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1951 Down Place #059 – Taste the Blood of Dracula from 2018-03-31T09:00:25
It’s the end of the first quarter of 2018 and the Down Placers are feeling a little peckish. To slake their hunger, they decided to take in the 1970 classic “Taste the Blood of Dracula&...
Listen1951 Down Place #058 – The Lost Continent from 2017-11-26T08:26:43
No one would blame you if you thought this podcast and these podcasters somehow got . . . um . . . lost on a lost continent, but the truth is much more mundane. You’ll hear about that, and th...
ListenMonster Kid Radio #324 – Scott Morris and 1951 Down Place, plus an ANNOUNCEMENT from 2017-07-04T17:26:38
Scott Morris is a podcast legend*. He’s been podcasting for over nine years at Disney, Indiana. He was a regular contributor to Derek’s previous podcasting venture. He’s contribut...
ListenMonster Bash / Monster Kid Radio / 1951 Down Place Announcement from 2017-06-18T19:44:32
Here’s a special announcement about Monster Kid Radio and 1951 Down Place, as well as a note about the upcoming Monster Bash! Listen to this special announcement here! – MKRDPAnnouncement
Listen1951 Down Place – A Quick Check-in from 2017-05-13T22:34:12
Derek wants to touch base with the listeners of 1951 Down Place . . . if they’re still listening! Download 1951 Down Place: A Quick Check-in here! Voicemail: 765-203-1951 Email: podcast@1951d...
Listen1951 Down Place #057 – The Horror of Frankenstein from 2016-08-06T23:19:50
The Down Placers may have suffered a minor reboot of their own as they tackle Hammer’s attempt at rebooting their Frankenstein franchise in 1970’s The Horror of Frankenstein (dir. Jimmy...
Listen1951 Down Place #056 – The Reptile from 2016-05-31T23:49:07
Half woman, half snake and all Hammer on this month’s 1951 Down Place! Casey, Derek and Scott take a look at 1966’s The Reptile staring Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Ray Barrett, and d...
Listen1951 Down Place #055 – The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll from 2016-05-02T03:02:08
Terence Fisher was a busy man for Hammer in the 1960s. A total of ten Hammer films were released bearing the name Terence Fisher, and one of those movies was The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll. Casey, Der...
Listen1951 Down Place #054 – Prehistoric Women from 2016-04-22T18:34:35
We’re not sure, but either Casey Criswell (Bloody Good Horror), Derek M. Koch (Monster Kid Radio), or Scott Morris (Disney, Indiana) slipped their foot off the break pedal of the Delorean and...
Listen1951 Down Place #053 – Kiss of the Vampire from 2016-02-29T12:48:01
Let’s see we have a peck on the cheek, an Eskimo kiss, butterfly kisses, a Spider-Man upside-down kiss and Hammer’s 1963 Kiss of the Vampire. This time around Casey Criswell (Bloody Goo...
Listen1951 Down Place #052 – The Pirates of Blood River from 2016-02-21T22:39:34
SPOILERS HO! This month, the Down Placers cruise into uncharted waters . . . sort of . . . in that it’s sort of water . . . nevermind. Casey Criswell (Bloody Good Horror), Derek M. Koch (Mons...
Listen1951 Down Place #051 – The House That Bled to Death from 2016-01-02T09:17:05
42 Coleman Rd. Beautiful home with colorful history and good plumbing. Friendly neighborhood. Dining room ideal for birthday parties. Safe for pets. The British television station Channel 4 lists a...
Listen1951 Down Place #050 – Phantom Ship from 2015-11-30T10:30:57
Just sit right back And you’ll hear a tale A tale of a famous trip, That started from a New York port, Aboard a sailing ship. The mate was a mighty creepy lad, The Skipper just was wed A smal...
Listen1951 Down Place #049 – Dracula Has Risen from the Grave from 2015-10-31T20:12:41
Happy Halloween! This month, the Down Placers get down with Dracula as they take a look at 1968’s Dracula Has Risen from the Grave. Director Freddie Francis said he wanted this film to be ...
Listen1951 Down Place #048 – A Challenge for Robin Hood from 2015-10-02T00:33:16
Derek, Casey and Scott Walkin’ through the forest Laughin’ back and forth At what the other’n has to say Reminiscin’ this ‘n’ that And havin’ such a good t...
Listen1951 Down Place #047 – Straight on Till Morning from 2015-09-01T11:38:12
All this has happened before, and it will all happen again. But this time it happened in London. It happened on a quiet street named Down Place. That corner house over there is the home of the Podc...
Listen1951 Down Place #046 – The Vengeance of She from 2015-08-02T06:48:08
It’s Listener Pick Month here at 1951 Down Place! The year, most of the listeners REALLY wanted us to discuss 1968’s The Vengeance of She (dir. Cliff Owen). Casey, Derek, and Scott do t...
Listen1951 Down Place #045 – Rasputin: The Mad Monk from 2015-07-01T09:25:10
Torn from the pages of history – the truth about the man who turned men into killers and women into animals! Well, maybe not directly from the pages of history, but from Hammer comes 1966R...
Listen1951 Down Place #044 – Frankenstein Must be Destroyed from 2015-05-31T22:04:43
Driven straight out of Bohemia and into this month’s episode of 1951 Down Place, it’s the one, the only Baron Frankenstein. This time for the 1969 Hammer classic, Frankenstein Must be D...
Listen1951 Down Place #043 – Die! Die! My Darling! from 2015-05-03T05:01:01
Wipe the lipstick off your face and check out the latest episode of 1951 Down Place! This month, the Down Placers take a look at the 1965 film Die! Die! My Darling! (dir. Silvio Narizzano) all whil...
Listen1951 Down Place #042 – Vampire Circus from 2015-04-01T22:22:08
Ladies and Gentlemen! May I direct your attention to the center ring where the Courageous Casey, the Death Defying Derek and So-So Scott are poised to tame the tiger lady as they take on 1972’...
Listen1951 Down Place Special – Caroline Munro and Feedback from 2015-02-28T16:34:06
Well, one of the co-hosts up and joined the circus, putting our plans of Vampire Circus on hold for a month. But never fear, Scott and Derek are still around to bring you a very special episode of ...
Listen1951 Down Place #041 – Bad Blonde from 2015-01-31T14:00:27
It’s time for the Down Placers to take a gander at another “Hammer Noir”. This time it’s 1953’s Bad Blonde (directed by Reginald Le Borg). Do the gentlemen of Down Pla...
Listen1951 Down Place Special – Veronica Carlson Interview from 2015-01-21T12:18:17
In October of 2014, Scott attended the Monster Bash convention in Mars, Pennsylvania and got the opportunity to sit down and interview a few famous ladies of Hammer. The first interview We’d like t...
Listen1951 Down Place #040 – The Phantom of the Opera from 2015-01-02T23:52:53
For Derek’s birthday pick, he selected the 1962 film The Phantom of the Opera (dir. Terence Fisher). It might be hard to believe, but when this film was released, there had only been a few fi...
Listen1951 Down Place #039 – Quatermass and the Pit from 2014-11-30T22:13:11
It’s a very special time here at 1951 Down Place central as our intern Scott has celebrated another birthday this month. To honor this event, we’ve allowed Scott to pick the film to cov...
Listen1951 Down Place #038 – Curse of the Werewolf from 2014-10-31T16:26:17
We saw a werewolf with a Spanish menu in his hand Walking through the streets of Madrid in the rain He was looking for a place called Chica Bonita Going to get a big dish of Pulpo á feira Werewolve...
Listen1951 Down Place #037 – Man About the House from 2014-10-03T08:07:42
Come and knock on our door. The Down Placers have been waiting for you . . . so they can tell you about 1974’s Man About the House (dir. John Robins). This Hammer comedy spun out of the British sit...
Listen1951 Down Place #036 – Nightmare from 2014-09-01T11:18:18
One, Two . . . Janet is Coming for You!! Three, Four . . . Your Chest will be Sore!! Five, Six . . . Henry is up to his Tricks!! Seven, Eight . . . What Will Be Your Fate?? Nine, Ten . . . Casey, D...
Listen1951 Down Place #035 – Four Sided Triangle from 2014-07-31T11:49:40
tri*an*gle (noun): a shape that is made up of three lines and three angles. It looks like someone at 1951 Down Place has failed basic studies as our mathematically challenged hosts Casey, Derek, an...
Listen1951 Down Place #034 – Sword of Sherwood Forest from 2014-07-01T07:39:54
Ho! Ha ha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust! It might help to imagine that the Down Placers are not wearing tights while listening to them discuss 1960’s Sword of Sherwood Forest (...
Listen1951 Down Place #033 – Night Creatures from 2014-05-31T10:00:52
Dearly beloved we are gathered here in this house of worship to listen to the inspiring words of the good Reverend Dr. Blyss preach on the virtues of high stakes alcohol smuggling. That’s rig...
Listen1951 Down Place – Special Crossover Episode – Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow from 2014-05-25T22:00:32
In this special crossover episode, Casey and Derek join Scott and his wife Tracey over at the Disney, Indiana podcast to talk about the 1963 live action Disney film Dr Syn: Alias the Scarecrow. Why...
Listen1951 Down Place #032 – The Evil of Frankenstein from 2014-04-30T11:25:28
Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here! Derek has returned to the 1951 Down Place crew just in time for another appointment with the good doctor Frankenstein. This time it’s 1964’s Evil ...
Listen1951 Down Place #031 – Feedback from 2014-03-30T18:51:48
While the cat is away the mice will . . . cover feedback? In this month’s episode of 1951 Down Place, Casey and Scott cover the built up backlog of listener feedback while Derek takes care of...
Listen1951 Down Place #030 – Lust for a Vampire from 2014-03-09T04:36:46
Casey just turned 40, and for his birthday, he wanted to spend some quality time with Yutte Stensgaard . . . and Mike Raven’s widow’s peak. In this month’s episode of 1951 Down Pl...
Listen1951 Down Place #029 – The Gorgon from 2014-02-02T20:09:16
The gang’s back! Terence Fisher, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Bernard Robinson, James Bernard, Casey Criswell, Derek M. Koch, and Scott Morris all return to 1951 Down Place to talk about F...
Listen1951 Down Place #028 – Cash on Demand from 2014-01-01T06:51:26
André Morell wants 97,000 pounds for Christmas. Does Father Christmas have him on the naughty or nice list? Check in with the Down Placers this month to find out! This month, Casey, Derek, and Scot...
Listen1951 Down Place #027 – The Devil Rides Out from 2013-12-01T19:59:43
Saddle up, partners! This month, the Down Placers take a look at the 1968 Hammer film The Devil Rides Out (dir. Terence Fisher). This film was also known as its supposedly-sounding-less-like-a-West...
Listen1951 Down Place #026 – Scream of Fear from 2013-10-31T08:39:27
The management and staff of 1951 Down Place have been pledged to an oath of secrecy concerning the electrifying climax of this podcast. For maximum excitement, we earnestly recommend that you liste...
Listen1951 Down Place #025 – The Stranglers of Bombay from 2013-10-01T21:25:54
Do you feel it? That constricting feeling in your throat? Is it a fall cold coming on? Nope. It’s just the Down Placers Casey, Derek, and Scott back in the latest episode of 1951 Down Place! ...
ListenAn analysis of Ray Harryhausen’s work in One Million Years B.C. from 2013-10-01T20:11:28
As mentioned in the Stranglers of Bombay episode, this is a spreadsheet detailing the Ray Harryhausen effects shots in One Million Years B.C. researched and contributed by listener Evan Kendal. Thi...
ListenEpisode #024 – One Million Years B.C. from 2013-09-01T00:42:59
You don’t get the Teen Angels this month. Instead, you get the Down Placers as Casey, Derek, and Scott tackle what was once billed as Hammer Films’ 100th production – One Million ...
ListenEpisode #023 – The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires from 2013-08-01T07:27:38
The Down Placers are Kung Fu fighting! Their podcast is fast as lightning! Ahem . . . in this month’s episode of 1951 Down Place, Casey, Derek, and Scott take a look at the Hammer-Shaw Studio...
ListenEpisode #022 – The Men of Sherwood Forest from 2013-07-01T00:41:40
All three Down Placers are back . . . and wearing tights . . . for this month’s episode of the podcast. Before tackling the stories of Frankenstein or Dracula, Hammer Films explored another l...
ListenEpisode #021 – The Mummy from 2013-06-01T17:24:42
This month, the Down Placers explore their mummy issues by looking at the first of Hammer Films’ mummy films, 1959’s The Mummy (dir. Terence Fisher). This Cushing-Lee-Ripper team-up tel...
ListenEpisode #020 – The Revenge of Frankenstein from 2013-05-01T14:41
Baron Frankenstein is back . . . and so is Casey as the Down Placers dive into 1958’s The Revenge of Frankenstein. Casey isn’t the only Down Place regular rejoining Scott and Derek in t...
ListenEpisode #019 – Quatermass II from 2013-04-01T02:23:31
Hungry? How about some of that so-called “synthetic food” being whipped up at Winnerden Flats? Tell you what – you go on ahead and get something to eat while the Down Placers sett...
ListenEpisode #018 – Ten Seconds to Hell from 2013-03-04T04:41:10
Thanks to Casey’s birthday month pick, the Down Placers only have . . . Ten Seconds to Hell (dir. Robert Aldrich). This 1959 Hammer film stars Jack Palance, believe it or not, and is a stark ...
ListenEpisode #017 – The Brides of Dracula from 2013-01-31T05:33:45
What if you made a Dracula film and the Prince of Darkness is a no-show? Well, that’s the scenario this month for Casey, Derek, and Scott as they get together to talk about The Brides of Drac...
ListenEpisode #016 – The Plague of the Zombies from 2012-12-31T01:40:47
Derek taps into his painfully-obvious-fandom of zombie movies and, for his birthday month, brings The Plague of the Zombies (dir. John Gilling) to the birthday party happening at 1951 Down Place th...
ListenEpisode #015 – X: The Unknown from 2012-11-30T06:30:34
Scott picked his own present for his birthday month, so it wasn’t “unknown” to him even though the movie he chose is X: The Unknown (dir. Leslie Norman). Casey and Derek join the ...
ListenEpisode #014 – Frankenstein Created Woman from 2012-10-31T10:09:44
Happy Halloween, everyone! This year, the Down Placers spend one of their favorite holidays with their favorite doctor when they discuss 1967’s Frankenstein Created Woman (dir. Terence Fisher...
ListenEpisode #013 – Hell is a City from 2012-09-30T04:10:02
Kicking off Year Two of 1951 Down Place, the Down Placers go to . . . Manchester when they turn their gaze toward 1959’s Hell is a City (dir. Val Guest). This is the first time the gang takes...
ListenEpisode #012 – Twins of Evil from 2012-08-31T07:38:23
The Down Placers are seeing double when they spend some time with Hammer’s Twins of Evil (dir. John Hough). While discussing the film, Casey, Derek and Scott fall under the spell of Dennis P...
ListenEpisode #011 – Dracula: Prince of Darkness from 2012-07-31T02:52:57
Per listener request, Casey, Derek and Scott sit down to talk about 1966’s Dracula: Prince of Darkness (dir. Terence Fisher) . . . and they say more in this podcast than actor Christopher Lee...
ListenEpisode #010 – She from 2012-06-30T07:12:53
She who must be obeyed has commanded the Down Placers to tackle the 1965-film She (dir. Robert Day), and who are they to argue with She? Based on the classic adventure novel She by H. Rider Haggar...
ListenEpisode #009 – The Old Dark House from 2012-05-31T07:53:26
James Whale took a crack at adapting the 1927 J. B. Priestley novel Benighted for Universal in 1932. In 1963, Hammer Films and William Castle made their own attempt at adapting the novel. In 2012, ...
Listen1951 Down Place: Episode #008 – The Quatermass Xperiment from 2012-04-30T01:20:04
The Quatermass Xperiment (dir. Val Guest) delivers classic and intelligent science fiction with that Hammer touch, and this episode of 1951 Down Place delivers a discussion of the film that ranks N...
Listen1951 Down Place: Episode #007 – Paranoiac from 2012-03-31T05:48:36
The Down Placers considered taking a trip to Ollie’s Last Pub in Malta to discuss Oliver Reed, but since at least two of them don’t have passports, they settled for discussing Oliver Re...
ListenEpisode #006 – The Vampire Lovers from 2012-02-29T07:27:23
After last month’s discussion of Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (insert the Captain Kronos opening theme stinger here!), the Down Placers continue their look at 1970s Hammer Vampire fi...
Listen1951 Down Place Declared “Required Listening for British Horror Fans”! from 2012-02-15T21:12:25
Last week, word drifted through to us that one Mr. Nigel Burton had written an article on podcasts for The Northern Echo, a newspaper in England. In the article, he spoke of two podcasts that he en...
ListenEpisode #005 – Captain Kronos-Vampire Hunter from 2012-01-31T03:54:34
This is the only podcast alive feared by the walking dead. This is 1951 Down Place. This month, the Down Placers spend some quality vampire-hunting time with Hammer’s good captain when they d...
ListenEpisode #004 – The Abominable Snowman from 2011-12-31T05:07:30
There are no bouncing bumbles here! Instead, the Down Placers take on the most dreaded beast of the Himalayas – The Abominable Snowman (dir. Val Guest). The winter holidays are winding down, but we...
ListenEpisode #003 – The Hound of the Baskervilles from 2011-11-30T05:16:19
Can you guess what movie the Down Placers discuss in Episode #003 of 1951 Down Place? Why, it’s elementary – it’s 1959′s The Hound of the Baskervilles (dir. Terence Fisher). Casey, Derek and Scott ...
ListenEpisode #002 – The Curse of Frankenstein from 2011-10-31T05:28:47
Welcome back to 1951 Down Place, your home for Hammer Film discussion! This month, your co-hosts Casey, Derek and Scott look at the first gothic horror film to bare the Hammer Films name – Th...
ListenEpisode #001 – Top Five Hammer Films&Horror of Dracula from 2011-09-30T05:40:08
Welcome to 1951 Down Place, your home for Hammer Film discussion! Your co-hosts Casey, Derek and Scott kick off the first episode of the podcast by talking about their own Hammer Films fandom backg...
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