239: The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

This week we welcome Vero to the the team by checking out her comfort horror film: The Return of the Living Dead (1985). We unpack the movie's origins, delineate the Dead vs Living Dead series, and assess the quality of its effects. In this episode's b-side, we share our feelings on cemeteries, Vero shares her phased zombie apocalypse plan, and Kris coins a new sub-genre term. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 31:40. Mentioned in the Episode This episode and the entirety of our 2022 Spooky Season is sponsored by our friends at Calm Strips , makers of the textured sensory adhesives designed to help reduce anxiety, reduce restless energy, or increase focus. Save 20% when you shop at www.calmstrips.com and use promo code SLASH at checkout. The Complete History of The Return of the Living Dead - Kindle Edition More Brains!: A Return to the Living Dead - The Definitive Return of the Living Dead Documentary Episode 119: Night of the Living Dead (1968 vs 1990) Tarman - The Return of the Living Dead Mask Support the Show We've launched our Patreon to have a place for listener support to help keep our show going. We are accepting support in the form of small monthly donations from our audience. The proceeds we gain from Patreon are put towards ongoing website fees, funding for new content, and equipment upgrades. In return, our patrons enjoy bonus content, early access, live streams, and exclusive channels in our Discord server. Support the Show on Patreon We're building a community where our listeners and horror fans as a whole can connect and share the ideas, movies, games, experiences, and stories they are most passionate about. Our community is completely free and powered by Discord, which you can access from both a web browser and mobile app. We're looking forward to your arrival! Join our Discord Server Contact Us Kris: @Rojawesome Alexis: @HackorSlashLex Ryan: @ryanfremeau Mack: @mackorslash Paris: @parisnicholson You can connect with us by creepin' on us on Facebook , Twitter or Instagram , @HackorSlash. You can also share your opinions with us by leaving us an audio message on our website, hackorslash.live . Special Thanks We want to give a special thanks to the following patrons: Brittany R. Joseph D. Rob H. Tristan P. Darren M. Greg D. Gwen N. Karlin M. Damien V. Heather W. MJ D. Kylee F. Taler T. Joseph L. Allison B. Amber M. Matt S. Alex L. Sabrina T. Jazzmene U. Jake S. George C. Elizabeth I. Anthony Z. Nathan E. Sam M. Amanda T. Brittany P. Rob D. Ashley E. Gabrielle G. Thom Kane R. J Marc P. Alexander P. Luis Lucas G. Tameera K. Mark H. Jemia S. Mister_Mister Ash M. Music Credits "Hack or Slash" by Daniel Stapleton "The Dread" Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/