Episode 146: SUMMER OF SHARKS AND FRIENDS #9 - Zombeavers

Episode 146 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Do we need to explain the format again? Of course we do! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell cover movies of any year, any genre and any quality.

The penultimate film in our Summer Of Sharks And Friends miniseries is a doozy - it's 2014's ZOMBEAVERS! "Contaminated by toxic goo, a random genetic mistake" is how the theme song goes and it's not wrong as a group of college kids has their idyllic break at the lake rudely interrupted by the undead critters of the title.

Your hosts discuss how the movie plays dumb but is actually pretty smart as it subverts the many tropes of the horror genre, including its treatment of the slasher's movie penchant for gratuitous nudity. There's also another chance to play Does The Dog Die?, as well as discussion of a sneaky reference to Die Hard and some hilarious and brilliant practical effects. You're safe, folks - Darren does not sing the theme song.

However, Darren is still planning to perform a big band rendition of the Zombeavers song with none other than Mitch Bain, who wrote the excellent Summer Of Sharks theme and, of course, the rest of the tunes on the podcast. You can find him on Instagram if you look for "evertheoptimitch".

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You can find the hosts on X and Instagram too!

Hayley: @HayleyARoberts on X, hayleyaliceroberts on Instagram

Darren: @darren_gaskell on X, darren_gaskell on Instagram

Zombeavers, baby!