Forgotten Frights

On Ep. 25of Forgotten Frights, Adam and Josh discuss 1991 HBO-horror film Cast a Deadly Spell, directed by Martin Campbell, and starring Fred Ward, Julianne Moore, Clancy Brown, David Warner, and Charles Hallahan. They discuss the practical effects, Fred Ward's hard-boiled detective character, the unique world (present and not present), and other HBO films worth covering. They also get into snubs and flubs, trivia, and read the taglines.
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On Ep. 24 of Forgotten Frights, Adam and Josh discuss 1982 horror film Q: The Winged Serpent, directed, produced, and written by Larry Cohen, and starring David Carradine, Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, and Richard Roundtree. They discuss the dual nature of the film, the King Kong of it all, and Michael Moriarty's excitable performance. They also get into snubs and flubs, trivia, and read the taglines. 
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Music Credit: "The Best Jazz Club in New Orleans" by Paolo Argento

On Ep. 23 of Forgotten Frights, Adam and Josh discuss 1971's The House That Dripped Blood, directed by Peter Duffell, and starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Nyree Dawn Porter, Denholm Elliott, and Jon Pertwee. They discuss the the framing device of the story (and how the detective is held hostage by narrative), and dissect each segment, from a daughter who seeks revenge with witchcraft, to a cloak that causes vampirism. 
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Music Credit: "The Best Jazz Club in New Orleans" by Paolo Argento

On Ep. 22 of Forgotten Frights, Adam and Josh discuss 1983's Curtains, directed by Richard Ciupka and Peter R. Simpson, and starring John Vernon, Samantha Eggar, Linda Thorson, Anne Ditchburn, and Lynne Griffin. They discuss the setup of the film, John Vernon's voice (and antics), unsettling scenes, and the movie's overall appeal to audiences. And, by the way, what is up with that doll? 
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On Ep. 21 of Forgotten Frights, Adam and Josh tackle the horror film Ghost Keeper, directed James Makichuck, and starring Riva Spier, Gerogie Collins, Murray Ord, and Sheri Mcfadden. They discuss the snowy setting, crazy old lady, the strange finale, and the abomidable snowman (?) in the fortress of solitude. They also hash out some revealing trivia. 
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Music Credit: "The Best Jazz Club in New Orleans" by Paolo Argento

On Ep. 20 of Forgotten Frights, Adam and Josh tackle the science fiction (horror) film Soylent Green, directed Richard Fleischer, and starring Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten, and Brock Peters. They discuss the film's trailer, the conspiratorial plot, Heston's martyrdom, and how Soylent Green isn't really a terrible idea in an overpopulated world. 
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Music Credit: "The Best Jazz Club in New Orleans" by Paolo Argento

I this episode, Adam and Josh discuss 1970’s Beneath the Planet of the Apes. They discuss Heston’s lack of involvement, ape masks, and how crazy this movie (and ending) is in the context of film. 
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Music Credit: "The Best Jazz Club in New Orleans" by Paolo Argento

On Ep. 18 of Forgotten Frights, Josh and Adam dive into the 1965 anthology-horror Dr. Terror's House of Horrors, directed by Freddie Francis and starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Max Adrian, Ann Bell, Peter Madden, Donald Sutherland, and Roy Castle. They discuss the anthology aspect of the movie and ask the question: is Death (Peter Cushing) really a good story teller? They really get into the confusing premises of this short-sighted (though fun) horror narrative. 
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Music Credit: "The Best Jazz Club in New Orleans" by Paolo Argento

On Ep. 17 of Forgotten Frights, Josh and Adam (aka Yog-Sothoth) dive into the 1970 cult horror The Dunwich Horror, directed by Daniel Haller and starring Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, Ed Begley, and Lloyd Bochner. They discuss the film as a low-budget Lovecraft adaptation, groovy title sequence, and the movies collage of cosmic horror and culty sex-ritual imagery. Expect trivia, goofs, and a look at the film as both a slog-sothoth and a uniquely 1970s piece of cosmic horror cinema.
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Music Credit: "The Best Jazz Club in New Orleans" by Paolo Argento

On EP. 16 of Forgotten Frights, hosts Adam and Josh review the 1971 horror film The Abominable Dr. Phibes, directed by Robert Fuest, and starring Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith, and Virginia North. They discuss the film's connection to Theatre of Blood, the murders most foul, and a cumbersome phonograph. 
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Music Credit: "The Best Jazz Club in New Orleans" by Paolo Argento