Explore every episode of the podcast Cradle to the Grave
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEST OF EPISODE: WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (1979) with Sean Clark | 15 Jan 2026 | 00:28:20 | |
"Have you checked the children?" BEST OF CRADLE TO THE GRAVE EPISODE WHEN A STRANGER CALLS with SEAN CLARK ***** Check out Sean's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@malfuncsean/videos ***** Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod/ Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com | |||
| WHAT LIES BENEATH (2000) with Ben Ottaviano | 13 Jan 2026 | 00:46:16 | |
"There's a ghost in my house. I saw her in the water, beside me, in the bathtub." Intro song: "Splish Splash" by Bobby Darin (1958) SHOW NOTES 0:00 - INTRO 1:23 - WHAT LIES BENEATH with BEN OTTAVIANO ***** Check out Ben's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BoogeyManBen ***** Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod/ Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com | |||
| FINAL DESTINATION (2000) with Brian Finnerty | 01 Dec 2025 | 00:56:42 | |
"In death there are no accidents, no coincidences, no mishaps, and no escapes." Intro song: "Destination Unknown" by Missing Persons (1981) SHOW NOTES 0:00 - INTRO 01:15 - FINAL DESTINATION with BRIAN FINNERTY ***** Check out Brian's articles at Macabre Daily: https://www.macabredaily.com/articles?author=67d21d99923e9922dc284a73 ***** Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod/ Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 41: 1990 - Part 1 | 30 Jun 2024 | 03:10:05 | |
At the start of the new decade of the 90's your host Erik was 19 years old, taking some collage courses, hanging out with friends, learning how to play guitar, and delivering pizza. With all that extra tip money he went to a lot of movies this year - some of which are on this list! | |||
| SUPERMASSIVE BEST OF THE 80'S SPECTACULAR! | 05 May 2024 | 02:39:34 | |
Before I say goodbye to the 80's I've got one more special episode for you! I asked my guests Becky Darke and Stephen Bissette to take all 132 horror movies featured on Cradle to the Grave's Season 2: The 80's and compile their own personal Top 10 lists. Which films made the cut? Hit that play button to find out! | |||
| Episode 40: 1989 - Part 2 | 28 Apr 2024 | 03:39:25 | |
"Sometimes dead is better." | |||
| ON THE BRINK OF HORROR! Heathers (1989) | 21 Apr 2024 | 00:33:29 | |
For many of us our High School years were like living inside a horror movie! One film that perfectly captured that feeling of isolation, dread, and uncertainly was 1989's Heathers. A time capsule from a different era that my guest comic book writer Brian Buccellato and I had a wonderful time reminiscing about. | |||
| INTERMISSION EPISODE: Warlock (1989) | 14 Apr 2024 | 00:27:18 | |
Musician Steven "Doc" Dibble returns to the show to discuss bad old age make-up and mullets in our fun chat about Warlock! | |||
| Episode 39: 1989 - Part 1 | 07 Apr 2024 | 03:02:32 | |
It's the end of the 80's and the end of your host Erik's High School years. After graduation, 18 year old Erik took some college courses, got a job delivering pizza, and learned how to play guitar. There was also a lot more horror movies as he could now get into Rated R films! | |||
| Episode 38: 1988 - Part 2 | 28 Mar 2024 | 02:55:02 | |
"I'm your friend till the end." | |||
| ON THE BRINK OF HORROR! Beetlejuice (1988) | 24 Mar 2024 | 00:41:03 | |
"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!" | |||
| INTERMISSION EPISODE: Friday the 13th Part 7 - The New Blood | 17 Mar 2024 | 00:30:35 | |
Could this 7th Friday the 13th movie have the best kill out of all of them? Maybe, but it definitely has the best looking Jason! My guest author Michael Aloisi thinks so too and he was kind enough to drop by the show and chat with me about it all. | |||
| Episode 37: 1988 - Part 1 | 10 Mar 2024 | 02:55:13 | |
Almost out of High School in 1988, a 17 year old Erik could see the light at the end of tunnel. Armed with comics and Stephen King paperbacks he navigated his teenage years in his first car, a beat up Toyota Celica, looking for shit to do and horror movies to watch! | |||
| AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000) with Tim Lucas & Stephen Bissette | 27 Nov 2025 | 00:55:03 | |
"There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman" Intro song: "Psycho Killer" by The Talking Heads (1977) SHOW NOTES 0:00 - INTRO 1:15 - AMERICAN PSYCHO with TIM LUCAS & STEPHEN BISSETTE ***** Buy Tim's book Throat Sprockets: https://a.co/d/66MYRc5 Buy Stephen's book In the Mood for Monsters: https://a.co/d/f0if818 Buy Erik's book Death Machine: https://a.co/d/j9uYbgT ***** Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod/ Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com | |||
| BONUS EPISODE: Black Horror | 29 Feb 2024 | 00:36:18 | |
In this special episode celebrating Black History Month, I got together with Ava Fields from The Horror Advocate, horror author Sylvester Barzey, and AJ & Kristie from the In Love With Horror podcast to chat about some of our favorite horror movies that we feel are great examples of Black representation in the genre. | |||
| Episode 36: 1987 - Part 2 | 25 Feb 2024 | 02:57:09 | |
"Groovy." | |||
| ON THE BRINK OF HORROR! Jaws 4: The Revenge (1987) | 18 Feb 2024 | 00:39:19 | |
Just when you thought it was safe to hit that play button, comes my chat with iFanboy's Josh Flanagan about the 4th best Jaws movie of all time! We also spend an inordinate amount of time talking about G.I. Joe. YO JOE! | |||
| INTERMISSION EPISODE: Predator (1987) | 11 Feb 2024 | 00:38:15 | |
"I ain't got time to bleed." | |||
| Episode 35: 1987 - Part 1 | 04 Feb 2024 | 02:42:56 | |
1987 was a good year for your host Erik. He turned 16, got his drivers license, got his hair cut like Tony Hawk, met a group of guys that he is still friends with to this day, learned to play the guitar by listening to The Cure's "Just Like Heaven" a bazillion times, discovered The Beatles White Album, and watched every horror movie that he could! Basically, our little Erik was becoming a man. | |||
| Episode 34: 1986 - Part 2 | 28 Jan 2024 | 03:05:42 | |
"Game over, man! Game over!" | |||
| ON THE BRINK OF HORROR! Manhunter (1986) | 21 Jan 2024 | 01:14:01 | |
38 years ago the first cinematic portrayal of Hannibal Lecter hit the screens in the adaptation of Thomas Harris' novel Red Dragon. A young filmmaker named Michael Mann brought his unique style and vision to the story and crafted a film that has lasted the test of time. Here to discuss this classic film are actor Paul Clemens (The Beast Within) and comic book writer / artist Stephen Bissette (Swamp Thing). | |||
| INTERMISSION EPISODE: Blue Velvet (1986) | 14 Jan 2024 | 00:37:12 | |
Cradle to the Grave's Official David Lynch expert, Vinnie Guidera returns to send you a love letter straight from his heart about one of the director's best films, Blue Velvet from 1986. | |||
| Episode 33: 1986 - Part 1 | 07 Jan 2024 | 03:06:59 | |
The year was 1986 and your host Erik was a 15 year old boy doing his best to make it through his first year of high school without flunking algebra and getting harassed by the jocks (note: he was able to do both). Not quite into girls just yet, this year of his life was mostly devoted to comic books. '86 was a BIG year for comics with titles like The Dark Knight and Watchmen changing the medium forever and Erik collected them all. He also watched a shit load of horror movies, natch. | |||
| Episode 32: 1985 - Part 4 | 31 Dec 2023 | 02:40:22 | |
"I'm running this monkey farm now, Frankenstein, and I wanna know what the fuck you're doing with my time!" | |||
| SUPERMASSIVE END OF SEASON 3 SPECTACULAR! | 21 Nov 2025 | 02:00:51 | |
It's the end of the 90's and here help me pick some of the best horror movies from this decade are SEAN O'CONNER from Macabre Daily and writer/artist/horror historian STEPHEN BISSETTE. We each came up with our personal Top 10 lists from the 135 films I talked about in Season 3. Which ones made it? Did we all pick that same #1? How many tangents did Sean go on? Did Bissette behave himself and stick to the rules? Hit that play button to listen to all the fun! INTRO SONG: "If You Want Blood (You've Got It) by "AC/DC (1979) ***** Check out Sean's articles on Macabre Daily: https://www.macabredaily.com/articles?author=66aed6ede8eef67391dfdcdc Check out Stephen's website: https://srbissette.com/ ***** Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod/ Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com | |||
| BONUS EPISODE: A Chat about Tobe Hooper | 25 Dec 2023 | 01:13:06 | |
In this special bonus episode I got together with two of the greatest horror comic book artists of all time, Kelley Jones (Sandman) & Stephen Bissette (Swamp Thing) to discuss one of the greatest horror movie directors of all time, Tobe Hooper! | |||
| Episode 31: 1985 - Part 3 | 23 Dec 2023 | 02:21:29 | |
"You're so cool Brewster!" | |||
| Episode 30: 1985 - Part 2 | 17 Dec 2023 | 02:28:31 | |
" And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him." | |||
| Episode 29: 1985 - Part 1 | 08 Dec 2023 | 01:56:48 | |
It was the middle of the decade and your host Erik was 14 and trying his best to make 1985 a year full of the best horror he could get his grubby hands on! Video Rental stores were popping up on every corner and he hit'em all, picking the VHS boxes with the coolest covers! And the 4 films on this episode had some pretty cool covers. | |||
| Episode 28: 1984 - Part 2 | 30 Nov 2023 | 02:43:35 | |
"We came, we saw, we kicked it's ass" | |||
| DARK DISNEY - Part 4: The Black Hole (1979) | 23 Nov 2023 | 00:44:20 | |
In the finale of my 4 part Dark Disney series of episodes, I chat with Bryan White from the Bring Me Axe Podcast about the one that kicked the whole "dark" era off! | |||
| ON THE BRINK OF HORROR! Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | 19 Nov 2023 | 00:44:46 | |
I got together with Josh Flanagan from the premier comic book site/podcast iFanboy to chat with me about a movie that scarred a generation. | |||
| INTERMISSION EPISODE: The Toxic Avenger (1984) | 16 Nov 2023 | 00:27:59 | |
Gravedrigger Chris Burnett from the band The Test Dream returns to the show to chat with me about a movie that manages to offend every living person on Earth! | |||
| Episode 27: 1984 - Part 1 | 09 Nov 2023 | 02:58:10 | |
In 1984 your host Erik turned 13 and officially became a teenager. Gone were the days of playing with G.I Joe's and Transformers... right? Right? Uhh..well, anyway he was still hitting the video store weekly, bringing home a stack of horror films to watch - some of which made it onto this episode! Autobots roll out! | |||
| TOP 5 DRACULA FILMS! with Matt Wagner & Kelley Jones | 31 Oct 2023 | 01:10:04 | |
In celebration of the Kickstarter campaign for their new graphic novel DRACULA - BOOK 1: THE IMPALER, I asked comic book legends Matt Wagner & Kelley Jones to come up with their own personal TOP 5 DRACULA FILMS and come on the show to share their lists with us all! | |||
| THE SIXTH SENSE (1999) with John Langan & Stephen Bissette | 16 Nov 2025 | 01:32:22 | |
Cole: You haven't told bedtime stories before? Malcolm: No. Cole: You have to add some twists and stuff. INTRO SONG - "Spirits in the Material World" by The Police (1981) SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - INTRO 1:10 - THE SIXTH SENSE with JOHN LANGAN & STEPHEN BISSETTE ***** Check out John's Word Press site: https://johnpaullangan.wordpress.com/ Check out Stephen's website: https://srbissette.com/ ***** Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod/ Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 26: 1983 - Part 2 | 29 Oct 2023 | 03:17:13 | |
"The ice is gonna break!" | |||
| BONUS EPISODE: Michael Jackson's Thriller Video! | 22 Oct 2023 | 00:37:31 | |
40 years ago a 14 minute film cemented it's place in music and horror history. Harnessing the talents of John Landis' skillful directing, Rick Baker's outstanding makeup, and Michael Jackson's amazing musical and performing prowess, the Thriller video THRILLED us all! Here to chat with me about this legendary video are Avie Fields from The Horror Advocate, horror author Sylvester Barzey, and writer / producer Rodney Barnes. | |||
| ON THE BRINK OF HORROR! Jaws 3D (1983) | 18 Oct 2023 | 01:10:08 | |
They say the third time is the charm right? Right? Well, I will say Jaws 3D is charming and fun and totally worth chatting about with Dean Manness from the Return, Revenge, Resurrection podcast. And stay tuned after our chat for my interview with actor / director John Putch, who played Sean Brody in Jaws 3D! John and I talk about his experiences working on the film, he also tells me about the time he took his dad to see Jaws 3D and the theater had to spray paint the screen for the 3D effect to work! | |||
| INTERMISSION EPISODE: The Deadly Spawn (1983) | 15 Oct 2023 | 00:26:13 | |
Remember going to the video store, searching the horror section, and finding the biggest VHS box known to man? Chances are that oversized cassette box contained the film The Deadly Spawn! My guest for this episode Jason Rudy remembers those days! | |||
| DARK DISNEY - Part 3: The Watcher in the Woods (1980) | 11 Oct 2023 | 00:31:25 | |
In the third part of my journey through DARK DISNEY'S films, I got together with photographer Elle Jaye to talk about Bette Davis' eyes! | |||
| Episode 25: 1983 - Part 1 | 08 Oct 2023 | 02:56:37 | |
In 1983 your host Erik was 12 years old and enjoying his last days as a prepubescent kid before the teenage years would wreak havoc on his hormones! When not busy playing with Snake Eyes and Cobra Commander, he was doing his best to convince his mother to rent him these 5 horror films from the local video store. | |||
| DARK DISNEY - Part 2: Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) | 01 Oct 2023 | 00:32:19 | |
I kick off the month of October with one of the best "Halloween Season" movies based on one of the best "Halloween Season" authors Ray Bradbury. Author J.A. Sullivan joins me on the second part of my Dark Disney series to chat Something Wicked This Way Comes. | |||
| DARK DISNEY - Part 1: Dragonslayer (1981) | 23 Sep 2023 | 01:18:15 | |
Have you ever wanted to see a Disney movie where the Princess gets her foot chewed off by a baby dragon? Well, look no further, Dragonslayer has you covered! Here to chat about said foot-chewing are 3 of the biggest Dragonslayer fans I could find: Author Clay McLeod Chapman, Author Junot Diaz, and comic book writer / artist Stephen Bissette. Together we dive deep into the era known as "Dark Disney" and come to the realization that Disney has ALWAYS BEEN DARK! | |||
| Episode 24: 1982 - Part 2 | 17 Sep 2023 | 03:16:08 | |
"You gotta be fucking kidding." | |||
| ON THE BRINK OF HORROR! Swamp Thing | 10 Sep 2023 | 00:27:59 | |
Rachel and Matt from The Strange and Beautiful Network joined me to chat about the best Man-Turns-Into-Swamp-Monster movie ever made, Swamp Thing from 1982! | |||
| DEEP BLUE SEA (1999) with AJ & Kristie | 09 Nov 2025 | 00:36:43 | |
"She screwed with the sharks, and now the sharks are screwing with us." Intro song: "Once Bitten Twice Shy" by Great White (1989) SHOW NOTES 0:00 - INTRO 1:21 - DEEP BLUE SEA with AJ & KRISTIE ***** Check out AJ & Kristie's podcast: https://inlovewithhorror.com/pages/podcast ***** Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod/ Email the show: http://cradletothegravepod@gmail.com | |||
| INTERMISSION EPISODE: Basket Case | 03 Sep 2023 | 00:25:03 | |
Erik and his guest for this episode Stephen "Doc" Dibble ask... | |||
| Episode 23: 1982 - Part 1 | 27 Aug 2023 | 03:09:28 | |
Your host Erik was 11 years old when one of the greatest years in cinema history took place. While he wasn't allowed to go to the theater just yet to see these films talked about on this episode, because movie theaters were where evil sinners went to watch all sorts of debauchery, he was however allowed to rent said debauchery at the local video store. Isn't it ironic? Don't you think? Anyway, here are 5 horror flicks from the year 1982 that are pretty good. | |||
| Episode 22: 1981 - Part 2 | 20 Aug 2023 | 03:17:44 | |
"Silver bullets my ass." | |||