David Skal & The Vampire Bat

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A has-been rock star hosts horror films in his haunted mansion. Guest: Horror expert and author David Skal. Movie: “The Vampire Bat” from 1933.

Episode 06-301 Air Date: 09–24-2022

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50 thoughts on “David Skal & The Vampire Bat”

  8. Whoa! You're bringing out the big guns now. David Skal is the real deal! I have several of his books. He's the go-to resource for classic horror monsters, both literary and from Hollywood's Golden Age – and beyond. "The Vampire Bat" is a "poverty row" gem of a movie directed by Frank Strayer (whose claim to fame was the "Blondie" film series from 1938 to 1943), with a deft script by Edward T. Lowe, Jr. ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame"; "House of Frankenstein"), and a strong cast (Melvyn Douglas, Fay Wray, and Lionel Atwill). It was shot at night on "borrowed" sets that had been built on the Universal backlot for such genuine classics as "Frankenstein" and "The Old Dark House." This will be an extra special CF episode, no doubt!

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  10. An oldie….but a goody. Classic horror, These damn good movies are the rock foundation of the greatest genre that there will ever be!!!! Long live Horror & Creature Features!!!💯💯💯💯💯

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  20. Great classic flick. Amazing filming considering the technology at the time. Electricity itself was a new thing and the camera equipment was primitive by todays standards. They were also just learning how to make movies versus stage plays.

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  22. David would be left speechless by Tangella removing his tongue during his commentary tapping.
    Ha ha haaa, Good Tangella.
    But he could still write books 🤣
    Thank you all for a great evening, I wish we could see what happens after the films shown. THE AFTER PARTY in Bodega’s Mansion 🩸

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  23. For those of you Trolls who don't get it, Jeff Geer comes up with the last word in chat, and he does that by giving us an educational new word that means something each week, it's not a contest.

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  24. 🇺🇸🥇🏅🎖️🏆👏👏👏🙏🦹🧛🤗 Whit all do respect Greetings to the great team of "Creature Feature" "Specialy Tangela" my Héroe sincerely José Silva From San Diego CA.

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  31. Another Wonderful Movie and a Great Guest. I can't ait to get his books, they sound wonderful and informative. Just like you Guest John Stanley Wonderful Stories teller, like tonight. Love to hear about the days of Cinema before my time. We lose so many of those great actors lives each day. They are part of history and should be saved at all cost. O be spending my Friday and Saturday Nights with you Vince and Tangella, and Mr. Livingston. Well have a great week you all and see you next weekend. Would love to hear any stories about your haunted house Vince. Do you film the show there or is that a back drop behind you?

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  33. I saw "Nosferatu" 1922 for the first time about 50 years ago in a small movie theatre near UBC in Vancouver, still the scariest, still the best Vampire movie of all time. The 2nd best being Roman Polanski's "The Fearless Vampire Killers" 1967, which is scary & also extremely hilarious. Will you show them both please? This Vampire movie is pretty good too.

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