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The Quatermass Experiment with Toby Hadoke – Episode 286 – 9/28/2025

Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #286 – 9/28/2025

The Quatermass Experiment, the highly influential series considered the “birth of TV Sci-Fi”, with Toby Hadoke (Quatermass Experiment megafan, Doctor Who megafan, special features do-er, author, and standup comedian… he just sits around and twiddles his thumbs, does Toby). Toby’s written the definitive book on the first Quatermass Experiment serial! Some Doctor Who discussion. “Behind the sofa.” The sneaky plan Toby used to name his dog. Nigel Neale (Quatermass writer) has influenced such directors as John Carpenter, Joe Dante, and Dan O’Bannon. Which Quatermass Experiment serial does Toby recommend starting with? Different motivations for British and American TV in decades past. Toby says Nigel Neale’s The Road has the best ending of anything, ever. What are the chances of more Quatermass in the future? A nice tangent into John Carpenter’s The Thing. A few last-minute Doctor Who tangents (including one about the Doctor going into his own brain). Pronunciation differences between the British and Americans (how the heck do you say Omega, anyway?). Toby actually likes one of the Bad Jokes of the Week.

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SHOW NOTES

Toby Hadoke on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/TobyHadoke

Toby Hadoke on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@TobyHadoke

Toby’s Website
https://tobyhadoke.com/

Toby’s Book! The Quatermass Experiment: The Making of TV’s First Sci-Fi Classic
https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/the-quatermass-experiment-the-making-of-tv-s-first-sci-fi-classic

The Quatermass Experiment on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quatermass_Experiment

Nigel Neale on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Kneale

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Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
Shane’s book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
Order on Amazon now:
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/

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Vampire Movies – Episode 285 – 8/29/2025

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Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #285 – 8/29/2025

Sink your teeth into a slew of vampire movies from 1922 through 2025 that may or may not suck with returning movie lovers Chris Holmes and Michael Stewart (Save for Half podcast, Found in the Ruins podcast), plus we chew a bit on Stoker’s Dracula novel. From England to Transylvania to Germany to Italy to Spain to Japan and beyond… those bloodsuckers are everywhere!! Which vampire flicks made us their thrall? One flick’s surprise armadillo never fails to amuse Shane. Chris objects to amazingly cool armor in Dracula movies. What astoundingly fantastic Funko Pop does Shane own?? A surprising clash of opinions on The Lost Boys and Near Dark. We have crossed oceans of time just to bring you this episode.

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SHOW NOTES

Holmes Basic D&D, John Eric Holmes & Edgar Rice Burroughs with Chris Holmes – Episode 267 – 5/12/2023
https://shaneplays.com/holmes-basic-dnd-john-eric-holmes-edgar-rice-burroughs-with-chris-holmes-podcast/

Zombie Movies with Chris Holmes and Mike Stewart – Episode 277 – 7/22/2024
https://shaneplays.com/zombie-movies-with-chris-holmes-mike-stewart-podcast/

Surreal Cinema with Clements & Holmes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LcpVM55HQA

Vampire Movies Discussed in this Episode:
Nosferatu (1922)
Dracula (1931)
Dracula’s Daughter
El Vampiro
Horror of Dracula
Dracula, Prince of Darkness
The Vampire and the Ballerina
The Vampire Doll
Count Dracula (1970)
Count Yorga, Vampire
House of Dark Shadows
Blacula
The Night Stalker
Captain Kronos-Vampire Hunter
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1974)
Blood for Dracula
Night of the Walking Dead
Dracula (1979)
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Salem’s Lot (1979)
The Hunger
Fright Night (1985)
The Lost Boys
Near Dark
Buffy the Vampire Slayer *Briefly mentioned
Buffy TV series * Briefly mentioned
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Interview with the Vampire
Blade
Blade 2
Shadow of the Vampire
Thirty Days of Night
Let the Right One In
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Boys From County Hell
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Nosferatu (2024)
Sinners

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TSR & WotC Veteran Steve Winter – Episode 284 – 7/28/2025

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Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #284 – 7/28/2025

TSR and Wizards of the Coast veteran Steve Winter (Steve achieved one of the longest tenures across both companies). Steve plays guitar. Steve likes Shadowdark RPG, and is also interested in Knave, Savage Worlds, and Cthulhu / horror games. Steve has a definite favorite version of D&D (he finds it elegant and intuitive). Deep character backstory doesn’t equal plot armor. Sometimes we get too used to magic in games and think of it as technology… magic should be a bit fearsome and untame. Noteworthy moments of going insane in a Cthulhu game. Skyrim and Baldur’s Gate 3 discussion. Steve co-wrote the scenario for the Gold Box Pool of Radiance game. Some words about Jim Ward. Early versus later days at TSR. The job that was Steve’s best year at TSR. How was the work divided at TSR? Steve offers some perspective on Lorraine Williams’s leadership, given that he was right there. What was it like to be at TSR and watch Magic: The Gathering explode onto the scene? Steve worked on Spellfire, TSR’s response to MtG. What was it like transitioning from TSR to WotC? Star Frontiers: how it went from hard sci-fi to “D&D in space” and how employees’ desire for royalties led to its creation (and ultimately to the departure of Lawrence Schick from TSR). Marvel Super Heroes RPG discussion (MSH is HUGE for Shane personally).

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SHOW NOTES

Steve Winter’s Wikipedia Entry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Winter

Steve Winter’s Board Game Geek Entry
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/562/steve-winter

Howling Tower (Steve’s Blog)
https://koboldpress.com/category/howling-tower/

Shadowdark RPG
https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark?srsltid=AfmBOopWlsfgC-WPHShVkD1E9lDfbJKyN5umULKokrH6cbo8tdn-f2QL

Knave RPG
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/484910/knave-second-edition

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Twilight: 2000 RPG With The Found In The Ruins Podcast – Episode 283 – 5/15/2025

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Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #283 – 5/15/2025

A RAD-SATURATED BONUS EPISODE! The Cold War gone hot! “Bam” Shane joins “Doc” Benny and “Boom” Mike on the Found in the Ruins podcast to execute maneuvers on the Twilight: 2000 RPG and reconnoiter other groovy post-apocalyptic stuff like PA books and movies. This is episode 9 of Found in the Ruins. Thanks to the FitR hosts for the invite! We had fun and soaked up some mad rads.

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SHOW NOTES

Found in the Ruins episode 9: Twilight 2000 with Shane
https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-5iepq-2505c7ed

Found in the Ruins Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1430189954589689

Save For Half Podcast / Found in the Ruins Podcast
https://saveforhalf.com/

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Comic Books, “New” Doctor Who 20th Anniversary, D&D 2024, and Tariffs – Episode 282 – 4/26/2025

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Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #282 – 4/26/2025

Shane waxes eloquent (ok, he might rant mildly) on several aspects of the mainstream comic book industry including the direct market business model, variant covers, multiple characters with the same name, and constant status quo changes (plus the overuse of the word “iconic” these days, which isn’t comics-related but Shane kvetches about it anyway). A mini-review and comparison of DC’s Absolute Universe and Marvel’s Ultimate Universe (which one does Shane like best). Doctor Who has been back on the air for 20 years! A sincere shout-out to Toby Hadoke. An ailing Doctor Who super fan, lost episodes of Who, and the use of AI. D&D 2024: is it a new edition or not? (and no one seems to really be talking about D&D 2024 to be honest). The tariff war’s effect on game publishers and vague predictions and hopes for the future. A tribute to friend of the show Tony Dutra, now sadly gone.

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on YouTube, iTunes, Google Play Music, Podbean and Stitcher (plus other fine podcast directories).

SHOW NOTES

DC’s Absolute Universe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_Universe

Marvel’s Ultimate Universe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Universe

Toby Hadoke Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/TobyHadoke

Ailing ‘Doctor Who’ superfan spends fortune to recreate 97 lost episodes to see ‘complete’ series before he dies
https://nypost.com/2025/04/13/entertainment/ailing-doctor-who-superfan-spends-fortune-to-recreate-97-lost-episodes-to-see-complete-series-before-he-dies/

DnD 5e to 2024 DnD Transition Guide and Change Log: Everything That’s Different in the New 2024 Player’s Handbook
https://rpgbot.net/dnd-2024-5e-transition-guide-and-change-log-everything-thats-different-in-the-new-players-handbook/

Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins to Leave Dungeons & Dragons’ Design Team
https://screenrant.com/jeremy-crawford-chris-perkins-leaving-dnd-interview/

Tariffs affecting games
https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/news/tariffs-rolling-against-american-game-publishers

What Game Publishers Are Saying About The Tariffs
https://www.enworld.org/threads/what-game-publishers-are-saying-about-the-tariffs.712717/

How Will The New Tariffs Affect TTRPG Prices?
https://www.enworld.org/threads/how-will-the-new-tariffs-affect-ttrpg-prices.712698/

Do Tariffs Apply To RPG Books? Maybe, Maybe Not!
https://www.enworld.org/threads/do-tariffs-apply-to-rpg-books-maybe-maybe-not.712908/

Wizards of the Coast Says That China Tariffs Will Have Minimal Impact on D&D
https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizards-of-the-coast-says-that-china-tariffs-will-have-minimal-impact-on-d-d.713072/

Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode 252: The Wit and Wisdom of Troll Lord Games
https://shaneplays.com/wit-and-wisdom-of-troll-lord-games-castles-and-crusades-rpg/

Tony Dutra: GURPS! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 40
https://shaneplays.com/gurps-radio-show-podcast-ep-40/

Tony Dutra: Game Master / Dungeon Master Tips & Panel Discussion! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 70
https://shaneplays.com/game-master-dungeon-master-tips-panel-discussion-radio-show-podcast-ep-70/

Tony Dutra: RPG News Blast! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 105
https://shaneplays.com/rpg-news-blast-radio-show-podcast-ep-105/

Tony Dutra: How To Create A GURPS Character
https://shaneplays.com/how-to-create-a-gurps-character/

Tony Dutra: How To Play GURPS
https://shaneplays.com/how-to-play-gurps-rpg-tutorial/

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Banquet For Fools With Game Developers Hannah And Joseph Williams – Episode 281 – 11/26/2024

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Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #281 – 11/26/2024

Game developers Hannah and Joseph Williams join to chat about their new “Dark Crystal”-like CRPG Banquet For Fools. Shane jokingly laments a missing element from the game, but Joseph promises they won’t duck out from putting it in. Now that ten years have passed, how do they feel Serpent in the Staglands performed? Thoughts on Mechajammer (previously Copper Dreams) and the hopes versus the reality. The pros, cons and pitfalls of Early Access. Shane gets recruited as a voice actor. A tangent into severe weather and the importance of escapism.

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SHOW NOTES

Banquet for Fools on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3172700/Banquet_for_Fools/

Hannah and Joseph Games Website
https://banquetforfools.com/

The Dark Crystal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal

A Wizard of Earth Sea by Ursula K. Le Guin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wizard_of_Earthsea

Chicago by Carl Sandburg
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/12840/chicago

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Star Trek Video Games With Mat Bradley-Tschirgi – Episode 280 – 10/23/2024

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Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #280 – 10/23/2024

Star Trek Video Games: An Unofficial Guide to the Final Frontier with author Mat Bradley-Tschirgi. There are a LOT of Star Trek video games and Mat had some hard decisions and set boundaries on what games to cover in his book (by the way, a “notable” game doesn’t necessarily mean a good game). What is Mat’s favorite and least favorite Star Trek game? Star Trek has one of the saddest stories of vaporware in PC gaming. Mat had an unusual entry into Star Trek fandom, but it still grabbed him. What are Shane and Mat’s thoughts on some of the more recent Star Trek TV shows? What is one redeeming aspect of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier? Podcasting takes a lot of work and time.

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SHOW NOTES

Mat Bradley-Tschirgi’s Books on Amazon
http://matwbt.com

Star Trek Video Games: An Unofficial Guide to the Final Frontier
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Video-Games-Unofficial/dp/1399050729

Star Trek Games list on Trekcore
https://gaming.trekcore.com/plat_list.html

Star Trek Games list on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_games

Star Trek: Secret of Vulcan Fury trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDAFVYKyJVI

Matt Chat (Matt Barton’s interview channel)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE98xefVUXmbvQfe-wNS8oA

Sequelcast 2 Podcast
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sequelcast2

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RPG & Gaming Scholar Jon Peterson – Episode 279 – 9/27/2024

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Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #279 – 9/27/2024

RPG and tabletop gaming historian Jon Peterson returns for a fantastic conversation on D&D and RPG history, and his related current books and projects. A new edition of Playing at the World and Dungeons & Dragons – the Making of Original D&D: 1970-1977 are on the shelves. D&D 4E has its hardcore fans. Jon has a seriously impressive collection of documents related to RPG history. Jon’s first on-screen RPG game, ever. Does the role of the Caller in D&D get an unfair reputation (and what exactly does the Caller do)? DNA from non-RPGs like Outdoor Survival made it into early D&D. Be careful of the question “what is a role-playing game”, the debate can sideswipe an entire conversation. Plus much more.

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SHOW NOTES

Previous Shane Plays Geek Talk episode with Jon: D&D History – Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons with Jon Peterson – Episode 250 – 11-9-2021
https://shaneplays.com/dnd-history-game-wizards-the-epic-battle-for-dungeons-and-dragons-jon-peterson/

Playing at the World, 2E, Volume 1: The Invention of Dungeons & Dragons (Game Histories)
https://www.amazon.com/Playing-World-2E-Invention-Histories/dp/0262548771/

Playing at the World, 2E, Volume 2: Three Pillars of Role-Playing Games (Game Histories)
https://www.amazon.com/Playing-World-2E-Invention-Histories/dp/0262548771/

Dungeons & Dragons – the Making of Original D&D: 1970-1977
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Making-Original-1970-1977/dp/0786969857

Celebrating 50 Years of Dungeons & Dragons – Week #1 – OD&D with Jon Peterson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzisBYQkyw

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RPG Designer Merle M. Rasmussen – Episode 278 – 8/14/2024

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Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #278 – 8/22/2024

Merle M. Rasmussen, the man in the tux himself, joins to talk about the Top Secret RPG and his game design career. What was his first (mistaken) understanding of what D&D was? Memories of working at TSR. A no-nonsense discussion about the financials of his agreement with TSR for Top Secret. Financial lessons he has learned in his career. The perils of lead poisoning in making miniatures (and accidental improvised bombs). Jon Peterson’s Quagmire! D&D module article and Merle’s involvement in making it happen. Top Secret set multiple RPG precedents. What existing RPG was used for Top Secret’s firearms rules? The FBI visited TSR because of Top Secret’s playtest. You’re not just paranoid, the HackNoia RPG is coming. I Choose To RISE, Merle’s card game that helps teach about Black heroes. Merle’s wife Jackie has often been his writing partner and sounding board. Moments of fan feedback Merle has had that will get you right in the feels (including, I kid you not, being asked to bless a gamer’s ashes). Bad James Bond jokes.

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SHOW NOTES

Merle M. Rasmussen on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_M._Rasmussen

Merle M. Rasmussen on RPG Geek
https://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/3875/merle-m-rasmussen

Top Secret RPG on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Secret_(role-playing_game)

Quagmire! The Making of a 1980s D&D Module by Jon Peterson
https://medium.com/@increment/quagmire-the-making-of-a-1980s-d-d-module-c30e788ea5f2

Sqwurm Card Game
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12328/sqwurm

Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute
https://www.ppgjli.org/

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Zombie Movies with Chris Holmes and Mike Stewart – Episode 277 – 7/22/2024

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Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #277 – 7/22/2024

Shane, Chris Holmes, and Mike Stewart aka DM Mike (Save for Half podcast, Found in the Ruins podcast) shamble relentlessly through over 40 zombie and zombie-ish flicks in their inhuman hunger for horror. Plus a brief detour into the best on-screen Joker and multiple bad zombie jokes. True or false: Marcel Marceau starred in a zombie flick. What is Shane’s most annoying zombie movie? What would you do if you were the last person on Earth and could do whatever you want? Shane offers a rare trigger warning.

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SHOW NOTES

Found in the Ruins podcast
https://saveforhalf.com/
(FITR releases on the SFH podcast feed)

Found in the Ruins Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1430189954589689

Return of the Ripper for DCC RPG with a cover by Jeff Dee and illustrations by Chris Holmes
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaeldavisphd/return-of-the-ripper-a-l1-horror-adventure-for-dcc-rpg

Chris Holmes’s Zombie Movie List

(if an entry is numbered, Chris recommends it. If it’s not numbered, he feels it’s worth discussing but doesn’t “rank” for his top 15)

Last Man on Earth USA 1964 Dir. Sidney Salkow Based on I Am Legend Richard Matheson Stars Vincent Price
Plague of the Zombies UK 1966 Dir. John Gilling Stars Andre Morell Hammer Film
1. Night of the Living Dead USA 1968 Dir. George Romero Writ. John Russo Stars Duane Jones
Tombs of the Blind Dead Spain-Portugal 1972 Dir. And written Amado de Ossorio Stars are unimportant
2. Omega Man USA 1971 Dir. Boris Sagal Based on I Am Legend Stars Charlton Heston, Rosalind Cash
Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things USA 1972 Dir. Bob Clark written and starring Bob Clark!
Shanks USA 1974 Dir. William Castle probably written by him too Stars Marcel Marceau!
3. Dawn of the Dead USA 1978 Dir. And Writer George Romero Stars Ken Foree Stunts and makeup by Tom Savinni
Zombi 2 Italy 1979 Dir. Lucio Fulci Writ. Dardeo Sacchetti Released in U.S. as Zombie
Nightmare City Italy 1980 Dir.Umberto Lenzi Stars Hugo Stieglitz and many attractive women. Extremely silly.
4. The Evil Dead 1981 USA Dir. Sam Rami also written by him Stars Bruce Campbell First in a great Trilogy
Dead and Buried 1981 USA Dir. Gary Sherman Writtten by Dan Obannon Stars James Farentino, Jack Albertson
5. Re-Animator 1985 USA Dir. Stuart Gordon written by him and Brian Yuzna Stars Jeffry Combs, Barbara Crampton
6. Return of the Living Dead 1985 USA Dir. Dan OBannon also written by him Stars James Karen, Clu Galagar, Linea Quigley,
Day of the Dead 1985 USA Dir. George Romero also written by him Stars Lori Cardille A great disappointment
Night of the Creeps 1986 USA Dir. Fred Dekkar also written by him Aliens create zombies
7. Evil Dead 2 1987 USA Dir. Sam Rami also written by him Stars Bruce Campell More fun and no tree rape
Night of the Living Dead 1990 USA Tom Savini remake of original Stars Patricia Tallman
8. Dead Alive (Brain Dead) 1992 N.Z. Dir. Peter Jackson Writ. S. Sinclair Stars Timothy Balme, Diana Penalver
Army of Darkness 1992 USA Dir. Sam Rami Written by Sam and Ivan Rami Stars Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz
9. Cemetery Man 1994 Italy Dir. Michele Soavi Stars Rupert Everett, Franscois Lazaro, Anna Falchi
10. Bio Zombi 1998 Hong Kong Dir. Wilson Yip Stars Jordan Chan Very funny.
11. Stacy ( Attack of the School Girl Zombies) 2001 Japan Dir. Naoyuki Tomomatsu Possibly the weirdest
Shawn of the Dead 2004 England Dir. Steven Wright Stars Simon Pegg, Mark Frost
Dance of the Dead 2008 USA Dir. Greg Bishop Written Joe Ballarini D&D players die in this film
Dead Snow 2009 Norway Dir. Tommy Wirkola Stars Charlotte Frogner
12. Wyrmwood (Road of the Dead) 2014 Australia Dir. Kiah Roache Turner Stars Bianca Bradey -Features car chases on the outback
Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse 2015 USA Dir. and written Christopher Landon Stars Tye Sheridan
13. One Cut of the Dead (Zombie One Cut) 2017 Japan Shinichiro Ueda No spoilers please
14. Little Monsters 2019 Australia Dir. Abe Forsythe Stars Lupita Nyoung’o Heartwarming
15. Night Eats the World 2018 France Dir. Dominique Rocher Stars Anders Danielsen Bleak and realistic

Shane’s Additional Worth Mentioning List
(for better or for worse)

Train to Busan
World War Z
Assault on Precinct 13
The Crazies
The Sadness
Zombieland
REC
The Returned
Demons
Army of the Dead
Land of the Dead
Diary of the Dead
Survival of the Dead
The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue
Honorable Mention: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video

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A journey into the things we love: Podcast + blog! Get your geek on or discover your inner geek: games, video games, RPGs, comic books, movies, TV, books, oh so much more!

Author Archives: Shane

The Quatermass Experiment with Toby Hadoke – Episode 286 – 9/28/2025

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Vampire Movies – Episode 285 – 8/29/2025

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TSR & WotC Veteran Steve Winter – Episode 284 – 7/28/2025

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Twilight: 2000 RPG With The Found In The Ruins Podcast – Episode 283 – 5/15/2025

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Comic Books, “New” Doctor Who 20th Anniversary, D&D 2024, and Tariffs – Episode 282 – 4/26/2025

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Banquet For Fools With Game Developers Hannah And Joseph Williams – Episode 281 – 11/26/2024

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Star Trek Video Games With Mat Bradley-Tschirgi – Episode 280 – 10/23/2024

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RPG & Gaming Scholar Jon Peterson – Episode 279 – 9/27/2024

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RPG Designer Merle M. Rasmussen – Episode 278 – 8/14/2024

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Zombie Movies with Chris Holmes and Mike Stewart – Episode 277 – 7/22/2024

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