THIS SATURDAY ON SVENGOOLIE (March 18, 2023): Konga (1961)
There will be no monkeying around this Saturday when Svengoolie presents the 1961 film, KONGA. Dr. Decker comes back from Africa after a year, presumed dead. During that year, he … Read More
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THIS SATURDAY ON SVENGOOLIE (March 11, 2023): Island of Lost Souls (1932)
This Saturday on Svengoolie is the 1932 Bela Lugosi classic, ISLAND OF LOST SOULS. After his ship goes down, Edward Parker is rescued at sea. Parker gets into a fight … Read More
THIS SATURDAY ON SVENGOOLIE (March 4, 2023): Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
This Saturday on Svengoolie is the 1961 Hammer classic, CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF. In the Eighteenth Century, in Spain, a beggar comes to the castle of a cruel marquee on … Read More
THIS SATURDAY ON SVENGOOLIE (February 25, 2023): War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Don’t miss the Toho classic WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS this Saturday night. This kaiju film was directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Referred by film historian Stuart Galbraith IV as a … Read More
THIS WEEK ON SVENGOOLIE (7/7/2021): Black Friday
This weekend on Svengoolie is the 1940 film BLACK FRIDAY. As Dr. Ernest Sovac (Boris Karloff) makes his way to the electric chair, he recalls the events that landed him … Read More
THIS WEEK ON SVENGOOLIE (6/26/2021): Time Walker
This weekend on Svengoolie is the 1982 film TIME WALKER. Professor Doug McCadden is in charge of opening his university’s latest acquisition – a sealed Egyptian sarcophagus. Opening it reveals … Read More
THIS WEEKEND ON SVENGOOLIE (6/19/2021): Curse of the Undead
Don’t miss the 1959 film CURSE OF THE UNDEAD this weekend on Svengoolie! It’s a B-grade Western with a twist: mysterious gunslinger-for-hire Drake Robey is really a vampire, and it’s … Read More
Tonight on Svengoolie (6/12/2021): How To Make A Monster
Tonight on Svengoolie is the 1958 film HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER. Accomplished but eccentric movie make-up artist Pete Dumond has been with the studio for decades and is totally … Read More
THIS WEEK ON SVENGOOLIE (6/5/2021): The Cult of the Cobra
This week on Svengoolie is the 1955 film, CULT OF THE COBRA. While stationed in Asia, six American G.I.’s witness the secret ritual of Lamians (worshipers of women who can change … Read More
THIS WEEK ON SVENGOOLIE (5/29/2021): The Frozen Ghost
This week on Svengoolie is the 1945 film, THE FROZEN GHOST. When famous radio hypnotist Alex Gregor (Lon Chaney Jr.) accidentally causes the death of an audience member during a … Read More