Premiering on ABC in 1971, this film features the best line-up of four actresses this side of The Golden Girls: Helen Hayes, Myrna Loy, Mildred Natwick and Sylvia Sidney. Joining Sam to discuss DO NOT FOLD — which may or may not be considered a horror movie, depending on what kind of girl you are — is playwright and performer Justin Elizabeth Sayre. Also indicative of what kind of girl you are? Whether you know what the title refers to.

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DO NOT FOLD, SPINDLE OR MUTILATE with Justin Elizabeth Sayre

Long before the Conjuring franchise took on the murder trial of Arne Johnson, NBC aired a TV movie inspired by those real-life events: 1983’s THE DEMON MURDER CASE. And while some might expect a made-for-TV production to pale in comparison, this one boasts Kevin Bacon, Andy Griffith and Cloris Leachman and gives the big-screen counterpart a run for its money. The delightful Lucy Davis joins Sam to talk demonology.

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THE DEMON MURDER CASE with Lucy Davis

There’s actually so much going on in this 1978 NBC telefilm about the rock band Kiss battling an evil inventor to save Magic Mountain that we are splitting into two parts, just because we couldn’t imagine sparing you all a single second of this. To discuss this landmark motion picture, Sam brings in Chris D’Arienzo, the Tony-nominated writer of the musical Rock of Ages, who knows a thing or two about projects inspired by pop music.

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KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK with Chris D'Arienzo -- Part One!

When we last left Sam and special guest Chris D’Arienzo, they were discussing the best movie ever about a rock band investigating mysterious goings-on at Magic Mountain. What edge-of-your-seat thrills await you in the shocking conclusion! Well, you have to listen to it to find out. We’re not just going to tell you.

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KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK with Chris D'Arienzo -- Part Two!

It’s a rare case of a TV movie in the U.S. becoming a theatrical release in Japan: 1978’s THE BERMUDA DEPTHS, which has Carl Weathers, Connie Sellecca, and Leigh McCloskey exploring sea monsters off the Bermuda coast. If that’s not enough, there’s also Rankin/Bass connection, and director Jim Fall joins Sam to talk it through.

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THE BERMUDA DEPTHS with Jim Fall

Have you ever thought the film Maximum Overdrive just had too many possessed vehicles? If so, 1974’s KILLDOZER! may be the film for you. Clint Walker stars a construction foreman tasked with battling a bulldozer given malevolent sentience by an ancient meteorite. Sam is joined by returning guest Marc Anthony Samuel to talk about why this made-for-TV marvel got a cult following.

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KILLDOZER! with Marc Samuel

What is the secret of Love House? And will intrepid investigating marrieds Kate Jackson and Robert Wagner uncover the mysteries in time? Sam is joined by Tymberlee Hill for this campy dive into old Hollywood. Originally airing in 1976, it also stars Sylvia Sidney, John Carradine, Bill Macy, Joan Blondell and more.

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DEATH AT LOVE HOUSE with Tymberlee Hill

The only thing better than Robert Stack teaming up with Vera Miles is Sam Pancake teaming up with returning guest Stacey Yvonne to discuss 1974’s THE STRANGE AND DEADLY OCCURRENCE, about a family moving into a new home to discover that someone — or something — would rather they hadn’t.

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THE STRANGE AND DEADLY OCCURRENCE with Stacey Yvonne

The ABC Movie of the Week for the week of October 30, 1974, DEATH CRUISE delivers exactly what that title promises: death, several times over, happening specifically on a cruise ship. The film stars patron saint of this podcast, Kate Jackson, alongside Richard Long, Tom Bosley and Polly Bergen, and on hand to discuss it is actress Natalie Lander — a delight in her own right but also the granddaughter of one of the actors playing these unlucky cruisegoers. 

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DEATH CRUISE with Natalie Lander

Barbara Eden stars in this 1974 ABC Movie of the Week, which puts a sci-fi twist on the “Help! There’s something in my womb!”-subgenre of horror flick made in the style of Rosemary’s Baby. To clump discuss this schlocky goodness, Sam is joined by founding SNL cast member Laraine Newman, who is a delight.

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THE STRANGER WITHIN with Laraine Newman

Lesson learned: If there’s a storied home in Pennsylvania Amish country, it’s probably haunted. The House That Would Not Die stars Barbara Stanwyck, Kitty Winn and Barbara Stanwyck’s amazing Nolan Miller wardrobe, who all join forces to get to the bottom of a centuries-old mystery and also get in good with their handsome neighbors. Actress and comedian Selene Luna joins Sam to talk about how bonkers this movie is and how it succeeds in spite of being totally bonkers.

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THE HOUSE THAT WOULD NOT DIE with Selene Luna

Who is the ambiguously European-accented woman murdering the men of Los Angeles? What family secret could Donna Mills and Patty Duke be hiding? Why are they playing twins? Can you tell the difference between June Lockhart and June Allyson? These questions and more are asked and kinda-sorta answered in Episode 3 of the Monday Afternoon Movie, where Sam is joined by Drew Droege to explore the 1977 detective thriller-monster movie CURSE OF THE BLACK WIDOW.

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CURSE OF THE BLACK WIDOW with Drew Droege

It goes without saying that the star of 1973's SCREAM, PRETTY PEGGY is Bette Davis, and the star of this episode is Sam Pancake's impression of Bette Davis. Matt Cornwall joins Sam to relish in every moment Davis spends onscreen, even the ones where she's just nervously holding a whiskey-filled teacup.

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SCREAM, PRETTY PEGGY with Matt Cornwall

It's finally here: the movie that derailed Karen Black's career! The 1975 TV movie TRILOGY OF TERROR offers viewers four different flavors of Karen Black, but Sam and guest Roz Drezfalez find that there's a reason the last vignette is the one everyone still remembers. Zuni fetish doll for the win!

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TRILOGY OF TERROR with Roz Drezfalez

Think of Lost by way of Fantasy Island with a Twilight Zone chaser, and if that’s not incentive enough, know that Haunts of the Very Rich’s band of castaways is 1972 TV royalty, including Lloyd Bridges, Cloris Leachman, Ed Asner, Anne Francis, Donna Mills, Robert Reed and more. The ebullient Alec Mapa joins Sam for this episode, the finale to the first season of Monday Afternoon Movie. 

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HAUNTS OF THE VERY RICH with Alec Mapa

Have you gotten this far in your life without knowing that Sally Field starred in a 1972 Christmas-themed horror movie that pits her against the baroness from The Sound of Music? Not only does your host get into this Aaron Spelling-produced made-for-TV wonder, but he does so with writer-director Sam Greisman, who just happens to be Sally’s son. He reports that his mother remembers the film having a great cast but nonetheless being “a piece of shit.” Home for the Holidays also stars fellow Mary Todd Lincoln enthusiast Julie Harris and Jessica Walter, whose character is drunk the entire movie.

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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS with Sam Greisman

Welcome to season two! We’re kicking off this new run of Monday Afternoon Movie with The Spell, a 1977 made-for-TV marvel that really wants to outdo Carrie and probably doesn’t but stars Lee Grant and that is enough! Sam is joined by Frankie Frascatore, a font of pop culture knowledge, to talk ploth oles, magic powers, and this film’s very particular brand of 1970s clutter set dressing. Come for the TV-censor approved horror. Stay for confusion about what banana cake is. 

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THE SPELL with Frankie Frascatore

What if Rosemary’s Baby but with Shelley Winters and also the movie gives away a central plot point in the title? THE DEVIL’S DAUGHTER features Belinda Montgomery, Robert Foxworth and Diane Ladd, with a script by the writer of Harold & Maude and 9 to 5. And that might seem like an impressive line-up, but Sam is joined by comedic actor Tony Rodriguez to discuss all the ways this one goes off the rails.

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THE DEVIL’S DAUGHTER with Tony Rodriguez

Not long before they became Charlie's Angels, Kate Jackson and Cheryl Ladd appeared in this 1973 Aaron Spelling production about coeds who also happen to be members of a Satanic cabal. Yes, it's another case of a surprise ending made less surprising by the film's title, but Sam is joined by Daniele Gaither for an in-depth discussion of a campy classic that is also a study in mid-70s fashion.

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SATAN’S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS with Daniele Gaither

On Halloween night, 1978, NBC aired SUMMER OF FEAR (a.k.a. STRANGER IN OUR HOUSE), starring Linda Blair and several perms. The film — directed by Wes Craven and based on a novel by Lois Duncan — is a witchcraft-tinged thriller that plays on the very relatable fear of having an evil cousin take over your posh life in the Malibu countryside. Fran Drescher co-stars. Her accent is not explained. John Arthur Hill joins Sam to discuss.

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SUMMER OF FEAR with John Arthur Hill

Can the pilot for a failed detective series be turned into a successful standalone feature? Why do you think they filmed this on location in Monterey? Could there be a less interesting name for a leading male character than Norliss? Didn't Angie Dickinson have something better to do? Why are there so few people of color in these TV movies? These and more questions shall be answered in Sam's discussion of 1973's THE NORLISS TAPES, with special guest Lucas Zachary Hazlett.

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THE NORLISS TAPES with Lucas Zachary Hazlett

Don’t believe the jump rope jingle! Lizzie Borden didn’t actually give her mother forty whacks. Also, it really undersells the amount of lesbian tension in this story. Yes, Sam is talking 1975’s The Legend of Lizzie Borden, which puts two sitcom greats — Elizabeth Montgomery and Katherine Helmond — into corsets to tell a true(ish) account of one of the most famous murder stories in American history. Gwynedd Stuart joins the show to share her thoughts and plan out her own murders in a surefire attempt at Lizzie Borden-esque infamy. 

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THE LEGEND OF LIZZIE BORDEN with Gwynedd Stuart

Pilgrim buckles have never looked creepier than in this 1970 thriller starring Hope Lange and Paul Burke. Fellow Gilmore Girls star Rose Abdoo joins Sam to discuss a movie that Wikipedia summarizes simply as ”A haunted house makes its occupants miserable.“ Not inaccurate!

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CROWHAVEN FARM with Rose Abdoo

Half-human, half-animal and 100 percent made-for-TV magic! This week, Sam is talking about the 1977 sasquatchploitation favorite SNOWBEAST, starring Bo Svenson, Yvette Mimieux and Sylvia Sidney. And along for this sinister sleigh ride is Love Connie herself, John Cantwell, and there is perhaps no better team-up to discuss the less-remembered performances of the TV movie era. Get your yeti on.

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SNOWBEAST with John Cantwell

What animal strikes more fear into the heart of man than… the banana spider?!?! Well, at least that’s the premise the creators of TARANTULAS: THE DEADLY CARGO were hoping would win over made-for-tv horror fans in 1977. This creature feature — weirdly a Christmastime release, for no reason in particular — doesn’t quite come together, but luckily actor Pip Lilly is on hand to talk with Sam about its hunky eye candy. BANANA SPIDERS!!!

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TARANTULAS: THE DEADLY CARGO with Pip Lilly

After almost fifty years performing onscreen, Myrna Loy finally landed a role befitting her talents: as a wheelchair-bound hotelier besieged by ants. She stars opposite Suzanne Somers, Bernie Casey and Robert Foxworth in Ants!, a.k.a. It Happened at Lakewood Manor and also a.k.a. Panic at Lakewood Manor, because it’s always a good sign when a movie has multiple titles. Joining Sam this week is comedian and drag legend Jackie Beat, who did not enjoy the film.

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ANTS! with Jackie Beat

Just one month after John Carpenter ruined the American babysitter market with HALLOWEEN, NBC aired SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME, a different tale of imperiled women. This one stars Lauren Hutton and Adrienne Barbeau, and it’s quite likely one of the better made-for-TV thrillers ever, but the real take-away might be how good Hutton is as the film’s heroine. Actress and comedian Beth Crosby joins Sam to talk this one out.

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SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME with Beth Crosby

More often than not, part of the fun of this podcast is laughing at the delightful bonkers nature of TV movies from this era. This week? It’s a different case. Sam is joined by film critic and fellow podcaster Dave White to discuss DUEL, the 1971 classic that introduced the world to a up-and-comer named Steven Spielberg. It’s stark. It’s tense. And it’s such a great made-for-TV effort that it eventually wound up on the big screen after the fact!

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Buy Amanda’s book, Are You In The House Alone?: A TV Movie Compendium 1964-1999: https://www.amazon.com/Are-You-House-Alone-Compendium/dp/1909394440

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DUEL with Dave White

Welcome to hell. Literally. We’d love to say that this episode is the first of the new season, but seeing as how we’re all grounded until summer, this is going to be a one-off until Sam can invite his friends over without risk of certain death. Luckily, this one is a great one: Jeff Nelson, camp impresario and Scream Factory co-founder, talks with Sam about INVITATION TO HELL, a Wes Craven-directed, Robert Urich-starring made-for-TV effort that features Susan Lucci as the devil. Don’t be shocked — this one comes from 1984, making it our first TV movie to fall outside of the 1970s. That Sam Pancake is VERSATILE!

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INVITATION TO HELL with Jeff Nelson

Is Dr. Alex Lauder losing his mind? Or his he being visited by the ghost of his daughter? Or is it a third shocking thing? Melanie Hutsell, comedic actress and all-around neat lady, attempts to answer these questions and more. DAUGHTER OF THE MIND, which aired in 1969,  happens to be one of the first high-quality offerings from ABC's Movie of the Week.

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Listen to Throwing Shade: https://www.earwolf.com/show/throwing-shade/

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DAUGHTER OF THE MIND with Melanie Hutsell

What if Mary from Little House on the Prairie got magical powers? No, she doesn’t get her eyes back. In, this 1981 made-for-TV marvel answers the question in the darkest possible way, and a very funny lady with green hair, actress and comedian Jessica Jean Jardine, is on hand to talk up the Craft-iness of it all.

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MIDNIGHT OFFERINGS with Jessica Jean Jardine

A 1970 made-for-TV offering in the style of What’s the Matter With Helen? and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, this one subs Anthony Perkins into what is usually the “old lady in peril” role. It also stars Julie Harris and Joan Hackett, and to discuss the melodramatic thrills, we have the wonderful Sherry Vine — drag queen, comedian and frequent collaborator of Sam’s in campy live stagings of classic sitcommery. They make delightful conversation.

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HOW AWFUL ABOUT ALLAN with Sherry Vine

What’s better than Diana Scarwid, P.J. Soles and Dinah Manoff all in one movie? Easy: 1977’s THE POSSESSED also has a young Harrison Ford! It’s a good supernatural made-for-TV marvel, and we’ve got the lovely Stacey Yvonne over to talk every drop of life out of this one. 

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THE POSSESSED with Stacey Yvonne

You are not having as bad of a week as Valerie Harper is in this movie, but if you’ve ever wanted to see Rhoda get dragged through hell, this 1982 offering is the movie for you. And Ruth Gordon is there too! And an iguana! This week, Sam is joined by easily the least famous guest he’s had so far: Drew Mackie, producer of Monday Afternoon Movie and also the host of Gayest Episode Ever, a podcast about the LGBT-focused very special episodes of classic sitcoms.

And if you want to play the “make your own horror movie” game that Drew brings up, you can do that on the episode page: https://www.mondayafternoonmovie.com/episodes/dont-go-to-sleep-1982-drew-mackie

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And listen to Sam’s episode, in which Mary and Rhoda meet a homo: https://www.gayestepisodeever.com/episodes/mary-tyler-moore-gay

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DON’T GO TO SLEEP with Drew Mackie

Celebrate Halloween two days late not with the TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker but the 1972 TV movie that first introduced Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak. It influenced generations of subsequent paranormal-themed TV shows, but does it hold up today? Not so much, says special guest Dave Holmes, who objects to this take on vampire horror being so decidedly unsexy and overstuffed with middle-aged white dudes.

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THE NIGHT STALKER with Dave Holmes

Sam Pancake's gripping exploration of the non-theatrical Stepford Wives movies concludes with a very Lifetime original movie-style take starring Donna Mills and Michael Ontkean. And the very funny Greta Titleman is on hand to discuss whether the gender-flipped plot justifies this 1996 film's existence.

Also listen to the other two installments in Sam’s Stepford miniseries
REVENGE OF THE STEPFORD WIVES with Naomi Ekperigin: https://www.mondayafternoonmovie.com/episodes/revenge-stepford-wives-podcast-naomi-ekperigin 
THE STEPFORD CHILDREN with Tim Murdock
https://www.mondayafternoonmovie.com/episodes/stepford-children-tim-murdock

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THE STEPFORD HUSBANDS with Greta Titleman

Actor and comedian Sam Pancake sits down with friends famous and funny to discuss the surreal, silly and nonetheless star-studded made-for-TV movies of the 1970s. It's a loving look at baffling not-quite-feature-length flicks that often aren't on DVD and have largely been lost to time.

Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie

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