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A panel show on horror movies, vampire movies, and all around awesomeness. With "Alex Van Helsing" and "Ben 10" comic creator Jason Henderson, "Halloween Man" comic creator Drew Edwards, "Psy-comm" and "Clockwerx" manga creator and "Deserts of Mars" frontman Tony Salvaggio, and attorney Julia Guzman. (Formerly "Castle Dracula Horror Movie Podcast.") Executive Produced by Tony-Award-winning, Academy Award nominee John Logan (Skyfall, Michael).
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This week we have a look at the 1969 Japanese fantasy horror film Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts. This is Episode 490!The third and final film in Daiei's "Yokai Monsters" trilogy, Along with Ghosts (Japanese title: Tōkaidō Obake Dōchū, "The Haunted Journey Along Tokaido") was directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Yoshiyuki Kuroda, released March 21, 1969 on a double bill with Gamera vs. Guiron. Unlike the prior two entries, this one plays largely as a samurai melodrama with the yokai kept mostly offscreen until the climax.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.
This week we have a look at the 1968 Japanese fantasy horror film Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare. This is Episode 489! Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (Japanese: 妖怪大戦争, Hepburn: Yōkai Daisensō; lit. 'The Great Yokai War') is a 1968 Japanese fantasy horror film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda. It is the second in a trilogy of films produced in the late 1960s, all of which focus around traditional Japanese monsters known as yōkai. (It was preceded by Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968), and was followed by Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.
This week we have a look at the 1981 Slasher film JUST BEFORE DAWN. This is Episode 488! JUST BEFORE DAWN is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Jeff Lieberman and starring Chris Lemmon, Gregg Henry, Deborah Benson, Ralph Seymour, Jamie Rose, and George Kennedy. The film follows a group of hikers who travel into a mountainous region of Oregon to visit property inherited by one of them, only to be hunted by a ruthless backwoods killer. PLUS, once more we are joined by very special guest JOHN LOGAN-- John has been nominated for the Oscar three times and has received Golden Globe, BAFTA, WGA and Edgar awards. His film work includes Skyfall, Gladiator, The Aviator, Hugo, Rango, Sweeney Todd, They/Them, The Last Samurai, and Any Given Sunday. His most recent release is the movie Michael, about Michael Jackson. Michael has been a monumental commercial success, the highest-grossing biopic of all time, the highest-grossing musical biopic and the biggest film in Lions Gate's history. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.
Tonight we're talking about one of the most comprehensive Hammer releases in a while — Sangster Directs Hammer, a seven-disc box set from Severin Films featuring the three films director Jimmy Sangster made for Hammer at the turn of the 70s: The Horror of Frankenstein, Lust for a Vampire, and Fear in the Night. All three are now in their North American UHD premiere, scanned in 4K from original camera negatives — plus nineteen hours of special features and a brand new 312-page book, Horror! Lust! Fear! Sangster. The set releases June 30th and is available for pre-order right now at SeverinFilms.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.
This week we have a look at the 1968 Japanese horror film Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters. This is Episode 487! Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (Japanese: 妖怪百物語, Hepburn: Yōkai Hyaku Monogatari; lit. One Hundred Yōkai Tales) is a 1968 Japanese fantasy horror film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda, with special effects by Yoshiyuki Kuroda. It is the first in a trilogy of films produced in the late 1960s, which focus around Japanese monsters known collectively as yōkai.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.
This week we have a look at the 1973 film Battle for the Planet of the Apes. This is Episode 486! Battle for the Planet of the Apes is a 1973 American science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by John William Corrington and Joyce Hooper Corrington, based on a story by Paul Dehn. The film is the sequel to Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) and the fifth and final installment in the original Planet of the Apes film series. It stars Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden, Lew Ayres, Paul Williams, and John Huston. In the film, after conquering the oppressive humans, Caesar (McDowall) tries to keep the peace amongst the humans and apes, but uprisings endure.Battle for the Planet of the Apes was released in the United States on June 13, 1973, by 20th Century-Fox. The film received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, grossing $8.8 million against a budget of nearly $2 million.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.
Tonight we're chatting with Aleese Lin, author of the debut novel Samantha Spük: Paranormal Wedding Planner, out right now from Saga Press / Simon & Schuster. This is a whimsi-goth contemporary romance — a spooky cozy, if you will — about Samantha "Sabby" Spük, a young woman who has spent her whole life trying to escape her family's legacy of supernatural chaos. She finally lands a normal nine-to-five at a New York accounting firm, but then her grandmother dies, leaves her a magically binding will, and suddenly Sabby is back in her dreaded hometown of Salem, Massachusetts — planning weddings for werewolves, vampires, and fae. The book is described as perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes and Netflix's Wednesday.Aleese is a 2022 Lambda Literary fellow, a Tin House workshop alumnus, and an educator living in the Boston area.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.
This week we have a look at the 1972 film Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. This is Episode 485! Conquest of the Planet of the Apes is a 1972 American science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Paul Dehn. The film is the sequel to Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) and the fourth installment in the original Planet of the Apes film series It stars Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalbán, Natalie Trundy, and Hari Rhodes. In the film, set in a world that has embraced ape slavery, Caesar (McDowall), the son of the late simians Cornelius and Zira, surfaces out of hiding from the authorities and prepares for a rebellion against humanity.Conquest of the Planet of the Apes was released in the United States on June 14, 1972, by 20th Century-Fox. The film received mixed reviews from critics. It was followed by Battle for the Planet of the Apes in 1973.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.
A panel show on horror movies, vampire movies, and all around awesomeness. With "Alex Van Helsing" and "Ben 10" comic creator Jason Henderson, "Halloween Man" comic creator Drew Edwards, "Psy-comm" and "Clockwerx" manga creator and "Deserts of Mars" frontman Tony Salvaggio, and attorney Julia Guzman. (Formerly "Castle Dracula Horror Movie Podcast.") Executive Produced by Tony-Award-winning, Academy Award nominee John Logan (Skyfall, Michael).
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