Tag Archives: Mark Mawston

Episode 522: The Thing 1982- Revisited!

Sometimes a film is worth a second look, especially if Mark Mawston wants to talk about it on the show, so that’s why for this episode the B-Movie Cast is revisiting a true Sci-fi/Horror classic: “John Carpenter’s The Thing” from 1982. Get ready for paranoia on the screen and a lot of confusion from Mary on the podcast as Nic and Mark try, and fail, to help Mary understand what happened in this complicated update adaptation of the John W. Campbell novella ‘Who Goes There?’. So, get your blood tests ready and put on some warm clothes because the B-Movie Cast is heading for Outpost 31 and a rendezvous with “The Thing”.

Episode 518 Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman

Even a podcast that is pure of heart and says it’s prayers by night may do “Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman” when the moon is full and bright… and it’s Halloween! Joining Mary and Nic this week is Mark Mawston! Mark has moved to a crazy new pad near Stonehenge and we’ll hear about that, talk about Lon Chaney Jr and Bela Lugosi together again in two of their iconic roles! Now let’s get ready to rumble as “Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman” on the B-Movie Cast!

Episode 514: Kiss Me Deadly


The B-Movie Cast is going dark again with another visit to the world of film noir with the 1955 classic “Kiss Me Deadly”. Joining Mary and Nic in the seedy underworld of 1950’s LA is fan favorite Mark Mawston! So, get ready for Mike Hammer in the film that may have introduced the “anti-hero” and the search for the MacGuffin to end all MacGuffins… maybe literally, in a lose adaptation of Mickey Spillane’s novel of the same name. Join the B-Movie Cast team as we explore the dark world of “Kiss Me Deadly”!

Episode 506: Krampus 2015

The B-Movie Cast says this holiday season you’d better watch out because “Krampus” is coming to town! That’s right, Mary, Nic, and special guest Mark Mawston take a dive into the 2015 Christmas treat that is “Krampus”. It’s the dark side of the holiday with this 2015 Christmas horror-comedy from the creator of “Trick ’R’ Treat” Michael Dougherty. So grab your eggnog and hold onto your jingle bells for this wild sleigh ride into the frozen world of Santa’s dark shadow…”Krampus”!

Episode 503: John Carpenter’s Halloween, 1978


It’s Halloween and the B-Movie Cast is back with our annual Halloween special featuring photographer Mark Mawston! Mark suggested we do the Horror classic from 1978: “Halloween” and that’s when Mary and Nic realized… We’d never done it! When we got over the shock that we hadn’t, it was full scream ahead for one of Nic’s favorite films. Featuring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, PJ Soles one of the most famous film scores ever, and the start of a whole lot of genre tropes! Get ready for a look at what is possibly John Carpenter’s most iconic work, the original “Halloween”!

Episode 488: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service


The cast is B-Movie, B-Movie Cast! That’s right folks we’re back and this is a double treat episode as we’re doing a Christmas film and another in our “B is for BOND” movie series as we check out “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”. In Bond’s 6th on-screen outing, we find George Lazenby has taken over the role of Britain’s most famous secret agent. Joining us in Bonding is show favorite Mark Mawston! Only for this episode Mark is not alone. Our special guest has brought a guest: Jonathan Sadler, a 30 + year veteran of film & marketing who’s worked with Arrow Films, Revolver and Momentum Pictures. Mark and Jonathan bring a whole lot of insight to our discussion of one of the B-Movie cast gang’s favorite Bond films! So, start shaking that martini and get ready for “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” on this episode of the B-Movie Cast!


Jonathan Sadler’s Film & Series Content Development and Marketing company Magus Films: www.MagusFilms.co.uk