Eyes Without a Face (1960) - SSP171 - Scary Spirits Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:26:19 — 118.5MB) | Embed

Love classic foreign films with a touch of horror? This week on the Scary Spirits podcast, Karen takes us on a chilling journey through French cinema with the 1960 cult classic “Eyes Without a Face” (Les Yeux sans visage).

Join Karen and Greg as they delve into this suspenseful film, unpacking its themes, historical context, and enduring impact on the horror genre. Plus, they’ll be whipping up a special “Pretty Woman” themed cocktail (because, why not?).

Looking for a unique and terrifying horror experience? Tune in for our review of “Eyes Without a Face” and get ready to be spooked!

Pretty Woman Cocktail Recipe

• 2 oz Maker’s Mark Bourbon
• 1 oz pomegranate juice
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• ginger beer

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice, except ginger beer.
Top off with ginger beer and enjoy!

Source: mainespirits.com

A Brief Synopsis: Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane’s.

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

We learn the history of the garage door opener.
What organ has the highest rejection rate when being transplanted? Which has the lowest?
When was the first partial face transplant successfully completed? When was the complete face transplant?
We learn the value of several vintage Citroën automobiles.
Greg makes several references to the Iron Maiden mascot “Eddie”.

Our rating of the film:
2 Cocktail Rating
This movie was pretty good. It only took us 2 cocktails to get through it.

Take our online survey!

We want to know more about you! Please take our survey. All questions are optional and you can remain completely anonymous if you prefer. Tell us what you like or would like to hear more of!

All music on the Scary Spirits Podcast is provided by the band “Verse 13”. Please check them out. You can listen to all their music on their Bandcamp page.

Connect with us on Facebook and Instagram
Subscribe on YouTube to watch Greg attempt to make all the featured cocktails
Follow @ScarySpiritsPod

Questions, comments or suggestions?

Shoot us an email at info@scaryspirits.com

As an Amazon Associate, we earn a small percentage of qualifying purchases through our links.

Eyes Without a Face (1960) – SSP171

Get social with us!

Questions, comments or suggestions?