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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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00:36:09

Episode 310 - Vampire Gabor

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2024/10/30

Happy Halloween, Creatures of the Night! Let us take you to Italy for L'ULTIMA PREDA DEL VAMPIRO aka THE PLAYGIRLS AND THE VAMPIRE (1960) from director Piero Regnoli! Is this mix of classic Universal tropes charming or old fashioned? Let's find out! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 10:24; Discussion 18:40; Ranking 26:47

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01:28:40

Episode 309 - The Patriarchal Meta-Narrative

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2024/10/17

A domestic horror or a gothic melodrama? Why not both! It's THE HOUSEMAID (1960, Kim) aka HANYEO, Korea's first horror movie!Dealing with social commentary about Korea's changing class and addressing women's sexual desires, this is a one-of-a-kind movie. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 38:45; Discussion 55:06; Ranking 1:21:07

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01:52:42

Episode 308 - Two Faces Two Jekylls

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2024/10/03

And we're back! After an unexpected hiatus, we're excited to kick off our return with THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL (1960) directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paul Massie, Dawn Addams and Christopher Lee. Thank you for your patience!Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 50:56; Discussion 1:05:25; Ranking 1:44:58

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01:07:19

Episode 307 - And Just Like That

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2023/11/23

Director Bert I. Gordon finally makes an appearance on the podcast with TORMENTED (1960)! Taking a break from his "Thing Big" schtick, Gordon takes on a ghost story that stars Richard Carlson, Juli Reding and Susan Gordon.Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 21:16; Discussion 34:28; Ranking 50:42

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01:11:24

Horror Adjacent 25 - Vaudevillian

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2023/11/16

Let's meander down Skid Row for the horror adjacent Roger Corman flick THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1960)! Your hosts discuss this movie's placement in Corman's filmography, and the pros and cons of filming an entire movie over a weekend. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 36:10; Discussion 48:48

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01:22:46

Episode 306 - Where's The Horror?

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2023/11/09

Your hosts encounter the 1960 "erotic horror" film ET MOURIR DE PLAISIR (LE SANG ET LA ROSE) aka AND DIE OF PLEASURE (BLOOD AND ROSES) from director Roger Vadim! But where's the horror? More importantly, where's the eroticism?? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 34:02; Discussion 44:20; Ranking 1:10:42

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01:09:47

Episode 305 - That Good Witchy Stuff

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2023/11/02

Your hosts encounter a film often overlooked... it's THE CITY OF THE DEAD (1960) aka HORROR HOTEL directed by John Llewellyn Moxey! Designed to compete with Hammer Horror, this proto-Amicus Productions film stars Christopher Lee, Patricia Jessel, Venetia Stevenson and Betta St. John. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 17:02; Discussion 30:42; Ranking 55:04

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01:04:18

Episode 304 - Expressionist As Hell

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2023/10/26

From Italian director Giorgio Ferroni comes the Gothic film IL MULINO DELLE DONNE DI PIETRA aka MILL OF THE STONE WOMEN (1960)... in COLOUR! The film stars Pierre Brice, Scilla Gabel, Wolfgang Preiss and Herbert Bohme. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 18:22; Discussion 29:57; Ranking 50:35

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00:42:31

Episode 303 - Movies Glommed Together

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2023/10/19

Continuing their time in Italy, your deadicated hosts encounter SEDDOK, L'EREDE DI SATANA aka ATOM AGE VAMPIRE (1960) from director Anton Giulio Majano! Designed to cash in on Mario Bava's success, this horror flick doesn't have much going for it...not to mention the gorilla on the loose! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 8:28; Discussion 18:23; Ranking 32:41

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01:49:57

Episode 302 - Oh Hello Gore

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2023/10/12

Your deadicated hosts cover the directorial "debut" of Mario Bava, LA MASCHERA DEL DEMONIO aka THE MASK OF SATAN aka BLACK SUNDAY! Starring Barbara Steele and John Richardson, we detail the different screenplays and film releases available out there. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 57:12; Discussion 1:15:05; Ranking 1:37:01

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00:46:40

Episode 301 - Counting the Vibes

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2023/10/04

Your hosts peek through "Illusion-O" glasses to review 13 GHOSTS (1960) from William Castle! This spoopy children's horror stars Donald Woods, Charles Herbert and Martin Milner. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:28; Discussion 27:33; Ranking 38:28

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01:38:49

Episode 300 - Cosmic Justice

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2023/09/21

Celebrating episode 300, your deadicated hosts travel to Japan for Nobuo Nakagawa's masterpiece JIGOKU (1960)! The film stars Shigeru Amachi, Yoichi Numata and Utako Mitsuya. Your hosts discuss nihilism, Buddhism, gore and more in this landmark episode. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 36:08; Discussion 49:48; Ranking 1:22:57

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00:45:01

Episode 299 - Show Me The Leeches!

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2023/09/14

Universal tries to copy Roger Corman with THE LEECH WOMAN (1960) directed by Edward Dein and starring Coleen Grey, Grant Williams, Phillip Terry and Gloria Talbot. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 14:00; Discussion 23:18; Ranking 36:28

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01:05:40

Episode 298 - Dracula's Daughters-in-Law

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2023/08/30

Hammer Horror tries to strike Gothic gold again with THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960, Fisher)! With three different writers, the film's seams show despite the heavy lifting from stars Peter Cushing, Yvonne Monlaur and David Peel. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 23:59; Discussion 33:47; Ranking 57:12

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01:13:44

Episode 297 - Full Respectability

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2023/08/25

Give Roger Corman more money and time to make a movie, and he goes FULLY RESPECTABLE!! It's THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1960) starring Vincent Price, Mark Damon and Myrna Fahey! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 35:22; Discussion 42:50; Ranking 1:06:40

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01:32:55

Episode 296 - Male Emotional Blindness

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2023/08/10

Brick wall... Brick Wall... BRICK WALL!! This week we cover VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960) from director Wolf Rilla! Adapted from the John Wyndham novel The Midwich Cuckoos, we discuss this evil children horror starring George Sanders, Barbara Shelley and Martin Stephens. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 42:11; Discussion 50:41; Ranking 1:22:21

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02:48:23

Episode 295 - Method to the Madness

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2023/08/03

Anthony Perkins. Janet Leigh. Alfred Hitchcock. It's 1960's PSYCHO! In a nearly three hour long episode, your hosts dig into the novel, its film adaptation, and how everything changes after PSYCHO's release. General content warning for discussion of transphobia, violence against women, psychosis, serial killers and cannibalism. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 40:23-44:30; Discussion 1:38:02; Ranking 2:32:39

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00:46:13

Episode 294 - Don't You Know That You're Toxic

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2023/07/27

The Italians try their hand at combining horror and sex appeal... and win?! It's L'AMANTE DEL VAMPIRO (1960) aka THE VAMPIRE AND THE BALLERINA from director Renato Polselli! We got castles, we got vampires, we got toxic relationships -- it's a Gothic horror! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 10:52; Discussion 21:44; Ranking 36:39

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00:36:58

Episode 293 - Not of a Whole

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2023/07/19

Your hosts travel to West Germany for EIN TOTER HING IM NETZ aka THE CORPSE IN THE WEB (1960) from director Fritz Böttger! This "nudie" horror film offers an early attempt at bridging sex appeal and horror, but is not necessarily successful at it. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 11:00; Discussion 16:48; Ranking 31:05

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00:46:21

Episode 292 - Stop Me If You've Heard This One

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2023/07/13

Completing Anglo-Amalgamated Production's "Sadian trilogy," it's CIRCUS OF HORRORS (1960) from director Sidney Hayers! Starring Anton Diffring, Jane Hylton, Kenneth Griffith and Erika Remberg, this film makes your hosts wonder... what's up with circuses? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:42; Discussion 24:01; Ranking 39:42

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