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Scream Scene Podcast

Scream Scene Podcast

Join our deadicated hosts Sarah and Ben as they review horror movies in chronological order and rank them from best to worst. Updated every other Wednesday. Theme music Now I Know by Jared C. Balogh

tv & film

All Episodes

01:01:49

Horror Adjacent 15 - Why Vampires

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2022/09/22

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

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00:57:10

Episode 263 - The Mummy Problem

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2022/09/15

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

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00:39:58

Episode 262 - Loose Threads

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2022/08/25

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

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00:46:30

Episode 261 - The Value of Novelty

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2022/08/18

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

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02:05:25

Horror Adjacent 14 - It's All Vibes

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2022/08/15

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

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00:59:30

Episode 260 - Ed Wood's Curtain Call

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2022/08/11

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

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00:58:47

Episode 259 - Let's Get Feral

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2022/08/04

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

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01:11:56

Episode 258 - An Amusement Park Ride

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2022/07/28

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

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01:48:51

Episode 16C - The Man, The Myth, The Legend

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2022/07/20

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

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01:34:16

Horror Adjacent 13 - The Adventure of the Hammer...

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2022/07/06

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

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01:18:53

Episode 257 - From The Bat to Evil Dead

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2022/06/30

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

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00:40:54

Episode 24A - A Score by Any Other Name

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2022/06/23

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.

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00:47:15

Episode 256 - A Long Con

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2022/06/16

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

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01:00:42

Episode 255 - Wasted Potential

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2022/06/08

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

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01:03:55

Episode 254 - Woof

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2022/06/02

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

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01:59:06

Horror Adjacent 12 - Mystery Inc

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2022/06/01

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, which you can read here:

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01:22:49

Episode 253 - Die Louder!

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2022/05/26

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 1:16:08

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01:20:39

Episode 252 - But... Why?

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2022/05/19

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

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00:39:04

Episode 27A - Subtlety is for Cowards

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2022/05/12

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

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01:20:46

Episode 251 - Taking The Time

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2022/05/05

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 add content warnings about discussion of the Me Too Movement, rape culture, domestic violence and

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