Episode Details

Coming Attractions for October 22, 2026: Drive-In Fright Night. 12 pieces (vintage commercials and promos, short pieces, songs and theme tunes): Halloween, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and more, with Ray Starling.

In this episode:

1. 0:00 Coming Attractions opens: Ray Starling welcomes you
2. 1:07 Halloween (radio spot) — Halloween is an American slasher franchise with thirteen films plus novels, comic books, video games and merchandise. The films mostly follow serial killer Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanitarium as a child after murdering his sister Judith Myers in 1963 and later escapes to kill people in the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois on Halloween night. The original Halloween was released in 1978 and was written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, with Carpenter directing and Hill producing, and it went on to inspire many other slasher films.
3. 2:04 Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (trailer) — Abbott and Costello Go to Mars is a 1953 American science fiction comedy film starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and directed by Charles Lamont. The film was produced by Howard Christie and made by Universal-International, and despite its title, no character actually travels to Mars. The film marks the debut of Harry Shearer.
4. 4:10 Texas Chainsaw Massacre (radio spot) — The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper and co-written by Hooper and Kim Henkel, starring Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen. The film follows a group of friends who encounter a family of cannibals while traveling to an old homestead. The independent film was marketed as based on true events, though while the character Leatherface and some details were inspired by murderer Ed Gein's crimes, the plot is largely fictional.
5. 4:38 Flash Gordon (TV spot, 1980) — Flash Gordon is a 1980 space opera film directed by Mike Hodges based on the King Features comic strip created by Alex Raymond. The film stars Sam J. Jones as Flash Gordon, alongside Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti, Max von Sydow and Topol, with supporting roles by Timothy Dalton, Mariangela Melato, Brian Blessed and Peter Wyngarde. The plot follows Flash Gordon, a star football quarterback, and his allies Dale Arden and Hans Zarkov as they unite the warring factions of the planet Mongo against Ming the Merciless, who threatens to destroy Earth.
6. 5:10 Coming Attractions on Stupid Potato
7. 5:22 The Tingler (spot) — The Tingler is a 1959 American horror film that was produced and directed by William Castle and stars Vincent Price. It was the third of five films that Castle and writer Robb White worked on together.

…and 9 more. The whole running order: Coming Attractions

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