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1951 Down Place #059 – Tast...

03.31.2018

It’s the end of the first quarter of 2018 and the Down Placers are feeling a little peckish. To slake their hunger, they decided to take in the 1970 classic “Taste the Blood of Dracula” (dir Peter Sasdy). Did the ...

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03.31.2018 1951 Down Place #059 – Taste the Blood of Dracula It’s the end of the first quarter of 2018 and the Down Placers are feeling a little peckish. To slake their hunger, they decided to take in the 1970 classic “Taste the Blood of Dracula” (dir Peter Sasdy). Did the ...
11.26.2017 1951 Down Place #058 – The Lost Continent No one would blame you if you thought this podcast and these podcasters somehow got . . . um . . . lost on a lost continent, but the truth is much more mundane. You’ll hear about that, and the ...
07.04.2017 Monster Kid Radio #324 – Scott Morris and 1951 Down Place, plus an ANNOUNCEMENT Scott Morris is a podcast legend*. He’s been podcasting for over nine years at Disney, Indiana. He was a regular contributor to Derek’s previous podcasting venture. He’s contributed to numerous podcasts over the years. And from 2011 to 2016, he ...
06.18.2017 Monster Bash / Monster Kid Radio / 1951 Down Place Announcement Here’s a special announcement about Monster Kid Radio and 1951 Down Place, as well as a note about the upcoming Monster Bash! Listen to this special announcement here! – MKRDPAnnouncement
05.13.2017 1951 Down Place – A Quick Check-in Derek wants to touch base with the listeners of 1951 Down Place . . . if they’re still listening! Download 1951 Down Place: A Quick Check-in here! Voicemail: 765-203-1951 Email: [email protected] Twitter: http://twitter.com/1951DownPlace Facebook Group: http://tinyurl.com/downplacegroup All original content is ...
08.06.2016 1951 Down Place #057 – The Horror of Frankenstein The Down Placers may have suffered a minor reboot of their own as they tackle Hammer’s attempt at rebooting their Frankenstein franchise in 1970’s The Horror of Frankenstein (dir. Jimmy Sangster). Does this new take on the material live up ...
05.31.2016 1951 Down Place #056 – The Reptile Half woman, half snake and all Hammer on this month’s 1951 Down Place! Casey, Derek and Scott take a look at 1966’s The Reptile staring Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Ray Barrett, and directed by John Gilling. Will the Down Placers ...
05.02.2016 1951 Down Place #055 – The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll Terence Fisher was a busy man for Hammer in the 1960s. A total of ten Hammer films were released bearing the name Terence Fisher, and one of those movies was The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll. Casey, Derek, and Scott ...
04.22.2016 1951 Down Place #054 – Prehistoric Women We’re not sure, but either Casey Criswell (Bloody Good Horror), Derek M. Koch (Monster Kid Radio), or Scott Morris (Disney, Indiana) slipped their foot off the break pedal of the Delorean and they’ve found themselves in the midst of Prehistoric ...
02.29.2016 1951 Down Place #053 – Kiss of the Vampire Let’s see we have a peck on the cheek, an Eskimo kiss, butterfly kisses, a Spider-Man upside-down kiss and Hammer’s 1963 Kiss of the Vampire. This time around Casey Criswell (Bloody Good Horror), Derek M. Koch (Monster Kid Radio), and ...
02.21.2016 1951 Down Place #052 – The Pirates of Blood River SPOILERS HO! This month, the Down Placers cruise into uncharted waters . . . sort of . . . in that it’s sort of water . . . nevermind. Casey Criswell (Bloody Good Horror), Derek M. Koch (Monster Kid Radio), ...
01.02.2016 1951 Down Place #051 – The House That Bled to Death 42 Coleman Rd. Beautiful home with colorful history and good plumbing. Friendly neighborhood. Dining room ideal for birthday parties. Safe for pets. The British television station Channel 4 lists a moment from this television episode in their 100 Scariest Moments ...
11.30.2015 1951 Down Place #050 – Phantom Ship Just sit right back And you’ll hear a tale A tale of a famous trip, That started from a New York port, Aboard a sailing ship. The mate was a mighty creepy lad, The Skipper just was wed A small ...
10.31.2015 1951 Down Place #049 – Dracula Has Risen from the Grave Happy Halloween! This month, the Down Placers get down with Dracula as they take a look at 1968’s Dracula Has Risen from the Grave. Director Freddie Francis said he wanted this film to be “visually interesting and exciting as opposed ...
10.02.2015 1951 Down Place #048 – A Challenge for Robin Hood Derek, Casey and Scott Walkin’ through the forest Laughin’ back and forth At what the other’n has to say Reminiscin’ this ‘n’ that And havin’ such a good time Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally Golly, what a day! And what are the boys ...
09.01.2015 1951 Down Place #047 – Straight on Till Morning All this has happened before, and it will all happen again. But this time it happened in London. It happened on a quiet street named Down Place. That corner house over there is the home of the Podcast family. And ...
08.02.2015 1951 Down Place #046 – The Vengeance of She It’s Listener Pick Month here at 1951 Down Place! The year, most of the listeners REALLY wanted us to discuss 1968’s The Vengeance of She (dir. Cliff Owen). Casey, Derek, and Scott do their best to stay out of the ...
07.01.2015 1951 Down Place #045 – Rasputin: The Mad Monk Torn from the pages of history – the truth about the man who turned men into killers and women into animals! Well, maybe not directly from the pages of history, but from Hammer comes 1966’s Rasputin: The Mad Monk starring ...
05.31.2015 1951 Down Place #044 – Frankenstein Must be Destroyed Driven straight out of Bohemia and into this month’s episode of 1951 Down Place, it’s the one, the only Baron Frankenstein. This time for the 1969 Hammer classic, Frankenstein Must be Destroyed starring Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Jones, Simon ...
05.03.2015 1951 Down Place #043 – Die! Die! My Darling! Wipe the lipstick off your face and check out the latest episode of 1951 Down Place! This month, the Down Placers take a look at the 1965 film Die! Die! My Darling! (dir. Silvio Narizzano) all while hoping they can ...
04.01.2015 1951 Down Place #042 – Vampire Circus Ladies and Gentlemen! May I direct your attention to the center ring where the Courageous Casey, the Death Defying Derek and So-So Scott are poised to tame the tiger lady as they take on 1972’s Vampire Circus (directed by Robert ...
02.28.2015 1951 Down Place Special – Caroline Munro and Feedback Well, one of the co-hosts up and joined the circus, putting our plans of Vampire Circus on hold for a month. But never fear, Scott and Derek are still around to bring you a very special episode of 1951 Down ...
01.31.2015 1951 Down Place #041 – Bad Blonde It’s time for the Down Placers to take a gander at another “Hammer Noir”. This time it’s 1953’s Bad Blonde (directed by Reginald Le Borg). Do the gentlemen of Down Place prefer this blonde and how far did one of ...
01.21.2015 1951 Down Place Special – Veronica Carlson Interview In October of 2014, Scott attended the Monster Bash convention in Mars, Pennsylvania and got the opportunity to sit down and interview a few famous ladies of Hammer. The first interview We’d like to share with you is with Veronica ...
01.02.2015 1951 Down Place #040 – The Phantom of the Opera For Derek’s birthday pick, he selected the 1962 film The Phantom of the Opera (dir. Terence Fisher). It might be hard to believe, but when this film was released, there had only been a few film adaptations of the classic ...
11.30.2014 1951 Down Place #039 – Quatermass and the Pit It’s a very special time here at 1951 Down Place central as our intern Scott has celebrated another birthday this month. To honor this event, we’ve allowed Scott to pick the film to cover this month. Things are not quite ...
10.31.2014 1951 Down Place #038 – Curse of the Werewolf We saw a werewolf with a Spanish menu in his hand Walking through the streets of Madrid in the rain He was looking for a place called Chica Bonita Going to get a big dish of Pulpo á feira Werewolves ...
10.03.2014 1951 Down Place #037 – Man About the House Come and knock on our door. The Down Placers have been waiting for you . . . so they can tell you about 1974’s Man About the House (dir. John Robins). This Hammer comedy spun out of the British sitcom ...
09.01.2014 1951 Down Place #036 – Nightmare One, Two . . . Janet is Coming for You!! Three, Four . . . Your Chest will be Sore!! Five, Six . . . Henry is up to his Tricks!! Seven, Eight . . . What Will Be Your ...
07.31.2014 1951 Down Place #035 – Four Sided Triangle triangle (noun): a shape that is made up of three lines and three angles. It looks like someone at 1951 Down Place has failed basic studies as our mathematically challenged hosts Casey, Derek, and Scott attempt to be acute in ...
07.01.2014 1951 Down Place #034 – Sword of Sherwood Forest Ho! Ha ha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust! It might help to imagine that the Down Placers are not wearing tights while listening to them discuss 1960’s Sword of Sherwood Forest (dir. Terence Fisher). Casey, Derek, and Scott ...
05.31.2014 1951 Down Place #033 – Night Creatures Dearly beloved we are gathered here in this house of worship to listen to the inspiring words of the good Reverend Dr. Blyss preach on the virtues of high stakes alcohol smuggling. That’s right, this month on 1951 Down Place ...
05.25.2014 1951 Down Place – Special Crossover Episode – Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow In this special crossover episode, Casey and Derek join Scott and his wife Tracey over at the Disney, Indiana podcast to talk about the 1963 live action Disney film Dr Syn: Alias the Scarecrow. Why are the Down Placers talking ...
04.30.2014 1951 Down Place #032 – The Evil of Frankenstein Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here! Derek has returned to the 1951 Down Place crew just in time for another appointment with the good doctor Frankenstein. This time it’s 1964’s Evil of Frankenstein – DA-DA-DAAAA! The film stars Peter Cushing ...
03.30.2014 1951 Down Place #031 – Feedback While the cat is away the mice will . . . cover feedback? In this month’s episode of 1951 Down Place, Casey and Scott cover the built up backlog of listener feedback while Derek takes care of some family business. ...
03.09.2014 1951 Down Place #030 – Lust for a Vampire Casey just turned 40, and for his birthday, he wanted to spend some quality time with Yutte Stensgaard . . . and Mike Raven’s widow’s peak. In this month’s episode of 1951 Down Place, Casey is joined by Derek and ...
02.02.2014 1951 Down Place #029 – The Gorgon The gang’s back! Terence Fisher, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Bernard Robinson, James Bernard, Casey Criswell, Derek M. Koch, and Scott Morris all return to 1951 Down Place to talk about Fisher’s 1964 film The Gorgon. Barbara Shelley and the legend ...
01.01.2014 1951 Down Place #028 – Cash on Demand André Morell wants 97,000 pounds for Christmas. Does Father Christmas have him on the naughty or nice list? Check in with the Down Placers this month to find out! This month, Casey, Derek, and Scott take a look at the ...
12.01.2013 1951 Down Place #027 – The Devil Rides Out Saddle up, partners! This month, the Down Placers take a look at the 1968 Hammer film The Devil Rides Out (dir. Terence Fisher). This film was also known as its supposedly-sounding-less-like-a-Western-title The Devil’s Bride when it was released in the ...
10.31.2013 1951 Down Place #026 – Scream of Fear The management and staff of 1951 Down Place have been pledged to an oath of secrecy concerning the electrifying climax of this podcast. For maximum excitement, we earnestly recommend that you listen to this episode from the very start! The ...
10.01.2013 1951 Down Place #025 – The Stranglers of Bombay Do you feel it? That constricting feeling in your throat? Is it a fall cold coming on? Nope. It’s just the Down Placers Casey, Derek, and Scott back in the latest episode of 1951 Down Place! This time around, they’re ...
10.01.2013 An analysis of Ray Harryhausen’s work in One Million Years B.C. As mentioned in the Stranglers of Bombay episode, this is a spreadsheet detailing the Ray Harryhausen effects shots in One Million Years B.C. researched and contributed by listener Evan Kendal. This is some solid work! Thanks, Evan! OneMillionAnalysis
09.01.2013 Episode #024 – One Million Years B.C. You don’t get the Teen Angels this month. Instead, you get the Down Placers as Casey, Derek, and Scott tackle what was once billed as Hammer Films’ 100th production – One Million Years B.C. (dir. Don Chaffey). Don’t worry, folks ...
08.01.2013 Episode #023 – The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires The Down Placers are Kung Fu fighting! Their podcast is fast as lightning! Ahem . . . in this month’s episode of 1951 Down Place, Casey, Derek, and Scott take a look at the Hammer-Shaw Studios co-production The Legend of ...
07.01.2013 Episode #022 – The Men of Sherwood Forest All three Down Placers are back . . . and wearing tights . . . for this month’s episode of the podcast. Before tackling the stories of Frankenstein or Dracula, Hammer Films explored another legendary character, and The Men of ...
06.01.2013 Episode #021 – The Mummy This month, the Down Placers explore their mummy issues by looking at the first of Hammer Films’ mummy films, 1959’s The Mummy (dir. Terence Fisher). This Cushing-Lee-Ripper team-up tells us what happens when man starts digging where he shouldn’t be ...
05.01.2013 Episode #020 – The Revenge of Frankenstein Baron Frankenstein is back . . . and so is Casey as the Down Placers dive into 1958’s The Revenge of Frankenstein. Casey isn’t the only Down Place regular rejoining Scott and Derek in this month’s episode; director Terence Fisher, ...
04.01.2013 Episode #019 – Quatermass II Hungry? How about some of that so-called “synthetic food” being whipped up at Winnerden Flats? Tell you what – you go on ahead and get something to eat while the Down Placers settle into a discussion of 1957’s Quatermass II ...
03.04.2013 Episode #018 – Ten Seconds to Hell Thanks to Casey’s birthday month pick, the Down Placers only have . . . Ten Seconds to Hell (dir. Robert Aldrich). This 1959 Hammer film stars Jack Palance, believe it or not, and is a stark departure from what one ...
01.31.2013 Episode #017 – The Brides of Dracula What if you made a Dracula film and the Prince of Darkness is a no-show? Well, that’s the scenario this month for Casey, Derek, and Scott as they get together to talk about The Brides of Dracula from 1960. The ...

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1951 Down Place episodes:

1951 Down Place #059 – Taste the Blood of Dracula

1951 Down Place #058 – The Lost Continent

Monster Kid Radio #324 – Scott Morris and 1951 Down Place, plus an ANNOUNCEMENT

Monster Bash / Monster Kid Radio / 1951 Down Place Announcement

1951 Down Place – A Quick Check-in

1951 Down Place #057 – The Horror of Frankenstein

1951 Down Place #056 – The Reptile

1951 Down Place #055 – The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

1951 Down Place #054 – Prehistoric Women

1951 Down Place #053 – Kiss of the Vampire

1951 Down Place #052 – The Pirates of Blood River

1951 Down Place #051 – The House That Bled to Death

1951 Down Place #050 – Phantom Ship

1951 Down Place #049 – Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

1951 Down Place #048 – A Challenge for Robin Hood

1951 Down Place #047 – Straight on Till Morning

1951 Down Place #046 – The Vengeance of She

1951 Down Place #045 – Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1951 Down Place #044 – Frankenstein Must be Destroyed

1951 Down Place #043 – Die! Die! My Darling!

1951 Down Place #042 – Vampire Circus

1951 Down Place Special – Caroline Munro and Feedback

1951 Down Place #041 – Bad Blonde

1951 Down Place Special – Veronica Carlson Interview

1951 Down Place #040 – The Phantom of the Opera

1951 Down Place #039 – Quatermass and the Pit

1951 Down Place #038 – Curse of the Werewolf

1951 Down Place #037 – Man About the House

1951 Down Place #036 – Nightmare

1951 Down Place #035 – Four Sided Triangle

1951 Down Place #034 – Sword of Sherwood Forest

1951 Down Place #033 – Night Creatures

1951 Down Place – Special Crossover Episode – Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1951 Down Place #032 – The Evil of Frankenstein

1951 Down Place #031 – Feedback

1951 Down Place #030 – Lust for a Vampire

1951 Down Place #029 – The Gorgon

1951 Down Place #028 – Cash on Demand

1951 Down Place #027 – The Devil Rides Out

1951 Down Place #026 – Scream of Fear

1951 Down Place #025 – The Stranglers of Bombay

An analysis of Ray Harryhausen’s work in One Million Years B.C.

Episode #024 – One Million Years B.C.

Episode #023 – The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires

Episode #022 – The Men of Sherwood Forest

Episode #021 – The Mummy

Episode #020 – The Revenge of Frankenstein

Episode #019 – Quatermass II

Episode #018 – Ten Seconds to Hell

Episode #017 – The Brides of Dracula

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