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Every week, it's fun and games and all-things-horror: Killer Interviews, Current Events, and Dirty-Little "behind the scenes” secrets of your favorite films. Exclusive interviews with actors, directors, super fans and anyone else we can get our hands on! Weekly contests, challenges and trivia give interactive listeners the chance to win "Horror Freak Of The Week" and get FREE GEAR and be invited to be a GUEST on future shows. All you Horror Freaks have to do is sit back and relax while you enjoy the games, the gossip and the giveaways. *WARNING: Viewer discretion advised.

Danny & Scotty Bohnen, The Rob Oneal, Carmelo Chimera


    • Mar 6, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 5m AVG DURATION
    • 333 EPISODES

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    The Cult Classic Horror Show podcast is an absolute must-listen for any horror fan. With their humor, extensive knowledge of the genre, and easy-to-follow format, this podcast deserves to be at the very top of every horror fan's list. The hosts are incredibly funny, managing to crack listeners up with their banter and comedic timing. Not only that, but they truly know their stuff when it comes to horror movies. Their detailed information and insights on various topics make each episode interesting and informative. It's clear that these guys are not only passionate about horror, but also have a genuine love for the friendship they share and the genre itself.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is how well the hosts connect with their audience. They create a warm and inviting atmosphere through their banter and camaraderie, making listeners feel like they're part of the conversation. Additionally, their movie reviews are spot-on without delving into unnecessary political discussions or biases. This allows fans to simply enjoy the content without feeling overwhelmed by external factors.

    While there are many positives to The Cult Classic Horror Show podcast, there are a few minor drawbacks worth mentioning. Occasionally, factual inaccuracies may occur or hosts may not have seen the movie prior to discussing it on the show. However, these shortcomings do not detract significantly from the overall enjoyment and entertainment value of the podcast.

    In conclusion, The Cult Classic Horror Show podcast is an amazing listen for horror fans everywhere. The hosts' humor, extensive knowledge of horror films, and ability to create a welcoming atmosphere make this podcast stand out among others in the genre. While there may be occasional factual errors or lack of pre-viewing certain movies discussed, these minor issues do not diminish its overall appeal. If you're looking for a hilarious and informative podcast that delves into cult classic horror films while maintaining a sense of fun and camaraderie, then this is definitely the one for you!



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    333: The Gate

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 80:32


    "You've been BAD!" Join us as we discuss The Gate (1987)! We dive into how writer Michael Nankin's childhood nightmares shaped the story, the insane practical effects that brought the pint-sized demons to life, behind-the-scenes mishaps, casting stories (including a young Stephen Dorff on the prowl for "chicks"), and MUCH MORE!

    332: Stir of Echoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 95:25


    "Does it hurt to be dead?" Join us as we discuss Stir of Echoes! We talk about how the story and setting relate to director David Koepp's childhood, the movies that inspired him during the writing/filming process, tons of behind-the-scenes info and MUCH MORE!

    331: The Kindred

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 79:10


    "Anthony didn't ask to be brought into this world..." Join us as we discuss The Kindred! We talk about the celebrity writer attached, the amount of lube and condoms used on set, certain plot holes and MUCH MORE!

    330: Body Melt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 81:34


    "The first phase is hallucinogenic... the second phase is glandular..." Join us as we discuss Body Melt! We talk about how they got the Australian government to fund this, the range of "celebrity" actors, our thoughts on Nosferatu and MUCH MORE!

    329: From Dusk Till Dawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 86:31


    "Are you a faithless preacher? Or are you a mean motherfuckin servant of God?" Join us as we discuss From Dusk Till Dawn! We talk about the "must have" actors for Tarantino & Rodriguez, script re-writes during production, crew tensions and MUCH MORE!

    328: The Grudge

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 78:55


    "When someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage... a curse is born." Join us as we discuss The Grudge (2004). We talk about why Sam Raimi and company wanted to make this film, the language barriers on set, the deleted scenes and MUCH MORE!

    327: Name The Demon - Commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 79:28


    Queue up our film Name The Demon then listen to this episode as you watch!  We'll fill you in on all the juicy behind-the-scenes info.

    326: 28 Days Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 70:57


    "Repent, The End Is Extremely Fucking Nigh". Join us as we discuss 28 Days Later! How did they get all those empty London shots on a low budget? What exactly is this virus? Did this movie almost have a completely different story line for that last half? Tune in to find out!

    325: Name The Demon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 72:56


    We made a REALLY scary movie! Join us as we discuss our new film, Name The Demon.  We talk about the demon lore, the true elements to this possesion story, how the film came to be and MUCH MORE! The film releases on all major VOD platforms on October 4th! Click the link for streaming locations and info about the blu-ray release via Kickstarter: https://linktr.ee/chimerastudiosofficial

    324: Zombie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 66:16


    "We are going to eat you!" Join us as we discuss Lucio Fulci's iconic classic, Zombie. We talk about the difficulties one might experience when working with Fulci, the materials used for practical effects, the extras eating real, cooked animal entrails and MUCH MORE!

    323: Nightbeast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 86:02


    "Don't call me Bertie!" Join us as we discuss Nightbeast! We talk about the first failed attempt at making the movie, the sound effects the director made with his mouth, the top notch love scene and MUCH MORE!

    322: Feast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 66:43


    "The monsters are doing it doggy style." Join us as we discuss Feast! We talk about the involvement of Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Wes Craven, the family relationships on set, how the budget was cut down and MUCH MORE!

    321: Meet The Feebles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 53:44


    "I was just about to pop my cookies!" Join us as we discuss Peter Jackson's Meet The Feebles! We talk about how this movie came to be, Peter Jackson's early life, puppet porn and MUCH MORE!

    320: Final Destination

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 82:36


    "In death there are no accidents, no coincidences, no mishaps, and no escapes." Join us as we discuss Final Destination! We talk about the origins of the story, alternate endings, similarities to an actual plane crash and MUCH MORE!

    319: The Invisible Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 58:28


    "Monocane is a terrible drug." Join us as we discuss the 1933 classic, The Invisible Man. We talk about the original H.G. Wells story, how they made Claude Rains invisible, the actor contracts with Universal and MUCH MORE!

    318: Jeepers Creepers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 77:44


    "Every 23rd Spring, for 23 days, it gets to... eat." Join us as we discuss Jeepers Creepers! We talk about filming locations and conditions, the true stories the film MAY be based on, Justin Long peeing FOR REAL and MUCH MORE!

    317: Sinister

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 76:11


    "Don't worry, Daddy. I'll make you famous again." Join us as we discuss Sinister! We talk about how the story came to be, how Blumhouse got involved, difficulties while filming and MUCH MORE!

    316: Night of the Creeps

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 66:08


    "The good news is, your dates are here. The bad news is, they're dead!" Join us as we discuss Night of the Creeps!  We talk about the allure of Tom Atkins, the relationships on set, how the script came to be and MUCH MORE!

    315: Halloween Ends - Commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 112:25


    "I'm the psycho. You're the freak show." Join us as we watch Halloween Ends and provide witty, invaluable commentary! Feel free to watch along with us!

    314: Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 79:12


    "America isn't ready to accept a gay Mexican chicken sandwich." Join us as we discuss Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead! Possibly the most outrageous movie we've ever covered! We talk about the 80 volunteers that worked on the production, the high tension on set, Lloyd Kaufman's crazy directing style and MUCH MORE!

    313: 13 Ghosts (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 79:46


    "I come within ten feet of anything dead, I go into seizures!" Join us as we discuss 13 Ghosts (2001)! We talk about the formation of Dark Castle Entertainment, the back stories for each ghost, the disaster of an ending and MUCH MORE! 

    312: Prophecy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 64:02


    Man-bear-pig bitch slapped everything! Join us as we discuss John Frankenheimer's Prophecy. We talk about the weird hybrid movie that this is, the indigenous italians, the best sleeping bag death EVER and MUCH MORE!

    311: Event Horizon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 86:18


    Liberate tutemet ex inferis! Join us as we discuss Event Horizon! We talk about all the gore that didn't make the cut, alternate endings, the crazy time constraints on post production and MUCH MORE!

    310: Bride of Frankenstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 65:58


    "We belong dead!" Join us as we discuss Bride of Frankenstein! We talk about James Whale's feelings about a sequel, the ridiculous restrictions applied by the censors, the many different storylines this movie almost had and MUCH MORE!

    309: House of 1000 Corpses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 88:48


    "The boogeyman is real and you found him." Join us as we discuss Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses! We talk about the history of Rob Zombie, how this movie got made, Sheri's necrophiliac tendencies and MUCH MORE!

    308: Galaxy of Terror

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 82:40


    "I live and die by the crystals." Join us as we discuss Roger Corman's Galaxy of Terror. We talk about James Cameron, aka "the kid who made the spaceship with tits", maggot rape, the immaculate set and MUCH MORE!

    307: The Exorcist Believer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 71:55


    Join us as we rant about the travesty that is Exorcist Believer!

    306: Dracula: Dead and Loving It - Commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 97:28


    Join us as we watch Dracula: Dead and Loving It while commentating and responding to your comments!

    305: The Changeling

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 86:12


    “That house is not fit to live in. No one's been able to live in it. It doesn't want people.” Join us as we discuss The Changeling (1980)! We talk about the bizarre events the story is based on, how they created the mansion, possible death by sexual arousal and MUCH MORE!

    304: Carnosaur

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 58:55


    "The earth was not made for us. She was made for the dinosaurs." Join us as we discuss Roger Corman's Carnosaur! We talk about Corman's intention to ride the "Jurassic Park Wave", the use of hand puppets, human-dinosaur birthing and MUCH MORE!

    303: Saw

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 74:21


    "I want to play a game." Join us as we discuss Saw! James Wan and Leigh Whannel were fresh out of college when they wrote the script and did everything they could to get it made. We talk about their journey, the constraints on the production, how it became (at one point in time) the highest grossing horror franchise and MUCH MORE!

    302: Bram Stoker's Dracula

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 82:56


    "Yeah, she was in great pain! Then we cut off her head, and drove a stake through her heart, and burned it, and then she found peace." Join us as we discuss Bram Stoker's Dracula! We talk about the rehearsal process the cast had to go through, the effort to make all the effects practical, the differences between the film and the book and MUCH MORE!

    301: Humanoids from the Deep

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 102:29


    Join us as we discuss Roger Corman's classic, Humanoids from the Deep! We talk about the abundance of explosions, the re-shoots to add more nudity, the success of Corman's "New World Pictures" and MUCH MORE! We also recap the current winners from our horror movie draft picks from last episode.

    300: "Best Horror Movie Ever" Draft Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 65:55


    Join us as we choose and talk about our top favorite horror movies then vote in our Facebook group to see which movie wins!

    299: Return of the Living Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 54:55


    July 3rd, 1984 5:30 PM Eastern Daylight time. Join us as we discuss the zombie classic, Return of the Living Dead! We talk about the "Barbie" prosthetic, Dan O'Bannon's cruel directing style, the lawsuit with George A. Romero and MUCH MORE!

    298: From Black - Interview With Director Thomas Marchese

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 67:14


    Go watch From Black NOW on AMC+ or Shudder, starring Anna Camp & John Ales, then listen to our interview with director Thomas Marchese! With a soundtrack reminiscent of The Shining and beautiful cinematography it's a horror gem you don't want to miss.

    297: Street Trash

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 87:49


    Pour a glass of Viper and join us as we discuss Street Trash! We talk about severed genitalia, trash juice, Bronson's beard and MUCH MORE!

    296: Interview With AJ Rome Dir. of Dead Dawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 36:14


    Join us as we interview director/writer AJ Rome and producer Isaiah LaBorde about their upcoming horror film "Dead Dawn" and find out how you can own a piece of it!   Get involved at https://wefunder.com/deaddawn

    295: Tourist Trap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 69:26


    Welcome to Slauson's Oasis! Join us as we discuss Tourist Trap (1979). We talk about the murky swimming hole, rampant cocaine use on set, the lack of nudity and MUCH MORE!

    294: It's Alive

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 63:50


    “There's only one thing wrong with the Davis baby…. IT'S ALIVE!” Join us as we discuss this early 70's classic! We talk about Rick Baker's monster design, the superb acting of John P. Ryan and Rob does his best Larry Cohen impression.

    293: Halloween (2018) Commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 115:27


    Watch with us as we provide INVALUABLE commentary to Halloween (2018)!

    292: Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 73:08


    "I do love the smell of the hunt and the taste of the shunt." Join us as we discuss the shocking body thriller, "Society"! We talk about the buckets of lube, the ties to Halloween ll and Re-Animator, the logistics of shunting and MUCH MORE!

    291: Brain Damage

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 90:27


    "Feels like you got a real monster in there." Join us as we discuss Frank Henenlotter's "Brain Damage"! We talk about the glory of east coast 80s horror, proper butt hygiene, theories on the ending and MUCH MORE!

    290: Anthropophagus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 84:37


    "Hell Yeah." Join us as we discuss Anthropophagus.  The classic shocker from Italian director Joe D'Amato. We talk about dope beats, dirty water, single fisted abortions and MUCH MORE!

    289: Krampus Commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 98:17


    Join us as we provide INVALUABLE commentary to this holiday favorite!

    288: A Nightmare on Elm Street Commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 99:50


    Join us as we watch A Nightmare on Elm Street and provide witty, invaluable commentary. We field comments and questions from everyone watching live with us!

    287: Frankenstein (1931)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 74:05


    "It's alive!" Join us as we discuss this absolute classic! We talk about the story's origins, the casting, makeup FX and MUCH MORE!

    286: The Crow Commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 107:38


    Join us as we watch "The Crow" and provide invaluable commentary!

    285: Anaconda

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 72:57


    Paraguayan Jon Voight!? Join us as we discuss Anaconda! We talk about Ice Cube's blade, animatronic snakes, Taco Bell cups and MUCH MORE!

    284: State of the Union

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 38:51


    Holy moly we're back!  But maybe not in the same way as before.  Listen in for updates on our personal lives and the future of the show!

    283: Paranormal Activity The Ghost Dimension

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 61:08


    Toby is ink!  Join us as we discuss Paranormal Activity The Ghost Dimension.  We talk about the rushed ending, the whereabouts of Katie, where they go from here and MUCH MORE!

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