{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"KING OF THE ZOMBIES (1941) \u2013 Episode 174 \u2013 Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era","description":"\u201cThe witchin\u2019 hour. \u2026 Feedin\u2019 time for the haints and I\u2019m caught in the kitchen!\u201d Dining with the haints? It\u2019s a dream come true! Join this episode\u2019s Grue-Crew \u2013 Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr along with guest host Scott Wells \u2013 as they discuss this Mantan Moreland vehicle, King of the Zombies (1941). Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 174 \u2013 King of the Zombies (1941) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https:\/\/youtube.com\/gruesomemagazine ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror The Classic Era is partnering with THE CLASSIC SCI-FI MOVIE CHANNEL, THE CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE CHANNEL, and WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL Which all now include video episodes of The Classic Era! Available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, Online Website. Across All OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. https:\/\/classicscifichannel.com\/; https:\/\/classichorrorchannel.com\/; https:\/\/wickedhorrortv.com\/ On a spooky island, three stranded travelers find an evil doctor working with foreign spies and in control of zombies.   Directed by: Jean Yarbrough Writer: Edmond Kelso Music by: Edward J. Kay (as Edward Kay) (musical score) Cinematography by: Mack Stengler (director of photography) Selected Cast: Mantan Moreland as Jefferson \u2018Jeff\u2019 Jackson Dick Purcell as James McCarthy Joan Woodbury as Barbara Winslow Henry Victor as Dr. Miklos Sangre John Archer as Bill Summers Patricia Stacey as Alyce Sangre Guy Usher as Adm. Wainwright Marguerite Whitten as Samantha Leigh Whipper as Momba Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Tahama James Davis as Lazarus (as Jimmy Davis) Laurence Criner as Dr. Couillie (as Lawrence Criner) Combine the \u201cOld Dark House\u201d genre with a voodoo-zombie picture and you get King of the Zombies (1941). This light-hearted, slightly cringy but entertaining B-Movie feature is well worth a look back at its style, impact, and cast. The film may not be widely remembered but it handles the genre with ease, humor, and a smidge of tension. The Grue-Crew examines the film\u2019s contributions and missteps. Let the shenanigans begin. At the time of this writing, King of the Zombies is available for streaming from the Classic Horror Movie Channel, Amazon Prime, MGM+, Screambox, Kanopy, and Tubi. Gruesome Magazine\u2019s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Daphne is The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (1968). A Daiei Studios production directed by Noriaki Yuasa, one of the creators of Gamera, this one was released along with Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare. It\u2019ll be fun! Please let them know how they\u2019re doing! They want to hear from you \u2013 the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com To each of you from each of them, \u201cThank you so much for watching and listening!\u201d ","author_name":"Decades of Horror | Horror News Radio","author_url":"http:\/\/docrotten.libsyn.com","html":"