Apart from charcter names and a slightly tweaked finale, "I, MONSTER" remains the most faithful interpretation of Stevenson's 1886 novella. Cev & Gabriella explore this, the novella and a few of the notable silver screen adaptations along with a cat, a mouse, Victoriana and a new superhero... Edit & Music By Cevin Moore Contact:Twitter: @AmicusHere Insta: @AmicusHere
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 5Ep. 1
FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE: the final death rattle for the Amicus Portmanteaus before the company would move onto supposedly greener pastures, but how well does it stand up? Cev & Gabriela are joined by their good friend and cult & horror expert, Troy Howarth take a trip to Temptations Unlimited to see what knick knacks, Ians and Yorkshire Cushings they can pick up... Edit & Music By Cevin Moore Contact:Twitter: @AmicusHere Insta: @AmicusHere
Jul 22, 2023•1 hr 31 min
Weird Jack Palance, weird Dollar Pounds, Weird connections and a head-eating cat! It all looks like another normal day for Amicus Films when they present their second horror anthology - the wilderness that is TORTURE GARDEN (seeds included).. Music and artwork composed and designed by Cevin Moore Episode edited by Cevin Moore Movie clips from private collection and used in accordance with fair use Contact:Twitter: @AmicusHere Instagram: @AmicusHere...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 38 min
Gabriela runs away from outer space things so Cev is on a call with his good friend and eminent Sci-Fi know all Gareth Preston to discuss the frankly odd double bill of 1967 films "The Terrornauts" & "They Came From Beyond Space" along with a lesser known Bowie and exceedingly good cakes... Edit & Music By Cevin Moore Contact:Twitter: @AmicusHere & @GazHack Insta: @AmicusHere
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Cev and Gabriela take a look back at 1971 and possibly the start of what would become the golden section of Amicus Films history - "THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD". As always, the discussion takes in the usual subjects along with wax candies, psychiatrists and spider plants. Edit & Music By Cevin Moore Contact:Twitter: @AmicusHere Insta: @AmicusHere "They're definitely Dick Emery's teeth"
Jun 18, 2022•1 hr 37 min
It’s Been a while and to combat some of the (tree) rot that might have set in, Cev’s joined by his good friend and returning guest Richard Higson to discuss the ‘Amicus Lite’ title - TALES THAT WITNESS MADNESS (1973). Hold onto your top hats and Penny-farthings because there’s plenty of silliness, geekery and fabric admiration abound during the sometimes enlightened chat. Music and artwork composed and designed by Cevin Moore Edited by Cevin Moore Movie clips from private collection and used in ...
Feb 13, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Gabriela & Cev are discussing the most Hammer film that Amicus produced. Where Ian Ogilvy is a champion weightlifter, Stephanie Beacham has a champion pair of lungs and eyes down for another round of Amicus Bingo... Don't forget your Amicus Bingo card and Dobber ready! Useful links: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1964h3 @RodneyMarshall1 jazwiseman.podbean.com Music and artwork composed and designed by Cevin Moore Edited by Cevin Moore Movie clips from private collection and used in accor...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 53 min
The walking cult film encyclopaedia, Troy Howarth joins Gabriela & Cev for a fun chat about a couple of lesser seen Amicus films from 1966: The Psychopath and The Deadly Bees among with the usual wandering that seems to take in anything from Blu Rays to Blow Torches. Useful links: The Psychopath (Blu-Ray) https://amzn.to/31Riadx The Deadly Bees (Blu-Ray) https://amzn.to/3s0IHQi Little Shoppe of Horrors: The Journal of Classic British Horror Films https://amzn.to/3dMzTIZ Music and artwork com...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 30 min
As Vault Of Horror goes into production, times are hard for Amicus and in an attempt to claw back some ground after a couple of financial disasters, they fall back on a tried and tested formula. As a special bonus, we're happy to be joined by @HorrifiedMag head honcho Jae Prowse to talk about his spectacular website as well as his love of Vault Of Horror. Music and artwork composed and designed by Cevin Moore Episode edited by Cevin Moore Movie clips from private collection and used in accordanc...
Mar 23, 2021•2 hr 28 min
Gabriela and Cev dive into a world of weird masks, even weirder books, yellow fingers, and scented candles as they discuss the mostly wordless, The Skull, from 1965. Music and artwork composed and designed by Cevin Moore Episode edited by Cevin Moore Movie clips from private collection and used in accordance with fair use Contact:Twitter: @AmicusHere Instagram: @AmicusHere It's all in your head...
Feb 09, 2021•49 min
In this second part of our deep dive into the Dalek the conversation takes in vampires, nazis and Michael Jayston’s longevity among many other things along the way. WARNING: EXTREME GEEKERY INCLUDED! Music and artwork composed and designed by Cevin Moore Episode edited by Cevin Moore Movie clips from private collection and used in accordance with fair use Contact:Twitter: @AmicusHere and @RichardHigson Instagram: @AmicusHere It's all about the nose...
Feb 01, 2021•50 min
December 21st 1963 was the day that changed the path of Doctor Who forever. The day the Daleks made their presence felt. Join Cev & special guest Richard Higson as they discuss the much maligned, but to date, the only big screen outings of the good Doctor courtesy of Amicus Films - Doctor Who & The Daleks and Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD. Music and artwork composed and designed by Cevin Moore Episode edited by Cevin Moore Movie clips from private collection and used in accordance with fa...
Dec 21, 2020•54 min
1972 sees Amicus Films at the height of their powers. Gabriela & Cev discuss their third offering from that particular year "Asylum" alongside vermicelli, C&A, brand name boots, robot reproductive organs, Jesus and French awards... Music and artwork composed and designed by Cevin Moore Episode edited by Cevin Moore Movie clips from private collection and used in accordance with fair use Contact:Twitter: @AmicusHere Instagram: @AmicusHere Where's his winkie?...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 36 min
It's the second series of Here Lies Amicus and amongst the usual werewolf talk, Gabriela and Cev discuss lashings of Agutter, Bill Gates: Vampire Hunter, rent boys, a spray painted sheepdog, bleeding meat and a full Norwegian... https://imdb.to/361lbtF Music and artwork composed and designed by Cevin Moore Episode edited by Cevin Moore Movie clips from private collection and used in accordance with fair use Contact:Twitter: @AmicusHere Instagram: @AmicusHere “Calvin Lockhart is very well turned ...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 20 min
For their horrific Halloween special, Cev and Gabriela are joined by long time friend and podcasting legend, Adam Roche. The terrible trio sink their fangs into 1945's DEAD OF NIGHT, the seminal British horror classic that launched a thousand film careers. Definitely listen with the lights on. Music and artwork composed and designed by Cevin Moore Episode edited by Cevin Moore Movie clips from private collection and used in accordance with fair use Contact:Twitter: @AmicusHere @attaboyc Instagra...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Cev & Gabriela are once again happy to be joined by the Author and genre film historian Troy Howarth. In the grand tradition of the BBC, series one ended on the previous episode and during the break, the trio are having a look at the Amicus Lite film “The Uncanny” https://imdb.to/2GAOMkw Along the way Canadian bacon Porn, James Bond, Curtains, Kind Hearts & Coronets, Stephen King, lesser known English, Australian and Italian horror along with the Mills & Boon film “Leopard In The Sno...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Things are bleak for Amicus, but luckily Milton remembers his collection of old comic books and hits on a winner... Gabriela and Cev discuss child corruption, chicken fillets, the Boston strangler as a set decorator and Valentines day poetry as well as Tales From The Crypt (1972) along the way. Music and artwork composed and designed by Cevin Moore Episode edited by Cevin Moore Movie clips from private collection and used in accordance with fair use Contact:Twitter: @AmicusHere Instagram: @Amicu...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 44 min
In this episode, Cev and special guest, author and film historian, Troy Howarth, try to explain one of the most confusing and bizarre Amicus outings, "Scream and Scream Again", to a very confused Gabriela. Listen on to hear whether or not they succeed. Expect much discussion of Vincent Price's marvellous mad scientist wardrobe, fan-girling over Alfred Marks' brilliant witticisms, and a surprisingly deep philosophical discussion about man's place in it all. Music and artwork composed and designed...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 22 min
In this episode Gabriela manages to combine her love of James Bond with Richard Johnson and convinces Cev to talk about the only Amicus spy movie, 1967's DANGER ROUTE. CORRECTION: Every time Cev mentions Cyril Luckham, he means Maurice Denham, another English thesp of a similar vintage. Brandy & Irn Bru, anyone? You can see Danger Route here: https://ok.ru/video/1811726928564 Music and artwork composed and designed by Cevin Moore Episode edited by Cevin Moore Movie clips from private collect...
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 19 min
In the second feature length episode of the podcast, Gabriela and Cev are very honoured to be joined by Jonathan Sothcott, the British film producer who has been involved in providing the commentary for Amicus films such as "The Beast Must Die".He joins our hosts to discuss Dr Terror's House of Horrors, the first official anthology horror produced by Amicus. Expect a lengthy discussion about Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, and why Milton Subotsky wisely chose to leave the scriptwriting to oth...
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 53 min
In the first full length episode of the podcast, Cev and Gabriela discuss the first film that Subotsky and Rosenberg worked on together, which preceded Amicus Productions: CITY OF THE DEAD (1960).Expect a detailed discussion of flammable mist, twangy pseudo American accents, how to kill witches with surprising undergarments, and the most clueless leading man in horror history. Music and artwork composed and designed by Cevin Moore Edited by Cevin Moore Movie clips from private collection and use...
May 05, 2020•2 hr
In this remastered introductory episode, Cev and Gabriela erect the headstone, and describe how they'll dissect Amicus Productions in all its undead glory. Edit & Music By Cevin Moore Contact:Twitter: @AmicusHere Insta: @AmicusHere
Feb 05, 2020•8 min