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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

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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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01:05:27

Episode 140 - A Facsimile of Horror

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2019/12/26

Rondo Hatton returns, this time in a starring vehicle, with HOUSE OF HORRORS (1946, Yarbrough). Does Universal succeed in finding a new horror icon and franchise? Joining Hatton are Martin Kosleck, Robert Lowery, Virginia Grey and Bill Goodwin. Context Setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:26; Discussion 35:03; Ranking 52:30

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00:44:22

Episode 139 - A Limp Noodle

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2019/12/19

Oh what a tangled web Universal Studios weaves with THE SPIDER WOMAN STRIKES BACK (1946, Lubin) starring Gale Sondergaard. This Poison Ivy wannabe has a bone to pick with nearby ranchers, what's a girl to do?! Also starring Brenda Joyce, Rondo Hatton, and Kirby Grant. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 20:12; Discussion 25:47; Ranking 37:28

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00:59:17

Episode 138 - My Pet Monster and Me

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2019/12/12

What's that in the sky? A bird? A plane? No, it's THE FLYING SERPENT (1946, Newfield)! Starring George Zucco and the mythical Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, we try to separate fact from fiction about just why this movie pseudo-Devil Bat remake was made. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 18:45; Discussion 39:14; Ranking 45:43

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01:00:30

Episode 137 - Ghost Dog!

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2019/12/05

How many tropes and plot-pivots can you throw in to an hour-long horror movie? Director William Beaudine gives his best shot with 1946's THE FACE OF MARBLE starring John Carradine, Claudia Drake, Robert Shayne and Maris Wrixon. We have voodoo, ghosts, vampires, mad scientists, white faces of marble, and more! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 10:31; Discussion 34:03; Ranking 48:48

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00:54:09

Episode 136 - Dude, You're a Ghost!

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2019/11/28

From PRC comes STRANGLER OF THE SWAMP (1946), an American remake of the 1936 German horror film FAHRMANN MARIA! Both films are written and directed by Frank Wisbar, but how does 10 years, a new country, and a post-war environment affect the anti-Nazi story? STRANGLER OF THE SWAMP stars Rosemary LaPlanche, Robert Barrat, and Blake Edwards. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 16:46; Discussion 23:51; Ranking 46:37

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01:19:38

Episode 135 - Everyone's Just People

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2019/11/21

Noirvember hits the Scream Scene team with THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE (1946), a film noir combining Gothic horror & slasher tropes. Starring Dorothy McGuire, George Brent & Ethel Barrymore, this old dark house flick comes from RKO and director Robert Siodmak. Context Setting 00:00; Synopsis 30:56; Discussion 40:12; Ranking 1:13:31

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01:30:16

Episode 134 - Nobody Ever Stays Dead

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2019/11/14

All good things must come to an end, but does HOUSE OF DRACULA (1945, Kenton) do justice to Universal's monsters Dracula, Wolfman and Frankenstein's Creature? Will Universal's last classic monster rally film go out with a bang, or a whimper? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 36:53; Discussion 59:46; Ranking 1:22:19

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00:33:47

Episode 129B - Psychic "Scientist"

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2019/11/07

We uncover and review the lost second half of Republic's horror double feature in this episode on THE PHANTOM SPEAKS (1945) from director John English, writer John K Butler, and starring Richard Arlen, Stanley Ridges, and Tom Powers. How will this film noir horror with supernatural themes fare up against other films on our ranked list? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:30; Discussion 23:47; Ranking 30:34

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