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And we return to our regular scheduled broadcast.

It’s a long overdue trip to the 1950s for William Castle’s “House On Haunted Hill”, where Vincent Price hands out handguns as party favours, a visiting doctor hands out tranquillisers like Smarties and the servants skateboard around the basement in the dark.

We also look at the career of William Castle, King of Schlock and marketing genius.

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And we’re back. A quick catch-up this episode, just to get us all back into the swing of things.

Lee, Chris and Adam discuss their activities during the summer break, including childbirth and meeting Pinball Bobby from Not For Everyone Podcast, which is still being touted as “The Most Ambitious Crossover Event In History”. Also the team rate/recommend plenty of eye-fillers for you to enjoy, and are inaugurated into The Kurt Army.

Normal activities will resume in our next episode; where we’ll be watching William Castle’s “House on Haunted Hill” (1959).

No prep necessary for this ep, just jump straight in. Enjoy.

And don’t forget to #askwelcometohorror

Bit of a change up for Episode 31 - we’ve had some brilliant questions for our #askwelcometohorror campaign recently, so much so that we’ve decided to devote a whole show to discussing and answering them!

Lee, Chris and Adam are joined by long-time listener, first-time guest Adam Laws, whose question prompted this long form approach in the first place.

We also have questions from loyal listeners Dario Bentley, Pinball Bobby of “Not For Everyone” Podcast and Sarah T; thanks for you excellent contributions folks.

Let us know your thoughts on the topics and questions discussed at Facebook, Soundcloud and our website.

If you want to #askwelcometohorror yourself - post your question(s) on Instagram, Facebook or Soundcloud using the hashtag - and we’ll be answering them in future episodes.

No prep necessary for this ep, just jump straight in. Enjoy.

In attempt to combat the heatwave, we’re taking a trip to Antartica for John Carpenter’s The Thing, in which Kurt Russell plies his computer with drink, Jed the dog gives an Oscar-worthy performance and the mysterious underwear vandal is yet to be caught!

Along the way we discuss Death Cafes, the audio adaptation of Clive Barker’s “The Hellbound Heart”, Lee and Chris open their birthday presents and a mysterious card arrives...

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A couple of firsts for Chris; the first Amicus and (unbelievably) the first time Peter Cushing has appeared on the WTH screen!

We take a trip to Dr Terror’s House of Horrors where Neil McCallum encounters a hairy heiress; James Bond’s boss and Fluff Freeman fight a killer plant; Roy Castle and Kenny Lynch chase the Voodoo down; Michael Gough makes a monkey out of Christopher Lee and Donald Sutherland allows an armed maniac to sit in a sleeping child’s room.

Along the way we discuss Cobra Kai, Netflix’ Monkey remake, Belgian thriller Tabula Rasa and the CGI afterlife of Grand Moff Tarkin.

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Staying in Horror/Comedy territory, the gang head down to Shroudshire, where a four-time Dracula is slumming it as a butler at Munster Hall, the local barmaid knows a surprising amount about motor racing and unsuspecting visitors may be bashed on the cranium with something jagged.

Along the way #askwelcometohorror prompts recommendations of horror literature, and we discuss AHS, Winchester and the all round God-like genius of Terry-Thomas.

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Frying Tonight! The team get out their double entendres and take a trip to the Bide-A-Wee Rest Home, where a electricity-filled Kenneth Williams is up to something in the basement, the local police have employed two Time Lords and foul feet smell something horrible.

The team also watch rather splendid horror comedy short “The Furred Man” from Evil Hypnotist Productions, as well as discussing “Ready Player One”, “A Dark Song” and “You Were Never Really Here”.

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The team (plus new co-host Alexa) polish off their English to Spanish phrase book and take a wander around “Pan’s Labyrinth”, where a small girl turns a frog inside out, some fairies meet a grisly end, and Guillermo del Toro makes us wish a man dead.

Along the way they answer more #askwelcometohorror questions and discuss “Santa Clarita Diet”, “Blade Runner 2049”, “Tank 432”, “Annihilation” and the magic of Penn & Teller.

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The team are joined by deeply pregnant woman Claire to watch Alice Lowe’s comedy slasher “Prevenge”, in which we see actual documentary footage of midwifery in the wild, and are given tips on both rock climbing safety and how to fit an 8 months pregnant woman through a dog flap.

Along the way we forget which film we’re watching next episode, discuss horrific medical Instagram accounts, Mind Hunter and why Justice League is a load of old crap.

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It’s Adam’s (somewhat belated) Birthday choice; and he’s picked 1972’s “Death Line” (renamed “Raw Meat” in the US of A).

Set on the London Underground, this grimy shocker features Hyacinth Bucket’s husband contemplating cannibalism on the Piccadilly Line, Christopher Lee’s moustache making a bristly cameo, and Donald Pleasence demanding tea! A lot.

Along the way we also discuss Altered Carbon, Lords of Salem, Inside No.9, The Prestige, and X-Men movies Vs. The Marvel Cinematic Universe.

MIND THE DOORS!

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