Colors of the Dark
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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...
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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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English
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Episodes
S3 Ep120: 1976 Horror
4/24/2026
Episode 117 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films THRASH, LEE CRONINS THE MUMMY, THE DEEP DARK, MARAMA, FRANKIE MANIAC WOMAN, THE SERPENT'S SKIN, TOUCH ME & CAPTURE.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary the duo countdown their top ten horrors of the year 1976.
Duration:01:48:23
S3 Ep119: Faces of Death
4/10/2026
Episode 116 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films EXIT 8, SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN, DETECTIVE HOLE, PRETTY LETHAL, SEND HELP, 1000 WOMEN OF HORROR & DOLLY.
The duo are then joined by Director Daniel Goldfaber to discuss his new reinvention of the controversial video nasty FACES OF DEATH.
Duration:01:55:08
S3 Ep118: Videoheaven!
3/27/2026
Episode 118 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss READY OR NOT 2, SCREAM 7, HALLOW ROAD, THE CHESTNUT MAN, MERMAID, TOUCH ME, ANACONDA, DO NOT ENTER, The Degenerate: The life and times of Andy Milligan & VideoHeaven.
The duo then discuss the true crimes behind THE LAST SACRIFICE and list some streaming horror recs!
Duration:01:35:54
S3 Ep117: Partially Devoured
3/13/2026
Episode 114 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah return to discuss new films UNDERTONE, PRIMATE, PSYCHO KILLER, SEND HELP, THE STRANGERS Chapter 3, YOUR MONSTER, THE ASTRONAUT & COLD STORAGE.
The duo are then joined by New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus (Whalefall) to discuss his new book- Partially Devoured. How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World. Romero heads listen up!
Duration:02:14:04
S3 Ep116: Deep Cuts #3 - All The Horror Things
2/27/2026
While Colors of the Dark is on break, bonus show Deep Cuts is back with another round of wild, weird, and wonderful cinema. This episode serves up a diverse mix of pure what-the-heckery, including lost 1980s gems (with some SOV), recent found-footage discoveries, Jess Franco, and another Soviet-era deep cut.
Duration:00:51:51
S3 Ep115: Lil Old, Lil New, and Some Super-deep
2/13/2026
Hope you’re all staying toasty and safe during this extreme winter weather! We’re here to keep you warm with another dose of deep cuts. While the main show is on break, we’re covering plenty of new releases over here, including Bone Temple, Primate, The Beauty, and more. We also dive into a ’70s giallo, pinky films, a wild documentary, forgotten Dean Koontz, and 1990s Soviet vampires.
Duration:00:49:05
S3 Ep114: Deep Cuts
1/30/2026
This week’s episode has a little something for everyone. We cover several brand-new films that didn’t make our top 10 list but that we were able to catch this past week. Then we dive into made-for-TV witches, 1970s ghosts, 2009 direct-to-video fare, and one hell of a Hellraiser mock-buster. Additionally, we cover a legendary horror graphic novel that we had been dying to read for quite a while.
I believe I had watched:
Web of the Spider
Freaky Tales
The Steam Experiment
Vash Level 2
Spirit (hellraiser mock buster)
Duration:01:01:27
S3 Ep113: 2026 Horror Preview & The Mother of Flies
1/16/2026
Episode 113 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss their Ten most anticipated horror films / books/ TV of 2026.
The duo are then joined by the prolific filmmaking family, The Adams! John, Toby and Zelda discuss their upcoming Shudder release 'The Mother of Flies' and their deeply personal method of filmmaking- its an inspiring conversation for any Indie filmmakers.
Duration:01:39:48
S3 Ep112: Top Ten Horror Films of 2025
12/12/2025
Episode 112 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDYS 2, IN OUR BLOOD, INFLUENCER(S), THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM, BUGONIA, VASH LEVEL 2 & DUST BUNNY.
The duo then countdown their Top Ten Horror Films of 2025 as well as their favorite other horror books, graphic novels & tv.
Duration:02:15:40
S3 Ep111: Top Ten Deep cuts
11/28/2025
Episode 111 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films KEEPER, QUEENS OF THE DEAD, DREAM EATER, MAN FINDS TAPE, REFLECTIONS IN A DEAD DIAMOND & THE THINGS YOU KILL.
The duo then countdown each of their Top Ten favorite horror "deep Cut" discoveries from their year of watching the forgotten, overlooked or under-discussed horror gems.
Duration:01:58:51
S3: IT: Welcome to Derry
11/17/2025
On a very special bonus episode presented by Fangoria we are joined by Princess Weekes and Marc Benardin Co-hosts of The Official IT: Welcome to Derry Podcast which takes fans behind the scenes of the new HBO Original series IT: Welcome to Derry. We discuss their origins with Kings source material, various adaptations of IT and the current HBO Series.
Duration:00:34:37
S3 Ep110: Folk Focus
11/14/2025
Episode 110 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films THE RUNNING MAN, BLACK PHONE 2, FRANKENSTEIN, KILLING FAITH, DIE MY LOVE, THE BELDHAM, SEW TORN, DEAD OF WINTER, THE BURNING GIRLS & THE ASTRONAUT.
The duo then discuss some of their favorite & lesser known Folk Horror films.
Duration:01:44:01
S3 Ep109: Happy, Happy Halloween!
10/31/2025
Episode 109 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films MATCH, PITFALL, GOOD BOY, COYOTES, CHAIN REACTIONS, THE ICE TOWER & the remake of THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE.
The duo then list some of their favorite lesser known Found Footage films for the Halloween season.
Duration:01:43:18
S3 Ep108: Home Haunt!
10/17/2025
Episode 108 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films V/H/S/HALLOWEEN, BUGONIA, HIM, THE STRANGERS- Chapter 2, THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10, VICIOUS, THE RED MASK, REDUX REDUX.
The duo are then joined by filmmakers RH Norman & Micheline Pitt to discuss their remarkable anthology entry into the Latest VHS film 'Home Haunt' as well as some of their favorite seasonal traditions.
Duration:01:46:02
S3 Ep107: Batsploitation!
10/3/2025
Episode 107 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films BONELAKE, WITCHBOARD, BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL, BEAST OF WAR, TAKEOUT, SHADOWS OF WILLOW CABIN & HEARTS OF DARKNESS: The Making of the Final Friday,
The duo are then joined by filmmaker Michael Varatti (There's a Zombie Outside) to discuss his film, directing the Fango Chainsaw awards and his favorite BATsploitation film
Duration:01:49:57
S3 Ep106: Phantasmy!
9/19/2025
Episode 106 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, THE LONG WALK, TRAUMATIKA, PRIMITIVE WAR, NIGHT OF THE REAPER, TAKE FROM ME.
The duo are then joined by filmmaker Steven Kostanski (Psycho Goreman) to discuss his new reboot of DEATHSTALKER, his love of handmade creatures and the greatness of the Phantasm series!
Duration:01:48:40
S3 Ep105: Screaming & Conjuring!
9/5/2025
Episode 105 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films JAWS 3D, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, THE HOME, WHISPER OF THE WITCH, SOMNIUM & THE DROWNED.
The duo are joined by writer Clark Collis to discuss his new book SCREAMING AND CONJURING and the fscinating boom period of horror that his book charts.
Duration:01:37:51
S3 Ep104: Literary Horror
8/22/2025
Episode 104 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films ALIEN: EARTH, JIMMY & STIGGS, THE OCCUPANT, ABRAHAM'S BOYS, LILY LIVES ALONE plus books and video games.
The duo are joined by producer JD Lifshitz (Weapons, Barbarian) to discuss “Literary Horror”, films that feel like they were based on books but were not.
Duration:01:26:58
S3 Ep103: The Return
8/8/2025
Episode 103 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films WEAPONS, TOGETHER, DESCENDENT, MONSTER ISLAND & Series UNTAMED, FALLOUT & DEXTER: RESURRECTION.
The duo then discuss horror facts and delve into what differentiates LOVECRAFT from LOVECRAFTIAN.
Duration:01:07:49
S3 Ep102: Satanic Hysteria!
5/16/2025
Episode 102 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, THE UGLY STEPSISTER, DANGEROUS ANIMALS, THE SURFER, FEAR BELOW, A DESERT & upcoming novel THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT.
The duo are then joined by Matthew Scott Kane to discuss the Satanic Panic and how it inspired his peacock series HYSTERIA!
And the hosts close out the episode with their Horror recs for summer.
Duration:01:32:48