Castle of Horror Podcast

Vampyres is a delight of sexy vampire cinema-- shot around Oakley Court, one of Hammer Studios' favorite settings, film stars Marianne Morris  and Anulka as female vampires inhabiting a derelict country estate where they seduce and kill passersby, until into their lives come a man that one of the vampires finds impossible to kill, and a young couple who are determined to discover their secret. It...

We talk about Jean Rollin's sometimes dreamy, sometimes odd movie about a man on a search for a vampire he met in his youth. Starring Jean-Loup Philippe and Annie Belle.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

Aaron Michael Ritchey is the author of the Juniper Wars series from Wordfire Press, about the adventures of three gunslinging sisters in a toxic post-apocalypse in the territories of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. We talk about weird westerns, steampunk and the process of writing a series. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podc...

Laura Bickle's new book Nine of Stars launches a new series called Wildlands, about a woman who battles supernatural villains in the wilds of modern Wyoming. We talk about writing, what makes Weird Westerns versus Urban Fantasy, and more.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

The Demon in Business Class is a tale of corporate espionage and demon wars, told in a knowing way by former AOL road warrior Anthony Dobranski in his debut novel. We chat about what went into this brand new urban fantasy. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk about Michael Dougherty's spooky, odd, disturbing and kind of wonderful 2015 film KRAMPUS starring Adam Scott, and wrap up our 2016 season. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

The director of the noir-infused "ultimate haunted house movie" talks about the challenges of scaring people who won't pay attention and chats about ABATTOIR. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk about the brand-new "ultimate horror film" Abattoir, directed by Darren Lynn Bousman of the SAW series, starring Jessica Lowndes, and based on the Radical comic series. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk to the author of the new supernatural horror western Death Wind.   Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We wrap up our retrospective with a look at Terence Fisher's 1969 Hammer film Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

Hammer horror continues to define itself with the 1958 followup to Curse of Frankenstein, REVENGE of Frankenstein starring Peter Cushing. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

New York Times Best-seller Gregg Hurwitz talks about The Rains: A Novel from Tor Books, in which all the adults are becoming mindless murderers, and a pair of brothers must race to defeat the plague before one of them falls victim. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

David Bowles is one of the most prolific writers this show has ever talked to, and he often returns to his native Rio Grande Valley of Texas for source material. A professor at the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley, David's new books are GHOSTS OF THE RIO GRANDE, a lovingly researched collection of legends and ghost stories from the lives of the people on the border. But wait! He also has a n...

The Frankenstein Retrospective enters the garish, glamorous land of Hammer Horror with the film that launched the modern gothic era, The Curse of Frankenstein. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

John Pitts is the author of the Sarah Beauhall urban fantasy series including Black Blade Blues (2010), Honeyed Words (2011), Forged in Fire (2012), with the fourth book, Night Terrors (2016), coming out now from Wordfire Press.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

Lara Parker has written a series of gothic novels that follow up on the original TV series Dark Shadows-- and this month she releases the most anticipated Dark Shadows story yet. Heiress of Collinwood promises a solution to the mystery that drove the show's very first seasons: the secret origin of Victoria Winters, the governess whose trip to Collinwood sprung the whole series. But there's a more...

In this retro episode we discuss CARRIE, a story of a meek, bullied girl with the power to exact revenge on her entire 1970s high school. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We wrap up the first half of our tour of Frankenstein movies with 1939's SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, which boasts an amazing cast-- Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff-- and cements many of the tropes we associate with Universal Horror. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We take a look at the terrifying Netflix miniseries. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We discuss one of the most influential and unforgettable horror movies of all time, now out in a brand new Blu-Ray: John Carpenter's original HALLOWEEN. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We look at James Whale's followup to the 1931 classic Frankenstein. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We kick off our look at classic adapations of the Mary Shelley classic with the iconic first Universal Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff and Colin Clive. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

Bradford Tatum talks about his new book in which a single mysterious young girl affects all of horror movie history Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk to author Ruth Franklin about her new biography of Shirley Jackson, author of The Lottery and The Haunting of Hill House. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk to the fabulous duo Bridget and Mary Jo, whose collection of oddball mid-century short films are often as challenging and saddening as they are funny. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .