Scream Scene Podcast

Follow Scream Scene Podcast
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

Join our deadicated hosts Sarah and Ben as they review horror movies in chronological order and rank them from best to worst. Updated every Wednesday. Theme music Now I Know by Jared C. Balogh

Scream Scene Podcast


    • May 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 10m AVG DURATION
    • 377 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from Scream Scene Podcast with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from Scream Scene Podcast

    Episode 323 - Laissez-faire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 64:25


    Mix witches with vague voodoo and you get THE DEVIL'S HAND (1961) from director William J. Hole Jr. Starring Linda Christian, Robert Alda, Ariadna Welter and Neil Hamilton, even a competent cast can't save this picture. Yet, there might be something worthwhile pulling the film in certain directions... maybe? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 19:30; Discussion 30:32; 52:54

    Episode 322 - The Ben and the Pendulum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 87:05


    Roger Corman tasks Richard Matheson with expanding Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" into a feature length film... do they succeed?? Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele and Luana Anders star in PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961, Corman)! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 31:56; Discussion 41:51; Ranking 1:13:41

    Episode 321 - Problematic Or Not?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 107:38


    Like a snake eating its own tail, William Castle presents HOMICIDAL (1961), his take on Hitchcock's PSYCHO (1960), which was Hitchcock's take on Castle's gimmick approach to horror! With twists and turns throughout the movie, your deadicated hosts do their best to avoid spoilers until the synopsis. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 21:24; Discussion 40:18; Ranking 1:40:20 And to be completely clear, trans rights are human rights!

    Episode 320 - A Not Cute Meet Cute

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 95:31


    Would you still love me if I was a mermaid? With that as the central question, your hosts tackle NIGHT TIDE (1961) from writer/director Curtis Harrington! The film takes inspiration from William Hope Hodgson and Edgar Allan Poe, and stars Dennis Hopper, Linda Lawson and Gavin Muir. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 36:30; Discussion 48:34; Ranking 1:20:26

    Episode 319 - 1960's Val Lewton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 75:47


    A female-led psychological horror movie in black and white? What is this, 1940's RKO? Nope, it's the latest from Hammer Film! Director Seth Holt takes on Jimmy Sangster's gothic thriller script for TASTE OF FEAR (1961) and magic is truly made! The film stars Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd and Christopher Lee. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 23:46; Discussion 35:54; Ranking 1:07:08

    Episode 318 - Get Off My Yucca Flats

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 53:33


    Your hosts travel to Nevada for THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS (1961), directed by Coleman Francis and starring Tor Johnson! But does this indie horror land more towards Ed Wood charm or W. Lee Wilder incompetence? While we decide, we share facts about the Nevada Test Site, nuclear experiments and John Wayne's 1956 film THE CONQUEROR. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 27:20; Discussion 35:42; Ranking 45:08

    Episode 317 - A Gothic Diversion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 45:07


    If your beloved pet cat witnessed your murder... would it take revenge on your behalf? In THE SHADOW OF THE CAT (1961), the answer is YES! This latest entry from Hammer Productions is directed by John Gilling and stars Andre Morell, Barbara Shelley, William Lucas and Bunkie as Tabitha the cat! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 10:44; Discussion 18:00; Ranking 32:40

    Episode 316 - Horror, Horny, Tragedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 99:28


    At last, your deadicated hosts make it to the first werewolf picture in colour: it's THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961) from Terence Fisher! Starring Oliver Reed and adapting Guy Endore's THE WEREWOLF OF PARIS (1933), how does the film's lycanthropy stack up against the tried-and-true formula in past iterations? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 44:28; Discussion 58:14; Ranking 1:25:52

    Episode 315 - The Past Wasn't Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 56:37


    With THE SNAKE WOMAN (1961), director Sidney Furie reminds us that the past isn't always better and the content-entertainment-churning machine has been hard at work since the beginning. The film stars Susan Travers, John McCarthy and Elsie Wagstaff, and includes a surprising amount of accurate snake facts! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 11:28; Discussion 27:08; Ranking 45:02

    Episode 314 - Classic Steve

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 55:18


    From Canadian director Sidney J Furie comes DOCTOR BLOOD'S COFFIN (1961), a British horror film... in colour?! The film stars Kieron Moore, Hazel Court and Ian Hunter in a typical mad scientist plot with a thriller/rom-com spin. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 11:53; Discussion 24:30; Ranking 42:51

    Episode 313 - The Mummy Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 81:41


    Welcome to 1961! For our first film of the year, we cover the very first zombie movie in colour... THE DEAD ONE! From writer/director Barry Mahon, this voodoo zombie movie takes place on a Louisianan plantation, but will it mine the full depth of the horror available? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 44:06; Discussion 51:04; Ranking 1:10:06

    Episode 312 - One Heart Morris

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 64:03


    We fast-forward through all THE TELL-TALE HEART adaptations over the decades to find ourselves at the 1960 version from director Ernest Morris! With an expanded story, will this adaptation keep you awake at night or wither beneath the floorboards? Starring Laurence Payne, Adrienne Corri and Dermot Walsh. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 24:49; Discussion 35:32; Ranking 53:01

    Episode 45B - One From the Hurst

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 50:03


    Your hosts take a trip back in time to 1934 for Brian Desmond Hurst's adaptation of THE TELL-TALE HEART! We give a brief biography of Edgar Allan Poe and determine how this '30s indie film fairs on The List. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 21:57; Discussion 29:24; Ranking 38:38

    Episode 311 - Handwringing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 61:35


    From director Edmond Gréville comes THE HANDS OF ORLAC (1960)! Starring Mel Ferrer, Christopher Lee, Lucile Saint-Simon and Dany Carrel, will this British and French co-production be the best adaptation of the Maurice Renard novel yet? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 17:12; Discussion 33:57; Ranking 55:28

    Episode 310 - Vampire Gabor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 36:09


    Happy Halloween, Creatures of the Night! Let us take you to Italy for L'ULTIMA PREDA DEL VAMPIRO aka THE PLAYGIRLS AND THE VAMPIRE (1960) from director Piero Regnoli! Is this mix of classic Universal tropes charming or old fashioned? Let's find out! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 10:24; Discussion 18:40; Ranking 26:47

    Episode 309 - The Patriarchal Meta-Narrative

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 88:40


    A domestic horror or a gothic melodrama? Why not both! It's THE HOUSEMAID (1960, Kim) aka HANYEO, Korea's first horror movie! Dealing with social commentary about Korea's changing class and addressing women's sexual desires, this is a one-of-a-kind movie. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 38:45; Discussion 55:06; Ranking 1:21:07

    Episode 308 - Two Faces Two Jekylls

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 112:42


    And we're back! After an unexpected hiatus, we're excited to kick off our return with THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL (1960) directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paul Massie, Dawn Addams and Christopher Lee. Thank you for your patience! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 50:56; Discussion 1:05:25; Ranking 1:44:58

    Episode 307 - And Just Like That

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 67:19


    Director Bert I. Gordon finally makes an appearance on the podcast with TORMENTED (1960)! Taking a break from his "Thing Big" schtick, Gordon takes on a ghost story that stars Richard Carlson, Juli Reding and Susan Gordon. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 21:16; Discussion 34:28; Ranking 50:42

    Horror Adjacent 25 - Vaudevillian

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 71:24


    Let's meander down Skid Row for the horror adjacent Roger Corman flick THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1960)! Your hosts discuss this movie's placement in Corman's filmography, and the pros and cons of filming an entire movie over a weekend. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 36:10; Discussion 48:48

    Episode 306 - Where's The Horror?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 82:46


    Your hosts encounter the 1960 "erotic horror" film ET MOURIR DE PLAISIR (LE SANG ET LA ROSE) aka AND DIE OF PLEASURE (BLOOD AND ROSES) from director Roger Vadim! But where's the horror? More importantly, where's the eroticism?? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 34:02; Discussion 44:20; Ranking 1:10:42

    Episode 305 - That Good Witchy Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 69:47


    Your hosts encounter a film often overlooked... it's THE CITY OF THE DEAD (1960) aka HORROR HOTEL directed by John Llewellyn Moxey! Designed to compete with Hammer Horror, this proto-Amicus Productions film stars Christopher Lee, Patricia Jessel, Venetia Stevenson and Betta St. John. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 17:02; Discussion 30:42; Ranking 55:04

    Episode 304 - Expressionist As Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 64:18


    From Italian director Giorgio Ferroni comes the Gothic film IL MULINO DELLE DONNE DI PIETRA aka MILL OF THE STONE WOMEN (1960)... in COLOUR! The film stars Pierre Brice, Scilla Gabel, Wolfgang Preiss and Herbert Bohme. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 18:22; Discussion 29:57; Ranking 50:35

    Episode 303 - Movies Glommed Together

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 42:31


    Continuing their time in Italy, your deadicated hosts encounter SEDDOK, L'EREDE DI SATANA aka ATOM AGE VAMPIRE (1960) from director Anton Giulio Majano! Designed to cash in on Mario Bava's success, this horror flick doesn't have much going for it...not to mention the gorilla on the loose! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 8:28; Discussion 18:23; Ranking 32:41

    Episode 302 - Oh Hello Gore

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 109:57


    Your deadicated hosts cover the directorial "debut" of Mario Bava, LA MASCHERA DEL DEMONIO aka THE MASK OF SATAN aka BLACK SUNDAY! Starring Barbara Steele and John Richardson, we detail the different screenplays and film releases available out there. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 57:12; Discussion 1:15:05; Ranking 1:37:01

    Episode 301 - Counting the Vibes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 46:40


    Your hosts peek through "Illusion-O" glasses to review 13 GHOSTS (1960) from William Castle! This spoopy children's horror stars Donald Woods, Charles Herbert and Martin Milner. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:28; Discussion 27:33; Ranking 38:28

    Episode 300 - Cosmic Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 98:49


    Celebrating episode 300, your deadicated hosts travel to Japan for Nobuo Nakagawa's masterpiece JIGOKU (1960)! The film stars Shigeru Amachi, Yoichi Numata and Utako Mitsuya. Your hosts discuss nihilism, Buddhism, gore and more in this landmark episode. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 36:08; Discussion 49:48; Ranking 1:22:57

    Episode 299 - Show Me The Leeches!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 45:01


    Universal tries to copy Roger Corman with THE LEECH WOMAN (1960) directed by Edward Dein and starring Coleen Grey, Grant Williams, Phillip Terry and Gloria Talbot. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 14:00; Discussion 23:18; Ranking 36:28

    Episode 298 - Dracula's Daughters-in-Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 65:40


    Hammer Horror tries to strike Gothic gold again with THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960, Fisher)! With three different writers, the film's seams show despite the heavy lifting from stars Peter Cushing, Yvonne Monlaur and David Peel. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 23:59; Discussion 33:47; Ranking 57:12

    Episode 297 - Full Respectability

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 73:44


    Give Roger Corman more money and time to make a movie, and he goes FULLY RESPECTABLE!! It's THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1960) starring Vincent Price, Mark Damon and Myrna Fahey! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 35:22; Discussion 42:50; Ranking 1:06:40

    Episode 296 - Male Emotional Blindness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 92:55


    Brick wall... Brick Wall... BRICK WALL!! This week we cover VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960) from director Wolf Rilla! Adapted from the John Wyndham novel The Midwich Cuckoos, we discuss this evil children horror starring George Sanders, Barbara Shelley and Martin Stephens. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 42:11; Discussion 50:41; Ranking 1:22:21

    Episode 295 - Method to the Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 168:23


    Anthony Perkins. Janet Leigh. Alfred Hitchcock. It's 1960's PSYCHO! In a nearly three hour long episode, your hosts dig into the novel, its film adaptation, and how everything changes after PSYCHO's release. General content warning for discussion of transphobia, violence against women, psychosis, serial killers and cannibalism. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 40:23-44:30; Discussion 1:38:02; Ranking 2:32:39

    Episode 294 - Don't You Know That You're Toxic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 46:13


    The Italians try their hand at combining horror and sex appeal... and win?! It's L'AMANTE DEL VAMPIRO (1960) aka THE VAMPIRE AND THE BALLERINA from director Renato Polselli! We got castles, we got vampires, we got toxic relationships -- it's a Gothic horror! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 10:52; Discussion 21:44; Ranking 36:39

    Episode 293 - Not of a Whole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 36:58


    Your hosts travel to West Germany for EIN TOTER HING IM NETZ aka THE CORPSE IN THE WEB (1960) from director Fritz Böttger! This "nudie" horror film offers an early attempt at bridging sex appeal and horror, but is not necessarily successful at it. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 11:00; Discussion 16:48; Ranking 31:05

    Episode 292 - Stop Me If You've Heard This One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 46:21


    Completing Anglo-Amalgamated Production's "Sadian trilogy," it's CIRCUS OF HORRORS (1960) from director Sidney Hayers! Starring Anton Diffring, Jane Hylton, Kenneth Griffith and Erika Remberg, this film makes your hosts wonder... what's up with circuses? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:42; Discussion 24:01; Ranking 39:42

    Horror Adjacent 24 - An Ouroboros

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 85:00


    Your hosts take on CLUE (1985, Lynn) for their last monthly horror adjacent bonus episode - the movie based on the game based on old cozy mystery thrillers! We run down the stellar cast and explain the board game's history. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 46:40; Discussion 56:15

    Episode 291 - On Theme

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 102:48


    Lasting less than a week in theatres when first released, it's PEEPING TOM (1960), a horror that nearly ruined its director Michael Powell's career! Written by Leo Marks and starring Carl Boehm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer and Maxine Audley, the film digs into its themes of observation and voyeurism and doesn't let up. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 42:27; Discussion 54:54; Ranking 1:28:16

    Episode 290 - Narrative Cul-De-Sac

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 34:59


    Larry Talbot returns for LA CASA DEL TERROR (1960)! Lon Chaney Jr reprises a legally-distinct-from-Universal Wolf Man in this Mexican horror movie starring comedian Tin-Tan, Yolanda Varela, Rafael Estrada and Yerye Beirute, directed by Gilberto Martinez Solares. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 11:54; Discussion 18:11; Ranking 27:14

    Episode 289 - At Arm's Length

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 67:22


    It's been a long time since your hosts have travelled to France! This week we cover LES YEUX SANS VISAGE (1960) aka EYES WITHOUT A FACE from director Georges Franju! Based on the Jean Redon novel, the film stars Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli and Édith Scob. It delivers French New Wave horror while keeping you at arm's length -- but will that work in its favour? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 27:26; Discussion 35:33; Ranking 57:43

    Horror Adjacent 23 - False Advertising

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 39:19


    For our 23rd horror adjacent episode, it's ZOMBIES ON BROADWAY (1945)! Directed by Gordon Douglas, the film stars the knock-off Abbott and Costello duo of Alan Carney and Wally Brown, and features a great performance from Bela Lugosi! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:13; Discussion 19:24

    Episode 288 - Oh My God, Dave...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 68:41


    Beware of the eye! Filmed in the exclusive HYPNOMAGIC, it's THE HYPNOTIC EYE (1960) from director George Blair! Imagined by a photographer who later became a true crime enthusiast, the film stars Jacques Bergerac, Allison Hayes, Marcia Henderson, and Joe Patridge. A warning for anyone watching THE HYPNOTIC EYE, there are frequent flashing lights right at the camera. It's also very very not good. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 33:48; Discussion 53:33; Ranking 1:06:29

    Episode 287 - Welcome to 1960

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 67:17


    Your deadicated hosts enter 1960 with a bang! It's THE FLESH AND THE FIENDS from director John Gilling, a Burke and Hare true crime movie starring Peter Cushing, George Rose and Donald Pleasence! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 25:59; Discussion 36:19; Ranking 59:36

    Episode 286 - Cat on a Horror Tin Roof

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 72:15


    Your deadicated hosts close out 1959 with TERROR IS A MAN, the very first Filipino horror movie! Directed by Gerardo de Leon and Eddie Romero, this Dr. Moreau adaptation feels more Tennessee Williams than H.G. Wells. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 33:22; Discussion 42:40; Ranking 59:12

    Episode 285 - You Can't Cheat Burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 56:28


    Hammer Film Productions tries to update the play THE MAN IN HALF MOON STREET by Barré Lyndon, with mixed results. Take a listen to hear what we liked and didn't about 1959's THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH (Fisher)! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 22:30; Discussion 32:19; Ranking 46:04

    Horror Adjacent 22 - Paint by Numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 40:10


    It's Abbott and Costello... take two! This month's horror adjacent episode is on ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN (1951, Lamont) featuring the titular duo with Arthur Franz and Nancy Guild! It's a cross of THE INVISIBLE MAN and ROCKY, so what's not to like? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 26:05; Discussion 29:39

    Episode 284 - Byronfoolery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 53:56


    From Roger Corman's Filmgroup, it's BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE (1959), directed by Monte Hellman (what a name!) and starring Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Sheila Noonan, Wally Campo and Richard Sinatra. Have you ever wondered what KEY LARGO would be like, but in South Dakota and with a monster? Better strap in then! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 20:56; Discussion 31:12; Ranking 46:02

    Episode 283 - Plenty to Chew On

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 73:56


    Buzz buzz, here comes THE WASP WOMAN (1959) from Roger Corman himself! The film stars Susan Cabot, Michael Mark, Fred Eisley, Barboura Morris and William Roerick. We discuss wasp facts, the history of cosmetics, and Susan Cabot's sad biography in this episode, so there's plenty to chew on. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 26:32; Discussion 43:57; Ranking 1:04:30

    Episode 282 - Needs More Leeches

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 49:55


    Let us share some leech facts to prepare you for ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES (1959) from director Bernard L. Kowalski and starring Ken Clark, Yvette Vickers and Bruno VeSota! Everyone is a terrible person in this barely horror creature feature. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 18:53; Discussion 24:34; Ranking 38:32

    Horror Adjacent 21 - Trust in Ant-Thority

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 81:04


    It's us versus THEM! (1954, Douglas) Your deadicated hosts tackle the first big bug classic as part of their horror adjacent bonus episode series. We cover nuclear testing on US soil through the '50s, how they created the ants' iconic sound, and why this movie isn't horror (according to us!) Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 45:34; Discussion 51:53

    Episode 281 - Will It Blend?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 90:15


    Roger Corman plans his horror return with A BUCKET OF BLOOD (1959) starring Dick Miller and Barboura Morris! This MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM remake brings in the scariest beastie of them all... Beatniks! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 44:11; Discussion 58:26; Ranking 1:16:19

    Episode 280 - Affable Abel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 44:43


    Your hosts tackle EL HOMBRE Y EL MONSTRUO (1959) from Rafael Baledón, starring Abel Salazar, Enrique Rambal, Martha Roth and Ofelia Guilmain! The alternative title for this episode was "A Gothic heroine who also happens to look exactly like the mysterious woman in the portrait" but it was too long! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 8:59; Discussion 24:12; Ranking 36:54

    Horror Adjacent 20 - Hair-Raising Melodies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 70:34


    What's up Doc? It's time for February's horror adjacent bonus episode! This month we take a look at HAIR-RAISING HARE (1946) from Chuck Jones and starring Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny! We trace the origins of Warner Bros' Merrie Melodies back to Disney's Silly Symphonies and highlight a few of the people who made these cartoons possible. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 52:50; Discussion 56:47

    Claim Scream Scene Podcast

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel