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PODCAST

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast

Jim Towns and Livio Merino

Hosts Livio Merino from Kansas City and Jim Towns from Los Angeles humbly bring to you thorough, exciting, and fun reviews of all your vintage horror movie favorites. Our #1 focus, besides having a total blast talking about horror, is researching and delivering to the listeners little known and obscure facts about their favorite movies. The hosts have a special fondness for the Universal Studio films from the 1920"s to the 1950"s. This podcast is extremely interactive with the listeners thru social

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106:45

The Vampire Bat

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2025/01/30

Jim & Livio take you to the village of Kleinschloss, where the villagers fear a vampire who is killing it's citizens - or is it really a vampire? We cover this 1933 Majestic Pictures film that stars Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, and Dwight Frye. Though made from a 'poverty row' studio, this film uses several Universal players, the sets from Frankenstein and The Old Dark House, and has some great performances! Grab some apples, epsom salt, and your favorite furry bat and join us...

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43:48

4th Anniversary Show!

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2025/01/16

Celebrate the event of the year with your favorite horror hosts! On January 16, 2021 the Borgo Pass Horror Podcast began.. 4 years later, we're still going strong thanks to YOU, our audience! Jim and Livio have a conversation about the podcast, and preview the exciting new content and projects to come! Plus, hear from some of our guest hosts over the last 4 years!

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111:57

Bill Fleck, Author of Chaney's Audition

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2025/01/09

Welcome Borgo Pass travelers to a special episode! Jim & Livio sit down with Bill Fleck, author of the Rondo nominated "Chaney's Baby" to discuss his latest book "Chaney's Audition" and the ever polarizing life and career of Lon Chaney, Jr. We discuss everything from his lesser seen roles to The Wolf Man and Of Mice and Men. Even a man who is pure in heart...

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88:54

Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, pt. 2

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/12/31

"In a half hour the moon will rise and I'll turn into a wolf""You and 20 million other guys"It's the conclusion of Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein! Here Jim & Livio take you on your first journey across the Borgo Pass in 2025... we will wrap up the film, and continue our discussion of it's enduring legacy! Whether you're celebrating the New Year, or recovering from last night - kick back and enjoy the conclusion of Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein!

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89:19

Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, pt. 1

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/12/25

"McDougal!!!"Merry Christmas to all of the travelers of the Borgo Pass Horror Podcast. Santa's gift for us all is arguably the most popular classic horror film - Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein. This is truly a cornerstone of the classic horror fanbase, and deservedly so. Made in 1948, we see Bela Lugosi's Dracula, Lon Chaney, Jr.'s The Wolf Man, and Glenn Strange's Frankenstein Monster for one last time. Join Jim & Livio this Christmas for the first half of this film, it's legacy...

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90:39

Mad Love

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/12/12

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast co-founder Scott Kelley returns to help Jim delve into the twisted, pre-Code world of MAD LOVE, starring Peter Lorre, Colin Clive and Frances Drake!

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89:10

Bowery at Midnight

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/11/21

Returning co-host Kat Hearons joins Jim to discuss the 1942 Monogram thriller Bowery at Midnight, staring Bela Lugosi.

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115:17

Them!

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/11/14

Jim Towns and returning guest co-host Tony Salvaggio take a trek into the California desert, where atomic testing has given birth to an army of humongous and vicious ants, in 1954's THEM!

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85:58

The Old Dark House

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/10/31

Five strangers gather in a spooky house filled with secrets during a terrible storm, and meanwhile two podcasters gather in different time zones to discuss it- join Borgo Pass host Jim Towns and Ian Bates of The Monster Archives podcast as they discuss James Whale's Frankenstein follow-up: 1932's THE OLD DARK HOUSE, starring Boris Karloff, Ernest Thesiger, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Stuart, Lilian Bond, Raymond Massey and Charles Laughton.

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142:09

The Body Snatcher with Greg Mank

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/10/21

It's Bela Lugosi's birthday! And to celebrate, Livio invites author and film historian Greg Mank back to the show to talk about RKO Pictures 1945 film The Body Snatcher. Livio and Greg will take up the next 2.5 hours of your day to talk about this iconic Val Lewton film, it's stars, the production, comparisons between Val Lewton's horror films and Universals - and much, much more! Don't fear being burked or worry about no one keeping watch over your loved ones grave - Livio & Greg are kee...

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106:45

The Mad Doctor

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/10/03

For your consideration: this radically underrated 1940 Paramount film featuring Basil Rathbone (Son of Frankenstein, Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes), Ellen Drew (The Monster and the Girl) and Ralph Morgan (Night Monster) in a twisted tale of a psychiatric merry widower and the old doctor out to stop him. ALSO for your consideration, a freewheeling, late night conversation about the film by two published authors: regular host Jim Towns and returning guest host Jason Henderson (Castle of Horror po...

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88:42

The Ghoul

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/08/14

Horror artist and writer Audrey Rose aka @madmonsterlady joins Jim Towns to discuss 1933's The Ghoul!

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102:05

The Thing From Another World

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/07/31

Watch the skies!! And while you do, pop in some headphones and listen to Jim & Livio discuss Howard Hawk's 1951 classic "The Thing From Another World". A team of scientists and military officers discover a crashed frozen UFO in Alaska - and it's survivor. We tackle the impact of this film, the production, the nuances in the filmmaking, James Arness, and much more!

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101:09

The Ghost Ship

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/07/10

Come aboard the SS Altair: it's all smooth sailing, except for the fact that its Captain is a homicidal maniac!Jim Towns and returning guest host David Ullman get to the bottom of this Val Lewton-produced RKO thriller from 1943, starring Richard Dix, Russell Wade, Edith Barrett and the great Skelton Knaggs!

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96:17

The Human Monster AKA Dark Eyes Of London

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/06/28

Jim & Livio know NOTHING about insurance, and neither do the customers of Dr. Orloff. The Human Monster is a 1939 British horror film starring Bela Lugosi (originally titled the Dark Eyes Of London). One of Lugosi's more popular 'poverty row' films, he plays a dual role of Dr. Orloff and the meek and blind Professor Dearborn. Jim & Livio discuss Lugosi's almost-wartime trip across the pond, the production, the 'H' code the film received from censors, and much more! Alternate SidesA mo...

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107:11

Isle of the Dead

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/05/14

Author and educator David Bowles joins Jim Towns to discuss this Val Lewton-produced masterpiece of suspense and horror: 1945's Isle of the Dead, starring Boris Karloff!

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107:59

The Creature Walks Among Us

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/05/03

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78:12

Freaks

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/04/18

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110:52

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - 1920

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/04/03

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61:11

Godzilla pt. 2

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast ·

2024/03/28

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