MyEpisodeCalendar.com - Monster Madness Episode Summaries

Summary: Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness returns for it’s 8th year! This time, it’s back to basics, with simple movie reviews and no theme. Instead, a completely random free-for-all, like old times. You’ll never know what to expect! Spanning NEARLY 100 years of horror films!

Episode 1: Cabin in the Woods (2012)

Air Date: October 1st, 2014

Summary: This year’s Monster Madness kicks off with Cabin in the Woods, a cliche horror archetype with unique twists.

Episode 2: Häxan (1922)

Air Date: October 2nd, 2014

Summary: A creepy horror film from the silent era about devil worship and evil rituals, also known as “Witchcraft Through the Ages”.

Episode 3: Alice Sweet Alice (1976)

Air Date: October 3rd, 2014

Summary: An underrated slasher film, with a masked killer.

Episode 4: Hilarious House of Frightenstein (1971)

Air Date: October 4th, 2014

Summary: Vincent Price hosts this bizarre sketch comedy show from the 70′s, starring various lovable monster personalities.

Episode 5: Night of the Creeps (1986)

Air Date: October 5th, 2014

Summary: An 80′s film that pays tribute to the 50′s. Alien slugs crawl into peoples’ heads and turn them into zombies.

Episode 6: Man Made Monster (1941)

Air Date: October 6th, 2014

Summary: Man-Made Monster is a science fiction horror film released by Universal Pictures. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. in his horror debut.

Episode 7: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4 (1994)

Air Date: October 7th, 2014

Summary: Today we look at the most absurd horror film to feature two actors to win academy awards, Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey.

Episode 8: Night Gallery (1969-1973)

Air Date: October 8th, 2014

Summary: Today we look at a TV series, Night Gallery. Rod Serling’s sub-par followup to The Twilight Zone.

Episode 9: The Black Cat (1981)

Air Date: October 9th, 2014

Summary: One of many “Black Cat” movies, based loosely on the Edgar Allan Poe story, from Italian horror director Lucio Fulci. This time, the cat is a killing machine!

Episode 10: The Vampire Lovers (1970)

Air Date: October 10th, 2014

Summary: It’s Hammer time! From Hammer Studios, comes the first in a horror trilogy about the Karnstein family, a vampire story even older than Dracula.

Episode 11: The Exorcist III (1990)

Air Date: October 11st, 2014

Summary: How does a horror series come back out of the toilet bowl, after the insanely horrible Exorcist II - The Heretic? The answer. Brad Dourif.

Episode 12: The Walking Dead (1936)

Air Date: October 12nd, 2014

Summary: Boris Karloff stars as a man brought back to life in a lab, very much like Frankenstein, in this typical horror chiller from the golden age.

Episode 13: They Live (1988)

Air Date: October 13rd, 2014

Summary: Roddy Piper has to lay the smackdown on some alien scum, in this tribute to 50′s B-movies. The X-ray glasses were referenced in the NES game Bart Vs. The Space Mutants.

Episode 14: Rodan (1956)

Air Date: October 14th, 2014

Summary: Time to add some kaiju action in this year’s Monster Madness. We’ve already taken care of Godzilla. Now let’s talk about another important monster from Toho.

Episode 15: Beetlejuice (1988)

Air Date: October 15th, 2014

Summary: A non-perfect, but highly enjoyable stylized nightmarish film from Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton before he was Batman.

Episode 16: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

Air Date: October 16th, 2014

Summary: The original giant reptile from stop-motion master Ray Harryhausen. Pre-dates Godzilla by one year!

Episode 17: Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Air Date: October 17th, 2014

Summary: A highly stylized take on the classic tale, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins and Keanu Reeves. Produced by FRED FUCHS.

Episode 18: Doctor X (1932)

Air Date: October 18th, 2014

Summary: The first color horror film!

Episode 19: Insidious (2010)

Air Date: October 19th, 2014

Summary: Today we look at a modern horror film about ghosts and possession. A young boy travels outside his body, leaving himself an open vessel for evil demons to enter.

Episode 20: Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

Air Date: October 20th, 2014

Summary: A minor classic from the Universal catalogue, starring Bela Lugosi. Based on an Edgar Allan Poe story.

Episode 21: Tourist Trap (1979)

Air Date: October 21st, 2014

Summary: An underrated horror flick about scary dummies and a masked killer with an inventive method of murder. Effective, but uneven. Has elements of Psycho and Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Episode 22: Island of Lost Souls (1932)

Air Date: October 22nd, 2014

Summary: Charles Laughton stars in this overlooked adaptation of Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells. Bela Lugosi stars in a minor role.

Episode 23: Bride of Chucky (1998)

Air Date: October 23rd, 2014

Summary: The “so bad it’s good” movie from my generation. The killer doll Chucky is back, and more funny and likable than ever. See our review for the original Child’s Play here.

Episode 24: Son of Kong (1933)

Air Date: October 24th, 2014

Summary: Rushed out the same year as the original King Kong, this sequel holds up surprisingly well. Starring Robert Armstrong and featuring the same master effects artist Willis O’Brien.

Episode 25: Stephen King’s IT (1990)

Air Date: October 25th, 2014

Summary: This 3 hour made-for-television movie was aired in two parts. Based on the Stephen King novel, it popularized the idea of the scary clown.

Episode 26: The Night Walker (1964)

Air Date: October 26th, 2014

Summary: An underrated thriller from William Castle about nightmares. Only available on VHS for unknown reasons.

Episode 27: Death Proof (2007)

Air Date: October 27th, 2014

Summary: Quentin Tarantino’s most underrated and misunderstood film about a killer played by Kurt Russell who murders his victims with his car.

Episode 28: Dracula’s Daughter (1936)

Air Date: October 28th, 2014

Summary: Bela Lugosi is absent in Universal’s only direct sequel to the original Dracula. Gloria Holden plays Countess Marya Zaleska, the reluctant vampire who wants to be free of her father’s curse.

Episode 29: Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1991-2000)

Air Date: October 29th, 2014

Summary: A nostalgic Nickelodean anthology TV series from our generation, about kids, the Midnight Society, who gather around a campfire and tell scary stories every week.

Episode 30: Young Frankenstein (1974)

Air Date: October 30th, 2014

Summary: One of the great Mel Brooks comedy classics, starring Gene Wilder. A big tribute to Universal’s original Frankenstein trilogy, faithfully emulated in Black & White.

Episode 31: Trick ‘r Treat (2007)

Air Date: October 31st, 2014

Summary: Monster Madness closes this year, with one of few movies to truly capture the real Halloween spirit!

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