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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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01:09:40

Episode 65B - More Ambition Than Restraint

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2019/06/12

We travel back to 1937 Shanghai for China's first entry into the horror genre: Yèbàn gēshēng aka Song at Midnight from director Ma-Xu Weibang. It's a loose but very interesting adaptation of Phantom of the Opera starring Jin Shan, Hu Ping and Shi Chao; a film with a Universal horror aesthetic in a Chinese cultural context! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 34:27; Discussion 49:15; Ranking 1:03:11

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00:13:31

Episode 42A - The Mummy Old Dark House

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2019/06/08

After receiving an appeal of our ranking of 1933's THE GHOUL, we reconsider the film's place on our list. Will Karloff's return to Britain keep its position? Listen to find out! Listen to the original episode on THE GHOUL here: https://soundcloud.com/screamscenepodcast/rated-h-for-horror

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01:24:36

Episode 113 - Horror Lesbians

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2019/06/06

Dear listener, you are cordially invited to Scream Scene's review of 1944's THE UNINVITED from studio Paramount Pictures and director Lewis Allen! The first US film to portray legitimate ghosts, spooks and scares await you, along with film stars Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp, Gail Russell. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 33:11; Discussion 48:03; Ranking 1:17:55

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01:03:51

Episode 112 - The Weak Link

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2019/05/29

No rest for the wicked or for Val Lewton as we watch 1943's THE GHOST SHIP from director Mark Robson. How does Lewton balance good story with RKO's demands? Easy, he relies on the fantastic acting of Richard Dix and supporting cast Russell Wade, Edith Barrett and Skelton Knaggs. Context Setting 00:00; Synopsis 17:56; Discussion 35:37; Ranking 57:41

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00:44:36

Episode 111 - Kill Eric Then Myself

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2019/05/22

A hidden gem? Or a film better lost to time? This week your deadicated hosts watch THE MAD GHOUL (1943, Hogan) starring George Zucco, David Bruce, Robert Armstrong, Evelyn Ankers, and Turhan Bey. Context Setting 00:00; Synopsis 8:36; Discussion 27:56; Ranking 39:08

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01:09:42

Episode 110 - World War Two Dracula

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2019/05/15

Think Dracula got his comeuppance in 1931? Think again -- he's strikes again in Columbia's THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE (1943) from director Lew Landers. Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort and Matt Willis star in this tale of vampires stalking London in WW2! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 12:02; Discussion 34:22; Ranking 54:18

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01:22:56

Episode 109 - Southern Gothic Dracula

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2019/05/09

Chaney! Ankers! Siodmak! The third instalment of Universal's Dracula trilogy arrives with SON OF DRACULA (1943) from Robert Siodmak! It's spooky and foggy, and how could it go wrong with a moustachioed vampire? It's not the *best* vampire flick, but it's a diamond in the Southern Gothic rough. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 28:53; Discussion 44:03; Ranking 1:16:37

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01:39:07

Episode 108 - Satanist Shenanigans

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2019/05/01

We encounter Val Lewton's fourth horror flick from RKO and first with new director Mark Robson: it's THE SEVENTH VICTIM (1943) starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Kim Hunter, and Hugh Beaumont! Devil worshippers, suicide, and lesbian undertones are all awaiting you in this week's episode... Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 28:33; Discussion 49:57; Ranking 1:28:55

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01:23:38

Episode 107 - Just Pleasant

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2019/04/24

Your brave hosts face the music of the night in the 1943 adaptation of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA starring Claude Rains, Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, and Edgar Barrier. We loved the first Phantom, and we love Claude Rains, so what could go wrong? The film won Academy Awards for Art Direction and Cinematography, so director Arthur Lubin delivers a delightfully pleasant musical! But... is it horror? Listen for more! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 42:40; Discussion 55:49; Ranking 1:17:48

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00:59:50

Episode 106 - Always With The Glands

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2019/04/17

Cashing in on CAT PEOPLE is Universal's CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN (1943) from director Edward Dmytryk. The film introduces horror-mainstay John Carradine and the... unique Hollywood actress Acquanetta also known as the "Venezuelan Volcano". Strap in friends cuz we're going to the circus in this one! Universal brings together apes, lions, tigers, hormone glands, and more. Oof! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:54; Discussion 37:38; Ranking 49:35

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01:34:14

Episode 105 - White Guilt!

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2019/04/10

The first realistic portrayal of a serial killer in horror comes from the Val Lewton and Jacques Tourneur team in THE LEOPARD MAN (1943)! Featuring discussion of Cornell Woolrich, Jean Brooks, racism and colonialism, and of course the patriarchy, your deadicated hosts dive in and try to decipher just what this film is about. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 32:44; Discussion 47:04; Ranking 1:27:49

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01:41:39

Episode 104 - A Quiet Kind Of Horror

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2019/04/03

Your deadicated hosts go for a stroll with Val Lewton's second feature, I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943) from director Jacques Tourneur. Featuring Haitian voodoo, incredible sound design, inspiration from Jane Eyre and more, we dive deep into our 100th ranked horror film on the list! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 34:36; Discussion 44:46; Ranking 1:29:22

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01:12:28

Episode 103 - Everything's Coming Up Roland

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2019/03/28

Beware LA MAIN DU DIABLE (1943, Tourneur)! The devil's hand creeps its way onto the show along with history about Vichy France, the French film industry during Nazi occupation, and so much more. Brought to you by Maurice Tourneur -- father of CAT PEOPLE director Jacques -- and a nationalized run-by-Germans French film industry. Is this film propaganda? Subversive? Is it even horror? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 34:15; Discussion 44:36; Ranking 1:05:27

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01:38:23

Episode 16B - You're 100% Right, I Totally Disagree

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2019/03/20

For a special retrospective episode, we head to 1926 Japan for KURUTTA ICHIPEIJI from director Teinosuke Kinugasa. This episode on A PAGE OF MADNESS features snapshots of Japanese literary and cultural history, and possibly our most contentious discussion yet! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 39:56; Discussion 51:24; Ranking 1:23:00

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01:14:33

Episode 102 - The Beginning of The Universal Horror...

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2019/03/13

Before THE AVENGERS, before ALIEN VS PREDATOR, before any crossover cinematic universes... there was FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943, Neill)! What happens when Lon Chaney Jr's Larry Talbot meets Bela Lugosi's Creature? Tune in to find out! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 34:45; Discussion 43:21; Ranking 1:05:04

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00:32:41

Episode 101 - Why Aren't You in the Army?

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2019/03/07

Bela Lugosi investigates gorilla glands and human spinal fluid in Monogram's 1943 horror THE APE MAN directed by William "One Shot" Beaudine. While not much to look at, it's a fun flick that had us wondering... Hey, why aren't you in the army? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 11:18; Discussion 20:55; Ranking 27:47

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00:41:44

Episode 100 - Long Live The King and Screw Hitler

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2019/02/28

What awaits your deadicated hosts in THE MYSTERIOUS DOCTOR (1943) from director Benjamin Stoloff and Warner Bros? Does this horror balance its grim premise with the studio's push for pro-American propaganda? And who is the titular doctor? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 16:50; Discussion 26:31; Ranking 35:08

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00:54:33

Episode 99 - Poverty Row Dracula

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2019/02/20

We head back to poverty row studio PRC for Sam Newfield's DEAD MEN WALK (1943) starring George Zucco, Dwight Frye, Nedrick Young, Mary Carlisle, and George Zucco! The strength of the vampire is that people will not believe in him... let's test this hypothesis! PRC is the bottom rung of the studio prestige ladder, yet DEAD MEN WALK shows a semblance of talent out of Sam Newfield... so why did Newfield succeed where Ed Wood tended to fail? This and more discussion of classic horror awaits. Context

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01:59:44

Episode 98 - Obscure, Don't Tell

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2019/02/13

It's the film that changed the horror genre, revived RKO, and launched Val Lewton into film history. Your deadicated hosts watch CAT PEOPLE (1942, Tourneur) and dive into the history of women and mental health, sexuality, RKO and CITIZEN KANE, and so much more. Will this classic take the number one spot on the list? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 59:59; Discussion 1:12:14; Ranking 1:43:08

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01:06:39

Episode 97 - Sherlock Holmes Horror

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2019/02/06

The beautiful, expressionist and noir-inspired film THE UNDYING MONSTER (1942, Brahm) strikes at the heart of Scream Scene's most dreaded question... is this horror or thriller? Starring James Ellison, Heather Angel, John Howard and Heather Thatcher; this is what happens when 20th Century Fox tries to bring together an old dark house, lycanthropy, and a THIN MAN rip-off. But your hosts are mesmerized by the film's scoring by grandfather of film music David Raksin. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis

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