Are You Afraid of Dylan & Dalton?

"Problemista" celebrates the stubborn will of the artist

If you’re reading this, then I probably don’t need to introduce myself to you. You know me from my published writing, or my podcast, or maybe we went to school together. For one reason or another, you’ve taken enough of an interest in my work to follow me here from wherever you found me.

So, to begin with, thank you.

I’ve taken to self-publishing because, as you may know, the world of online media criticism is pretty volatile right now. Outlets are getting shut down as cor...

Hotels of Adventure: Transylvania

Saved by Leap Day! Despite this month's extra-packed agenda on Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe?, we've just barely managed to get February's Patreon podcast out before the end of the month. This episode, we finally fulfill a promise that we made before this show even launched: To watch and discuss all four Hotel Transylvania films. Which of these animated kids' movies does Dylan have very strong feelings about? What recurring plot device gave Dalton a migrane? Listen to ...

Godzilla vs. 2023

2023 is in our rear view mirror, and where objects may be closer than they appear. Wait, that's a Jurassic Park reference. Shit. Well, close enough. This episode, D&D discuss all things Godzilla and the MonsterVerse, including Toho's recent triumph Godzilla Minus One and the surprisingly good Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. The rest of this giant-sized episode is dedicated to reflecting back on the year that was and listing our favorites in every category that our ...

A Muppet Chucky Christmas

It's the holiday season, and D&D are here to give some very predictable answers to your Christmas movie-related questions! PLUS: Dalton's Spielberg kick, Dylan's Buffy rewatch, and a brand-new game show segment centered around Hammer Films! All this, plus a clip from D&D's recent appearance on Don Cardenas' podcast, 2023-12-10 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Five Nights at the Dharma Initiative

D&D discuss October's two big Universal horror releases, The Exorcist: Believer and Five Nights at Freddy's, and Dalton outlines their pitch for a requel to their favorite TV series, LOST! All this plus a mail bag that challenges our hosts to recount their origin stories, and a peek at Dylan's recent appearance on 2023-11-12 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Halloween H13: 13 Movies Ranked

It's a giant-sized Spooky Month Spectacular, as Halloween franchise fan Dalton challenges slasher dilettante Dylan to watch and rank all thirteen films in the series! Journey through the complicated, surprisingly confusing history of "The Shape" Michael Myers, plus that one that doesn't have Michael Myers in it. Where do our hosts differ in their assessment of the series? Where do they stray from the conventional wisdom of the fanbase?

All this, plus some Halloween-themed questions from...

Last Voyage of the Pope's Exorcist

It's the first episode of our Patron-exclusive podcast, Are You Afraid of Dylan & Dalton? For our inaugural installment, we review two of this year's new Dark Universe-adjacent horror films — The Pope's Exorcist, starring our homie Russell Crowe, and The Last Voyage of the Demeter, based on the chapters of Bram Stoker's Dracula that take place aboard a doomed cargo vessel. Unfortunately for us (but maybe fortunate for you) we did not ...

The Dark Legion: The Mummy's Hand - Deleted Scenes

Attention AYADU fans! In the making of our massive two-part season finale, The Dark Legion: The Mummy's Hand, we found ourselves with a few non-essential scenes that interfered with the pacing of the story. All four were cut from Part One of The Mummy's Hand, taking place before and shortly after the Wedding ceremony and the disastrous reception. They were hard bits to cut -- particularly the fourth one, in which cast member Steph Salo gets to do some capital A Acting as Car...

Patron-Exclusive Podcast debuts in September!

Thanks to the generous support of patrons like you, we have reached our first Patreon benchmark of $200/mo, which means we will be launching the promised second podcast feed, Are You Afraid of Dylan & Dalton? On this show, which debuts in September, we'll finally talk about all of those topics we don't have time to discuss on Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe?, by which we mean "actual movies that we didn't make up." But, we also may u...

Saturday Night Watch Parties!

Greetings, kind patrons!

Two weeks ago, we hosted a watch party on our Discord server, where we screened the 1925 silent film The Phantom of the Opera with our wildly entertaining audio commentary and a lively group of pals in the chat. We've decided to make this a regular ritual on the weekends when we don't have a new podcast episode out. These watch parties will take place on 2023-05-20 16:35:24 +0000 UTC View Post

"You Can't Touch Me" (Single Version)

Free for patrons, here's Dylan's own rendition of "You Can't Touch Me," the Phantom's number from The Phantom of the Phantom of the Opera. This is the only track from the Phantom OST that's available to non-Patrons, but you all get it for free.

"Alone in the Crowd" (AYADU Cast Version)

The spoiler veil for The Phantom of the Opera has been lifted, and what's underneath is INVISIBLE! Here's Jack Griffin's number from The Phantom of the Phantom of the Opera, "Alone in the Crowd," as performed by guest star Joe Stando.

SPOILERS FOR AYADU's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA EPISODE!! "You Can't Touch Me" (AYADU Cast Version)

Once again, if you haven't listened to the latest episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe?, then read no further! HOWEVER, tomorrow we're going to be blasting out the details of this episode to the general public, and all bets are off on spoilers.

OKAY, READY? HERE WE GO:

For your listening pleasure, here's "You Can't Touch Me," the show-stopping villain song from The Phantom of the Phantom of the Opera, featuring Izzy Hodnett as the Phantom and Steph Salo...

SPOILERS FOR AYADU's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA EPISODE!! "Warm and Quiet" (AYADU Cast Version)

If you haven't listened to the latest episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe?, then read no further! Check back in with us once you're caught up.

OKAY, READY? SPOILERS ON:

As promised on the new episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe?, we'll be posting the soundtrack recordings used in The Phantom of the Phantom of the Opera, exclusively for Patrons! To make sure they each get their due (and because Patreon only lets us embed one audio fi...

STREAMING EVENT: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

On Saturday, May 6th at 8pm ET, we're going to hosting our very first Patrons-only livestream: the 1925 silent movie adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Cheney, Sr.! (It's in the public domain so we can say that out loud, even.) Join Dylan & Dalton as they dissect the one of the earliest Universal Horror Classics without fear of talking over any dialogue! We'll be conducting the stream through our Discord, so if you haven't already joined, connect...

Patreon integration issue solved

Well, it wouldn't be a launch without a technical problem! For the first hour or two after we announced, we didn't have our Discord integration set up properly and Patrons were not able to join the server. That's all settled now, so you should be able to hop on. Let us know if there are any further issues, and we'll see you on there!

UPDATE: Try this link https://discord.gg/TvVuPpQW 

Our next podcast will be custom-built to YOUR specifications!

Welcome to our Patreon! We're grateful for your support and want to give you the most for your hard-earned dollar. That's why, once we reach a cumulative $200/mo in pledges, we'll be launching a monthly Patrons-only podcast called Are You Afraid of Dylan & Dalton? whose format and subject matter will be guided by your feedback.

While we wait to (hopefully) meet our funding goal, tell us which of these episode formats most interest you! If your favorite isn'...