"Freaks" (1932) is a pre-Code drama horror film directed by Tod Browning. Set in a traveling French circus, the film follows a cunning trapeze artist who joins a group of carnival sideshow performers. Her deceitful plan to seduce and murder a midget in the troupe to inherit his fortune sets off a...

"The Haunted Palace" (1963) is a horror film directed by Roger Corman and stars Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr., and Debra Paget. Set in the eerie town of Arkham, Massachusetts, the story revolves around a grand palace overshadowing the village, believed to be haunted by the spirit of its former ow...

"Fantastic Planet" (1973) is an adult animated science fiction film directed by René Laloux. Set in a distant future, the story takes place on the planet Ygam, where giant blue humanoid aliens known as Draags dominate and regard humans (Oms) as mere animals. The film explores the complex and ofte...

A has-been rock star hosts horror films in his haunted mansion. The residents of the manor take in “The Night Strangler” from 1973.

Episode 08-396 Air Date: 07-20-2024

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"The Night Strangler," a 1973 American made-for-television horror film, follows the gripping tale of investigative re...

"Eye of the Cat" (1969) is an American horror film directed by David Lowell Rich, featuring a screenplay by Joseph Stefano, known for his work on Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho." The story revolves around Wylie, a young man with a deep-seated fear of cats, who becomes entangled in a sinister plot inv...

has-been rock star hosts horror films in his haunted mansion. Guest: Steampunk promoter Michele Edler. Movie: “The Savage Bees” from 1976.

Episode 08-395 Air Date: 07-13-2024

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"The Savage Bees" (1976) is a thrilling natural horror film that delves into the terror unleashed by...

In the 1963 film "The Raven," directed by Roger Corman, viewers are treated to a blend of gothic horror and dark comedy. Set in the year 1506, the story revolves around sorcerer Dr. Erasmus Craven, played by Vincent Price, who is mourning the loss of his wife. His life takes a mystical turn when ...

"Cat People" (1942) is a supernatural horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Val Lewton for RKO. The film centers on Irena Dubrovna, a Serbian fashion illustrator who marries marine engineer Oliver Reed. Irena is haunted by an ancient legend that claims her lineage includes "cat...

A has-been rock star hosts horror films in his haunted mansion. Guest: industrial artist Shawn Thorsson. Movie: “The Norliss Tapes” from 1973.

Episode 08-394 Air Date: 07-06-2024

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"The Norliss Tapes" is a 1973 American made-for-television horror film directed by Dan Curtis. Th...

The Comedy of Terrors (1963) is a horror comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur, featuring an ensemble cast including Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Basil Rathbone. Set in the late 19th century in the New England town of New Gilead, the story revolves around Waldo Trumbull, a co...

"Burnt Offerings" (1976) is a supernatural horror film directed by Dan Curtis. The story centers around the Rolf family, who rent a sprawling, old mansion for the summer at an unbelievably low price, with one peculiar condition: they must care for the elderly matriarch who lives in seclusion with...

"Mansion of the Doomed," a 1976 American horror film directed by Michael Pataki, follows the harrowing tale of Dr. Leonard Chaney, a Los Angeles surgeon desperate to restore his daughter's eyesight after a car accident leaves her blind. Despite his assistant Katherine's warnings, Dr. Chaney's obs...

A has-been rock star hosts horror films in his haunted mansion. The mansion residents watch “The Giant Claw” from 1957.

Episode 08-393 Air Date: 06-29-2024

In "The Giant Claw" (1957), a routine radar test flight near the North Pole turns into a nightmare when a civil aeronautical engineer, Mitc...

A has-been rock star hosts horror films in his haunted mansion. Guest: artist James Hall. Movie: “The Stepford Wives” from 1975.

Episode 08-392 Air Date: 06-22-2024

In this 1975 classic, "The Stepford Wives," a young couple moves to the seemingly perfect town of Stepford, where the wives are un...

"The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) is a classic American science fiction film set against the backdrop of the Cold War and the nascent nuclear arms race. Directed by Robert Wise and featuring a screenplay by Edmund H. North, the film follows a humanoid alien named Klaatu who arrives on Earth ...

A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975) transports viewers to the fashion capital of Milan, where a series of gruesome murders leaves the city on edge. The killer, donning vibrant red flares, targets society's outcasts, leaving a distinctive dragonfly pendant on each victim. Inspector Paolo Scaporella...

A has-been rock star hosts horror films in his haunted mansion. Guest: artist Robert Reimers. Movie: “Tobor the Great” from 1954.

Episode 08-391 Air Date: 06-15-2024

In this 1954 sci-fi classic, Dr. Ralph Harrison resigns from his government post in protest against the inhumane treatment of spa...

"The War of the Gargantuas" (1966) is a classic kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda. This Japanese-American co-production tells the story of two giant, hairy humanoid monsters that suddenly appear, causing widespread panic and destruction. As scientists Dr. Paul Stewart and Dr. Akemi Togawa inves...

"Dead Ringers" (1988) is a psychological thriller directed by David Cronenberg, featuring Jeremy Irons in a compelling dual role as twin gynecologists, Elliot and Beverly Mantle. Operating a successful clinic in Toronto, the twins specialize in treating fertility issues. Elliot, the more confiden...

A has-been rock star hosts horror films in his haunted mansion. The residents of the household watch “When Michael Calls” from 1972.

Episode 08-390 Air Date: 06-08-2024

Set in a small town, the 1972 film "When Michael Calls" explores the mysterious events that unfold when Helen Connelly starts ...

"Night of the Demon," released in 1957, is a British horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur. The story follows American psychologist Dr. John Holden, played by Dana Andrews, as he travels to England to investigate a satanic cult suspected of causing multiple deaths. The film, adapted from M.R. ...

Released in 1982, "Poltergeist" is a supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, and Mark Victor. The film follows the Freeling family, who live in a suburban home that becomes the epicenter of malevolent ghostly activity. The youngest daughter...

A has-been rock star hosts horror films in his haunted mansion. Guest: artist Sandra Yagi. Movie: “Nightmare in Blood” from 1977.

Episode 08-389 Air Date: 06-01-2024

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Set against the backdrop of a horror convention in an old movie palace, "Nightmare in Blood" (1977) is an ambit...

"Duel", directed by Steven Spielberg, is a 1971 American action-thriller that follows the harrowing journey of David Mann, a middle-aged salesman traveling through rural California. As Mann drives his Plymouth Valiant sedan to a business meeting, he becomes the target of a relentless, unseen truc...