Decades of Horror The Classic Era

By Jeff Mohr

TV & Film

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The Gruesome Magazine podcast about classic horror and sci-fi films from 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

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Decades of Horror The Classic Era episodes:

04.20.2024
THE SNAKE GIRL AND THE SILVER-HAIRED WITCH (1968) – Episode 175 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“She’s a snake! My sister’s a snake!” Hmmm, that makes for an interesting family tree. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr along with guest […]
04.06.2024
KING OF THE ZOMBIES (1941) – Episode 174 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“The witchin’ hour. … Feedin’ time for the haints and I’m caught in the kitchen!” Dining with the haints? It’s a dream come true! Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne […]
03.23.2024
THE H-MAN (1958, BIJO TO EKITAI NINGEN) – Episode 173 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“What if by some bizarre phenomenon, his physical form just melted away? Would that fit your crime scene?” Hmm … bizarre phenomenon? Let’s run with it. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew […]
03.08.2024
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923) – Episode 172 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Why was I not made of stone, like thee?” Existentially or metaphysically speaking? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr along with guest host Michael […]
02.23.2024
BEYOND THE TIME BARRIER (1960) – Episode 171 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Sterile?” Yes, sterile! And they weren’t talking about surgical instruments. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they blast off to […]
02.09.2024
BILLY THE KID VERSUS DRACULA (1966) – Episode 170 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Here. [hands Billy whiskey] A little something to take the soreness out. … I think I’ll join you. I don’t feel too good myself.” Always follow the doctor’s orders! Join […]
01.27.2024
KONGA (1961) – Episode 169 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Fantastic… there’s a huge monster gorilla that’s constantly growing to outlandish proportions loose in the streets!” Outlandish proportions, you say? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc […]
01.13.2024
THE REPTILE (1966) – Episode 168 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“This has become an evil place. Corrupt and evil. Ignorant fools! Peasants! … Oh. Good evening sir. Ever so sorry ma’am. Beg your pardon.” So corrupt evil, ignorant, … and […]
12.30.2023
THE FROZEN DEAD (1966) – Episode 167 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“The brain has many functions as you know. One is storing millions of facts, associations, and habits in… I call it a memory bank with millions of tiny deposit boxes. […]
12.14.2023
FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1958) – Episode 166 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“I’m a doctor, colonel, not a detective! There’s nothing like this in the books!” No, this isn’t Star Trek’s Bones talking, but it is from a 50s sci-fi/horror classic. Join […]
12.02.2023
THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1958) – Episode 165 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“How can I do me dance without me legs?” Or how can you be a pickpocket without your arm? Dr. “Schtein” doesn’t seem to care. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – […]
11.18.2023
THE HEAD (1959, DIE NAKTE UND DER SATAN) – Episode 164 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“The professor is a genius and it’s a pleasure to work with him. But he’s now beginning some experiments that, in my opinion, … exceed certain ethical limits.” Ethics are […]
11.03.2023
ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945) – Episode 163 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“I meet my old familiar enemy, Death. I’ve fought him before. I’ve won, often. Now he wins. Let him come for me.” Yes, Death is a resident of this particular […]
10.20.2023
THIS ISLAND EARTH (1955) – Episode 162 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“I’m sorry. I’d hoped to have prepared you somewhat beforehand. This is a mutant.” A Metaluna Mutant to be precise! Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc […]
10.06.2023
THE ALLIGATOR PEOPLE (1959) – Episode 161 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Dirty, stinkin’, slimy gators! You bit my hand off, didn’t you? I’m gonna spend the rest of my life killing gators. The rest of my life … killing ’em!” Maybe […]
09.22.2023
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1920) – Episode 160 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Damn It! I don’t like your tampering with the supernatural.” What if he just tinkers with it a bit? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff […]
09.08.2023
THE MANSTER (1959) – Episode 159 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Hey, Doc. Tell her it’s an old American custom called smooch. And tell her she smooches good, huh? And tell her I’d like to give her some advanced lessons, huh?” […]
08.26.2023
HOUSE OF DRACULA (1945) – Episode 158 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“I find it difficult to believe that a human being can change himself into a bat, or that by feeding upon the blood of the living he can obtain eternal […]
08.11.2023
GORGO (1961) – Episode 157 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“I came to let him go back to the sea where he belongs. Maybe to save your silly skins for you!” Yes, young sir. Save their silly skins, please, sir? […]
07.29.2023
THE CITY OF THE DEAD (1960, HORROR HOTEL) – Episode 156 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Young woman, leave Whitewood. Leave Whitewood tonight. For 300 years the devil has hovered over the city, made it his own. The people in it are his. Evil has triumphed […]
07.14.2023
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (1953) – Episode 155 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Where are you? What do you look like? What am I supposed to be looking for? I know you are out there hiding in the desert. Maybe I’m looking right […]
06.30.2023
THE WASP WOMAN (1959) – Episode 154 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“The enzymes . . . the enzymes, they’re going crazy. You do not understand that she’s a danger! You must stop her before it’s too late, you fool! Miss Starlin […]
06.16.2023
I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF (1957) – Episode 153 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“All right now, we’ll move in stagger fashion. We’ll circle the outer edges first and keep going round and round till we meet in the center.” And that’s called a […]
06.03.2023
IL DEMONIO (THE DEMON, 1963) – Episode 152 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Blood of Christ. Demon. A curse upon this man. A curse that he will never forget me. Blood of my body. Until the grave. A curse that he will never […]
05.20.2023
THE WHITE REINDEER (VALKOINEN PEURA, 1952) – Episode 151 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Herbs from beyond 10 fells, besides 10 streams, some graveyard soil, … the balls of 10 bull moose, the strength of 10 bull moose. Tsalkku-Nilla the Wizard can bring back […]
05.05.2023
ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968) – Episode 150 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“It was kind of fun in a necrophile sort of way.” Yikes! There’s so much to unpack in that statement. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc […]
04.22.2023
X THE UNKNOWN (1956) – Episode 149 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“I’m going to kick your head in if you don’t get it down! That’s what I’m going to do!” A kick in the head turns out to be an effective […]
04.08.2023
EVEN THE WIND IS AFRAID (1968, Hasta el viento tiene miedo) – Episode 148 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Tonight, even the wind is afraid.” What? Now you’re really scaring me! Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr – as they take […]
03.24.2023
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR (1954, BBC TV LIVE) – Episode 147 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Now then, come on there. Them stew with salt and them stew without. Come on, now.” Isn’t it wonderful to have options in your diet? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – […]
03.11.2023
FANTASTIC VOYAGE (1966) – Episode 146 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Twelve minutes left. What a time to run out of sugar!” Especially when you’re having a little coffee with your sugar. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, […]
02.25.2023
FAUST (1926) – Episode 145 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Poor Faust, why do you seek death when you have not yet lived?” That does seem kind of backward. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, […]
02.10.2023
THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958) – Episode 144 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“If you are indeed a magician, why do you not use your great power to slay the one-eyed monster?” Of course, the princess is speaking of the Cyclops. Join this […]
01.27.2023
LES DIABOLIQUES (1955, DIABOLIQUE) – Episode 143 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“It’s been insane since the beginning. . . . Bathtubs that fill up, and swimming pools that empty. That’s insane. And I was insane to listen to you.” That’s not […]
01.14.2023
STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR (1940) – Episode 142 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“The only person who ever was kind to me was a woman. She’s dead now.” Wait. What? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Jeff Mohr, and guest […]
12.31.2022
THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US (1956) – Episode 141 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“What was that?” (Assorted animal noises ensue.) You better get out your lever-action rifle and fire a few random shots into the water. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, […]
12.17.2022
THE AZTEC MUMMY (1957, LA MOMIA AZTECA) – Episode 140 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“I am in the great Tenochtitlan.” “Could you describe it?” “Yes, I can.” But can you say it three times, fast? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, […]
12.03.2022
THE DEADLY BEES (1966) – Episode 139 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“The dog’s meat! Have you seen it?” Isn’t it in the dog? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr – as they travel […]
11.14.2022
THE BRAINIAC (El barón del terror, 1962) – Episode 138 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Possibly the murderer used an electric drill. I say this because the person who did it was quite skilled. Just look at these two orifices.” Okay. Watch out for a […]
11.04.2022
THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960) – Episode 137 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Hang on, there. Hang on, me beauties. There’s nothing to be scared of, nothing to be afeared of. … Mother of God, it’s a corpse! … Cor, I thought you […]
10.21.2022
THE RETURN OF DRACULA (1958) – Episode 136 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“There is only one reality, Rachel, and that is death. I bring you death, a living death.” Living death? Oxymorons abound in vampire flicks. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad […]
10.11.2022
THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1973) – Episode 173 – Decades of Horror 1970s
“Trust in Allah! … but tie up your camel!” Always! Trust, but verify, right? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – […]
10.08.2022
MATANGO (ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE, 1963) – Episode 135 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“I was confused. I couldn’t decide what to do. Then… I ate them!” Oh, oh. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr, along with guest […]
09.23.2022
HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM (1959) – Episode 134 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“New sensation! Woman’s head cut off! Read all about it! New sensation!” And don’t forget… Hypno-Vista! Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr, along with […]
09.09.2022
THE FLY (1958) – Episode 133 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Help me! Please, help meeeeeee! No! Go away! No! Please! Help me! Please, go away! Go away! No! No! No! No!” …said the fly to the spider …and his brother. […]
08.27.2022
SON OF DRACULA (1943) – Episode 132 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“The Angel of Death hovers over a great house. I see it in ruins. Weeds, vines growing over it, bats flying in and out the broken windows.” Do you see […]
08.26.2022
[Interview] Special Episode – NOSFERATU Centennial Tour w/the INVINCIBLE CZARS
On Gruesome Magazine episode 346, Jeff Mohr interviews Josh Robins of the Invincible Czars, “Austin’s Emperors of Eclecticism,” as they prepare for their biggest tour yet, performing their original soundtrack […]
08.12.2022
THE SKELETON OF MRS. MORALES (EL ESQUELETO DE LA SEÑORA MORALES, 1960) – Episode 131 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“What did I ask from you? A little affection, and mostly peace. And see what you made me do?” Wait. Who is the victim here? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – […]
07.29.2022
KILL, BABY… KILL! (1966) – Episode 130 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“I can tell you of my own fear, of what I might be risking here since I revealed to you the secret of Villa Graps.” Do tell, do tell. Join […]
07.16.2022
THE CRAWLING EYE (THE TROLLENBERG TERROR, 1958) – Episode 129 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
“Alan, we’re in big trouble. The cloud is splitting up!” The cloud is splitting? Run for your lives! Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr […]
07.01.2022
MR. SARDONICUS (1961) – Episode 128 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
‘I’m a man of all works, sir. When my Master says, “Krull, do this thing,” I do the thing, whatever it may be.’ And then there are the things Krull […]

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Decades of Horror The Classic Era episodes:

THE SNAKE GIRL AND THE SILVER-HAIRED WITCH (1968) – Episode 175 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

KING OF THE ZOMBIES (1941) – Episode 174 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE H-MAN (1958, BIJO TO EKITAI NINGEN) – Episode 173 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923) – Episode 172 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

BEYOND THE TIME BARRIER (1960) – Episode 171 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

BILLY THE KID VERSUS DRACULA (1966) – Episode 170 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

KONGA (1961) – Episode 169 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE REPTILE (1966) – Episode 168 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE FROZEN DEAD (1966) – Episode 167 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1958) – Episode 166 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1958) – Episode 165 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE HEAD (1959, DIE NAKTE UND DER SATAN) – Episode 164 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945) – Episode 163 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THIS ISLAND EARTH (1955) – Episode 162 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE ALLIGATOR PEOPLE (1959) – Episode 161 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1920) – Episode 160 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE MANSTER (1959) – Episode 159 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

HOUSE OF DRACULA (1945) – Episode 158 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

GORGO (1961) – Episode 157 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE CITY OF THE DEAD (1960, HORROR HOTEL) – Episode 156 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (1953) – Episode 155 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE WASP WOMAN (1959) – Episode 154 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF (1957) – Episode 153 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

IL DEMONIO (THE DEMON, 1963) – Episode 152 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE WHITE REINDEER (VALKOINEN PEURA, 1952) – Episode 151 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968) – Episode 150 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

X THE UNKNOWN (1956) – Episode 149 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

EVEN THE WIND IS AFRAID (1968, Hasta el viento tiene miedo) – Episode 148 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR (1954, BBC TV LIVE) – Episode 147 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

FANTASTIC VOYAGE (1966) – Episode 146 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

FAUST (1926) – Episode 145 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958) – Episode 144 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

LES DIABOLIQUES (1955, DIABOLIQUE) – Episode 143 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR (1940) – Episode 142 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US (1956) – Episode 141 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE AZTEC MUMMY (1957, LA MOMIA AZTECA) – Episode 140 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE DEADLY BEES (1966) – Episode 139 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE BRAINIAC (El barón del terror, 1962) – Episode 138 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960) – Episode 137 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE RETURN OF DRACULA (1958) – Episode 136 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1973) – Episode 173 – Decades of Horror 1970s

MATANGO (ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE, 1963) – Episode 135 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM (1959) – Episode 134 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE FLY (1958) – Episode 133 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

SON OF DRACULA (1943) – Episode 132 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

[Interview] Special Episode – NOSFERATU Centennial Tour w/the INVINCIBLE CZARS

THE SKELETON OF MRS. MORALES (EL ESQUELETO DE LA SEÑORA MORALES, 1960) – Episode 131 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

KILL, BABY… KILL! (1966) – Episode 130 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE CRAWLING EYE (THE TROLLENBERG TERROR, 1958) – Episode 129 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

MR. SARDONICUS (1961) – Episode 128 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era