About Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe? with Dylan & Dalton
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In 2017, Universal Studios announced the birth of a new shared universe of monster movies, bringing their classic horror icons into the contemporary franchise film landscape. But after the critical and financial failure of its first installment, the project was indefinitely abandoned. In 2022, the powers that be have called upon one pulp horror devotee and one snarky film critic to unearth the concept.
Over the course of three years and 70 episodes, Dalton Deschain and Dylan Roth completed this daunting task with increasingly obsessive effort. Featuring guest appearances from writers, comedians, and filmmakers like Patrick Willems, Danielle Radford, Gita Jackson, Branson Reese, Abe Goldfarb, Bill Corbett and more, this bootleg Dark Universe exploded from a goofy joke premise to an expansive full-cast, full-score epic.
Listen to the complete saga now.
The Pod Universe gang returns to the DARK for one night only!
Dylan, Dalton, and Sarah review the new non-Universal monster movie, "Lee Cronin's The Mummy," which takes the basic conceit of "What if there was a mummy?" and goes in a very different direction. We don't mind different! But does this new feature hold up as either a Mummy movie or the Exorcist movie it plainly wants to be?
PLUS: A sneak preview at the forthcoming Pod Universe crossover spectacular, WAR OF THE WORLDS!
CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:12 - Why we're here
00:04:16 - What makes a Mummy movie?
00:12:46 - Lee Cronin's approach
00:16:31 - Unpacking the story
00:22:48 - Where does it go wrong?
00:28:09 - Quirky filmmaking, bland characters
00:37:48 - CGI sand and CGI bugs
00:47:51 - Let's talk about that ending
00:55:02 - Our final verdict
00:57:28 - Sneak peak at War of the Worlds
01:05:00 - What's next for The Pod Universe?
7 Sept 2025
Enter THE POD UNIVERSE!
If you've completed the entire Death's Door Saga, join Dylan & Dalton for their next adventure!
Welcome to The Pod Universe with Dylan and Dalton, the only podcast that's creating a shared universe of original sci-fi movies, one script at a time. Dive into our saga of produced table reads of new screenplays, each accompanied by a discussion and workshop session. Check out movie pitches from exciting guests like filmmaker Vera Drew or Emmy-winning writer Josh Gondelman, each pitching their own spin on a Hollywood favorite.
Our continuing adventure is just a search away on whatever platform you're using right now! Plus, the new series is also available in video form on YouTube.
3 Aug 2025
BONUS: Into the Weeds
You didn't think we'd go radio silent for August, did you? While we toil away at the next phase of our show, we'll be keeping the party going by releasing a few of our favorite bonus episodes — usually exclusive to our Patreon — onto the main feed. Enjoy!
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Originally published to Patreon on February 16th, 2025.
On this episode, D&D stray from the path and grant one Patron's wish: to create a Dark Universe version of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods! Dalton has an unexpected reaction to one of Trek fandom's least favorite features, and Dylan auditions Audition!
Heads up that we will be FULLY spoiling Audition.
PLUS: The hosts try to agree on when the last good Marvel movie was.
TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro and Dylan’s Makeover 00:02:34 - Bev Check 00:07:42 - Dylan & Dalton At Da Movies - Babygirl, Flow, Emilia Perez, The Brutalist, Captain America: Brave New World 00:18:52 - When was the last good Marvel movie? 00:23:54 - Studio Mandates - Into the Woods 00:54:33 - Treks Education - Star Trek: Insurrection 01:08:37 - Dalton’s updated Trek rankings 01:12:12 - The Dalterion Collection - Audition FULL SPOILERS
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