HeyJaredHalf Price Horror
A deep dive into the half-price horror rack of the local used bookstore, coming away with classics, cult treasures, and the strangest stories the genre has to offer.
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The Black Castle (1952) (opens the original)
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Back before the 50s sci-fi horror craze took off, Universal was trying to find something to do with all those classic horror actors they had lying around with no Universal Monsters to play. And they figured, why not try a swashbuckling period piece? So strap on your rapier, grab your twin flintlock pistols, and get ready to face the crocodile pit as we meet Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Junior, and the horrors of being buried alive in 'The Black Castle'!
The Wolfman (2010) (opens the original)
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One of the great truths of art is that sooner or later, every Universal Monsters property gets a remake. And in 2010, it was the Wolf Man's turn. But there were a lot of stumbles on the way from script to screen, a lot of creative differences and personnel changes and reshoots... but did this hurt the finished work, or is this an underappreciated gem that deserves its due? Listen to this episode and find out!
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) (opens the original)
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Everyone knows about the age of atomic horror in the 1950s, filled with science fiction movies about giant lizards and giant ants and giant grasshoppers and giant tarantulas and giant men and giant women. But one film took a very different tack, creating a tiny universe of terror for one Scott Carey... and as you're about to learn, there's more than one way to make a spider look big. Come check it out!
Scream 7 (2026) (opens the original)
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After a brutal preproduction that saw both leads departing the series, a change in director, and numerous ancillary controversies, 'Scream 7' finally came out with Neve Campbell back as the main actor and Kevin Williamson behind the director's chair. What happened, and what kind of movie did it result in? Give this episode a listen and find out!
Wait Until Dark (1967) (opens the original)
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It's been featured in Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments, it's been discussed by Stephen King in his book on the genre 'Danse Macabre', and yet somehow there are a lot of people who know very little about this 1967 classic. So let's dive into ableism, confidence tricks, and a heroin-stuffed MacGuffin with Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin in this underseen but brilliant film!
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