Scream Scene Podcast

After seeing what director Edward L Cahn and his crew could accomplish with last week's film, your deadicated hosts were excited for the second half of their double feature! But does CURSE OF THE FACELESS MAN (1958) meet our expectations??

Inspired by 1932's THE MUMMY, this horror features a Roman gladiator reborn from the destruction of Pompeii! The film stars Richard Anderson, Elain Edwards, Adele Mara, Luis Van Rooten and Bob Bryant.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 9:44; Discussion 19:22; Ranking 37:08

From director Edward L. Cahn comes IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE (1958)! Marshall Thompson stars in this photo-ALIEN film about a monster from Mars!

This horror sci-fi also stars Shirley Patterson, Kim Spalding, Dabbs Greer and Ann Doran, with Ray "Crash" Corrigan in his last film role in Paul Blaisdell's last original creature design.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 24:53; Discussion 35:47; Ranking 56:00

Adapted from the short story of the same name by F Marion Crawford, this week's movie is THE SCREAMING SKULL (1958, NIcol)!

Starring Peggy Webber, John Hudson, Russ Conway and Alex Nicol, is this low-budget horror movie schlock or... is it good?

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 27:14; Discussion 40:46; Ranking 1:00:05

This month's horror adjacent film was chosen from a selection of shorts, and our patrons selected Buster Keaton's THE HAUNTED HOUSE (1921, Cline)! Joseph "Buster" Keaton stars in this two-reel silent comedy, and we outline his long and illustrious career.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 38:14; Discussion 40:09

Director Howard Koch brings us FRANKENSTEIN 1970, confusingly released in 1958!

Boris Karloff returns to the story that turned him into a star -- but this time, as the titular doctor! The film also stars Tom Duggan, Jana Lund, Don Barry, Charlotte Austin, Mike Lane and Rudolph Anders.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 25:53; Discussion 43:48; Ranking 1:04:34

Based on the famous 1957 short story from George Langelaan comes THE FLY (1958) from director/producer Kurt Neumann! This disturbing horror stars Patricia Owens, David Hedison, Vincent Price and Herbert Marshall.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 48:16; Discussion 1:03:28; Ranking 1:35:40

Dive into the history of Japanese ghost cats with BŌREI KAIBYŌ YASHIKI (1958), also known as BLACK CAT MANSION from director Nobuo Nakagawa! This film has everything: bakeneko, kabuki AND revenge!

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 26:11; Discussion 43:05; Ranking 59:22

Cemeteries, psychic powers and pins galore! This week your deadicated hosts watch I BURY THE LIVING (1958) from director Albert Band and starring Richard Boone and Theodore Bikel! This film may whiff the ending, but it's a thrilling ride all the same.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 12:15; Discussion 29:03; Ranking 56:07

Our patrons voted and we dutifully answered: this month's horror adjacent episode dives into THE MASK OF FU MANCHU (1932) starring Boris Karloff as the titular "Yellow Peril incarnate" character!

Discussions of cultural fears, author Sax Rohmer, Orientalism and more abound in this bonus episode. Enjoy!

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 1:26:54; Discussion 1:36:33

From the studio that brought teens into horror comes HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER (1958), our first meta horror movie!

Written by the team Herman Cohen and Aben Kandel, the film stars Robert Harris as a Jack Pierce/Paul Blaisdel stand-in, making this meta movie practically made for fans of old school horror!

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 23:19; Discussion 32:47; Ranking 47:04