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PODCAST

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC

Aaron Christensen

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC is a horror movie podcast that revisits classic horror films on milestone anniversaries (20, 30, 40, 50 years, and more). Each episode features a lively rotating panel of horror fans discussing the film"s legacy, personal memories, cultural impact, and what makes it a lasting favorite. If you love deep dives into horror movies like The Exorcist, A Nightmare on Elm Street, or Frankenstein, this podcast is for you. Come celebrate horror history—one anniversary at a time.

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All Episodes

01:09:30

HAMMER HORROR: THE GORGON (1964) / THE REPTILE (1966)

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/08/16

THE GORGON (1964) d. Terence Fisher (UK) THE REPTILE (1966) d. John Gilling (UK) By the mid-1960s, Hammer Studios had exhausted its supply of classic Universal monsters, with vampiric counts, stitched-together reanimated corpses, lycanthropic curses, and bandaged Egyptian shamblers all present and accounted for. In response, the creative teams dug out their tomes of Greek mythology and exotic travel guides to conjure two original monsters, both – coincidentally or not – featuring female creatures

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01:24:06

THE SIXTH SENSE & STIR OF ECHOES: GHOST SUMMER OF 1999

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/08/09

THE SIXTH SENSE (1999) d. M. Night Shyamalan (USA) STIR OF ECHOES (1999) d. David Koepp (USA) With scores of classic ghost movies populating the silver screen, video shelves, and streaming queues, it's still a pleasant surprise to have two noteworthy examples arriving the same year. That’s exactly what happened in 1999 when M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense and David Koepp's Stir of Echoes hit theaters within a month of each other. For his third feature effort, writer/director Shyamalan decided

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01:08:33

THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT (1974) (aka DOUG AND THE...

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/08/03

THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT (1974) d. Kevin Connor (UK) AT THE EARTH'S CORE (1976) d. Kevin Connor (UK) THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT (1977) d. Kevin Connor (UK) WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS (1978) d. Kevin Connor (UK) After a British cruiser is sunk by a German U-boat in the waning days of WWI, the remaining survivors – led by square-jawed American Bowen Tyler – turn the tables on their aggressors, floating in a lifeboat until the sub surfaces and taking the Jerrys by surprise. As food supplies dwindle, an

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01:02:50

ZOMBIE (1979) (aka ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS/ZOMBI 2) TURNS...

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/07/26

ZOMBIE (aka ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS/ZOMBI 2) (1979) d. Lucio Fulci (Italy) When George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead became a major success worldwide, Italians had a stake in the matter since horror icon Dario Argento was one of its producers. In Italy, the trimmed-down Dawn was rechristened Zombi, and its blockbuster status dramatically altered the horror landscape, with molto filmmakers clamoring to ride the coattails of its success. Veteran direction Lucio Fulci was first out of the gate in 1979 with

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01:02:47

COME FLY WITH ME: THE FLY (1958) / RETURN OF THE FLY...

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/07/21

THE FLY (1958) d. Kurt Neumann (USA) RETURN OF THE FLY (1959) d. Edward Bernds (USA) CURSE OF THE FLY (1965) d. Don Sharp (UK) Veteran director Kurt Neumann mostly toiled in mid-tier melodramas, Westerns and Tarzan movies throughout his long career, but had already made a few notable entries in the realm of science fiction cinema with Rocketship X-M (1950) and Kronos (1957). Released two months before his death in August 1958, THE FLY has endured for 65 years as true classic, not losing any of its

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01:22:56

THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999): 25 YEARS IN THE WOODS!!!

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/07/19

THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) d. Daniel Myrick/Ed Sanchez (USA) BOOK OF SHADOWS: BLAIR WITCH 2 (2000) d. Joe Berlinger (USA) BLAIR WITCH (2016) d. Adam Wingard (USA) Low-budget horror filmmakers take note: You can make an original and frightening film for barely any money; it simply requires a fresh approach and more imagination than Karo syrup. Witness 1999’s groundbreaking sensation from co-creators Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, The Blair Witch Project. The slender premise sees three college

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50:33

THE ORIGINAL IRON MAN - TETSUO (1989) TURNS 35!!!

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/07/12

TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (1989) d. Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan) TETSUO II: BODY HAMMER (1992) d. Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan) TETSUO: THE BULLET MAN (2009) d. Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan) Winner of Best Film at the 1989 Fantafestival in Rome, Shinya Tsukamoto’s breakout 1989 feature Tetsuo: The Iron Man is a touchstone of cinematic cyberpunk, a relentlessly frenetic black-and-white 16mm assault on the senses and sensibilities, and a supercharged display of independent filmmaking. Written, directed, produced,

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01:16:22

IT FOLLOWS / THE BABADOOK: THE CLASS OF 2014

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/07/05

IT FOLLOWS (2014) d. David Robert Mitchell (USA) THE BABADOOK (2014) d. Jennifer Kent (Australia) 10 years ago, a pair of horror films exploded onto the scene, both from independent writer/directors not known for genre fare, both displaying exceptional visual confidence and storytelling skills, and both layered with multiple levels of metaphor and symbolism spicing their genuinely unnerving and clean mythologies. Critics and audiences celebrated this one-two punch of intellectually stimulating and

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46:43

ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948) TURNS 75!!!

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/06/30

ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948) d. Charles Barton (USA) By the late 1940s, The Wolf Man, Frankenstein’s Monster, and Dracula had become more friends than fiends to audiences. In a flash of inspiration, producer Robert Arthur hit upon the idea of pairing his hit comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with the creepy creatures. Though nobody, especially Abbott and Costello, were enthusiastic about the experiment, the results were astonishing. The film was a huge success, one of the

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01:04:36

CORMAN, PRICE, & POE in '64: THE MASQUE OF THE RED...

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/06/28

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964) d. Roger Corman (USA/UK) THE TOMB OF LIGEIA (1964) d. Roger Corman (USA/UK) On May 9, 2024, cinephiles everywhere bid adieu to one of the true giants of modern-day Hollywood, Roger Corman. The producer of nearly 500 films and director of 50, Corman also served as mentor for countless writers, directors, actors, and technicians who proceeded to shape the face of Hollywood in the 1960s, 70s, and beyond. We at HORROR 101 would like to take this opportunity to honor

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50:06

BRING ON THE BIG BUGS - THEM! (1954) TURNS 70!!!

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/06/21

THEM! (1954) d. Gordon Douglas (USA) Unleashed upon a hungry for sci-fi movie-going public in the summer of 1954, Them! was the first of the “big bug” movies and proved to be the year’s biggest moneymaker for Warner Brothers. Originally slated to be shot in color and 3D, the studio cut the budget at the last minute, although the stark black and white cinematography may have worked to its advantage, yielding an impressively eerie visual landscape. These elements, combined with extraordinary sound

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57:41

GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) HITS THE BIG 4-0!!!

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/06/14

GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) d. Ivan Reitman (USA) GHOSTBUSTERS 2 (1989) d. Ivan Reitman (USA) GHOSTBUSTERS: ANSWER THE CALL (2016) d. Paul Feig (USA) GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE (2021) d. Jason Reitman (USA) GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE (2024) d. Gil Kenan (USA) (Apologies for the dicey audio - apparently my microphone wasn't plugged in, so you're getting that sweet, sweet laptop mic instead.) 40 years ago, no one had ever seen anything quite like GHOSTBUSTERS. A movie populated with hilarious and charming

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49:31

FREDDY VS. JASON (2003) 20TH ANNIVERSARY SMACKDOWN!

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/06/12

FREDDY VS. JASON (2003) d. Ronny Yu Since the closing shot of 1993’s Jason Goes to Hell, fans had been clamoring for this “Slash of the Titans.” A decade later, New Line Cinema answered their nightmares with a flick that is exactly the low-brow monster-mash masterpiece that the two screen legends deserve. Screenwriters Damian Shannon and Mark Swift concoct a storyline that builds upon history from the previous films (17 in all) and manages to generate a few new twists of its own, while director

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01:04:25

50 YEARS OF VAMPYRES (1974)!!!

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/06/07

VAMPYRES (1974) d. Jose Ramon Larraz (UK/Spain) At a time when throwing extensive vampiric nudity on screen would have been enough, writer/director Jose Ramon Larraz went the extra mile to conjure a deceptively simple, highly satisfying tale of two bisexual bloodsuckers with Vampyres, released in 1974. Played with charged sensuality by newcomers Marianne Morris (as the dark, mysterious Fran) and Anulka (as blonde, fresh-faced Miriam), the Sapphic duo take up residence in a remote English countryside

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49:33

SANTA SANGRE (1989): CULT FILM PERFECTION

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/05/31

SANTA SANGRE (1989) d. Alejandro Jodorowsky (Mexico/Italy) Visionary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky cultivates one brilliant sequence after another, employing a staggering use of color shades, sensational aural cues, disturbing themes, and some of the most original onscreen imagery ever laid to celluloid. Hypnotizing and enticing, repugnant and crude, Santa Sangre is a thoroughly absorbing and unforgettable experience. It is at once a character-based drama, a psychological thriller, a social

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01:52:26

PETER CUSHING AND THE HAMMER FRANKENSTEINS!!!

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/05/24

THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957) d. Terence Fisher (UK) THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1958) d. Terence Fisher (UK) THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN (1964) d. Freddie Francis (UK) FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN (1967) d. Terence Fisher (UK) FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED (1969) d. Terence Fisher (UK) FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL (1974) d. Terence Fisher (UK) With over 130 film and television credits to his name, there are plenty of options by which fans can celebrate horror icon Peter Cushing’s 111th

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01:41:10

ALIEN (1979) TURNS 45!!!

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/05/17

ALIEN (1979) d. Ridley Scott (USA/UK) ALIENS (1986) d. James Cameron (USA/UK) ALIEN 3 (1992) d. David Fincher (USA) ALIEN: RESURRECTION (1997) d. Jean-Pierre Jeunet (USA) PROMETHEUS (2012) d. Ridley Scott (USA/UK) ALIEN: COVENANT (2019) d. Ridley Scott (USA/UK) When the commercial space vessel Nostromo responds to a distress signal on an unknown planet, one of their crew is attacked by a bizarre life form. Over the course of several hours, the seemingly indestructible creature threatens all of their

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49:11

THE BLACK CAT (1934): A TRUE UNIVERSAL CLASSIC TURNS...

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/05/10

THE BLACK CAT (1934) d. Edgar G. Ulmer (USA) Bearing no resemblance to the original story by Edgar Allan Poe, Universal’s atmosphere-drenched 1934 offering, The Black Cat, from Austrian expatriate Edgar G. Ulmer, is a superior piece of filmmaking, made all the more historic for marking the first and finest on-screen teaming of horror icons Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. The storyline of mysterious doctor Vitus Werdegast (Lugosi) and an American couple (David Manners, Julie Bishop aka Jacqueline

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01:07:32

I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (1978) TURNS 45!!!

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/05/06

I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (1978) I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (2010) I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 2 (2013) I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: VENGEANCE IS MINE (2015) I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: DEJA VU (2019) GROWING UP WITH I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (2019) (documentary) Join AC and his incredible panel of guests Art Ettinger (Ultra Violent Magazine), Adam Rockoff (Going to Pieces, The Horror of It All), and superfan Kate Hansen as they discuss one of most infamous, notorious, and thought-provoking exploitation films ever released. This

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01:04:18

DAVID CRONENBERG'S THE BROOD (1979): ALIVE AT 45!!!

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC ·

2024/05/03

THE BROOD (1979) d. David Cronenberg (Canada) Canadian writer/director David Cronenberg has become so synonymous with the term “body-horror” that when a project is referred to as being “Cronenbergian,” we actually have an idea of what this might mean. Cronenberg has often said that he does not see disease and mutations as good or bad – they simply are – a viewpoint that shows up time and again in his cinematic output. The Brood, his third commercial genre effort following Shivers and Rabid,

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