Classic Horrors Club

While the world falls apart around us, Jeff and Richard focus on two specific disasters. In San Francisco, a fire rages out of control in the world's tallest building. In New York, a meteor splinter decimates the city. It's going to take more than your regular hosts to cover what's happening, so we've invited some special correspondents. Yes, we're discussing the pinnacle of 1970s disaster films, The Towering Inferno (1974), and what some would consider the nadir, Meteor (1979.) Among the first-time viewings and revisits of your podcasters, you'll find much agreement, but also some surprising conclusions. Don't forget to check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. Put images to the voices... if you dare! Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrors.club@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichorrors.club/ We'd also appreciate if you'd give us an honest rating on Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud. Thank you! Songs: We May

Jeff and Richard discuss the life and films of producer Val Lewton, with a deep dive into two of his "less popular" movies, The Leopard Man (1943) and The Curse of the Cat People (1944.) For the first, they're joined by director William Friedkin (The Exorcist)... well, sort of. For the second, they're joined by historian William K. Everson... well, sort of. . While your hosts agree on their opinions of the films, they disagree on whether or not it matters that The Curse of the Cat People is supposedly a sequel to Cat People (1942.) What do you think? In either case, these films are a revelation and you'll want to watch then again after you hear the discussion! . Don't forget to check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. Put images to the voices... if you dare! Scratch that. Jeff lost the video portion, so it's simply the voices... with a lot more pictures and clips than usual... . Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrors.club@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our c

In this month's meeting, Jeff and Richard descend into the sub-sub-genre of "eco-horror," which falls beneath the umbrella of "natural horror," a popular sub-genre of the 1970s. These two films in particular make a great double feature because there not about just birds or rats or snakes or bats taking revenge on humans... all of nature is cranky. In Frogs, the titular amphibians don't really kill anyone... or do they? And in Day of the Animals, the most damage is done by our canine friends. Yeah, the movies are flawed. But, man, are they fun! Don't forget to check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. Put images to the voices... if you dare! Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrors.club@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichorrors.club/ We'd also appreciate if you'd give us an honest rating on Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud. Thank you! Songs: Animals by Martin Garrix from the 2014 EP, Gold Skies Animal by N

For the Halloween 2022 club meeting, join Jeff and Richard as they partake in a double dose of The Raven, one from 1935 and one from 1963. Although both feature Boris Karloff, they're very different films, as are the feelings toward one of them between your two hosts. They stop short of fisticuffs, but one is caught off guard by the reaction of the other. No worries; it's the most wonderful time of the year, so no hard feelings... Don't forget to check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. Put images to the voices... if you dare! Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrors.club@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichorrors.club/ We'd also appreciate if you'd give us an honest rating on Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud. Thank you! Songs: The Raven, from the 2015 off-Broadway musical Nevermore, music & Lyrics by Jonathan Christenson and featuring Scott Shpeley. The Raven, by Alan Parsons Project from the 1975 album

This month, Jeff and Richard go on vacation to the adult theme parks, Westworld and Futureworld. Learn a lot about the two movies of the same names from 1973 and 1976, respectively, as well as a little about the short lived TV series, Beyond Westworld, and the currently-running HBO series, Westworld. We offer you fantasy, sensuality and adventure, complete satisfaction guaranteed! Don't forget to check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. Put images to the voices... if you dare! Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrors.club@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichorrors.club/ We'd also appreciate if you'd give us an honest rating on Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud. Thank you! Songs: Westworld, 2018 single by Evan Giia Futureworld, by Trans Am, from their 1999 album, Futureworld Both are available on Apple Music. Our Plugs: Find Jeff at Classic Horrors Club http://classichorrors.club or... DC Comics Guy htt

For our final trip to the drive-in this summer, we visit the Grand Island Twin in Grand Island, Nebraska, circa 1980. At first, there’s a thick fog, but when it clears, you can see a silver sphere zooming toward your forehead. Jump in the car quickly and you’ll survive for this double-feature from Avco Embassy Pictures… Don't forget to check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. Put images to the voices... if you dare! Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrors.club@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichorrors.club/ We'd also appreciate if you'd give us an honest rating on Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud. Thank you! Songs: The Fog by Machel Montano from the 2013 album, Machelements Vol. 1 Phantasm, the 2022 single, by Anjer. Both are available on Apple Music. Our Plugs: Find Jeff at Classic Horrors Club http://classichorrors.club or... DC Comics Guy https://www.dccomicsguy.com/ or... The Reaction Shot: ht

In what is perhaps one of the oddest double-features Jeff and Rich have ever encountered, the two brave podcasters face Hedorah (the Smog Monster) and the temporarily decapitated head of Ray Milland. During the respective running times of their films, both monsters evolve in ways possible only in the early 1970s. . Spoiler alert if you didn't know: pollution and racism are bad. Yes, these movies have messages! Occasionally heavy-handed, but always fun, Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster and The Thing with Two Heads are worth watching if you haven't seen them. Still not sure? Then listen to what Jeff, Rich and their special guest have to say... . Don't forget to check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. Put images to the voices... if you dare! . Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB . or email: classichorrors.club@gmail.com, or... . ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichorrors.club/ . We'd also appreciate if you'd give us an honest rating on Apple Podcasts or

It's summer and you know what that means: we're going back to the drive-in! This time, we're traveling to the Rochester Drive-In in Rochester, New York, circa 1961, for a dynamite double feature: Frankenstein 1970 (1958) and The Pit & the Pendulum (1961.) Join us for the "Giant Horror! Show"... there's even free gas for your car! Don't forget to check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. Put images to the voices... if you dare! Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrors.club@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichorrors.club/ We'd also appreciate if you'd give us an honest rating on Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud. Thank you! Songs: Frankenstein by King Horror from the 2020 compilation, Skinhead Train: The Complete Singles Collection 1969-1970.. The Pit & the Pendulum by Rage from the 1993 album, The Missing Link Both are available on Apple Music. Our Plugs: Find Jeff at Classic Horrors Club http://classich

This is a very special episode as we're joined by one of the stars of, not one, but two, of the Ray Harryhausen Sinbad films: Kurt Christian! Kurt went from the hero Haroun in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), to the villain Rafi in Sinbad & the Eye of the Tiger (1977.) He has great stories to tell about the making of the films and even has a thing or two to say about our first film, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958.) . Thanks to Steve Turek for hosting the conversation and sharing it with all of us. You can listen to a full interview with Kurt Christian on episode 34 of the DieCast Movie Podcast: . https://podbay.fm/p/diecast-movie-review-podcast/e/1601833132 . Don't forget to check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. It's a special episode containing only exclusive content not available in this month's podcast! Which creatures from Harryhausen's mythical menagerie are our favorites? Which ones are yours? . Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrorsclub@gmail.co

Lon Chaney once told Boris Karloff, "“The trick in this business is to do something totally different from the rest so they’ll take notice of you.” . This month we celebrate the birthday of the great Lon Chaney, "Man of a Thousand Faces." You already know him from The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Phantom of the Opera, but get to know him from He Who Gets Slapped, The Monster, and The Unknown, as we celebrate his life and career. . Don't forget to check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. It contains exclusive content not available in this month's podcast that you don't want to miss!

We're back and ready to launch into cosmic adventure with Professor Bernard Quatermass! In 1955, he performed an "xperiment" of The Creeping Unknown. In 1957, he returned in a sequel (or is it a prequel?) to face an Enemy from Space. And in 1967, he went into the pit to encounter alien grasshoppers that travelled Five Million Years to Earth. . Which one is your favorite? Can you rank them like Richard, or do you have issues with commitment like Jeff? Please join us for the discussion. It's the one thing that may save us... and humanity. . Don't forget to check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. It contains exclusive content not available in this month's podcast that you don't want to miss!

Wow! It's been five years since Jeff and Richard sat down in front of a microphone and recorded their conversation about King Kong (1976.) 64+ episodes and more than 150 movies later, they're still plugging away at it. Who knows if they sound any better, but they're still having fun... . To celebrate, they concoct a theme for movies with the word "Five" in their titles: Five (1951), DImension 5 (1966), and Devil Times Five (1974.) Three different decades... three very different movies, but each a "classic" in its own special way. . Check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. It contains exclusive content not available in this month's podcast that you don't want to miss! . Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrorsclub@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichorrors.club/ We'd also appreciate if you'd give us an honest rating on Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud. Thank you! Songs: Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet f

Join Jeff & Richard in the crypt as they discuss two classic Eurohorror films featuring Christopher Lee: Crypt of the Vampire (1964) and The Castle of the Living Dead (1964.) Then, Steve Turek from the DieCast Movie Podcast appears with his thoughts on The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967.) They also mention the other movies in the set: Sherlock Holmes & the Deadly Necklace (1962) and Challenge the Devil (1963), as well as the Polish television series, Theatre Macabre (1971.) With this many titles, there are sure to be a variety of opinions! Check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. It contains exclusive content not available in this month's podcast that you don't want to miss! Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrorsclub@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichorrors.club/ We'd also appreciate if you'd give us an honest rating on Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud. Thank you! Songs: The Little Drummer Boy by

It's Naschy November as Jeff and Richard discuss the life and career of Paul Naschy, focusing on three specific movies: Vengeance of the Zombies (1973), The Mummy's Revenge (1975), and The Beast & the Magic Sword (1983.) They disagree on which one is their favorite, but not on the fact that, while Paul Naschy films may be an acquired taste, they're often a delicious Eurohorror feast. . Check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. It contains exclusive content not available in this month's podcast that you don't want to miss! . Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrorsclub@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichorrors.club/ We'd also appreciate if you'd give us an honest rating on Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud. Thank you! Songs: Dusty Ideas by Count Waldemar Daninsky, from the album, Into the Void. Glass Half Full of Hope by Count Waldemar Daninsky, from the album, Dreams. Both are available on Apple Music. Our

Happy Halloween from Jeff and Richard as we take a look at the 1960-62 television anthology, Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff. We each pick two episodes to "review." For Jeff it's Pigeons from Hell and the Weird Tailor. For Richard it's The Hungry Glass and Parasite Mansion. (Thank you for your suggestions on which episodes we should watch!) . Check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. It contains exclusive content not available in this month's podcast that you don't want to miss! . Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrorsclub@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichorrors.club/ We'd also appreciate if you'd give us an honest rating on Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud. Thank you! Songs: Thriller (1930s Jazz Cover) by Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox ft. Wayne Brady, from the 2018 album, The Essentials II, available on Apple Music. Thriller (A Capella Cover) by Duwende from YouTube. Our Plugs: Find Jeff at C

The power of Satan compels you... to listen to this month's episode of The Classic Horrors Club podcast! You'll learn how, at the peak of 1970s "Satanic Panic," three movies had more in common than simple devil worship: The Brotherhood of Satan (1971), The Devil's Rain (1975), and Race with the Devil (1975.) . Jeff and Richard have one of their biggest disagreements about one of them, but escape the podcast without bloodshed. The latter laments an abundance of stupid decisions, while the former insists there wouldn't be any movies without them. What would Shatner do?!? (or Lara Parker?!?) . While you're wearing your robes and chanting, check out the video companion on our YouTube channel, now with our very own URL: https://www.youtube.com/c/ClassicHorrorsTV. It contains content (movie clips, bonus features, and outtakes) from the audio podcast that you don't want to miss! . Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrorsclub@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: http

Jeff and Rich travel through time and space once more for the summer. This time, it's the Riviera Drive-In in Oklahoma City, OK, circa 1977. The monsters are on the revolt and the world is on the brink of destruction as we watch Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster (aka Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla), Kingdom of the Spiders, and Night of the Damned (aka Messiah of Evil.) Along the way, we welcome our dear friend and kaiju expert Jonathan Angarola, revel in the awesomeness of one of the best "nature gone wild" films, and dive deep into the fascinating making-of story of an unintentional horror classic. We highly recommend you also check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. It contains content (movie clips, bonus features, and outtakes) from the audio podcast that you don't want to miss! Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrorsclub@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichorrors.club/ We'd also appreciate if you'd give us

Jeff and Rich travel through time and space once again this month to visit the drive-in. This time, it's the Moonlite Drive-In in Smithfield, PA, circa 1974. We have a bloody good time discussing Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961), Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971), and Theater of Blood (1973.) . Which one is your favorite? Ours may surprise you. We invite you to join the conversation and let us know what you thought about it afterward (feedback opportunities below.) Don't worry, you'll have plenty of time to visit Snack Canyon for some delicious treats! . We highly recommend you also check out the video companion on our YouTube channel. It contains content (movie clips, bonus features, and outtakes) from the audio podcast that you don't want to miss! . Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrorsclub@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichorrors.club/ We'd also appreciate if you'd give us an honest rating on Apple Podcasts or Sou

It's that time of year and your backyard isn't the only place where the creepy crawlies come out at night. On a hot summer night in 1957, the South 29 Drive-In in Charlotte, NC, was invaded by giant spiders, preying mantises, and crabs. . Through the magic of modern technology, Jeff and Rich travel not only halfway across the country, but also 64 years into the past, to attend the drive-in and watch big monsters on the big screen: Tarantula (1956), The Deadly Mantis (1957), and Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957.) . Will they survive? Will you, when you listen to this month's episode of The Classic Horrors Club Podcast? You also don't want to miss our video companion on YouTube, especially this month, because if you like hearing the sounds of the drive-in, you're going to love seeing the sights...

This month we return to a classic horror profile with the star of Dr. Renault's Secret (1942), Fog Island (1945), and Lured (1947), George Zucco. Known as a "spellbinder" on stage and "one-take Zucco" on screen, George Zucco carried a magnificent presence, but was always a gentleman. . Although he was a neighbor of Lionel Atwill, they didn't share the same social life. Nevertheless, the author of Hollywood Babylon II claimed Zucco's final days were just as scandalous. What really happened? Jeff and Richard will set the story straight (with a little help from printed reference materials called, "books.") . We also invite you to watch our companion episode with highlights, bonus features, and outtakes on our YouTube channel. If you like what you hear, you're going to love what you see! Check it out and give us some feedback... both on the podcast and the video. . Call us at: (616) 649-2582 That's (616) 649-CLUB or email: classichorrorsclub@gmail.com, or... ...join us in our clubhouse at: https://www.facebook.