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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

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01:15:05

Episode 241 - Stuck in its Archetypes

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2022/02/24

Director Howard Koch brings us FRANKENSTEIN 1970, confusingly released in 1958! Boris Karloff returns to the story that turned him into a star -- but this time, as the titular doctor! The film also stars Tom Duggan, Jana Lund, Don Barry, Charlotte Austin, Mike Lane and Rudolph Anders. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 25:53; Discussion 43:48; Ranking 1:04:34

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01:43:44

Episode 240 - Buzz Buzz

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2022/02/17

Based on the famous 1957 short story from George Langelaan comes THE FLY (1958) from director/producer Kurt Neumann! This disturbing horror stars Patricia Owens, David Hedison, Vincent Price and Herbert Marshall. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 48:16; Discussion 1:03:28; Ranking 1:35:40

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01:09:44

Episode 239 - Sarah Likes Cats

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2022/02/10

Dive into the history of Japanese ghost cats with BŌREI KAIBYŌ YASHIKI (1958), also known as BLACK CAT MANSION from director Nobuo Nakagawa! This film has everything: bakeneko, kabuki AND revenge! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 26:11; Discussion 43:05; Ranking 59:22

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01:06:23

Episode 238 - Put a Pin in it

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2022/02/03

Cemeteries, psychic powers and pins galore! This week your deadicated hosts watch I BURY THE LIVING (1958) from director Albert Band and starring Richard Boone and Theodore Bikel! This film may whiff the ending, but it's a thrilling ride all the same. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 12:15; Discussion 29:03; Ranking 56:07

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02:18:46

Horror Adjacent 08 - A Full Shot of Racism

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2022/01/30

Our patrons voted and we dutifully answered: this month's horror adjacent episode dives into THE MASK OF FU MANCHU (1932) starring Boris Karloff as the titular "Yellow Peril incarnate" character! Discussions of cultural fears, author Sax Rohmer, Orientalism and more abound in this bonus episode. Enjoy! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 1:26:54; Discussion 1:36:33

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00:57:25

Episode 237 - Let's Get Meta

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2022/01/27

From the studio that brought teens into horror comes HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER (1958), our first meta horror movie! Written by the team Herman Cohen and Aben Kandel, the film stars Robert Harris as a Jack Pierce/Paul Blaisdel stand-in, making this meta movie practically made for fans of old school horror! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 23:19; Discussion 32:47; Ranking 47:04

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00:58:24

Episode 236 - Karloff and Jekyll and Hyde

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2022/01/20

Boris Karloff flexes his horror talents with THE HAUNTED STRANGLER (1958) from director Robert Day! Planned as the top half (but released as the bottom) of the double feature with FIEND WITHOUT A FACE, this old fashioned flick takes inspiration from Jack the Ripper, Jekyll and Hyde, and others. The film stars Boris Karloff, Jean Kent, Elizabeth Allan, Anthony Dawson, Tim Turner and Vera Day. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 12:36; Discussion 30:05; Ranking 48:43

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01:15:16

Episode 235 - It's WILD

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2022/01/13

From the pulp pages of Weird Tales onto the silver screen, it's FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1958) from producers John Croydon and Richard Gordon, and director Arthur Crabtree! This Cold War horror set in Canada has more than its fair share of surprises; one would even call it... WILD! The film stars Marshall Thompson, Kynaston Reeves, Kim Parker and Stanley Maxted. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 34:55; Discussion 51:26; Ranking 1:03:56

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00:49:41

Episode 234 - Chekov's Pit

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2022/01/06

Dracula is... coming to America! Warn the housewives and use that white picket fence for making stakes -- it's THE RETURN OF DRACULA (1958) from director Paul Landres! The film stars Frances Lederer, Norma Eberhardt and John Wengraf with music by Gerald Fried. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:47; Discussion 25:38; Ranking 39:45

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00:59:31

Episode 233 - Will Cowan: Content Creator

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2021/12/30

Surely the bottom half of the double feature with HORROR OF DRACULA has to be good...right? Let's see what director Will Cowan has in store with THE THING THAT COULDN'T DIE (1958)! The film stars William Reynolds, Andra Martin, Jeffrey Stone and Carolyn Kearney. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 16:46; Discussion 33:13; Ranking 52:06

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01:29:17

Horror Adjacent 07 - Make 'Em Laugh

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2021/12/25

Merry Christmas! Our horror adjacent episode this month is on Paul Leni's 1928 adaptation of THE MAN WHO LAUGHS! We look at the relationship this film has with THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, plus some back story on author Victor Hugo. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 52:12; Discussion 1:02:27

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01:48:43

Episode 232 - Rollercoaster of Horror

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2021/12/23

Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing return to Scream Scene with DRACULA aka HORROR OF DRACULA (1958) directed by Terence Fisher! This declarative and colourful thrill ride also stars Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh and John Van Eyssen. Described by a contemporary critic as "The best horror ever made," how will this Dracula adaptation fare on The List?? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 43:25; Discussion 1:02:44; Ranking 1:35:36

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00:58:07

Episode 231 - To the Cabin and Back

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2021/12/16

Channeling his inner Roger Corman and Ed Wood comes Ronnie Ashcroft with THE ASTOUNDING SHE-MONSTER (1958), the film he (likely) wrote, produced and directed! With a badass poster from Albert Kallis, what could go wrong with this horror sci-fi b-movie?? The film stars Robert Clarke, Kenne Duncan, Marilyn Harvey, Jeanne Tatum, Shirley Kilpatrick and Ewing Brown. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 17:31; Discussion 27:31; Ranking 46:41

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00:55:43

Episode 230 - Overwhelmingly Mediocre

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2021/12/09

It moves! It breathes! It kills! It's WOMANEATER (1958) from director Charles Saunders! This low-budget UK horror stars George Coulouris, Vera Day and a woman-eating tree -- but you won't find Paul Blaisdell in the credits. Listen to learn how Saunders blends exploitation and horror in this truly missable film! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 11:45; Discussion 21:36; Ranking 44:29

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01:17:02

Episode 229 - About Gimmicks

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2021/12/02

A legend is in our midst... it's the first film from director/producer William Castle! With a screenplay from Robb White, just what is in store in 1958's MACABRE? William Prince, Jacqueline Scott, Christine White and Philip Tonge star in this adaptation of the 1951 novel THE MARBLE FOREST from Theo Durrant. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 27:27; Discussion 47:40; Ranking 1:09:46

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02:08:25

Horror Adjacent 06 - We Live In A Society

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2021/11/28

This month's horror adjacent episode is on Fritz Lang's M (1931) starring Peter Lorre! The history of Lang and his collaborator Thea von Harbou is long and intricate, so buckle up for a wild ride! Plus, your deadicated hosts dabble in true crime with coverage of serial killer Peter Kürten, the Vampire of Düsseldorf. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 1:10:21; Discussion 1:20:53

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00:52:43

Episode 228 - Exasperated Whys

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2021/11/25

This week, your deadicated hosts cover an Ed Wood picture not made by Ed Wood... it's THE BRIDE AND THE BEAST (1958) from director Adrian Weiss, his one and only film! This wild and weird flick stars Charlotte Austin, Lance Fuller, and Steve Calvert as the beast in a suit from Ray "Crash" Corrigan. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:15; Discussion 32:06; Ranking 46:58

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00:59:07

Episode 227 - It's The Diablo Giant, Charlie Brown

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2021/11/18

From the unknown depths of... Spain?? comes GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN (1958), directed by Richard Cunha and starring wrestler Buddy Baer as the titular giant with makeup from Jack Pierce! The film also stars Ed Kemmer, Sally Fraser, Morris Ankrum and Bob Steele, with minor infringement on Charles Schulz with a character named Charlie Brown. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 11:20; Discussion 30:31; Ranking 50:57

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00:49:50

Episode 214B - Exactly As Good As You Want

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2021/11/11

Director Nobua Nakagawa returns with KAIDAN KASANE-GA-FUCHI (1957), translated as GHOST STORY OF KASANE SWAMP! Based on a story from rakugoka Encho Sanyutei, this horror delivers exactly what you want, and more! The film stars Tetsuro Tamba, Katsuko Wakasugi, Takashi Wada, Noriko Kitazawa and Kikuko Hanaoka. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:18; Discussion 25:56; Ranking 39:53

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00:43:34

Episode 186B - Muddling Through

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2021/11/04

We travel back in time to watch KYUKETSU-GA (1956) from Japanese director Nobuo Nakagawa! Moths? Vampires?! Werewolves?!! Just what is in store in this adaptation of Seishi Yokomizo's Kosuke Kindaichi detective stories? The film stars Ryō Ikebe as the detective Kindaichi, with Asami Kuji, Eijirō Tōno and Kyoko Anzai in supporting roles. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 18:28; Discussion 33:58; Ranking 40:11

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