Hammer Time at the House of Franklin-Stein! Chris and Cindy cover Dracula A.D. 1972, starring Horror Icons Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing! Lee is back as the Count, awakened in the 20th century to vanquish the family line of his most hated foe. Can Cushing’s Van Helsing save his granddaughter and her swinging friends from … Continued
Abbott & Costello are having The Time of Their Lives, and so are Chris & Cindy at the House of Franklin-Stein! The Super Mates discuss the comedy duo’s 1946 film, where Costello plays a patriotic ghost, out to prove he’s no dirty traitor, while pranking the unwitting Abbott! Then it’s back to the Comic Crypt … Continued
Return to the House of Franklin-Stein! The annual Halloween celebration begins with Chris and Cindy discussing a Universal Monsters classic, The Ghost of Frankenstein! Lon Chaney, Jr. puts on the flat top and the neck bolts, while Bela Lugosi returns as the sinister Ygor! Then it’s off to the comic crypt, and X-Men (Vol. 1) … Continued
Happy Holidays from the House of Franklin-Stein! Chris and Cindy are back with a special treat, a spooky, classic Christmas film! Join them as they watch and comment on the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol, starring the screen’s greatest Scrooge, Alastair Sim! The Humbugs continue with “Jonah’s Holiday Carol” from Marvel Holiday Special 2004. … Continued
The final trip to the House of Franklin-Stein this season finds the Super Mates on the couch, with a commentary track on the 1987 contemporary classic, Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys! Can a band of teenage vampire hunters including Coreys Feldman and Haim defeat a gang of vampire punks led by Keifer Sutherland? Then it’s … Continued
The Super Mates keep it in the family by discussing the 1939 Universal Monsters Classic, Son of Frankenstein! Boris Karloff returns as the Frankenstein Monster, joined by an all-star cast featuring Basil Rathbone, Lionel Atwill, and a scene-stealing Bela Lugosi as Ygor! Then, via time hypnosis (!) we travel to the past with Batman and … Continued
Chris and Cindy hop the pond to the Hammer House of Franklin-Stein! They discuss another classic Hammer film starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, The Gorgon! A small European village is plagued by the curse of an ancient Grecian evil! Who has the stones to stop it? Then from the Comic Crypt comes Hawkman #25 … Continued
Return to the House of Franklin-Stein! The Super Mates begin hosting the Halloween party no one can cancel with a Universal Monsters classic! Lon Chaney Jr. stars in the horror noir, Son of Dracula…but is he the son of the Count, or the real deal? And just who is pulling the strings, the count, or … Continued
Come to the only Halloween Party no one can cancel! The House of Franklin-Stein! Super Mates’ annual Halloween event is just going on no matter what! Listen to the latest horrifying trailer! Check out the video promo on the Fire and Water YouTube Page! Show your spooky pride with NEW House of Franklin-Stein and other … Continued