Monday, April 21, 2025
Beyond Naschy #37 - THE SADISTIC BARON VON KLAUS (1963)
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Naschycast - More Emails for 2024!
Just in under the wire – a Naschycast episode! We wanted to
get at least one more show out to everyone before 2025 strikes so here is our
latest run through several emails.
The concept of Naschycast goat plushies is submitted and both
Troy and I love the idea! See the image attached to this episode for an example
from Don Cunningham. Don also brings up the idea that perhaps all of the
Daninsky werewolf’s victims are deserving of their fates, but we think that
requires some deep surmising. We then discuss the strange origin story of the
show’s theme music complete with our clueless wondering about a CD release. Then
Stephen Follows writes in to point the way toward his incredible and
fascinating Horror Movie Report! This amazing study of (all?) horror films and
the various revealing and noteworthy pieces of information that can be gleaned
from even a surface examination of them is endlessly eye-opening. I recommend
the curious to check out the full report here and Stephen’s website here. And
Zach Lewis writes in to point all good Naschy fans to his excellent article
about our beloved filmmaker on MUBI called Werewolf of Madrid. It’s well worth a read and could serve as
a good introduction for newcomers curious about our hairy subject.
We end the show with an unexpected pleasure – Troy presents
his book report on the legendary novelization of WEREWOLF VS THE VAMPIRE WOMAN!
This begins a discussion of film novelizations in general and possibly points
the way toward a future aspect of shows over on The Bloody Pit. As soon as Troy
finishes the doorstopper version of Hell of the Living Dead!
Thank you for listening and please send your comments to naschycast@gmail.com where we will
eventually respond. This episode is proof, right?
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Naschycast #75 - Don Cunningham Visits!
Independent filmmaker Don Cunningham joins Troy and I to
talk about Paul Naschy and how he has influenced Don’s work. We discuss
favorite Naschy movies with our guest naming some surprising choices. I love
getting different perspectives on the icon’s career and this conversation has a
few curves I was not expecting.
Of course, we could barely wait to ask about Don’s wonderful
short film THE CASTLE OF BARON FINCH (2024). For this movie Mr. Cunningham writes,
directs, produces and stars making him very much a man following in Paul Naschy’s
footsteps. We dig into the production process, the genesis of the film’s story
and the influences other than Naschy. The film is a (mostly) black & white
silent movie featuring a vampire or two and a poor lovestruck soul with a
moonlight and hair problem, so naming Jacinto Molina’s work as a major touchstone
is perhaps a bit obvious. But this atmospheric little cinematic love letter
stands on its own just fine. Don also gives us some details on the film’s release and
places to see it. Oh! And I’ve scattered a bit of the fantastic score by Andreu
Jacob into the latter half of the show as well.
If you have any comments or questions naschycast@gmail.com is the place to send them. If you want to reach out to Don you can message him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CastleBaronFinch or through email at drcushing@yahoo.com – thanks for listening!
Monday, May 27, 2024
NaschyCast - 2024 Mail Bag!
The Naschycast opens the podcast mailbag, dusts off the
cobwebs and answers a few questions. Like, why have we waited so long to
respond to emails! We could plead a combination of busyness and laziness but
that is not an excuse worthy of our fine listeners so we simply apologize and
get on with the show.
We work our way through nearly a year of messages with only
a few brief trips down barely connected side roads. We discuss the golden age
of bootleggers and the discoveries made during that glorious time. Troy
announces an upcoming release from his Celtic band The Secret Commonwealth and
Rod goes through a listing of the commentary tracks the two of us have
contributed to various Blu-Ray releases. And all of this culminates in a feline
squabble in the background that signals that things have gone on long enough.
We wrap up the show with a tune from another of Troy’s bands, The Exotic Ones. Enjoy!
Remember, naschycast@gmail.com is the place to send us your thoughts and I swear we will eventually read them out – unless you don’t want us to! Thanks for listening.
Friday, February 23, 2024
Naschycast #74 - WEREWOLF VS THE VAMPIRE WOMAN (1971) with Robert Kelly
Troy and I are joined by fellow podcaster Robert Kelly, host of Record All Monsters and author of Record All Monsters: the Book of the Essays from the Podcast. Don’t worry – he eventually explains the book’s title and his fascination with kaiju films.
Robert came to his love of Naschy in a very different manner than either of your Naschycast hosts, getting an unexpected full-strength version of WEREWOLF VS THE VAMPIRE WOMAN (1971) as a gift at far too young an age. The ways in which this may have warped his movie loving mind come under discussion as well as his more adult thoughts about the werewolf as a monster. We use the recent Vinegar Syndrome Blu-Ray as a reference to compare some of the differences in the Spanish and English dubs with crazy Pierre getting attention once again. The conversation ranges from odd spots in the narrative to random details that stick in our minds so don’t expect a coherent march through a synopsis. We were much more interested in picking each other’s brains about Naschy’s werewolf films and other favorites from his career. If you have half as much fun as we did you’ll completely enjoy yourself!
If you have any comments or questions naschycast@gmail.com is the place to write. We do plan to record an email episode in the near future so now is the time. Thank you very much for listening and we’ll be back soon.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Naschycast #73 - Blu-Ray Round Up!

The Naschycast returns for a brief overview of the Paul
Naschy Blu-Rays that are currently available in Region A. Troy and I decided to
record this show to give our North American listeners an indication of the
wealth of high-definition offerings still on retail shelves – as long as you
search the right retailers! Consider this also a warning that these wonderful
discs don’t stay available forever and, in many cases, when they’re gone they
are gone for good.
We tried and failed to do a chronological rundown of the
Blu-Rays that have come out over the last eight years or so with nods toward
some blank spots in Naschy’s career we’d like to see filled with HD glory. The individual
companies that have been releasing these Spanish horror classics have been
doing us all a good service and let’s hope the releases continue past next year’s
long awaited DR. JEKYLL AND THE WOLF MAN!
If you have any comments naschycast@gmail.com is the place to
send them. We hope that you have had a good 2023 and that 2024 will be even
better! Thank you for listening.