Scream Scene Podcast

In our longest episode yet, our deadicated hosts cover all things Phantom of the Opera! From the 1925 film's many releases, to the Opera House itself, there's plenty to hear in this review of the 1925/1929 Phantom of the Opera, directed by Rupert Julian & co, starring Lon Chaney.

Context setting 00:00; intermission 44:12; summary 46:10; discussion 1:01:21; ranking 1:29:19

Our deadicated hosts return to the US to review Roland West's 1925 horror-comedy The Monster, with the Scream Scene debut of Lon Chaney! Slapstick, the origins of MGM, and Lon Chaney abounds in this Rocky Horror Monster Show of an episode.

Context setting 00:00; summary 26:38; discussion 37:17; ranking 47:24.

Our deadicated hosts return to director Robert Wiene with his 1924 film Orlacs Hände with Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina, and Fritz Kortner. What has Wiene and Veidt been up to since Caligari? What is the history of organ transplants? Find out this and more in our twelfth episode!

Context setting 00:00; post intermission 21:57; summary 28:52; discussion 52:23; ranking 1:01:19

Our deadicated hosts Ben and Sarah discuss just where Benjamin Christensen's 1922 documentary horror film Häxan / Witchcraft Through The Ages fits on the list... and should they have included it in the first place?

Context setting 00:11; Film summary and discussion 23:28

Our deadicated hosts tackle FW Murnau's 1922 film Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens; our first vampire film! We cover a lot, from the folkloric origins of vampires to the film's copyright issues as an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Context setting 00:00; film summary 42:14; discussion 59:24; ranking 1:22:11

Legend dictates that the last soul to die on New Year's Eve must drive the Phantom Carriage for the next year. Our deadicated hosts Ben and Sarah review Körkarlen (1921, Sjöström), also known as The Phantom Carriage. Also known as Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness! Opening context 0:00; trigger warning 21:50; summary 22:08; discussion 36:33; ranking 57:30.

We're back with Paul Wegener, and his 1920 film Der Golem, Wie Er In Die Welt Kam! Is this a horror movie? Is it even German expressionist? Listen to hear what our deadicated hosts Ben and Sarah have to say about The Golem, How He Came Into The World.

Deadicated hosts Ben and Sarah tackle the German follow up to Dr Caligari... Genuine, Die Tragödie Eines Seltsamen Hauses, directed by Robert Wiene from 1920. We cover the differences between the original and the US release (retitled Genuine, A Tale of a Vampire), and (attempt) to decipher the long history of fearing women's sexuality. Oh my!

It's our third Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde episode, this time featuring John Barrymore in his 1920 performance, directed by John Robertson. Our deadicated hosts Ben and Sarah learn about the Barrymore acting dynasty and more, in the sixth episode of Scream Scene.

Our first famous film! Deadicated hosts Ben and Sarah "get woke" as they review 1920's Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari (dir Robert Weine) and uncover the forgotten history of Italophobia in the US and Europe.