Roger Corman plans his horror return with A BUCKET OF BLOOD (1959) starring Dick Miller and Barboura Morris! This MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM remake brings in the scariest beastie of them all... Beatniks!

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 44:11; Discussion 58:26; Ranking 1:16:19

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Universal tries to copy Roger Corman with THE LEECH WOMAN (1960) directed by Edward Dein and starring Coleen Grey, Grant Williams, Phillip Terry and Gloria Talbot.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 14:00; Discussion 23:18; Ranking 36:28

Episode 299 - Show Me The Leeches!

Celebrating episode 300, your deadicated hosts travel to Japan for Nobuo Nakagawa's masterpiece JIGOKU (1960)! The film stars Shigeru Amachi, Yoichi Numata and Utako Mitsuya.

Your hosts discuss nihilism, Buddhism, gore and more in this landmark episode.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 36:08; Discussion 49:48; Ranking 1:22:57

Episode 300 - Cosmic Justice

Your hosts peek through "Illusion-O" glasses to review 13 GHOSTS (1960) from William Castle! This spoopy children's horror stars Donald Woods, Charles Herbert and Martin Milner.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:28; Discussion 27:33; Ranking 38:28

Episode 301 - Counting the Vibes

Your deadicated hosts cover the directorial "debut" of Mario Bava, LA MASCHERA DEL DEMONIO aka THE MASK OF SATAN aka BLACK SUNDAY!

Starring Barbara Steele and John Richardson, we detail the different screenplays and film releases available out there.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 57:12; Discussion 1:15:05; Ranking 1:37:01

Episode 302 - Oh Hello Gore

Continuing their time in Italy, your deadicated hosts encounter SEDDOK, L'EREDE DI SATANA aka ATOM AGE VAMPIRE (1960) from director Anton Giulio Majano!

Designed to cash in on Mario Bava's success, this horror flick doesn't have much going for it...not to mention the gorilla on the loose!

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 8:28; Discussion 18:23; Ranking 32:41

Episode 303 - Movies Glommed Together

From Italian director Giorgio Ferroni comes the Gothic film IL MULINO DELLE DONNE DI PIETRA aka MILL OF THE STONE WOMEN (1960)... in COLOUR! The film stars Pierre Brice, Scilla Gabel, Wolfgang Preiss and Herbert Bohme.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 18:22; Discussion 29:57; Ranking 50:35

Episode 304 - Expressionist As Hell

Your hosts encounter a film often overlooked... it's THE CITY OF THE DEAD (1960) aka HORROR HOTEL directed by John Llewellyn Moxey!

Designed to compete with Hammer Horror, this proto-Amicus Productions film stars Christopher Lee, Patricia Jessel, Venetia Stevenson and Betta St. John.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 17:02; Discussion 30:42; Ranking 55:04

Episode 305 - That Good Witchy Stuff

Your hosts encounter the 1960 "erotic horror" film ET MOURIR DE PLAISIR (LE SANG ET LA ROSE) aka AND DIE OF PLEASURE (BLOOD AND ROSES) from director Roger Vadim! But where's the horror? More importantly, where's the eroticism??

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 34:02; Discussion 44:20; Ranking 1:10:42

Episode 306 - Where's The Horror?

Let's meander down Skid Row for the horror adjacent Roger Corman flick THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1960)! Your hosts discuss this movie's placement in Corman's filmography, and the pros and cons of filming an entire movie over a weekend.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 36:10; Discussion 48:48

Horror Adjacent 25 - Vaudevillian

Director Bert I. Gordon finally makes an appearance on the podcast with TORMENTED (1960)! Taking a break from his "Thing Big" schtick, Gordon takes on a ghost story that stars Richard Carlson, Juli Reding and Susan Gordon.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 21:16; Discussion 34:28; Ranking 50:42

Episode 307 - And Just Like That

Join our deadicated hosts Sarah and Ben as they review horror movies in chronological order and rank them from best to worst. Updated every Wednesday.
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