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Episode 222 - The Fog

January 29, 2023 by Matthew Johnson in horror, mystery, thriller

“The Fog” 1980 is a horror-drama set in the California coastal town of Antonio Bay.  Director John Carpenter co-wrote the screenplay and created the music for this exciting story.

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January 29, 2023 /Matthew Johnson
adrienne barbeau, jamie lee curtis, john carpenter, tom atkins, ty michell, hal holbrook, janet leigh
horror, mystery, thriller
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Episode 197 - Son Of Frankenstein

April 22, 2021 by Matthew Johnson in horror, drama, science fiction

We continue our salute to Basil Rathbone with "Son of Frankenstein" from 1939. In this adventure Mr. Rathbone is Baron Wolf von Frankenstein who travels to the family ancestral castle. His mission is to redeem his father's reputation.

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April 22, 2021 /Matthew Johnson
basil rathbone, josephine hutchinson, donnie dunagan, rowland v lee, universal, frankenstein, bela lugosi, boris karloff, Lionel atwill
horror, drama, science fiction
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Episode 179 - Viy

October 22, 2020 by Matthew Johnson in horror

From 1967 "Viy" or (Spirit of Evil) is a film from the USSR and Communist Party era. It was the first horror film officially released during Soviet rule and was distributed by Mosfilm the film studio established in 1920. Konstantin Yershov and Georgi Kropachyov were the two Directors.

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October 22, 2020 /Matthew Johnson
georgi kropachyov, konstantin yershov, leonid kuravlyov, mosfilm, natalya varley
horror
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Episode 129 - 40th Anniversary Of Alien

October 23, 2019 by Matthew Johnson in horror, science fiction

“Alien” is a landmark film. It marks a turning point in horror cinema, blending ultra realistic science fiction with mind bending body and creature horror. In many ways, you can delineate horror cinema before “Alien” and after “Alien”.

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October 23, 2019 /Matthew Johnson
sigorney weaver, ridley scott
horror, science fiction
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