Bo Ransdell Podcasts

On a brand new entry in The Heart of Horror, a continuing look at sex, romance, and all the horrible things in between, we look at the David Cronenberg classic, Videodrome. Also, we bid adieu to an old friend, say hello to more spirit dating, and evaluate some truly shocking Tinder profiles. We’d love to hear from you! If you have a relationship st…

A bit busy here at Dark Parade HQ, so this week brings our very first non-new episode ever! I reached back into the vaults for a seldom heard Patron-only show called The Ouija Experiment Experiment in which I, along with a rotating series of guests, explored the long list of movies with “ouija” in the title. This time, Scott Crawford of The Friday …

It’s time for a new Found Footage Fool and a look at a trio of Slender Man-related movies. First up, the movie version of the Marble Hornets web series, Always Watching. Then, a look at the cheaper, lazier version of that movie, Slender. And we wrap things up with a look at the HBO Documentary, Beware the Slenderman. Turn out the lights, draw the s…

Let’s check up on some recent releases with the Shudder exclusive Kids vs Aliens, the M. Night Shyamalan recent effort Knock at the Cabin, and the new-to-theaters Evil Dead Rise. Plus, a special bonus ranking of Evil Dead movies. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and Audible, iHeartRadio, Podchaser, Google Pod…

Jamie and Bo return on a new episode of Whatcha Watching? to talk about old-school slashers, new-school apes, and the joys of Draclers. Join us, won’t you? 00:00:00 – 00:06:25 – Outpost: Black Sun 00:06:26 – 00:18:10 – Renfield 00:18:11 – 00:31:35 – Evil Dead 2 00:31:36 – 00:36:36 – Those new Planet of the Apes movies… 00:36:37 – 00:45:27 – Dead Sn…

It’s a new month and that means Kate and Bo are getting sexy with Species! We talk about movies on the right side of sleaze, the inhuman beauty of Natasha Henstridge, and being too thirsty to think. Also, more ghost dating news and a round of Tinder is the Flesh! Join us, won’t you? We’d love to hear from you! If you have a relationship story, reac…

I love a list. Recently, I ran across Dread Central‘s list of the best found footage movies of 2022 and I thought, “Hey, let’s play some catch-up!” So, here are a trio of movies on that list we haven’t discussed: The Curse of Professor Zardonicus, Holes in the Sky: The Sean Miller Story, and The Andy Baker Tape. Let’s apply some science and see if …

On a new Heart of Horror, Kate and Bo get kinky with the slimy follow-up to Re-animator, From Beyond! We talk about our first introductions to kink, tell some stories about bikers, and wrap-up with ghost dating and “Tinder Is the Flesh.” It’s a whole lotta show for these troubled times. We’d love to hear from you! If you have a relationship story, …

The cosmic eye of the Found Footage Fool falls on the YouTube series The Unknowable. Directed by The Den’s Zachary Donohue, a family runs afoul of some ethereal gleep-glops and a serial killer called “The Clown with no Makeup.” Also, lots of public domain! Is it worth your time? Find out, and check it out yourself right here. Subscribe to the podca…

Welcome to a new episode of Whatcha Watching? with Jamie and Bo! This time we are talking Cocaine Bear, My Amityville Horror, and the joys of B movies. Join us, won’t you? 00:00:00 – 00:16:53 – Cocaine Bear 00:16:54 – 00:25:58 – Spoonful of Sugar 00:25:59 – 00:34:26 – My Amityville Horror 00:35:27 – 00:45:39 – The Outwaters 00:45:40 – 00:56:06 – Ch…

We’re doing a found footage trio with two movies of a decidedly sexy bent and a look at the found footage du jour with The Outwaters! We apply our verified scientific criteria to SX_tape from the director of Candyman, the Brazilian social media nightmare of Baby Nymph, and dig into what makes The Outwaters like Skinamarink. Subscribe to the podcast…

We’re back with a new round-up of movies, including one with quite possibly the greatest movie title of all time. That’s right, it’s time to talk Cocaine Bear! Oh, and also a little movie called Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and the indie darling Skinamarink. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and Audible,…

It’s time for science! A new episode of Found Footage Fool takes a look at the incredibly grim film Sorgoi Prakov. We talk about how some movies are just how to hard recommend, try to pronounce the title with varied success, and apply our list of five criteria to the movie to determine if it is a successful found footage film. Fair warning, we are …

We’re back and actually talking movies this time! We discuss everything from the jazz-riddled Play Misty for Me to the oddball horror sensation Skinamarink and some blue space cats along the way! You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and Audible, iHeartRadio, Podchaser, Google Podcasts, and anywhere fine p…

It’s February and love is in the air! On this episode of The Heart of Horror, Bo and Kate discuss catty friends, 90s slashers, more ghost dating, and another round of Tinder Is the Flesh, our Tinder profile game! All this and more on a Valentine’s Day Heart of Horror with the movie Valentine! We’d love to hear from you! If you have a relationship s…

Let’s head to space with a new episode of Found Footage Fool with the lunar horror film – Apollo 18! We use our set of five scientifically-proven criteria to determine if this succeeds or fails as a found footage movie. Along the way, we talk about moon bugs, flat characters, and how this could have been so much better. Subscribe to the podcast on …

Richard Glenn Schmidt returns for a look at the gonzo J-horror silliness that is Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell. We discuss the joys of earnest rip-offs, the downsides of polo shirts on muscular bods, and oh so much more! Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell is available streaming on Shudder, so don’t be shy about watching before you listen! Come…

I am nothing if not a completionist, and so let’s do some wrapping up of the Paranormal Activity franchise with Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, and a bonus look at Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night. We’ll try to make some sense of the mythology of the series, talk about some demonic superheroes, and …

It’s our first Whatcha Watching of 2023, which means we’re looking back at the best movies of 2022. Will our list have some of your favorites? Or will Jamie continue to champion head-scratching choices like… well, you’ll just have to listen. Get the popcorn, it’s movie time on a new episode of Whatcha Watching? with Jamie and Bo! You can subscribe …

Happy New Year, Dark Paraders! We start off with a bang. This episode of Heart of Horror kicks off with a new segment; Ghosted will detail romantic encounters with the supernatural. Then we discuss the downsides of dating sociopaths as evidenced by get Out from Jordan Peele, but mostly we listen to Kate’s nightmare adventures. And we wrap it all up…

For a special send-off to 2022, I have gathered two of the finest horror minds for a winner-take-all round of Trivial Pursuit: The Horror Edition! Duncan McLeish, Jamie Sammons, and your faithful hero, Bo, determine who is the biggest horror nerd. Fat Babyface needs some green! You can find the video version right here: You can subscribe to the pod…

We’re wrapping up 2022 with some talk about new horror movies, some Santa slayings, and a whole bunch of fooling around. Grab the stockings, it’s Jamie and Bo time! 00:00:00 – 00:01:21 – Hello! 00:01:22 – 00:09:21 – Violent Night 00:09:22 – 00:20:34 – Saloum 00:20:35 – 00:30:27 – Christmas Bloody Christmas 00:30:28 – 00:38:32 – Smile 00:38:33 – 00:…

As final exams and papers are completed, it’s time to detour into Paranormal Activity territory once more as we look at the next two films in the franchise, Paranormal Activity 3 and Paranormal Activity 4. We are expanding the lore, coming up with new reasons to film stuff, and perhaps getting creepy with a teenage girl. You be the judge. Subscribe…

On this latest Found Footage Fool, w begin a look at the Paranormal Activity franchise that will lead us into December. First up, the movie that started it all, Paranormal Activity, and the follow-up, Paranormal Activity 2. Let’s discuss just how good the original is and what makes the sequel so pale an imitation. And, of course, stories about scar…

The Heart of Horror delves into the seedy world of online dating with a look at the chilling Hard Candy before we launch into a discussion of online dating as a means of meeting a mate or just having some fun. Also, a brand new segment: Tinder is the Flesh! We’d love to hear from you! If you have a relationship story, reach out to us and let us kno…

November brings a new episode of Whatcha Watching? with Jamie and Bo, and that means some talk about new releases, some old classics, and a revealing look at what scares us and how best to avoid our boogeymen. Some light spoilers ahead, but you’re not going to want to miss this one! 00:00:00 – 00:00:59 – Introduction 00:01:00 – 00:09:39 – Jeepers C…

With Halloween behind us, let us turn our attention to a series of films from this very year! We will talk about women’s issues with a trifecta of terror featuring Watcher, Resurrection, and Barbarian. Spoilers for Barbarian, so be sure you skip that or watch it before listening if you care about such things. Let’s open that tiny door in the baseme…

Welcome to a new episode of Found Footage Fool here on The Dark Parade! Fresh off the heels of our 31 Days of Halloween celebration, we get back to our filthy business with a three-way of found footage freakishness. We start with the recent Shudder releases V/H/S/99 and Deadstream before diving into the world of more obscure, DIY found footage film…

Our final episode of the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween brings us to the TV miniseries that scared the hell out of a generation, Salem’s Lot! We talk about kids floating at windows, vampire hierarchy, and plenty of love for what makes this made-for-TV nightmare work so well. Happy Halloween! If you’re not there already, join the discussion on…

On the penultimate episode of the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween, we continue our look at Stephen King bangers with David Cronenberg’s adaptation of The Dead Zone! Is this the best King adaptation? Is this Cronenberg at his most restrained? And would this movie work without Christopher Walken at his most heartbreaking? All this and more on th…

With only three films to go for this year’s 31 Days of Halloween on Legion Podcasts, we get behind the wheel of the Stephen King adaptation Christine! We talk about where this sits in the filmography of John Carpenter, why this works so damn well, and the difficulty in separating book from movie with this particular adaptation. If you’re not there …

We begin our final stretch of the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween with Day 28’s selection, Cat’s Eye! We evaluate where this sits in the pantheon of horror anthologies, discuss some of the atonal issues with the movie, and do some poetry reading! Hop on the ledge and jump in! If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our Facebook gro…

On Day 27 of Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween heads to Italy for a strange movie, even by Dario Argento standards – Phenomena! We’re talking where this sits in the Argento canon, the overall weirdness of this movie, and some nostalgia for renting movies by catalog in the old days. Join me, won’t you? If you’re not there already, join the discus…

It’s time to get gooey on this entry in Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween with the 1988 remake of The Blob! We look at where this lands in the pantheon of great horror remakes, the benefit of having Frank Darabont write your script, how well these effects hold up, and how not even Kevin Dillon can sink this terrific movie! If you’re not there al…

It’s time to get craaazzy with Dy 25 in the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween as we arrive at the very silly horror film, Killer Klowns from Outer Space! We discuss the great designs, the clever aesthetics, and the inventiveness of this movie, despite a pretty thin plot. If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our Facebook group, Twi…

It’s time to get ultra-weird on the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween with the Tobe Hooper sci-fi horror epic, Lifeforce! Let’s talk about some rampant nudity, the effectiveness of Steve Railsback, and the slutty apocalypse. Join me, won’t you? If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our Facebook group, Twitter, Instagram, or Discord…

Day 23 of the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween brings us the star-studded slasher, The Burning. How weird is it to see such big stars in this rip-off of Friday the 13th? Can the Tom Savini effects lift this one from the pack? And how exactly did that guy hide in the canoe like that? These questions and more answered this time around! If you’re …

We remain in certified classic horror territory on Day 22 of the 31 Days of Halloween with the classic ghost story, Poltergeist! We examine the perfect juxtaposition of the normal with the supernatural, the incredible performances, and the kitchen-sink approach to horror that somehow works in this film. Join me, won’t you? If you’re not there alrea…

It’s Day 21 of the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween and we are back in stone-cold classic territory with Evil Dead 2! Let’s try to figure out the precise moment this movie goes wonderfully off the rails, how good Bruce Campbell is in this, and the surprisingly good hail-ing of director Sam Raimi! If you’re not there already, join the discussion…

It’s Day 20 on the 31 Days of Halloween and do we have a weird one today – the gruesome and genre-bending Evil Dead Trap! Just how close is this to a true Japanese giallo? How sadistic is the movie, and does it earn that? And couldn’t we all use our own Hideki? If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our Facebook group, Twitter, Instagr…

On this episode of the 31 Days of Halloween, we ask what happens when you get your martial arts movie in my horror movie and discover the off-kilter Rigor Mortis. Does this blend of genres work? Why do hopping vampires make me so happy? And are twin ghosts the scariest ghosts? These questions and more answered in this episode! If you’re not there a…

Our journey through Asian horror continues with this ghost story from Singapore, 23:59! Unlike some of the terrific ghost stories we’ve talked about, this one doesn’t quite work. Let’s talk about why some of these tropes fall flat, creepy daughters, and psychic soldiers. If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our Facebook group, Twitte…

We’re getting seriously creepy on Day 17 of our 31 Days of Halloween with the uber-creepy chiller, Pulse! We talk fear of technology (natch), but also what makes for a good ghost story, the mounting apocalypse in the movie, and how Kiyoshi Kurosawa quietly became a master of horror. If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our Facebook g…

31 Days of Halloween crosses the halfway point with one of the seminal J-horror films of all time, Ringu! We’re going to talk about fear of technology, the American remake, and how creepy this movie truly is. Turn the channel to terror and jump in! If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our Facebook group, Twitter, Instagram, or Discor…

Day 15 of the 31 Days of Halloween gets downright scary with a ghost story from Thailand, Shutter. It’s time to love on this movie so get ready for creepy visuals, vengeful spirits, and some old-fashioned smudge faces! If you’re not there already, join the discussion on our Facebook group, Twitter, Instagram, or Discord. You all are the absolute be…

As we reach our second week of 31 Days of Halloween, we begin an exploration of Asian horror with a landmark of Japanese exploitation and horror, Onibaba! Is this more than an excuse for rampant nudity and images of grass? Spoiler: It is. We’ll also talk masks, maternal anger, and how we all need a hole in our lives. If you’re not there already, jo…

For lucky number 13 on the Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween we return to Price country for the Roger Corman adaptation of Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death. You may know Corman as the guy who never lost a dime making movies, some of them quite bad. But he was also a surreal director with a great visual and eye and a penchant for allegory. So le…

As we explore some horror classics in this stretch of the 31 Days of Halloween, we find ourselves acknowledging that mo’ Bava is mo’ better with Blood and Black Lace! This is another gap in my movie library, so let’s chat about the gorgeous colors, stirring deaths, and surprising coherent plot. Slip on that featureless mask and let’s make murder be…

It’s time for another classic horror film in our journey through the 31 Days of Halloween, and this time we’re asking the question, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? This is one of those gaps in my cinematic library that I am happy to fill. How great is Bette Davis in this? And is this one of the all-time great reveals? Join in for some old woman lo…

Day Ten of Legion Podcasts 31 Days of Halloween brings us a Vincent Price-filled treat, Witchfinder General! As we explore some classic horrors, we dig into this mean-spirited movie that explores the darker side of human nature. Is the secret to a good horror movie being historically accurate? And could anyone else do what price does in this? Let’s…