It's the film that inspired Universal's horror franchise... Paul Leni's The Cat and The Canary from 1927! Our deadicated hosts talk Leni's boundary-pushing and inventive direction and cinematography, as well as US horror tropes and dental hygiene. Context setting 00:00; summary 15:49; discussion 31:30; ranking 51:30
Our deadicated hosts return to Germany to review our first remake... Der Student von Prag (1926), directed by Henrik Galeen and starring Conrad Veidt and Werner Krauss. We discuss how the remake, German Expressionism, and even Veidt's acting have evolved since our last viewings! Context setting 00:00; summary 22:14; discussion 46:10; ranking 1:02:38
From director Rex Ingram, our deadicated hosts review The Magician (1926), starring Alice Terry, Paul Wegener, and Ivan Petrovich. Based off W. Somerset Maugham's novel inspired by the infamous Aleister Crowley. Context setting 00:00; summary 20:48; discussion 30:48; ranking 53:53
We tackle Roland West's follow up to The Monster... The Bat (1926)! This comedy-horror (thriller?) is based off the 1920 Broadway hit by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood. What are the differences between a horror and thriller? Does comedy affect whether The Bat is a horror film? Our deadicated hosts discuss this and more in this episode. Context setting 00:00; summary 21:53; discussion 30:50; ranking 53:29
The deadicated hosts watch the earliest surviving werewolf movie, Wolf Blood: A Tale of the Forest (1925) directed by and starring George Chesebro. Blood transfusions, loup-garou folklore, and Canadian logging operations abound! Context setting 00:00; summary 14:33; discussion 22:42; ranking 37:50
In our longest episode yet, our deadicated hosts cover all things Phantom of the Opera! From the 1925 film's many releases, to the Opera House itself, there's plenty to hear in this review of the 1925/1929 Phantom of the Opera, directed by Rupert Julian & co, starring Lon Chaney. Context setting 00:00; intermission 44:12; summary 46:10; discussion 1:01:21; ranking 1:29:19
Our deadicated hosts return to the US to review Roland West's 1925 horror-comedy The Monster, with the Scream Scene debut of Lon Chaney! Slapstick, the origins of MGM, and Lon Chaney abounds in this Rocky Horror Monster Show of an episode. Context setting 00:00; summary 26:38; discussion 37:17; ranking 47:24.
Our deadicated hosts return to director Robert Wiene with his 1924 film Orlacs Hände with Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina, and Fritz Kortner. What has Wiene and Veidt been up to since Caligari? What is the history of organ transplants? Find out this and more in our twelfth episode! Context setting 00:00; post intermission 21:57; summary 28:52; discussion 52:23; ranking 1:01:19
Our deadicated hosts Ben and Sarah discuss just where Benjamin Christensen's 1922 documentary horror film Häxan / Witchcraft Through The Ages fits on the list... and should they have included it in the first place? Context setting 00:11; Film summary and discussion 23:28
Our deadicated hosts tackle FW Murnau's 1922 film Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens; our first vampire film! We cover a lot, from the folkloric origins of vampires to the film's copyright issues as an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Context setting 00:00; film summary 42:14; discussion 59:24; ranking 1:22:11
Legend dictates that the last soul to die on New Year's Eve must drive the Phantom Carriage for the next year. Our deadicated hosts Ben and Sarah review Körkarlen (1921, Sjöström), also known as The Phantom Carriage. Also known as Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness! Opening context 0:00; trigger warning 21:50; summary 22:08; discussion 36:33; ranking 57:30.
We're back with Paul Wegener, and his 1920 film Der Golem, Wie Er In Die Welt Kam! Is this a horror movie? Is it even German expressionist? Listen to hear what our deadicated hosts Ben and Sarah have to say about The Golem, How He Came Into The World.
Deadicated hosts Ben and Sarah tackle the German follow up to Dr Caligari... Genuine, Die Tragödie Eines Seltsamen Hauses, directed by Robert Wiene from 1920. We cover the differences between the original and the US release (retitled Genuine, A Tale of a Vampire), and (attempt) to decipher the long history of fearing women's sexuality. Oh my!
It's our third Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde episode, this time featuring John Barrymore in his 1920 performance, directed by John Robertson. Our deadicated hosts Ben and Sarah learn about the Barrymore acting dynasty and more, in the sixth episode of Scream Scene.
Our first famous film! Deadicated hosts Ben and Sarah "get woke" as they review 1920's Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari (dir Robert Weine) and uncover the forgotten history of Italophobia in the US and Europe.
This week our hosts review Unheimliche Geschichten (1919) by Richard Oswald. Our first film with horror star Conrad Veidt!
DW Griffith's The Avenging Conscience (1914) is ripped to shreds by our hosts Ben and Sarah with special appearances by Moses, Jesus, and Pan. See where we rank The Avenging Conscience on our list at screamscenepodcast.tumblr.com/the-list/
Our hosts Ben and Sarah welcome you creature of the night to our second episode and our review of Der Student von Prag from 1913, by Paul Wegener.
We begin our tale of horror with a mystery; just what is Scream Scene? Who are our mysterious hosts? And, how do we decipher between terror and horror? Listen as our deadicated hosts Sarah and Ben watch the very first horror films ever made. Films reviewed this episode: Le Manoir du Diable (1896, Melies) Le Chateau Hante (1897, Melies) The Haunted Curiosity Shop (1901, Booth) Le Monstre (1903, Melies) Le Chaudron Infernal (1903, Melies) The Sealed Room (1909, Griffith) Frankenstein (1910, Dawley...
Introducing Scream Scene, the horror movie podcast where your hosts watch every horror movie ever made in chronological order, then rank them best to worst. Along the way we share film history, behind the scenes details, as well as social and historical context to better understand how and why these horror films were made. Join us, creatures of the night, on Spotify, SoundCloud and wherever fine podcasts are found. And see the full list of currently ranked movies at https://screamscenepodcast.tu...
