Classic Horrors Club

What is folk horror? Richard and Jeff try to explain; however, this month's movie does a good job all its own: The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) from Tigon British Film Productions. Yeah, Tigon, about which co-founder Tony Tenser once said, "Tigon wasn’t trying to compete, it just wanted to make movies on the cheap so they would be profitable.” If that's true, then The Blood on Satan's Claw was a happy accident!

Believe it or not, summer nears its end and it's our final trip to the drive-in for 2026. Our headliner is The Devil's Bride (1968) aka The Devil Rides Out. But we didn't pair it with the logical choice from the three movies playing at the Sheridan Drive-In (Brides of Dracula.) Instead, we took the road less traveled with Pretty Poison (1968.) We get Christopher Lee in one and Anthony Perkins in the other! Better yet, we get Chris Franklin from the Fire & Water Podcast Network and the upcoming seasonal event, "The House of Franklin-Stein," as our special guest. Grab a juicy cheeseburger from the concession stand and take a seat. Five minutes 'til showtime...

On our last episode, #117, Bill Mize met us at the drive-in to discuss “Alice, Sweet Alice.” Here, in an unedited, unfiltered outtake, at least two of the three of us had a lively exchange about, of all things, pro wrestling. I hope you enjoy it…

A 1970s drive-in movie by any other name would be as good... You say Alice, Sweet Alice, I say, Communion, Richard says, Holy Terror, and no one, including this month's special guest, Bill Mize, says The Mask Murders. (Actually, in a rare disagreement, we don't agree how good it is.) Then, after Bill heads home to work on an upcoming project (go to classicmonsters.net ), your two hosts watch 1971's Fright aka The Baby Sitter aka The Baby Minder aka I'm Alone & I'm Scared. You'll be neither alone nor scared when you join us at the drive-in! We'll meet you at the concession stand...

It's that time of year again! Join Richard and Jeff as they launch the podcast's annual "Summer at the Drive-In" with two great features: Revenge from Planet Ape (aka Tombs of the Blind Dead) and the final portmanteau from Amicus, From Beyond the Grave. Joining them for the first one in 1976 is Jonathan Angarola from the terrific blog, Concentric Cinema, where you can "journey to the center of genre films." Will the three monster kids get to the center of Revenge of Planet Ape, or will the answers come from beyond the grave?