Scream Scene Podcast

Your dedicated hosts travel back to 1926 for F.W. Murnau's FAUST - EIN DEUTSCHE VOLKSSAGE, translated as FAUST - A GERMAN FOLKTALE!

We cover the many iterations of Faust: The man, the myth, the legend.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 59:20; Discussion 1:17:36; Ranking 1:44:39

For June's horror adjacent movie, we turned our horrific eyes upon 1959's THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES from Hammer Film Productions!

We see the return of director Terence Fisher, actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, as well as how Hammer handles a non-horror Gothic film...

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 1:04:35; Discussion 1:10:29

This week your hosts head to Norway for DE DØDES TJERN (1958), translated as LAKE OF THE DEAD, from director Kåre Bergstrøm!

What happens when a group of friends go to a lone cabin in the woods near a haunted lake? ...Murder!

Your hosts talk Norwegian film, Riksmål and the Norwegian language conflict, and author André Bjerke.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 35:07; Discussion 45:40; Ranking 1:09:29

Your deadicated hosts address an appeal to reconsider the ranking of the 1931 DRACULA from Tod Browning, currently ranked at #22. We discuss the Philip Glass score and the impact it has on the atmosphere and horror of the overall film.

Your deadicated hosts wrap up 1958 with CORRIDORS OF BLOOD, directed by Robert Day and starring Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee!

With a cast and title like that, well, it's gotta be something special! ...right?

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:34; Discussion 25:47; Ranking 44:05

Evolution, coelacanths and cavemen?! Oh my! Something stalks this college but spoiler alert: It's not teens... it's MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS (1958) from director Jack Arnold!

The film stars Arthur Franz, Joanna Cook Moore and Troy Donahue for the latest Jekyll and Hyde riff.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 18:34; Discussion 39:35; Ranking 51:39

You've seen it before: mad scientist creates monster; henchman falls in love with girl... but what if monster IS girl?? It's FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER (1958) from director Richard Cunha and starring John Ashley, Sandra Knight, Sally Todd and Donald Murphy!

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:14; Discussion 36:31; Ranking 55:32

What's new, Scooby-Doo? For this month's horror adjacent movie, your deadicated hosts investigate SCOOBY-DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND (1998) from director Jim Stenstrum!

Topics covered include: The origins of Hanna-Barbera, why his name is Scooby-Doo, and where Sarah's longheld fear of zombies originates!

During the episode, Ben references an article from Chris Sims on Scooby-Doo and secular humanism, which you can read here: https://comicsalliance.com/ask-chris-81-scooby-doo-and-secular-humanism/

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 1:21:49; Discussion 1:33:13

Is it Gothic? Is it... horror? It's MY WORLD DIES SCREAMING (1958, Daniels), aka TERROR IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE, the very first picture in... psychorama! Starring Gerald Mohr, Cathy O'Donnell, William Ching and John Qualen.

From the origins of subliminal messaging to the Satanic Panic, we cover a lot of ground in this week's episode!

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 35:04; Discussion 52:27; Ranking 1:16:08

A mini series adapted into a 90 minute film... what could go wrong?

This week we cover THE TROLLENBERG TERROR (1958) aka THE CRAWLING EYE from director Quentin Lawrence and writer Jimmy Sangster! The film stars Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne and Jennifer Jayne.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 35:32; Discussion 47:07; Ranking 1:12:44