Ep 41 - COME FLY WITH ME: THE FLY (1958) / RETURN OF THE FLY (1959) / CURSE OF THE FLY (1965)

THE FLY (1958) d. Kurt Neumann (USA) RETURN OF THE FLY (1959) d. Edward Bernds (USA) CURSE OF THE FLY (1965) d. Don Sharp (UK) Veteran director Kurt Neumann mostly toiled in mid-tier melodramas, Westerns and Tarzan movies throughout his long career, but had already made a few notable entries in the realm of science fiction cinema with Rocketship X-M (1950) and Kronos (1957). Released two months before his death in August 1958, THE FLY has endured for 65 years as true classic, not losing any of its power to shock and surprise. Tonight, AC and his illustrious panel of guests (Jon Kitley, Dan Caffrey, Darren Callahan, and Eli LaChance) dive deep into this haunting tale of science gone awry, as well as its less-celebrated sequels, comparing and contrasting it with David Cronenberg's successful 1986 re-imagining (and its own questionable offspring). It's a grand night for all things FLY - hope you brought your own safety visors and bowls of milk! --------------------------------------------- ELI LACHANCE is a horror writer, chemist, and paleontology enthusiast. He is currently starting his last year in UMSL's MFA in creative writing program. He resides in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife, dog, and two cats, one of which may be the living dead. Some of his writing can be found in Medium Chill and on Channel-31.com. When he's not writing, he loves walking with his dog, bird watching, and hunting fossils. DARREN CALLAHAN has written drama for the BBC and SyFy, had a few gothic plays produced, inked many killer screenplays, composed a few scary film scores, and is currently producing the shoegaze band The Loud Bangs.  He lives in LA... of course. (http://darrencallahan.com/) DAN CAFFREY is a Brooklyn-based playwright and currently co-hosts The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast and Halloweenies: A Horror Franchise Podcast, both on Bloody Disgusting's podcast network, Bloody FM. He received his MFA In Playwriting from UT Austin and has also written as a cultural critic for The A.V. Club, Consequence, Pitchfork, Vox, and elsewhere. (https://www.dancaffreywrites.com/) JON KITLEY has been running his website, Kitley's Krypt for 25 years, is a columnist for HorrorHound magazine, and a co-host on the Discover the Horror podcast. When he has free time, he attends multiple conventions throughout the year, when he's not attending all-night horror movie marathons at the drive-in theaters! (http://kitleyskrypt.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Searching, Keep Exploring, and, most importantly, Keep Sharing the Scare!