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Last time Jack Gorey was on the show, we covered the modern Christmas Classic, Rare Exports. This episode was recorded before we did Rare Exports, but we wanted to put out a Christmas themed episode first. In today's show, we cover the classic Sci-Fi/Horror film, Alien from 1979! A space merchant vessel receives an unknown distress call and upon investigation, find that they inadvertently brought an alien life form aboard their ship that stalks them one by one. This picture is what we consider required viewing, so if you haven't seen Alien, you NEED to see it! Then come back and listen to our breakdown of the film! Then Is Now Podcast is now a proud member of the Dorkening Podcast Network, so be sure to check out the other great shows there, at thedorkening.com. As always, you can send your feedback to thenisnow42@gmail.com. We're on Facebook at facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and we're on Twitter at twitter.com/havenpodcasts. We've also started a BRAND NEW Facebook Group, so join that and really get the conversation going! You can also visit our website at havenpodcasts.com where you'll find our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Shaw Brothers films and Spaghetti Western movies! And Then Is Now is on YouTube now, so visit youtube.com/user/uncledeath1 to get the latest videos, as well as other fun videos! Please SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube page, and also share the video versions of our podcasts with your friends and get them to subscribe as well!! Don't forget to go to wherever you download your podcasts from and leave us a great review so more listeners can find us! You can find us on all the podcasting apps, especially the big 3: iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher! Enjoy! Re-Gor

Our second entry in the sub-series, Classic Sci-Fi Films, focuses on a gem from 1953: Invaders from Mars! A film that you SHOULD have seen! Filmmaker Joe Lemieux joins me again as we discuss this amazing film in great detail! A young boy named Jimmy uncovers an alien plot to take over humans to prevent us from entering the realm of space exploration! This picture I a classic on so many levels, and we really implore you not only to watch it, but also show it to a younger person to help introduce them to all of the wondrous joy that is classic Science Fiction! As always, you can send your feedback to thenisnow42@gmail.com. We're on Facebook at facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and we're on Twitter at twitter.com/havenpodcasts. We've also started a BRAND NEW Facebook Group, so join that and really get the conversation going! You can also visit our website at havenpodcasts.com where you'll find our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Shaw Brothers films and Spaghetti Western movies! And Then Is Now is on YouTube now, so visit youtube.com/user/uncledeath1 to get the latest videos, as well as other fun videos! Please SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube page, and also share the video versions of our podcasts with your friends and get them to subscribe as well!! Don't forget to go to wherever you download your podcasts from and leave us a great review so more listeners can find us! You can find us on all the podcasting apps, especially the big 3: iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher! Enjoy! Re-Gor

Part 2 of our series on How to Get a Younger Person into Horror is here, to start 2021 off right! Filmmaker Chris Esper joins me as we continue our journey to help you, the listener, get someone to enjoy Horror movies! If you start them young enough, we have recommended starting with the Universal Horror Classics: Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, and the Creature From the Black Lagoon. On our first part, in Episode 26, Chris and I discussed Dracula and it's sequels. This episode we continue that tradition with The Mummy (1932) and its sequels The Mummy's Hand (1940), The Mummy's Tomb (1942), The Mummy's Ghost (1944) and The Mummy's Curse (1944). We had some great laughs, particularly as the movies decreased in quality, but they're all still fun, nonetheless!! Remember to prime them if they are not used to Black & White movies by starting them with The Little Rascals, The Three Stooges, or even The Twilight Zone! They will truly come to appreciate that not all movies or TV shows have to be in color! Chris Esper's website is: storiesmotion.com, and he's also available on Facebook! As always, you can send your feedback to thenisnow42@gmail.com. We're on Facebook at facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and we're on Twitter at twitter.com/havenpodcasts. We've also started a BRAND NEW Facebook Group, so join that and really get the conversation going! You can also visit our website at havenpodcasts.com where you'll find our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Shaw Brothers films and Spaghetti Western movies! And Then Is Now is on YouTube now, so visit youtube.com/user/uncledeath1 to get the latest videos, as well as other fun videos! Please SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube page, and also share the video versions of our podcasts with your friends and get them to subscribe as well!! Don't forget to go to wherever you download your podcasts from and leave us a great review so more listeners can find us! You can find us on all the podcasting apps, especially the big 3: iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher! Enjoy! Re-Gor

Just in time for the New Year! One of the main goals of Then Is Now is to bring you, the listener, up to speed on all the cool stuff you may have missed out on. Surprisingly, many of you may have never heard of the TV Horror Host! Shame on you if you don't know what a Horror Host is, but worry not; we are here to remedy that! Joining Re-Gor today is Horror TV Host extraordinaire, the incredible and unfathomable Mr. Lobo! He has been hosting movies for 20 years as well as having his hands in several other projects that will astound and amaze you (don't worry, he washes his hands regularly)! We had a lot of laughs on this show, and we know you will as well! As always, you can send your feedback to thenisnow42@gmail.com. Join in on the Facebook conversation at facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and we're on Twitter at twitter.com/havenpodcasts. You can also visit our website at havenpodcasts.com where you'll find our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Shaw Brothers films and Spaghetti Western movies! And Then Is Now is on YouTube now, so visit youtube.com/user/uncledeath1 to get the latest videos, as well as other fun videos! Please subscribe to our YouTube page, and also share the video versions of our podcasts with your friends and get them to subscribe as well!! Don't forget to go to wherever you download your podcasts from and leave us a great review so more listeners can find us! You can find us on all the podcasting apps, especially the big 3: iTunes , Spotify , and Stitcher ! Enjoy! Re-Gor

Merry Christmas, everyone! As 2020 draws to a close (finally!), Christmas is now upon us! And while we at Then Is Now could simply discuss a Christmas movie, we decided that we needed a little something more. So if you like your holidays to have a darker edge, then you need look no further that the Finnish film, Rare Exports from 2010! My guest co-host, newcomer Jack Gorey, and I discuss this little known film that has gained a cult following over the years. A company drilling in a mountain in Finland unearths something that may have to do with the origins of Santa Claus, and it's up to a young boy named Pietari to save everyone from ending up on the naughty list! This picture definitely falls into the category of something you SHOULD know about. But be warned, while this film involves Santa Claus, it is definitely NOT for kids!! So grab your eggnog or hot cocoa, sit back, and listen as Jack and Re-Gor discuss the film. We definitely recommend that you see it first, then listen to this episode, as we break it down from beginning to end. As always, you can send your feedback to thenisnow42@gmail.com. Join in on the Facebook conversation at facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and we're on Twitter at twitter.com/havenpodcasts. You can also visit our website at havenpodcasts.com where you'll find our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Shaw Brothers films and Spaghetti Western movies! And Then Is Now is on YouTube now, so visit youtube.com/user/uncledeath1 to get the latest videos, as well as other fun videos! Please subscribe to our YouTube page, and also share the video versions of our podcasts with your friends and get them to subscribe as well!! Don't forget to go to wherever you download your podcasts from and leave us a great review so more listeners can find us! You can find us on all the podcasting apps, especially the big 3: iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher! Enjoy! Re-Gor

As of this writing, a winter storm is hitting us like crazy. It's time to shut the lights off and snuggle up on the couch to watch a scary movie, perhaps even a late night scary film! For those who grew up in New York in the 1970s and 80s, you had a plethora of horror film programming, but one that stands out among the rest and is beloved and remembered to this day was Fright Night on Channel 9, WOR-TV! In those days, there were no movie channels, so it was up to the big 3 networks and local independent stations to air movies for the audience to enjoy. And there were no DVRs or Streaming services, so if you missed it...you missed it! Fright Night even reached my house in a suburb of Boston, in the 1980s when our cable system carried the New York channels WOR and WPIX, and I fondly remember staying up late to watch it! Well now the joy can be spread through the amazing book Fright Night on Channel 9, written by the talented James Arena! James joins us on this episode and we delve into the history of Fright Night on WOR, how these types of shows were created, why they were so fun and beloved, and we even share our own personal memories of growing up and watching late night (or weekend daytime) horror shows! James is also author of of a 6-book series spotlighting dance music artists, and we discuss those books as well. So sit back, snuggle up, and listen to a fabulous interview!! James and his books can be found on Amazon, and anywhere you can get books online. For international customers, go to bookdepository.com and receive free shipping anywhere in the world! He is on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/frightnightonchannel9.thebook/ James' history of Fright Night is on DVD Drive-In. As always, you can send your feedback to thenisnow42@gmail.com. Join in on the Facebook conversation at facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and we're on Twitter at twitter.com/havenpodcasts. You can also visit our website at havenpodcasts.com where you'll find our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Shaw Brothers films and Spaghetti Western movies! Don't forget to go to wherever you download your podcasts from and leave us a great review so more listeners can find us! And, we have something new: all of our podcasts are available on YouTube! That's right, go to youtube.com/user/uncledeath1 and hit the subscribe button! Please share the video versions of our podcasts with your friends and get them to subscribe as well!! Enjoy! Re-Gor

Greetings! Then Is Now is the show about not only introducing young people to all the cool stuff they missed out on, but also educating people about stuff they SHOULD know. Horror movies are no exception. But if you are a life long fan of horror, and you want to introduce someone else or even a young person to the joys of horror movies, where does one begin? It's harder with younger people because so many horror movies are simply not appropriate for children. Well, we at Then Is Now have created this special sub-series of shows in which Re-Gor and filmmaker Chris Esper discuss this very matter, starting you off at the beginning with the classic Universal Horror movies! Instead of simply going through Universal's film library in release order, we are presenting them in series order; that is, we are taking a major monster movie and discussing that as well as all of its sequels. In this episode, part 1 of this new sub-series, Re-Gor and Chris start with Dracula from 1931 and all of its sequels: Dracula's Daughter (1936), Son of Dracula (1943), and House of Dracula (1945). You may have to explain to the person you are teaching that not all movies are in color. If they are very young, try getting them used to watching things like The Three Stooges and The Little Rascals, among other things. As they will undoubtedly be entertained by those film short series, after a while they won't question why there is no color in a particular film or TV series. As you start down the journey with us, you will be able to explain to your protege how black and white helps create mood and atmosphere, particularly in a scary film! So start checking these films out, beginning with the Dracula series, and come back and join us for a fun episode! As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Shaw Brothers movies and Spaghetti Westerns! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at thenisnow42@gmail.com. Enjoy! Re-Gor

Episode 25 is upon us and have we got a fun one for you! As discussed in a previous episode, Spook Shows are an almost forgotten form of entertainment where people would go to a movie theater after the films for the day were shown (usually at midnight). A magician would perform amazing magic tricks as well as a seance; monsters would come out of the movie screen and kidnap girls in the audience; a blackout would occur in which ghosts and other apparitions would fly all around the theater and much, much more! Spook Shows were wildly popular from the 1930s until the mid-70s, and many thought they were gone and forgotten. Well, they're not! Joining us in this episode is Keith Stickley, the man behind Dr. Scream's Spook Show Revival. Keith has fashioned a Spook Show for modern audiences and is helping to keep this form of entertainment alive! We had a fun conversation that covered the history and pioneers of Spook Shows, as well as what goes on in Dr. Scream's shows and more! So join us for this episode so you can learn all about this almost forgotten type of unique, and fun, entertainment! Pictures from Dr Scream's Spook Show will be in the posting for this episode on our website. Dr. Scream's Spook Show Revival can be found at https://www.facebook.com/SpookShowRevival. As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Shaw Brothers movies and Spaghetti Westerns! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at thenisnow42@gmail.com. Enjoy! Re-Gor

We here at Haven Podcasts are especially thankful for our listeners. Happy Thanksgiving, Listeners! Ever since Spency Domepiece and I covered Forbidden Planet (1956) back in episode 4, we've had quite a few people ask us to cover more classic Sci-Fi movies that everyone SHOULD know! So, in response to that, filmmaker Joe Lemieux will be joining me in a special sub-series here on Then Is Now, aptly titled Classic Sci-Fi Movies! In this episode, Joe and I discuss the 1953 epic, War of the Worlds from Producer George Pal! We had fun talking about the movie and had some great laughs while doing so! We've got a lot of fun stuff coming up on Then Is Now, including continuing our primer on getting young people into watching horror films, starting with the Universal Classics, as well as several interviews with guests that you'll love! As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Shaw Brothers movies and Spaghetti Westerns! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at thenisnow42@gmail.com. Enjoy! Re-Gor

Greetings! As you know, Then Is Now is a show about all the cool stuff you may have missed out on, and Mini Golf has been one of those pasttimes (with windmills and giant dinosaurs!) that I haven't thought about for quite some time. When I stumbled across our guest's Facebook page, I knew I just HAD to have him on the show, not only to discuss Mini Golf attractions, but also several other attractions that he creates. Our special guest is Larry Kirchner of Blacklight Attractions, and we discuss all the cool things his business builds including Mini Golf, Laser Tag Arenas, Interactive Mini Golf, Blacklight Funhouses, Axe Throwing Arenas, Dark Rides, Haunted Attractions, Christmas Blacklight Attractions, Escape Rooms, Restaurant Theming and more! Larry and I have a fascinating discussion and at the end it gets into how technology has changed the way we listen to music! His website is: blacklightattractions.com, if you want to check out all the cool stuff that he can build for you! So join us for a fun and lively conversation! As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Shaw Brothers movies and Spaghetti Westerns! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at theeastmeetsthewest42@gmail.com. Enjoy! Re-Gor

Howdy, TV Fans!! Re-Gor proudly presents part 2 of our Then Is Now Series: Classic TV Show Themes! Picking up from where we left off last episode, Re-Gor gives you info on, and plays the theme songs from several popular Western TV Shows, and we take a dive into Action TV Show themes from the 60s and 70s! You do not want to miss this one! It's fun and informative, so gather the family around the ol' Victrola again and listen up for some TV Show Theme fun! As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Join the conversation on our facebook page, facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Spaghetti Westerns and Shaw Brothers films! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at thenisnow42@gmail.com. Enjoy! Re-Gor

From Maine...It's Then Is Now episode 21!! On today's episode, Re-Gor treats you to some great, classic TV Show themes! This one will be fun for the whole family, so gather 'round the RCA and listen to some TV show themes that everybody SHOULD know! Special thanks to Patsy the Angry Nerd for helping out with this episode's intro!! You can check out his podcasts at throwdownthursdaypodcast.com! Also, a shout out to Derek M. Koch and his Monster Kid Radio. We specifically referenced episode 471 of MKR, but you can check them all out at monsterkidradio.net! Both Patsy and Derek's podcasts can be found wherever you download your favorite podcasts, so check them out! As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Join the conversation on our facebook page, facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Spaghetti Westerns and Shaw Brothers films! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at thenisnow42@gmail.com. Stay Scary! Re-Gor

Lucky 13 is finally here, Fright Fans!! Today's episode of Then Is Now is the final one in the 2020 series 13 Days of Hallowtober, and since it's October 31st we decided to cover the horror holiday classic, Halloween from 1978 directed by John Carpenter. Filmmaker Joe Lemieux returns to discuss this beloved picture with me, and we have a blast doing so! A classic film to be watched at least every October, John Carpenter's masterpiece of suspense and horror still holds up to this day! Since this is the final episode for 13 Days, I would like to give a special THANK YOU to all the great people that co-hosted with me including Joe Lemieux, Patsy the Angry Nerd, Chris Esper, Spency Domepiece and Squishy! We all had fun doing these shows, and everyone will return to Then Is Now in the future! On some of the films, we only had enough time to scratch the surface, so many of them will be re-visited in future episodes! As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Join the conversation on our facebook page, facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Spaghetti Westerns and Shaw Brothers films! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at thenisnow42@gmail.com. Stay Scary! Re-Gor

Our 12th installment of 13 Days of Hallowtober is here and it's a terrifying jaunt into a recent film: Get Out from 2017. Filmmaker Chris Esper joins me again as we dare to explore this chilling picture! Hapless Chris gets to meet his girlfriend's family, only to find out that they are not at all what he expected! If you haven't seen it yet, please do, as we can guarantee it's a genuine thrill ride! Chris and I delve into the film and its cast and crew, and discuss the movie's place in cinematic history. As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Join the conversation on our facebook page, facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Spaghetti Westerns and Shaw Brothers films! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at thenisnow42@gmail.com. Stay Scary! Re-Gor

If you've ever toyed with the idea of going cave exploring, then today's film should squash any of those thoughts! Spency Domepiece returns as he and I discuss the terrifying 2005 film, The Descent! A group of thrill-seeking women decide to go spelunking as their next challenge, but are totally unprepared for the horrors that they will face! Although we don't spoil the ending, go watch the film, then come back and listen as Spency and I break down the film and share how it scared us so badly! As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Join the conversation on our facebook page, facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Spaghetti Westerns and Shaw Brothers films! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at thenisnow42@gmail.com. Stay Scary! Re-Gor

We're gonna need a bigger Podcast!! That's because Patsy the Angry Nerd and I present a DOUBLE SIZED episode of the Then Is Now series: 13 Days of Hallowtober. We discuss our favorite horror movie, and perhaps one of the best horror pictures of all time: Jaws from 1975!! A near perfect film, and classic in it's own right, Jaws has terrified audiences for decades! Patsy and I not only break down the film, but also discuss a great deal of behind the scenes information as well as all the cool things that make this one of the best monster movies of all time! So gird your loins and prepare for one of the longest Then Is Now episodes so far! As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Join the conversation on our facebook page, facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Spaghetti Westerns and Shaw Brothers films! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at thenisnow42@gmail.com. Stay Scary! Re-Gor

"Even a man who is pure in heart, and says his prayers by night, may still become a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms, and the autumn moon is bright." That's the famous phrase from Universal's classic film, The Wolf Man from 1941, and on today's episode Spency Domepiece and I break down the film and discuss not only it's plot and behind the scenes topics, but also it's place in film history and our hearts! If you're new to the show, we present things that today's generation probably missed out on, yet is something they SHOULD know about. And the Wolf Man is certainly something that everyone should be familiar with! So go watch the film if you haven't seen it, or show it to someone who hasn't, then come back here and listen to our discourse on the iconic horror classic! As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Join the conversation on our facebook page, facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Spaghetti Westerns and Shaw Brothers films! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at thenisnow42@gmail.com. Stay Scary! Re-Gor

Our 8th episode of the 13 Days of Hallowtober special series on Then Is Now Podcast is upon us! Filmmaker Chris Esper joins me once again as we tackle the scary 1985 Italian horror film, Demons, directed by Lamberto Bava! If Jaws made going to the beach a terrifying jaunt, and Friday the 13th made you afraid to go camping, then Demons makes cinema-going another frightening excursion! The picture concerns a group of people who receive tickets to a sneak preview of an unnamed film, and in the theater they find that it is a horror movie and is causing demons to appear in the cinema! Join Chris and I as we break down the film, analyze its great direction and effects, and determine whether this movie holds up as a scary film! As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Join the conversation on our facebook page, facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Spaghetti Westerns and Shaw Brothers films! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at thenisnow42@gmail.com. Stay Scary! Re-Gor

Prepare to be scared, Fright Fans!! Today I am joined once again by Spency Domepiece and Squishy as we take a dive into not one, but two fright features: Saw (2004) and Saw II (2005)!! Not your typical horror series, the Saw movies together are like a tightly written TV Series in which later films not only reference, but explain things from earlier films. Saw's reputation precedes it, and it is a far more than a gore film, and definitely NOT torture porn like Hostel! We encourage you to brave these two films, then listen to our discussion as we break them down and discuss the truly human aspects of these movies along with the scares, that make them so popular. As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Join the conversation on our facebook page, facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Spaghetti Westerns and Shaw Brothers films! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at thenisnow42@gmail.com. Stay Scary! Re-Gor

On today's show, we are joined once again by filmmaker Chris Esper to discuss the 1968 cult classic, Night of the Living Dead!! The granddaddy of all modern zombie films, Night was deftly directed by the late, great George Romero and has served as the template for setting up the rules of how zombies should be portrayed and what happens if they bite someone. Chris and I had so much fun breaking this film down and discussing it's making, so sit back once again and enjoy! As always, please leave us a great review at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts, so others can find the show! Join the conversation on our facebook page, facebook.com/thenisnowpodcast, and visit our website havenpodcasts.com for other fun stuff including our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Spaghetti Westerns and Shaw Brothers films! If you would like to contact us directly about this show or any other, please email us at thenisnow42@gmail.com. Stay Scary! Re-Gor