Spook City - A Horror Movie Podcast

Matt discusses Mario Bava's seminal BLOOD AND BLACK LACE this week, widely considered to be the first true giallo flick...Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Mario BavaWritten by Marcello Fondato and Giuseppe BarillàCinematography by Ubaldo TerzanoScore by Carlo RustichelliDistributed by UnidisReleased on 14 March 1964 and grossed around $83k domestically in Italy (budget approx. $86k)Runtime of 88 minutesRT Critic 75% // RT Audience 76% // IMDb 7.1/10 // Letterboxd 3.7/5CASTEva Bartok as Contessa Cristiana CuomoCameron Mitchell as Massimo MorlacchiThomas Reiner as Ispettore SilvestriArianna Gorini as NicoleMary Arden as Peggy PeytonLea Krugher as GretaClaude Dantes as Tao-Li (Tilde)Dante DiPaolo as Franco ScaloMassimo Righi as MarcoFranco Ressel as Marquis Riccardo MorelliLuciano Pigozzi as Cesare LazzariniGiuliano Raffaelli as Inspector ZanchinFrancesca Ungaro as IsabellaHarriet White Medin as ClariceGoffredo Unger as The Masked Killer (uncredited)Timestamps(00:00) Introduction(02:53) Blood and Black Lace Tale of the Tape(08:18) Blood and Black Lace Horror Alumni(10:30) Blood and Black Lace Quick Synopsis(12:34) Blood and Black Lace Pre-Ramble(13:45) Blood and Black Lace Thoughts and Discussion(49:29) Blood and Black Lace Letterboxd Comments(53:41) Outro

Matt's discusses the 2019 psychological horror THE LODGE this week in all its cold, chilly, and bleak glory...Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Veronika Franz and Severin FialaWritten by Franz, Fiala and Sergio CasciCinematography by Thimios BakatakisScore by Danny Bensi and Saunder JurriaansDistributed by Sony Pictures Releasing InternationalReleased on 7th February 2020 following a Sundance premiere on 25 January 2019 and grossed around $3.1m worldwide (budget approx. $3.2m)Runtime of 108 minutesRT Critic 75% // RT Audience 51% // Metascore 64 // IMDb 6/10 // Letterboxd 3.1/5CASTRiley Keough as Grace MarshallLola Reid as young GraceJaeden Martell as Aiden HallLia McHugh as Mia HallRichard Armitage as Richard HallAlicia Silverstone as Laura HallTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(00:40) For the Love of Horror April 2026 Recap(06:26) The Lodge Tale of the Tape(11:27) The Lodge Horror Alumni(12:23) The Lodge Quick Synopsis(15:26) The Lodge Trivia(17:44) The Lodge Thoughts and Discussion(59:08) The Lodge Letterboxd Comments(1:02:13) Outro

Matt discusses Lucio Fulci’s Don’t Torture a Duckling this week, widely considered to be the director’s masterpiece…Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Lucio FulciCinematography by Sergio D’OffiziScore by Riz OrtolaniDistributed by Medusa DistribuzioneReleased on 29 September 1972 and grossed around $500k domesticallyRuntime of 105 minutesRT Critic 88% // RT Audience 77% // IMDb 7/10 // Letterboxd 3.7/5CASTFlorinda Bolkan as MaciaraBarbara Bouchet as PatriziaTomas Milian as Andrea MartelliIrene Papas as Aurelia AvalloneMarc Porel as Don Alberto AvalloneGeorges Wilson as "Uncle" FrancescoAntonello Campodifiori as Lieutenant Delli ColliUgo D'Alessio as Captain ModestiVirgilio Gazzolo as MagistrateVito Passeri as Giuseppe BarraRosalia Maggio as Mrs. Spriano, Michele's motherAndrea Aureli as Mr. Lo Cascio, Bruno's fatherLinda Sini as Mrs. Lo Cascio, Bruno's motherFranco Balducci as Mr. Spriano, Michele's fatherTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(03:36) Don't Torture a Duckling Tale of the Tape(08:18) Don't Torture a Duckling Horror Alumni(09:57) Don't Torture a Duckling Quick Synopsis(12:37) Don't Torture a Duckling Trivia(13:06) Don't Torture a Duckling Thoughts and Discussion(41:28) Don't Torture a Duckling Letterboxd Comments(46:21) Outro

Matt discusses the 1981 cult classic The Burning this week, one of the cornerstones of the campsite slasher subgenre!Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Tony MaylamWritten by Bob Weinstein and Peter LawrenceCinematography by Harvey HarrisonScore by Rick WakemanDistributed by Filmways PicturesReleased on 8 May 1981 and grossed around $708k (budget approx. $1.5m)Runtime of 91 minutesRT Critic 86% // RT Audience 60% // Metascore 42 // IMDb 6.2/10 // Letterboxd 3.1/5CASTBrian Matthews as ToddKeith Mandell as Young ToddLeah Ayres as MichelleBrian Backer as AlfredLou David as CropsyLarry Joshua as GlazerJason Alexander as DaveNed Eisenberg as EddyCarrick Glenn as SallyCarolyn Houlihan as KarenFisher Stevens as WoodstockShelley Bruce as TigerSarah Chodoff as BarbaraBonnie Deroski as MarnieHolly Hunter as SophieTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(03:48) The Burning Tale of the Tape(10:16) The Burning Horror Alumni(11:01) Weird IMDb Bios and Post-The Burning Careers(13:13) The Burning Quick Synopsis(14:54) The Burning Trivia(17:27) The Burning Thoughts and Discussion(45:52) The Burning Letterboxd Comments(50:04) Outro

Matt discusses 1997's Cure this week, and found out that it is lauded by some as one of the best films of all time...Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Kiyoshi KurosawaWritten by Kiyoshi KurosawaCinematography by Tokushô KikumuraScore by Gary AshiyaDistributed by Shochiku-Fuji CompanyPremiered on 6 November 1997 and grossed around $196,871 on its initial run (about Y31m) (budget approx. Y1m)Runtime of 112 minutesRT Critic 94% // RT Audience 85% // Metascore 70 // IMDb 7.5/10 // Letterboxd 4.3/5CASTKōji Yakusho as Kenichi TakabeMasato Hagiwara as Kunihiko MamiyaTsuyoshi Ujiki as Shin SakumaAnna Nakagawa as Fumie TakabeYoriko Dōguchi as Dr. Akiko MiyajimaYukijirō Hotaru as Ichiro KuwanoDenden as OidaRen Osugi as FujiwaraMasahiro Toda as Tōru HanaokaMisayo Haruki as Tomoko HanaokaShun Nakayama as KimuraAkira Otaka as YasukawaShôgo Suzuki as TamuraTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(00:44) My first IMDb credit(04:18) Cure Tale of the Tape(08:28) Cure Horror Alumni(10:36) Cure Quick Synopsis(13:48) Cure Thoughts and Discussion(1:04:25) Cure Letterboxd Comments(1:09:10) Outro

Matt discusses Baskin, the 2015 Turkish horror film that goes to wild, squelchy and weird places!Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Can EvrenolCinematography by Alp KorfaliScore by JF (Ulas Pakkan & Volkan Akaalp)Distributed by The Salt Company InternationalPremiered on 11 September 2015 at TIFF, and theatrically on 1 January 2016Runtime of 97 minutesRT Critic 80% // RT Audience 47% // Metascore 58 // IMDb 5.8/10 // Letterboxd 3/5CASTErgun Kuyucu as Boss RemziMuharrem Bayrak as YavuzGorkem Kasal as ArdaFatih Dokgöz as ApoSabahattin Yakut as SeyfiMehmet Cerrahoglu as Baba / The FatherSevket Suha Tezel as Master Creep / The ServantFadik Bülbül as Sister ButcherSeyithan Özdemir as Giant ManMehmet Akif Budak as Diner FootboyTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(03:25) Tale of the Tape(09:34) Horror Alumni(14:05) Baskin Thoughts and Discussion(1:02:11) Baskin Letterboxd Comments(1:04:48) Outro

Matt heads back to 1965 to discuss Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors - the five-part anthology with Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Donald Sutherland - and all its sixties cheese and charm.Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Freddie FrancisWritten by Milton SubotskyCinematography by Alan HumeScore by Elisabeth LuytensDistributed by Regal Films International (UK) and Paramount Pictures (USA)Premiered on February 23rd 1965Runtime of 98 minutesRT Critic 100% (5 reviews) // RT Audience 63% // IMDb 6.6/10 // Letterboxd 3.3/5CASTPeter Cushing as Dr ShreckChristopher Lee as Franklyn MarshMax Adrian as Dr BlakeAnn Bell as Ann RogersAlan Freeman as Bill RogersPeter Madden as CalebBernard Lee as HopkinsJeremy Kemp as Jerry DrakeDonald Sutherland as Bob CarrollRoy Castle as Biff BaileyKenny Lynch as Sammy CoinMichael Gough as Eric LandorNeil McCallum as Jim DawsonUrsula Howells as Deirdre BiddulphJennifer Jayne as Nicolle CarrollTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(00:17) Oscars 2026 Horror Recap(06:33) Tale of the Tape(11:45) Horror Alumni(19:18) Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Thoughts and Discussion(59:56) Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Letterboxd Comments(1:03:58) Outro

Matt discusses 2016's The Wailing this week. It's very highly rated amongst critics and fans, and, turns out, for good reason too!Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Hong-jin NaWritten by Hong-jin NaCinematography by Kyung-pyo HongScore by Jang Young-gyu and DalpalanDistributed by 20th Century FoxPremiered on 12 May 2016 and went on to to make $51.3m at the worldwide box office (budget $8m)Runtime of 156 minutesRT Critic 99% // RT Audience 81% // Metascore 81 // IMDb 7.4/10 // Letterboxd 4/5CASTKwak Do-won as Jong-gooHwang Jung-min as Il-gwangChun Woo-hee as Moo-myung/the woman in whiteJun Kunimura as a Japanese stranger/the strangerKim Hwan-hee as Hyo-jinHer Jin as Jong-goo's mother-in-lawJang So-yeon as Jong-goo's wifeKim Do-yoon as Yang I-samSon Gang-guk as Oh Seong-bokTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(12:15) The Wailing Thoughts and Discussion(59:56) The Wailing Letterboxd Comments(1:03:58) Outro