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Episode 493: Gothic
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The B-Movie Cast is back and the countdown to our 500th episode continues! For film #8 in the countdown, we decided to try something freaky but tied to the classics: Ken Russell’s 1986 film “Gothic”! Joining us to look at this strange flick is filmmaker and show favorite: Brian Cunningham! Mary, Brian, and Nic try to make sense of Ken Russell’s interpretation of what happened in Lord Byron’s villa the night that Mary Shelley wrote her classic “Frankenstein”. Join us as we dive headfirst into the madness on episode 493 of the B-Movie Cast!
Episode 408: The Bride of Frankenstein
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This time on the B-Movie Cast Mary and Nic are joined by Fiona Young-Brown! In addition to being an amazing author and editor, Fiona is also Nic’s wife, which has given her a disperportinate amount of exposure to B-Movies! Fiona got to pick this week’s film and as someone with naturally curly hair she decided to go for one of her favorite Universal Monsters- The Bride of Frankenstein!
Join us as we discuss this classic film and try to explain to Mary that there were a lot of things going on under the surface of the film that some viewers might miss. Let’s just say the Hays Code never new what hit it, even after they made the studio cut the film to fit their view of what was decent for society.
As a special bonus, at the end of the podcast one of our listeners sent in a clip from the audio book of “A Boy and His Dog” by the late Harlan Ellison. It’s worth a listen! Oh and if you’re in the mood for audio books, check out Nic’s first audio book from his
