Nightmare Theatre Season 2, Episode 13: Circus of Fear

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The Werewolf of Washington

Political fever is in the air as Nightmare Theatre returns with the 1973 satire "Werewolf Of Washington" starring Dean Stockwell. Meanwhile, The Baron pursues his own political ambitions as he runs for Neighborhood Watch Captain - but who will be his opposition?

120 min

2

Devil's Partner

A mysterious stranger arrives in Furnace Flats, New Mexico just as demonic happenings begin in this 1961 stinker. Meanwhile, the Baron discovers that El Sapo may have made his own deal with the devil.

120 min

3

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter

The title tells it all in this mish-mash of classic horror and western tropes from 1966, as El Sapo's cure for Mitten's unfortunate skin condition results in the return of a familiar, unwelcome face to the NMT studios.

120 min

4

The Last Man on Earth

Vincent Price is the titular character in this post-apocalyptic classic from 1964. Back at NMTV23, El Sapo becomes convinced that the world has ended and he and the Baron are the only non-zombie survivors.

120 min

5

Gammera the Invincible

This Americanized version of the 1966 kaiju classic that introduced the world to the legendary giant flaming turtle, and the little boy who loved him. But what's Gammera up to now? The NMT crew find out in an exclusive interview.

120 min

6

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

You better watch out - Kris Kringle gets embroiled in a Martian power struggle in this low-budget lump of coal from 1964. Meanwhile, the real Santa is traumatized by El Sapo's insults and is unable to fulfill his duties, leaving the NMT crew holding the bag.

120 min

7

Eegah

Beloved Bond villain Richard "Jaws" Kiel stars as the title character, a prehistoric caveman living in 1962 California, whose life is subsequently ruined by an adventure writer looking for easily exploited subject matter, his drippy daughter and her talent-less, oddly misshapen boyfriend.

120 min

8

Battle of the Worlds

Four-time Oscar nominee Claude Rains stars as an impossibly grumpy scientist who discovers an earth-shattering secret in this semi-futuristic 1961 production, as the NMT crew wonder how such a talented and distinguished actor ended up in a bad Italian sci-fi film.

120 min

9

I Bury the Living

It's annual employee evaluation time at the NMTV studios, as the gang screens this 1958 shocker about a cemetery director who believes he causes clients' deaths by sticking pins in a map of their plots, inspiring the Baron to improve Sapo's dismal performance with a job board.

120 min

10

Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory

There's a ghoul in school in this 1961 English-dubbed Italian thriller, set in a boarding house for female troublemakers. Meanwhile, Mittens decides to give higher education the old college try, as Sapo seeks financial aid from the Baron.

120 min

11

Monster from a Prehistoric Planet

A wealthy publisher sends an expedition to prepare for an island theme park, only to find a mysterious baby creature - and his giant-sized parents - in this 1967 Japanese kaiju film, as the Baron concocts his own exploitative tropical island development scheme.

120 min

12

The Giant Gila Monster

A small Texas town is terrorized by the titular lizard, and it's up to a teenage garage mechanic/rock-n-roll singer/munitions expert to save it in this dopey drive-in drama from 1959. Inspired by the highschool hijinks, El Sapo starts a hotrod club, and Mittens invents a new dance. Meanwhile, the monster's troubled post-debut career is profiled.

120 min

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Circus of Fear

120 min