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EP114: McCloud Meets Dracula (1977) with Special Guest

One of the first things to spin-off of the NBC Mystery Movie “Wheel” format was McCloud, starring Dennis Weaver (Duel, The Twilight Zone). It galloped across television sets from 1970-1977 and rode off into the sunset with its final episode, McCloud Meets Dracula, co-starring John Carradine (Stagecoach, The Ten Commandments). We talk McCloud and a whole lot more as I’m joined by a special guest, my brother, Vincent, to reminisce about television memories, days that found us in one of television’s great eras. Listen in!

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EP107: Frankenstein The True Story (1973) Anthony DP Mann

April 10, 2020 / admin

One of the most lavish productions of Mary Shelley’s immortal classic was told on the small screen as FRANKENSTEIN THE TRUE STORY (1973), starring Michael Sarrazin, Jane Seymour, and James Mason. I’m joined by my friend, Canadian filmmaker, actor, audio dramatist Anthony DP Mann to tackle this literate NBC mini-series. LISTEN IN…

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EP086: CARRIE: The TV Movie (2002)

January 30, 2019 / admin

Based on the novel by Stephen King, NBC adapts CARRIE as a television event in 2002, starring Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson and David Keith. Carrie White is an object of scorn and ridicule until the night of the senior prom when she unleashes her fury.

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EP065: Shark Kill (1976)

July 7, 2018 / admin

Shark Week is coming! To set the mood, we visit the little-known JAWS-era telefilm, SHARK KILL (1976), a fun dive into aquatic terror.

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EP057: Robby Benson in THE DEATH OF RICHIE (1977)

April 28, 2018 / admin

A family rides a downward spiral when their teenage son destroys himself with drugs. Robby Benson stars in The Death of Richie, a disturbing cautionary tale about substance abuse.

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EP047: The Devil’s in the details of the NBC telefilm, THE POSSESSED (1977)

January 12, 2018 / admin

James Farentino stars as a derelict priest who gets a second chance at life by fighting evil. This NBC telefilm also stars Harrison Ford in a supporting role mere days before his breakout role as Han Solo. Timing is everything. This telefilm is largely forgotten compared to Star Wars, but it’s a supernatural chiller that’s worthy of our attention.

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EP034: The Monster of Walnut Grove (1976)

October 17, 2017 / admin

Hitch your wagon to episode 34 for a journey back to this nightmare on the prairie. This is one hardcore episode of Little House you won’t want to miss this Halloween.

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EP033: Would you believe?…it’s Get Smart, House of Max (1970)!

October 12, 2017 / admin

TV TERROR takes a lighter look at the spy genre with television’s favorite screw-up secret agent. Max and 99 go to London to investigate Jack the Ripper and a fiendish wax museum in this two-part episode, House of Max (1970).

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EP017: It’s a witch’s brew of an 80s telefilm with BAY COVEN, starring Pamela Sue Martin and Tim Matheson.

April 27, 2017 / admin

Pamela Sue Martin and Tim Matheson are a yuppie couple who chuck city life for a slower pace on bucolic Devlin Island, but all is not as it seems in the town they now call home. It’s the NBC telefilm, BAY COVEN (1987).

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