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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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01:19:27

Episode 133 - What's The Deal With Death?

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2019/10/30

For the day before Halloween, we humbly present our episode on ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945, Robson), inspired by Arnold Böcklin's painting of the same name! Karloff and Lewton strike gold again, this time in a unique vampire tale set in Greece. It's a one-of-a-kind picture written by Ardel Wray and featuring Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer, Katherine Emery, Helene Thimig, Alan Napier, Jason Robards Sr, Ernst Deutsch, and Skelton Knaggs. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 33:47; Discussion 52:28; Ranking

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01:52:10

Episode 132 - Horror Compilation Album

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2019/10/23

It's six horror films for the price of one! This week your deadicated hosts review DEAD OF NIGHT (1945) from directors Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer. Plus, insights into the British film industry, the Rank Organisation, HG Wells and EF Benson, past horror anthologies, and much more. It's our first British horror in a while, so there's a lot to catch up on! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 55:02; Discussion 1:16:05; Ranking 1:42:42

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00:56:26

Episode 131 - Human Again

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2019/10/16

It's the third and final entry of the Paula Dupree franchise, plus the horror debut of Rondo Hatton. From director Harold Young comes 1945's JUNGLE CAPTIVE out of Universal Studios! The film also features Otto Kruger, Amelita Ward, Phil Brown, Jerome Cowan and Vicky Lane as Paula Dupree (replacing Acquanetta). Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 21:09; Discussion 29:23; Ranking 45:15

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01:21:20

Episode 130 - Gray's Anatomy

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2019/10/10

We're back at RKO to dig up THE BODY SNATCHER (1945) from Val Lewton and director Robert Wise! Boris Karloff, Henry Daniell and Russell Wade star in this adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic short story. Oh hey Bela Lugosi is here too! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 27:56; Discussion 41:04; Ranking 1:06:04

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01:09:23

Episode 129 - African Dracula

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2019/10/02

Wheel of cryptids turn turn turn, name the film that we'll discern... It's THE VAMPIRE'S GHOST (1945) from director Lesley Selander, writer Leigh Brackett, and starring John Abbott, Charles Gordon, Peggy Stewart and Grant Withers. We follow the standard vampire and Dracula formula, this time in the Belgian Congo! But how does this film from Republic Pictures stack up against our other Dracula rip-offs? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 19:02; Discussion 41:06; Ranking 55:40

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02:08:57

Episode 128 - Aesthetic Horror

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2019/09/26

From MGM comes THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945, Lewin), plus proof that your time in university literature courses doesn't have to go to waste! This Aesthetic, Gothic and classy horror stars Hurd Hatfield, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury and Donna Reed. We give an overview of Oscar Wilde, his 1890 novel, the Aestheticism literary movement, public versus private horror, and so! much! more! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 1:00:23; Discussion 1:23:31; Ranking 1:56:48.

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00:47:01

Episode 127 - You Gotta Get The Glands, Julian

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2019/09/19

Is it horror? Is it film noir? It's THE MAN IN HALF MOON STREET (1945, Murphy) starring Nils Asther and Helen Walker! With a powerful score from Miklós Rózsa and a plot from Barré Lyndon, this certainly is A Film To Watch! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 18:31; Discussion 30:29; Ranking 43:21

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00:53:44

Episode 126 - Rest and Rehydration

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2019/09/12

Kharis the Mummy returns in THE MUMMY'S CURSE (1944, Goodwins) with Lon Chaney Jr, Virginia Christine, and Dennis Moore. Plus a secret cure to mummification: rest and rehydration! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 21:16; Discussion 34:02; Ranking 46:09

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01:36:59

Episode 125 - The Universal Avengers

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2019/09/04

Five monsters for the price of one! It's our first Monster Rally picture, with Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, Dracula, a Hunchback and Mad Scientist in HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1944, Kenton). Screams, thrills, and tropes galore await you... Joining director Erle C Kenton are Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr, J Carrol Naish, John Carradine, Glenn Strange, Elena Verdugo, Anne Gwynne, Lionel Atwill, George Zucco, and many more! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 45:48; Discussion 1:09:04; Ranking

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01:09:20

Episode 124 - That Horror Element

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2019/08/29

What do you do with a sequel-not-sequel? What happens when your deadicated hosts disagree on what makes a horror film? Take a listen to THE CLIMAX (1944) from director George Waggner & starring Boris Karloff in full technicolor! Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey, and Gale Sondergaard also star in this musical melodramatic....horror? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 25:52; Discussion 39:10; Ranking 1:03:23

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01:03:13

Episode 123 - Supernatural Double Horror Show Part Two

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2019/08/21

Columbia Pictures' second supernatural double horror film THE SOUL OF A MONSTER (1944) comes at you like a bat out of hell in this week's episode! From director/composer Will Jason and starring Rose Hobart, George Macready, Jeanne Bates, Jim Bannon and Erik Rolf. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 10:03; Discussion 32:15; Ranking 52:31

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01:18:43

Episode 122 - Supernatural Double Horror Show Part One

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2019/08/15

The first in a Columbia Pictures double feature, CRY OF THE WEREWOLF (1944, Levin) howls into your ears in this week's Scream Scene! Starring Nina Foch, Osa Massen and Stephen Crane, this film features our first female werewolf. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 25:14; Discussion 29:42; Ranking 1:03:06

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00:57:47

Episode 121 - Overbaked

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2019/08/07

Is it the best Universal Mummy movie? Or the worst? Your deadicated hosts face off over THE MUMMY'S GHOST (1944, le Borg) starring Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine, Robert Lowery and Ramsay Ames. With a darker ending than other Universal horror flicks, director Reginald le Borg and producer Ben Pivar deliver a somewhat overbaked entry into the Kharis mummy series. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 24:24; Discussion 39:32; Ranking 51:23

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01:00:24

Episode 120 - Doesn't Fit The Mold

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2019/07/31

Your deadicated hosts have arrived at the final film in Lugosi's infamous Monogram Nine: RETURN OF THE APE MAN (1944, Rosen)! Starring Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, George Zucco (sort of) and Frank Moran. Despite tropes of mad scientists and ape men, this poverty row flick doesn't quite fit the mold. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 19:43; Discussion 36:43; Ranking 51:59

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01:03:12

Episode 119 - Old-Fashioned Cottage Horror

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2019/07/25

The Invisible Man franchise gets a reboot with this 1944 sci-fi horror film THE INVISIBLE MAN'S REVENGE (dir Ford Beebe)! With John Carradine as the mad scientist and Jon Hall as the vengeful invisible man, hear our thoughts on the fifth film in Universal's Invisible series. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 24:25; Discussion 34:06; Ranking 52:49

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01:03:27

Episode 118 - Power Through

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2019/07/17

Acquanetta returns to stalk your ears in 1944's JUNGLE WOMAN from Universal Pictures and director Reginald Le Borg! With J Carrol Naish starring, let's power through this oddly structured, poorly acted horror flick. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 23:31; Discussion 43:39; Ranking 54:31

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01:12:19

Episode 117 - A Patchwork

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2019/07/10

From Republic Pictures comes THE LADY AND THE MONSTER, an adaptation of Curt Siodmak's novel DONOVAN'S BRAIN that has neither a lady nor a monster... But they had to find some way to get stars Vera Ralston and Erich von Stroheim in the picture! The final product is a patchwork of convoluted plots, tropes, and under-developed characters. But how does it rank against more cohesive horror films? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 23:08; Discussion 33:53; Ranking 1:03:31

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00:51:52

Episode 116 - Chekov's Ape

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2019/07/03

From poverty row's lowest rung of studios PRC comes THE MONSTER MAKER (Newfield 1944). J Carrol Naish stars in a role clearly meant for Bela Lugosi, with co-stars Ralph Morgan, Tala Birell, Glenn Strange and Ace the Wonder Dog! (Spoiler alert: The dog does NOT die. Phew!) Plus a surprise appearance of Ray Corrigan in his ape suit! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 10:22; Discussion 22:34; Ranking 44:52

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01:20:32

Episode 115 - Horror for Children

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2019/06/26

The question of "is this supernatural?" has never been more textual in Val Lewton's horror movies than in 1944's THE CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE from directors Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise. But where on the genre spectrum of children's fantasy to horror does this film lie? Starring Ann Carter, Simone Simon, Kent Smith and Jane Randolph, with horror classic Elizabeth Russell, RKO regular Sir Lancelot, and fallen star Julia Dean. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 25:37; Discussion 35:34; Ranking

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00:50:23

Episode 114 - Get Voodoo'd

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2019/06/19

Three horror stars in one picture! Your deadicated hosts review VOODOO MAN (1944) from William "One-Shot" Beaudine, starring Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, and John Carradine. Thrills, chills and meta jokes fill this Monogram picture to the brim. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:48; Discussion 25:41; Ranking 41:38

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