Scream Scene Podcast

Boris Karloff flexes his horror talents with THE HAUNTED STRANGLER (1958) from director Robert Day!

Planned as the top half (but released as the bottom) of the double feature with FIEND WITHOUT A FACE, this old fashioned flick takes inspiration from Jack the Ripper, Jekyll and Hyde, and others. The film stars Boris Karloff, Jean Kent, Elizabeth Allan, Anthony Dawson, Tim Turner and Vera Day.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 12:36; Discussion 30:05; Ranking 48:43

From the pulp pages of Weird Tales onto the silver screen, it's FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1958) from producers John Croydon and Richard Gordon, and director Arthur Crabtree!

This Cold War horror set in Canada has more than its fair share of surprises; one would even call it... WILD! The film stars Marshall Thompson, Kynaston Reeves, Kim Parker and Stanley Maxted.

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Dracula is... coming to America! Warn the housewives and use that white picket fence for making stakes -- it's THE RETURN OF DRACULA (1958) from director Paul Landres!

The film stars Frances Lederer, Norma Eberhardt and John Wengraf with music by Gerald Fried.

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Surely the bottom half of the double feature with HORROR OF DRACULA has to be good...right? Let's see what director Will Cowan has in store with THE THING THAT COULDN'T DIE (1958)!

The film stars William Reynolds, Andra Martin, Jeffrey Stone and Carolyn Kearney.

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Merry Christmas! Our horror adjacent episode this month is on Paul Leni's 1928 adaptation of THE MAN WHO LAUGHS!

We look at the relationship this film has with THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, plus some back story on author Victor Hugo.

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Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing return to Scream Scene with DRACULA aka HORROR OF DRACULA (1958) directed by Terence Fisher!

This declarative and colourful thrill ride also stars Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh and John Van Eyssen.

Described by a contemporary critic as "The best horror ever made," how will this Dracula adaptation fare on The List??

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Channeling his inner Roger Corman and Ed Wood comes Ronnie Ashcroft with THE ASTOUNDING SHE-MONSTER (1958), the film he (likely) wrote, produced and directed! With a badass poster from Albert Kallis, what could go wrong with this horror sci-fi b-movie??

The film stars Robert Clarke, Kenne Duncan, Marilyn Harvey, Jeanne Tatum, Shirley Kilpatrick and Ewing Brown.

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It moves! It breathes! It kills! It's WOMANEATER (1958) from director Charles Saunders!

This low-budget UK horror stars George Coulouris, Vera Day and a woman-eating tree -- but you won't find Paul Blaisdell in the credits. Listen to learn how Saunders blends exploitation and horror in this truly missable film!

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 11:45; Discussion 21:36; Ranking 44:29

A legend is in our midst... it's the first film from director/producer William Castle! With a screenplay from Robb White, just what is in store in 1958's MACABRE?

William Prince, Jacqueline Scott, Christine White and Philip Tonge star in this adaptation of the 1951 novel THE MARBLE FOREST from Theo Durrant.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 27:27; Discussion 47:40; Ranking 1:09:46

This month's horror adjacent episode is on Fritz Lang's M (1931) starring Peter Lorre!

The history of Lang and his collaborator Thea von Harbou is long and intricate, so buckle up for a wild ride! Plus, your deadicated hosts dabble in true crime with coverage of serial killer Peter Kürten, the Vampire of Düsseldorf.

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