Join us for a deep dive into Cat People, the classic 1942 horror from Jacques Tourneur and Val Lewton. In this episode: We watch as Irena becomes a panther-at-will, we make a cool connection between a French lullaby and a Miles Davis song, and we talk about the fierce eternal battle between the Marmadukes, the Garfields, and the Beetle Baileys.

Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a podcast dedicated to examining each episode of the original "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" television series, show by show in chronological order. In this installment, Babs Fenton hasn't ever seen her new neighbor, Mrs. Blanchard, and wonders whether her husband has done away with her. Al and Amy Cantu completely disagree on the merits of "Mr. Blanchard's Secret" and even on whether Mr. Blanchard HAS a secret. Alfred Hitchcock directs.

Video extra from the feature-length documentary Welcome to Commie High from 7 Cylinders Studio.

Video extra from the feature-length documentary Welcome to Commie High from 7 Cylinders Studio.

Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a podcast dedicated to examining each episode of the original "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" television series, show by show in chronological order. In this installment, Miss Julia has written a murder mystery that appears to take place in her house. Did a murder actually take place in her house, too? And, Al looks at "Dial M For Murder," which, as does this episode, features John Williams.

Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a podcast dedicated to examining each episode of the original "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" television series, show by show in chronological order. In this installment, mobster Louis "King" Koster wants to find out who his wife's lover is so he can have him bumped off. The answer is likely more of a surprise to King than it is to us.

Join us for a deep dive into The Beyond, a 1981 gross-out classic from director Lucio Fulci. In this episode: We explore bad dubbing, the perils of basement flooding, Amanda figures out what it all means multiple times, and that famous near-feature-length spider scene.

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Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a podcast dedicated to examining each episode of the original "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" television series, show by show in chronological order. In this installment, Gil wants to know how his stepmother, Rosine, managed to murder his father, Jonathan. Little does he know that he had something to do with it himself.

"A hugely catastrophic bummer of a story."

Join us for a deep dive into The Orphanage, a 2007 Spanish gothic supernatural horror movie directed by J.A. Bayona. In this episode: We visit Tomas' Office of Child Trickery, Matt marvels over mid-2000s lens flares, and Christopher invites us to his next Spanish orphanage-themed party.   

Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a podcast dedicated to examining each episode of the original "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" television series, show by show in chronological order. In this installment, Mason Bridges has always been an honest man...except once when, thanks to poker, for a few hours, he was a thief. But when is a thief a thief?