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Post Mortem with Mick Garris

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Post Mortem with Mick Garris

Dread Central

Arts, Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Hilarious comedian, writer and actor Dana Gould joins the Post Mortem slab to celebrate the 75th anniversary of one of both horror and comedy's greatest entries - 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'! Dana and Mick reminisce about the film's ongoing staying power, timelessness, and impact on the genres as a whole. They also discuss how it affected their own careers (with stories aplenty!) and much more!

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0:00.0

Don't touch that dial.

0:03.0

You're tuned in to the Dread Podcast Network.

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You are now listening to Postmortem with Mick Garrus,

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where the most influential voices in horror cinema

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will spill their guts to the renowned horror director, writer, and producer.

0:25.0

Now here's your host, Mick Garrus.

0:29.0

From Nice Guy Productions World Headquarters,

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overlooking the glamorous San Fernando Valley,

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I'm Mick Garrus, and this is Postmortem.

0:37.0

One of the things we'd like to do here on the podcast

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is salute the anniversaries of landmark genre films,

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up until now with the filmmakers who made them.

0:47.0

Well, today we're saluting one of the most influential films

0:50.0

of my life on a key birthday.

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It's not psycho, it's not the evil dead,

0:55.0

it's not an American werewolf in London,

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and no, it's not the exorcist.

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Today, we are here to pay homage to the 75th birthday

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of Abbanon Castellum, eat Frankenstein.

1:06.0

This was one of my favorite movies ever, and remains the same.

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It's funny, it's scary, and it's beautifully made.

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It takes its monsters seriously, and finds its laughs through button-loo.

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