1975 - The Horror Movies

1975 - The Horror Movies

From Den of Cin by Devin Lucas & James Dufresne

October 13, 2025 · 4h 6m · Season 6 · Episode 73

About this episode

Devin and James celebrate the horror movies of 1975, exploring various films and their unique classifications.

Devin & James are back in the Den to start Spooky Season with a 50th anniversary celebration of the HORROR MOVIES OF 1975! We begin by rediscovering the nihilistic classic THE STEPFORD WIVES. Next, we debate if the masterpiece PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK and the underseen THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD are even technically horror movies, or rather films so unique that they defy genre classification. Then we head to the drive-in for the cheestastic THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION. We next examine the taboos of David Cronenberg's disturbing, yet hilarious, SHIVERS. We travel to Spain to explore two bizarre horrors by filmmaker Amando de Ossorio, his final Blind Dead entry, NIGHT OF THE SEAGULLS and the totally unhinged Exorcist "homage" DEMON WITCH CHILD. We round things out with some Satanic Panic in two of the wildest Satanist cult films ever made, the RV road chase nightmare RACE WITH THE DEVIL, starring Peter Fonda and Warren Oates, and THE DEVIL'S RAIN, featuring unhinged performances by William Shatner, Tom Skerrit, John Travolta, and the GOAT, Ernest Borgnine! We also bring other 1975 tricks and treats like BUG, TRILOGY OF TERROR, THE AMUSEMENT PARK, SALO, KISS OF THE TARANTULA, and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Devin Lucas, James Dufresne

Topics covered

  • horror movies
  • 1975 cinema
  • Halloween season
  • genre classification
  • Satanic Panic
  • drive-in films

Keywords

  • horror
  • 1975
  • films
  • Halloween
  • Satanic Panic
  • drive-in
  • genre

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: THE STEPFORD WIVES, PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD, THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION, SHIVERS, NIGHT OF THE SEAGULLS, DEMON WITCH CHILD, RACE WITH THE DEVIL, THE DEVIL'S RAIN, BUG

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