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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 112 - GIANT MONSTERS OF 1955: TARANTULA, IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA, & KING DINOSAUR!!
TARANTULA (1955) d. Jack Arnold (USA) IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA (1955) d. Robert Gordon (USA) KING DINOSAUR (1955) d. Bert I. Gordon (USA) Tonight, we step…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 111 - HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986) | Defending the True Crime Horror Classic
HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986/1990) d. John McNaughton (USA) Tonight we take a look back at one of the most disturbing and uncompromising horror…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 110 - MASTERS OF HORROR: SEASON 1 - LOOKING BACK AT 20 YEARS OF MoH!!
MASTERS OF HORROR was a horror anthology series like none before, making its small-screen bow on the cable channel Showtime in October 2005. Created by Mick…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 109 - JAWS (1975) TURNS 50: THE GREATEST (FISH) STORY EVERY TOLD!!
JAWS (1975) d. Steven Spielberg (USA) JAWS 2 (1978) d. Jeannot Szwarc (USA) JAWS 3D (1983) d. Joe Alves (USA) JAWS: THE REVENGE (1987) d. Joseph Sargent (USA)…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 108 - RE-ANIMATOR (1985) AT 40: GREEN, GOO, GUTS, AND GAGS!!
RE-ANIMATOR (1985) d. Stuart Gordon (USA) BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR (1990) d. Brian Yuzna (USA) BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR (2003) d. Brian Yuzna (Spain) Stuart Gordon's…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 107 - FULCI'S FINEST? CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD aka THE GATES OF HELL (1980) TURNS 45!!
CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (aka THE GATES OF HELL) (1980) d. Lucio Fulci (Italy) Tonight we're returning to the eerie and bonkers world of Italian horror with a…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 106 - PEEPING TOM (1960) – THE CONTROVERSIAL SLASHER CLASSIC TURNS 65!!
PEEPING TOM (1960) d. Michael Powell (UK) A provocative psychological thriller and a daring exploration of voyeurism, Michael Powell's PEEPING TOM tells the…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 105 - MANIAC (1980): 45 YEARS OF SWEAT, SPLATTER, SLASHERS, AND SPINELL!!
MANIAC (1980) d. William Lustig (USA) Celebrating 45 years of William Lustig's Maniac (1980) — a cult horror classic that's part slasher, part psychological…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 104 - BATTLE ROYALE (2000) – THE J-HORROR CLASSIC TURNS 25!!!
BATTLE ROYALE (2000) d. Kinji Fukasaku (Japan) How did Battle Royale become one of the most influential survival horror films of all time? In this HORROR 101…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 103 – THE VAMPIRE FILMS OF 1970 | Count Yorga, Hammer, Dark Shadows & More
1970 was a breakthrough year for vampire cinema — sexier, bloodier, and bolder than ever before. In this episode of HORROR 101, Dr. AC and his panel explore…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 102 - ROMAN POLANSKI'S REPULSION (1965): MADNESS, SEX, AND SILENCE
REPULSION (1965) d. Roman Polanski (UK) Co-written and directed by Roman Polanski, Repulsion (1965) is a landmark psychological horror film that explores the…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 101 - DARIO ARGENTO'S PHENOMENA (AKA CREEPERS) (1985) TURNS 40!!!
PHENOMENA (1985) d. Dario Argento (Italy) Perhaps the only "insect detective" movie out there on the shelves, featuring a very young Jennifer Connelly…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 100 - MOTEL HELL (1980): 45 YEARS OF CRITTERS AND FRITTERS!!
MOTEL HELL (1980) d. Kevin Connor (USA) "It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's Fritters." So runs the tagline for 1980's Motel Hell, an…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 99 - DEAD OF NIGHT (1945) STILL HAUNTS US 80 YEARS LATER!!
DEAD OF NIGHT (1945) d. Various (UK) A landmark horror film, 1945's Dead of Night was produced by Britain's famed Ealing Studios and directed by a team of…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 98 - HOUSE OF USHER (1960): CORMAN + PRICE + POE = GOTHIC HORROR GOLD
HOUSE OF USHER (1960) d. Roger Corman (USA) PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961) d. Roger Corman (USA) Journey into the heart of gothic horror with House of Usher…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 97 - DAVID CRONENBERG'S SHIVERS (1975): THE BIRTH OF BODY HORROR?
SHIVERS (1975) is a wonderfully squirmy milestone in body horror — and David Cronenberg's sleazy, slimy debut. A high-rise residence is thrown into chaos when…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 96 - KUBRICK VS. KING: 45 YEARS OF THE SHINING (1980)
THE SHINING (1980) d. Stanley Kubrick (USA) THE SHINING (1997) d. Mick Garris (USA) DOCTOR SLEEP (2019) d. Mike Flanagan (USA) The Shining (1980) remains one…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 95 - 1983's THREE RING STEPHEN KING SPRING FLING | CUJO, CHRISTINE, & DEAD ZONE
CUJO (1983) d. Lewis Teague (USA) THE DEAD ZONE (1983) d. David Cronenberg (USA) CHRISTINE (1983) d. John Carpenter (USA) Four decades ago, in the latter half…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 94 - SE7EN (1995) TURNS 30!! | Full Movie Breakdown & Panel Discussion
SE7EN (1995) d. David Fincher (USA) "This isn't going to have a happy ending." In a decade saturated with onscreen serial killers, David Fincher's 1995…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 93 - UNIVERSAL'S CLASSIC 1940s MUMMY MOVIES (HAND, TOMB, GHOST, CURSE) UNWRAPPED!!!
THE MUMMY'S HAND (1940) d. Christy Cabanne (USA) THE MUMMY'S TOMB (1942) d. Harold Young (USA) THE MUMMY'S GHOST (1944) d. Reginald Le Borg (USA) THE MUMMY'S…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 92 - WOLF CREEK & HOSTEL TURN 20: HOW 2005's SHOCKERS CHANGED HORROR HISTORY!!
WOLF CREEK (2005) d. Greg McLean (Australia) WOLF CREEK 2 (2013) d. Greg McLean (Australia) WOLF CREEK (2016-17) d. Tony Tilse/Greg McLean (Australia) HOSTEL…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 91 - THE BODY SNATCHER & ISLE OF THE DEAD - BORIS KARLOFF + VAL LEWTON IN 1945
THE BODY SNATCHER (1945) d. Robert Wise (USA) ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945) d. Mark Robson (USA) Producer Val Lewton, the master of atmospheric horror, collaborated…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 90 - THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975): FEMINISM, FEAR, AND THE HORROR OF PERFECTION
THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975) d. Bryan Forbes (USA) REVENGE OF THE STEPFORD WIVES (1980) d. Robert Fuest (USA) THE STEPFORD CHILDREN (1987) d. Alan J. Levi (USA)…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 89 - DARIO ARGENTO'S DEEP RED (1975): MURDER, MUSIC, MADNESS, AND MIRRORS!!
DEEP RED (aka PROFONDO ROSSO) (1975) d. Dario Argento (Italy) 🔪 Join us for a deep dive into Dario Argento's haunting giallo masterpiece! 🎬 Tonight, we dissect…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 88 - THE DESCENT (2005) AT 20 - CLAUSTROPHOBIC HORROR AT ITS FINEST!!
THE DESCENT (2005) d. Neil Marshall (UK) THE DESCENT PART 2 (2009) d. Jon Harris (UK) After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 87 - ZOMBIES IN SPACE: MARIO BAVA'S PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES!! (1965)
PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (1965) d. Mario Bava (Italy/Spain) A forgotten classic that blends the cosmic terror of space exploration with the eerie atmosphere of a…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 86 - GINGER SNAPS (2000): A WEREWOLF RECIPE WITH FRESH BLOOD!!
GINGER SNAPS (2000) d. John Fawcett (Canada) GINGER SNAPS 2: UNLEASHED (2004) d. Brett Sullivan (Canada) GINGER SNAPS BACK: THE BEGINNING (2004) d. Grant…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 85 - STEPHEN KING'S MISERY (1990) AT 35 - STORIES & SLEDGEHAMMERS!!
MISERY (1990) d. Rob Reiner (USA) Rob Reiner's 1990 psychological thriller Misery, based on Stephen King's bestselling novel, remains a masterclass in tension…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 84 - THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!!
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) d. Jim Sharman (UK/USA) Join us for a special in-depth panel discussion celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic The…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 83 - FINAL DESTINATION (2000) AT 25: SHOCKING SECRETS AND CREATIVE KILLS!!
FINAL DESTINATION (2000) d. James Wong (USA) FINAL DESTINATION 2 (2003) d. David R. Ellis (USA) FINAL DESTINATION 3 (2006) d. James Wong (USA) THE FINAL…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 82 - THE BEST (AND WORST) SLASHERS OF 1980!!!
WHO WANTS TO TALK SLASHER MOVIES??? Titles Discussed: Friday the 13th, To All a Good Night, Terror on Tour, Don't Answer the Phone, Don't Go in the House, Prom…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 81 - TREMORS (1990) THE ULTIMATE MONSTER MOVIE FRANCHISE?
TREMORS (1990) d. Ron Underwood (USA) TREMORS 2: AFTERSHOCKS d. S.S. Wilson (1996) (USA) TREMORS 3: BACK TO PERFECTION d. Brent Maddock (2001) (USA) TREMORS 4…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 80 - HITCHCOCK'S PSYCHO LEGACY: FROM SHOWER SCENE TO BATES MOTEL
PSYCHO (1960) d. Alfred Hitchcock (USA) PSYCHO II (1983) d. Richard Franklin (USA) PSYCHO III (1986) d. Anthony Perkins (USA) PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING (1990)…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 79 - VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960): ENTER IF YOU DARE!!
VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960) d. Wolf Rilla (UK) CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED (1964) d. Anton Leader (UK) VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1995) d. John Carpenter (USA) THE…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 78 - GAMERA AT 60: FLYING, FIGHTING, SONGS, & SMASHES!!!
GAMERA: THE GIANT MONSTER (1965) d. Noriaki Yuasa (Japan) GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE (1995) d. Shusuke Kaneko (Japan) Japan's second-most iconic kaiju…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 77 - END OF YEAR WRAP-UP: BEST/FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2024!!
AC joins his Streaming and Screaming co-hosts Chad the Bird and Lucy Ba'al as they count down their favorite fright flicks of 2024! Let us know YOUR favorite…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 76 - LES DIABOLIQUES (1955) & H.G. CLOUZOUT: THE FRENCH HITCHCOCK
LES DIABOLIQUES (1955) d. Henri-Georges Clouzout (France) Slip into the dark and suspenseful world of "The French Hitchcock," Henri-Georges Clouzot (The Wages…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 75 - HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (1980) | CORMAN'S MONSTERPIECE TURNS 45!!!
HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (1980) d. Barbara Peeters (& others) (USA) Dive into the wild world of Humanoids from the Deep as we unravel the untold stories of…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 74 - THE GORE CLASSICS OF H.G. LEWIS (BLOOD FEAST, TWO THOUSAND MANIACS, COLOR ME BLOOD RED)
BLOOD FEAST (1963) d. H.G. Lewis (USA) TWO THOUSAND MANIACS (1964) d. H.G. Lewis (USA) COLOR ME BLOOD RED (1965) d. H.G. Lewis (USA) Herschell Gordon Lewis'…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 73 - ONIBABA & KWAIDAN (1964): Celebrating Japan's CLASSIC Horror Cinema!!
ONIBABA (1964) d. Kaneto Shindo (Japan) KWAIDAN (1964) d. Masaki Kobayashi (Japan) Tonight, we discuss the 1964 Japanese horror classics Onibaba and Kwaidan…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 72 - THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974) at 50!!!
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974) d. Tobe Hooper (USA) In 1973, Tobe Hooper and a group of young actors and technicians ventured out in to the Texas…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 71 - CALVAIRE (aka THE ORDEAL) (2004): HOLIDAY HORROR WITH AN ACCENT!!!
CALVAIRE (aka THE ORDEAL) (2004) d. Fabrice du Welz (Belgium) After his car breaks down en route to the next holiday gig, low-rent crooner Marc Stevens…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 70 - THE EXORCIST (1973) 50TH ANNIVERSARY ROUND TABLE!!!
THE EXORCIST (1973) d. William Friedkin (USA) EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (1977) d. John Boorman (USA) EXORCIST III (1990) d. William Peter Blatty (USA) EXORCIST…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 69 - BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) AT 50 / SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT (1984) AT 40!!!
BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) d. Bob Clark (Canada) SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT (1984) d. Charles Sellier (USA) It's time to celebrate the Happy HorrorDays with two…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 68 - UNWRAPPING THE MUMMY!!! (1932, 1959, 1999)
THE MUMMY (1932) d. Karl Freund (USA) THE MUMMY (1959) d. Terence Fisher (UK) THE MUMMY (1999) d. Stephen Sommers (USA) One of the most enduring classic horror…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 67 - NIGHT OF THE DEMONS & DEAD HEAT: 1988 DOUBLE FEATURE!!
NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988) d. Kevin Tenney (USA) DEAD HEAT (1988) d. Mark Goldblatt (USA) Tonight's episode is entitled "The Class of 1988," even if "class"…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 66 - THE COFFIN JOE TRILOGY (1964-2008) COMES ALIVE!!!
AT MIDNIGHT I'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL (1964) d. Jose Mojica Marins (Brazil) THIS NIGHT I'LL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE (1967) d. Jose Mojica Marins (Brazil) EMBODIMENT OF…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 65 - PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1957), HORROR OF PARTY BEACH (1964), and THINGS (1989)!!!
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1957) d. Edward D. Wood, Jr. (USA) THE HORROR OF PARTY BEACH (1964) d. Del Tenney (USA) THINGS (1989) d. Andrew Jordan (Canada)…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 64 - THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1939) / (1959): A CLASSIC REBORN!!
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1939) d. Sidney Lanfield (USA) THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1959) d. Terence Fisher (UK) Though not the first fictional…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 63 - INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994): 30 YEARS OF LESTAT!
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994) d. Neil Jordan (USA) Anne Rice's celebrated novel, originally published in 1976, took nearly two decades to make it to the…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 62 - A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) TURNS 40!!!
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) d. Wes Craven (USA) Horror Hall-of Famer Wes Craven created this hugely successful fright flick, which spawned multiple…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 61 - A BUCKET OF BLOOD & THE WASP WOMAN: CORMAN QUICKIES IN 1959!!!
A BUCKET OF BLOOD (1959) d. Roger Corman (1959) THE WASP WOMAN (1959) d. Roger Corman (1959) The year before he became the American rival to Hammer Studios in…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 60 - LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE (1974): ZOMBIES FROM SPAIN!!!
LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE (aka THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE) (1974)d. Jorge Grau (Spain/Italy) A hidden gem overshadowed by the myriad flesh-eating…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 59 - HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959) / THE TINGLER (1959) AT 65!!!
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959) d. William Castle (USA) THE TINGLER (1959) d. William Castle (USA) Words like "Emergo" and "Percepto" may not be common knowledge…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 58 - PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (2007/09) CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF TERROR!!!
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (2007/09) d. Oren Peli (USA) PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (2010) d. Tod Williams (USA) PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 (2011) d. Henry Joost/Ariel Schulman…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 57 - 25 YEARS OF TAKASHI MIIKE'S AUDITION (1999)!!!
AUDITION (1999) d. Takashi Miike (Japan/S. Korea) After seven years of mourning and encouraged by his teenage son to find a new wife, widower Aoyama (Ryo…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 56 - PONTYPOOL (2008): CANADIAN HORROR DONE RIGHT!!!
PONTYPOOL (2008) d. Bruce McDonald (Canada) Pontypool, celebrating its 15th anniversary, is a fiercely intelligent variation on the "zombie/infected hordes"…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 55 - CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SAW (2004)!!!
SAW (2004) d. James Wan (USA) SAW II (2005) d. Darren Lynn Bousman (USA) SAW III (2006) d. Darren Lynn Bousman (USA) SAW IV (2007) d. Darren Lynn Bousman (USA)…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 54 - BELGIAN HORROR DOUBLE FEATURE: LEFT BANK (2008) & CUB (2014)!!
LEFT BANK (aka LINKEROEVER) (2008) d. Pieter Van Hees (Belgium) CUB (aka WELP) (2014) d. Jonas Govaerts (Belgium) Tonight's double feature takes us across the…
HORROR 101 with Dr. ACEp 53 - SHATTER DEAD (1994): SOV ZOMBIES... WITH REAL BRAINS!!!
SHATTER DEAD (1994) d. Scooter McCrae (USA) When the Angel of Death impregnates a mortal woman, people stop being able to die. As the living human population…