mackula:
Email Mackula here: HauntingYourHeadphones@gmail.com
Filmography Page: Mack Robins on IMDb
Mack’s short film: Unseen
Mackula’s YouTube Channel
Mack’s Other Podcast: Considering the Cinema.com – The episodes that feature Mack!
On Twitter: @RobinsMack
On Instagram: @RobinsMack
Links and Contact Info for GregaMortis:
Podcast: Land of the Creeps
Instagram: LotC
Facebook: Greg Morgan
Twitter: GregaMortis
LotC Group Page
LotC Fan Page
YouTube: Greg Morgan
Greg’s Instagram: GregaMortis
Email: GregaMortis666@gmail.com
LotC Hotline Phone Number: 1-804-569-5682 | 1-804-569-LOTC
Links for Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop:
Email Dr. Bishop here: bishopk@suu.edu
Dr. Walking Dead’s Bio Page
Book: American Zombie Gothic
Book: How Zombies Conquered Popular Culture
— Kyle’s Amazon Author Profile
— Doc of the Dead zombie culture documentary
— Kyle’s re-animated Twitter: @DrWalkingDead
– Learn more about Dr. Walking Dead
– Faculty Friday: Meet Dr. Kyle Bishop, English
– TEDx SUU Talk on YouTube: Why Zombies Matter
– YouTube: Zombies: An idea worth spreading about how ideas spread
– YouTube: 50+ Shades of Gothic: Zombies, Bodies and Boundaries
– YouTube: Why zombie culture is so popular?
Links for Mister Watson:
Podcast: Horror Movie Weekly
Twitter: @WatZeeParty
Podcast: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
Facebook: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show / Horror Corridor
Links for Gillman Joel:
Retro Movie Geek Podcast
Terror on the Tube
Werewolf The TV Series, The Podcast
Forgotten Flix
The Booth at the End Podcast
Gillman Joel’s short film: “Shadows of the Dead”
Links for Dr. Shock:
The DVD Infatuation Podcast (monthly)
Land of the Creeps horror podcast
The Illustrated Fan
Horror Movie Podcast
Film blog: DVD Infatuation.com
On Twitter: @DVDinfatuation
On Facebook: DVDinfatuation
Land of the Creeps Facebook: LotC Facebook Group
On Instagram: @dbjb6972
On Letterboxd: @dcoshockhmp
YouTube: Dr. Shock’s Channel
Links for Jay of the Dead:
Horror Movie Weekly.com
Considering the Cinema.com
Movie Podcast Weekly.com
HMW Twitter: @horror_weekly
CTC Twitter: @ConsiderCinema
Thank you for listening to Jay of the Dead’sNew Horror Movies, The Gold Standard of Horror Movie Podcasts.
Hey guys,
Another great episode! I watched GDT Frankenstein and shortly after GDT Pinocchio. There are a lot of similarities between the two. The big one was bringing something to life. Both are good movies, but preferred Frankenstein. I agree, if Frankenstein doesn’t win awards, there is something wrong. Here are my Top 10 for this year.
Okay Jay, making a Frankensteinian episode BE a Frankenstein movie was pretty clever. I think you may have done this on HMP somewhere as well but my memory is only getting worse with age lol
Anyways, loved the episode as always. Wish it could have been more Christmas-y but I understand why it couldn’t be. It was great to hear Dave on here again! I listen to Land of the Creeps too but there’s something special about the annoyance in his voice when Jay messes with him.
The song at the end was great, Jay!