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 member…

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 f…

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 …

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 progr…

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 …

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.…

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…

Jeff and Richard revisit the Hagsploitation subgenre with two films: Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) and Die! Die! My Darling! (1965.) Spoiler alert: we liked them both, but agree that while one is a better movie, the other one is more fun. Do you dare venture a guess as to which is which?The only way to find out for sure is to listen to our l…

We're thrilled to have as our guest award-winning writer, illustrator, and pop culture historian, Rob Kelly, from the Fire & Water Podcast Network! Rob recently provided the commentary track for the VCI Entertainment Blu-ray release of Horrors of the Black Museum (1959.)Besides the fact-filled discussion of that film, Jeff and Richard pair it with …

We don't consider 2023 to be a complete disaster; however, we started the year with It's a Disaster Pt. 2, and are ending it with another episode about 1970s disaster movies.Not horror, you say? What's more terrifying than taking a ride on a flimsily constructed 1930's zeppelin or enjoying the Super Bowl when a blimp floats up behind you, dangerous…

Two years ago, we embarked on a journey into the world of Paul Naschy for the first "Naschy November." Now we're back with part two. This time, we take a deep dive into two of our favorites: The Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman (1971) and Inquisition (1977.)We also get a little help from another Naschy fan, award-winning author Stephen D. Sullivan, w…

Happy, happy Halloween! This year we're celebrating the season by dropping a new episode every Monday in October. But not just a regular episode...We're changing the format a bit and inviting guests to join us for discussions about the classic horror films of their choice.This week artist Frederick Cooper brings one of everyone's favorite Vincent P…

Happy, happy Halloween! This year we're celebrating the season by dropping a new episode every Monday in October. But not just a regular episode...We're changing the format a bit and inviting guests to join us for discussions about the classic horror films of their choice.This week Jonathan Angarola brings one of his favorites: The Changeling from …

Happy, happy Halloween! This year we're celebrating the season by dropping a new episode every Monday in October. But not just a regular episode...We're changing the format a bit and inviting guests to join us for discussions about the classic horror films of their choice.This week we're joined by not one, but two, fellow podcasters: Steve Turek an…

Happy, happy Halloween! This year we're celebrating the season by dropping a new episode every Monday in October. But not just a regular episode...We're changing the format a bit and inviting guests to join us for discussions about the classic horror films of their choice.This week we're joined by the curator of House of Silent Graves (from where I…

Happy, happy Halloween! This year we're celebrating the season by dropping a new episode every Monday in October. But not just a regular episode...We're changing the format a bit and inviting guests to join us for discussions about the classic horror films of their choice.First up is independent filmmaker, Ansel Faraj, with an often overlooked gem …

Corman! Poe! Price! Milland?!? Lovecraft?!? .Roger Corman laid a foundation for his unexpectedly successful series of films based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe with House of Usher in 1960. He put care, thought, and preparation into it, then built from that with future installments..In this month's meeting of the Classic Horrors Club, Jeff and Ric…

How'd you like to see a matchup between Reptilicus and Godzilla? You kind of will when Jeff and Richard take their final journey of the summer to the drive-in to watch one-half of a quadruple feature called "Thing-O-Rama." First up is Denmark's one and only Kaiju film, Reptilicus (1961), and one of Japan's many Kaiju films, Godzilla vs. the Thing (…

This isn't a dream! It's really happening!Yes, what started as a simple tap on the window turned into an energetic and hilarious conversation about The Legend of Hell House (1973) with Greg D. and Jenius McGee from the Nightmare Junkhead podcast.They went home to Kansas City after the intermission, but Jeff and Richard hung around to scratch the su…

Create your own adventure! Take a notorious outlaw like Billy the Kid or Jesse James, then add a classic horror character like Dracula or Frankenstein. Mix them together for different pairings, but in various combinations, you'll probably end up with the same story..Then, listen to how writer Carl K. Hittleman and director William Beaudine did it f…

In another tribute episode, Jeff and Richard discuss the life and career of Bert I. Gordon, known by many (thanks to Forrest J. Ackerman) as Mr. B.I.G. You probably know him as the director of such classics as The Amazing Colossal Man and Beginning of the End, but he had a career spanning six decades. We mention most of his films, but dig deep into…

In this blast from the past, Jeff and Richard discuss two films related to our upcoming episode: The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) and War of the Colossal Beast (1958.) Consider it extra credit in addition to your regular homework for Episode 80, which will be our look at the life and career of Bert I. Gordon.…

May we have your attention please?.Prove to us that you're brave enough to make it through the entire episode... Listen for the "Scream Break," then follow the instructions to email us the code word to receive a special "Certificate of Survival." In this tribute episode, Jeff and Richard discuss the life and career of William Castle. We're not sure…

Vampires and man-made monsters are usually the subject of horror movies, but what happens when they're used for comedic purposes? Are the characters and situations sturdy enough to support humor?.These are the questions with which Jeff and Richard wrestle in the latest meeting of the Classic Horrors Club when they discuss Uncle Was a Vampire (1959)…

It's February and love is in the air. What hot-blooded man wouldn't be be attracted to these lovely ladies? Sure, they're selfish and evil and manipulate men to get what they want, but in the end, they get what they deserve. Meet Countess Dracula and Lady Frankenstein, the titular characters of two films from 1971..Jeff and Richard discuss the movi…

While the world falls apart around us, Jeff and Richard focus on two specific disasters. In San Francisco, a fire rages out of control in the world's tallest building. In New York, a meteor splinter decimates the city. It's going to take more than your regular hosts to cover what's happening, so we've invited some special correspondents.Yes, we're …

Jeff and Richard discuss the life and films of producer Val Lewton, with a deep dive into two of his "less popular" movies, The Leopard Man (1943) and The Curse of the Cat People (1944.) For the first, they're joined by director William Friedkin (The Exorcist)... well, sort of. For the second, they're joined by historian William K. Everson... well,…

In this month's meeting, Jeff and Richard descend into the sub-sub-genre of "eco-horror," which falls beneath the umbrella of "natural horror," a popular sub-genre of the 1970s. These two films in particular make a great double feature because there not about just birds or rats or snakes or bats taking revenge on humans... all of nature is cranky.I…

For the Halloween 2022 club meeting, join Jeff and Richard as they partake in a double dose of The Raven, one from 1935 and one from 1963. Although both feature Boris Karloff, they're very different films, as are the feelings toward one of them between your two hosts. They stop short of fisticuffs, but one is caught off guard by the reaction of the…

This month, Jeff and Richard go on vacation to the adult theme parks, Westworld and Futureworld. Learn a lot about the two movies of the same names from 1973 and 1976, respectively, as well as a little about the short lived TV series, Beyond Westworld, and the currently-running HBO series, Westworld. We offer you fantasy, sensuality and adventure, …

For our final trip to the drive-in this summer, we visit the Grand Island Twin in Grand Island, Nebraska, circa 1980. At first, there’s a thick fog, but when it clears, you can see a silver sphere zooming toward your forehead. Jump in the car quickly and you’ll survive for this double-feature from Avco Embassy Pictures…Don't forget to check out the…

In what is perhaps one of the oddest double-features Jeff and Rich have ever encountered, the two brave podcasters face Hedorah (the Smog Monster) and the temporarily decapitated head of Ray Milland. During the respective running times of their films, both monsters evolve in ways possible only in the early 1970s..Spoiler alert if you didn't know: p…

It's summer and you know what that means: we're going back to the drive-in! This time, we're traveling to the Rochester Drive-In in Rochester, New York, circa 1961, for a dynamite double feature: Frankenstein 1970 (1958) and The Pit & the Pendulum (1961.) Join us for the "Giant Horror! Show"... there's even free gas for your car!Don't forget to che…

This is a very special episode as we're joined by one of the stars of, not one, but two, of the Ray Harryhausen Sinbad films: Kurt Christian! Kurt went from the hero Haroun in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), to the villain Rafi in Sinbad & the Eye of the Tiger (1977.) He has great stories to tell about the making of the films and even has a thi…

Lon Chaney once told Boris Karloff, "“The trick in this business is to do something totally different from the rest so they’ll take notice of you.”.This month we celebrate the birthday of the great Lon Chaney, "Man of a Thousand Faces." You already know him from The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Phantom of the Opera, but get to know him from He Who G…

We're back and ready to launch into cosmic adventure with Professor Bernard Quatermass! In 1955, he performed an "xperiment" of The Creeping Unknown. In 1957, he returned in a sequel (or is it a prequel?) to face an Enemy from Space. And in 1967, he went into the pit to encounter alien grasshoppers that travelled Five Million Years to Earth..Which …

Wow! It's been five years since Jeff and Richard sat down in front of a microphone and recorded their conversation about King Kong (1976.) 64+ episodes and more than 150 movies later, they're still plugging away at it. Who knows if they sound any better, but they're still having fun....To celebrate, they concoct a theme for movies with the word "Fi…

Join Jeff & Richard in the crypt as they discuss two classic Eurohorror films featuring Christopher Lee: Crypt of the Vampire (1964) and The Castle of the Living Dead (1964.) Then, Steve Turek from the DieCast Movie Podcast appears with his thoughts on The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967.) They also mention the other movies in the set: Sherlock…

It's Naschy November as Jeff and Richard discuss the life and career of Paul Naschy, focusing on three specific movies: Vengeance of the Zombies (1973), The Mummy's Revenge (1975), and The Beast & the Magic Sword (1983.) They disagree on which one is their favorite, but not on the fact that, while Paul Naschy films may be an acquired taste, they're…

Happy Halloween from Jeff and Richard as we take a look at the 1960-62 television anthology, Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff. We each pick two episodes to "review." For Jeff it's Pigeons from Hell and the Weird Tailor. For Richard it's The Hungry Glass and Parasite Mansion. (Thank you for your suggestions on which episodes we should watch!).Check…

The power of Satan compels you... to listen to this month's episode of The Classic Horrors Club podcast! You'll learn how, at the peak of 1970s "Satanic Panic," three movies had more in common than simple devil worship: The Brotherhood of Satan (1971), The Devil's Rain (1975), and Race with the Devil (1975.).Jeff and Richard have one of their bigge…

Jeff and Rich travel through time and space once more for the summer. This time, it's the Riviera Drive-In in Oklahoma City, OK, circa 1977. The monsters are on the revolt and the world is on the brink of destruction as we watch Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster (aka Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla), Kingdom of the Spiders, and Night of the Damned (aka Me…

Jeff and Rich travel through time and space once again this month to visit the drive-in. This time, it's the Moonlite Drive-In in Smithfield, PA, circa 1974. We have a bloody good time discussing Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961), Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971), and Theater of Blood (1973.).Which one is your favorite? Ours may surprise you. We invit…

It's that time of year and your backyard isn't the only place where the creepy crawlies come out at night. On a hot summer night in 1957, the South 29 Drive-In in Charlotte, NC, was invaded by giant spiders, preying mantises, and crabs. .Through the magic of modern technology, Jeff and Rich travel not only halfway across the country, but also 64 ye…

This month we return to a classic horror profile with the star of Dr. Renault's Secret (1942), Fog Island (1945), and Lured (1947), George Zucco. Known as a "spellbinder" on stage and "one-take Zucco" on screen, George Zucco carried a magnificent presence, but was always a gentleman..Although he was a neighbor of Lionel Atwill, they didn't share th…

Come for the discussion of three mid-40s Universal, uh... classics, then stay for the speculation about the future of physical media collecting. Join Jeff, Richard, and Paula the Ape Woman, with an assist by Joe Carson (thank you, Joe), as they watch and enjoy Captive Wild Woman (1943), Jungle Woman (1944), and The Jungle Captive (1945.).Yes, "enjo…

You, without knowing, can commit murder... Bring a can of WD-40 to oil that squeaky door and join Jeff and Richard as they examine the Inner Sanctum franchise from books to radio to movies to TV. With a focus on the 6-film Universal Pictures film series of the mid-1940s starring Lon Chaney Jr., there are some differences about how your hosts would …

Strap yourselves in; it's going to be a topsy-turvy, shaky, wet ride as Jeff and Richard have fun with three disaster films of the 1970s: The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Earthquake (1974), and Airport '77 (1977.) Don't worry, we'll all survive. There's got to be a morning after... if we hang on through the night....Be sure to watch a very special co…

Welcome to the new year: 2133 A.D.Either Dylan Hunt (Alex Cord or John Saxon) or Anthony Vico (John Saxon) wake from suspended animation to find the world has changed. During this month's meeting of the Classic Horrors Club, Jeff and Richard discuss three of Gene Roddenberry's post-Star Trek attempts to launch a new TV series: Genesis II (1973), Pl…

Happy Holidays! Rich and Jeff end the year with a special holiday surprise: a bonus episode of the Classic Horrors Club Podcast!.If he doesn't make it clear, Rich absolutely loves the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol starring Alistair Sim. However, Jeff recently watched it for the very first time. Join the conversation as they discuss what many co…