In this special Halloween season episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe unwrap 1932’s “The Mummy,” the film that introduced Ancient Egyptian reanimated corpses into the Universal Monsters canon. Directed by Karl Freund, it stars Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners and Edward Van Sloan.

In this special Halloween season episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe unwrap 1932&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Mummy,&rdquo; the film that introduced Ancient Egyptian reanimated corpses into the Universal Monsters canon. Directed by Karl Freund, it stars Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners and Edward Van Sloan.

On Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob Lamb and Joe McCormick of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast discuss oddball films of every variety, from low-budget schlock and midnight movie classics to bizarre blockbusters and avant-garde surrealism. Join us for a celebration of everything we love about the strangest experiments in cinema history.

On Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob Lamb and Joe McCormick of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast discuss oddball films of every variety, from low-budget schlock and midnight movie classics to bizarre blockbusters and avant-garde surrealism. Join us for a celebration of everything we love about the strangest experiments in cinema history.

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Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.

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Weirdhouse Cinema: The Mummy (1932)

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The scarecrow watches over the field, but does it watch us back? Does it keep the birds away, or does it deter darker fiends from these haunted lands? Join Robert and Joe for a Halloween-season look at the science, culture and folklore of scarecrows.

The scarecrow watches over the field, but does it watch us back? Does it keep the birds away, or does it deter darker fiends from these haunted lands? Join Robert and Joe for a Halloween-season look at the science, culture and folklore of scarecrows.

The Scarecrow, Part 2

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In this classic episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the the sinister entity from Stephen King’s 1977 short story “Children of the Corn” and its mythological and folkloric predecessors…. (originally published 1/8/2025)

In this classic episode of STBYM&rsquo;s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the the sinister entity from Stephen King&rsquo;s 1977 short story &ldquo;Children of the Corn&rdquo; and its mythological and folkloric predecessors&hellip;. (originally published 1/8/2025)

The Monstrefact Redux: He Who Walks Behind the Rows 

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The Scarecrow, Part 1

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Weirdhouse Cinema: The Mummy (1932)

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