Castle of Horror Podcast

Tony Salvaggio checks in from Fantastic Fest in Austin with his first impressions of:
Resident Evil (2026) — Zach Cregger’s reinvention follows an ordinary medical courier trapped in Raccoon City during a horrifying outbreak of mutated creatures.
Beware Boiúna — A medical mission deep in the Amazon becomes a desperate fight for survival when it awakens Boiúna, a colossal ancient serpent determined to reclaim its domain.
The Blood Countess — Isabelle Huppert stars in this campy vampire comedy about Elizabeth Báthory’s return in modern-day Vienna and her search for a mysterious book capable of destroying vampires.
The Glorious Dead — The Adams filmmaking family delivers a practical-effects-driven apocalypse tale about a small-town sheriff and her deputy confronting bloody fissures, grotesque creatures, and the rising dead.
Kylgor in the Grisly Abyss — In this gloriously gory puppet fantasy, a band of barbarians beheads an evil king, only to plunge into an underground labyrinth filled with monsters, hallucinations, and dark magic.
Into the Sky — Sam Richardson plays a man whose attempts to repair his broken marriage are continually derailed by mysterious alien abductions in this blend of science fiction, comedy, and romance.
Kung Fu Deadly — Two bumbling Dublin pest exterminators join forces with a Taoist guardian to battle an ancient Chinese jiangshi in a supernatural martial-arts comedy inspired by classic Hong Kong cinema.
Upiro — In 1755, a young woman sent to a remote convent discovers novices suffering from a mysterious blood-related illness connected to a supernatural upyr.

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Today we're talking with John Barker, author of the new book ALL THE RIGHT MOVIES. 
All The Right Movies is your exclusive look at the stories, people, and on-set surprises of 25 popular films dating back to the 1960s. Thoroughly researched and written by the team behind one of the biggest movie podcasts and film accounts on X, All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies), this beautifully illustrated guide takes you beyond the cameras with key cast and crew member interviews and fun facts about the making of iconic movies across a variety of genres.

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This week we have a look at the 1956 monster movie THE SHE-CREATURE. This is Episode 495! 
The She-Creature (or The She Creature) is a 1956 American black-and-white science fiction horror film, released by American International Pictures (AIP) from a script by Lou Rusoff (brother-in-law of AIP executive Samuel Z. Arkoff). It’s premise was tied directly to the 1950s Bridey Murphy phenomenon. Morey Bernstein’s The Search for Bridey Murphy, published in January 1956, recounted hypnotic sessions in which Colorado housewife Virginia Tighe supposedly remembered life as a nineteenth-century Irishwoman; the book became a national sensation before investigators cast substantial doubt on the story. Producer Alex Gordon said exhibitor Jerry Zigmond suggested turning the craze into a movie subject, after which Lou Rusoff wrote the story and screenplay.

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Drew Edwards, creator of Halloween Man, chats with Phil Howell, pop artist whose memorable graphic designs and illustrations have included Buffy, Star Wars, MCU and other pop art. Josh Brolin of the MCU said his art "makes me happy it exists in this world."

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Today we're talking with David Gregory and Carl Daft, founders of Severin Films, which is celebrating its 20-year anniversary. Severin focuses on preserving and issuing fantastic new releases of films both familiar and not, the strange, significant and spectacular. Their Blu-Ray and 4K UHD box sets for collections like the Eurocrypt of Chistopher Lee are the kind of thing that cinema devotees can’t stop raving about. 

Credit: Severin Films is celebrating 20 Years Anniversary for more info and to find their amazing work, visit https://severinfilms.com/

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