An American hosted horror movie television program.
From the Svengoolie email newsletter… Perhaps we should warn you that all this month, some horrific distress will be coming to us at a Price — courtesy of the fantastic fright master, Vincent Price! We have a sinister smorgasbord of … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 5/14/2022: The Abominable Dr. Phibes
From the Svengoolie email newsletter… Perhaps we should warn you that all this month, some horrific distress will be coming to us at a Price — courtesy of the fantastic fright master, Vincent Price! We have a sinister smorgasbord of … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 5/7/2022: House of Wax (1953)
A new-to-Sven movie *and* one of the most recent ones he’s shown! From the MeTV website… “A boy tries to stop aliens who have taken over his town and are attempting to brainwash its inhabitants.” If you miss any of … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 4/30/2022: Invaders From Mars (1986)
From the MeTV website… “Two of the silver screen’s most fearsome creatures battle it out when the Wolfman seeks to end his life and looks to the notorious Dr. Frankenstein for help. Featuring the original Wolfman, Lon Chaney, Jr. and … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 4/23/2022: Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man
From the MeTV website… “Ygor resurrects Frankenstein’s monster and brings him to the original doctor’s son, Ludwig, for help. Ludwig, obsessed with the idea of restoring the monster to full power, is unaware that his various associates all have different … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 4/16/2022: The Ghost of Frankenstein
From the MeTV website… “Upon the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He visits a gypsy camp with village girl Jenny Williams, who is attacked by Bela, a gypsy who has … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 4/9/2022: The Wolf Man
Wait, no. From the MeTV website… “The first Universal werewolf film tells the edgy, frightening tale of a British botanist who is cursed with the mark of the wolf after being bitten by a creature in the mountains of Tibet. … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 4/2/2022: Werewolf of London
Insert masturbation joke here. From the MeTV website… “In a turn-of-the-century Renaissance Italian mansion, its tyrannical owner, a one-handed, wheelchair-bound pianist, with a strong belief in the occult, is murdered.” If you miss any of Sven’s segments or want to … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 3/26/2022: The Beast With Five Fingers
I DON’T CARE IF THE MOVIE IS ALMOST OVER, I’M STILL GETTING THE THREAD UP. From the MeTV website… “Egyptologist Boris Karloff is buried with a rare jewel that is supposed to give its owner eternal life. When it is … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 3/19/2022: The Ghoul
From the MeTV website. No one named Alucard could ever be bad! “Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young “morbid” heiress (Katherine Caldwell). Her boyfriend (Frank Stanley) and local officials are suspicious of the newcomer, who … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 3/12/2022: Son of Dracula
From the MeTV website, a synopsis that reads like they forgot half of it? “Prof. Van Helsing is in danger of prosecution for the murder of Dracula…until a hypnotic woman steals the Count’s body and cremates it. Bloodless corpses start … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 3/5/2022: Dracula’s Daughter
From the MeTV website… “An evil hyponotist/ventriloquist plots to gain an heiress’ millions.” If you miss any of Sven’s segments or want to see them again, they should be posted here after the episode airs! Enjoy the movie! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 2/26/2022: Devil Doll
From the MeTV website… “A lonely dollmaker, who has developed a way to shrink people, miniaturizes anyone unlucky enough to step into his shop…including his recently hired secretary-receptionist who suspects that her boss is turning humans into dolls.” If you … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 2/19/2022: Attack of the Puppet People
From the MeTV website… “Revenge of the Creature is, of course, the sequel to Universal’s fabulously successful The Creature from the Black Lagoon—and like its predecessor, the film was lensed in 3-D (though released “flat” in most theatres). Though the … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 2/12/2022: Revenge of The Creature
New to Sven movie (or at least one that predates his current website)! From the MeTV website… “Panic is rampant in this acclaimed 1958 science-fiction thriller about a band of space explorers who suddenly find themselves being explored and murdered … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 2/5/2022: It! The Terror from Beyond Space
New to Sven movie (or at least one that predates his current website)! And even more surprising, part of the Criterion Collection! From the MeTV website… “A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 1/29/2022: The Haunted Strangler
From the MeTV website… “Flying saucers and their hideous inhabitants are determined to demolish planet earth. The U.S. Military’s most advanced weapons are useless against the sophisticated saucers, and time is running out…” Free on Crackle, which I still refuse … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 1/22/2022: Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers
“I knew Leo G. Carroll / was over a barrel / when Tarantula took to the hills…” — “Science Fiction Double Feature” from Rocky Horror Picture Show From the MeTV website (which is a lie – Clint Eastwood is not … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 1/15/2022: Tarantula
I’m very excited for this one. Not only is it new (if Sven’s shown it before, it predates his current website), but the premise is amazing. SAM ELLIOTT VERSUS FROGS! From the MeTV website… “A revenge-of-nature-type film in which thousands … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 1/8/2022: Frogs
Sven’s shown this one recently, so probably a quiet thread but what the heck. “A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.” Not streaming anywhere for free. If you miss … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 1/1/2022: The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
I may be the only one here tonight, but I love this ridiculous movie. From the MeTV website… “Teenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider.” Streaming on Tubi … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 12/25/2021: Earth vs. The Spider
