{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"THE FLESH AND THE FIENDS (1960) \u2013 Episode 189 \u2013 Decades of Horror: The Classic Era","description":"\u201cJust think of it, Willie. Burke and Hare, members of the great medical profession.\u201d Yes. Just think of it. Yikes! Join this episode\u2019s Grue-Crew \u2013 Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr \u2013 as they check out Scottish life in the 1820s as depicted in The Flesh and the Fiends (1960). Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 189 \u2013 The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) 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\/ In 1828 Scotland, Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Knox does medical research on cadavers he buys from murderers Burke and Hare, without questioning the unethical procurement methods. Directed by: John Gilling Writing Credits: John Gilling and Leon Griffiths Makeup Department: Jimmy Evans (makeup artist), Betty Sherriff (hairdresser) Costume and Wardrobe Department: Laura Nightingale (wardrobe) Selected Cast: Peter Cushing as Dr. Robert Knox June Laverick as Martha Knox Donald Pleasence as William Hare George Rose as William Burke Renee Houston as Helen Burke Dermot Walsh as Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell Billie Whitelaw as Mary Patterson John Cairney as Chris Jackson Melvyn Hayes as Daft Jamie June Powell as Maggie O\u2019Hara Andrew Faulds as Inspector McCulloch Philip Leaver as Dr. Elliott George Woodbridge as Dr. Ferguson Garard Green as Dr. Andrews Esma Cannon as Aggie Geoffrey Tyrrell as Old Davey George Bishop as Blind Man Beckett Bould as Old Angus (as Becket Bould) George Street as Publican Michael Balfour as Drunken Sailor Steven Scott as Grave Robber (as Stephen Scott) Raf De La Torre as Grave Robber The Flesh and the Fiends feels like a Hammer Film \u2013 although, in terms of producers, it is much closer to a Tempean film \u2013 and retells the Burke and Hare case of the late 1820s in Scotland. Burke and Hare (George Rose and Donald Pleasence) are \u201cthe fiends.\u201d Mary (Billie Whitelaw) and their other victims are \u201cthe flesh.\u201d Dr. Knox (Peter Cushing) is the one who purchases \u201cthe flesh\u201d from \u201cthe fiends.\u201d These four actors steal the show! And if you\u2019ve ever wished you lived in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the 1820s, you might reconsider that wish after seeing this film. Or you might not. Let us know! At the time of this writing, The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) is available to stream from the Classic Horror Movie Channel, Wicked Horror TV, Kanopy, and Flix Fling as well as PPV from Amazon and Flix Fling. It is available on physical media as a Blu-ray formatted disc from Kino Lorber. Gruesome Magazine\u2019s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule \u2013 this one chosen by Chad \u2013 is Indestructible Man (1956) starring Lon Chaney Jr as \u201cButcher\u201d Benton! You won\u2019t want to miss this one! 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":"