The Old Dark House (1932) - SSP078 - Scary Spirits Podcast

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Celebrating the 90th anniversary of it’s release on October 20, 1932, Greg has chosen the pre-code film “The Old Dark House”, starring Boris Karloff for our viewing pleasure this week. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy a “Dark ‘n Stormy” cocktail. The recipe that Greg found on liquor.com is below.

Dark ‘n Stormy Cocktail Recipe

• 2 oz Gosling’s Black Seal rum
• 1/2 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed
• ginger beer, to top (about 5 ounces)
• lime wheel for garnish

Instructions:

Add rum and lime juice to a tall glass filled with ice.
Top with the ginger beer.
Garnish with a lime wheel.

A Brief Synopsis: Driving through a brutal thunderstorm in Wales, three travelers take refuge in an eerie house owned by the Femm family. Reluctantly admitted by Horace Femm, the three sit down to a strange dinner. Horace is neurotic; mute butler Morgan is an alcoholic; and Horace’s sister, Rebecca, raves about chastity. When the storm brings in an industrialist and chorus girl Gladys DuCane Perkins, Morgan’s lust and Rebecca’s ire are ignited.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

What exactly is the average rainfall in Wales? Does it rain a lot?
Greg makes a reference to the Dio era Black Sabbath song “Sins of the Father”.
A reference is made to the classic Def Leppard album “Pyromania”.
Karen schools Greg about some biblical names and stories.
Greg makes a reference to the Tom Petty album “Damn the Torpedoes”.
Karen teaches us all about the impulse control disorder pyromania.

Our rating of the film:

This movie was so bad that it took us 4 cocktails to get through it.

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