Weirdies
Media & Entertainment Podcasts
a podcast about old horror films and a love affair with the weird
Location:
United Kingdom
Description:
a podcast about old horror films and a love affair with the weird
Twitter:
@weirdiespod
Language:
English
Email:
weirdiespod@gmail.com
Episodes
The Stone Tape (1972)
5/7/2024
On this Weirdies On The Box episode I am looking at 1972's The Stone Tape, starring Michael Bryant, Jane Asher, Michael Bates and Iain Cuthbertson. It was written by Nigel Kneale and directed by Peter Sasdy.
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Duration:00:30:09
The Wicker Man (1973)
4/29/2024
On this episode I am looking at the 1973 film The Wicker Man, starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Ingrid Pitt, Diane Cilento and Britt Ekland. It was written by Anthony Shaffer and directed by Robin Hardy.
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Duration:00:45:18
The Ninth Gate (1999)
4/23/2024
On this episode I am discussing the 1999 film The Ninth Gate, starring Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, Frank Langella, James Russo, Jack Taylor and Emmanuelle Seigner. It was written by John Brownjohn, Roman Polanski and Enrique Urbizu. It was directed by Roman Polanski.
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Duration:00:41:35
Constantine (2005)
4/16/2024
On this episode I am looking at Constantine from 2005, starring Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LeBeouf, Tilda Swinton and Peter Stormare. It was written by Kevin Brodbin and Frank Capello, and based on the character John Constantine created by Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, Rick Veitch and John Totleben. It was directed by Francis Lawrence.
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Duration:00:37:43
Martyrs (2008)
4/9/2024
On this episode I am looking at the 2008 film Martyrs, starring Mylene Jampanoi, Morjana Alaoui and Catherine Begin. It was written and directed by Pascal Laugier.
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Duration:00:44:21
The Witch (2015)
4/2/2024
On this episode I am looking at The Witch from 2015, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson and Kate Dickie, It was written and directed by Robert Eggers.
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Duration:00:43:30
Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
3/28/2024
On this episode I am looking at the 1963 Hammer film Kiss of the Vampire. Starring Edward de Souza and Jennifer Daniel. It was written by John Elder and directed by Don Sharp.
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Duration:00:29:56
The Crow (1994)
3/21/2024
On this episode I am looking at The Crow from 1994, starring Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson and Michael Wincott. It was written by David Schow and John Shirley and based on the graphic novel of the same name by James O' Barr. It was directed by Alex Proyas.
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Duration:00:42:30
Event Horizon (1997)
3/16/2024
On this episode I am discussing 1997's Event Horizon, starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan and Joely Richardson. It was written by Phillip Eisner and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.
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Duration:00:40:58
30 Days of Night (2007)
3/9/2024
On this episode I am looking at 30 Days of Night from 2007, starring Josh Hartnett, Melissa George and Danny Huston. It was written by Steve Niles, Stuart Beattie and Brian Nelson, based on the comic book of the same name. It was directed by David Slade.
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Duration:00:29:21
Twins of Evil (1971)
3/3/2024
On this episode I discuss the 1971 Hammer film Twins of Evil, starring Peter Cushing, Dennis Price, Madeleine Collinson, Mary Collinson, Isobel Black, Kathleen Byron, Damien Thomas and David Warbeck. It was written by Tudor Gates and directed by John Hough.
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Duration:00:36:09
Hellraiser (1987)
2/22/2024
On this episode I discuss Hellraiser from 1987, starring Andrew Robinson, Claire Higgins and Ashley Lawrence. It was written and directed by Clive Barker.
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Duration:00:39:31
The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
2/9/2024
On this episode I am looking at The Pope's Exorcist from 2023, starring Russell Crowe. It was written by Michael Petroni and Evan Spiliotopoulos and directed by Julius Avery.
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Duration:00:33:49
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
2/4/2024
On this episode I am discussing Bram Stoker's Dracula from 1992, starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves and Anthony Hopkins. It was written by James V. Hart and is based upon the 1897 novel by Bram Stoker. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
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Duration:00:49:47
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
1/26/2024
On this episode I am discussing the 1957 Hammer film The Curse of Frankenstein, Starring Peter Cushing, Robert Urquhart, Hazel Court and Christopher Lee. It was written by Jimmy Sangster and directed by Terence Fisher.
It was very loosely based on the 1818 book by Mary Shelley.
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Duration:00:29:45
Tales From the Crypt (1972)
1/16/2024
On this episode I am discussing the 1972 Amicus film Tales From the Crypt, starring Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Roy Dotrice, Richard Greene, Ian Hendry, Patrick Magee, Barbara Murray, Nigel Patrick, Robin Phillips and the great Ralph Richardson. It was written by Milton Subotsky and based on stories from the Tales From the Crypt and The Vault of Horror comics, written by Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig and Bill Gaines. It was directed by Freddie Francis.
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Duration:00:38:34
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
1/12/2024
On this episode I am discussing the 1964 film The Masque of the Red Death, starring Vincent Price, Hazel Court and Jane Asher. It was written by Charles Beaumont and R. Wright Campbell, based upon the Edgar Allan Poe short story. It was directed by Roger Corman.
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Duration:00:30:16
The Legend of Hell House (1973)
1/7/2024
On this episode I am discussing the 1973 film The Legend of Hell House, starring Roddy McDowall, Pamela Franklin, Clive Revill and Gayle Hunnicut. It was written by Richard Matheson and based on his own 1971 novel Hell House. It was directed by John Hough.
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Duration:00:40:26
Ghost Weirdies for Christmas: Lost Hearts (1973) and The Ash Tree (1975)
12/20/2023
On this last Ghost Weirdies for Christmas I am looking at Lost Hearts from 1973, starring Joseph O'Conor and Simon Gipps-Kent. It was adapted by Robin Chapman and directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark. And The Ash Tree from 1975, starring Edward Petherbridge and Lalla Ward. It was written by David Rudkin and directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark.
Both stories are based on the M.R. James originals.
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Duration:00:36:31
Ghost Weirdies for Christmas: The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974) and The Mezzotint (2021)
12/13/2023
On this Ghost Weirdies for Christmas episode I am looking at The Treasure of Abbot Thomas from 1973, starring Michael Bryant and Paul Lavers. It was adapted by John Bowen and directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark. And The Mezzotint from 2021, starring Rory Kinnear and adapted and directed by Mark Gatiss.
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Duration:00:31:22