Coming to you in Percepto! It's THE TINGLER (1959) from William Castle! Starring Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn and Philip Coolidge, plus more gimmicks than you can shake a stick at, the film is Castle's third horror... can he keep up his quality of work? The special music you hear in this episode is from creature of the night Chris Crewe and his band the Special Agents! You can find their music here: https://thespecialagents.bandcamp.com/ Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 35:52; Discussion 47:04; R...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 25 min
We've received an appeal for 1958's ONNA KYÛKETSUKI aka LADY VAMPIRE directed by Nobuo Nakagawa! With additional context around the westernization of public displays of affection in Japan, we reconsider where this film was originally ranked. Find the full list of ranked films at screamscenepodcast.com
Jan 05, 2023•14 min
It's a Tim Burton Christmas with 1993's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, directed by Henry Selick! Your hosts cover the life and times of Danny Elfman, the making of NIGHTMARE and even dig into what death of the author actually means. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 50:01; Discussion 56:32
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Your hosts travel to West Germany for DIE NACKTE UND DER SATAN (1959) from writer/director Victor Trivas! What's been happening in Germany since our last horror movie there in 1936? Is there cultural significance to our villain having blonde hair and blue eyes? Listen and find out! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 39:19; Discussion 52:11; Ranking 1:13:56
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Hand puppets, shrew facts, racism... it's THE KILLER SHREWS (1959) directed by Ray Kellogg! Produced by Ken Curtis and Gordon McLendon, this regionally produced film made over one million dollars -- so it has to be good... right? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 23:31; Discussion 34:31; Ranking 51:41
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Take a peek into the "real life" Black Museum at Scotland Yard with HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM (1959), from director Arthur Crabtree and starring Michael Gough! Filmed in *hypnovista,* this unique British/American production showcases sadism and true crime instead of something supernatural. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 25:28; Discussion 39:23; Ranking 54:02
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 1 min
For November's horror adjacent bonus episode, your deadicated hosts tackle OVER THE GARDEN WALL (2014), the Cartoon Network miniseries created by Patrick McHale and starring Elijah Wood, Collin Dean, Melanie Lynskey and Christopher Lloyd! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 37:10; Discussion 57:12
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 25 min
All the way from the carboniferous period, it's THE MONSTER OF PIEDRAS BLANCAS (1959)! Directed by Irvin Berwick, this flick is made up of Universal Pictures' laid off staff and disgruntled workers on a CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON template. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 12:56; Discussion 29:48; Ranking 43:34
Nov 24, 2022•53 min
Hello dear Creatures of the Night, this week got away from us. In lieu of our regular episode, I’ve prepared a spooky music playlist that I hope will delight: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0KeFTGk9fHaNtCvXNL6IFW?si=043539c0ae5f448d We’ll be back next Wednesday night!
Nov 17, 2022•1 min
If you had a traumatic past that was repressed in your memory, would you want to be told? From director Roy Del Ruth comes THE ALLIGATOR PEOPLE (1959), starring Beverly Garland, Richard Crane and Lon Chaney Jr! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 14:57; Discussion 27:41; Ranking 47:31
Nov 10, 2022•54 min
Sequels have to walk a tightrope of meeting expectations set by the original while offering more than a rehash of the same plot. Your deadicated hosts see how RETURN OF THE FLY (1959, Bernds) fares with this balancing act! The films stars Brett Halsey, David Frankham and, returning from the original, Vincent Price. Editor's Note: Throughout the episode, Ben mistakenly says "Bill Nye" when describing the make up effects. Bill Nye is the science guy; Ben meant to refer to Ben Nye, the head of make...
Nov 03, 2022•45 min
A special Halloween horror-adjacent bonus episode! This month, your hosts cover THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD (1949) from directors James Algar, Clyde Geronimi and Jack Kinney. We cover Disney studios, the development of its animation, and why ICHABOD isn't as good as you wish! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 55:04; Discussion 58:44
Oct 30, 2022•1 hr 23 min
A monster by any other name would spook as sweet... it's THE MANSTER (1959) aka SŌTŌ NO SATSUJINKI aka THE SPLIT from directors George Breakston and Kenneth G. Crane! An American/Japanese co-production, this schlocky-titled film is anything but as it tackles themes of masculinity and alcoholism. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 10:15; Discussion 29:07; Ranking 45:17
Oct 27, 2022•56 min
It is yet another TOKAIDO YOTSUYA KAIDAN (1959), but this time from experienced horror director Nobuo Nakagawa! Balancing a return to its kabuki roots with a forward-looking use of colour and surrealism, this horror takes your hosts by storm! The film stars Shigeru Amachi, Katsuko Wakasugi and Shuntaro Emi. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 28:53; Discussion 44:01; Ranking 1:00:54
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Kinbei, how could you do this to me?! Your deadicated hosts watch KAIDAN KAGAMI-GA-FUCHI (1959), the difficult-to-obtain horror from director Masaki Mori! The film stars Shôzaburô Date, Jôji Ôhara and Reiko Seto. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 8:58; Discussion 17:58; Ranking 26:47
Oct 13, 2022•34 min
From director Kenji Misumi and starring the prolific actor Kazuo Hasegawa comes YOTSUYA KAIDAN (1959)! This adaptation of the iconic kabuki play offers a unique remix of classic moments, but at what point do we lose the original intent of those scenes? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 32:15; Discussion 44:26; Ranking 53:48
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 5 min
You'll never see it coming! It's INVISIBLE INVADERS (1959) from producer Robert E. Kent and director Edward L. Cahn! Starring John Agar, Philip Tonge, John Carradine and Robert Hutton, what moral imperatives will this DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL-rip off impart? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 10:37; Discussion 25:21; Ranking 37:07
Sep 28, 2022•44 min
The infamous lost film arrives on the podcast with September's bonus horror adjacent episode. This month we watch a reconstruction of Tod Browning's LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (1927) by producer Rick Schmidlin! The film stars Man of a Thousand Faces Lon Chaney in one of his most iconic disguises. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 36:31; Discussion 50:00
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Your deadicated hosts return with THE FOUR SKULLS OF JONATHAN DRAKE (1959) from director Edward L Cahn! The film is said to be written, produced and directed to scare the daylights out of you -- but will it? And how do shrunken heads factor in here? Listen to find out! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 20:47; Discussion 33:39; Ranking 49:24
Sep 15, 2022•57 min
From Mexico and director Fernando Mendez comes MISTERIOS DE ULTRATUMBA (1959), translated as "mysteries from beyond the grave" but released in the U.S. as BLACK PIT OF DR. M! Discover the weird atmosphere of this high point of 1950s Mexican horror. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 7:36; Discussion 21:25; Ranking 32:47
Aug 25, 2022•40 min
Our first weird Western and it comes to us from Universal Pictures: It's CURSE OF THE UNDEAD (1959), directed by Edward Dein and starring Eric Fleming, Michael Pate and Kathleen Crowley! Will our small town preacher fight off the gunslinging vampire? Listen and find out! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:26; Discussion 29:18; Ranking 38:37
Aug 18, 2022•47 min
For July's horror adjacent movie, we chant his name three times in order to watch BEETLEJUICE (1988)! An early Tim Burton film with memorable performances from Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones and Winona Ryder, we discuss how the film works, doesn't work, and whether it holds up today. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 1:28:41; Discussion 1:37:48
Aug 15, 2022•2 hr 5 min
Ed Wood's once-thought-lost film, NIGHT OF THE GHOULS (1959), terrorizes the neighbourhood once more! We discuss Ed Wood's career, film hobbyist/"archivist" Wade Williams, and the effects of creative burnout. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 31:28; Discussion 37:50; Ranking 48:29
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr
Let's travel to Japan for their response to Hammer's DRACULA... it's ONNA KYÛKETSUKI (1959) aka LADY VAMPIRE from director Nobuo Nakagawa! This episode features a look at the Japanese film industry and the relationship between vampires and Catholicism! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 26:20; Discussion 35:52; Ranking 47:41
Aug 04, 2022•59 min
It's an amusement park ride through horror -- it's HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959) from director William Castle and starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Carolyn Craig, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Elisha Cook Jr and Julie Mitchum! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 28:25; Discussion 49:50; Ranking 1:05:56
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Your dedicated hosts travel back to 1926 for F.W. Murnau's FAUST - EIN DEUTSCHE VOLKSSAGE, translated as FAUST - A GERMAN FOLKTALE! We cover the many iterations of Faust: The man, the myth, the legend. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 59:20; Discussion 1:17:36; Ranking 1:44:39
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 49 min
For June's horror adjacent movie, we turned our horrific eyes upon 1959's THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES from Hammer Film Productions! We see the return of director Terence Fisher, actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, as well as how Hammer handles a non-horror Gothic film... Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 1:04:35; Discussion 1:10:29
Jul 06, 2022•1 hr 34 min
This week your hosts head to Norway for DE DØDES TJERN (1958), translated as LAKE OF THE DEAD, from director Kåre Bergstrøm! What happens when a group of friends go to a lone cabin in the woods near a haunted lake? ...Murder! Your hosts talk Norwegian film, Riksmål and the Norwegian language conflict, and author André Bjerke. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 35:07; Discussion 45:40; Ranking 1:09:29
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Your deadicated hosts address an appeal to reconsider the ranking of the 1931 DRACULA from Tod Browning, currently ranked at #22. We discuss the Philip Glass score and the impact it has on the atmosphere and horror of the overall film.
Jun 23, 2022•41 min
Your deadicated hosts wrap up 1958 with CORRIDORS OF BLOOD, directed by Robert Day and starring Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee! With a cast and title like that, well, it's gotta be something special! ...right? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:34; Discussion 25:47; Ranking 44:05
Jun 16, 2022•47 min
