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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

01:17:36

Episode 158 - Not Quite Dead Yet

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2020/05/14

Charles Laughton and Boris Karloff return to a Universal horror film with THE STRANGE DOOR (1951, Pevney)! Based on a Robert Louis Stevenson story, the film proves Universal's B movie unit is not quite dead yet. Also in this episode, we cover a huge shift in the Hollywood studio contract system that ripples to today's industry standards. All this and more behind this strange door... Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 40:42; Discussion 57:15; Ranking 1:10:42

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01:07:56

Episode 157 - Mob Mentality

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2020/05/07

Do the sins of the father fall on the son? Find out in our coverage of 1951's THE SON OF DR. JEKYLL from director Seymour Friedman! Out of Columbia Pictures comes this sequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But what would the House Un-American Activities Committee have to do with a 1950s horror movie? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 28:21; Discussion 46:11; Ranking 58:51

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01:05:58

Episode 156 - Jungle Justice

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2020/04/30

Curt Siodmak and Lon Chaney Jr return in BRIDE OF THE GORILLA (1951), with Siodmak's directorial debut! Beefcake Raymond Burr stars in this Val Lewton-styled Wolf Man remake set in the Amazon! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 20:23; Discussion 34:16; Ranking 57:38

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01:25:29

Episode 155 - Sci Fi with Horror Tools

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2020/04/23

What does a sci fi horror movie look like? Director Edgar Ulmer gives it a shot with 1951's THE MAN FROM PLANET X, starring Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, William Schallert and Roy Engel. Produced and written by Jack Pollexfen and Aubrey Wisberg. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 32:15; Discussion 51:42; Ranking 1:13:23

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02:10:09

Episode 154 - It's A Different Thing

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2020/04/16

It's 1951! UFOs, the Cold War, and the Sci-Fi genre get covered in our context setting, then an in-depth look at Christian Nyby's THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD! This Howard Hawks film stars Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite, James Arness, and many other character actors. Cultural context setting 00:00; Film context setting 42:05; Synopsis 1:12:15; Discussion 1:25:23; Ranking 1:57:45

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01:11:29

Episode 105B - Mad Man in the Basement

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2020/04/09

We head to 1940's Nazi occupied France for LE LOUP DES MALVENEUR (1943) from director Guillaume Radot, starring Madeleine Sologne, Pierre Renoir, Gabrielle Dorziat & Michel Marsay. Can the French emulate the Universal Pictures style enough to be horror? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 26:28; Discussion 45:44; Ranking 1:01:34

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01:47:19

Episode 153 - Murder Friends

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2020/04/02

We travel to Japan for 1949's YOTSUYA KAIDAN from director Keisuke Kinoshita, starring Kinuyo Tanaka & Ken Uehara! From its origins as a Kabuki play, to what Japan's post-war film industry looks like, we introduce Japan's most famous ghost story to Scream Scene listeners. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 53:02; Discussion 1:11:14; Ranking 1:42:41

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01:14:50

Episode 152 - It All Makes Sense Now

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2020/03/26

It's the film Martin Scorsese claims as "one of the few true classic of supernatural cinema;" it's 1949's THE QUEEN OF SPADES from director Thorold Dickinson and starring Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, and Yvonne Mitchell. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 26:57; Discussion 37:02; Ranking 1:04:25

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01:01:38

Episode 3B - Herman the German

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2020/03/19

Your deadicated hosts travel to Russia and back in time for 1916's PIKOVAYA DAMA aka THE QUEEN OF SPADES! Director Yakov Protazanov adapts the Aleksandr Pushkin short story featuring Ivan Mosjoukine in the title role. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 28:52; Discussion 34:34; Ranking 52:14

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00:57:06

Episode 151 - A Lot of Filler

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2020/03/11

Your deadicated hosts tackle the 1948 film THE MONKEY'S PAW from directors Norman Lee and Barbara Toy! It's the first time we're covering this timeless story, and we'll share what we know of the author, how effective the film is, and just where the film ranks as horror. Starring Milton Rosmer, Megs Jenkins, Michael Martin Harvey, and many more, will this UK film from the Butcher's Film Service have a tight grip on your hosts? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 23:03; Discussion 35:11; Ranking

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01:00:56

Episode 150 - Fumbling Concepts

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2020/03/05

From Jean Yarbrough and Reliance Pictures comes THE CREEPER (1948)! While the film takes the name of his character, the film has more in common with CAT PEOPLE than Rondo Hatton (maybe, kinda, sorta). Starring Janis Wilson, Onslow Stevens, & John Baragrey. Context Setting 00:00; Synopsis 11:21; Discussion 19:48; Ranking 47:49

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01:14:17

Episode 149 - A Horror Blend

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2020/02/26

From Eagle-Lion Films and director Bernard Vorhaus comes THE AMAZING MR. X / THE SPIRITUALIST (1948)! Turhan Bey stars alongside Lynn Bari and Cathy O'Donnell, but can his charm save this big-budget B-movie? We swoon over the stylish cinematography from John Alton and struggle with the old-fashioned flavour of Crane Wilbur's writing. But at the end of the day, what genre is this? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 19:30; Discussion 29:10; Ranking 1:02:54

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01:01:16

Episode 148 - A First Draft of a Movie

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2020/02/20

It's Bela Lugosi in colour in SCARED TO DEATH (1947) from director Christy Cabanne! This bonkers movie also stars George Zucco, Molly Lamont, Douglas Fowley and many others. It can only be experienced for yourself, so sit back and enjoy the ride! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:28; Discussion 27:53; Ranking 48:41

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01:10:48

Episode 147 - A Horror Sandwich

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2020/02/13

From director Robert Florey comes 1946's THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS starring Peter Lorre, Robert Alda, Andrea King and J Carrol Naish! Writer Curt Siodmak adapts the short story from WF Harvey for the unlikely Warner Bros Studio. Does Robert Florey learn from his earlier tone mistakes in MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE, or is horror more than he can HANDle? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 30:36; Discussion 44:11; Ranking 1:00:57

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01:03:30

Episode 146 - Paint By Numbers

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2020/02/06

74 years after his death, your deadicated hosts review Rondo Hatton's last film THE BRUTE MAN (1946)! It's the most famous of Hatton's Creeper films, co-starring Jane Adams, Tom Neal, and Jan Wiley, and directed by Jean Yarbrough. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 23:53; Discussion 31:48; Ranking 55:00

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00:47:20

Episode 145 - Zombie Dracula

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2020/01/29

It's the last Republic Pictures horror film and the other half of the double feature with CATMAN OF PARIS: this week your hosts review VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES (1946) directed by Philip Ford & starring Robert Livingston, Lorna Gray/Adrian Booth, & Ian Keith! Will this poverty row horror help liven up the dying genre, or will it add to Republic's sinking ship? Context Setting 00:00; Synopsis 14:14; Discussion 21:05; Ranking 38:24

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00:52:07

Episode 144 - Step One: Murder!

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2020/01/23

The end of an era! Universal ends its '40s horror run with SHE-WOLF OF LONDON (1946, Yarbrough) starring June Lockhart, Don Porter, and Sara Haden. Why is it blamed for the end of the genre? Why does Universal stop making horror after this? And what does British industrialist J Arthur Rank have to do with anything? Listen to find out! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 16:43; Discussion 25:59; Ranking 44:07

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01:34:25

Episode 143 - Just a Few Bad Apples

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2020/01/16

All good things must end! We review BEDLAM (1946) from director Mark Robson and starring Boris Karloff and Anna Lee. It's our final horror film from Lewton and his team at RKO, does he go out with a bang? Plus, what's the connection to William Hogarth's art? Why is it called Bedlam? Why is this the last Lewton horror film? Listen and find out! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 33:21; Discussion 49:40; Ranking 1:30:58

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00:57:57

Episode 142 - Identity Crisis

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2020/01/09

Paris, the city of lights... and cats! A 'catman' stalks the streets (or is it just a hairy man?), is anyone safe? From Republic Pictures comes THE CATMAN OF PARIS (1946)! Featuring the talents of notable western director Lesley Selander, serial writer Sherman Lowe, and starring Carl Esmond, Lenore Aubert, Gerald Mohr, and Douglass Dumbrille. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 14:09; Discussion 36:05; Ranking 47:27

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00:47:33

Episode 141 - Dun, dun, dun!

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2020/01/02

PRC challenges Val Lewton's brand of horror with DEVIL BAT'S DAUGHTER (1946) from director Frank Wisbar and starring Rosemary La Planche, John James, and Michael Hale. But will this sequel live up to its progenitor, THE DEVIL BAT (1940)? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 12:10; Discussion 32:22; Ranking 44:44

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