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by John Corey, Andy Rau, Bradley Dumont
Zombies rule the world of horror cinema--fast zombies, slow zombies, voodoo zombies, and so many other strains. How did zombies evolve into the monsters we know and love today? Join John and Andy as they shamble through zombie film history, one movie at a time.
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- 4 days ago1h 40m
Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)
Just because they can't see you doesn't mean they can't catch you and tear you apart! John, Andy, and Producer Brad journey across the Atlantic to Spain in the waning days of the Franco regime, where they confront a Euro-horror cult classic that combines lurid exploitation with sharp social commentary. Expect spooky castles, zombie Templars, and a psychedelic confrontation with the undead in a mannequin factory!Show Notes:US Theatrical Release Date: February, 1973TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD film review - Amando De Ossorio Knights Templar Spanish horror — SchlockmaniaLegend of the Zombie CrusadersAmando de Ossorio.O último templario.Parte 1Amando de Ossorio.O último templario.Parte 2Yeah, You Know Giallo — But There’s Another European Horror Movement You're Missing Out OnHORROR EUROPA — Mark Gatiss Explores Europe’s Darkest Cinema (2012)Revenge From Planet ApeMerchTheme music composed by Neil Dube.www.pond5.comContact:zombiestrainspodcast@gmail.comwww.zombiestrainspodcast.comFollow us onAndy's Substack "Fortress of Regret"InstagramFacebookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zombie-strains/donations
- 1 weeks ago1h 37m
Blood of Ghastly Horror (1971)
Director Al Adamson's 1965 heist film, PSYCHO A-GO-GO flopped. So in 1969, he hired John Carradine to play a mad scientist, shot new scenes, and retitled it THE FIEND WITH THE ELECTRONIC BRAIN. That, too, flopped. Adamson hired Tommy Kirk in 1971 and shot more new scenes and released it with another new title, BLOOD OF GHASTLY HORROR. Will John, Andy, and Producer Brad be able to keep all this mayhem straight? And will they find an actual zombie movie at the bottom of this genre jumble?Show Notes:US Release Date: 1971Dendle, Peter. THE ZOMBIE MOVIE ENCYCLOPEDIAKay, Glenn. ZOMBIE MOVIES: THE ULTIMATE GUIDEAl Adamson ObituaryHORROR DIRECTOR SLAIN, ENTOMBED BENEATH HIS TUB – Deseret NewsThe Murder Of Director Al Adamson – Original CinemaniacThe Old Oregon Trail (1928) A Silent Film ReviewVictor Adamson/Denver DixonABOUT TOM | tommixBOOKS OF THE TIMES: Superman at 50!Shades of Gray: The Life and Death of the Oft-overlooked Master - The Comics JournalMerchTheme music composed by Neil Dube.www.pond5.comContact:zombiestrainspodcast@gmail.comwww.zombiestrainspodcast.comFollow us onAndy's Substack "Fortress of Regret"InstagramFacebookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zombie-strains/donations
- 2 weeks ago1h 17m
Colony (2026)
One giant high-rise in downtown Seoul. Hundreds of people going about their everyday lives inside. Add one mad scientist with a vision for a fungus zombie hivemind apocalypse, and you have the recipe for a wild zombie action film! Director Yeon Sang-ho has already given us two modern zombie classics ("Train to Busan" and "Peninsula") but he's not done with us yet. John and Andy take a quick detour to modern-day South Korea to catch the latest from one of zombie cinema's rising stars.Show Notes:Colony TrailerColony IMDBMerchTheme music composed by Neil Dube.www.pond5.comContact:zombiestrainspodcast@gmail.comwww.zombiestrainspodcast.comFollow us onAndy's Substack "Fortress of Regret"InstagramFacebookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zombie-strains/donations
- 3 weeks ago1h 27m
I Drink Your Blood / I Eat Your Skin (1971)
Get ready for the grindhouse! In this zombie double feature, the Zombie Strains team faces down two very different sides of zombie cinema. First up is the ultraviolent schlockfest I DRINK YOUR BLOOD, followed by the curiously retro I EAT YOUR SKIN. One of these is our first glimpse of 70s grindhouse, and the other might be the last dying groan of the traditional voodoo zombie. Which path will John, Andy, and Producer Brad choose?Show Notes:AFI|Catalog - I Drink Your BloodBhaskar Roy Chowdhury Papers, 1930-2003Lynn Lowry InterviewRabies in the United States: Protecting Public Health | Rabies | CDCAFI|Catalog - I Eat Your SkinKatherine Dunham dancer Vanoye Aikens passes - New York Amsterdam NewsA Woman Ahead of Her Time: Katherine Dunham and Afro-Caribbean DanceKatherine Dunham | Queen Mother Of Black Dance (Biography)MerchTheme music composed by Neil Dube.www.pond5.comContact:zombiestrainspodcast@gmail.comwww.zombiestrainspodcast.comFollow us onAndy's Substack "Fortress of Regret"InstagramFacebookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zombie-strains/donations
- Aug 19, 202657 min
What's So Scary About the 1970s?
Crime waves... Watergate... disco... 70s zombies don't rise from the dead in a vacuum! The 70s was the decade that horror broke into the mainstream. So what lurking fears of the 1970s were exploited and amplified by zombie cinema? John and Andy take a little break from the regular lineup of zombie movies to talk through what exactly was so scary about the groovy 70s.Show Notes:Us Theatrical Release Date:The Cinema of Solitude by Charles Ramírez BergShock Value by Jason ZinomanMerchTheme music composed by Neil Dube.www.pond5.comContact:zombiestrainspodcast@gmail.comwww.zombiestrainspodcast.comFollow us onAndy's Substack "Fortress of Regret"InstagramFacebookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zombie-strains/donations
- Aug 13, 20261h 34m
The Omega Man (1971)
The end of the world was just the beginning of Robert Neville's problems. Sure, he's set up in a swanky post-apocalyptic penthouse suite, but he's cursed to spend his days and nights battling a Luddite cult of zombie hippies! John, Andy, and Producer Brad brave their first big-budget Hollywood zombie epic of the 1970s. Will this action blockbuster, another adaptation of Richard Matheson's I Am Legend, contribute as much to zombie cinema as its 1964 predecessor did?Show Notes:Us Theatrical Release Date: August 1, 1971The Friends fountainKinney National Company | Logo Timeline Wiki | FandomMerchTheme music composed by Neil Dube.www.pond5.comContact:zombiestrainspodcast@gmail.comwww.zombiestrainspodcast.comFollow us onAndy's Substack "Fortress of Regret"InstagramFacebookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zombie-strains/donations
- Aug 5, 20261h 10m
Snake People (1971)
What happens when zombie horror gets put on a collision course with... the early 20th century temperance movement? Add a toucan, a snake dancer, acid trips, and Boris Karloff (and did we mention all the snakes?), and you have SNAKE PEOPLE. John, Andy, and Brad return to the voodoo roots of zombie cinema in a film that combines decades-old horror cliches with the salacious sentiments of 1970s exploitation films.Show Notes:US Theatrical Release: March, 1971Zombie Strains MerchSupport Zombie Strains HERETheme music composed by Neil Dube.www.pond5.comContact:zombiestrainspodcast@gmail.comwww.zombiestrainspodcast.comFollow us onAndy's Substack "Fortress of Regret"InstagramFacebookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zombie-strains/donations
- Jul 29, 20261h 9m
The World of the Dead (1970)
Teleporting zombies. A tortured antihero. A sinister satanic cult. Only one man can save the day! The world's greatest luchador Santo returns to Zombie Strains for one last match against the undead. This time, the horror begins in colonial New Spain, travels to 1971 Mexico, and culminates in a trip to hell itself. John, Andy, and Brad don their masks and capes for one last wrestling match against zombies, witches, and demons.Show Notes:Mexican Release Date: October 1, 1970MerchTheme music composed by Neil Dube.Additional music by Elarasound.www.pond5.comAdditional voice work by Russell Bentley.Contact:zombiestrainspodcast@gmail.comwww.zombiestrainspodcast.comFollow us onAndy's Substack "Fortress of Regret"InstagramFacebookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zombie-strains/donations
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Zombies rule the world of horror cinema--fast zombies, slow zombies, voodoo zombies, and so many other strains. How did zombies evolve into the monsters we know and love today? Join John and Andy as they shamble through zombie film history, one movie at a time.
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