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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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00:52:35

Episode 337 - The Dangers of Nepotism

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2025/11/27

Ahh yes, the classic question: Horror or thriller? We ask this as we watch THE COUCH (1962) from director Owen Crump! The film stars Grant Williams, Shirley Knight, and Onslow Stevens, with a screenplay by PSYCHO author Robert Bloch. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 14:54; Discussion 23:19; Ranking 50:09

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01:43:34

Episode 336 - Exploitation versus Exposition

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2025/11/13

Your hosts travel to Spain for the first Spanish horror film! GRITOS EN LA NOCHE aka SCREAMS IN THE NIGHT aka L'HORRIBLE DOCTEUR ORLOFF aka THE AWFUL DR. ORLOFF comes from Spanish director Jesús Franco as he maps his DARK EYES OF LONDON fanfic on to an EYES WITHOUT A FACE rip-off. But how does he balance delivering exposition versus exploitation through the female form? Well, just make different edits of the movie!We also give context on Francoist Spain and why we're only seeing a Spanish horror

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01:15:38

Episode 335 - The Problem with Ray Milland

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2025/10/29

Look, it's not that we don't like Ray Milland. He's just a little... milquetoast? That being said, your deadicated hosts did enjoy him in Roger Corman's THE PREMATURE BURIAL (1962)! In this week's episode, we talk about Edgar Allan Poe's short story, the fear of being buried alive, and the pettiness of American International Pictures when dealing with Roger Corman. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 29:42; Discussion 43:50; Ranking 1:00:02

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00:48:52

Episode 334 - Breasting Boobily

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2025/10/16

From b-movie writer/director Roberto Mauri comes LA STRAGE DEI VAMPIRI (1962), aka Slaughter of the Vampires, aka Curse of the Blood Ghouls! This Italian horror borrows much from Dracula, but still manages to show off aesthetically -- in both cinematography and its female stars. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 8:24; Discussion 16:52; Ranking 33:39

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00:53:07

Episode 333 - Waist High in Ticks

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2025/10/02

Larry "schlockmeister" Buchanan directs, writes and edits THE NAKED WITCH (1961)! Your deadicated hosts aren't sure what to make of this exploitation flick, but they can at least agree it's an interesting artifact of early American folk horror! The film stars Libby Hall, Robert Short and Jo Maryman. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 18:14; Discussion 28:35; Ranking 46:28

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01:48:04

Episode 332 - Make The Choice

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2025/09/18

The 1960s saw a range of different anxieties, from nuclear annihilation to the terror of teen street gangs. This week, we watch a film that brings these anxieties together in THE DAMNED (1961, Losey)! Adapted from H.L. Lawrence's novel THE CHILDREN OF LIGHT (1960), Hammer Horror tries to make their own VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED, unfortunately while relying on a director and writer more interested in philosophical ideas...Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 39:17; Discussion 1:02:08; Ranking 1:29:17

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02:27:34

Episode 331 - Miss Giddens is Not Okay

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2025/09/04

This week, your deadicated hosts cover the classic Gothic novel Henry James' THE TURN OF THE SCREW, and its film adaptation THE INNOCENTS (1961)! We discuss director Jack Clayton, the incredible cinematography from Freddie Francis, and how to turn a vague novel into a cohesive film. The film stars Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Michael Redgrave, Pamela Franklin and Martin Stephens.It's a biggie of an episode! Will your hosts reveal themselves as apparitionists or non-apparitionists

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00:45:40

Episode 330 - Giallo Werewolf

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2025/08/21

Is it horror? Thriller? Film noir, or maybe giallo? We discuss the intricacies of LYCANTHROPUS (1961) aka WEREWOLF IN A GIRLS' DORMITORY from director Paolo Heusch! At the very least, we have a werewolf mystery on our hands...Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:34; Discussion 24:31; Ranking 36:59

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01:22:57

Episode 329 - There Out of Obligation

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2025/08/06

From director Tai Kato before his career of yakuza films comes 1961's KAIDAN OIWA NO BOREI, the latest adaptation of YOTSUYA KAIDAN! Starring Tomisaburō Wakayama as Iemon, Yoshiko Fujishiro as Oiwa, Hiroko Sakuramachi as Osode, and introducing Jūshirō Konoe as Naosuke, is a return to a more detailed version of this ghost story conducive to horror? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 28:02; Discussion 47:54; Ranking 1:10:00

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00:48:12

Episode 328 - Just Another Vampire Movie

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2025/07/24

A vampire's blood feud; a demonic cult; avant garde piano... with these ingredients we get EL MUNDO DE LOS VAMPIROS (1961) from director Alfonso Corona Blake! Which unfortunately, is just another vampire movie. The film stars Guillermo Murray, Mauricio Garcés and Erna Martha Bauman.Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 10:34; Discussion 26:10; Ranking 39:40

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01:51:17

Episode 327 - Everything That You Want

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2025/07/10

What happens when you mix psychiatry, addiction metaphors, surrealism and electronic music? The first Canadian horror movie and full length 3D fiction film, THE MASK (1961)! The film comes from director Julian Roffman and stars Paul Stevens and Claudette Nevins. Hear about the origins of Canadian film, LSD usage in psychiatry, and more! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 54:50; Discussion 1:08:10; Ranking 1:35:44

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01:17:32

Episode 326 - Mr. Arbitrary

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2025/06/26

William Castle with two wolves inside him: One wants to shock and frighten his audience, and the other wants them to have a good time. In the case of MR. SARDONICUS (1961), he struggles to accomplish either one! Despite this, there are things your deadicated hosts find to praise and discuss! Enjoy our coverage of Castle's second entry in 1961, starring Ronald Lewis, Audrey Dalton and Guy Rolfe. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 24:16; Discussion 39:16; Ranking 1:04:54

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00:46:59

Episode 325 - Delivering On Vibes

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2025/06/12

Your deadicated hosts travel to Mexico to introduce you to LA MARCA DEL MUERTO (1961, Cortés), a gothic sci-fi horror flick that stars leading man Fernando Casanova in dual roles! The film also stars Sonia Furió and features cinematography by José Ortiz Ramos.Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 16:06; Discussion 24:52; Ranking 38:46

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01:01:36

Episode 324 - Ain't Got No Riz

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2025/05/29

These teens are being hunted! Can they survive... the hunter's BLOODLUST?! We find out in this 1961 adaptation of Richard Connell's THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, from writer/producer/director Ralph Brooke. The film stars Wilton Graff, Robert Reed, June Kenney and Gene Persson.Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 26:40; Discussion 37:44; Ranking 49:34

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01:04:25

Episode 323 - Laissez-faire

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2025/05/15

Mix witches with vague voodoo and you get THE DEVIL'S HAND (1961) from director William J. Hole Jr. Starring Linda Christian, Robert Alda, Ariadna Welter and Neil Hamilton, even a competent cast can't save this picture. Yet, there might be something worthwhile pulling the film in certain directions... maybe?Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 19:30; Discussion 30:32; 52:54

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01:27:05

Episode 322 - The Ben and the Pendulum

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2025/05/01

Roger Corman tasks Richard Matheson with expanding Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" into a feature length film... do they succeed?? Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele and Luana Anders star in PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961, Corman)!Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 31:56; Discussion 41:51; Ranking 1:13:41

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01:47:38

Episode 321 - Problematic Or Not?

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2025/04/17

Like a snake eating its own tail, William Castle presents HOMICIDAL (1961), his take on Hitchcock's PSYCHO (1960), which was Hitchcock's take on Castle's gimmick approach to horror! With twists and turns throughout the movie, your deadicated hosts do their best to avoid spoilers until the synopsis. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 21:24; Discussion 40:18; Ranking 1:40:20 And to be completely clear, trans rights are human rights!

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01:35:31

Episode 320 - A Not Cute Meet Cute

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2025/04/01

Would you still love me if I was a mermaid? With that as the central question, your hosts tackle NIGHT TIDE (1961) from writer/director Curtis Harrington! The film takes inspiration from William Hope Hodgson and Edgar Allan Poe, and stars Dennis Hopper, Linda Lawson and Gavin Muir.Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 36:30; Discussion 48:34; Ranking 1:20:26

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01:15:47

Episode 319 - 1960's Val Lewton

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2025/03/19

A female-led psychological horror movie in black and white? What is this, 1940's RKO? Nope, it's the latest from Hammer Film! Director Seth Holt takes on Jimmy Sangster's gothic thriller script for TASTE OF FEAR (1961) and magic is truly made! The film stars Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd and Christopher Lee. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 23:46; Discussion 35:54; Ranking 1:07:08

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00:53:33

Episode 318 - Get Off My Yucca Flats

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2025/03/04

Your hosts travel to Nevada for THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS (1961), directed by Coleman Francis and starring Tor Johnson! But does this indie horror land more towards Ed Wood charm or W. Lee Wilder incompetence? While we decide, we share facts about the Nevada Test Site, nuclear experiments and John Wayne's 1956 film THE CONQUEROR. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 27:20; Discussion 35:42; Ranking 45:08

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