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  • Side Dish 05 – Carnival of Souls

    Overview In our 5th side dish, we look at a newer public domain movie – Carnival of Souls. Inspired by a Twilight Zone episode (which I’m sure you’ll agree is spot on), this movie is a “what is real” exploration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Souls https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055830 Trailer Watch It https://archive.org/details/CarnivalofSouls YouTube https://youtu.be/AcVzKEFayCw Transcript [00:00:00] Stephen: Carnival Souls, we’ll get…

  • Side Dish 04 – Vampyr

    Overview With all the talk about the new Nosferatu remake, it made sense for the horror dudes to take a look at another classic vampire film – Vampyr. There is a lot to like with this black and white film – even the vampire hater, Rhys, got something out of it. How does it compare…

  • Side Dish 3 – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    Overview We delve back into early horror with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. In fact, many consider it the first true horror movie. And it’s definitely one to watch. The German expressionism gives it a bizarre look, kind of like if Chuck Jones was crazy when making Road Runner cartoons. Check out the entire episode…

  • Häxan – Side Dish 2

    Overview The video script discusses the 1922 Swedish silent film ‘Haxan,’ directed by Benjamin Christensen. The film, a documentary-style recreation, explores themes of witchcraft and mental illness and is noted for its impressive production quality and vivid imagery. It was controversial at release due to scenes of torture, nudity, and anti-clericalism, leading to bans in…

  • Side Dish 01 – House of the Devil

    Welcome to our first side dish – a quick talk about a great public domain horror movie. In fact, this one is the first recognized horror movie – House of the Devil from Georges Méliès. While it’s short – 3 minutes – its fascinating to see this put together and be a horror movie (loosely…