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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

01:25:00

Horror Adjacent 24 - An Ouroboros

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2023/07/06

Your hosts take on CLUE (1985, Lynn) for their last monthly horror adjacent bonus episode - the movie based on the game based on old cozy mystery thrillers! We run down the stellar cast and explain the board game's history. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 46:40; Discussion 56:15

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01:42:48

Episode 291 - On Theme

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2023/06/22

Lasting less than a week in theatres when first released, it's PEEPING TOM (1960), a horror that nearly ruined its director Michael Powell's career! Written by Leo Marks and starring Carl Boehm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer and Maxine Audley, the film digs into its themes of observation and voyeurism and doesn't let up. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 42:27; Discussion 54:54; Ranking 1:28:16

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00:34:59

Episode 290 - Narrative Cul-De-Sac

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2023/06/15

Larry Talbot returns for LA CASA DEL TERROR (1960)! Lon Chaney Jr reprises a legally-distinct-from-Universal Wolf Man in this Mexican horror movie starring comedian Tin-Tan, Yolanda Varela, Rafael Estrada and Yerye Beirute, directed by Gilberto Martinez Solares. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 11:54; Discussion 18:11; Ranking 27:14

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01:07:22

Episode 289 - At Arm's Length

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2023/06/08

It's been a long time since your hosts have travelled to France! This week we cover LES YEUX SANS VISAGE (1960) aka EYES WITHOUT A FACE from director Georges Franju! Based on the Jean Redon novel, the film stars Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli and Édith Scob. It delivers French New Wave horror while keeping you at arm's length -- but will that work in its favour? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 27:26; Discussion 35:33; Ranking 57:43

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00:39:19

Horror Adjacent 23 - False Advertising

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2023/06/01

For our 23rd horror adjacent episode, it's ZOMBIES ON BROADWAY (1945)! Directed by Gordon Douglas, the film stars the knock-off Abbott and Costello duo of Alan Carney and Wally Brown, and features a great performance from Bela Lugosi! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:13; Discussion 19:24

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01:08:41

Episode 288 - Oh My God, Dave...

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2023/05/25

Beware of the eye! Filmed in the exclusive HYPNOMAGIC, it's THE HYPNOTIC EYE (1960) from director George Blair! Imagined by a photographer who later became a true crime enthusiast, the film stars Jacques Bergerac, Allison Hayes, Marcia Henderson, and Joe Patridge. A warning for anyone watching THE HYPNOTIC EYE, there are frequent flashing lights right at the camera. It's also very very not good. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 33:48; Discussion 53:33; Ranking 1:06:29

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01:07:17

Episode 287 - Welcome to 1960

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2023/05/18

Your deadicated hosts enter 1960 with a bang! It's THE FLESH AND THE FIENDS from director John Gilling, a Burke and Hare true crime movie starring Peter Cushing, George Rose and Donald Pleasence! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 25:59; Discussion 36:19; Ranking 59:36

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01:12:15

Episode 286 - Cat on a Horror Tin Roof

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2023/05/11

Your deadicated hosts close out 1959 with TERROR IS A MAN, the very first Filipino horror movie! Directed by Gerardo de Leon and Eddie Romero, this Dr. Moreau adaptation feels more Tennessee Williams than H.G. Wells. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 33:22; Discussion 42:40; Ranking 59:12

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00:56:28

Episode 285 - You Can't Cheat Burnout

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2023/05/04

Hammer Film Productions tries to update the play THE MAN IN HALF MOON STREET by Barré Lyndon, with mixed results. Take a listen to hear what we liked and didn't about 1959's THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH (Fisher)! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 22:30; Discussion 32:19; Ranking 46:04

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00:40:10

Horror Adjacent 22 - Paint by Numbers

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2023/04/27

It's Abbott and Costello... take two! This month's horror adjacent episode is on ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN (1951, Lamont) featuring the titular duo with Arthur Franz and Nancy Guild! It's a cross of THE INVISIBLE MAN and ROCKY, so what's not to like? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 26:05; Discussion 29:39

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00:53:56

Episode 284 - Byronfoolery

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2023/04/20

From Roger Corman's Filmgroup, it's BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE (1959), directed by Monte Hellman (what a name!) and starring Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Sheila Noonan, Wally Campo and Richard Sinatra. Have you ever wondered what KEY LARGO would be like, but in South Dakota and with a monster? Better strap in then! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 20:56; Discussion 31:12; Ranking 46:02

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01:13:56

Episode 283 - Plenty to Chew On

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2023/04/16

Buzz buzz, here comes THE WASP WOMAN (1959) from Roger Corman himself! The film stars Susan Cabot, Michael Mark, Fred Eisley, Barboura Morris and William Roerick. We discuss wasp facts, the history of cosmetics, and Susan Cabot's sad biography in this episode, so there's plenty to chew on. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 26:32; Discussion 43:57; Ranking 1:04:30

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00:49:55

Episode 282 - Needs More Leeches

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2023/04/06

Let us share some leech facts to prepare you for ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES (1959) from director Bernard L. Kowalski and starring Ken Clark, Yvette Vickers and Bruno VeSota! Everyone is a terrible person in this barely horror creature feature. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 18:53; Discussion 24:34; Ranking 38:32

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01:21:04

Horror Adjacent 21 - Trust in Ant-Thority

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2023/03/30

It's us versus THEM! (1954, Douglas) Your deadicated hosts tackle the first big bug classic as part of their horror adjacent bonus episode series. We cover nuclear testing on US soil through the '50s, how they created the ants' iconic sound, and why this movie isn't horror (according to us!) Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 45:34; Discussion 51:53

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01:30:15

Episode 281 - Will It Blend?

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2023/03/23

Roger Corman plans his horror return with A BUCKET OF BLOOD (1959) starring Dick Miller and Barboura Morris! This MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM remake brings in the scariest beastie of them all... Beatniks! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 44:11; Discussion 58:26; Ranking 1:16:19

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00:44:43

Episode 280 - Affable Abel

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2023/03/09

Your hosts tackle EL HOMBRE Y EL MONSTRUO (1959) from Rafael Baledón, starring Abel Salazar, Enrique Rambal, Martha Roth and Ofelia Guilmain! The alternative title for this episode was "A Gothic heroine who also happens to look exactly like the mysterious woman in the portrait" but it was too long! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 8:59; Discussion 24:12; Ranking 36:54

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01:10:34

Horror Adjacent 20 - Hair-Raising Melodies

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2023/03/02

What's up Doc? It's time for February's horror adjacent bonus episode! This month we take a look at HAIR-RAISING HARE (1946) from Chuck Jones and starring Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny! We trace the origins of Warner Bros' Merrie Melodies back to Disney's Silly Symphonies and highlight a few of the people who made these cartoons possible. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 52:50; Discussion 56:47

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01:16:20

Episode 279 - Ego and Jealousy

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2023/02/23

Coming to you from multiple dimensions, it's 4D MAN (Yeaworth 1959)! From the creative team behind 1958's THE BLOB, the film stars Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether and James Congdon. But will this just be another case of sci fi masquerading as horror? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 21:42; Discussion 36:04; Ranking 55:05

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01:23:44

Episode 278 - Presence and Agency

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2023/02/16

Your hosts are incredibly excited for the next highly anticipated horror from Hammer Film Productions... it's THE MUMMY (1959) from director Terence Fisher, writer Jimmy Sangster, and starring Peter Cushing, Christoper Lee and George Pastell! Will these legends of horror continue with their winning streak, or will the mummy's curse of tepid horror strike again? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 33:35; Discussion 46:48; Ranking 1:13:36

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00:48:42

Episode 247B - Maybe Trash is Good

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2023/02/09

Your hosts briefly bounce back to 1958 for THE HIDEOUS SUN DEMON produced, directed, cowritten and starring Robert Clarke! What happens when an actor hires film students to make a monster movie to cash in on the horror craze? Well sometimes, trash turns out to be good. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 16:37; Discussion 26:54; Ranking 38:25

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