Castle of Horror Podcast

We talk about the 2001 followup to the Silence of the Lambs, HANNIBAL. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk to the author of The Kidnap Plot from Knopf, a steampunk thriller about a boy who must rescue his family from trolls. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We kick off a series on Thomas Harris' immortal cannibal character, with the film that made Hannibal Lecter a household name: The Silence of the Lambs. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

One more historically significant zombie movie to check out! We talk the original 1978 Dawn of the Dead, why this movie was important and why it still shocks today. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We finally reach the dawn of the modern zombie: the one and only Night of the Living Dead from George Romero (1968). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

The tour of zombie origins finally reaches the 60s, color, and Hammer Studios. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

A conversation with the author of The Body in the Wardrobe, which features an empowering female duo: long-time favorite part-time sleuth Faith Fairchild alongside new series favorite Sophie Maxwell (last seen in The Body in the Birches). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We continue to track the movie evolution of zombies with a very weird entry from the 50s-- Zombies of Mora Tau! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

More classic zombies, this time from Val Lewton and Jacques Tourneur, the masters behind CAT PEOPLE, in a story of gothic romance in the West Indies. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk to the author of the Garza Twins adventures, about shapeshifter twins exploring Latino legends and myths. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk about WHITE ZOMBIE, the first feature-length zombie movie, starring Bela Lugosi as an evil, magic-wielding sugar mill owner. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We chat with the incredibly prolific best-selling author Kevin J Anderson about his new projects, including 2113, stories based on the songs of RUSH-- and a brand-new HUMBLE BUNDLE of 18 Wordfire Press books. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We take a look at the cult classic Elvis-Meets-the-Mummy movie directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Bruce Campbell. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk with horror chroniclers Chris and Kathleen Vander Kaay about their new book on the many sugenres of horror, which lists their top recommendations for each. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk to Emmy-award-winning, NY Times bestselling author Phoef Sutton. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk with the Shirley Jackson-award winning author of the "Motherless Children" series. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We check out the fourth PHANTASM movie and take stock of where this strange series is going. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk with the author "The Brotherhood of the Wheel," about a secret organization of road-defending "truckers, bikers, taxi hacks, state troopers, bus drivers, and RV gypsies." Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

The Tall Man, Lord of the Dead, returns to seek vengeance on the traveling heroes of PHANTASM. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

Nearly a decade after the first Phantasm, the Tall Man returns and really gets this series going. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk the mind-blowing, genre-pushing 1979 horror film PHANTASM and kick off a retrospective that will explore the whole series. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We cap off our Stepford Wives Retrospective with look at the 2004 remale starring Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

ANGELUS is the new novel in the BOOKS OF RAZIEL series, a gothic supernatural tale about a girl who discovers she holds the keys to both Heaven and Hell-- and that angels, demons, and all the creatures in between will stop at nothing to possess her and control that power. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We take a moment in our Stepford Wives retrospective to consider a film that explores the central idea of replacing living loved ones with better-than-human simulations. In this case, an AI so sexy you can fall in love with it. Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson star in HER. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

The Stepford Wives Series gets reductive, weird and very 80s-fashion-conscious in THE STEPFORD CHILDREN starring Barbara Eden. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .