[PODCAST] Ep 100: Silent Horror (1920-1928)
Andy, Jeremy, Niles, Roger, and Patrick rewind the clock and look at horror films from the silent era from around 100 years ago! Join us as we break down year by year of notable silent horror films that were released.
Show Notes
Here is our Letterboxd list of all the films discussed in this episode.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 Editor’s Note
00:03:30 Upcoming Destroy the Brain Events
00:06:04 Pre-1920s Silent Horror Films
00:09:30 Main Feature: Silent Horror (1920-1928)
00:15:30 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
00:24:05 The Golem: He Came Into the Word (1920)
00:31:50 The Haunted Castle & The Phantom Carriage (1921)
00:44:05 Nosferatu (1922)
00:55:00 Häxan (1922)
01:03:30 Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
01:07:25 Waxworks (1924)
01:10:40 He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
01:20:20 The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
01:26:30 Faust (1926)
01:15:30 The Magician (1926)
01:36:07 The Cat & The Canary (1927)
01:45:00 The Unknown (1927)
01:53:30 The Man Who Laughs (1928)
02:01:50 The Last Warning (1928)
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Andy Triefenbach
Andy Triefenbach is the Editor-in-Chief and owner of DestroytheBrain.com. In addition to his role on the site, he also programs St. Louis' monthly horror & exploitation theatrical midnight program, Late Nite Grindhouse. Coming from a household of a sci-fi father and a horror/supernatural loving mother, Andy's path to loving genre film was clear. He misses VHS and his personal Saturday night 6 tape movie marathons from his youth.
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