My Neighbors Are Dead: The Best Horror Podcast You’re Not Listening To
Halloween has come and gone, but Dread Central readers know that our horror lovin’ doesn’t end once the trick or treaters have gone to bed. Sure, we do go back to being the dastardly death-loving heathens looked down upon by polite society rather than the valuable fountains of horror movie knowledge sought after throughout October, but horror fans are an interesting bunch.
Our fandom is not centered around one specific world like Whovians, Potterheads, or Trekkies but rather a love of a genre that is varied and vast. And if the comments section of any of our articles has taught us anything, it’s that horror fans know just about everything there is to know about horror films. We all know of the heavy hitters like Freddy, Jason, and Leatherface, but what about the other characters that we weren’t privy to meet?
Enter: MY NEIGHBORS ARE DEAD.
My Neighbors Are Dead is a weekly improvised podcast in which host Adam Peacock interviews the lesser-known characters from your favorite horror films. The caterer from Damien’s party in The Omen couldn’t have had great business after serving food at the birthday of the Antichrist. And if you thought the theories in Room 237 were insane, just imagine what the directors pitched that weren’t accepted for the documentary!
Each week host Adam Peacock interviews some of the most skilled improv comics to tell “their side of the story” as unseen characters in our favorite horror films. This podcast is still relatively new, but it’s already been recommended by AV Club, Splitsider, Threadless, and now us. Meaning, if you start listening now, you’ll be able to show off your hipster street cred by knowing them “before they got famous.”
Adam Peacock co-produces the show with fellow Chicago “Second City” alum Nate DuFort, and the two have brought along hours of entertainment that speaks directly to the hearts of horror fans everywhere. Each episode is around a half-hour, allowing the perfect time for binge-listening or a great distraction during your morning commute.
In no particular order, here are my Top 5 favorite episodes:
1) The Blair Witch Project with TJ Jagodowski (Listen Here!)
2) The Omen with Alan Linic (Listen Here!)
3) Poltergeist with Paul F. Tompkins and Tawny Newsome (Listen Here!)
4) Room 237 with Marty DeRosa and Sarah Shockey (Listen Here!)
5) It Follows with Jeff Murdoch (Listen Here!)
You can find My Neighbors Are Dead on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, or wherever else you get your podcast fix.
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