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Greetings, and welcome back to Horror Business. We have one awesome episode in store for you guys. In this episode we’re doing a Patreon request with two films from 1965: Die, Monster, Die and Planet Of The Vampires.
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We start by talking about what we’ve done involving horror recently. We talk about the new HBO series Lovecraft Country, Liam talks about I’ll Be Gone In The Dark and Demon Knight, and Justin talks about watching the films The Hunt, The Pale Door, and Uncle Peckerhead.
Up first is Die, Monster, Die. We begin by comparing it to the recent adaption of the source material with Nicholas Cage’s The Color Out Of Space. We give a brief summary of the film.
We talk about how the film is essentially a classic haunted house/gothic story bookended with plot points from Lovecraft’s source material.
We touch upon how the film kind of steers away from plot elements of COOS and instead weave in other classic elements common in Lovecraft’s work. Lovecraft’s opinion on science is briefly touched upon.
Up next is Planet Of The Vampires. We briefly talk about the films influence on Alien and give a brief summary of the film. Liam talks about how he normally doesn’t enjoy films in this style. We briefly talk about the legacy of Mario Bava and how he could make a little go a long way.
We talk about how there moments in the film that are surprisingly frightening for a film of this era. We talk about the charm of the film and how it won us over despite looking somewhat cheesy. Justin talks about how the film reminds him of the novel Monster by Christopher Pike and how he enjoys non-traditional approaches to vampires.
Bava’s choice of color and lighting in the film is discussed, and how it contrasts with some of the cheesier effects. We conclude by talking about some of the political implications of the film.
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