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It's our year-end special.  Ryan Turek, of ShockTillYouDrop.com, and Lawrence Raffel, of FEARnet.com, take a look at their favorite horror films of the year.  What made the cut?  Listen in! Music provided by:  Paul Leonard-Morgan (Dredd soundtrack, "Mega City One"

Remakes, remakes, remakes!  When it comes to horror, Hollywood loves remakes and Ryan Turek (ShockTillYouDrop.com) and Lawrence Raffel (FEARnet.com) are here to discuss the topic with Brian Collins (Horror Movie a Day/BadAss Digest) and Sam Zimmerman (Fangoria).  Rather than mire the discussion in decades-worth of bad remakes, this quartet take a look at their personal favorites. Music provided by: Paul Buckmaster (12 Monkeys theme), 3 Inches of Blood (Goatriders Horde

In this jumbo Halloween episode, ShockTillYouDrop.com's Ryan Turek and FEARnet's Lawrence Raffel turn their focus to "sequels that don't suck." Which films have you easily written off and never seen because they are a sequel?  Maybe they've made Ryan and Lawrence's list and are worth checking out. The two also chat about their Halloween Horror Nights experience at Universal Studios Hollywood, share their thoughts about the teaser trailer for the Evil Dead remake and offer reviews for the Maniac remake, Mockingbird Lane and American Horror Story: Asylum. Music provided by: Tomandandy (Resident Evil: Retribution; The Mothman Prophecies)

The Fantastic Fest edition!  ShockTillYouDrop.com's Ryan Turek and FEARnet.com's Lawrence Raffel are back from the 8th annual Austin, Texas event and they're here to tell you about the best and worst films.  Listen in as they weigh in on Antiviral, American Mary, Frankenweenie, Berberian Sound Studio, Come Out and Play, The American Scream and more! Music provided by: Nine Inch Nails ("Last" from The Cabin in the Woods soundtrack

Ryan Turek, from Shock Till You Drop, and Lawrence Raffel, from FEARnet, trip down memory lane and reflect on the films that got them into horror, what influenced their tastes and, ultimately, what set them on the path to work in the genre.  Also, stick around as they weigh in on the "sharks in a supermarket" thriller Bait 3D. Music/Clips provided by: Killer Klowns from Outer Space (The Dickies), Bait 3D (trailer), Deep Blue Sea (LL Cool J

After three weeks of silence, Shock Waves is back.  Hosts Ryan Turek (Shock Till You Drop's managing editor) and Lawrence Raffel (FEARnet.com) are back to briefly reflect on the highlights of Comic-Con. The two present mini-reviews of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Super Hybrid and Atrocious. Also on the discussion table: The forthcoming Resident Evil: Retribution. Should fans be more open-minded about cinematic adaptations of their favorite properties? Lawrence and Ryan also field questions from Shock Waves listeners. What got the hosts into horror in the first place? Are there any horror directors today showing promise? And finally, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D. Ryan thinks the casting for the new film is too gimmicky, Lawrence disagrees. All of this and more! **Season 1 episode from August 2011*

This week, it's all about the films of Stephen King! Shock Till You Drop's Ryan Turek and FEARnet's Lawrence Raffel look at the best and worst King adaptations, but before they get to that, listen to reviews for The Caller, Yellowbrickroad and MTV's Death Valley. The two discuss a few trailer premieres and run down some of the big news stories of the week including updates on The Invisible Man remake, Ghostbusters 3 and The Last Exorcism 2. On the comic book scene, hear what they have to say about BOOM! Studios' "Hellraiser" series and the death of "Hellboy." Oh yes, it's another meaty episode. Grab a fork and knife and dig in...! **Season 1 episode from August 2011*

It's a review-heavy second episode of Shock Wave's sophomore season.  Ryan Turek, of Shock Till You Drop.com, and Lawrence Raffel, of FEARnet, weigh in on SyFy's third season of Face Off, the new series Collection Intervention and the films Halloween 2 and Halloween 3 - both arriving on Blu-ray from Scream Factory - as well as ParaNorman, V/H/S, The Revenant, My Sucky Teen Romance, Hell and Starship Troopers: Invasion.  Also, what's getting them excited about Fantastic Fest's second wave of films?  Find out in this episode! Music provided by John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness soundtrack

It was a big week in horror news and Shock Till You Drop's Ryan Turek and FEARnet's Lawrence Raffel are here to weigh in on it all. Tune in to hear what they have to say about the upcoming Evil Dead remake, which has Diablo Cody on board as a writer, The Thing prequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D and Godzilla.  The two also review the horror-comedy Tucker and Dale Versus Evil. **Season 1 episode from July 2011*

In the first official episode of Shock Till You Drop's podcast, Shock Waves, Ryan Turek and FEARnet's Lawrence Raffel take a look at films like The Reef, Attack the Block and I Saw the Devil, chat about their visit to the 1988 Gallery's Crazy for Cult event, preview the upcoming terrors that will be seen at the San Diego Comic-Con and reflect on the horror model kit scene. **Season 1 episode from July 2011**

Shock Till You Drop's Ryan Turek and FEARnet's Lawrence Raffel are back for another round of Shock Waves, the all-horror podcast that looks at the genre in film, television and comic books. Six months have passed since their last episode, but they're here to stay.  In this installment, they look at various horror movies that have been released to date in 2012 such as The Cabin in the Woods, Prometheus, The Pact and REC 3: Genesis.  The two also weigh in on the Korean import Deranged, now playing in select theaters. Brian Collins (BadAss Digest, Horror Movie a Day) joins Turek and Raffel in a discussion about Halloween 4 and Halloween 5, two titles making their Blu-ray debut this month from Anchor Bay Entertainment.  How do the sequels featuring the iconic horror villain Michael Myers hold up? All of this and much more in the Shock Waves relaunch! Music for this episode is provided by Paul Haslinger (Vacancy), John Carpenter (Vampires), John Murphy (28 Weeks Later)