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HORROR 101 with Dr. AC
HORROR 101 with Dr. AC is a horror movie podcast that revisits classic horror films on milestone anniversaries (20, 30, 40, 50 years, and more). Each episode features a lively rotating panel of horror fans discussing the film's legacy, personal memories, cultural impact, and what makes it a lasting favorite. If you love deep dives into horror movies like The Exorcist, A Nightmare on Elm Street, or Frankenstein, this podcast is for you. Come celebrate horror history—one anniversary at a time.
Episodes
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 172 - THE WOLF MAN (1941) - THE UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTER COMES ALIVE AT 85!!
THE WOLF MAN (1941) d. George Waggner (USA) FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943) d. Roy William Neill (USA) HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1944) d. Erle C. Kenton…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 171 - THE TENANT (1976) at 50 - Polanski's Psychological Horror Masterpiece Still Has Teeth!
THE TENANT (1976) d. Roman Polanski (USA) The Tenant (1976) follows a quiet man named Trelkovsky (played by director/co-writer Roman Polanski) who locates a…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 170 - WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? (1976) — Narciso Ibáñez Serrador's Spanish Horror Classic Turns 50!
WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? (1976) d. Narciso Ibáñez Serrador (Spain) Narciso Ibáñez Serrador's taboo-smashing classic, Who Can Kill a Child (1976), is a movie that…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 169 - THE BEYOND & THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY - Lucio Fulci's 1981 Double Feature from HELL!!
THE BEYOND (1981) d. Lucio Fulci (Italy) THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY (1981) d. Lucio Fulci (Italy) Italian director Lucio Fulci's 1981 pairing of The Beyond and…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 168 - Andrzej Zulawski's POSSESSION (1981) Turns 45 — Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
POSSESSION (1981) d. Andrzej Zulawski (France/West Germany) Tonight, we dive deep into the abyss of challenging cinema with Andrzej Zulawski's Possession…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 167 - CARRIE (1976) AT 50: Stephen King, Sissy Spacek, & The Prom From Hell
CARRIE (1976) d. Brian De Palma (USA) THE RAGE: CARRIE 2 (1999) d. Katt Shea (USA) CARRIE (2002) d. David Carson (USA) CARRIE (2013) d. Kimberly Peirce (USA)…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 166 - HAMMER HORROR 1966 (PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES, THE REPTILE, ONE MILLION YEARS BC, THE WITCHES)
THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES (1966) d. John Gilling (UK) THE REPTILE (1966) d. John Gilling (UK) ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. (1966) d. Don Chaffey (UK) THE WITCHES…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 165 - TROMA TIME! CLASS OF NUKE 'EM HIGH (1986) and POULTRYGEIST (2006) - Bad Taste Tastes Great
CLASS OF NUKE 'EM HIGH (1986) d. Richard W. Haines / Lloyd Kaufman (USA) CLASS OF NUKE 'EM HIGH PART II: SUBHUMANOID MELTDOWN (1991) d. Eric Louzil (USA) CLASS…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 164 - WES CRAVEN'S SCREAM (1996) - Celebrating 30 Years of "Hello, Sidney."
SCREAM (1996) d. Wes Craven (USA) SCREAM 2 (1997) d. Wes Craven (USA) SCREAM 3 (2000) d. Wes Craven (USA) SCRE4M (2011) d. Wes Craven (USA) SCREAM (2022) d…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 163 - TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (1972) | The Undead Templar (K)NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD!
TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (1972) d. Amando de Ossorio (Spain/Portugal) RETURN OF THE BLIND DEAD (1973) d. Amando de Ossorio (Spain) THE GHOST GALLEON (1974) d…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 162 - David Cronenberg's THE FLY (1986) Turns 40: The Greatest/Grossest Love Story Ever Told
THE FLY (1986) d. David Cronenberg (USA/Canada) THE FLY II (1989) d. Chris Walas (USA/Canada) After years of building a reputation as a fiercely intelligent…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 161 - RODAN (1956) x MOTHRA (1961): Celebrating Two Essential Toho Kaiju
RODAN (1956) d. Ishiro Honda (Japan) MOTHRA (1961) d. Ishiro Honda (Japan) Rodan (1956) and Mothra (1961) stand among the most trendsetting films in the…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 160 - THE BAD SEED (1956) — The Original Evil Child/Killer Kid Classic turns 70!
THE BAD SEED (1956) d. Mervyn LeRoy (USA) Celebrating the 70th anniversary of The Bad Seed (1956)! Widely regarded as one of the greatest psychological…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 159 - GRIZZLY, SQUIRM, & FOOD OF THE GODS / 1976 Eco-Horror Triple Feature!
GRIZZLY (1976) d. William Girdler (USA) SQUIRM (1976) d. Jeff Lieberman (USA) THE FOOD OF THE GODS (1976) d. Bert I. Gordon (USA) In the wake of Steven…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 158 - FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996) at 30: The Vampire Cult Classic Still Has Teeth
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996) d. Robert Rodriguez (USA) FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 2: TEXAS BLOOD MONEY (1999) d. Scott Spiegel (USA) FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 3: THE…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 157 - THE BEST (AND WORST) SLASHERS OF 1981!! (Part 2 of 2)
BLOODY BIRTHDAY (1981) d. Ed Hunt (USA) BLOODY MOON (1981) d. Jess Franco (Spain/Germany) DEADLY BLESSING (1981) d. Wes Craven (USA) DON'T GO IN THE WOODS…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 156 - MARIO BAVA DOUBLE FEATURE: Kill Baby Kill (1966) & A Bay of Blood
KILL, BABY... KILL! (1966) d. Mario Bava (Italy) A BAY OF BLOOD (1971) d. Mario Bava (Italy) Equal parts conjurer of Gothic nightmares, pioneer of modern…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 155 - HAMMER HORROR 1961: (CURSE OF WEREWOLF, SCREAM OF FEAR, TERROR OF TONGS, SHADOW OF CAT)
THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961) d. Terence Fisher (UK) SCREAM OF FEAR (aka Taste of Fear) (1961) d. Seth Holt (UK) THE TERROR OF THE TONGS (1961) d. Anthony…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 154 - FRAILTY (2001) at 25: The Family That Slays Together Stays Together
FRAILTY (2001) d. Bill Paxton (USA) For those who only know beloved actor Bill Paxton from his outrageous comic supporting turns or solid leading man roles…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 153 - TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE Sequels, Prequels, Remakes, and Reboots!
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 (1986) d. Tobe Hooper (USA) LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III (1990) d. Jeff Burr (USA) TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 152 - THE CRAFT (1996): 30 YEARS OF "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board!"
THE CRAFT (1996) d. Andrew Fleming (USA) THE CRAFT: LEGACY (2020) d. Zoe Lister-Jones (USA) Directed by Andrew Fleming and written by Peter Filardi, The Craft…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 151 - 50 Years of THE OMEN (1976): "It's All for You, Damien!"
THE OMEN (1976) d. Richard Donner (USA) DAMIEN: OMEN II (1978) d. Don Taylor (USA) THE FINAL CONFLICT (1981) d. Graham Baker (USA) OMEN IV: THE AWAKENING…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 150 - INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956–2007) - "They're Coming! They're Here Already!"
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956) d. Don Siegel (USA) INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978) d. Philip Kaufman (USA) BODY SNATCHERS (1993) d. Abel Ferrara…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 149 - STEVEN SPIELBERG'S DUEL (1971): STILL ALIVE AND DRIVING AT 55!!
DUEL (1971) d. Steven Spielberg (USA) Adapted by Richard Matheson from his original short story, Duel follows traveling salesman David Mann (Dennis Weaver) as…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 148 - HOMICIDAL & MR. SARDONICUS (1961): The Gimmicks and Ghouls of WILLIAM CASTLE!!
HOMICIDAL (1961) d. William Castle (USA) MR. SARDONICUS (1961) d. William Castle (USA) Few filmmakers in American horror are remembered as vividly—or as…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 147 - THE HOWLING & AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON - The Lycanthrope Classics That Changed It All
THE HOWLING (1981) d. Joe Dante (USA) AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981) d. John Landis (UK/USA) In the spring and summer of 1981, werewolf cinema underwent…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 146 - PAN'S LABYRINTH (2006) - Guillermo del Toro's Dark Fantasy Classic Turns 20!!
PAN'S LABYRINTH (2006) d. Guillermo del Toro (Mexico/Spain) Revisiting Guillermo del Toro's metaphorical masterpiece combining dark real-world horror (Franco's…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 145 - THE HITCHER (1986) Turns 40 — Rutger Hauer Owns the Road!
THE HITCHER (1986) d. Robert Harmon (USA) While driving from Chicago to San Diego, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) picks up a hitchhiker (Rutger Hauer) who…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 144 - THE BEST (AND WORST) SLASHERS OF 1981 (Part 1 of 2)
WHO WANTS TO TALK SLASHERS?? FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 (1981) d. Steve Miner (USA) HALLOWEEN II (1981) d. Rick Rosenthal (USA) THE BURNING (1981) d. Tony Maylam…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 143 - FROM BEYOND (1986) & DAGON (2001): Goo, Gore & Elder Gods (Stuart Gordon's Wet and Weird Lovecraft Films)
FROM BEYOND (1986) d. Stuart Gordon (USA) DAGON (2001) d. Stuart Gordon (Spain) After the cult success of Re-Animator, Stuart Gordon expanded his visceral…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 142 - SESSION 9 (2001) at 25 - Dread, Danvers, and "Do it, Gordon."
SESSION 9 (2001) d. Brad Anderson (USA) Tonight we're talking about 2001's Session 9, director/co-writer Brad Anderson's exceedingly tense tale of a five-man…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 141 - BEST CHEESY HORROR OF 1986: Maximum Overdrive, Night of the Creeps, Chopping Mall, & More!
MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986) d. Stephen King (USA) NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (1986) d. Fred Dekker (USA) CHOPPING MALL (1986) d. Jim Wynorski (USA) TERRORVISION (1986)…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 140 - FRANKENSTEIN (1931): It's Alive! at 95 - Celebrating the Universal Monster Classic
FRANKENSTEIN (1931) d. James Whale (USA) BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) d. James Whale (USA) SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939) d. Rowland V. Lee (USA) THE GHOST OF…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 139 - THE INNOCENTS (1961): The Greatest Ghost Story Ever Filmed?
THE INNOCENTS (1961) d. Jack Clayton (UK) Tonight, we're disussing The Innocents, the spellbinding 1961 screen version of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 138 - FEMALE VAMPIRES OF 1971: Forbidden Blood & Sapphic Shadows
DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS (1971) d. Harry Kumel (Belgium/France) VAMPYROS LESBOS (1971) d. Jesus Franco (Spain) THE VELVET VAMPIRE (1971) d. Stephanie Rothman…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 137 - LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1971) - A '70s Cult Horror Classic or Forgotten Nightmare?
LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1971) d. John D. Hancock (USA) Tonight we're talking about director John Hancock's brilliant low-budget psychological chiller…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 136 - THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) 35th Anniversary Special: The Legacy of Hannibal Lecter
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) d. Jonathan Demme (USA) MANHUNTER (1986) d. Michael Mann (USA) HANNIBAL (2001) d. Ridley Scott (USA) RED DRAGON (2002) d. Brett…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 135 - DRACULA (1931) Turns 95: A Fang-tastic Tribute to Bela Lugosi's Horror Classic - Ep 154
DRACULA (1931) d. Tod Browning (USA) DRACULA (Spanish version) (1931) d. George Melford (USA) DRACULA'S DAUGHTER (1936) d. Lambert Hillyer (USA) SON OF DRACULA…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 134 - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1960 vs 1986) - Cult Cheapo Classic vs Monster Movie Musical
THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1960) d. Roger Corman (USA) LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986) d. Frank Oz (USA) Tonight we're talking about Little Shop of Horrors—a…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 133 - 45 Years of THE EVIL DEAD: How Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell Redefined Independent Horror
THE EVIL DEAD (1981) d. Sam Raimi (USA) EVIL DEAD II (1987). d. Sam Raimi (USA) ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992) d. Sam Raimi (USA) EVIL DEAD (2013) d. Fede Alvarez…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 132 - THE THING (1951) vs. THE THING (1982) - Cold War Classic to Cosmic Horror Masterpiece
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951) d. Christian Nyby (USA) THE THING (1982) d. John Carpenter (USA) THE THING (2011) d. Matthijs van Heijningen (USA) Tonight…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 131 - THE HOUSE WITH LAUGHING WINDOWS– 50 Years of Pupi Avati's Italian Horror Masterpiece
THE HOUSE WITH LAUGHING WINDOWS (1976) d. Pupi Avati (Italy) On tonight's episode, we're talking about Pupi Avati's The House with Laughing Windows (1976), one…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 130 - THE BEST HORROR MOVIES OF 2025!! (and the ones we're still fighting about)
We're breaking down the best horror movies of 2025, from mainstream hits to indie standouts—and arguing about which ones actually deserve the title. AC joins…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 129 - EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960) – The French Horror Classic Turns 65!!
EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960) d. Georges Franju (France) In this episode, we're talking about a yet another haunting horror landmark from 1960, Georges Franju's…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 128 - MAD LOVE (1935) at 90 | Peter Lorre, Colin Clive, Frances Drake | (Film Discussion)
MAD LOVE (1935) d. Karl Freund (USA) Based on Maurice Renard's 1920 French serialized novel The Hands of Orlac, in which the hands of a murderer are…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 127 - THE DAY OF THE BEAST (1995): Alex de la Iglesia's Groundbreaking Satanic Horror Comedy
THE DAY OF THE BEAST (El Dia de la Bestia) (1995) d. Alex de la Iglesia (Spain) Tonight we're discussing Alex de la Iglesia's cult classic The Day of the Beast…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 126 - HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, DEVIL'S REJECTS & 3 FROM HELL: Rob Zombie's Firefly Trilogy
HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003) d. Rob Zombie (USA) THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (2005) d. Rob Zombie (USA) 3 FROM HELL (2019) d. Rob Zombie (USA) Rob Zombie's Firefly…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 125 - 35 Years of JACOB'S LADDER (1990): The Meaning Behind the Madness
JACOB'S LADDER (1990) d. Adrian Lyne (USA) Tonight we're talking about Jacob's Ladder (1990), Adrian Lyne's psychological horror classic and one of the most…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 124 – THE REFLECTING SKIN, BABY BLOOD, & SINGAPORE SLING: Forgotten Horror Gems of 1990
THE REFLECTING SKIN (1990) – d. Philip Ridley (UK) BABY BLOOD (1990) – d. Alain Robak (France) SINGAPORE SLING (1990) – d. Nikos Nikolaidis (Greece) If you…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 123 - SANTO Y BLUE DEMON CONTRA LOS MONSTRUOS (1970) | The Wildest Lucha Libre Horror Movie Ever?
SANTO Y BLUE DEMON CONTRA LOS MONSTRUOS (1970) d. Gilberto Martínez Solares (Mexico) This gloriously chaotic mash-up brings together two of Mexico's most…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 122 - CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980): The Most Controversial Found-Footage Movie Ever Made!
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980) d. Ruggero Deodato (Italy) Despite its reputation as one of the most controversial exploitation features ever made, Italian director…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 121 - HAMMER IN 1960: BRIDES OF DRACULA, TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL, HELL IS A CITY, AND MORE!!
BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960) d. Terence Fisher (UK) THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL (1960) d. Terence Fisher (UK) NEVER TAKE SWEETS FROM A STRANGER (1960) d. Cyril…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 120 - THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985) turns 40: Why We're STILL Hungry for Brains!!
THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985) – 40 YEARS LATER! Tonight we're discussing The Return of the Living Dead (1985), the cult-classic zombie comedy that…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 119 - TRILOGY OF TERROR (1975) Turns 50: The Legacy of a TV Horror Classic!!
TRILOGY OF TERROR (1975) d. Dan Curtis (USA) Tonight we're talking about Trilogy of Terror, the beloved horror anthology movie from producer/director Dan…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 118 - Tobe Hooper's LIFEFORCE (1985) Turns 40: Nude Space Vampires & The Apocalypse!!
LIFEFORCE (1985) d. Tobe Hooper (USA/UK) Based on Colin Wilson's novel, The Space Vampires, a team of astronauts encounter a ship lodged within the head of…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 117 - BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN & WEREWOLF OF LONDON: THE UNIVERSAL LEGENDS TURN 90!
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) d. James Whale (USA) WEREWOLF OF LONDON (1935) d. Stuart Walker (USA) Tonight, we open the creaking doors to celebrate a pair of…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 116 - THE CHANGELING (1980): ONE OF THE BEST GHOST STORIES EVER MADE!!
THE CHANGELING (1980) d. Peter Medak (Canada) (Apologies for the tech issues during the last 4-5 minutes! We were battling the ghost of Joseph Carmichael!)…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 115 - Mario Bava's BLACK SUNDAY (1960) Unmasked – The Italian Gothic Horror Boom Begins!
BLACK SUNDAY (1960) d. Mario Bava (Italy) Tonight we're discussing Mario Bava's Black Sunday (aka The Mask of Satan) (1960), one of the most…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 114 - FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) 40th ANNIVERSARY – Revisiting the '80s Vampire Horror Classic!!!
FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) d. Tom Holland (USA) FRIGHT NIGHT PART II (1988) d. Tommy Lee Wallace (USA) FRIGHT NIGHT (2011) d. Craig Gillespie (USA) FRIGHT NIGHT 2…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 113 - 40 Years of DAY OF THE DEAD (1985): The Romero Zombie Classic!
DAY OF THE DEAD (1985) d. George A. Romero (USA) Celebrate the 40th anniversary of George A. Romero's Day of the Dead, the dark, post-apocalyptic chapter of…