Colors of the Dark

Colors of the Dark

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.

Episodes

March 13, 2026 134 mins

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!

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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.
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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.
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January 30, 2026 61 mins

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.

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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. 

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December 12, 2025 135 mins
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.
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November 28, 2025 118 mins
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. 
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November 17, 2025 34 mins
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. 
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November 14, 2025 104 mins
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. 
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October 31, 2025 108 mins
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. 
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October 17, 2025 106 mins
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.
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October 3, 2025 109 mins
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 Varrati (There's a Zombie Outside) to discuss his film, directing the Fango Chainsaw awards and his favorite BATsploitation film
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September 19, 2025 108 mins
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! 
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September 5, 2025 97 mins
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.
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August 22, 2025 86 mins
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. 
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August 8, 2025 67 mins
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. 
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May 16, 2025 92 mins
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....
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May 2, 2025 70 mins
Episode 101 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films SINNERS, THE SHROUDS, IT FEEDS, POSSESSION: KERASUKAN, MARSHMALLOW, HELL OF A SUMMER, GOOSEBUMPS: THE VANISHING & CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD

The duo then dive into their new show format with new segments filled with horror history and recommendations as well as a discussion on the current "Clown Wave" 
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April 18, 2025 77 mins
Episode 100 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films DROP, DEAD TALENTS SOCIETY, GAZER, POPEYE THE SLAYER MAN & PSYCHO THERAPY.

We then talk to Director David F. Sandberg about adapting video games and practical FX In his gory new film UNTIL DAWN.
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April 4, 2025 81 mins
Episode 99 of Fangoria’s COLORS OF THE DARK Elric and Bekah discuss new films THE WOMAN IN THE YARD, LOCKED, OPUS, INVADER, FREWAKA, CANNIBAL MUKBANG and JIMMY & STIGGS.

We then talk to Writer /Director Alex Scharfman about his debut feature DEATH OF A UNICORN  which leads to wild Unicorn lore, Creature features and working with comedy legends! 
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