Episode Details

Coming Attractions for October 29, 2026: Monster Mash at the Drive-In. 11 pieces (vintage commercials and promos, songs and theme tunes, short pieces): Creature from the Black Lagoon, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, The Haunting and more, with Ray Starling.

In this episode:

1. 0:00 Coming Attractions opens: Ray Starling welcomes you
2. 1:08 Creature from the Black Lagoon (trailer, 1954) — Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American black-and-white 3D monster horror film directed by Jack Arnold and produced by William Alland, featuring Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, and Richard Denning among others. The film follows a group of scientists who encounter a fish-like amphibious creature in the Amazon waters, with the Creature played by Ben Chapman on land and Ricou Browning underwater. The film premiered in Detroit on February 12, 1954, and was distributed by Universal-International.
3. 1:58 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. 4:05 The Haunting (trailer) — The Haunting is a 1963 supernatural horror film directed and produced by Robert Wise, based on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House and adapted by Nelson Gidding. The movie features Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, and Russ Tamblyn as members of a small group who are invited by a paranormal investigator to look into a house believed to be haunted.
5. 6:28 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (trailer) — Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a 1978 American independent parody film directed by John DeBello and produced by J. Stephen Peace and John DeBello, based on an original idea by Costa Dillon. The film features David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor and Jack Riley in the cast.
6. 7:24 Coming Attractions on Stupid Potato
7. 7:35 Dawn of the Dead (radio spot) — Dawn of the Dead is a 1978 horror film written, directed, and edited by George A. Romero and produced by Richard P. Rubinstein. It is the second film in Romero's zombie series and follows survivors David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, and Gaylen Ross as they barricade themselves in a suburban shopping mall after an unexplained phenomenon causes the dead to reanimate and attack humans. The film depicts the widespread effects of a zombie apocalypse on society during mass hysteria.

…and 8 more. The whole running order: Coming Attractions

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