Saturday Night Spook-o-rama

Spookorama cannot die! This week we take a look at two more films from 1940. First up it's Son of Ingagi, the first horror film with an all-black cast. Next up it's our first horror comedy film with Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard in The Ghost Breakers. Next week we'll move on to 1941 with The Wolfman and Cat People. If you like our podcast and want to help us continue to say spooky words at your ear holes, consider donating to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/spookorama

Spook-o-rama is back - part 3! This week we take a look at two horror reboots from Universal Pictures from the year 1940. First up, it's The Invisible Man Returns, where we see (hear?) Vincent Price's horror debut. After that, it's back to the sands of Egypt for The Mummy's Hand. Justus lost his audio for this episode, so we redubbed the parts we couldn't edit out with a cruel imitation of him. Next week we'll stay in 1940 with Son of Ingagi and The Ghost Breakers. If you like our podcast and want to help us continue to say spooky words at your ear holes, consider donating to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/spookorama

This week, Spook-O-Rama tackles horror films from the legendary high-water year of 1939. The horror hiatus is over, and more spooky cinema awaits! First up we look at the spooooky murder mystery The Hound Of The Baskervilles, the first of the iconic Sherlock Holmes movies starring Basil Rathbone. After the break we take a look at Universal's attempt to reinvigorate their horror movie empire, Son Of Frankenstein. Next week we'll have the first of two episodes in 1940, featuring The Mummy's Hand and The Invisible Man Returns. If you like our podcast and want to help us continue to say spooky words at your ear holes, consider donating to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/spookorama

Spook-o-rama returns from our (extended) holiday break! In this ep, we've got two foreign films from the otherwise dead years of 1937 and 1938. The first is Song at Midnight (dir. Ma-Xu Weibang) from 1937, widely considered the first Chinese horror film. Next we take on J'accuse! (dir. Abel Gance) a French anti-war/incest film with some ghosts at the end. Next week we'll be back to start horror's second golden age in 1939 with Hound of the Baskervilles and Son of Frankenstein. If you like our podcast and want to help us continue to say spooky words at your ear holes, consider donating to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/spookorama

It's finally time for The Spookorama Christmas Spooktacular! Listen along in this jumbo double episode as we review the spoils of our horror secret santa film swap. We take on 2008's Martyrs (dir. Pascal Laugier), 2015's The Nightmare (dir. Rodney Ascher), 2009's The House of the Devil (dir. Ti West), 1990's The Exorcist III (dir. William Blatty), and finally 2009's The Loved Ones (dir. Sean Byrne). Needless to say, there's a lot going on this holiday, and none of it goes well. If you like our podcast and want to help us continue to say spooky words at your ear holes, consider donating to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/spookorama

In this episode we discuss two 1936 classics. First we start with The Devil Doll, Tod Browning's cross-dressing sci-fi revenge flick and final horror film. Next we look at Dracula's Daughter, a direct sequel to the original film. Also: spooky lesbians, drag queens, and crank psychiatry. Next week we'll be taking on the empty 1937 and 1938 with Song at Midnight and J'accuse, two foreign films that can very loosely be considered horror. If you like our podcast and want to help us continue to say spooky words at your ear holes, consider donating to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/spookorama

This week we're coming at you with two tales of really really weird science stuff from 1935. First up we've got Bride of Frankenstein (dir. James Whale) widely considered one of the best horror films of the golden age of Hollywood. Then we discuss Peter Lorre's star turn as a weird stalker in Mad Love (dir. Karl Freund). Also: the Hayes code, furries, and hair strangling. Tune in next week for 1936 with Dracula's Daughter and The Devil Doll. ***Correction - At 3:13 Thad says that Lionel Atwill appeared in Mark of the Vampire. Lionel Barrymore was the actual actor. He cared enough about this to make me issue a correction. -Barnes If you like our podcast and you want to help us say more weird jokes about horror movies, consider becoming a patron! www.patreon.com/spookorama

Happy Thanksgiving, listeners! Spook-o-rama is back for another exciting special episode! This Thanksgiving we watched The VVitch, a 2015 film about a Puritan family in supernatural New England. Everything goes very wrong, both in the film and for your hosts. Next week we'll return to our regularly scheduled format with a look at 1935's Bride of Frankenstein and Mad Love.

A sneak peek at our Thanksgiving special, where we once again throw our format out the window to review the 2015 film The VVitch. Tensions run high as we say heartwarming things about Massachusetts, Thad screams about rocks and apples, Sabrina signs the devil's book live on air, and Justus quits the show after Alex goes off on a tangent and attacks the 2007 film There Will Be Blood. Check back next Thursday for the full episode!

This week we take our first stab at the Poe-sploitation genre with 1934's The Black Cat and 1935's The Raven. Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff share screen time in what will become two of the highest grossing horror films of these years. Also: more cats, dutch ovens, and whether Lugosi is actually a good actor. On the syllabus next week are 1935's Mad Love and Bride of Frankenstein.

Spookorama's back to 1933 this week with two special effects extravaganzas. First we hear Claude Rains get his start as we take on The Invisible Man. Then, we go ape over one of the most important horror films of all time with King Kong. Next week we'll be moving on to 1934 and 1935 with The Black Cat and The Raven

In this special Halloween episode of Saturday Night Spook-o-rama we take a break from the usual format to talk about some of our favorite horror movies. First Thad brings in 1963's The Haunting. Sabrina tackles the 1980's classic The Shining and Alex follows it up with 2013's remake of The Evil Dead. Finally, Justus shares modern classic Green Room from 2016. Join us next week for our regularly scheduled programming with 1933's The Invisible Man and King Kong.

This week complete our Universal Horror movie monster trifecta with 1932's The Mummy (dir. Karl Freund). We follow it up with White Zombie (dir. Victor Halperin), the campy schlock film starring Bela Lugosi as an evil shaman who is probably a meninist. Also: one cat's rise to stardom, aggressive Hollywood racism, and terrible mummy puns. Tune in next week for our Halloween special where we discuss some of our favorite horror movies of the past and present. Saturday Night Spook-O-Rama is now on Patreon! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spookorama

In our third episode we're tackling 1932's most provocative horror film. We start with our old pal Tod Browning and his cult classic Freaks and then move onto European art house classic Vampyr (dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer). Both films are as subversive today as they were when they came out. Also: switchblades, the Ramones, and vampire face. Next week we stay in 1932 with The Mummy and White Zombie.

It's the second episode of Saturday Night Spook-O-Rama and we dig deeper into 1931 with Universal's landmark classic Frankenstein (dir. James Whale), the film that launched Boris Karloff to horror movie stardom. Also up, Paramount's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (dir. Rouben Mamoulian). Next week we'll be moving on to 1932 with Freaks and Vampyr.

In the spoooooky premier of SNS we begin our tour through horror film history in 1931. 1931 was a turning point in the history of horror films, with the popularity of Dracula paving the way for dozens of other classics. For our first foray into the year that started it all we are discussing Dracula (dir. Tod Browning) and the Spanish-language version (dir. George Melford). The two movies were filmed using the same sets and same script, but one is definitely better. Also: S&M Drac, Bela Lugosi's eyes, and the excellence of Lupita Tovar. On the syllabus for next week: Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde