SHOW NOTES:  

Sources: 

The Moguls: Hollywood’s Merchants of Myth by Norman J. Zierold

Silent Stars by Jeanine Basinger

A History of Horror by Wheeler Winston Dixon

Universal Horrors: The Studio’s Classic Films, 1931–1946, 2nd Ed. By Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas and Tom Brunas

Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the 1930s by Christopher Workman and Troy Howarth

City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures by Bernard F. Dick

Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror by Michael Mallory

Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff: The Expanded Story of a Haunting Collaboration, with a Complete Filmography of Their Films Together by Gregory William Mank

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind

Who the Hell’s in It: Conversations with Hollywood’s Legendary Actors by Peter Bogdanovich

Roger Corman: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series) edited by Constantine Nasr

Roger Corman: Blood-Sucking Vampires, Flesh-Eating Cockroaches, and Driller Killers by Beverly Gray

“A Bucket of Blood” by David Kalat, TCM.com

Music:

All of the music used in this episode, with the exception of the intro and outro, is from royalty-free music libraries and licensed music collections. The intro includes a clip from the film Casablanca. Outro song “Weird Science” by Oingo Boingo. Excerpts from the following songs were used throughout the episode: “Waltz For Cello 1” by Jonatan Järpehag, “The Hipcat Swagger 3” by Martin Landh, “The Chairman of the Board 5” by Martin Landh, “Bachelor on the Move 1” by Martin Landh, “Bandit Dance” by Håkan Eriksson, “Bandit Dance 3” by Håkan Eriksson, “Optical Delusion 5” by Håkan Eriksson, “Wave Breaker” by Henrik Andersson, “Hot Rod Rebels 2” by Victor Olsson, “Psychedelic Background 2” by Merlean, “Bad Guy Approaching by Merlean, “Psychological Drama 4” by Marcus Ringblom, “Polka Dots” by Håkan Eriksson.

Sponsors:

This episode is sponsored by Winc.

Credits:

This episode was edited by Sam Dingman and Jacob Smith, and produced by Karina Longworth with the assistance of Lindsey D. Schoenholtz. Featuring Patton Oswalt as Boris Karloff and Rian Johnson as Roger Corman. Our logo was designed by Teddy Blanks.