Scream Scene Podcast

It's an appeal of our number one ranked film, DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE (1931, Mamoulian)!! Hear the valid critique of our top film from a Creature of the Night and our response!

We specifically compare the 1931 J&H to 1958's HORROR OF DRACULA and the 1941 J&H adaptation. The '31 J&H was originally covered in episode 27.

You can find the full list of ranked films at screamscenepodcast.com

This episode features a confession... I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE (1958)! This title and film comes from director Gene Fowler Jr and stars Tom Tryan and Gloria Talbott. Does this horror live up to its lurid title?

Full disclosure: your deadicated hosts recorded this in advance of the U.S. Supreme Court leak about overturning Roe v. Wade. In the context of this development, we'd like to add content warnings about discussion of the Me Too Movement, rape culture, domestic violence and pregnancy.

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Ah hello there! Welcome, we are your deadicated hosts, here to present the first Inner Sanctum mystery film CALLING DR. DEATH (1943) from director Reginald Le Borg for our April bonus episode!

This horror-adjacent film from Universal stars Lon Chaney Jr, Patricia Morison and J Carrol Naish. Plus, we give the history of the Inner Sanctum book and radio show!

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For episode 250, your deadicated hosts take on THE BLOB (1958, Yeaworth) starring Steve McQueen!

What is star jelly and how did it inspire the film? Why on earth is there a Burt Bacharach Blob theme song? You're telling me THE BLOB made HOW much money?!

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From director Bruno VeSota comes THE BRAIN EATERS (1958) starring Ed Nelson, Alan Factor, Cornelius Keefe and introducing Leonard Nimoy!

Does this B-movie adapt a Robert Heinlein novel, or was the plagiarism charge unfounded? Will the bad sound quality impact the low-budget film's ranking?

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It might be a cheap B-movie, but NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST (1958) proves to be historically notable for a few reasons -- one of which being a horror only executive produced by Roger Corman, produced by his brother Gene, and ultimately directed by Bernard Kowalski!

Written by Martin Varno, NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST stars John Baer, Angela Greene, Ed Nelson, Georgianna Carter, Michael Emmet, Tyler McVey and Ross Sturlin.

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Peter Cushing is back, baby! This time, he's starring in THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1958, Fisher), proving yet again that the best revenge is living well! The film also stars Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn and Eunice Gayson.

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The exemplary black comedy ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944) gets covered for Scream Scene's horror adjacent bonus episode for March!

Directed by Frank Capra, this film adapts the 1941 play of the same name from playwright Joseph Kesselring. Leaving Boris Karloff behind on Broadway, the film keeps the play's stars Josephine Hull, Jean Adair and John Alexander, replacing Karloff with Raymond Massey. And, of course, Cary Grant is here too!

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Hammer Films' writer Jimmy Sangster offers a side hustle to non-Hammer producers with BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE (1958) directed by Henry Cass! But is the film as bloody as it desires? Listen to find out!

The cast features Donald Wolfit, Vincent Ball and Barbara Shelley.

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Out of Mexico comes the sequel to 1957's EL VAMPIRO; it's EL ATAUD DEL VAMPIRO (1958) from director Fernando Méndez! Will it hold up to his previous horror? How will writers Ramón Obón and Alfredo Salazar remix classic horror tropes this time?

This sequel features the same cast and crew, including Abel Salazar, Ariadna Welter and German Robles!

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