How do you take down a vampire mastermind who's out to conquer the world? You send in hell's most dangerous secret agent! Aided by his zombie henchwomen, the enigmatic antihero Dr. Satan must match wits with the bloodsucking Yei Lin in a wild series of heists, assassinations, and intrigues. Who will be the last one standing? John, Andy, and Brad venture into the deadly world of the Mexican vampire/zombie/devil/spy movie Dr. Satán y la magia negra (1968) (AKA Dr. Satan vs. Black Magic) to find out.

Show Notes:

US Theatrical Release Date: 1968

Ciuk, Perla. DICCIONARIO DIRECTORES CINE MEXICANO (2000)

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Show favorite John Carradine is back as Dr. DeMarco in 1968’s THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES. DeMarco has figured out how to create enhanced humans (don't call them zombies!) for the space program, but now everyone wants his secret. The CIA must find DeMarco before the sinister Satana (Zura Satana) and her gang of thugs steal the secret of the Astro-Zombies for their own sinister purposes. Who will reach him first? Why has one of Astro-zombies gone on a mad killing spree? Will Dr. DeMarco ever stop speaking in techno-babble? Join the Zombie Strains team in pursuit of The Astro-Zombies to find out what makes them kill!

Show Notes:

US Theatrical Release Date: May, 1968

Ted V. Mikels obituary

Interview with Ted V. Mikels

Wendell Corey obituary

Tura Satana obituary

Merch

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Didn't your parents always warn that if you watched too much mind-numbing TV, you'd turn into a mindless zombie? Little did they know how literally that would turn out! In EXTRAÑA INVASIÓN (1965),AKA STRANGE INVASION, a small town is horrified as its children become addicted to a mysterious zombifying TV broadcast. John, Andy, and Producer Brad head once again to Argentina to find out whether this movie's cultural commentary can overcome its low budget to make it a zombie classic.

Show Notes:

Cinebeats remembrance of Emilio Vieyra

Mark Cole review of Strange Invasion

Ana Strasberg obituary

MARILYN MONROE'S IMAGE // She's gone, but the money lives on

Law Decides Who Owns a Dead Star's Image (NPR)

Court Rules for Heirs of a Man Who Took Pictures of Monroe - The New York Times

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The trippy 60s are finally here! This hip party beach in Argentina has a problem: young women are sinking into a zombie-like state, wandering off, and getting themselves murdered by a psychotic killer. THE DEADLY ORGAN is a psychadelic film that has everything you expect from 1960s horror: sex, drugs, and... no actual zombies? John, Andy, and Producer Brad don their coolest beach attire to learn whether or not we're dealing with an overlooked zombie classic or just another zombie-less exploitation flick.

Show Notes:

US Theatrical release date: October, 1967

Link to Sharp Mini Stereophone pocket record player similar to the one used in the film

Porsche 718 Spyder as seen in the film

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It's time for another horror anthology film, this one rooted in the melodramatic twist endings of horror comics! DR. TERROR'S GALLERY OF HORROR walks us through five spooky tales that feature vampires, werewolves, and yes, zombies--as well as horror veterans Lon Cheney and John Carradine. Will this film's earnest charm overcome its bargain-basement production values? Join John, Andy, and Producer Brad as they try to survive through all five stories.

Show Notes:

US theatrical release date: April 17, 1967

Weaver, Tom. EYE ON SCIENCE FICTION: 20 INTERVIEWS WITH CLASSIC SF AND HORROR FILMMAKERS

John Carradine's obituary

Lon Chaney Jr.'s obituary

Rochelle Hudson's obituary

Theme music composed by Neil Dube.

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Forty-eight zombies enter... but only one will leave! Who is the scariest of them all? It's time for a ZOMBIE MADNESS SHOWDOWN to find out! We put every movie zombie from 1919 to 1966 into a bracket to face off against each other. Follow along as John, Andy, and Producer Brad weigh the relative strengths, weaknesses, and overall vibes of zombies across the first 50 years of zombie cinema. Which will be the last zombie standing?

Show Notes:

Zombie Madness Bracket

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Who knew there was more than one zombie movie centered on Cornish tin mines? That's the setting of the Hammer Horror classic THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES (1966), which features spooky moors, an arrogant British zombie master, and the most intense (and violent) zombie resurrection we've seen so far. Venture into the mines with John, Andy, and Producer Brad as they excavate a true zombie cinema gem.

Show Notes:

Medium post on the making of THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES

André Morell's biography

John Carson obituary

Brook Williams obituary

Jacqueline Pearce obituary

Dendle, Peter. The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia

British cinema in the 1960s

Theme music composed by Neil Dube.

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Exotic locations! Spy gadgets! Suave secret agents taking down enemy... zombies? With "THE VERY IMPORTANT ZOMBIE AFFAIR", an episode of the hit 1960s TV show THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., the Zombie Strains team ventures into uncharted territory: the satirical superspy genre. Napoleon Solo and his sidekick Ilya go up against a Caribbean dictator whose favorite method of oppression is zombification. Will our heroes take out the villain without becoming zombies themselves? Tune in on your shoe phone or favorite podcast app to find out.

Show Notes:

Original broadcast date: December 31, 1965

1956-66 TV ratings

Ian Flemings involvement with THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.

Gerald Fried obituary

Robert Vaughn obituary

David McCallum obituary

Ian Fleming's Mr. Solo

Theme music composed by Neil Dube.

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