Dark Overtones

by Kurt Braddock

We all know the feeling when our blood runs cold during our favorite horror movies. When the screen goes dark and the characters scream, we feel it right along with them. In this new horror podcast, host Kurt Braddock delves into this darkness and explores the roots of the fears that drives those screams. Dark Overtones features discussions about the themes in the horror movies that terrify us, featuring conversations with experts who specialize in the topics that drive some of the best horror films of the last 50 years. Kurt also has talks with fellow horror fans and listeners of the pod to geek out on our love of film and fear. Dark Overtones dives deep into the horror in the movies that scare us. Join us as we wander into the dark.

Latest episodes

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Dark Overtones 103: Midsommar with Wayne Brekke and Rebecca Fanali

In this episode of Dark Overtones, Kurt seeks to explore the symbols that inspired this very podcast -- the runes and symbols embedded in Ari Aster's horror masterpiece,

Aug 5 2024
2 h 26 min

Dark Overtones 10X: World Events, Listener Engagement, and Disappointment with the Global Shitshow

This week, Kurt briefly discusses how the world messes up his best-laid episode plans. Unfortunately, as a researcher of political violence, the complete [looks up the sc

Jul 22 2024
5 min

Dark Overtones 102: The Invitation with Mary Wild and Eric Braddock

In the second episode of Series 1, Kurt delves into the 2015 pressure cooker, The Invitation. Part awkward dinner party, part reverse home invasion, part cultish terror,

Jul 15 2024
2 h 12 min

Dark Overtones 101: It Follows with Professor Leslie Hahner and Professor Scott Varda

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of rape and sexual violence is prevalent throughout this episode. In the first real episode of Dark Overtones, Kurt is joined by two communic

Jul 8 2024
58 min

Dark Overtones 100: Series 1 Preview of the Horror Renaissance with Mary Wild

In the first episode of Dark Overtones, Kurt is joined by Freudian psychologist and horror expert Mary Wild to discuss the 12 films to be covered in the first series of D

Jul 1 2024
1 h 07 min

Series 1 Trailer

In this new horror podcast, host Kurt Braddock invites subject matter experts, friends, film critics, and everyone in between to analyze and decode some of the best horro

May 31 2024
5 min

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