Podcast appearances and mentions of Val Lewton

Send us a textCigarette smoker Ravenshadow, who is haunted by a personal tragedy, is sent by remote connection to care for an agoraphobic monster, who fears both his neighbours and his own food are trying to kill him. On Episode 667 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the Irish Folk Horror flick Frewaka from director Aislinn Clarke! We also talk about what makes folk horror so sticky, what constitutes an actual massacre, and why you don't eff with the faerie folk. So grab the following item; a bucket of piss, a horsehoe, nails, and your smokes, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Texas Chainsaw Massacre, what exactly is a massacre?, RIP Skype, Texas Chainsaw Manicure, The New Avengers, Thunderbolts (asterisk), Sinners, Event Horizon, Toxic Avenger IV: Citizen Toxie, The First Turn On, Corey Feldman, difference between a nom de plume and nom de guerre, Jason Isaac, Johnny Sinns, The Corpse Vanishes, The Leopard Man, Val Lewton, Horror of Dracula, The Burning, Creature, Poison Ivy, Sid Haig, Erin Moran, Michael Rosenbaum, Deep Impact, The Vampire Diaries, Betsy Baker, Evil Dead, David Keith, Firestarter, The Curse, Horror of the Blood Monsters, Don Rickles, Innocent Blood, Tales From the Crypt, Rod Serling, Erin Gray, Buck Rogers, Armageddon, Dante's Peak, Felix Silla, Mel Blanc, Buck Rogers 25/7, Don't Fuck With the Buck, lead us not into temptation, a New England “7”, Frewaka, Aislinn Clarke, Devil's Doorway, folk horror, The Vourdalak, Ben Wheatley, A Field in England, Kill List, Into the Earth, Na Sidhe, the fae folk, Irish Folk Legends, Die Hexen, Clare Monnelly, Brid Ni Neachtain, Frewaka Texas Ranger, The Ugly Stepsister, Emilie Blichfeldt, The Last Kingdom, Evil Dead Burn, Evil Dead Knievel, A Texas Chainsaw Mascara - A Film By John Waters, and cult leader by carrier pigeon!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

Participants: John Steppling, Roger Johnson, Hiroyuki Hamada, and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: The “hands off NATO” protests against Trump, anti-NATO protests in Belgrade, tariff shocks, Japan's US T-bill selloff, the power of blackmail, or lack thereof, the decline of movie theaters/going out to the movies, editing movies for television (films of the 40s vs. films of the 80s) the films of Val Lewton, Jacques Tourneur, Ed Wood, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Jean Genet for Palestine. Music track “Motherless Children Have a Hard Time” by Blind Willie Johnson (public domain, see also modern covers of the song by Eric Clapton and friends on YouTube).

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

This week Ken welcomes author of the absolutely life changing "Cult Movies" series of books, among lots of other great things, Danny Peary. Ken and Danny discuss the massive volume of guests Ken has had on the show, wanting to expose people to art they never would have known about otherwise, growing up in the 1950s, loving Westerns, Danny's brother Gerald and his film criticism, loving television, Abbot and Costello and Jack and the Bean Stalk, Lone Ranger, foreign cinema, college campus cinema clubs, Hopalong Cassidy, Red Rider, Baseball, Igmar Bergman, seeing subtitled movies as a small child, The Harder They Come, Midnight Movies, NYC, seeing movies alone in the theater, Rocky Horror, word of mouth, why The Wizard of Oz is a cult movie, the niche cults, John Waters, the classics, the weird, and the wonderful, why horror isn't always cult, not just writing about plots, real film criticism, analysis, how you can't have a wrong insight into a movie, giving people something to think about. Eraserhead, doing research in the pre-internet days, Freaks, loving Val Lewton, how the flow of cult movies has damartically slowed in the 21st Century despite more movies than ever and more movies than ever trying to be cult movies, giving things time to build, how you can't make a cult movie on purpose, film festivals, The Substance, Basket Case, The Wasp Woman, The Alternative Oscars, Ken being baffled at how Speed Racer never developed a cult, Howard the Duck, Heaven's Gate, George Cukor, retiring, the lost Val Lewton movie, The Ghost Ship, making movies with zero heroic characters, I Walked with a Zombie, going to USC Film School, writing for Thundercats and Silverhawks, having a love of comedy, James Gray, the film Deep End, Phatom of the Paradise, and the early days of Brian DePalma. 

"You can fool everybody, but landy deary me, you can't fool a cat!"Irena, a lonely young Serbian immigrant, believes she is descended from a tribe of shape-shifting witches and fears that any physical intimacy will change her into a killer jungle cat. Irena can run. Irena can hide. But she cannot deny the Beast Inside.CAT PEOPLE somehow managed to tell a clearly queer-coded tale of forbidden desires and unspeakable passions at the height of Hayes Code Production censorship, and we are thrilled that it did, because this film is a delight to watch.My special guest this episode are TARA GARNER and KASEY LOMAN.CAT PEOPLE was produced by VAL LEWTON, directed by JACQUES TOURNEUR, written by DEWITT BODEEN and stars SIMONE SIMON, KENT SMITH, JANE RANDOLPH and TOM CONWAY.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Our dream guest, the beloved film historian and author of the book that inspired our show, joins us to discuss the 1943 horror classic directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Val Lewton — as well as his very personal reason for selecting it, among the 1600+ movies in “Guide,” for our deep dive.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Programa especial dedicado a la obra del productor Val Lewton y su tiempo como jefe de la unidad de terror para la RKO durante los años cuarenta en Hollywood. En total, se revisaron las 9 películas en las que trabajó el productor junto a grandes directores como Jacques Tourneur, Marc Robson o Robert Wise. Desde Cat People a Bedlam, para los amantes del cine de terror de serie B clásico, con estupendo uso de los recursos y fotografía a partir de guiones muy bien construidos. Al final dimos nuestro Top de Val Lewton y esperamos que se animen a colocar sus películas favoritas de este productor en los comentarios

Hey everybody! I'm bringing a bit of a extra Halloween love here, with another film by Val Lewton (and Jacques Tourneau)! And I've got my good friend Dr Anj here with me to talk about I Walked with a Zombie! This film is definitely not what modern horror fans would consider a zombie film, but Lewton did something very interesting and creepy as well! So join us for a fun conversation now!As usual, if you'd like to leave any feedback for the show, you can send it to me on Twitter @Billyd_licious or on the show's Facebook page. You can find Anj on social media @dranj70 and definitely check out his fantastic blog comicboxcommentary.com (Supergirl and all things Super family)! Thanks for listening!

The Leopard Man (1943), The Seventh Victim (1943), Isle of the Dead (1945) Back in episode 23, we covered producer Val Lewton and three of his films. While Lewton only produced about a dozen films—and only a handful of them horror—his work made a huge impact on the genre. That's why we've decided to discuss three more of his films, hoping to inspire other fans to seek out not only the ones we've covered but his other titles as well. With the help of a talented group of craftsmen—including directors Jacques Tourneur and Mark Robson, screenwriter Ardel Wray, and a skilled cast of actors he worked with repeatedly—Lewton created films that stood apart. They weren't just different from what he was hired to produce; they defied the expectations of most horror fans at the time. His films had style, compelling stories, and uniquely well-developed characters. They're a testament to how effective something as simple as a walk down the street can be when crafted by the right people. Films mentioned in this episode: The Body Snatcher (1945), Cat People (1942), The Curse the Cat People (1944), Curse of the Demon (1957), The Day After (1983), Isle of the Dead (1945), I Walked with a Zombie (1943), The Leopard Man (1943), Old Dark House (1932), The Seventh Victim (1943)

Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America and all ships at sea, and welcome to Episode 57 of Vintage Sand, our first of 2025. In this episode and the next one we return, for the penultimate time, to the source of some of our most popular episodes: Danny Peary's hard-to-find 1993 classic "Alternative Oscars". In the past, we have used Peary's model to approach every full decade in which the Academy has handed out Oscars except two: the 2010's, and the topic for this two-part episode, Alternate Oscars: The 1940's Edition. It's interesting that the 40's are considered to be the peak of Hollywood's Golden Age, yet many films that were beloved and honored back then have not well withstood the passage of time. The early part of the decade's most important development was the rise of the writer/director in Hollywood. Preston Sturges was the first, with his incredible run of films from 1940-1945, and he was followed quickly by the Billy Wilder/Charles Brackett team and, of course, that clever young fellow from the Mercury Theater. The 40's also marked the arrival of Hitchcock to these shores, and the rise to prominence of new directorial voices like Huston, Preminger, Zinnemann and Nicholas Ray. There were also many high points in the decade for well-established directors like Ford, Capra, Hawks, Lubitsch and Wyler. We have the incredible run of films between 1942 and 1946 made by Val Lewton's brilliant B-movie unit at RKO, and, of course, the birth of film noir, overseen predominantly by expats like Wilder, Lang, Preminger, Ulmer, Lewis and Siodmak. The latter half of the decade, which we will cover in Episode 58 in February, saw two major developments. The end of the war saw the return to strength of many European film industries as well as studio filmmaking in Japan. In France, in the wake of 1945's miraculous "Les Enfants du Paradis", directors as different as Cocteau, Clouzot and Bresson began or restarted their careers. This explosion of creativity was matched in the UK, with the arrival of Lean, Reed, and especially with the flowering of the Powell-Pressburger Archers team. Clearly, though, the most important such event was the rise of what today is called Italian Neo-Realism, as directors like Rossellini, De Sica, and to a lesser extent Visconti, created a brand new way to tell stories on film that is still influencing directors today. The second big change of the late 40's was really two changes in one: the landmark Paramount court case in 1948 that ended the vertical monopoly the studios had long held as owners of theater chains as well, and the mass arrival of television. Between 1948 and 1952, Hollywood lost nearly half of its audience, bringing down the curtain on that so-called “Golden Age” of Hollywood. In terms of the Oscars, the Academy made solid choices for Best Picture--they certainly picked better films than they did in the 1930's! These included enduring works like "The Best Years of Our Lives", "All the King's Men" and especially, "Casablanca". Who could argue with that? (Hint: us.) But there were plenty of head scratchers as well. Prestige choices like "How Green Was My Valley", "Mrs. Miniver" and Olivier's "Hamlet" look a little creaky these days. Hell, we might argue that "Rebecca" was not even Hitchcock's best film of 1940! And the less said about "Going My Way" and "Gentlemen's Agreement", the better. So kick back, round up the usual suspects, and help us make this podcast more important than the gas in that light…

Happy Holidays! This week, Josh and Drusilla watch the Christmas-y RKO classic, The Curse of the Cat People from Val Lewton. From wiki: “The Curse of the Cat People is a 1944 American psychological supernatural thriller film[1][2][3] directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise, produced by Val Lewton, and starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph, and Ann Carter. It tells a story about a young girl who befriends the ghost of her father's deceased first wife, a Serbian fashion designer who descended from a race of people who could transform into cats. The film, which marks Wise's first directing credit, is a sequel to Cat People (1942) and has many of the same central characters, but the plot is only tangentially related to its predecessor. HUGE NEWS! Bloodhaus has done their first commentary track for the upcoming ARROW release of Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill. You can pre-order now:https://www.arrowfilms.com/4k/dressed-to-kill-limited-edition-4k-ultra-hd/15861302.htmlAlso: a fucked-up dog story, Sid & Nancy, Wurdalac, Die Hard, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Cutthroat Island, a Todd Hayne's double feature of Safe and Carol, Sonic Youth, Nico, powdered wigs, and more! NEXT WEEK: Nosferatu (2024) Follow them across the internet:Bloodhaus: https://www.bloodhauspod.com/https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/ Drusilla Adeline:https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/https://letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/https://www.instagram.com/sister__hyde/Joshua Conkel:https://www.joshuaconkel.com/https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/https://letterboxd.com/JoshuaConkel/https://bsky.app/profile/joshuaconkel.bsky.social  

Michael and Rob welcome back Jacob Bean-Watson to discuss what's either a tangential Christmas movie or a Christmas ghost story, depending on your point of view. It's The Curse of the Cat People, Val Lewton's controversial follow-up to his noir horror film Cat People from a couple of years earlier. Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph, and Elizabeth Russell return from the earlier movie, joined this time by child actor Ann Carter, Lewton-favorite Sir Lancelot, and Julia Dean.

In this podcast episode, the Gods discuss: The 4:30 Movie (4k UHD Blu-ray) About Dry Grasses (Blu-ray) Addams Family Values (4k UHD Blu-ray) American Movie (4k UHD Blu-ray) Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Limited Series Three-Season Collection (DVD) Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (4k UHD Blu-ray) Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Trilogy (4k UHD Blu-ray) Blazing Saddles 4k UHD (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Block Island Sound (4k UHD Blu-ray) Blue Christmas (Blu-ray) A Bluegrass Christmas (DVD) Bones and All (4k UHD Blu-ray) Born on the Fourth of July (4k UHD Blu-ray) CC40 [8½ (1963), Tokyo Story (1953), All That Jazz (1979), Bicycle Thieves (1948), Repo Man (1984), Naked (1993), Jules and Jim (1962), Being There (1979), Weekend (1967), Yi Yi (2000), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Pickpocket (1959), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), On the Waterfront (1954), Do the Right Thing (1989), Ratcatcher (1999), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Mirror (1975), Barry Lyndon (1975), Safe (1995), Seconds (1966), His Girl Friday (1940), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Y tu mamá también (2001), My Own Private Idaho (1991), Love & Basketball (2000), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Ace in the Hole (1951), 3 Women (1977), The Red Shoes (1948), Down by Law (1986), La Ciénaga (2001), Wanda (1970), House (1977), Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Battle of Algiers (1966), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), Persona (1966), In the Mood for Love (2000)] (Blu-ray) The Crow (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Dark Crystal - Limited Edition 4k Collector's Set (4k UHD Blu-ray) Demon Pond (4k UHD Blu-ray) Drag Me to Hell 4k Collector's Edition (4k UHD Blu-ray) Evil: The Complete Series (DVD) Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray) Food Wars! The Fifth Plate Limited Edition Premium Box Set (Blu-ray) Funny Girl (4k UHD Blu-ray) Galaxy Quest 25th Anniversary 4k UHD (4k UHD Blu-ray) Godzilla (4k UHD Blu-ray) Gummo (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Hitcher (4k UHD Blu-ray) Hush (4k UHD Blu-ray) I Walked with a Zombie / The Seventh Victim: Produced by Val Lewton (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Intern (4k UHD Blu-ray) Interstellar (4k UHD Blu-ray) Irving Berlin's White Christmas (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Killer's Game (4k UHD Blu-ray) The King of Queens - Complete Series (Blu-ray) Labyrinth - Limited Edition 4k Collector's Set (4k UHD Blu-ray) Land of the Dead Collector's Edition (4k UHD Blu-ray) Pandora's Box (Blu-ray) Paper Moon (4k UHD Blu-ray) Pulp Fiction 4K Ultra HD 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition (4k UHD Blu-ray) Rock 'N' Roll High School [45th Anniversary Edition] (4k UHD Blu-ray) Scarface (4k UHD Blu-ray) Seven Samurai (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Shape of Water (4k UHD Blu-ray) Shawscope Vol 3 [Limited Edition] (Blu-ray) Silent Night, Deadly Night [40th Anniversary Edition] + Exclusive Paperback Novelization (4k UHD Blu-ray) So Help Me Todd: The Complete Series (DVD) South Park (Not Suitable for Children) (Blu-ray) A Sudden Case of Christmas (DVD) The Swan Princess: The Royal Collection (DVD) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Classic Series Collection (DVD) The Terminator 4k UHD (4k UHD Blu-ray) Thanksgiving (4k UHD Blu-ray) Toxic Crusaders (Blu-ray) Trap (4k UHD Blu-ray) Twisters (4k UHD Blu-ray) Walker: The Complete Series (DVD) Watchmen Chapter II (4k UHD Blu-ray) The West Wing: Complete Series (Blu-ray) The Whitest Kids U' Know: The Complete Series (DVD)

Door 04 of the Christmas Horror Advent Calendar open revealing classic Val Lewton chiller - Curse of the Cat People! 

In this episode, Brian talks about the new 4k UHD release of the Val Lewton Produced films I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE and THE SEVENTH VICTIM. This release makes all 9 of Lewtons RKO produced Horror films now available on Blu-ray and so Brian also runs through the previous Lewton discs that have come out as well. This week's episode is also brought to you by the fine folks at DiabolikDVD - a great place to buy your discs from! https://www.diabolikdvd.com/ Just the Discs Now has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCffVK8TcUyjCpr0F9SpV53g Follow the Show on Twitter here for Episode previews and new Blu-ray News! twitter.com/justthediscspod We're also on Instagram! instagram.com/justthediscspod/

Hey there all you cats! My pal Bomber (@HorrorHammer1) is back and so is another horror fiend (oops, I mean friend!), Sheena (@lovesheenaxoxo)! These two are here to help me cover two fantastic films and to heap praise on Val Lewton! So grab some popcorn and turn down the lights, there's a panther woman on the loose!As usual, if you'd like to leave any feedback for the show, you can do so through email at Magazinesandmonsters@gmail.com or yo me on Twitter @Billyd_licious or on the show's FB page. You can find Bomber on Twitter @HorrorHammer1 and Sheena is @lovesheenaxoxo (give ‘em both a follow)! Thanks for listening.

It's Bela Lugosi's birthday! And to celebrate, Livio invites author and film historian Greg Mank back to the show to talk about RKO Pictures 1945 film The Body Snatcher. Livio and Greg will take up the next 2.5 hours of your day to talk about this iconic Val Lewton film, it's stars, the production, comparisons between Val Lewton's horror films and Universals - and much, much more! Don't fear being burked or worry about no one keeping watch over your loved ones grave - Livio & Greg are keeping everyone entertained!

Welcome back to Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the fourth episode of this year's Halloween Classics episodes that we are releasing throughout October. Next up, we have Val Lewton's creepy classic, The Seventh Victim, a fantastic blend of film-noir and horror that features phenomenal cinematography, queer undertones and Kim Hunter serving so many looks within just 71 minutes. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Transformers One and Smile 2. Email us at horror.cult.trash.other@gmail.com and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary's old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome to part three of my Val Lewton tribute for Halloween 2024! This time my buddy Luke is here from the Earth Destruction Directive podcast, and we've got a banger for you! Boris Karloff at the peak of his powers, also Bela Lugosi! Strong performances by all in this one, but don't just take my word for it, listen in!As usual, if you'd like to leave any feedback for the show, you can do so through email at Magazinesandmonsters@gmail.com or to me on Twitter @Billyd_licious or on the show's FB page. You can find Luke on Twitter @ljacone or on FB at Luke Edd! And definitely head on over to the Two True Freaks network and listen to Earth Destruction Directive (or on YouTube)! Thanks for listening!

Eric & Serling grapple with the burning question of "Just how much subtlety can a kid take these days?".  Join us in the shadows and complexities of 1942's "The Cat People".Send us a text

Hey there all you Devil worshipers! My good pal Scott West is here and he picked out a fantastic but obscure film to talk about tonight. It's one that producer Val Lewton made and is really underrated in our humble opinions. So rather than continuing to extrapolate I'll just say hot download and enjoy! As usual, if you'd like to leave any feedback for the show, you can do so through email at Magazinesandmonsters@gmail.com or to me on Twitter @Billyd_licious or on the show's FB page. You can find Scott on Twitter @ScottMWest69 and definitely check out his books (Ghosts on the Highway, Strange Stories for Weird People) on Amazon! Thanks for listening.

En el undécimo episodio de Manderley —en el que contamos con la participación de Carlos Losilla y Fernanda Solórzano— hablamos de LA MUJER PANTERA (CAT PEOPLE), la película de 1942 dirigida por Jacques Tourneur, y de su remake de 1982 a cargo de Paul Schrader, estrenado en España bajo el título de EL BESO DE LA PANTERA. Detallamos los orígenes del productor Val Lewton y su relación con Tourneur, que les llevó a realizar juntos una serie de largometrajes de serie B que trascienden cualquier etiqueta. En la primera parte, analizamos el filme original y sus claves estéticas y visuales, así como los vínculos con el cine negro, el expresionismo alemán, el terror gótico de la Universal y el melodrama. Después recorremos sus puntos de contacto con la brujería y la relevancia de la figura del psiquiatra en el panorama fílmico de la época y en este largometraje, repasando la perspectiva psicológica de su narración. En el segundo bloque, dedicado al remake de Schrader, contrastamos los principales cambios respecto a la original: la pérdida de la ambigüedad y la explícita idea de la sexualidad monstruosa; la subrayada importancia del mito originario y la dualidad de su protagonista; y la elevada importancia de la transformación, que encaja el filme dentro del subgénero del body horror.

Eric & Serling are salutin' Lewton (legendary producer, Val Lewton) and the first of his Karloff collaborations.  Things get dark.  And Eric reveals one of his favorite "coolest kills" in cinema.   Send us a text

Troy Guinn and I return to Universal Land for the sequel to CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN – JUNGLE WOMAN (1944)! Is this the worst film the studio produced in the 1940's? We'll let you decided as we give our opinions and posit ways the film could have been better. Much better!   Attempting to imitate the successful Val Lewton productions at RKO, the producers of this non-jungle epic seemed to feel that simply aping the structure of CAT PEOPLE and copying the memorable set-pieces from that classic would be a winning formula. Sadly, that is far from the case as JUNGLE WOMAN comes up short in every category. Troy and I try to puzzle out the reasons for certain choices and debate the qualities of the acting in the titular role. Of course, any film with J. Carrol Naish has points of interest just because of his talent, but he seems to have been given a number of obstacles to creating a memorable ‘mad' scientist. A rushed production and a sub-par script are rarely a combination for a classic. On that point, we discuss the film's dialog with a certain line becoming a reoccurring audio drop in the show. Sorry about that!   If you have any comments about this film or any of the movies we've cover thebloodypit@gmail.com is the place to send them. Thank you very much for listening. We'll be back soon. 

Description: Imogen Sara Smith joins for our special episode 150, which we recorded without interruptions. We talk about a number of subjects including the thrill and rarity of seeing a repertory nitrate screening. She talks about her craft process, and how she approaches writing about film. We talk about modern French film and specifically how Celine Sciamma has pushed the boundaries of telling a visual story. We talk about the 2024 October Criterion announcements, including the Val Lewton set which features an Imogen interview. Finally, Imogen weighs in our Jill and Aaron's choices for the upcoming #Noirvember Blogathon. Thanks Imogen for helping us celebrate this milestone episode! Links: Criterion Now - Episode 150 - Video Film Noir Foundation Maine Media - Imogen Sara Smith Criterion Collection - Imogen Sara Smith - Rohmer's Tales of the Four Seasons Follow Us: Cinejourneys - Website | YouTube Channel | Discord Server Jill Blake - BlueSky Aaron West - Letterboxd

Come aboard the SS Altair: it's all smooth sailing, except for the fact that its Captain is a homicidal maniac!Jim Towns and returning guest host David Ullman get to the bottom of this Val Lewton-produced RKO thriller from 1943, starring Richard Dix, Russell Wade, Edith Barrett and the great Skelton Knaggs!

 After running "Eyes of the Panther" a few months back, Rish presents Val Lewton's 1930 short story "The Bagheeta," that may or may not be about a panther that turns into a woman.Warning: Singing.If you'd like to download the episode, Right-Click HERE.If you would like to support me on Patreon, click HERE.Logo by Gino "The Hag-Beatah" Moretto.

Author and educator David Bowles joins Jim Towns to discuss this Val Lewton-produced masterpiece of suspense and horror: 1945's Isle of the Dead, starring Boris Karloff!

Coming to you live from Salem Horror Fest, Andrea and Alex prowl the darkest corners of RKO’s cult classic Cat People. From the themes of immigration and assimilation to the parallels of sex and power, we uncover how Jacques Tourneur and Val Lewton’s dark vision of 1940s America remains a prescient warning.    REQUIRED READING Cat People. […]

Brian and Shelly discuss the films of Val Lewton including Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Body Snatcher.

One more show before the year is over! We were really hoping to get this recorded and published before Christmas but scheduling did not allow it. That being said, we are so happy to have artist Stephanie Stalvey back on the show to discuss the follow up to our previous discussion with her in Ep #136 (link below), 1944's The Curse of the Cat People. The previous film, Val Lewton & Jacques Tourneur's Cat People, was an unexpected delight because of how thoughtfully and skillfully it dealt with shame and repression regarding female sexuality, along with it being genuinely thrilling and scary at times. This one is almost equally surprising for how it seemingly turns on a dime and, tonally, hardly bares any resemblance to its predecessor. This time, directed by Robert Wise who went on to direct films like Star Trek: The Motion Picture, West Side Story and The Sound of Music (!), the film shifts and is something akin to a child's fairy tale and deals with themes of parental expectations, the dangers of being controlled by fear & anxiety, and the saving power of kindness. It's a wild swing but, for us at least, it really works. Plus, it's a low key Christmas movie! Check it out for free at the link below and enjoy! Be sure to send us an email or message and let us know what you think of the film! Links: Watch The Curse of the Cat People free (legally) in HD! Listen to Stephanie's Cat People episode! Previous Substantive Cinema Episodes Fear Not! by Josh Larsen (book) Shoutouts: A Bug's Life A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll The Dark Dark: Stories by Samantha Hunt Follow Stephanie: Website Instagram Look for "Pure" in print January 2026! Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share Your Questions/Suggestions/Feedback With Us: Email: thesubstancepod@gmail.com Phone: 913-703-3883 Support Us: NEW OPTION! We have finally joined Patreon! Support the show with an individual donation on CashApp to $TheSubstancePod or become a monthly Patreon supporter at patreon.com/TheSubstancePod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesubstancepod/support

Happy Holidays from your friends at GBW as we bring you our last episode of 2023.We cover twenty movies this time including Chris finishing his year long journey into the world of JCVD, Matt Dillon and crew robbing pharmacies, a shirtless Leslie Nielsen being a complete jerk, a 90's VR martial arts movie that (surprise!) is no good, a moody Val Lewton production, Scorcese doing family drama, two crude comedies, a pervy Paul Naschy and so much more!Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts; join in the discussion on our Facebook group, and if you like what you hear - tell a friend and spread the word - every little bit helps!Links to all our web stuff at www.gbwpodcast.com

With her debut feature My Animal in theaters across Canada (and available on digital in the US), director Jacqueline Castel shares her love for the landmark 1942 thriller Cat People -- the one where Val Lewton and Jacques Tourneur kept the real horrors offscreen. Your genial host Norm Wilner swears he's never been afraid of shadows.

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special returning guest Cameron Fetter (of Podcast About List and Monster Crazy) resume regularly scheduled programming with a B-horror double feature of two very different styles and eras of dorky professors vs. hairy monsters both titled NIGHT OF THE DEMON: legendary Val Lewton collaborator Jacques Tourneur's 1957 elegantly stylized, eerie old-school Hollywood mix of slow-burn Noir procedural and malevolent, occult folk horror and 70s queer porno director James C. Wasson's 1980 pure Video Nasty Bigfoot-sploitation grindhouse slasher trash. Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) + MATILDA (1996), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast Intro // 00:00-13:22 NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1957) // 13:22-1:14:54 NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1980) // 1:14:54-2:14:19 Outro // 2:14:19-2:21:06 MERCH: www.teepublic.com/stores/sleazoids?ref_id=17667 WEBSITE: www.sleazoidspodcast.com/ Pod Twitter: twitter.com/sleazoidspod Pod Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/SLEAZOIDS/ Josh's Twitter: twitter.com/thejoshl Josh's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/thejoshl Jamie's Twitter: twitter.com/jamiemilleracas Jamie's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/jamiemiller

We weren't sure what to expect with our Universal 1944 "scary woman"-themed episode, but Cobra Woman, starring the riveting Maria Montez, delivered, and the completely unknown Weird Woman, starring the less-than-riveting Lon Chaney Jr., was a surprise gem that seems to be nodding to Val Lewton's work at RKO. This episode causes us to ask such questions as: what is acting? Can anyone in these movies "act"? Does it matter? When are B-movies inherently sophisticated, and when are they deliberately sophisticated? Does that difference matter? To hear the answers to these questions (or, let's face it, probably just more questions), just press play and enter the Inner Sanctum of our pulsating flesh! (Our mind, what did you think I meant?) Time Codes: 0h 00m 45s:      WEIRD WOMAN [dir. Reginald Le Borg] 0h 40m 20s:      COBRA WOMAN [dir. Robert Siodmak]    Studio Film Capsules provided by The Universal Story by Clive Hirschhorn Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joel W. Finler                                     +++ * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's latest film piece on Preston Sturges, Unfaithfully Yours, and the Narrative role of comedic scapegoating. * Check out Dave's new Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com   We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join! 

GGACP officially ushers in Halloween 2023 with this ENCORE of a fascinating panel discussion about the life and career of screen legend Boris Karloff. In this episode, the boys welcome writer-producer Ron MacCloskey, author-historian Gregory Mank and entrepreneur Sara Karloff for a celebration of all things Boris as well as a look at the 2021 documentary, “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster.” Also: Bela Lugosi plays matchmaker, Colin Clive battles demons, James Whale abuses his power and Karloff predicts stardom for Jack Nicholson! PLUS: “The Girl from Uncle”! The shadowy cinema of Val Lewton! Gregory meets The Bride of Frankenstein! Sara shuns “The Black Cat”! And Boris helps found the Screen Actors Guild! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halloween has always been a special time for classic movies. From the early Universal Studios monster films to the psychological thrillers of ALFRED HITCHCOCK to the gory blood-bathes of the 1980s slasher films, Hollywood understood that people love to be frightened. In this Halloween episode, hosts Steve and Nan share some of the perhaps lesser-known scary movies to enjoy this Halloween season. Some are really great; some...not so much. But they all have a special place in Steve and Nan's demented little hearts. So pull the covers up tight, keep the lights on and ignore that thump in the night as they explore a few fun eerie movies. SHOW NOTES:  Sources: Les Diaboliques: French Film Guide (2005), by Susan Hayward;  Simone Signoret: The Star As Cultural Sign (2004), by Susan Hayward; Nostalgia Isn't What It Used to Be (1979), by Simone Signoret; “Reviews: Diabolique,” February 17, 1995, by Roger Ebert, www.rogerebert.com; “Director John Hancock Reflects On ‘Let's Scare Jessica To Death',” October 20, 2021, Harbor Country News; “Simone Signoret Dies at 85 in France,” October 1, 1985, The New York Times; “Remembering Jessica: An Interview with Mariclare Costello,” July 2011, The Terror Trap; “On The Prowl,” March 12, 2006, by Roger Ebert. www.rogerebert.com; “The Pretty World: The Films of Val Lewton,” October 4, 2019, by Alexander Nemerov, The Criterion Collection; “Reviews: Carnival of Souls,” October 27, 1989, by Roger Ebert, www.rogerebert.com; Wikipedia.com; IMDBPro.com; --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com; Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got the second film in our Halloween double-feature this week. Brandon and Emmett Stanton discuss one of the most influential films on the horror genre, Cat People. We discuss how this unlikely B movie from producer Val Lewton, set trends that have resonated for years with horror filmmakers. While both Brandon and Emmett agree that Cat People may not be a great movie, there are certainly great moments. One of these moments includes what many consider to be the first jump scare in film history.

It’s the age-old story: Boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy and girl get married, girl’s psychosexual hangups put strain on their marriage, girl may or may not begin turning into a large murderous panther because of an ancient family curse … you know, the usual. Horror auteur Val Lewton and ace director Jacques Tourneur spin a low budget into shadow-drenched, spine-tingling gold in a creepy classic that takes the time to care about its characters, and brilliantly lets sound, suggestion, and your imagination do all the heavy lifting. Featuring the most infamous bus in movie history! (Note: This is the 1940s original, not the, er, sweaty 1980s remake.) With your guest host, Nathan Alderman. Nathan Alderman with Shelly Brisbin, Annette Wierstra and Randy Dotinga.

Cat’s Dont Like Me. We’ve got the second film in our Halloween double-feature this week. Brandon and Emmett Stanton discuss one of the most influential films on the horror genre, Cat People. We discuss how this unlikely B movie from producer Val Lewton, set trends that have resonated for years with horror filmmakers. While both … Continue reading Ep. 180- Cat People (1942) →

It’s the age-old story: Boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy and girl get married, girl’s psychosexual hangups put strain on their marriage, girl may or may not begin turning into a large murderous panther because of an ancient family curse … you know, the usual. Horror auteur Val Lewton and ace director Jacques Tourneur spin a low budget into shadow-drenched, spine-tingling gold in a creepy classic that takes the time to care about its characters, and brilliantly lets sound, suggestion, and your imagination do all the heavy lifting. Featuring the most infamous bus in movie history! (Note: This is the 1940s original, not the, er, sweaty 1980s remake.) With your guest host, Nathan Alderman. Nathan Alderman with Shelly Brisbin, Annette Wierstra and Randy Dotinga.

Bedazzle the cobwebs and yassify the cemetery: it's that time again, the third annual Overlapping Dialogue Spooktober Spooktacular! We dive into the Halloween spirit in with two black and white chillers from the 30s and 40s with Vampyr and Isle of the Dead. In addition to tangling with the undead, we get fat and happy with a Blue Plate Special bag of goodies, ranging from thoughts on the new Wes Anderson shorts adapting Roald Dahl on Netflix, predictions on what effects Swifties will have on theaters with the release of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, and puzzle our way through Rolling Stones Magazine's ranking of the "50 Worst Decisions in Movie History." It's a *scary* good episode that may or may not conclude with us chowing down on some General Mills monster cereal. But which one? You'll have to listen to the very end to find out. As always, please like, subscribe, rate, and review us on all of our channels, which include Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube! Contact us at huffmanbrothersproductions@gmail.com with your questions, comments, and requests.

Happy Spooky Season, y'all! On our previous episode with Josh Larsen we teased that we'd likely be covering one of the films we mentioned in our discussion of the theology of horror movies, and it's that time! We're excited to kick things off this October by covering the underseen horror classic Cat People from 1942 (congrats to the folks who guessed it correctly!). The description on The Criterion Collection's website for the film, in part, reads: "The first of the horror films producer Val Lewton made for RKO Pictures redefined the genre by leaving its most frightening terrors to its audience's imagination. Simone Simon stars as a Serbian émigré in Manhattan who believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves (Kent Smith) will turn her into a feline predator." In its brisk 73-minute runtime, the film is in turn scary, thought-provoking, and incredibly impressive as a artistic work made with such little money and under significant time constraints. We are also excited to have the perfect guest for this tale of sexual repression & religious fundamentalism, artist and author Stephanie Stalvey. Stephanie writes and draws comics and is most widely known for her graphic memoir "Pure," currently being released on her website with a published collection on its way when it's finished. She writes about her own experiences with fundamentalism and purity culture and a few of her short stories were so thematically similar to the story portrayed in the film (links below), that we had to reach out. The result was a fantastic conversation that we hope encourages and edifies you as much as it did us. And who know, we just may have her back for a Curse of the Cat People bonus for Patreon supporters sometime! If you enjoy the show, please consider messaging it to a friend who would like it and giving us a rating/review on your platform of choice so others can get in on the conversation as well! Links: Fear Not! by Josh Larsen (Filmspotting) Watch Cat People free on the Internet Archive Substantive Cinema Letterboxd List Stephanie IG short 1 Stephanie IG short 2 Shoutouts: Mad Men (series) Bluey (series) Fun Home Are You My Mother? Follow Stephanie: IG Art Page Website Follow Us: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠ Share Your Questions/Suggestions/Feedback With Us: Email: thesubstancepod@gmail.com Support Us: NEW OPTION! We have finally joined Patreon! Support the show with an individual donation on CashApp to $TheSubstancePod or become a monthly Patreon supporter at patreon.com/TheSubstancePod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesubstancepod/support

This week, we're joined by film historian and author of “Destroy All Movies!!! The Complete Guide to Punks on Film” Zack Carlson for 1979's sanity destroying Call of Cthulhu film, and film producer Val Lewton's career as a pornographer.   Hosts: Kevin Harrison, Mike Wiebe, Brian Camp Producer & Music: Mark Ryan Announcer: Nancy Walker Graphic Designer: Mike Tidwell   Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/79908204

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Become a part of the town that changed the world... The lives and legends of Alfred Hitchcock, Audrey Hepburn, the Warner Brothers, James Cagney, Audrey Hepburn, Universal Horror, Holmes and Watson, Cary Grant, Val Lewton, and so much more, including the all-new series THIN: The Thin Man Story, Queens Of Cinema and coming soon - Barbara Stanwyck! A weekly Film Club invitation, movie commentaries, eBooks, appendix documentaries that run alongside the larger episodes, a private podcast feed, SMALL TALES (a monthly anthology of yesteryear's weird fiction), review shows, and access to a Classic Movie Library of of over 700 classic movies. Hollywood is yours - all you have to do is sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Secret History Of Hollywood is far larger than you may realise. TWELVE series are waiting for you right now, including the all-new experience... THIN: The Thin Man Story The lives and legends of Alfred Hitchcock, Audrey Hepburn, the Warner Brothers, Universal Horror, a murder mystery, Holmes & Watson, Cary Grant, Val Lewton, and so much more... A weekly Film Club invitation, movie commentaries, eBooks, appendix documentaries that run alongside the larger episodes, a private podcast feed, SMALL TALES (a monthly anthology of yesteryear's weird fiction), review shows, and access to a Classic Movie Library of of over 700 classic movies. Hollywood is yours - all you have to do is sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This time round, we turn the show over to France's gift to the Golden Age of Hollywood, the man who always made something to surprise his audiences: Jacques Tourneur! Many remember him as the man who helped Val Lewton to establish a new and unique brand of cinematic horror, but his back catalogue also contains some wonderfully dramatic programmers, gothic melodramas, and of course, film noir... In this episode I'll tell you about two fantastic, under-seen Tourneur gems - Experiment Perilous starring Hedy Lamarr, and Phantom Raiders starring Walter Pidgeon and Donald Meek! There's a dip into the Question Pot, a flight upon some very odd "Wings", the answer to why girls won't dance with you, and a very special radio presentation featuring a certain actor/madman... Sign up now at Patreon and gain access to hundreds more hours of this show at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Secret History Of Hollywood is far larger than you may realise. TWELVE series are waiting for you right now, including the all-new experience... THIN: The Thin Man Story The lives and legends of Alfred Hitchcock, Audrey Hepburn, the Warner Brothers, Universal Horror, a murder mystery, Holmes & Watson, Cary Grant, Val Lewton, and so much more... A weekly Film Club invitation, movie commentaries, eBooks, appendix documentaries that run alongside the larger episodes, a private podcast feed, SMALL TALES (a monthly anthology of yesteryear's weird fiction), review shows, and access to a Classic Movie Library of of over 700 classic movies. Hollywood is yours - all you have to do is sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maggie Mae Fish, comedian, horror fan, and descendant of serial killer Albert Fish, joins Gaby and Mal for a special spooky Halloween money episode. We talk about the origins of cheap horror and how it became one of the most affordable genres of movie to make. Gaby does a deep dive on Val Lewton and his stream of iconic low budget horror films from the 1940s. Mal reads a short scary story they wrote as a child called "Ghost Ship" which involves a pirate named Captain Blood. Then, the trio dig into the finances and capitalism of Stanley Kubrick's 1980 classic The Shining. How is work and desperation for work in America depicted? How is Wendy being financially, physically and emotionally abused? How are marginalized people used behind the scenes in the name of men's art? tw: murder, domestic abuse, child abuse, child sexual abuse, roofies Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad Mal Blum is @malblum anywhere you want to find them BWM Instagram: @bwmpod BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch! Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices