Jeff and Richard belatedly celebrate the birthday of Ol' Blood and Thunder, or Mr. Murder, Tod Slaughter. Slaughter has been called a British Boris Karloff. Indeed he made a series of films in the 1930s as similar to each other as Karloff's mad scientist movies were in the United States.

However, with his roots in the theater, Slaughter was a unique master of Victorian melodrama, perhaps best known for playing Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, both on stage and screen. He stops short of being a moustache-twirling villain, but never retreats from a maniacal laugh.

Let your hosts be your guide for which of Slaughter's films are hits and which ones are misses. They may not be your cup of tea, but we encourage you to take a sip. Just don't drink too much in one sitting...

EP 94: Mr. Murder

For a bit of a change of pace, Jeff and Richard discuss two films where there are as many songs as there are monsters: Phantom of the Paradise (1974) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975.) Both did their time on the Midnight Movie circuit before the advent of home video boosted one's reputation and tarnished the other's.

EP 95: Musical Monsters

Surprise! We're hitting the road early with the first of four summer trips to the drive-in. It's the weekend of June 15, 1973, and Battle for the Planet of the Apes has just opened, giving the Hillcrest Drive-In in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the opportunity to host an unofficial "Go Ape" marathon.

We both started our relationship with Planet of the Apes as children, and it's a passion that has consistently remained with us throughout our lives. Please don't take our discussion as criticism... if we didn't love PotA, we wouldn't spend so much time talking about it!

Don't miss this month's video on YouTube @ClassicHorrorsTV. It focuses primarily on PotA collectibles and is truly a companion to the audio podcast, where we don't even discuss the wonderful toys, coloring books, comics, etc.

https://youtu.be/lqPdJwIhZe8

EP 96: Go Ape At The Drive-In

Join Jeff and Richard as they travel only a few months into the past to watch two movies released 50 years apart, one of them that's 92-years old! First up is Poltergeist (1982) and then it's Freaks (1932.) If you think that's an odd double feature, consider that the third movie on the triple bill was The Exorcist (1973.)

They sure know how to program an evening's entertainment on the big screen at Bengies Drive-In Theater in Middle River, Maryland. That's in our friend, Steve Turek's (Die Cast Movie Podcast) neck of the woods, so I wouldn't be surprised if we run into him at the concession stand. I just hope we don't reveal too much about his future... we'd hate to create a time paradox!

EP 97: Freaky Poltergeist

The much-maligned Atomic Age films, The Giant Gila Monster and The Killer Shrews, both from 1959, may have been made on the cheap, but they accomplish something few Hollywood blockbusters do: inspire our imaginations!

Join Jeff and Richard as they travel back in time to the Tri-City Drive-In in San Pedro, California, for the ultimate double-feature that perfectly belongs in the drive-in experience. 

Jeff's favorite parts of these movies is the dialogue, so visit our YouTube channel, @ClassicHorrorsTV, to hear (and see) some of the best...

Songs:
The Killer Shrews Theme Song
from Mystery Science Theater 3000

The Mushroom Song by Don Sullivan
from The Giant Gila Monster (1959)

Thank you to Bill Mize!

EP 98: Giant Killer Shrews

Putting the "C" in the Classic Horrors Club Podcast, Jeff and Richard finish this year's annual summer at the drive-in with two bonafide classics: Them! (1954) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956.)

With a double-time hop, they visit the Tri-City Drive-In in Loma Linda, California, on two different days. Alas, there never was a drive-in double feature for these two films (as far as we know.)

Join us for the penultimate episode on our march (like an army of giant ants) toward the century mark. Be sure to go home with the same person, though, especially if they fall asleep during the show...

EP 99: Them Body Snatchers!

It's finally here! Eight years in the making! You're invited to join Rich and Jeff for the 100th meeting of the Classic Horrors Club! There's only one movie star and one movie big enough for the podcast: King Kong (1933.)

It's an episode as big as Kong, and a celebration you don't want to miss with participation from some of our listeners and members of our Facebook group page. Grab some champagne, take your seat, and let's get started...

(for complete episode credits, please visit classichorrors.club)

EP 100: Kong!

Previously on the Classic Horrors Club Podcast...

In the remote reaches of an undisclosed location, Jeff and Richard discovered a hidden door in their clubhouse. When they opened it, they were sucked into a vortex and sent tumbling through time and space...

Where... and when... have they gone?!?

Be sure to check out the Video Companion to learn more about Roland West and the scandal that ruined his career:

https://youtu.be/X4WMT4wQSMQ

Eternal thanks to: Alistair Hughes and Joshua Kennedy

EP 101: Bat in the Belfry

The vortex drops Jeff and Richard in Times Square once again, but nine years after their last visit. Things have changed and one of the original movie palaces is scheduled for demolition. Will they have time to watch Werewolf of London before the wrecking ball swings? And what will they think of it?

Eternal thanks to Alistair Hughes and Joshua Kennedy!

EP 102: Ah-hoo, Werewolf of London

You're invited to a world premiere event as the vortex drops Jeff & Richard into a car at the Tascosa Drive-In in Amarillo, Texas, on August 29, 1958. The stars of "The Sun Demon" appear not only on screen, but also in person!! You will see... I mean, hear... a man change from man to monster before your... ears! Never before attempted in any theater... or on any podcast...

EP 103: Hideous!

We invite you to attend our next monthly club meeting where we discuss movies from "silent screen to Halloween, and everything scary in between."
Hosted by Jeff Owens from classichorrors.club and Richard Chamberlain, the Monster Movie Kid.

EP 100: Kong!

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