Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies

The time has come, once again, for your favorite Zombie Movie Podcast, the one and only Dead Man Still Walking, featuring your favorite zombie expert (and ours), Dr. Walking Dead (Kyle William Bishop)! Here in this 57th edition of DMSW, the mad doctor discusses a new and noteworthy zombie flick. You see, this past summer, Dr. Bishop’s esteemed colleague, the literary and cultural scholar Sarah Juliet Lauro (“The Transatlantic Zombie” and “Zombie Theory: A Reader”), recommended Outside (2024), a Filipino, post-apocalyptic Zombie Horror film co-written and directed by Carlo Ledesma.

Happy Thanksgiving! It’s Turkey Day, dammit, and you’re listening to Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, The Wild Turkey of Horror Movie Podcasts! Here in Episode 172, your hosts Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson endeavor to elicit an environment of the last Thursday in November in America! That’s right! Upon listening to this decadent yet delectable detritus, drizzled with down-home, delightful domestication, you will be whisked away (not folded nor mixed), but whisked away into an audio podcast that blends 2025 New Horror Movie reviews, some faint comedy, and a dinner party vibe with A New Horror Movies Thanksgiving — With Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson.

Woohooo! As promised, to celebrate Jay’s favorite holiday this month, Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies will be releasing their three separate episodes of the Horror Avengers’ Top 10 Horror Movies of 2024! So, here in Episode 171, you’re getting Part 1 of 3 where Jay of the Dead, GregaMortis, Mackula and Spawn of the Dead bring you their picks for the very best Horror films of 2024. (Two more installments with the rest of the Horror Avengers should be forthcoming this month.) Here are some things you should know about this episode: We do not reveal spoilers, in hopes that you will check these films out! There will be no ties and no Honorable Mentions. We boldly proclaim our 10 — period. We begin with a brief discussion of the Year in Review for 2024 Horror, and we discuss how we built each of our respective lists. So, without further delay, please enjoy our Top 10 Horror Movies of 2024 – Part 1 of 3!

Oh, my… Light your candles… Burn your incense… Spin your Evanescence or Enya CDs… Break out your Turkey Baster and Johnson’s Baby Body Lotion with Vanilla and Oat Extract… because here in Episode 170 of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, it is time for all of us to enjoy “A Very Special Evening Together With Mister Watson.” That’s right! Back in August 2025, Air-Buddies Mister Watson and Jay of the Dead took a couple of misspent hours and brought you tons of Horror talk as they trade Horror-related “Concept Discussions” back and forth, concluding with a Feature Review of Together (2025). For those who haven’t heard our sister Horror show, Horror Movie Weekly, this particular episode of NHM will give a great sense of it. During this show, you will learn the reason why Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson both prefer the Theatrical Cuts of most movies, and you will even hear Watson conjure a Ron Martin quote. Hope he didn’t feel dirty afterward… The guys also talk about the day-late-and-a-dollar-short addenda for the M3GAN movies, the overdone trope of “Little Miss Mood-itude,” and a few other Horror-related topics. Join us, you’ll like it!

Aha! You’re back! … But didn’t we kill you already? No matter, we can just have Francesco Dellamorte do it again. Welcome back to your favorite Zombie Movie Podcast, that is, Dead Man Still Walking, for its 56th edition in which the Mercurial One, Dr. Walking Dead (Kyle William Bishop), brings you his insights and a solocast presentation on Cemetery Man (1994), (aka “Dellamorte Dellamore”), an example of an Eco-Zombie narrative from the 1990s! Directed by Michele Soavi and based on Tiziano Sclavi’s novel of the same name, “Cemetery Man” stars Rupert Everett, who plays a cemetery caretaker in a small town where he finds himself having to re-bury the dead. Again. This review does contain spoilers. We hope you enjoy Episode 169 of Jay of the Dead’sNew Horror Movies, another essential listen for fans of zombie cinema, combining scholarly insight with genuine fandom from Dr. Bishop himself! Join us!

Happy Halloween 2025! In this electrifying Halloween Special, Jay of the Dead and Mackula welcome esteemed guest, Dr. Rick Moody, retired film professor and first-time podcaster, for a very controversial and unconventional “count-up” of their Revised Top 10 All-Time Best Horror Movies! Dr. Moody is one of Jay of the Dead’s mentors, and he was also the film professor of three Horror Avengers: Jay, Mackula and Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop! Doc Moody was formerly more into disturbing Horror movies but has since mellowed in recent years. Even so, he remains a big fan and connoisseur of Found Footage and lesser-known Horror content found on YouTube! But back to this show… As Doc Moody would say, Episode 168 “delivers the goods” with not one but three Top 10 lists, and trust us, you’ve never heard all-time favorite Horror lists like these before! Y’all are probably gonna have kittens!

Our resident firebrand, Ron Martin, presents Part 4 of 4 of his solocast series titled The Great Halloween Experiment, in which he investigates whether watching random horror films throughout October heightens his Halloween enjoyment. To explore this, he watches and reviews 31 horror movies — none of which he’s seen before — selected from his personal Blu-ray collection, new theatrical releases, and VOD selections. While cultivating a proper “Halloween atmosphere,” Ron delivers 31 Mini Horror Movie Reviews of these films, many of them new releases, combining his Infamous Horror Myth-Busting analysis with the question at the heart of the project: Does immersing oneself in random Horror movies truly enrich one’s Halloween spirit? Listen and find out!

Jay of the Dead’sNew Horror Movies presents… the 55th Edition of the world’s greatest Zombie Movie Podcast — Dead Man Still Walking, starring Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop! In this fascinating and unexpectedly subversive episode, Dr. Bishop welcomes special guest Jay of the Dead to explore the surprising horror history of “The Purple Smurfs” (yes, those Smurfs!) and their uncanny place in zombie canon. This is a must-listen for fans of zombie cinema. Likely inspired somewhat by Richard Matheson’s novel, “I Am Legend” (1954) — yet before George Romero’s shambling ghouls — there existed a little-known, infected-zombie narrative within the Belgian comic, Les Schtroumpfs Noirs (“The Black Smurfs”) from 1959, later wisely adapted for American audiences in 1963 as “The Purple Smurfs.” What seems like a simple children’s story reveals shocking thematic roots in infection, rage, and apocalypse, complete with an urgent race to find a cure. Dr. Bishop herein declares, “Yes, the Purple Smurfs are zombies.”

With all the movies that Ron Martin dislikes, would you to interested to learn about a movie that Ron calls “one of the worst films he’s ever seen in his life,” earning a well-deserved place of shame among his Bottom 10 Horror Movies list? Well, you’re in luck. This episode is Part 3 of Ron Martin’s four-part, October solocast, The Great Halloween Experiment! You see, dear listener, throughout this Halloween month, Ron has single-handedly produced for all of us four special solo episodes, one per week, leading up to the week of Halloween!

It’s the spookiest month of the year, and everyone’s favorite Horror Avenger, Ron Martin, is back with Part 2 of his four-part, October solocast, The Great Halloween Experiment! Throughout October 2025, Ron is releasing four special solo episodes, one each week, leading up to Halloween! The premise behind The Great Halloween Experiment is simple but fascinating: Does watching random Horror films during the Halloween season enhance a Horror fan’s overall enjoyment and Halloween spirit? To find out, Ron has committed to watching 31 Horror films — not necessarily Halloween-themed ones, but a completely random assortment of movies from across the genre.

OK, here it is. The episode you’ve been waiting for… The Horror Avengers’ gripping conclusion to Season 1 of the first ever series based on the “Alien” franchise. So, here in Episode 163 of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, Jay of the Dead is joined once again by Mister Watson, Dr. Walking Dead, GregaMortis, Mackula and special guest Kombat Karl “The Mad Irishman” from Movie Podcast Weekly, to review ALIEN: EARTH – Episode 008: The Real Monsters! But wait! There’s more! In addition, your hosts will give you their overall thoughts on Season 1 — including ratings from Mackula and Mister Watson! And we also discuss some thoughts for the future of this series. Join us!

Have you ever participated in one of those popular, “31 Days of Horror Movies to Halloween” challenges? Sure you have! It’s almost a rite of passage for Horror fans — especially those who are online content creators. Well, here in Episode 162 of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, Horror Avenger Ron Martin produces, what is essentially, a four-part series of his infamous Horror Myth-busting segment! During these episodes, Ron endeavors to explore this question: Does watching any random Horror movies during the Halloween season enhance and enrich Ron Martin’s Halloween experience? To answer this question for himself, Ron has recorded four solocast episodes where he brings us a total of 31 mini Horror movie reviews (many of which are “new Horror movies”) where he discusses and rates all the random Horror movies he’s watched. Therefore, while Ron is getting an answer to his question, we get the benefit of 31 Horror movie reviews by The Cassandra of Horror Podcasting, Ron Martin! Join us!

Time for the penultimate episode review of ALIEN: EARTH – Episode 007: Emergence! So, here in Episode 161 of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, Jay of the Dead is joined by Mister Watson, Dr. Walking Dead, GregaMortis, Mackula and special guest Kombat Karl “The Mad Irishman” from Movie Podcast Weekly. To make sure y’all get what you paid for, this review begins with some (not exhaustive, but some) scene-level breakdowns of Episode 7, but the discussion quickly splinters into multiple heated theories. For instance, Kirsch’s ambiguous behavior takes center stage, as Jay of the Dead voices his disappointment with Kirsh’s disloyal turn from Kavalier to a rogue Agent of Science At All Costs. Kombat Karl applauds the fresh portrayal of the Xenomorph as an intelligent, potentially controllable creature. But inevitably, this raises the debate question: Does taming the terror take the teeth out of the franchise? Well, does it? Not rhetorical.

In Episode 160 of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, the Horror Avengers return for their weekly installment of ALIEN: EARTH (2025) with a review of Episode 006: “The Fly.” Due to some last-minute cancellations, Jay of the Dead is joined by Mackula (and later, Dr. Walking Dead), as well as the ever-colorful Kombat Karl “The Mad Irishman” from Movie Podcast Weekly fame. Sadly, GregaMortis could not join us this week, but he will return next time. Warning: Major plot spoilers lie ahead! And yes, it wouldn’t be Alien Earth without strange metaphors and offbeat alien lore. Dr. Bishop interprets the fly-and-spider imagery as a nod to the show’s silicon-based “metal-eating” monstrosities, while the hosts debate the uneven maturing patterns of the synthetic children. Is Wendy / Marcy’s accelerated intellect genius writing or sloppy scripting?

Here in Episode 159 of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, four of your intrepid Horror Avengers — Jay of the Dead, Dr. Walking Dead, GregaMortis, and Mackula — are joined by special guest, Kombat Karl “The Mad Irishman” from Movie Podcast Weekly, to help them review ALIEN: EARTH (2025), Episode 005: In Space, No One…! Warning: This episode contains full-blown, major plot spoilers as our space jockeys discuss the latest developments of this entertaining Sci-Fi Horror series. In this episode, we learn about GregaMortis’s two biggest fears. Dr. Bishop explores the branding roll-out of the Weyland-Yutani Corp. And with this new menagerie of Beastly Freak organisms, Jay classifies the eyeball-squid thing as an “Ocular Octopod,” and he calls the ill-fated, science vessel USCSS Maginot, “Con Air but With Aliens.” Also in this episode, you will probably not be surprised to hear Mackula say, “I think it’s just that darn sheep!” Kombat Karl translates, in the way that only he can, what the xenomorph sentiments are saying, and Mackula very excitedly draws parallels between the alien xenomorphs and The Shape, Michael Myers. In addition, Mackula and Karl chat about whether Alien Earth makes any references that nod to “Blade Runner,” as Jay asks Karl if Boy Kavalier is a “replicant.”

Thank you for joining Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies for the third installment (covering the fourth episode) of ALIEN: EARTH (2025), where four of the Horror Avengers discuss Episode 004: Observation. Jay of the Dead is joined by Dr. Walking Dead, GregaMortis, and Mackula. These intrepid, stellar podcasters endeavor to explore a deep-dive into Alien Universe timelines, ship-building lore, and the narrative tightrope walk between central arcs and peripheral details. Jay, Dr. Bishop, GregaMortis and Mackula engage in an esoteric and nerdy discussion that veers from the confusing release-versus-story order of the Alien Universe to the corporate fingerprints of Weyland and Yutani on iconic vessels like the Prometheus, Nostromo, and Maginot. The crew weighs in on how fans can critically balance attention between the show’s main story and its subtle background details, with Mackula revisiting his “bridge episode” critique and GregaMortis defending the layered storytelling. And yes, beware — major plot spoilers abound!

Hug your faces— I mean, hug your children. Some freaky fast and wacky weird xenomorphs are loose on the ship of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies! Here we are with our second installment (covering the third episode) of ALIEN: EARTH (2025). During this episode, four of the Horror Avengers return to dissect and debate Episode 003: Metamorphosis of the Alien: Earth series, and it’s a wild ride full of major plot spoilers, so listener beware! Jay of the Dead is joined by Dr. Walking Dead, GregaMortis, and Mackula for an in-depth review of this pivotal installment. So, if you’re keeping up with Alien: Earth, this episode delivers fiery opinions, sharp analysis, and plenty of horror geekery to chew on. Watch along with us and listen to our analysis or else Mackula will hug your faces!

All right! Get ready to maintain Social Distancing for this week’s special, double-feature episode — the 54th Edition — of DEAD MAN STILL WALKING, with your courageous professor, Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop! For this double-header, Dr. Bishop is discussing two, COVID-inspired zombie films: Corona Zombies (2020) and Zombie Reddy (2021)! And unfortunately, though these two movies are relevant to the topic, they are not the best movies. But Kyle also takes a moment to recommend the Woody Allen directorial debut Comedy, “What’s Up, Tiger Lily?” (1966), and he explains what it has in common with “Corona Zombies” (2020) and “Hell of the Living Dead” (1983). Join us!

Welcome to special coverage of another Horror series by Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies! We are very excited to watch along with you and deliver full-blown spoiler reviews of all eight episodes of ALIEN: EARTH (2025)! Jay of the Dead and Mackula are here to bring you their commentary on Episode 001: Neverland (2025) and Episode 002: Mr. October (2025). Starting next week, the Southern Gentleman GregaMortis will be joining us, as well! We hope you will watch along with us and follow our coverage. Let us know what you think of ALIEN: EARTH!

Happy Convoy Day! At least, when this was recorded it was Convoy Day, June 6, 2023. Welcome to another BONUS episode of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, which is another one of our ambitious little side projects where we’re going through the Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast’sTOP 200 HORROR MOVIES OF ALL TIME, one film at a time, from time to time, as we take our sweet time — over time. So, our random pick for this episode, coming from the 200 best Horror films (as designated by 44 Horror fans), was Number 33, Creepshow (1982), which Dr. Shock and Dave Zee both agree is the greatest Horror anthology! You can listen to the three-part Episode 200 of the exceptional Exploding Heads’ countdown, which you can access by subscribing to their Patreon feed. Enjoy!