The Horror Podcast

Jun 02 2024 13 ep. 49 mins 180

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The title says it all. This is a podcast about all kinds of horror. Movies, Books, Radio, Plays, Comics... you get the idea.

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S02E02 - Tour of Italy: Mario Bava

Jun 02 2024 29 mins

Our 3-part tour of Italy continues with a look at influential genre director MARIO BAVA! Our Core Three Films: 1960 - BLACK SUNDAY 1963 - BLACK SABBATH 1965 - PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES Additional Recommendations: 1964 - BLOOD AND BLACK LACE 1968 - DANGER DIABOLIK 1971 - A BAY OF BLOOD Also Mentioned: 1986 - Demons

Tour of Italy: Lucio Fulci

Oct 29 2022 29 mins

The Horror Podcast crawls out of the grave once again, this time to kick off season 2! We begin with part one of our 3-part "Tour of Italy" by looking at 3 films of the grand-master of gore, Lucio Fulci. We will be looking at other directors beyond our core three, as well as additional films from all of them. Grab your pasta and your popcorn, it's going to be a wild ride! Our Co

009 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Oct 10 2021 77 mins

I'm joined by Rev. Peter Laws (Creepy Cove Community Church, Matt Hunter series, YouTube) to discuss the often maligned but fascinating entry in the Halloween movie series, Halloween III: Season of the Witch. If you remember this movie as just being the one that annoyed people because it didn't have Michael Myers in it, I'd urge you to give this a listen. There was a lot more g

AIPT SciPhi Fest 2021

Jul 17 2021 2 mins

AIPT Comics - is putting on a free online convention Sunday July 18th. The online convention starts at 10 am and I'll be participating in a couple of ways if you're interested. At noon, I've got a special interview with Stephen R. Bissette. You might know him as a key artist on Alan Moore's run of Swamp Thing in the 80s - but if you've been subscribing to BIG FOOTAGE the Patreon

005 - Quatermass and the Pit

May 31 2021 82 mins

At long last, Episode 5 crawls out of the subway tube to wreak havoc on your podcast feed. I'm joined by Dr. Jeb Card (co-host of another show I do called In reSearch Of...) to discuss this amazing horror/sci-fi hybrid film. And that's not the only hybrids we'll be discussing. There will be more show notes soon. I just want to get this beast out the door! :)

S01E08 - Eyes Without A Face

Apr 09 2021 56 mins

My old friend Mike Harris returns to talk about a beautiful and disturbing French film from 1960 - Eyes Without A Face. (AMZ Affiliate Link) Directed by Georges Franju Pierre Brasseur as Dr Génessier Alida Valli as Louise, the assistant (more on this in our Suspiria coverage) and Yvette Etiévant as the daughter in the expressionless mask... The filming locations for the "cli

S01E07 - The Last Man on Earth

Feb 13 2021 73 mins

I'm delighted to be joined by Ronn Bauman (Scaramouche of the Tortuga Twins) to talk about the 1964 horror film The Last Man on Earth starring Vincent Price. Based on the novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, this is one of several film versions and we'll actually end up talking about all of them during this episode. For what I can only assume are US copyright reasons, the entire

Introducing the Horror Podcast

Feb 13 2021 2 mins

Welcome to The Horror Podcast - TheHorrorPod.com - a show whose title should tell you what you need to know. My name is Blake Smith and I'll be your horror host for this show. I've been a fan of horror for as long as I can remember, and I want to take you on a journey through some of the strange creations that helped make me who I am today. if you're new to my work, I am the host

S01E06 - The Night Stalker

Feb 13 2021 76 mins

Like some vampire in a horror movie, The Horror Podcast rises yet again - this time to take on one of the best made for TV horror movies ever made: The Night Stalker. Our guest for this one is screenwriter Richard Hatem! (The Mothman Prophecies) (Ep#5 is delayed - but is being excavated in an obscure Tube stop in London.) Is the titular character the vampire? Is it the intre

S01E04 - The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires

Feb 13 2021 57 mins

Chuck Porterfield joins me to discuss this amazing hybrid offering from Hammer and the Shaw Brothers Studios. When Hong Kong action meets British Horror what we get is one of the most unusual hybrid films of the period. Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (wikipedia) You can snag this classic on BluRay here. Very detailed article about the history of this film from Diabolique Magaz