Colors of the Dark
FANGORIA Podcast Network
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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Mar 27, 2026 • 1h 36min
S3 Ep118: Videoheaven!
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!
Mar 13, 2026 • 2h 14min
S3 Ep117: Partially Devoured
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!
Feb 27, 2026 • 52min
S3 Ep116: Deep Cuts #3 - All The Horror Things
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.
Feb 13, 2026 • 50min
S3 Ep115: Deep Cuts #2 - Lil Old, Lil New, and Some Super-deep
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.
Jan 30, 2026 • 1h 1min
S3 Ep114: Deep Cuts #1
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 SpiderFreaky TalesThe Steam ExperimentVash Level 2Spirit (hellraiser mock buster)
Jan 16, 2026 • 1h 40min
S3 Ep113: 2026 Horror Preview & The Mother of Flies
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.
Dec 12, 2025 • 2h 16min
S3 Ep112: Top Ten Horror Films of 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.
Nov 28, 2025 • 1h 59min
S3 Ep111: Top Ten Deep cuts
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.
Nov 17, 2025 • 35min
S3: IT: Welcome to Derry
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.
Nov 14, 2025 • 1h 44min
S3 Ep110: Folk Focus
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.
