The Haunted Davenport Podcast

We're back from our hiatus to discuss an epic voyage on the moon! We delve into the world of Space 1999 with two episodes: "Breakaway" and "Force of Nature".

Music Credits:

"Haunted Davenport Theme" by Chris Howcroft

"1999" by Prince

 

We lost our dear friend and co-host Chris Howcroft in July of this year. Please take a moment to join us as we remember and share how much his friendship has meant to us.

Here are some photos of Chris's epic Halloween costumes:

More photos of Chris being generally awesome:

Music Credits:

"Thursday" by Chris Howcroft

"Sunday" by David Bowie, Remixed by Chris Howcroft

 

More of Chris's music can be found at:

https://soundcloud.com/aquasloth

https://martianbuffalo.bandcamp.com/releases

Chris's Video/Film:

https://www.youtube.com/user/aquasloth/

Suddenly, and without warning...

 

The Davenport gang pays a visit to The Outer Limits. We compare two versions of the same story titled "Nightmare", as it's presented in the original 1960's series (season 1, episode 10) and the revival series from the 1990's (season 4, episode 16).

Music Credits:

"Haunted Davenport Theme" by Chris Howcroft

"Welcome to My Nightmare" by Alice Cooper

Mad barbers, diabolical felines, and Granny Stew! It's animation month in Davenportland, and we spend some time discussing a beloved series: Courage the Cowardly Dog.

Courage the Cowardly Dog Pilot: "The Chicken from Outer Space"

https://vimeo.com/32018930

 

Music Credits:

"Haunted Davenport Theme" by Chris Howcroft

"Howl at the Moon" by The Black Belles

Put on your best frock and join us as we visit Stepford, Connecticut. We gather to discuss a made for TV movie from 1980, "Revenge of the Stepford Wives".

Links for this episode:

Land of the Creeps Episode 191: Women in Horror:

http://landofthecreeps.blogspot.com/2019/03/land-of-creeps-episode-191-women-in.html

The Faculty of Horror Episode 67: Where is My Mind:

http://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/11/episode-67-where-is-my-mind-the-stepford-wives-1975-and-get-out-2017/

 

Music Credits:

"Haunted Davenport Theme" by Chris Howcroft

"A Man Needs a Maid" by Neil Young

 

We traverse time and space with the 4th Doctor as played by Tom Baker. Season 12, episode 5.

Tom Baker, This is Your Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZoORhV2oLU

 

The VHS cover for this episode:

Music credits for this episode:

"Haunted Davenport Theme" by Chris Howcroft

"The Franz Kafka Rock Opera" from Home Movies ep.106 "Director's Cut"

 

It's wintertime in Davenportland, so we're spending time with two episodes of classic television dealing with snowbound paranoia. First up is the X-Files tribute to John Carpenter's "The Thing": "Ice" from season 1, episode 8. We follow up with a similarly themed episode of the Twilight Zone: "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" from season 2, episode 28. Bundle up with someone you trust, and enjoy!

Music credits for this episode:

"Snow" From Irving Berlin's White Christmas

"The Haunted Davenport Theme" by Chris Howcroft

"Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!" performed by Frank Sinatra

Join us as we delve into Night Gallery and discuss five different segments from the series: "Certain Shadows on the Wall"(Season1, Episode 3), "Clean Kills and Other Trophies"(Season 1, Episode 12), "Return of the Sorcerer"(Season 3, Episode 1), "Professor Peabody's Last Lecture"(Season 2, Episode 8), and "Big Surprise"(Season 2, Episode 8).

Watch "Big Surprise" : https://vimeo.com/177849108

Check out Horror Movie Podcast: https://horrormoviepodcast.com/

Check out Retro Movie Geek: https://retromoviegeek.com/

 

Music credits for this episode:

"Haunted Davenport Theme" by Chris Howcroft

"Chewbacca" by Supernova

 

 

Join us for a discussion of our favorite Halloween television specials (and episodes) with our guest, Nathan Tolle, author of "Pumpkin Cinema".

You can purchase a copy of Pumpkin Cinema here:

https://www.schifferbooks.com/pumpkin-cinema-the-best-movies-for-halloween-5572.html

Headless Horseman Van art that needs to exist:

Music credits for this episode:

"Haunted Davenport Theme" by Chris Howcroft

"Anything Can Happen On Halloween" performed by Tim Curry

*Here's a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUhuPn8_d0Q

 

We discuss two episodes from the William Castle produced series Ghost Story (later named Circle of Fear): "The Dead We Leave Behind" and "Legion of Demons". All hail the devil toad!

Winston Essex as played by Sebastion Cabot

Music credits for this episode:

"Haunted Davenport Theme" by Chris Howcroft

"Blow up your TV (Spanish Pipedream)" performed by John Denver