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Decades of Horror The Classic Era

Author: Jeff Mohr

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On this podcast we cover the good, the bad, and even the ugly horror films released since the beginning of time through 1969. Each episode, we'll discuss the villains, monsters, spirits, and psychos that have haunted the movie going audiences since the dawn of film history. From genre favorites such as Psycho, Frankenstein, Dracula, Night of the Living Dead, Cat People, & The Fly from directors such Hitchcock, Castle, Whale, Lewton, & Corman.
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“An animal wouldn’t drain every drop of blood from its victims, nor would it throw knives.” Well, a vampire bat and a monkey might. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and guests Chris Peters and Bill Mulligan – as they take in Rafael Baledón’s The Curse of the Crying Woman (1963, La […]
“My God, Henry! What you’ve done … it’s satanic!”  In this case, the Henry being referred to is Dr. Henry Jekyll as played by Jack Palance. Join this episode’s Grue […]
“Control… control… this is Brandt. We found it. It’s… My God!” It’s… a Jethro Tull song? I’m so confused. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take a trip to Denmark for Reptilicus (1961), a “prehistoric beast born 50 million years out of […]
“Evening News! Full Mail Gazette! Missing actress! No suspects! They can’t find the body! Police at their ruddy wit’s end as usual!” Don’t you miss the newsboys standing on the corner crying out the headlines? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take […]
“May the devil himself splatter you with dung.” Okay. Is it his dung? Or dung from something else? It might make a difference. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they eagerly enter the world of Beauty and the Beast (1946, La Belle et […]
“Never saw anything like it! No footprints! No blood! No sign of a struggle! The bones just stripped clean like peeling a banana!” Well, if it were a giant spider, it would be because they liquefy their food by flooding it with digestive enzymes. Of course, there’s no such thing as giant spiders. Join this […]
“Look at the dog. It’s as hard as a piece of granite!”  The whole dog? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Jeff Mohr, and special guest Michael Steinberg – as they delve into The Monolith Monsters (1957), the first (?) mineral-based creature feature. [NOTE: Special guest Michael Steinberg […]
“If I do not receive blood within four chronoctons of time, I will have no need of emotion.”  Okay… what’s a chronocton? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they try not to look into the eyes of the alien in Not of This […]
“You must seize the only specimen of the Mariphasa plant in England in the private laboratory of Dr. Wilfred Glendon. That flower is the only known antidote for werewolfery. Lycanthrophobia is the medical term for the affliction I speak of.”  Werewolfery? Lycanthrophobia? Is this an example of lexical innovation? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Doc […]
“Yes, most distressing, but, alas, inevitably, you can’t have operations without screams. Pain and the knife, they’re inseparable!” But apparently not that distressing as long as some strong blokes are there to hold folks down? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they walk the Corridors […]
“Our psycho-controls upset the balance of the neuroglandular system, causing incredible distortions in the skin, hair, and teeth. In this state, the patient cannot be saved.” Again with the glands? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they make a reservation for a night with a […]
“Behold now the behemoth which I made with thee. He moveth his tail like a cedar. Out of his mouth glow burning lamps. And sparks of fire leap out from the behemoth. He maketh the oceans to boil like a pot. His breath kindleth coals and a flame goeth out of his mouth.” Yup. That […]
“Ah, my friend. Our theory of glandular stimulation through electrical impulses was correct. A few days ago, you were as small as your companion, and now look at you!” Glandular stimulation? Is that a thing you can get? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they […]
“The son of a b**** was strong as hell! Like a demon with an iron club! I was sure I’d wind up as rust on that club.” Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and guest Dirk Rogers – as they take in this Japanese classic from writer and director Kaneto […]
“There are certain unseen things that are more real than those which you can see and touch. I know that.” This episode’s opening is a recording from episode 6 in which It!, a golem movie starring Roddy McDowall, is discussed. It’s the Grue Crew’s introduction to Chad’s talents. Sounds just like Roddy, right? Join this […]
“If this heat goes on like this, it could very well drive us all insane. The human body simply isn’t equipped to withstand such pressure, and sooner or later the glands are going to fail, some more quickly than others.” Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and guest Michael Zatz […]
“I must know everything. I must penetrate the heart of his secret! I must become Caligari!” Du musst Caligari werden! Oops! Got carried away. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and guest Eli Mohr – as they take in this silent classic fueled by German expressionism, The Cabinet of Dr. […]
“The only thing that keeps me from cracking you in the jaw is the almost certain possibility that it would break your neck.” Your consideration is appreciated. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and guest Gregory Crosby – as they take in Robert Siodmak’s The Spiral Staircase (1946) from RKO […]
“The garden is filled with monsters!” No more weeding! Hooray! Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, Jeff Mohr, and guest Bill Mulligan – as they dissect one of Italy’s first horror movies, Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959, Caltiki il mostro immortale), helmed by Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava. Decades of […]
“Pfah! What kind of sense does that make? Is sugar a rare cargo? Is there a black market for it? Did you ever hear of a fence for hot sugar? If I was gonna make a deal with crooks to steal somethin’, it wouldn’t be for forty tons of sugar.” If you were a giant […]
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BILL SCHAFER

The Naked Monster is an homage to 50's sci-fi B-movies by Ted Newsom. many of the stock players in genre movies of that time appear as their most notable characters. It should be of interest to all fans of 50's scifi/monster films.

Oct 30th
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