20. Cat People (1942): Baby Porky's Big Fat Move
In this, the spookiest of seasons, we emerge from the shadows to discuss the RKO horror classic Cat People (1942). Topics include Val Lewton and Jacqu...
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19. King Kong (1933): If Only He Had an Ass to Match
We're back, and we watched King Kong (1933)! The gang returns to discuss practical effects, gorilla butts, Merian C. Cooper's exhausting life choices,...
Bonus 21. The Uncanny (1977) and Uninvited (1987): Tongues Go Missing All the Time
It's time for Evil Cats Week as Amelia and Tiff cover two feline-centric horror movies, Denis Héroux's anthology film The Uncanny (1977) and Greydon C...
Bonus 20. Love on the Run (1936) and Three Loves Has Nancy (1938): A Chaotic Evil Lew Ayres
It's time to kick off 2021 with our first-ever listener-requested episode! This week we take a look at two MGM romantic comedies co-starring Franchot ...
Bonus 19. The Swarm (1978): Merry Christmas, It's Bees
This week the Gruesome Twosome returns to tackle Irwin Allen's star-studded disaster epic The Swarm (1978), which has nothing to do with the holiday s...
Bonus 18. Whirlpool (1950): Gallbladder Widower
It's a Noirvember bonus this week as we discuss Otto Preminger's hypnosis thriller Whirlpool (1950), starring Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, Jose Ferrer...
18. The Omen (1976): Baby-on-Baby Crime
It's another shot of Gregory Peck this week as we wrap up our Halloween cursed film series with Richard Donner's demon-child classic The Omen (1976). ...
Bonus 17. Cape Fear (1962) and Cape Fear (1991): Twice the Cape, Twice the Fear
This week we're taking a quick detour from our cursed film series to tackle a different kind of horror movie: J. Lee Thompsons's neo-noir thriller Cap...
17. Poltergeist (1982): You Obviously Don't Know How Much a Skeleton Costs
Our Halloween theme continues this week with another notoriously "cursed" horror movie: Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg's haunted house classic Polte...
16. The Exorcist (1973): Sometimes the Vibes Is Right
We're back! After losing an episode to our very own MP3-devouring curse, we emerge from the shadows to kick off the Halloween season with a look at Wi...