My name is Erik and as long as I can remember I’ve loved horror. Horror movies. Horror novels. Horror comics. My life's milestones can be measured by the genre. It’s given me years of entertainment, as well as countless sleepless nights. It has kept me young at heart and filled my mind with wonderful memories that I cherish. This podcast is my way of sharing those moments with you. So, starting with my birth year of 1971, I’ll be listing my Top 10 horror films of every year of my life and discussing each one in detail with a little help from my friends. Join us as we journey from the Cradle to the Grave.
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SAW 2 (2005) with Kent Priore & John Collins
"Oh, yes, there will be blood."
Intro song: "Let's Twist Again" by Chubby Checker (1961)
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1:22 - SAW 2 with KENT PRIORE & JOHN COLLINS
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Oct 24 46 min
BEST OF EPISODE: ALIEN 3 (1992) with Grady Hendrix & Stephen Bissette
"You've been in my life so long, I can't remember anything else."
BEST OF CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
ALIEN 3 with GRADY HENDRIX & STEPHEN BISSETTE
*****
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Oct 22 40 min
HOSTEL (2005) with Kyle Kouri, Robert Ottone, & Stephen Bissette
"This is something you never forget, right? RIGHT?"
Intro song: "Torture" by The Cure (1987)
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1:38 - HOSTEL with KYLE KOURI, ROBERT OTTONE, & S
Oct 17 1 h 12 min
BEST OF EPISODE: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1992) with Christopher Golden & Robert Ottone
"All I want to do is graduate from high school, go to Europe, marry Christian Slater, and die. "
BEST OF CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER with CHRISTOPHER G
Oct 14 46 min
THE DESCENT (2005) with Tracy Johnson & Stephen Bissette
"Hey, there's something down here..."
Intro song: "Down in a Hole" by Alice in Chains (1992)
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1:21 - THE DESCENT with TRACY JOHNSON & STEP
Oct 10 58 min
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (2005) with Robert Ottone
"This house is bad, Mommy."
Intro song: "Our House" by Madness (1982)
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1:18 - THE AMITYVILLE HORROR with ROBERT OTTONE
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Oct 6 1 h 00 min
SPECIAL EPISODE! TOP MADE FOR TV VAMPIRES with Matt Wagner & Kelley Jones
"Listen to them, children of the night."
Intro song: "Bela Lugosi's Dead" by Bauhaus (1982)
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Oct 1 1 h 13 min
FREDDY VS JASON (2003) with George Sukara & Stephen Bissette
"Dude, that goalie was pissed about something."
Intro song: "Fight" by Motorhead (2004)
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1:07 - FREDDY VS JASON with GEORGE SUKARA & STEPHEN BI
Sep 26 54 min
SPECIAL EPISODE! RESIDENT EVIL (2026) with Stephen Bissette & Erik Hanson
"God damn it. I fucking suck at guns."
Intro song: "Infected" by Bad Religion
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Sep 21 31 min
WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005) with Meg Ripley
"This is not a war any more than there's a war between men and maggots... This is an extermination."
Intro song: "War (What is it good for?)" by Edwin Starr (1970)
Sep 20 48 min
BEST OF EPISODE: SUBSPECIES (1991) with Ted Nicolaou
"The night has fangs."
BEST OF CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
SUBSPECIES with TED NICOLAOU
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Sep 17 29 min
THE FOG (2005) with Nicole Wolverton
"Now, what kind of fog moves against the wind?"
Intro song: "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple (1972)
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1:30 - THE FOG with NICOLE WOLVERTON
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Sep 12 44 min
BEST OF EPISODE: IT (1990) with Junot Diaz, Clay McLeod Chapman, & Stephen Bissette
"We all float down here."
BEST OF CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
IT with JUNOT DIAZ, CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN, STEPHEN BISSETTE
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Sep 7 1 h 12 min
THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES (2002) with William R.A. Rush & Stephen Bissette
"Looks like our pal the Mothman is up to his old tricks."
Intro song: "Moth into Flame" by Metallica (2016)
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1:47 - THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES with
Sep 4 1 h 00 min
BEST OF EPISODE: THE EXORCIST III (1990) with Jon Wurster
"I have dreams... of a rose, and then of falling down a long flight of steps."
BEST OF CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
THE EXORCIST III with JON WURSTER
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Sep 2 34 min
KING KONG (2005) with Christopher Golden & Stephen Bissette
"It wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast."
Intro song - "Kong" by Tenacious D (2006)
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1:20 - KING KONG with CHRISTOPHER GO
Aug 29 1 h 40 min
BEST OF EPISODE: PET SEMATARY (1989) with Brad Greenquist
"Sometimes dead is better."
BEST OF CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
PET SEMATARY with BRAD GREENQUIST
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Aug 26 32 min
HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003) with Angela Sylvaine
"Goddamn, motherfucker got blood all over my best clown suit."
Intro song: "Send in the Clowns" by Frank Sinatra (1973)
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1:05 - HOUSE OF 1000 C
Aug 22 49 min
BEST OF EPISODE: COMMUNION (1989) with Philippe Mora & Stephen Bissette
"The world is getting so small, it would be nice to meet someone new!"
BEST OF CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
COMMUNION with PHILIPPE MORA & STEPHEN BISSETTE
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Aug 19 46 min
THE RING (2002) with Jordan Clark & Stephen Bissette
"I hate television. Gives me headaches."
Intro song: "The Well and the Lighthouse" by Arcade Fire (2007)
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1:17 - THE RING with JORDAN CLARK & S
Aug 15 1 h 11 min
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Randomly found this podcast from a youtube short with Coady Willis. Started listening just to find that Ep, but enjoyed it so much i started from the 1st episode and am working my way through all of them. Host has a great attitude, guests are interesting (never knew Stephen Bissette was such a knowledgeable and entertaining guy), musicians, comic creators, lots of creative folks. Its great to here the discussions about films i grew up watching from a host who was a similar age. What the heck, Swerve Driver is on the episode im listening to right now. Im totally nerding out to this podcast.
malcowitz · Jan 2026
Erik is such a great host and his guests always bring such a unique and entertaining edge to the show. If you love horror films and music and laughing hella hard, this pod is for you!
Gryffinjeannie · Nov 2024
Erik Hanson is hands down the best horror podcaster recording today. He gets the best out of his guests with his funny, laid back, insanely well versed approach to horror movies. I eagerly wait on the new episodes and they always deliver.
Quints lower half · Nov 2024
Maybe the idea of a year-by-year deep dive into horror films have been tackled before, but as I’ve never encountered them I found the conceit interesting. I’m looking forward to more installments and hoping that some of my more obscure favorites get reviewed.
doubtingtomjr · Nov 2022
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