Michael chose a hard to find beer with limited distribution, Stellar Cellar, a soured IPA, from Cellador Ales and MacLeod Brewing. Jayson’s hit or miss on sours, but loves this one. Jayson points out there's a cellar in the movie. Well spotted.
We discuss how Amicus and Hammer are somewhat intertwined.
Only two of the four stories have any actual supernatural doings.
The local constable in the film is rather incompetent. Scotland Yard guy isn't impressed with him or the stories about the house.
Robert Bloch’s stories were written decades before the film, so they have no connection.
Method for a Murder: Denholm Elliott (Charles), in the first story, is a struggling writer. Jayson, who is very thorough, took the time to identify the books in the library. The realtor handling the house has the last name Stoker. Get it?
Dominic, the character menacing Charles, isn’t terribly scary to us.
Ascots are brought up for the first time, but not the last. Jayson dove deep into the world of ascots and general neckware.
The story's convoluted, with a creepy twist ending. It's a classic “help me kill my husband” noir type story. The house doesn't propel the action, the people do.
There’s no blood in a film called The House That Dripped Blood.
Wax Works: Peter Cushing as Philip, an ascot enthusiast, who moves to the country for reading, gardening, and listening to music.
A wax museum somehow survives in this little hamlet.
The museum owner is weird. Like, back away slowly weird. Michael thinks he’s a poor business owner. Philip's haunted by a familiarity between the wax figure Salome and a lost love.
Neville, a fellow ascot enthusiast, pops up out of nowhere, and we find he and Philip fought over a woman years ago.
Jayson & Michael discuss the last time they went to a wax museum. The business model of this wax museum owner is brought up again.
Neville wants to hit the town, such that it is. Philip is reluctant to visit that museum again.
Neville leaves. Or does he? Philip finds him in town staring Salome. Neville’s a crummy friend. His actions directly lead to Philips demise.
It ends with an ascotted young man visiting the museum.
Michael can’t understand how a beautiful woman like Salome could go for the creep museum owner.
Once again, the house has very little to do with the doings.
The local constable is once more criticized for being bad at his job.
The Stellar Cellar is gone. It was delicious.
Sweets to the Sweet: Christopher Lee (John). His daughter Jane is sheltered and odd, and needs a tutor, Ann. Why does a little girl know so much about the history of the occult?
He lets Ann get Jane toys, but he didn't know she'd get a little girl a doll! Who would do such a thing?
John’s reluctance to be forthcoming about Jane’s mother is debated. Should he have told Ann his wife was a witch? That's a tough one.
John did not wear and ascot, he wore a tie. He was also reading The Lord of the Rings, a bit of real life foreshadowing.
Jane's a sweet girl until the end, when she gets downright nasty. This is Michael’s favorite episode.
There's a reason Michael doesn't have children, since his solution for Jane would have been putting her in a bag of rocks and tossing her in a pond.
The Cloak: John Pertwee (Paul) and Ingrid Pitt (Carla, yowza) as actors. Some history about the film: it was originally a horror comedy, but had to change. This episode maintains the most comedy.
John’s an ascot enthusiast and difficult actor who reminds Jayson of Peter Vincent from Fright Night. Pertwee has a hell of a time with this role. He reminds Jayson of Fright Night.
This village has a wax museum and strange occult store, where the cloak is procured.
Carla’s outfits are amazing.
The cloak is all sorts of trouble for Paul. He wants to prove to Carla the cloak’s magic, and makes a bunch of great faces. But there’s a twist. She knows about the cloak, because she's a vampire. Welcome to the club, Paul.
Scotland Yard guy makes the questionable decision to go to this house in the middle of the night. Then keeps making bad decisions until he’s in the cellar with two caskets.
Paul’s tenure as a vampire is short, but there’s still Ingrid Pitt to be dealt with.
Stoker breaking the fourth wall with a half baked explanation doesn’t do well explaining what happened.
It’s an inoffensive, family friendly film. We both recommend it.
Jayson points out the connection between several of the actors in this and Dr. Who. Also, a final word on ascots. Stellar Cellar is a great beer. And, support your local brewery.
Intro music for this episode is a mix of (1) Turn on The Funk (Story Blocks Audio subscription), (2) sample 1961’s The Phantom Planet [in the public domain], and (3) sample 1968’s Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women [in the public domain]. Outro music is a mix of (1) 1960's City of the Dead [in the public domain] and (2) Death Piano by Bobby Cole (Story Blocks Audio subscription)
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