THE SAVAGE BEAST
A cult film podcast focusing on the aesthetic and visceral thrills of film-making, unearthing hidden gems and celebrating savage cinema in all its forms.

Welcome to the podcast
The Savage Beast podcast is hosted by comic artist Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die) and musician Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage).
Each themed episode looks at cult films, B-movies, beloved genre favourites and weird, outlier cinema, and considers the visceral pleasures of them through a critical, aesthetic lens.
Expect deep, but fresh dives, offbeat tangents and an appreciation of the absurd.
Episodes

Jan 24, 2026
Jan 24, 2026
1 hr 59 min
The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die).
The Savage Beast No.5: Deadlights - Terrible Stephen King films
In this fifth episode, we discuss the the murkier depths of the vast pool of Stephen King-related films.
Films discussed include:
Children of the Corn (Fritz Kiersch, 1984)
Maximum Overdrive (Stephen King, 1986)
The Lawnmower Man (Brett Leonard, 1992)
Sleepwalkers (Mick Garris, 1992)
Cell (Tod Williams. 2016)

Jan 17, 2026
Jan 17, 2026
1 hr 51 min
The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die).
The Savage Beast No.4: The B-Team or 'If I Were a Carpenter'
In this fourth episode, we discuss the work of four notable contemporary genre directors Leigh Whannell, Adam Wingard, Karyn Kusama and Jim Mickle.
Films discussed include:
Upgrade (Leigh Whannell, 2018)
Invisible Man (Leigh Whannell, 2020)
The Guest (Adam Wingard, 2014)
Blair Witch (Adam Wingard, 2016)
The Invitation (Karyn Kusama, 2015)
Destroyer (Karyn Kusama, 2018)
Stake Land (Jim Mickle, 2010)
In the Shadow of the Moon (Jim Mickle, 2019)

Jan 10, 2026
Jan 10, 2026
1 hr 36 min
The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die).
The Savage Beast No.3: Swords, Sorcery, Sand and Sleaze
In this third episode, we discuss the unruly pleasures of the Sword & Sorcery genre. Films discussed include:
Beastmaster (Don Coscarelli, 1982)
Deathstalker (James Sbardellati, 1983)
Lord of the Rings (Ralph Bakshi, 1978)
Valhalla Rising (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2009)

Jan 3, 2026
Jan 3, 2026
1 hr 55 min
The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die).
The Savage Beast No.2: Clive Barker – The Greats & Secret Show
In this second episode, we discuss the films and strange legacy of Clive Barker. Films discussed include:
Hellraiser (Clive Barker, 1987)
Nightbreed (Clive Barker, 1990)
Lord of Illusions (Clive Barker, 1995)
Rawhead Rex (George Pavlou, 1986)
Candyman (Bernard Rose, 1992)
Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 (Tont Randel, 1988)
The Midnight Meat Train (Ryuhei Kitamura, 2008)

Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
1 hr 26 min
The cult film podcast with Mat Colegate (aka Lord Nuneaton Savage) & Dan White (aka The Beast Must Die).
The Savage Beast No.1: New Psychedelic Horror
In this first episode, we discuss a recent brace of brain-bending hallucinogenic horror films, including:
Color Out of Space (Richard Stanley, 2019)
Midsommar (Ari Aster, 2019)
Mandy (Panos Cosmatos, 2018)
A Field in England (Ben Wheatley, 2013)
Neon Demon (Nicholas Winding Refn, 2016)
Climax (Gaspar Noe, 2018)
Wounds (Babak Anvari, 2019)

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