Scream Scene Podcast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Evolution, coelacanths and cavemen?! Oh my! Something stalks this college but spoiler alert: It's not teens... it's MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS (1958) from director Jack Arnold! The film stars Arthur Franz, Joanna Cook Moore and Troy Donahue for the latest Jekyll and Hyde riff. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 18:34; Discussion 39:35; Ranking 51:39

You've seen it before: mad scientist creates monster; henchman falls in love with girl... but what if monster IS girl?? It's FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER (1958) from director Richard Cunha and starring John Ashley, Sandra Knight, Sally Todd and Donald Murphy! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:14; Discussion 36:31; Ranking 55:32

What's new, Scooby-Doo? For this month's horror adjacent movie, your deadicated hosts investigate SCOOBY-DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND (1998) from director Jim Stenstrum! Topics covered include: The origins of Hanna-Barbera, why his name is Scooby-Doo, and where Sarah's longheld fear of zombies originates! During the episode, Ben references an article from Chris Sims on Scooby-Doo and secular humanism, whi...

Is it Gothic? Is it... horror? It's MY WORLD DIES SCREAMING (1958, Daniels), aka TERROR IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE, the very first picture in... psychorama! Starring Gerald Mohr, Cathy O'Donnell, William Ching and John Qualen. From the origins of subliminal messaging to the Satanic Panic, we cover a lot of ground in this week's episode! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 35:04; Discussion 52:27; Ranking 1:...

A mini series adapted into a 90 minute film... what could go wrong? This week we cover THE TROLLENBERG TERROR (1958) aka THE CRAWLING EYE from director Quentin Lawrence and writer Jimmy Sangster! The film stars Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne and Jennifer Jayne. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 35:32; Discussion 47:07; Ranking 1:12:44

It's an appeal of our number one ranked film, DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE (1931, Mamoulian)!! Hear the valid critique of our top film from a Creature of the Night and our response! We specifically compare the 1931 J&H to 1958's HORROR OF DRACULA and the 1941 J&H adaptation. The '31 J&H was originally covered in episode 27. You can find the full list of ranked films at screamscenepodcast.com

This episode features a confession... I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE (1958)! This title and film comes from director Gene Fowler Jr and stars Tom Tryan and Gloria Talbott. Does this horror live up to its lurid title? Full disclosure: your deadicated hosts recorded this in advance of the U.S. Supreme Court leak about overturning Roe v. Wade. In the context of this development, we'd like to ad...

Ah hello there! Welcome, we are your deadicated hosts, here to present the first Inner Sanctum mystery film CALLING DR. DEATH (1943) from director Reginald Le Borg for our April bonus episode! This horror-adjacent film from Universal stars Lon Chaney Jr, Patricia Morison and J Carrol Naish. Plus, we give the history of the Inner Sanctum book and radio show! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 24:21; D...

For episode 250, your deadicated hosts take on THE BLOB (1958, Yeaworth) starring Steve McQueen! What is star jelly and how did it inspire the film? Why on earth is there a Burt Bacharach Blob theme song? You're telling me THE BLOB made HOW much money?! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 41:44; Discussion 54:52; Ranking 1:21:42