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Nolan is joined by Kat McBride, Thomas Foster, and Emily von Seele to discuss Wes Craven's SCREAM (1996) and Jim Gillespie's I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1997). The crew catch up on new discoveries, rewatches, and recent releases before the sins of the past give rise to vengeful killers who leave a trail of adolescent bodies in their wake. Other movies discussed on this episode: SKINAMARINK (2023) (Spoilers from 5:00 - 30:00), M3GAN (2023), INFINITY POOL (2023), COCAINE BEAR (2023), HUESERA: THE BONE WOMAN (2023), CHILDREN OF THE CORN (2023), MEN (2022), WENDELL & WILD (2022). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode: SCREAM 4 + TRAGEDY GIRLS (Dead Ringers) (podcast) Review: WAKING KARMA is a Cult Thriller That Takes Some Unexpected Turns by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Celebrating the Viral Valentine’s Day Horrors of PONTYPOOL by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Review: CHILDREN OF THE CORN (2023) Doesn’t Live Up to the Promise of its Interesting Ideas by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle: Final Girls and a New Hollywood Formula by Alexandra West Episode 102. Rule Breaker: Scream (1996) (Faculty Of Horror) (podcast) BONUS CONTENT! Commentary: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) (Faculty Of Horror) (podcast) Scream (1996) (Horror Queers) (podcast) Scream 2 (1997) (Horror Queers) (podcast) Scream 3 (2000) (Horror Queers) (podcast) Scream 4 (2011) Part 1 (Horror Queers) (podcast) Scream 4 (2011) Part 2 (Horror Queers) (podcast) Scream (2022) (Horror Queers) (podcast)

On this very special Off-Topic episode, Nolan is joined by nearly the entire Dead Ringers crew — Emily von Seele, Ben McBride, Paul Farrell, Thomas Foster, and Philip Yount — to discuss their favorite horror movies of 2022. Links of interest and/or sources cited for research for this episode: ‘Welcome to Dead House’ – Revisiting the Very First ‘Goosebumps’ Book and Its TV Adaptation by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) Let’s Scare Bryan to Death: Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s RESOLUTION with Philip Yount by Bryan Christopher (Daily Dead) Let’s Scare Bryan to Death: Ti West’s THE INNKEEPERS with Emily von Seele by Bryan Christopher (Daily Dead) Emily’s Favorites of 2022 by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Interview: THE LONG WALK Director Mattie Do by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Review: THE HARBINGER is a Nightmare You Shouldn’t Miss by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Fantastic Fest 2022 Review: David Bruckner’s HELLRAISER Builds Upon Clive Barker’s World in Horrifyingly Beautiful Ways by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)

On this Off-Topic episode, Ben and Nolan are joined by SCARE PACKAGE II: RAD CHAD'S REVENGE Co-Writer/Producer Cameron Burns to talk about the new horror comedy sequel and the fun challenges of spearheading a horror anthology with so many different filmmakers. Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode:

On this Off-Topic episode, Nolan is joined by Emily von Seele, Ben McBride, and Paul Farrell — as well as special guest Heather Wixson from Daily Dead — to talk about her newest book, MONSTERS, MAKEUP & EFFECTS 2: CONVERSATIONS WITH CINEMA'S GREATEST ARTISTS, and discuss some of their favorite movie monsters, as well as the people behind them. Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode: Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume 2 by Heather Wixson CRAVIN' CRAVEN 20: RED EYE (F This Movie!) (podcast) The Hilarious Horrors of “Weird Al” Yankovic – 5 Songs for Horror Fans by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) ‘Death Becomes Her’ – 1992 Horror-Comedy’s ‘Tales from the Crypt’ Energy Still Delights 30 Years Later by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) Review: THE HARBINGER is a Nightmare You Shouldn’t Miss by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Celebrating 25 Years of the Angriest, Most Murderous Snowman in JACK FROST by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)

Nolan is joined by Emily von Seele and Philip Yount — as well as special guest Bryan Christopher from Daily Dead/Rue Morgue — to discuss Panos Cosmatos' Mandy (2018) and Alex Proyas' The Crow (1994). The crew dig into new discoveries, rewatches, and recent releases before they're bestowed with otherworldly power to avenge the death of their significant others. Other movies discussed on this episode: SAVAGELAND (2015), HOCUS POCUS 2 (2022), DEADSTREAM (2022), HELLRAISER (2022), THE CURSE OF BRIDGE HOLLOW (2022), THIRST (2009). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode: THE RING: Still Horrifying 20 Years Later by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Episode 269: HELLRAISER (2022) with Bryan and Derek (Corpse Club) (podcast) Ep 97 HS That Added Dimension: Halloween H20 & The Crow w/ Mike Scott (Schlock and Awe) (podcast) The Hierarchy of Podcasting is Changing-Black Adam and Barbarian (Action for Everyone) (podcast) Knight Philtorias (Twitch) Daily Dead (Twitch)

On this Off-Topic episode, Nolan is joined by Paul Farrell and Ben McBride to discuss some of their favorite spooky new discoveries from this October, as well as a couple Halloween season rewatches. Movies discussed on this episode: THE MUNSTERS (2022), THE INVITATION (2022), HOUSE OF DARKNESS (2022), NIGHT OF THE COMET (1984), RAVENOUS (1999), THE STYLIST (2021), SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA (1988), TRICK OR TREAT (1986), DAGON (2001), AMITYVILLE HORROR: THE EVIL ESCAPES (1989), AMITYVILLE 1992: IT'S ABOUT TIME (1992), BRING IT ON: CHEER OR DIE (2022), DEADSTREAM (2022), HUMAN LANTERNS (1982), BATTLE ROYALE (2000), DOG SOLDIERS (2002), THE DARK HALF (1993), MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM (2022), SISSY (2022), BODIES BODIES BODIES (2022), THE KEEP (1983), SCREAM, QUEEN! MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (2020), THE AMERICAN SCREAM (2012), CHOMPY & THE GIRLS (2021), THE CHANGELING (1980), THE HIDDEN (1987), SIGNIFICANT OTHER (2022), HOCUS POCUS 2 (2022), SPIRIT HALLOWEN (2022), Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode: ‘The Haunted Mask II’ – Revisiting the Halloween Sequel On the Page and the Screen [Viewer Beware] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) ‘Disney’s Halloween Treat’ – 40 Years of Disney’s Spooky Halloween Special by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) Punchy Boys and Super Creeps-The Action Is The Juice Man with Neil Marshall (Action for Everyone) (podcast)

Nolan is joined by Emily von Seele, Paul Farrell, Philip Yount, and Ben McBride to discuss John Carpenter's THEY LIVE (1988) and Brian Yuzna’s SOCIETY (1989). The crew dive into new discoveries, rewatches, and recent releases before uncovering a gooey conspiracy that threatens all of humanity. Other movies discussed on this episode: BARBARIAN (2022), GLORIOUS (2022), THE CRAZIES (1973), VIDEODROME (1983), EVIL DEAD (2013), ORPHAN (2009), ORPHAN: FIRST KILL (2022), JAWS (1975), HELLRAISER (1987), HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II (1988), HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH (1992), HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE (1996), TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT (1995), TALES FROM THE CRYPT: BORDELLO OF BLOOD (1996), DEATH BECOMES HER (1992), I'M DANGEROUS TONIGHT (1990), WHO INVITED THEM (2022), NO EXIT (2022), BLACK DEATH (2010). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode: Fantastic Fest 2022 Review: V/H/S/99 is Another Fun Entry in the Horror Anthology Series by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Fantastic Fest 2022 Review: David Bruckner’s HELLRAISER Builds Upon Clive Barker’s World in Horrifyingly Beautiful Ways by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) SWALLOWED Review: An Incredible Queer Body Horror Film You Won’t Soon Forget by Emily von Seele (Dead Ringers) [North Bend Film Fest] NEXT EXIT Review: A Beautiful Story of Humanity in the Face of Uncertainty by Emily von Seele (Dead Ringers) ‘The Werewolf of Fever Swamp’ – One of the Best ‘Goosebumps’ Stories on Page and Screen [Viewer Beware] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) ‘Disney’s Halloween Treat’ – 40 Years of Disney’s Spooky Halloween Special by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) Knight Philtorias (Twitch)

On this Off-Topic episode, Nolan is joined by H4Z4RD director Jonas Govaerts to talk about his kinetic new action comedy, working with DJ Dimitri Vegas, when and when not to push the audience's buttons, and his 2014 camp slasher, CUB (spoilers from 49:40 - 53:10). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research for this episode:

On this Off-Topic episode, Nolan is joined by Ben McBride, Emily von Seele, and Kat McBride to talk about all of the rest of the movies they saw during Fantastic Fest 2022 — including David Bruckner's (excellent) HELLRAISER reboot. Movies discussed on this episode: FLOWING (2022), PROJECT WOLF HUNTING (2022), SATANIC HISPANICS (2022), HELLRAISER (2022), BLOOD RELATIVES (2022), ATTACHMENT (2022). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research for this episode: Fantastic Fest 2022 Review: David Bruckner’s HELLRAISER Builds Upon Clive Barker’s World in Horrifyingly Beautiful Ways by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)

On this Off-Topic episode, Nolan is joined by Ben McBride and Emily von Seele to talk about some of the movies they saw during the second half of Fantastic Fest 2022. Movies discussed on this episode: KING ON SCREEN (2022), SHIN ULTRAMAN (2022), YEAR OF THE SHARK (2022), LYNCH/OZ (2022), HUESERA (2022), VENUS (2022), A WOUNDED FAWN (2022), H4Z4RD (2022), NIGHTMARE (2022), SWALLOWED (2022), V/H/S/99 (2022), TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (2022). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research for this episode: Fantastic Fest 2022 Review Round-Up: LYNCH/OZ, VENUS, EVERYONE WILL BURN by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) SWALLOWED Review: An Incredible Queer Body Horror Film You Won’t Soon Forget by Emily von Seele (Dead Ringers)

On this Off-Topic episode, Nolan is joined by Ben McBride and Emily von Seele to talk about the movies they saw on the third and fourth day of Fantastic Fest 2022. Movies discussed on this episode: EVIL EYE (2022), GAMERA VS. ZIGRA (1971), LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE (2022), MISTER ORGAN (2022), THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2022), SICK (2022), DECISION TO LEAVE (2022), LIVING WITH CHUCKY (2022), BONES AND ALL (2022), WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (2022), SOMETHING IN THE DIRT (2022). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research for this episode: Fantastic Fest 2022 Review Round-Up: EVIL EYE and MISTER ORGAN by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Fantastic Fest 2022 Review: LIVING WITH CHUCKY is a Beautiful Window into the CHILD’S PLAY Family by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Fantastic Fest 2022 Review: DEEP FEAR is a Suffocating, Unnerving Journey Into the Paris Catacombs by Michelle Swope (Daily Dead)

On this Off-Topic episode, Nolan is joined by Ben McBride and Emily von Seele to talk about the movies they saw during the first two days of Fantastic Fest 2022. Movies discussed on this episode: SMILE (2022), TERRIFIER 2 (2022), HUNT (2022), YEAR OF THE SHARK (2022), BLOOD RELATIVES (2022), HUESERA (2022), VENUS (2022), THE MENU (2022), H4Z4RD (2022), KIDS VS. ALIENS (2022).  Links of interest and/or sources cited for research for this episode: The Kingcast (podcast) Fantastic Fest 2022 Review: BLOOD RELATIVES is a Charming Film about Vampires, Family, and Identity by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Fantastic Fest 2022 Review: RAZZENNEST is a Crazy, Fun Outside-the-Box Horror Story by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Fantastic Fest 2022 Interview: Wrestling Icon Chris Jericho on TERRIFIER 2, Taking a Chance with AEW, Becoming Ring of Honor Champion, and More by Heather Wixson (Daily Dead) Fantastic Fest 2022 Interview: Co-Writer/Director Jason Eisener Discusses the Inspiration Behind KIDS VS. ALIENS and More by Heather Wixson (Daily Dead)

Nolan is joined by Kat McBride, Ben McBride, and Thomas Foster to discuss Neil Marshall’s THE DESCENT (2005) and Andrew Traucki’s THE REEF (2011). The crew catch up on new discoveries, rewatches, and recent releases before their off-the-beaten-path adventure lands them in the territory of vicious, primal creatures. Other movies/TV shows discussed on this episode: THE FALL (2022), BODIES, BODIES, BODIES (2022), ORPHAN: FIRST KILL (2022), FRANKENHOOKER (1990), LOS ESPOOKYS (2018), PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN (2022), THE EXORCIST (1973), X (2022), DOG SOLDIERS (2002). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode:

Nolan is joined by Kat McBride, Thomas Foster, and Paul Farrell to discuss Yeon Sang-ho’s TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016) and Bong Joon-ho’s SNOWPIERCER (2013). The crew dig into new discoveries, rewatches, and recent releases before they're packed onto a train full of panicked people to escape infection. Other movies discussed on this episode: OUT THERE HALLOWEEN MEGA TAPE (2022), ANGEL HEART (1987), SHE WILL (2022), JAMIE MARKS IS DEAD (2014), TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE (1990), THEY/THEM (2022), PREY (2022), NOPE (2022). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode: Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: SHE WILL is a Hauntingly Witchy Tale of Feminine Power by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) ‘The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight’ Was the Perfect Summer Scary Fun for ’90s Kids [Viewer Beware] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) ‘One Day at Horrorland’ – The Very Different Horrors of the Book and TV Series [Viewer Beware] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting)

Nolan is joined by Emily von Seele, Ben McBride, and Philip Yount to discuss Jaume Collet-Serra's HOUSE OF WAX (2005) and David Schmoeller's TOURIST TRAP (1979). The crew catch up on new discoveries, rewatches, and recent releases before the proprietor of a neglected roadside attraction entraps them and tries to make them permanent additions to his personal museum. Other movies/TV shows discussed on this episode: GOOD MADAM (2022), 47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED (2019), PIRANHA (1978), THEY LIVE (1988), TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (1989), THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985), INCANTATION (2022), SCREAM (2022), TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT (1995), TALES FROM THE CRYPT: BORDELLO OF BLOOD (1996), THE PRINCESS (2022), THE REEF (2011), DUAL (2022), STRANGER THINGS - SEASON 4 (2022). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode: Review: GOOD MADAM Depicts a Different Kind of Haunting by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Review: AFTER BLUE is a Fever Dream that Doesn’t Want to End by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Fantasia Fest 2022 Review: Dark Nature is a Journey Through Wilderness and Trauma by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Review: HE’S WATCHING is a Creative Foray into Low Budget Madness by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Fantasia Film Festival 2022 Review: HONEYCOMB is a Unique Coming-of-Age Film from a New Voice by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Fantasia Film Festival 2022 Review: ALL JACKED UP AND FULL OF WORMS is a Drug-Induced Nightmare by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) North Bend Film Fest 2022 Review: THE CIVIL DEAD is a Hilarious and Ghostly Buddy Movie by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) [North Bend Film Fest] NEXT EXIT Review: A Beautiful Story of Humanity in the Face of Uncertainty by Emily von Seele (Dead Ringers)

Nolan is joined by Emily von Seele, Paul Farrell, Philip Yount, and Thomas Foster to discuss James Wan's MALIGNANT (2021) and Sam Firstenberg's NINJA III: THE DOMINATION (1988). The crew dig into new discoveries, rewatches, and recent releases before their bodies are co-opted by psychopathic killers hellbent on revenge. Other movies discussed on this episode: THE WICKER MAN (1973), MAD GOD (2022), THE OUTWATERS (2022), WATCHER (2022), HABIT (1995), THE BLACK PHONE (2022), VOYAGE OF THE ROCK ALIENS (1984), INVADERS FROM MARS (1986). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode: Episode 42: The Warriors (Midnight Mass) (podcast) Review: BRUCE is the JAWS Musical You Never Knew You Needed by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Graveyard Shift with Akela Cooper (The Kingcast) (podcast) Carrie with Scott Derrickson (The Kingcast) (podcast)

Nolan is joined by Ben McBride and Paul Farrell to discuss Christopher Landon's HAPPY DEATH DAY (2018) and Christopher Smith's TRIANGLE (2009). The crew catch up on new discoveries, rewatches, and recent releases before becoming snared in a temporal loop and targeted by an unknown killer. Other movies/TV shows discussed on this episode: SPELLCASTER (1991), PANDEMONIUM (1982), CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (2022), THE FOG (1980), WATCHER (2022), THOU SHALT NOT KILL...EXCEPT (1985), SPLIT SECOND (1992), SEVERANCE (2022). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research for this episode: Hammer Pub Episode 50 - The Lodge with Philip Faiss (Scream Addicts) (podcast) ‘Paranoiac’ Was One of Hammer’s Very Best “Mini-Hitchcock” Thrillers [Hammer Factory] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) How ‘Night Creatures’ Became One of Hammer’s Most Entertaining Movies [Hammer Factory] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) ‘Night of the Living Dummy II’ Turned Slappy into a ‘Goosebumps’ Icon [Viewer Beware] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) ‘The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight’ Was the Perfect Summer Scary Fun for ’90s Kids [Viewer Beware] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting)

Nolan is joined by Paul Farrell and Thomas Foster to discuss Mario Bava's BLACK SUNDAY (1960) and Terence Fisher's DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966). The crew dig into new discoveries, rewatches, and recent releases before wandering into the path of an ancient evil that has just risen after centuries of lying dormant. Other movies discussed on this episode: FIRESTARTER (2022), TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2022), YOU WON'T BE ALONE (2022), MEN (2022), THE NORTHMAN (2022), GIRLS NIGHT OUT (1982), A RETURN TO SALEM'S LOT (1987), THE CURSED (2022). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research for this episode: Hammer Pub Episode 15 - Dracula: Prince of Darkness with Heather Wixson (Scream Addicts) (podcast) ‘Night of the Living Dummy II’ Turned Slappy into a ‘Goosebumps’ Icon [Viewer Beware] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) ‘The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight’ Was the Perfect Summer Scary Fun for ’90s Kids [Viewer Beware] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) ‘Lust for a Vampire’ Was the Middling Midpoint for a Hammer Horror Trilogy [Hammer Factory] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) ‘Paranoiac’ Was One of Hammer’s Very Best “Mini-Hitchcock” Thrillers [Hammer Factory] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting)

Nolan is joined by Kat McBride, Ben McBride, Emily von Seele, and Philip Yount to discuss André Øvredal's THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE (2016) and Keith Thomas' THE VIGIL (2021). The crew dive into new discoveries, rewatches, and recent releases before spending the night standing watch over some corpses that may not as dead as they appear to be. Other movies discussed on this episode: DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (2022), WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR (2022), MY SOUL TO TAKE (2010), CURSED (2005), ACTUALLY HAPPENED! MOST TERRIFYING PSYCHIC PHENOMENA, PSYCHIC RESEARCH TEAM REPORT. RELIVED. (2004), SPIRAL (A.K.A. UZUMAKI) (2000), THE NORTHMAN (2022), FIRESTARTER (1984), SADAKO VS. KAYAKO (2016). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research for this episode: Indie Horror Month 2022: Celebrating BLOODTHIRSTY – A Kickass Werewolf Movie with a Killer Soundtrack by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Indie Horror Month 2022: BRAID and the Female Space by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Interview: THE LONG WALK Director Mattie Do by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Episode 243: Ti West's X with Heather Wixson, Emily von Seele, and Michelle Swope (Corpse Club) (podcast)

On this Off-Topic episode, Nolan is joined by Ben McBride, Emily von Seele, Paul Farrell, Philip Yount, and Thomas Foster to catch up on 2022's big horror releases so far, as well as some recent discoveries. Movies discussed on this episode: SCREAM (2022) (Spoilers: 12:45-22:30), TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2022), THE CURSED (2022), FRESH (2022) (Spoilers: 58:30-1:13:30), X (2022), YELLOWJACKETS (2022), DEXTER: NEW BLOOD (2021), ACTUALLY HAPPENED! MOST TERRIFYING PSYCHIC PHENOMENA. PSYCHIC RESEARCH TEAM REPORT. RELIVED. (2004), THE DEEP HOUSE (2021), FRANKENSTEIN'S ARMY (2013), DEEP RISING (1998), HARD ROCK ZOMBIES (1985), THE FURY (1978), HOWL FROM BEYOND THE FOG (2020), POSSESSION (1981), PERFECT BLUE (1998). Links of interest and/or sources cited for research for this episode: ‘Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die!’ – The Book, The Episode, and Ryan Gosling! [Viewer Beware] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) ‘Lust for a Vampire’ Was the Middling Midpoint for a Hammer Horror Trilogy [Hammer Factory] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) ‘The Evil of Frankenstein’ is a Fascinating Oddity in Hammer’s Frankenstein Series [Hammer Factory] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting) Hammer Pub Episode 46 - Wake Wood (Scream Addicts) (podcast) Indie Horror Month 2022: BRAID and the Female Space by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Indie Horror Month 2022: Celebrating BLOODTHIRSTY – A Kickass Werewolf Movie with a Killer Soundtrack by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead) Interview: THE LONG WALK Director Mattie Do by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)