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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), House of Frankenstein (1944), and House of Dracula (1945).

Some say that the monster rally films marked the end of the Universal creature features, which could partially be true, but we feel it is for different reasons than the actual films themselves, and they still have a lot of merit to them. While the studio heads might not of cared too much about getting them made, those invovled did their best with what they had. One of the biggest highlights of these titles is the cast of actors in them, some making their last appearances. You get to see Karloff, Chaney Jr., Carradine, J. Carrol Naish, George Zucco, Lionel Atwill, Dwight Frye, and so many other regular faces that will bring a smile to your face when they pop up onscreen.

While maybe running a little thin on ideas and decided to start combining monsters to hopefully bring back bigger box office returns, they still made films that we all still feel are entertaining and we feel are more than worth your time.

Movies mentioned in this episode:

Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Billy the Kid vs Dracula (1966), The Body Snatcher (1945), Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1942), Freddy vs Jason (2003), Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), House of Dracula (1945), House of Frankenstein (1944), The Invisible Man (1933), The Invisible Man Returns (1940), Man Made Monster (1941), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), The Mummy’s Hand (1940), Nocturna (1979), Of Mice and Men (1939), She-Wolf of London (1946), Son of Dracula (1943), Son of Frankenstein (1939), Son of Kong (1933), The Wolf Man (1941)

This truly is a great time to be alive as a crazy cinephile. Just about every day, new amazing looking releases of some of our favorite films are announced, as well as some almost forgotten films brought back from the edges of obscurity for a whole new generation of fans to enjoy. And one of the companies at the forefront is Severin Films, who continues to amaze us fans with the quality of their releases. From their massive box sets to the incredible special features that accompany all of their releases Severin is educating as well as entertaining a whole generation of horror, cult and exploitation fans.

To help us discuss all things Severin, we figured why not invite the man behind the label, co-founder David Gregory himself! Join us while we talk about Video Nasties, how Severin got started, and why they continue to do what they do!

Films mentioned in this episode:

8 ½ (1963), Africa Addio (1966), Anthropophagus (1981), The Beast (1975), The Beast in Space (1980), Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), Beyond the Darkness (1979), Black Emanuelle (1975), Blood Cult (1985), Blood and Flesh: The Reel Life and Ghastly Death of Al Adamson (2019), Bloody Moon (1981), Burial Ground (1981), Cannibal Holocaust (1980), Cathy’s Curse (1977), The Changeling (1980), Citizen Kane (1941), City of the Dead aka Horror Hotel (1960), Cul-de-sac (1966), Dellamorte Dellamore (1994), Devil’s Nightmare (1971), Dracula vs Frankenstein (1971), The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968), Enter the Clones of Bruce (2023), Faces of Death (1978), The Five Days (1973), Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971), Frances (1982), Frankenstein (1931), Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974), The Ghastly Ones (1968), Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971), Hell of the Living Dead (1980), I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978), Justine (1969), King Kong (1976), Kiss of the Vampire (1963), Kiss Me Monster (1969), Knife in the Water (1962), The Last Horror Film (1982), The Long Hair of Death (1964), Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanely’s Island of Dr. Moreau (2014), Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968), Magic (1978), Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow (2023), Manhunter (1986), Maniac (1980), Mondo Cane (1962), Mondo Cane 2 (1963), Mondo Magic (1975), The Mummy (1959), Nightmare aka Nightmare in a Damaged Brain (1981), Nightmare Castle (1965), Overboard (1987), The Psychic (1977), Repulsion (1965), Sadomania aka Hellhole Women (1981), Shock Wave (1977), Sinful Dwarf (1973), The Stunt Men (1980), Tales of Terror (1962), Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait (1988), Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000), Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), Threads (1984), Two Undercover Angels (1969), Vigilante (1982), The Wicker Man (1973), Women of the World (1963), Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021), Zombie (1979)

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965), The House that Dripped Blood (1971) and Tales from the Crypt (1972)

Amicus Productions was most known for their anthology films, even though that was a small percentage of the types of films they did make in over the years. But because of the quality of the films, the power of the stories they were based on, and the incredible cast of actors they would hire, they always made an impact on fans. In this episode, not only do we cover three of our favorite Amicus' anthology titles, but we're joined by producer/director Lawrie Brewster, the man behind the resurrection of Amicus Productions, that is currently working on a new anthology film to be released under the Amicus name! 

Films Mentioned in this Episode:

And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973), Asylum (1972), The Black Gloves (2017), Candyman (1992), Castle of the Living Dead (1964), City of the Dead (1960), Creepshow (1982), Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Doctor Jekyll (2023), Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1945), Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1965), From Beyond the Grave (1974), The House that Dripped Blood (1971), In the Grip of Terror (2024), Jamboree (1957), Lord of Tears (2013), Rock Around the Clock (1956), Rock! Rock! Rock! (1956), The Skull (1965), Tales from the Crypt (1972), Vault of Horror (1973)

Bigfoot (1970), Creature from Black Lake (1976), and Abominable (2006).

Tales of a mysterious, giant beast that wanders the wooded areas of the U.S., has never really proven to exist, but even to this day, is believed by many to really be out there, still hidden from mankind. Starting with Bigfoot in 1970, our furry giant became the subject of many movies and documentaries, and even on TV shows, such as The Six Million Dollar Man and even his own Saturday morning series, Bigfoot and Wildboy (1977). All this did was increase the interests in the subject matter, even if it didn't make any new believers. It's a subject that is still being used today with more modern day films taking on this sub-genre, in many different variations and strange interpretations. So join us as we discuss three different styles of the Bigfoot genre and see if you believe in Sasquatch! 

Films mentioned in this episode:

Abominable (2006), Abominable Snowman (1957), Amityville Bigfoot (2024), Amityville II: The Possession (1982), The Amityville Horror (1979), Bigfoot (1970), Bigfoot vs Megalodon (2021), Bigfoot vs Zombies (2016), Bug (2006), The Cannonball Run (1981), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Creature from Black Lake (1976), Day of the Animals (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Fog (1980), Halloween (1978), House of 1000 Corpses (2003), Invasion of the Animal People (1959), King Kong (1933), Legend of Boggy Creek (1972), Legend of Boggy Creek II (1983), Man Beast (1956), The Manitou (1978), Men in Black 3 (2012), Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983), Night of Bloody Horror (1969), Night of the Demon (1980), No Country for Old Men (2007), Old Boy (2007). The Passion of the Christ (2004), Return of the Living Dead (1984), Rear Window (1954), Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot (1976), Shriek of the Mutilated (1974), Star Wars (1977), The St. Tammany Miracle (1994), Terror in the Midnight Sun (1959), The Thing (1982), Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976), Toy Story (1995), Werewolf vs the Yeti (1975), Willow Creek (2013)

Satan's Slave (1976), Prey (1977), and Terror (1978)

There are a lot of directors out there that might not have a huge filmography, or even be that well known to the general population of film fans, even in the horror genre. So there is always room to discover them! In this episode, we take a look at three films by British independent director Norman J. Warren, who didn't make a lot of films, but we feel the ones he did make, make him a worthy subject for us to discuss. Honestly, it might make sense to read a little about him before diving into the films, or at least, do it afterwards but I think he is a good example of knowing what he had to make what he did, for us, makes them a little more impressive. You'll get blood, you'll get nudity, and a lot more than you'd expect in these three very British tales of horror.

Films mentioned in this episode:

Batman (1989), Bloody New Year (1987), Curse of the Crimson Alter (1968), The Devil Rides Out (1968), Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972), Dr. Terror’s House of Horror (1965), Flesh and Blood Show (1972), The Godsend (1980), Horror Hospital (1973), Horror Planet aka Inseminoid (1981), House by the Cemetery (1981), Night Creatures (1962), Prey (1977), Satan’s Slave (1976), Shiver of the Vampire (1971), Suspiria (1977), Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973), Terror (1978), Tower of Evil (1972), Vampyres (1974)

Another year ending means another Wrap Up episode where we go over our top picks for the year, as well as discussing some other titles we've seen in 2023. While most of the films we do cover here as our favorite viewings for this year are from the last few years, they are not all from 2023. But as we've pointed out many times before, if you're watching it for the first time, no matter when it was released, as far as we're concerned, it still counts as a new movie to you!

2023 has been a great year for the horror genre, especially when you look outside the U.S., which we all hope everyone out there does, because there are some incredible titles coming from Spain, Malaysia, Argentina, Japan, and more. So hopefully our listeners are not restrainted by films that are "only in English", because those folks are sadly missing out on some incredible cinema. 

For this episode, we strongly suggest you have a notepad and pen close by to jot down some titles because we think we're going to give you more than a few that we feel you should be checking out.

And a special HUGE thanks to those that continue to tune in and listen to us ramble on about the genre we love. With this being our 60th episode, it seems our following is growing day by day, so thank you for your continued support and in 2024, we'll continue to help you Discover the Horror!

Films mentioned in this episode:

Accion Mutante (1993), The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023), Anthropophagus (1981), Bewitched (1981), Birth/Rebirth (2023), The Black Demon (2023), The Blackening (2023), Blair Witch Project (1999), Blood Flower (2022), The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth aka El hombre del saco (2023), The Boys from County Hell (2020), Cobweb (2023), Cocaine Bear (2023), The Conference (2023), The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), The Curse of the Crying Woman (1963), The Dark and the Wicked (2020), Don’t Listen (2020), Dracula (1931), Exists (2014), The Exorcist (1973), The Exorcist: Believer (2023), Evil Dead Rise (2023), Fragile (2005), Frankenstein (1931), Godzilla Minus One (2023), Grabbers (2012), The Grandmother (2021), Halloween (1978), Hallucinations (1986), Harpoon (2019), The Haunted Palace (1963), Hellhole (2022), Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022), The Innocents (2021), Infinity Pool (2023), The Invisible Man (1933), I See You (2019), Juan of the Dead (2011), Knock at the Cabin (2023), The Lake (2023), The Last Horror Film (1982), The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023), Lifeboat (1944), Mad Heidi (2022), Meg 2 (2023), Megan (2023), Mr. Frost (1990), The Mummy (1932), The Nameless (1999), The Offering (2023), One Cut of the Dead (2017), The Outwaters (2022), The Rape of the Vampire (1968), Red Spirit Lake (1993), Renfield (2023), The Sadness (2021), Satanic Hispanics (2022), Satan’s Slave (2022), Scream VI (2023), Severance (2006), Sister Death (2023), Shaky Shivers (2022), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Skinamarink (2022), Sleep Tight (2011), Talk to Me (2023), Terrified (2017), Thanksgiving (2023), They Look Like People (2015), Troll Hunter (2010), El Vampiro (1957), Venus (2022), The Vigil (2019), The Village (2004), When Evil Lurks (2023), Witching and Bitching (2013), The Wolf Man (1941), Willow Creek (2013), The Witch’s Mirror (1962)

Tower of London (1962), Ghost Nursing (1982), and Stir of Echoes (1999).

Believe it or not, but it's a tradition to tell spooky stories around Christmas time. Just think of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol! While some tales might be told to give one pause about how they are acting towards others, to maybe change your ways, or some told to pass on a message of hope, while others are there just to scare the crap out of you! 

In this episode, we're going to cover three completely different films that all deal with ghosts, in a variety of settings, times, and even countries! This just shows how international the ghost story is, though maybe changed around a bit depending on your beliefs, there is always a reason for these spirts to appear.

Movies mentioned in this episode are:

The Acid Eaters (1967), Black Christmas (1974), Blacula (1972), Brutal Sorcery (1983), Curse of the Undead (1959), Dream Home (2010), Duel (1971), Easy Money (1969), Eat My Dust (1976), Friday the 13^th (1980), Friday the 13^th: The Final Chapter (1984), Ghost Nursing (1982), Haunted Palace (1963), House of Usher (1960), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), Krampus (2015), The Legend of Hell House (1973), Mr. Vampire (1985), The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), Pit Stop (1969), The Raven (1963), Seeding of a Ghost (1983), Silent Night Deadly Night (1984), The Sixth Sense (1999), Stir of Echoes (1999), The Terror (1963), Tower of London (1962), The Trip (1967), The Twilight People (1972), War of the Colossal Beast (1958)

The Werewolf of London (1935), The Wolf Man (1941), and She-Wolf of London (1946)

When the night falls and the full moon rises, it is time to talk about werewolves. Not just any werewolves, but the ones that came from Universal Studios. While still riding the wave of their  successes with the horror titles of Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Invisible Man, Universal's front office continued to look for their next big monster, which spawned The Werewolf of London (1935). While it wasn't the success they'd hoped, they would try it again in 1941 on the second wave of monster films, which was a big hit. And like the curse of lycanthropy, things weren't always particualrly good with this particular sub-genre.

We cover the three official titles from Universal that have the werewolf (one in title alone!) by themselves, and not any of the monster-rallys that we'll cover in the future. Will they still hold up to modern audiences? Are they worthy of their "classic monster" title? Listen and find out.

Films mentioned in this episode:

The Ape (1940), The Black Cat (1934), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Brute Man (1946), The Cat People (1942), Calling Dr. Death (1943), C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989), Climax (1944), Dead Man’s Eyes (1944), Dracula (1931), Dracula’s Daughter (1936), Dracula vs Frankenstein (1971), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932), Frankenstein (1931), Frozen Ghost (1945), Great Expectations (1934), House of Frankenstein (1944), House of Dracula (1945), House of Horror (1946), Jungle Woman (1944), The Invisible Man (1933), The Invisible Man Returns (1940), The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944), The Invisible Woman (1940), The Mad Ghoul (1943), The Mummy (1932), The Mummy’s Curse (1944), The Mummy’s Ghost (1944), Night of the Howling Beast (1975), Of Mice and Men (1939), Pillow of Death (1945), She-Wolf of London (1946), Son of Dracula (1943), Spider Baby (1967), Strange Confession (1945), Troll (1986), The Weird Woman (1944), The Werewolf of London (1935), The Wolf Man (1941), The Werewolf (1913), Werewolf’s Shadow (1971), The White Wolf (1914), Wolf Blood: A Tale of the Forest (1925), The Wolfman (1915), The Wolfman (1923)

There are few events in horrordom quite as joyfully gluttonous as the Black Friday sales put on by our favorite boutique film labels.  As the season approaches, speculation on social media and in rapid-fire in-person conversations reaches a fever pitch.  What new films? What new merch? What great deals? We dream of horrors we might own someday like we’re kids again hunched over a wish book or staring at a toy display from outside a shop window.  Black Friday has become a defining annual event in our annual calendar of events and involves so many people in the fandom, and yet very few of us have any idea what goes into making one of these sales happen. 

Because it’s our mission to give you new ways to see and think about all things horror, we wanted to give you a peek inside one of those boutique labels and have a look at the Black Friday sale.  So our guest on this episode is Justin Tsantsa, Director of Publishing for Vinegar Syndrome, and we are also joined by Jennie Osterman, Lead Shipping Specialist for Vinegar Syndrome.  They guide us through exactly what goes into the whole process and talk a bit about their astonishing new venture, Vinegar Syndrome Publishing, which will be brining some new horror to all our bookshelves in the near future.

Movies mentioned in this episode:

Abomination (1986), Beyond the Darkness (1979), A Blade in the Dark (1983), Blood Sucking Freaks (1976), A Cold Night’s Death (1973), The Corruption of Chris Miller (1973), D.A.R.Y.L. (1985), Deep Inside (1968), Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976), The Exorcist (1973), Fortress (1985), Friday the 13^th Part 2 (1981), Friday the 13^th Part 3 (1982), Fright Night (1985), The Funhouse (1981), Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), The House that Dreaded Sundown (1976), Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975), The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972), Madman (1981), Maniac (1980), Mother’s Day (1980), New York Ninja (2021), Phantasm (1978), The Prophecy (1995), The Prophecy II (1998), The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000), Red Spirit Lake (1993), Sweet Sugar (1972), Trapped (1977), What’s Up, Tiger Lily (1966), Zombie (1979)

The Sting of Death (1966), APE (1976), and Brutal Sorcery (1983)

It's November, so that must mean it's Turkey Time! Yes, that's right, for the last 20 years, Jon has been holding his Turkey Day Marathon Event, where we spend Black Friday delving into some of the strangest, weirdest, cheesiest, but always entertaining films. The ones most would call bad, we call them Turkeys! Damien started holding his own Turkey Day events 12 years ago, and this year, Aaron is starting his own! So why don't you?!?!

What we call a Turkey is just a film that doesn't play by conventional standards. It may not have a budget, any real talent behind or in front of the camera, but they have passion, and are doing their best to make a good film. They just missed the mark here and there. But they are always entertaining and fun to watch. Especially if you are with other crazy, like-minded cinephiles!

Take a listen to this episode to learn more about what Turkey Day is, as well as hearing our thoughts on three new titles we're covering this time around. Each one would be perfect for your own Turkey Day Marathon!

Movies mentioned in this episode:

A*P*E (1976), Bewitched (1981), Black Magic (1975), Blood Feast (1963), Blood Freak (1972), Boxer’s Omen (1983), Brutal Sorcery (1983), Class of Nuke ‘Em High (1986), Corpse Grinders (1971), Death Curse of Tartu (1966), Flesh for Frankenstein (1973), Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror (1968), The Hooked Generation (1968), The Horror at Party Beach (1964), The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-up Zombies (1964), Inhumanwich! (2016), It Came from Hollywood (1982), King Kong (1976), Lady Frankenstein (1971), Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976), Naked Witch (1961), Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957), The Psychedelic Priest (2001), Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966), Robot Monster (1953), Sting of Death (1966), The Toxic Avenger (1984), Two Thousand Maniacs (1964), Whiskey Mountain (1977)

The Invisible Man (1933), The Invisible Man Returns (1940), and The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944).

In the pantheon of Universal Classic Monsters, some might say the Invisible Man is the least terrifying in the monster heritage, or maybe even bordering on if they even belong in the horror genre. In this episode, we're going to delve into three of the films in Universal's Invisible series, for the most part, stay within the horror genre, though, that argument will be addressed as well! We're leaving out The Invisible Woman and Invisible Agent, since they are pretty much either a comedy or a war time action film. 

Join us as we try to "see" more into these films that maybe aren't as "transparent" to the casual viewer who might have missed something. Or maybe we're seeing too much and not finding them too entertaining. Want to know? You'll have to listen and find out!

Movies mentioned in this episode:

Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Hollow Man (2000), Invisible Agent (1942), The Invisible Man (1933), The Invisible Man (2020), The Invisible Man Return (1940), The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944), The Invisible Woman (1940), The Mummy (1932), The Mummy’s Hand (1940), Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), The Phantom Creeps (1939), The Phantom of the Opera (1943), Rio Bravo (1959), The Unseen (2016), The Wolf Man (1941)

Let’s face it: horror fans are, as a group, a little bit obsessive. When we sink our teeth into something we do not do it barely or easily, we take a big, honkin’ bite.  If we become infatuated with a director, we want to see every film they’ve made, read a book about them, hear people talk about them, watch documentaries about them, and so on.  And the same is true for national horror cinemas, regional American horror cinemas, important eras, actors, subgenres, and the like.  And in recent years, a handful of visionary producers of physical media have recognized an opportunity in our longing and have invented and are currently inundating us with boxed sets.  These comprehensive, exhaustive, wonderful monsters have become a gravitational center point for our genre. But just a handful of years ago they mostly didn’t exist, or were announced only every few years. Nowadays, we get several per year from companies like Severin, Vinegar Syndrome, Indicator, Arrow, and Scream! Factory, just to name a few.  So we figured it was time for Discover the Horror to take a long look at the history and impact of these monolithic pieces of film history. 

Movies mentioned:

100 Years of Horror, Abby (1974), Alien (1979), Beast of Blood (1970), Beyond Dream’s Door (1989), Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970), The Black Cat (1934), Blade in the Dark (1983), Blood of Ghastly Horror (1967), The Body Snatcher (1945), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Carnival Magic (1983), Carnival of Blood (1970), Cat People (1942), City of the Living Dead (1980), Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things (1972), The Chooper (1971), Creature with the Atomic Brain (1955), Curse of the Cat People (1944), Dawn of the Mummy (1981), Day of the Animals (1977), Deathdream (1974), Demons (1985), Demons 2 (1986), Deranged (1974), The Devil-Doll (1936), Dracula (1931), Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976), The Eroticist (1972), Fiend with the Electronic Brain (1967), Final Exam (1990), Flesh for Frankenstein (1973), The Fly (1958), Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959), Frankenstein (1931), Freaks (1932), Friday the 13^th (1980), The Ghost Ship (1943), The Giant Claw (1957), The Godfather (1972), Godzilla (1954), Grizzly (1976), Gruesome Twosome (1967), Hellraiser (1987), Help Me . . . I’m Possessed (1974), House by the Cemetery (1981), I Bury the Living (1958), Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975), Images in a Convent (1979), The Invisible Man (1933), Isle of the Dead (1945), I Spit on Your Grave (1978), I Walked with a Zombie (1943), Jaws (1975), Killer Shrews (1959), Legacy of Blood (1978), The Leopard Man (1943), Mad Love (1935), Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976), The Manster (1959), Mark of the Vampire (1935), Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), The Mole People (1956), The Mummy (1932), The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (1969), Murders in the Zoo (1933), The Mystic (1925), New York Ripper (1982), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Night of the Strangler (1972), Old Dark House (1932), The Omen (1976), One on Top of the Other aka Perversion Story (1969), The Outing (1987), Phantasm (1979), Pieces (1982), The Psychic (1977), Psycho A Go-Go (1965), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Return of Dracula (1958), The Return of the Fly (1959), Santa Sangre (1989), The Seventh Victim (1943), She-Devils on Wheels (1968), Star Wars (1977), Sting of Death (1966), Tale of the Mummy (1998), Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), The Thing (1982), Three on a Meathook (1972), The Unknown (1927), The Werewolf (1956), Whiskey Mountain (1977), Winterbeast (1992), Wizard of Gore (1970), The Wolf Man (1941), Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)

Blood Feast (1963), Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964), The Gruesome Twosome (1967), The Wizard of Gore (1970) 

When Herschell Gordon Lewis made his first nudie cutie film in 1961, nobody would have expected that he'd become one of the most important names in the history of horror.  But with the release of Blood Feast just two years later, Lewis and his producing partner David F. Friedman would invent the gore subgenre and would fundamentally reshape horror as we knew and understood it. And for about a decade after it, Lewis would continue to release gore-obsessed fare to grindhouses and drive-ins across the nation.  When those sorts of theaters started to fade away in the 70s, so did Lewis, who went back to his previous career in advertising. But in the 80s and beyond his fame was resuscitated on home video and in the pages of magazines like Fangoria and Deep Red where he became known as The Godfather of Gore. 

With some help from Christopher Wayne Curry, author of A Taste of Blood: The Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis, we dive into four of his films and manage to talk about a whole slew of others. 

Movies mentioned in this episode:

Bell, Bare and the Beautiful (1963), Blood Diner (1987), Blood Feast (1963), Blood Feast (2016), Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002), Blood Sucking Freaks (1976), Boin-n-g (1963), Color Me Blood Red (1965), Curse of Frankenstein (1957), The Gore Gore Girls (1972), Gruesome Twosome (1967), I Drink Your Blood (1971), Intolerance (1916), Jigoku (1960), Mardi Gras Massacre (1978), Moonshine Mountain (1964), Multiple Maniacs (1970), Night of the Living Dead (1968), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Pit Stop (1969), Polyester (1981), Scream Baby Scream (1969), Scum of the Earth (1963), A Taste of Blood (1967), Tarantula (1955), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Serial Mom (1994), This Stuff’ll Kill Ya! (1971), Three on a Meathook (1972), Two Thousand Maniacs (1964), Wizard of Gore (1970), Year of the Yahoo! (1971)

Perdita Durango (1997), Common Wealth (2000), Witching and Bitching (2013)

There are a few directors like Álex de la Iglesia. No matter what kind of film he's making, he weaves in and out of different genres like changing lanes on a busy highway. But no matter what, you will usually see his twisted and dark sense of humor, unique and interesting stories, and usually something you've never seen before on film. And that could all be before the opening credits!

In this episode, we dive into three of his features, one a brutal tale of sex and violence, one a tale of greed and what people will do because of it, and finally a supernatural tale of witches that is quite different than anything coming from Disney!

Movies mentioned in this episode:

800 Bullets (2002), Accion Mutante (1993), Blue Velvet (1986), Common Wealth (2000), The Cook, the Theif, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Day of the Beast (1995), Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, The Last Circus (2010), Perdita Durango (1997), [REC] (2007), Sleep Tight (2011), Wild at Heart (1990), Witching and Bitching (2013)

The Mummy (1932), The Mummy's Hand (1940), The Mummy's Tomb (1942), The Mummy's Ghost (1944), and The Mummy's Curse (1944).

In this episode, we go back the Universal Classics and take on one of the most unusual of the classic monsters, the Mummy. It's probably one of the best costumes and memorable character, but never seems to reach the same level of notoriety as his fellow monsters. But strangely enough, it is the one Universal monster to have more films devoted to his character alone, without going into the Monster Rally films where they had more than one monster in the picture.

Here we dig up some facts as well as our own thoughts on the original 1932 film starring the one and only Boris Karloff, as well as the 4 other Mummy films that came out almost a decade later, but with much smaller budgets. These sequels started with a different mummy character and had a continuing storyline between the 4 films, or at least tried.

Films mentioned in this episode:

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955), The Black Cat (1941), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Dawn of the Mummy (1981), Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), Friday the 13^th (1980), Green Hell (1940), Halloween (1978), House of Frankenstein (1944), Jason X (2001), Monster Squad (1987), The Mummy (1932), The Mummy (1999), The Mummy Curse (1944), The Mummy’s Ghost (1942), The Mummy’s Hand (1940), The Mummy’s Tomb (1942), Son of Frankenstein (1939)

To celebrate our 50th episode of Discover the Horror, we decided to do a live event, giving our listeners a chance to ask questions or make comments in the chat room while we answer them live during the show. We don't have any particular topic we planned to discuss, but we sure did go through a lot of different things, such as how the podcast got started, possible future episodes, and much more. 

If you weren't able to watch it live, you can now listen to the audio only of the show, or you can head over to Youtube and watch the recorded show with video there. Either way, thank you for your continued support of the show!

Movies mentioned during this episode:

Alien (1979), Black Christmas (1974), Black Sunday (1960), The Call of Cthulhu (2005), Castlevania (2017), A Christmas Story (1983), Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things (1972), The Chooper (1971), City of the Living Dead (1980), A Cold Night’s Death (1973), The Crawling Eye (1958), Creepshow (1982), Dagon (2001), Day of the Dead (1985), Death Dream (1974), Deep Red (1975), Deranged (1974), Equinox (1970), Event Horizon (1997), The Exorcist (1973), The Exorcist: Believer (2023), Evil Dead Rise (2023), Face of the Screaming Werewolf (1964)m From Beyond (1986), Groovie Goolies (1970), Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (2022), Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), Haunting of Hill House (2018), Heavy Metal (1981), Hellbound (2021), Hellraiser (1989), Hereditary (2018), The Innocents (2021), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), I Spit on Your Grave (1978), Jaws (1975), Killing Spree (1987), Knightriders (1981), Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023), Mad Monster Party? (1967), Martin (1977), Maximum Overdrive (1986), Midsommar (2019), Nekromantik (1988), Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960), The Nun 2 (2023), Pet Sematary (1989), Re-Animator (1985), Renfield (2023), The Resurrected (1991), Salem’s Lot (1979), Suspiria (1977), Squirm (1976), Things (1989), Talk to Me (2023), Uzumaki aka Spiral (2000)

One of the things that was realized at some point after the creation of Famous Monsters magazine, was that there was this horror fandom, or fan base, of all these horror fans around the country, in a variety of ages, that realized that they were not alone in their love of horror. While there were more magazines to follow, at some point there was the birth of the fanzine, which was the low budget version of a professional magazine, but one that was created by nothing but passion. In the '90s, with home computers and then desktop publishing became something you had in your own home, more and more of these fanzines started. Each one wrote about the films they wanted to cover, whether it was mainstream, though mainly they were talking about more on the obscure side, but it was always through the excitement of hoping to get others to seek those films out.

In this episode, we welcome Dave Kosanke, creator and genius behind the fanzine Liquid Cheese, which Dave created, wrote, and self-published for 25 years. Dave's knowledge of the horror genre and fanzines is a topic that he is more than well-versed in, which it shows within the first few minutes of chatting with him.

Fanzines and magazines mentioned in this episode:

Asian Trash Cinema, Blackest Heart, Creepy, Deep Red, Delirium, Demonique, Draculina, Dreadful Pleasures, Eerie, Echo Magazine, European Trash Cinema, Famous Monsters, Fangoria, Flesh & Blood, Gick!, Gore Creatures, Gore Gazette, Is It Uncut?, Late Night Snacks, Liquid Cheese, Little Shoppe of Horrors, Midnight Magazine, Midnight Marquee, Monster, Monster Bash, Monster, International, Monsterscene, Monsters from the Vault, Monster Times, Naked Screaming Terror, Psychotronic Video, Scary Monsters, Scream, Shock Video, Slime Time, Splatter Times, T.O.S.S., Trashfiend, We Belong Dead, Video Watchdog, Ultra Violent

Night of the Eagle aka Burn, Witch, Burn (1962), Eyes of Fire (1983), Pyewacket (2017)

Welcome to Episode 48, where we discuss one of the oldest perceived monsters in our history . . . witches. But as we know, in film there are many different types of witches, therefore a lot of different types of witch movies. In some, the craft is done for good, while others lean to the darker side, maybe for a personal gain. And then there are those that are just plan evil. Either way, this is a genre monster that's not only one of the oldest, it has also crossed into many other genres, from romance, fantasy, comedy and others. But it doesn't take away the power behind the sub-genre. So sit down and make sure you have your favorite lucky charm with you, light a candle, or whatever you need to do for protection, as we delve into 3 witchy titles.

Movies Mentioned During This Episode:

The Abyss (1989), Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971), City of the Dead aka Horror Hotel (1960), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Eyes of Fire (1983), Haxen (1922), Hereditary (2018), Night of the Demon (1957), Night of the Eagle aka Burn, Witch, Burn (1962), Pyewacket (2017), Weird Woman (1944), Witchfinder General (1968), Wicker Man (1973), Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

House on Haunted Hill (1959), The Tingler (1959), and Mr. Sardonicus (1961). In the world of ballyhoo, nobody comes close to being a master at it than producer/director William Castle. From giving insurance policies to filmgoers in case they die of fright, promising the horrors onscreen will come off the screen into the audiences, to even letting the audience decide the fate of one of the characters in the film, Castle was a master of it. He treated his fans with respect, and wanted everyone to have a great time with his pictures. And they still are entertaining today.

In this episode we're going to delve into 3 of Castle's films, as well as the man himself. Joining us to talk all things Castle is superfan and collector (not to mention convention warrior for Severin Films) Matt Harding!

Films Mentioned in this episode:

13 Frightened Girls (1963), 13 Ghosts (1960), The Asphyx (1972), Bug (1975), The Chance of a Lifetime (1943), The Fly (1958), Homicidal (1961), House of Wax (1953), House on Haunted Hill (1959), Macabre (1958), Matinee (1993), Mr. Sardonicus (1961), Phantom of the Opera (1925), Red Spell Spells Red (1983), Rosemary’s Baby (1968), Son of Frankenstein (1939), Spine Tingler: The William Castle Story (2007) , Strait-Jacket (1964), The Tingler (1959)

Horror movies and heavy metal music have almost gone hand in hand, since the real first heavy metal band, Black Sabbath- which was even named after a horror film! Horror films were a huge influence on the metal genre, from imagery on the album covers, to the lyrics, and even the sound and style of the music itself. And they continue to do so to this day.

To delve a little deeper into the connection between those two, we invited two members of Incantation, one of the oldest death metal bands out there, Kyle Severn and Chuck Sherwood. So join us as we talk music, metal, and movies!

Films mentioned during this episode:

After Party Massacre (2011), The Beyond (1981), Beyond the Darkness (1979), Black Sabbath (1963), Blood for Dracula (1974), The Car (1977), The Church (1989), City of the Living Dead (1980), Crowley (2008), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Dead and Buried (1981), Deathgasm (2015), Death Metal (2023), Demons (1985), Don’t Breathe (2016), Dr. Alien (1989), The Dungeonmaster (1984), Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead 2 (1987), Flesh for Frankenstein (1973), Friday the 13^th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), From Beyond (1985), Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990), Ghoulies IV (1994), Hard Rock Zombies (1984), The Haunting (1963), Hellraiser (1987), History of the World Part 1 (1981), House by the Cemetery (1981), Incubus (1981), The Innocents (1961), Jaws (1975), The Legend of Hell House (1973), Make them Die Slowly (1980), Maniac (1980), Mother of Tears (2007), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Night of the Demons (1988), Nightmare Beach (1989), Opera (1987), Paganini Horror (1988), Phantasm (1979), The Phantom of the Opera (1925), Phenomena (1985), Prison (1987), The Prowler (1981), Re-Animator (1985), Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare (1987), Rocktober Blood (1984), Scanners (1981), Shock ‘em Dead (1991), Shocker (1989), Slaughterhouse Rock (1987), Suspiria (1977), Tenebre (1982), Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), The Thing (1982), The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976), Traces of Death (1993), Trick or Treat (1986), Two Thousand Maniacs (1964), Videodrome (1983), Woman in Black (2012), Zombie (1979)