HORROR 101 with Dr. AC

Jan 31 2025 78 ep. 65 mins
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A gathering place for fellow fiends the world over to discuss all things freaky and frightening! We mostly talk movies, but there's always room around the campfire for books, music, theater, etc.

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GAMERA AT 60: FLYING, FIGHTING, SONGS, & SMASHES!!!

Jan 31 2025 70 mins  
GAMERA: THE GIANT MONSTER (1965) d. Noriaki Yuasa (Japan) GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE (1995) d. Shusuke Kaneko (Japan) Japan’s second-most iconic kaiju (aka the Other Big G), Gamera evolved from a destructive force to a heroic protector of humanity. The early Showa era films (1965-1980) established Gamera, a giant, turtle-like creature, as a friendly figure for youngsters w

END OF YEAR WRAP-UP: BEST/FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2024!!

Jan 29 2025 74 mins  
AC joins his Streaming and Screaming co-hosts Chad the Bird and Lucy Ba'al as they count down their favorite fright flicks of 2024! Let us know YOUR favorite picks from 2024 in the comments! Looking forward to another year of Sharing the Scare! Titles mentioned in this episode: Longlegs, Suitable Flesh, Exhuma, Broadcast Signal Intrusion, The Demon Disorder, Infested, Oddity, Te

LES DIABOLIQUES (1955) & H.G. CLOUZOUT: THE FRENCH HITCHCOCK

Jan 24 2025 65 mins  
LES DIABOLIQUES (1955) d. Henri-Georges Clouzout (France) Slip into the dark and suspenseful world of “The French Hitchcock,” Henri-Georges Clouzot (The Wages of Fear), and his extraordinary nonpareil of suspense, 1955’s Les Diaboliques, where nothing is as it seems and every twist keeps you on the edge of your seat. Set in and around a remote boarding school, a frail wife

HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (1980) | CORMAN'S MONSTERPIECE TURNS 45!!!

Jan 17 2025 50 mins  
HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (1980) d. Barbara Peeters (& others) (USA) Dive into the wild world of Humanoids from the Deep as we unravel the untold stories of producer Roger Corman and director Barbara Peeters! From shocking controversies to behind-the-scenes secrets (including the infamous last-minute changes that sparked much outrage). Starring B-movie stalwarts Doug McClure (The L

THE GORE CLASSICS OF H.G. LEWIS (BLOOD FEAST, TWO THOUSAND MANIACS, COLOR ME BLOOD RED)

Jan 10 2025 71 mins  
BLOOD FEAST (1963) d. H.G. Lewis (USA) TWO THOUSAND MANIACS (1964) d. H.G. Lewis (USA) COLOR ME BLOOD RED (1965) d. H.G. Lewis (USA) Herschell Gordon Lewis' "Blood Trilogy" — Blood Feast (1963), Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964), and Color Me Blood Red (1965) — revolutionized the horror genre by introducing explicit gore and shocking violence, laying the foundation for the splatter

ONIBABA & KWAIDAN (1964): Celebrating Japan's CLASSIC Horror Cinema!!

Jan 03 2025 68 mins  
ONIBABA (1964) d. Kaneto Shindo (Japan) KWAIDAN (1964) d. Masaki Kobayashi (Japan) Tonight, we discuss the 1964 Japanese horror classics Onibaba and Kwaidan, exploring their reflections of post-war Japanese society, folklore, and complex themes of fear and morality. Set in feudal Japan, Onibaba sees two women surviving by killing samurai and selling their armor. Blending psycholo

THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974) at 50!!!

Dec 28 2024 61 mins  
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974) d. Tobe Hooper (USA) In 1973, Tobe Hooper and a group of young actors and technicians ventured out in to the Texas wilderness to shoot a low-budget horror film that would go on to become one of the greatest landmark cinematic achievements in history. THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE was a smash hit upon its release the following year and has not lo

CALVAIRE (aka THE ORDEAL) (2004): HOLIDAY HORROR WITH AN ACCENT!!!

Dec 27 2024 56 mins  
CALVAIRE (aka THE ORDEAL) (2004) d. Fabrice du Welz (Belgium) After his car breaks down en route to the next holiday gig, low-rent crooner Marc Stevens (Laurent Lucas) stumbles into a backwards backwoods community devoid of women. Taking shelter at a nearby inn, he soon finds himself captive in a nightmarish scenario that manages to surprise and unnerve without resorting to evisce

THE EXORCIST (1973) 50TH ANNIVERSARY ROUND TABLE!!!

Dec 22 2024 84 mins  
THE EXORCIST (1973) d. William Friedkin (USA) EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (1977) d. John Boorman (USA) EXORCIST III (1990) d. William Peter Blatty (USA) EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING (2004) d. Renny Harlin (USA) DOMINION: THE PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST (2005) d. Paul Schrader (USA) (originally broadcast Aug 2023) It’s amazing to believe that THE EXORCIST has been in our lives for a half ce

BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) AT 50 / SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT (1984) AT 40!!!

Dec 20 2024 78 mins  
BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) d. Bob Clark (Canada) SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT (1984) d. Charles Sellier (USA) It's time to celebrate the Happy HorrorDays with two Christmas classics, both of which are celebrating milestone anniversaries! Director Bob Clark’s effective (and underrated) holiday thriller BLACK CHRISTMAS pre-dates the slasher film craze and its influence is felt in Hallow