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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

01:16:18

Episode 85 - Buys Into Itself

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2018/11/15

See the INVISIBLE GHOST (1941) with your deadicated hosts! Directed by Joseph H Lewis, the sole screenwriting credit of actress Helen Martin, it's the first of Bela Lugosi's Monogram Nine... but how will it fare when ranked? Is it old-fashioned or homage? Is the story nonsense or genre convention? Are the events psychological or supernatural? We try to sort it all out in this week’s episode! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:44; Discussion 37:34; Ranking 1:04:01

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01:01:47

Episode 47B - The Same Pieces Put Together Differently

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2018/11/07

Your deadicated hosts travel back to 1934 Mexico to review DOS MONJES, directed by horror-heavyweight Juan Bustillo Oro. And, while there is analysis of the horror genre, there's also in-depth discussion on... Catholicism?! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:05; Discussion 30:27; Ranking 56:56

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01:03:28

Episode 84 - Test Run for Wolf Man

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2018/11/01

It's a surprise double feature from Scream Scene for Halloween! If that wasn't enough to entice you, your hosts cover MAN-MADE MONSTER (Waggner, 1941) featuring Lon Chaney Jr's horror film debut! George Waggner writes and directs this Universal Studios' horror starring returning icon Lionel Atwill. We had a trick earlier today with HORROR ISLAND, but here's a real treat! Context Setting 00:00; Synopsis 21:46; Discussion 31:06; Ranking 54:18

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00:44:24

Episode 83 - It's a Stew, Scooby Doo

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2018/10/31

Trick or treat, it's Halloween! Universal Studios takes another swing at horror with 1941's HORROR ISLAND, starring Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Leo Carrillo and Fuzzy Knight. Duelling singing cowboys and more characters you can count feature in this low-budget film directed by George Waggner. But do those ingredients add up to a horror-filled stew? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 17:29; Discussion 31:47; Ranking 36:36

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01:03:53

Episode 46B - Just Good Storytelling

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2018/10/24

Your deadicated hosts travel (further) back in time to review the 1934 Mexican horror classic EL FANTASMA DEL CONVENTO, directed & co-written by Fernando de Fuentes. Do the Google Translate subtitles hold up? How does EL FANTASMA compare to LA LLORONA from 1933? Tune in and find out! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 14:18; Discussion 34:02; Ranking 54:15

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00:58:29

Episode 82 - Mixing Old and New

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2018/10/17

When the Devil commands, Karloff obeys! THE DEVIL COMMANDS (Dmytryk 1941) brings together Gothic horror and science fiction with a little big of Hitchcock’s REBECCA (1940). Adapted from William Sloane’s The Edge of Running Water and starring Karloff and Anne Revere, listen to hear how this film brings together a mad scientist and spirit medium for some great results. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 12:42; Discussion 21:21; Ranking 51:00

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00:32:49

Episode 81 - Dumb But Fun

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2018/10/10

It's a fun but dumb spoopy film with Bela Lugosi in THE DEVIL BAT (Yarborough 1940)! It's a surprising hit with your deadicated hosts, despite being produced by the Producers Releasing Corporation, the cheapest poverty row studio there ever was. Starring Bela Lugosi, Suzanne Kaaren, Dave O'Brien, Guy Usher, and Donald Kerr, plus a very early appearance of Arthur Q Bryan, the voice of Elmer Fudd! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 11:04; Discussion 14:51; Ranking 24:12

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01:01:30

Episode 80 - A Very Good Mystery Thriller

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2018/10/03

Where's the line between thriller and horror? Your deadicated hosts try to figure it out after watching THE DOOR WITH SEVEN LOCKS (Lee 1940), released in the US as CHAMBER OF HORRORS! Premiering right when London endured the Blitz, this pulp thriller features Leslie Banks, Lilli Palmer, Roomily Lunge, Gina Malo, and Richard Bird. Plus, a special Halloween announcement for our Patrons of the Night! To join us on patreon, visit patreon.com/screamscenepodcast Context Setting 00:00; Synopsis 30:23;

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00:52:10

Episode 79 - Hero Scientist Drama

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2018/09/26

Your deadicated hosts encounter another Boris Karloff mad scientist flick, this time from Monogram Pictures, directed by William Nigh and written by Curt Siodmak. It's THE APE (1940)! We discuss/rant about Hollywood's obsession with apes and ape-like creatures, and rave over the different ape-suit actors from the '40s, including Ray "Crash" Corrigan, featured in this film. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 23:26; Discussion 32:17; Ranking 46:36

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01:07:14

Episode 78 - Makes Sense On Paper

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2018/09/19

Your deadicated hosts return to Universal Pictures for the reboot THE MUMMY'S HAND (1940), featuring Tom Tyler as toilet paper boy Kharis (not Boris Karloff), Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford, and George Zucco. This is the missing link between the 1932 and 1999 mummy movies, but is there any substance underneath its wraps? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 28:56; Discussion 40:17; Ranking 57:48

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00:40:42

Episode 77 - The Blood of Orlac

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2018/09/12

Your deadicated hosts cover another sci fi horror flick starring Boris Karloff from director Nick Grinde: BEFORE I HANG (1940) features a unique take on the tried-and-true formula, but how much of it is original versus leftovers from other horror tropes? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 9:13; Discussion 18:40; Ranking 31:44

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00:56:50

Episode 76 - The Man Who Blah-Blah-Blah'd

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2018/09/06

Your deadicated hosts watch a Columbia Pictures film directed by Nick Grinde starring Boris Karloff as a mad scientist playing with the forces of life and death. Wait... haven't we seen this one already? It's 1940's THE MAN WITH NINE LIVES! A scientist's chilling experiments with frozen therapy go horribly awry in this sci fi horror starring Boris Karloff, Roger Pryor, and Jo Ann Sayers. We struggle with basic math and the implications of the ends justifying the means in this latest Columbia

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00:54:12

Episode 75 - The Mummy Syndrome

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2018/08/29

Do we uncover a hidden gem, or do we need an eye exam? Our hindsight is 20/20 with this episode on 1940's DR CYCLOPS from Paramount Pictures! Starring Albert Dekker, Thomas Coley, Janice Logan, Charles Halton, and Victor Kilian. Hear what our first three-tone technicolour horror film has in common with THE MUMMY, KING KONG, and others! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 24:55; Discussion 31:13; Ranking 50:16

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00:48:42

Episode 74 - Old Ideas Done Poorly

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2018/08/22

Your deadicated hosts cover the history of race films in the segregated US for this episode on SON OF INGAGI (1940)! Will this first all African American cast horror film thrill us, or rehash old tropes? Take a listen to find out! The film stars Laura Bowman, Alfred Grant, Daisy Bufford, Spencer Williams, and other African American actors unfortunately lost to time. Directed by Richard Kahn and written by Spencer Williams, does SON OF INGAGI have anything -- really -- to do with the 1930

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00:43:03

Episode 73 - Dot Dot Dot Next Scene

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2018/08/15

What leads an audience member to scream? Director Arthur Lubin struggles with this question in 1940's BLACK FRIDAY, starring Boris Karloff, Stanley Ridges, and Bela Lugosi (sort of). This gangster/mad scientist horror flick montages its way across your screens for this week's Scream Scene! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:24; Discussion 20:05; Ranking 39:07

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00:57:28

Episode 72 - What Side of Tepid

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2018/08/08

Introducing the one and only Vincent Price to the show is THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS (1940), directed by Joe May and co-starring Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Nan Grey. As the invisibility returns, will too the madness? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 25:14; Discussion 33:08; Ranking 48:26

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00:53:56

Episode 71 - Medical Vampire

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2018/08/01

Your deadicated hosts encounter Humphrey Bogart in his only horror film! It’s 1939’s THE RETURN OF DOCTOR X, directed by Vincent Sherman, and starring Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, our man Bogie, and Dennis Morgan. This sci fi horror flick has much in store, including some second-hand embarrassment… Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 24:20; Discussion 32:01; Ranking 47:17

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01:00:13

Episode 70 - Grisly is the Word

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2018/07/25

What happens when you mix Scotland Yard, Bela Lugosi, and author Edgar Wallace together? Why, the police procedural thriller THE DARK EYES OF LONDON (1939) from director Walter Summers! It received the H rating for 'Horrific' upon release, but is it really? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 22:39; Discussion 28:30; Ranking 44:45

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00:43:03

Episode 69 - Barely Coherent

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2018/07/18

Victor Halperin returns to Scream Scene with 1939's TORTURE SHIP! This horror film offers a terrifying premise, but listen in to see how stars Lyle Talbot, Irving Pichel, and Jacqueline Wells fare on these choppy waters... Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:28; Discussion 24:40; Ranking 34:11

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00:52:43

Episode 68 - A Smart Kind Of Goofy

Scream Scene Podcast ·

2018/07/11

Monitor your heart palpitations for Karloff's 1939 THE MAN THEY COULD NOT HANG, featuring the fantastical notion of on-pump heart surgery! This science fiction old dark house horror flick is directed by Nick Grinde and co-starring Lorna Gray and Robert Wilcox. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 23:30; Discussion 26:35; Ranking 49:12

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