16 episodes

A podcast looking at the history of horror movies, year by year, from 1931 to the present day.

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    • 4.8 • 9 Ratings

A podcast looking at the history of horror movies, year by year, from 1931 to the present day.

    Episode 12 - Two Weddings And An Apeman (1940)

    Episode 12 - Two Weddings And An Apeman (1940)

    Spookorama cannot die! This week we take a look at two more films from 1940. First up it's Son of Ingagi, the first horror film with an all-black cast. Next up it's our first horror comedy film with Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard in The Ghost Breakers.

    Next week we'll move on to 1941 with The Wolfman and Cat People.

    If you like our podcast and want to help us continue to say spooky words at your ear holes, consider donating to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/spookorama

    • 43 min
    Episode 11 - The Invisible Man Returns To Bully Justus (1940)

    Episode 11 - The Invisible Man Returns To Bully Justus (1940)

    Spook-o-rama is back - part 3! This week we take a look at two horror reboots from Universal Pictures from the year 1940. First up, it's The Invisible Man Returns, where we see (hear?) Vincent Price's horror debut. After that, it's back to the sands of Egypt for The Mummy's Hand.
    Justus lost his audio for this episode, so we redubbed the parts we couldn't edit out with a cruel imitation of him.

    Next week we'll stay in 1940 with Son of Ingagi and The Ghost Breakers.

    If you like our podcast and want to help us continue to say spooky words at your ear holes, consider donating to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/spookorama

    • 55 min
    Episode 10 - Son Of Basil Rathboner (1939)

    Episode 10 - Son Of Basil Rathboner (1939)

    This week, Spook-O-Rama tackles horror films from the legendary high-water year of 1939. The horror hiatus is over, and more spooky cinema awaits! First up we look at the spooooky murder mystery The Hound Of The Baskervilles, the first of the iconic Sherlock Holmes movies starring Basil Rathbone. After the break we take a look at Universal's attempt to reinvigorate their horror movie empire, Son Of Frankenstein.

    Next week we'll have the first of two episodes in 1940, featuring The Mummy's Hand and The Invisible Man Returns.

    If you like our podcast and want to help us continue to say spooky words at your ear holes, consider donating to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/spookorama

    • 53 min
    Episode 9 - The Podcast That Died For France (1937 & 1938)

    Episode 9 - The Podcast That Died For France (1937 & 1938)

    Spook-o-rama returns from our (extended) holiday break! In this ep, we've got two foreign films from the otherwise dead years of 1937 and 1938. The first is Song at Midnight (dir. Ma-Xu Weibang) from 1937, widely considered the first Chinese horror film. Next we take on J'accuse! (dir. Abel Gance) a French anti-war/incest film with some ghosts at the end.

    Next week we'll be back to start horror's second golden age in 1939 with Hound of the Baskervilles and Son of Frankenstein.

    If you like our podcast and want to help us continue to say spooky words at your ear holes, consider donating to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/spookorama

    • 50 min
    The Spookorama Christmas Spooktacular

    The Spookorama Christmas Spooktacular

    It's finally time for The Spookorama Christmas Spooktacular! Listen along in this jumbo double episode as we review the spoils of our horror secret santa film swap.

    We take on 2008's Martyrs (dir. Pascal Laugier), 2015's The Nightmare (dir. Rodney Ascher), 2009's The House of the Devil (dir. Ti West), 1990's The Exorcist III (dir. William Blatty), and finally 2009's The Loved Ones (dir. Sean Byrne).

    Needless to say, there's a lot going on this holiday, and none of it goes well.

    If you like our podcast and want to help us continue to say spooky words at your ear holes, consider donating to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/spookorama

    • 1 hr 41 min
    Episode 8 - Manservantzoned (1936)

    Episode 8 - Manservantzoned (1936)

    In this episode we discuss two 1936 classics. First we start with The Devil Doll, Tod Browning's cross-dressing sci-fi revenge flick and final horror film. Next we look at Dracula's Daughter, a direct sequel to the original film. Also: spooky lesbians, drag queens, and crank psychiatry.

    Next week we'll be taking on the empty 1937 and 1938 with Song at Midnight and J'accuse, two foreign films that can very loosely be considered horror.

    If you like our podcast and want to help us continue to say spooky words at your ear holes, consider donating to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/spookorama

    • 55 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
9 Ratings

9 Ratings

wreckingball- ,

Golden age horror movies

This podcast is a blast. A panel of voices reviews and discusses old horror movies and their place in history. Keep spookorama coming!

crowebot ,

Solid and thorough history on horror movies

I'm really enjoying this podcast so far. Features a panel of multiple people with different tidbits of information on classic horror films, I'm learning things I didn't know I didn't know. The cast does a great job of bringing different perspectives to classic films and I've enjoyed listening in on the conversations. There's the occasional technical hiccup, but nothing the effects the quality of the programming. I look forward to listening to the show grow.

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