What's scarier than a zombie trying to kill you? A zombie teaming up with possessed dolls to kill you! In the Mexican zombie flick The Curse of the Doll People (Muñecos infernales), foolish adventurers steal a voodoo idol and face a fate is worse than death--unless the courageous Karina (Elvira Quintana) can stop a sinister voodoo master, his zombie assistant, and his horde of murderous dolls. Andy, John, and Producer Brad head to Mexico to investigate the many questions this film raises, such as whether dolls invested with the spirits of their own victims count as zombies.

Show Notes:

Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide by Glenn Kay

Marilyn Monroe visits Xavier Loyá in Mexico.

Mexican Film Bulletin listing Alfredo Salazar's Frankenstein, el vampiro y compañía

Trailer for The Bat Woman (1968)

MPAA article on Gaz Alazraki's Father of the Bride

Theme music composed by Neil Dube.

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This week, our bold Zombie Strains investigators chart a course for rural England, where the sinister Dr. Blood (Keiron Moore) is harvesting the still-beating hearts of his victims to empower his insane medical "research." Join John, Andy, and Producer Brad as they brave the dangers of the Cornish Tin Mines, meet scream-queen legend Hazel Court, face their most gnarly zombie yet... and unravel the mystery Doctor Blood's Coffin.

Show Notes:

Still of blood donor poster seen in Doctor Blood's Coffin.

The Zombie Encyclopedia by Peter Dengle

Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide by Glenn Kay

Hazel Court, 82, Screaming Horror-Film Star, Dies - The New York Times

Review of Hazel Court's autobiography, Horror Queen.

Blog post on the matte paintings of Hammer films.

Bio for famed matte painter Lew Bowie.

Theme music composed by Neil Dube.

Additional music by Elarasound.

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Additional voice work by Russell Bentley.

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Everybody's talking about Weapons, an unsettling 2025 horror film about a community in shock after a classroom of grade-school children vanishes overnight. Always on the hunt for modern films with connections to their favorite horror genre, John and Andy take a road trip to American suburbia to investigate for themselves. Don't tell Producer Brad that they recorded this without him. Please note that this is a spoiler-heavy discussion of Weapons.