Saturday Night Freak Show Podcast

02/09/2025

THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING was followed by a TV series that ran 3 seasons, an animated cartoon series, and a darker TV series overseen by frequent James Wan collaborator Gary Dauberman in 2019.

02/09/2025

Heather Locklear starred in shows like TJ Ho**er and Dynasty before THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING, and then went on an acclaimed run on Melrose Place. Remember Spin City? She was in that too.

01/09/2025

The creatures in THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING are a marked improvement over Wes Craven's original. This is some kind of leech-headed monster.

01/09/2025

Penthouse Pet Monique Gabrielle co-stars in THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING. She was a regular in director Jim Wynorski's movies, including Deathstalker II and Hard to Die.

31/08/2025

Louis Jourdan, former Dracula and foil to James Bond in Oc*****sy, returns in THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING after turning into a boar monster and being stabbed to death in the original.

31/08/2025

Despite being a muck monster, Swamp Thing seems to always get the girl, swapping Adrianne Barbeau for Heather Locklear in THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING.

30/08/2025

Dick Durock returns to the role he originated in THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING. He would go on to play the character for three seasons of the USA Network TV show.

30/08/2025

Colin goes back to the bayou with THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING (1989), the campy sequel to the original 1982 flick, which swaps Wes Craven for Roger Corman protégé Jim Wynorski in the director's chair. Heather Locklear falls in love with a plant man; Louis Jourdan schemes for immortality; and DC Comic's muckman hero battles an assortment of slimy monsters. Listen as we applaud beaker science, h***y plant people, and explosions galore on this week's exciting episode!

The Saturday Night Freak Show is a weekly movie review podcast that focuses on horror, sci-fi, action, and cult movies.

29/08/2025

IGOR’S MAILBAG: In a surprising turn of events, we’ll be covering HERETIC (2024) this weekend. Leave us a question or comment and we’ll read it on our show.

28/08/2025

IGOR'S MAILBAG: This weekend, we're watching Dario Argento's THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970). Leave us a question or comment and we'll read it on our show!

25/08/2025

GRIM PRAIRIE TALES is a move so notoriously difficult to find, that we couldn't even get decent promotional images to share with you. So, here's a link to the full VHS rip instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_YWStB1FWw

23/08/2025

Michaela trades horror stories on the open range with GRIM PRAIRIE TALES (1990), a little-seen flick that stars Brad Dourif, as a city-slicker tenderfoot, and James Earl Jones, as a rough bounty hunter, who meet and tell each other horror stories around a campfire. Listen as we talk about reverse births, where in an anthology to place your best story, and wish to shave with straight razors on this week's exciting episode!

The Saturday Night Freak Show is a weekly movie review podcast that focuses on horror, sci-fi, action, and cult movies.