Twilit Grotto Network

Never mind the yawns, Andrew and I agree - this film is a real barnstormer and a classic! Dr. Phibes has great vibes. Doctor Phibes brings the Plagues of Egypt on his victims. The Final Programme Jerry Cornelius [caption id="attachment_498" align="aligncenter" width="756"] Here's an interesting article on Jack Kirby doing some Dr Phibes style art![/caption] The Cast o...

Combat. Investigation. The theft of meat. Cast of Characters Chris Baillie - Game Master Matt Bevilacqua - Count Grizz Nacht (Clan: Nosferatu) Andrew Baillie - Jean Luc Layfette (Clan: Daeva) Gino Vasconcelos - Nicky Friday (Clan: Gangrel

We are introduced to our motley crew of vampers, good taste be darned. Cast of Characters Chris Baillie - Game Master Matt Bevilacqua - Count Grizz Nacht (Clan: Nosferatu) Andrew Baillie - Jean Luc Layfette (Clan: Daeva) Gino Vasconcelos - Nicky Friday (Clan: Gangrel

Halloween is over and the world has taken a dark, strange turn. In response, Andrew and Matt watch the dark, strange 1968 Vincent Price film  The Witchfinder General. Matthew Hopkins was  a real, terrible person. You can find out more about him on Wikipedia . You can also find out more information on witch trials in England . And more about the English Civil War. Everything I learned about the Eng...

Barrymore sings. It's our four plucky investigators and 1 untrustworthy ex-girlfriend versus the worldwide conspiracy of the outer Church and the demonic Daddy Lowkey. Cast of Characters Game Master – Matt Bevilacqua Rudy Clay – Chris Baillie Jenny Haversham – Andrew Baillie Martin Rothschild – Gino Vasconcelos Alphonse Callahan - Steven Riley If you’re interested in the creation of this series, p...

As promised, everyone is cats.   Cast of Characters Game Master – Matt Bevilacqua Rudy Clay – Chris Baillie Jenny Haversham – Andrew Baillie Martin Rothschild – Gino Vasconcelos Gino also did the title card for this weeks episode. Alphonse Callahan – Steven Riley If you’re interested in the creation of this series, please check out part 1 of our GM’s notes . _ Coming up next week, we have part 5 o...

In this brief aside, our players discuss their happiest memories.   Cast of Characters Game Master – Matt Bevilacqua Rudy Clay – Chris Baillie Jenny Haversham – Andrew Baillie Martin Rothschild – Gino Vasconcelos Gino also did the title card for this weeks episode. Alphonse Callahan – Steven Riley If you’re interested in the creation of this series, please check out part 1 of our GM’s notes . _ Co...

One Legged Pete - our occult detectives investigate author Thomas Lavinius, meet some family, look into getting library cards, find out of watercumbers, and end the day slightly changed.   Cast of Characters Game Master – Matt Bevilacqua Rudy Clay – Chris Baillie Jenny Haversham – Andrew Baillie Martin Rothschild – Gino Vasconcelos Alphonse Callahan - Steven Riley If you’re interested in the creat...

The Backseat is for Being Quiet - our occult detectives investigate Liliana Bunt, designer and occult advisor for Barrymore and the Misfortunes, and get more than they bargained for at the train station. This episode saw the introduction of Steven Riley as Alphonse Callahan. Steven was a long time fixture of our gaming group and you may here his voice again in the future. I apologize - in episode...

Happy Halloween Season! This week, Andrew and Matt discuss their first Hammer Horror film, The Horror of Dracula starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR4KnfcgLm0 Show Notes for the Horror of Dracula The Full Text of Dracula Wolfsbane - for Werewolves and Vampires Kathleen and Frank by Christopher Isherwood The Crystal Palace More about Fritz Lang  (also, M and...

Our occult detectives are interviewed by police about their compatriots. Part 1.5: Character intros I assumed since there are multiple references to their original meeting (which we didn't record) it might benefit the listener to have a brief recounting of the time Rudy, Jenny, and Martin met and Jenny threw sand in Martin's eyes. Cast of Characters Rudy Clay - Chris Baillie Jenny Haversham - Andr...

The Misfortunes A cast of four occult detectives drunkenly and ineffectively investigate a rock band that may or may not be committing magical/occult crimes, and who may or may not be missing a lead singer. Played using the FATE rules (loosely). Apologies for the inconsistent audio quality - this was recording around a table while music played in the other room to set the mood. As our podcast prog...

This week, Andrew and Matt discuss the proto-AIP Poe flick "The Fall of the House of Usher" starring Vincent Price. We're both sleepy boys in this podcast, so give us a break Show Notes for the Fall of the House of Usher podcast The Cast of Characters for this film Vincent Price  as Roderick Usher Mark Damon  as Philip Winthrop Myrna Fahey as Madeline Usher Harry Ellerbe  as Bristol The...

This month, Andrew and Matt discuss the Corman/Price Lovecraft/Poe mashup "The Haunted Palace". Matt struggles through his Massachusetts accent to pronounce "era"! Andrew revels in the ham faced babies! The Haunted Palace was released in 1963 - it is an adaptation of the HP Lovecraft story "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" and the first feature film to include referen...

This week, on the 29th episode of the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, Andrew and Matt discuss The Masque of the Red Death. We also approach some insight about the merit of discussing movies and reviews in general. I think it's hilarious that at one point at the beginning of the episode, I give a nice speech about the pointlessness of ranking movies and then later in the episode, make a point to say t...

For June, Andrew and Matt talk about the Vincent Price/Roger Corman jam The Pit and the Pendulum. Barbara Steele also stars. The Pit and the Pendulum is notable for for being part of the classic Corman/Price series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations that was kicked off by The Fall of the House of Usher. Great paintings in the 1961 production of The Pit and the Pendulum The movies were characterized by...

The 50's Fly with Vincent Price David Cronenberg Return of the Fly Geena Davis Jeff Goldblum The Fly 2 Fly Comic Fly digestion Treehouse of Horror - The Fly

This episode, Andrew and Matt talk about the David Cronenberg body horror VHS shocker Videodrome. Death to Videodrome - Long Live the New Flesh! Debbie Harry is in Videodrome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyxXssnVZUw Bonus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzUCCl9YaBQ

This week, Andrew and Matt talk about Dario Argento's Suspiria - WITCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Matt and Andrew watch the delirous 1973 pagan fantasy/murder mystery/horror The Wicker Man, starring Christoper Lee and directed by Robin Hardy. There are no bees. Matt is way off, again misremembering the availabilty of the Wicker Man and probably the chronology of Iron Maiden's Brave New World record.

Andrew and Matt talk about DePalma's nightmare glam rock opera version of the Phantom of the Opera. Matt twice names Paul Williams as Andy Williams, which is terrible. A terrible mistake.

We finally talk about Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, lurid Victorian thriller with landmark special effects. Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde (1931 Wikipedia) Text of the novel on Project Gutenberg The film on Amazon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6D7bzltR2U I was thinking of Doctor Jekyll and Sister Hyde, not Dr Jekyll and Ms Hyde . They are very different movies. Mary Reilly

Andrew and Matt talk (for the second time) about middling Frankenstein picture SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, which features the impressive cast of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Basil Rathbone, and Lionel Atwill. Sorry about the slight echo!

This week, Andrew and Matt discuss the ableist classic, Freaks. For more information and show notes, check out  goldenagehorror.com

This week, Matt and Andrew cover the Island of Lost Souls starring Charles Laughton, and featuring Bela Lugosi as the Sayer of the Law. Are we not men? For more information, visit  www.goldenagehorror.com