Episodes

  • Wicked Stepmother

    Wicked Stepmother
    May 7 2024
    This time we dig deeper into the story behind how Wicked Stepmother came to life and how director Larry Cohen landed Bette Davis as the star of his film. Written with Davis in mind, Cohen’s film was inspired in part by the many film Davis made in her later years and would be a black […]
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  • Bette Davis

    Bette Davis
    Apr 6 2024
    We kick off episode one with a look at the new book Wicked Becomes Her: Bette Davis and the Story Behind Wicked Stepmother and the filming of her final film. The 1989 film would go down as possibly her worst film, but when the star exited production she never thought the picture would be finished […]
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  • Wicked Becomes Her

    Wicked Becomes Her
    Mar 15 2024
    We preview the next series of Hollywood’nt: Hollywood Declassified with a special look at the life and career of the legendary Bette Davis. With the release of a new book, Wicked Becomes Her, this 8 part series revisits some of the actress’ most memorable roles, but focuses on the fascinating story behind the making of […]
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  • Cursed Flick?

    Cursed Flick?
    Feb 1 2024
    For the latest series we go back to the 1960s for a little known and rarely seen low-grade horror flick called Incubus. Starring a young William Shatner, the film has a dark and eerie past. A troubled film and a backstory that includes murder, suicide and tragedy.
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  • Death follows a film

    Death follows a film
    Jan 15 2024
    As we wrap up our series on Incubus, we revisit the troubled film and how it was nearly lost for the ages until it was rediscovered. And the films bizarre history of horrific true events that followed many associated with the film have continued to make people interested in the story of Incubus.
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  • Tragedy Behind the Screen

    Tragedy Behind the Screen
    Dec 20 2023
    What the filmmakers hoped would be a revolutionary and and thought-inspiring art film turned out to be a less-than-spectacular film that failed to find an audience and disappeared from the scene. However, tragedy would follow many associated with the film.
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  • The Author Show – Who Nuked the Duke?

    The Author Show – Who Nuked the Duke?
    Nov 29 2023
    Author John William Law recently appeared on The Author Show to discuss the book Who Nuked the Duke? and the related film The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout. The interview is hosted here. The book helped inspire a film that had its world premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival in October 2023 and closed the Palm […]
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  • Incubus

    Incubus
    Nov 15 2023
    William Shatner was just beginning his career when he agreed to star in a low-budget horror film called Incubus. While the film had a bizarre story, a strange language and short production schedule, it would have a long path to finding a fan base and would be followed by a series of strange tragedies.
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