Ahh yes, the classic question: Horror or thriller? We ask this as we watch THE COUCH (1962) from director Owen Crump! The film stars Grant Williams, Shirley Knight, and Onslow Stevens, with a screenplay by PSYCHO author Robert Bloch. This one's for you, @thekylemarshall.bsky.social!

It's the first Spanish horror film, GRITOS EN LA NOCHE aka SCREAMS IN THE NIGHT (1962) from director Jesús Franco! How does he balance delivering exposition versus exploitation? By making different versions -- a censored Spanish release, and an explicit French release aka L'HORRIBLE DOCTEUR ORLOFF!

Hello Creatures of the Night! The episode will be up late tonight, if not tomorrow. Thank you for your patience! To hold you over, here's a video from Sarah attending Go Go Battles where they ended the night with Optimus Prime decapitating the personification of AI, Zuckerburg, and Musk

Happy Halloween from your deadicated hosts!

Happy Halloween, Creatures of the Night! We have an exciting Halloween treat up on the Patreon: an audiobook adaptation of Edith Nesbit's "The House of Silence," narrated by @stegosarahs.bsky.social! www.patreon.com/posts/house-...

Look, it's not that we don't like Ray Milland. He's just a little... milquetoast? That being said, your deadicated hosts did enjoy him in Roger Corman's THE PREMATURE BURIAL (1962)! Happy #Halloween, Creatures of the Night! #filmsky #horrorsky #horror #classichorror #gothic

Happy October! We have a #Halloween treat for our Patrons of the Night 👇 As part of the 100th anniversary of Rupert Julian's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA release, Ben is reconstructing the 1925 version piece by piece. Is he mad? Listen to find out! #horrorsky #filmsky #silentfilm #phantomoftheopera

We've made it to 1962! From b-movie writer/director Roberto Mauri comes LA STRAGE DEI VAMPIRI (1962), aka Slaughter of the Vampires! This Italian horror borrows much from Dracula, but still manages to show off aesthetically - in both cinematography & its female stars. #filmsky #horrorsky #halloween

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Larry "schlockmeister" Buchanan directs, writes and edits THE NAKED WITCH (1961)! Your deadicated hosts aren't sure what to make of this exploitation flick, but they can at least agree it's an interesting artifact of early American folk horror! #filmsky #horrorsky

This week, we watch a film that brings anxieties of nuclear war and teen gangs together in THE DAMNED (1961, Losey)! Hammer Horror tries to make their own VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED, unfortunately while relying on a director and writer more interested in philosophical ideas... #filmsky #horrorsky

It's a biggie of an episode! We cover the classic Gothic novel Henry James' THE TURN OF THE SCREW, and its film adaptation THE INNOCENTS (1961) from director Jack Clayton! The one thing we definitely agree on: Miss Giddens is not okay! #horrorsky #filmsky

Hi there, Creatures of the Night! Just a heads up that our episode on THE INNOCENTS is a big one, and it won't be up until tomorrow. Thank you for your patience!

This looks dope as hell! Sincerely hope to see some folk horror love for 1952's White Reindeer, 1958's Lake of the Dead, or even 1936's Fährmann Maria!

Is it horror? Thriller? Film noir, gothic or maybe giallo? We discuss the intricacies of LYCANTHROPUS (1961) aka WEREWOLF IN A GIRLS' DORMITORY from director Paolo Heusch! At the very least, we have a werewolf mystery on our hands... #filmsky #horrorsky #filmreview

Out of Japan comes (yet another) adaptation of YOTSUYA KAIDAN -- this time it's 1961's KAIDAN OIWA NO BOREI from director Tai Kato! But the real question is: will the film's return to a more detailed version of this ghost story be conducive to a horror movie? #filmreview #filmsky #horrorsky

😍 be still our decaying hearts!

A vampire's blood feud; a demonic cult; avant garde piano... with these ingredients we get EL MUNDO DE LOS VAMPIROS (1961) from director Alfonso Corona Blake! Which unfortunately, is just another vampire movie. #MexicanFilm #MexicanHorror #HorrorSky #FilmSky

Today's episode is going to be delayed unfortunately, Castle Scream Scene is experiencing some technical difficulties this evening. We'll have the episode up as soon as possible 🙇‍♀️

What happens when you mix psychiatry, addiction metaphors, surrealism and electronic music? The first Canadian horror movie* and full length 3D fiction film**, THE MASK (1961, Roffman)! #filmsky #horrorsky #cancon soundcloud.com/screamscenep...

William Castle with two wolves inside him: One wants to shock and frighten his audience, and the other wants them to have a good time. In the case of MR. SARDONICUS (1961), he struggles to accomplish either one! #filmsky #horrorsky

We travel to Mexico for LA MARCA DEL MUERTO (1961, Cortés), a gothic sci-fi horror flick that stars leading man Fernando Casanova in dual roles! Will the repetitive music from Gustavo César Carrión tank the film, or will the moody cinematography by José Ortiz Ramos save it? #horrorsky #filmsky

These teens are being hunted! Can they survive... the hunter's BLOODLUST?! We find out in this 1961 adaptation of Richard Connell's THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, from writer/producer/director Ralph Brooke. #horrorsky #filmsky #slasher #horror #TEENS soundcloud.com/screamscenep...

Mix witches with cult voodoo and you get THE DEVIL'S HAND (1961) from director William J. Hole Jr., starring Linda Christian, Robert Alda and Neil Hamilton. Is it good? No. Yet, there might be something worthwhile pulling the film in certain directions... maybe? #filmsky #horrorsky

Our recap of MoPOP's Scared to Death exhibit is up on Patreon! It's available to Patrons at the $10 level, but is also available to anyone at $5. www.patreon.com/posts/explor... We're giving this 'sell post' feature a try, so please share your feedback if this is weird lol

Roger Corman tasks Richard Matheson with expanding Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" into a feature length film... do they succeed?? Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele and Luana Anders star in PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961, Corman)! #horrorsky #filmsky

Your deadicated hosts thoroughly enjoyed the #horror section in #MoPOP Recap will be coming soon on our Patreon!

Like a snake eating its own tail, William Castle presents HOMICIDAL (1961), his take on Hitchcock's PSYCHO (1960), which was Hitchcock's take on Castle's gimmick approach to horror! #filmsky #horrorsky #FrightBreak soundcloud.com/screamscenep...

Would you still love me if I was a mermaid? Your hosts tackle NIGHT TIDE (1961) from writer/director Curtis Harrington! With inspiration from William Hope Hodgson & Edgar Allan Poe, the film stars Dennis Hopper, Linda Lawson & Gavin Muir. #filmsky #horrorsky #podcast

A female-led psychological #horror film? What is this, 1940's RKO? Nope, it's Hammer's latest! Director Seth Holt takes on Jimmy Sangster's gothic thriller TASTE OF FEAR (1961), starring Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd & Christopher Lee. #horrorsky #filmsky soundcloud.com/screamscenep...

It is with regret that our next episode on Hammer's TASTE OF FEAR (Holt, 1961) will be a few days late. We apologize for the delay! Thank you for your patience 🙏💀

Your hosts tackle THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS (1961), directed by Coleman Francis & starring Tor Johnson! But does this indie #horror land more towards Ed Wood charm or W. Lee Wilder incompetence? While we decide, we share facts about the Nevada Test Site and nuclear experiments... #filmsky #horrorsky

If your beloved cat witnessed your murder, would it take revenge? In THE SHADOW OF THE CAT (1961), the answer is YES! This latest entry from Hammer Productions is directed by John Gilling and stars Andre Morell, Barbara Shelley and Bunkie as Tabitha the cat! soundcloud.com/screamscenep...

It's the first werewolf picture in colour; it's THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961), directed by Terence Fisher! Starring Oliver Reed in his first lead role, we ask where the film fits in werewolf lore, and whether the BBFC was out of line in its content ruling... soundcloud.com/screamscenep...

With THE SNAKE WOMAN (1961), director Sidney Furie reminds us that the past isn't always better and the content-entertainment-churning machine has been hard at work since the beginning. soundcloud.com/screamscenep...

She mad we're podcasting instead of playing with her

Read @stegosarahs.bsky.social thoughts on Robert Eggers' NOSFERATU (2024) and its central question, "Does evil come from within us or from beyond?" www.patreon.com/posts/nosfer...

From Canadian director Sidney J Furie comes DOCTOR BLOOD'S COFFIN (1961), a British horror zombie film... in colour?! The film stars Kieron Moore, Hazel Court and Ian Hunter in a typical mad scientist plot with a thriller/rom-com spin. soundcloud.com/screamscenep...

Now playing (07:55 PM PST): "The Unknown" (1927) By Tod Browning Runtime: 68 min.

Some listeners have let us know that the last few minutes of this week's episode cut out somehow. Fear not! We've re-uploaded the file and this should be resolved now. Thank you for your patience!

Merry Christmas, Creatures of the Night, and welcome to 1961! This week, we cover the very first zombie movie in colour, THE DEAD ONE! From writer/director Barry Mahon, this voodoo zombie movie takes place on a Louisianan plantation, but will it mine the full depth of the horror available?

Merry Christmas, Creatures of the Night!

This atmospheric and haunting movie sparked a franchise that had more misses than hits, but there's no denying Karloff did something special with THE MUMMY (1932) soundcloud.com/screamscenep...

Rejoice! We are officially on YouTube Music! music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

If y'all are looking for a new contender for "actually ____ is a Christmas movie," might I suggest 1973's LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE? The direction and cinematography? Fantastic The score? Great The acting? Wonderful The writing? Interesting and less misogynistic than the book (bonus!)

With an expanded story, will this 1960 adaptation of Poe's classic THE TELL-TALE HEART keep you awake at night or wither beneath the floorboards? soundcloud.com/screamscenep...

Your hosts take a trip back in time to 1934 for Brian Desmond Hurst's adaptation of THE TELL-TALE HEART! on.soundcloud.com/KH5WDYKrpfD8...

We are very disappointed to say that the documentary "The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee" is not very good.

Castle Scream Scene finds itself under a blue sky. Welcome all. soundcloud.com/screamscenep...