SHV - S16E01 - The Black Cat (1934)

Season 16 of Seeking Human Victims is here and we're turning up the heat in 2023 with a season about some of the greatest Satanic horror films of all time, entitled "The Devil Made Me Do it" 

Episode 1 kicks things off with quite possibly the first talkie to deal with satanic themes, a true super bowl of horror villains starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff in one of the non-IP Universal horror films of the pre code era and quite possibly one of the best of the best of the whole catalog, 1934's The Black Cat. . 

Plus musical guest Percussor appears courtesy Horror Pain Gore Death Productions (horrorpaingoredeath.com)

SHV - S05E06 - The Wolf Man (1941)

In celebration of our upcoming season 12 - Wolfamania, here's a special re-release from our archives over at Patreon.com/OGScare!

Even a man who is pure of heart and says his prayers by night, can enjoy our podcast when wolfsbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright. Or something like that. Our journey into Universal Monsters moves into the next decade as we meet the obvious heir apparent to be the face of this decade, Lon Chaney, Jr. His rise to this role wasn't exactly what you'd imagine when you normally think of hollywood nepotism, though and we'll learn the fascinating story of how he came to eclipse the shade of his legendary father even if he didn't realise he had done so.  We also learn how nothing you thought you knew about Werewolf lore is true and most all of it comes from writer Curt Siodmak and this film . Don't get bitten! Watch out for pentagrams magically appearing on your hand! And be sure to tune into this episode. 

Also we'll feature special musical guest "Poltergeist" of the HorrorCore Rap world and his song "Tall Man."

SHV - S05E10 - The Creature From The Black Lagoon.

The season finale of Universal Monsters has arrived, but we're going out with a bang. Enjoy this giant sized episode examining all aspects of "The Creature From The Black Lagoon." We'll look at how the real life horror of WWII briefly killed off the horror film and made way for the Sci Fi genre and how this film is a bit of a bridge between those two eras. How director Jack Arnold was pretty much the father of 50's sci fi, how and why 2 different actors played the creature, the interesting story of the suit creation and design itself, how this film was an innovator in so many different ways and so much more. We'll also spend some time looking at the legacy of the Universal Monsters franchise as a whole. 

SHV - S05E08 - House Of Frankenstein (1944)

You liked 2 monsters eh? Here, have alllll the monsters. This week on Seeking Human Victims, we're getting to the end of the line of Universal Monsters season with House Of Frankenstein. Boris Karloff returns to the monsterverse, but this time playing the mad doctor and Glen Strange debuts as Frankenstein's monster under the wing of Karloff himself. Lon Chaney, Jr returns for his 3rd performance as Larry Talbot and John Carradine debuts as Count Dracula in what is the 3rd Wolf Man film, and also the 6th Frankenstein film, and the 4th Dracula film. 

SHV - S05E04 - The Invisible Man (1933)

The Universal Monsters season continues with perhaps the most underrated of the bunch as Claude Raines stars in "The Invisible Man". We learn about the groundbreaking effects that created the invisibility, the literary origins and how this film differs from the book, how James Whale recruited writer RC Sheriff,  how this film has by far the largest body count of any of theses movies, and so much more. Get a little silly with us as we explore this 1933 classic. 

SHV - S05E03 - The Mummy (1932)

As "Universal Monsters" season continues we're opening the tomb of THE MUMMY (1932) starring Boris Karloff and Zita Johann. We'll discuss how the Howard Carter dig and Tut-mania lead to the first Universal Horror property not specifically based off a literary work, how this is the film that cements Karloff's legacy as the new "man of 1000 faces" as he endures another torturous yet masterful makeup design from Jack Pierce, we'll discuss the contentious relationship between Johann and director Karl Freund, and the vast legacy this film has left behind. Also, for a film as famous as this one is, we talk about how it is kind of surprising that it is often not the one people remember when discussing what they think is the original "mummy". 

SHV - S05E02 - Frankenstein (1931)

"It's Alive! It's allliiiiiiveee!!!" - Ok, so we've been waiting to do that since the season was announced. Season 5 continues our look at Universal Monsters with FRANKENSTEIN (1931). We'll look at how Universal found even greater success with another literary adaptation, compare the differences from the source material, find out what the film added to the Frankenstein lore that most people know today (Spoiler. Almost everything.) The punishment Karloff endured for the makeup. The launch of Jack Pierce as an icon himself and much, much more.

SHV - S05E01 - Dracula (1931)

Our journey into the world of horror history and Universal Horror continues full steam ahead  with the first full length episode about one of the most iconic fictional characters of all time, Dracula and the 1931 film starring Bela Lugosi. On this episode we'll learn how original author Bram Stoker didn't see the success of his novel during his lifetime, and how his widow sued the creators of Nosferatu for using the story without permission and how that all leads to Carl Laemmle Jr sweeping in to make the first legally authorized version of the story. 

We'll learn about how Bela Lugosi was NOT the studio's first choice to play the role despite his success playing the character on Broadway, the fascinating tale of director and silent film legend Tod Browning and the rumors around what his level of contribution actually was, the tragic tale of Bela Lugosi and so much more. Dan has gone over hours of material to compile the discussion topics for this season and we're confident Universal Monsters will be our crowning achievement. Tell your friends!!!

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