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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · 13h

Consider this an endorsement 😅

Benito Cereno @benitocereno.bsky.social · 7d

If you’re looking very specifically for Halloween vibes, I have this list of movies set at or around Halloween that are not all necessarily horror movies

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Halloween Movies

Here is a list of movies set on or around Halloween but that are not necessarily horror movies. If you want the vibe of the season without being scared, some of these will help set the mood. That said...

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · 7d

Larry "schlockmeister" Buchanan directs, writes and edits THE NAKED WITCH (1961)!

Your deadicated hosts aren't sure what to make of this exploitation flick, but they can at least agree it's an interesting artifact of early American folk horror!

#filmsky #horrorsky

Episode 333 - Waist High in Ticks

Larry

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · 21d

This week, we watch a film that brings anxieties of nuclear war and teen gangs together in THE DAMNED (1961, Losey)! Hammer Horror tries to make their own VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED, unfortunately while relying on a director and writer more interested in philosophical ideas...

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Episode 332 - Make The Choice

The 1960s saw a range of different anxieties, from nuclear annihilation to the terror of teen street gangs. This week, we watch a film that brings these anxieties together in THE DAMNED (1961, Losey)!

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Sep 4

thanks everyone for your patience as we finished editing this episode! we hope you enjoy it ❤️

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Sep 4

It's a biggie of an episode! We cover the classic Gothic novel Henry James' THE TURN OF THE SCREW, and its film adaptation THE INNOCENTS (1961) from director Jack Clayton!

The one thing we definitely agree on: Miss Giddens is not okay!

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Episode 331 - Miss Giddens is Not Okay

This week, your deadicated hosts cover the classic Gothic novel Henry James' THE TURN OF THE SCREW, and its film adaptation THE INNOCENTS (1961)! We discuss director Jack Clayton, the incredible cinem

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hi there, Creatures of the Night!
Just a heads up that our episode on THE INNOCENTS is a big one, and it won't be up until tomorrow. Thank you for your patience!

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Aug 27

This looks dope as hell!
Sincerely hope to see some folk horror love for 1952's White Reindeer, 1958's Lake of the Dead, or even 1936's Fährmann Maria!

Jenna Stoeber @thejenna.bsky.social · Aug 27

NEW CLASS!
THE SEASON FOR FOLK HORROR
I'm teaching a virtual lecture with Newberry Library! It's about folk horror cinema in Britain, America, and worldwide.
Thursday, October 23rd
5:30-7:30pm

Tickets are limited and available now:
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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Aug 21

Is it horror? Thriller? Film noir, gothic or maybe giallo? We discuss the intricacies of LYCANTHROPUS (1961) aka WEREWOLF IN A GIRLS' DORMITORY from director Paolo Heusch! At the very least, we have a werewolf mystery on our hands...

#filmsky #horrorsky #filmreview

Episode 330 - Giallo Werewolf

Is it horror? Thriller? Film noir, or maybe giallo? We discuss the intricacies of LYCANTHROPUS (1961) aka WEREWOLF IN A GIRLS' DORMITORY from director Paolo Heusch! At the very least, we have a werewo

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Aug 7

Out of Japan comes (yet another) adaptation of YOTSUYA KAIDAN -- this time it's 1961's KAIDAN OIWA NO BOREI from director Tai Kato!

But the real question is: will the film's return to a more detailed version of this ghost story be conducive to a horror movie?

#filmreview #filmsky #horrorsky

Episode 329 - There Out of Obligation

From director Tai Kato before his career of yakuza films comes 1961's KAIDAN OIWA NO BOREI, the latest adaptation of YOTSUYA KAIDAN! Starring Tomisaburō Wakayama as Iemon, Yoshiko Fujishiro as Oiwa, H

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Aug 4

Where would we be without the Lewton bus jump scare? So I'll say 1942's CAT PEOPLE

Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Jul 29

😍 be still our decaying hearts!

Scream Factory @screamfactory.bsky.social · Jul 29

The maestro of macabre is back on disc with THE MARIO BAVA COLLECTION celebrating the best in Italian horror history. It's time to rediscover some of the most shocking and thrilling films ever made, packaged in a brand-new illustrated rigid case. shoutfactory.com/products/the...

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thank you, creatures of the night, for your patience as we resolved the technical difficulties!

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Jul 24

A vampire's blood feud; a demonic cult; avant garde piano... with these ingredients we get EL MUNDO DE LOS VAMPIROS (1961) from director Alfonso Corona Blake! Which unfortunately, is just another vampire movie.

#MexicanFilm #MexicanHorror
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Episode 328 - Just Another Vampire Movie

A vampire's blood feud; a demonic cult; avant garde piano... with these ingredients we get EL MUNDO DE LOS VAMPIROS (1961) from director Alfonso Corona Blake! Which unfortunately, is just another vamp

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Jul 24

Today's episode is going to be delayed unfortunately, Castle Scream Scene is experiencing some technical difficulties this evening. We'll have the episode up as soon as possible 🙇‍♀️

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Jul 10

* technically 1913's THE WEREWOLF is the first Canadian horror movie but it's a lost film sooo

** Canadian film history is complex (as you'll learn about in this episode!) but the first Canadian 3D project was with experimental shorts, hence the hedging of "full length fiction film"

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Jul 10

What happens when you mix psychiatry, addiction metaphors, surrealism and electronic music? The first Canadian horror movie* and full length 3D fiction film**, THE MASK (1961, Roffman)!

#filmsky #horrorsky #cancon
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Episode 327 - Everything That You Want

What happens when you mix psychiatry, addiction metaphors, surrealism and electronic music? The first Canadian horror movie and full length 3D fiction film, THE MASK (1961)! The film comes from direct

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Jun 26

William Castle with two wolves inside him: One wants to shock and frighten his audience, and the other wants them to have a good time. In the case of MR. SARDONICUS (1961), he struggles to accomplish either one!

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Episode 326 - Mr. Arbitrary

William Castle with two wolves inside him: One wants to shock and frighten his audience, and the other wants them to have a good time. In the case of MR. SARDONICUS (1961), he struggles to accomplish

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Jun 12

We travel to Mexico for LA MARCA DEL MUERTO (1961, Cortés), a gothic sci-fi horror flick that stars leading man Fernando Casanova in dual roles!

Will the repetitive music from Gustavo César Carrión tank the film, or will the moody cinematography by José Ortiz Ramos save it?

#horrorsky #filmsky

Episode 325 - Delivering On Vibes

Your deadicated hosts travel to Mexico to introduce you to LA MARCA DEL MUERTO (1961, Cortés), a gothic sci-fi horror flick that stars leading man Fernando Casanova in dual roles! The film also stars

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · May 29

These teens are being hunted! Can they survive... the hunter's BLOODLUST?! We find out in this 1961 adaptation of Richard Connell's THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, from writer/producer/director Ralph Brooke.

#horrorsky #filmsky #slasher #horror #TEENS
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Episode 324 - Ain't Got No Riz

These teens are being hunted! Can they survive... the hunter's BLOODLUST?! We find out in this 1961 adaptation of Richard Connell's THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, from writer/producer/director Ralph Brooke.

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · May 15

Glad we were able to keep you company through the weekend!

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · May 15

Mix witches with cult voodoo and you get THE DEVIL'S HAND (1961) from director William J. Hole Jr., starring Linda Christian, Robert Alda and Neil Hamilton. Is it good? No. Yet, there might be something worthwhile pulling the film in certain directions... maybe?
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Episode 323 - Laissez-faire

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

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · May 11

Andrew. @g026r.leftblank.org · May 11

I'm going to spin off Movies Silently's post here to tell one of my favourite stories about film censorship & a connection it had to the early Canadian film industry.

I know I posted it on Twitter before, but I haven't posted it here.

Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · May 11

Film historian Charles Musser places the first rumbles of American film censorship in 1897, a year after THE KISS was released, and it specifically targeted the warmer peepshow machines on Coney Island.

Subsequent censorship movements, which didn't take hold until the 1900s, targeted movie violence

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · May 10

Our recap of MoPOP's Scared to Death exhibit is up on Patreon! It's available to Patrons at the $10 level, but is also available to anyone at $5.

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We're giving this 'sell post' feature a try, so please share your feedback if this is weird lol

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · May 1

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)!

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Episode 322 - The Ben and the Pendulum

Roger Corman tasks Richard Matheson with expanding Edgar Allan Poe's short story

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Scream Scene @screamscene.bsky.social · Apr 22

Your deadicated hosts thoroughly enjoyed the #horror section in #MoPOP
Recap will be coming soon on our Patreon!

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