Podcast
Borgo Pass Horror Podcast
Hosted by Jim Towns and Livio Merino · EN
Hosts Livio Merino from Kansas City and Jim Towns from Los Angeles humbly bring to you thorough, exciting, and fun reviews of all your vintage horror movie favorites. Our #1 focus, besides having a total blast talking about horror, is researching and delivering to the listeners little known and obscure facts about their favorite movies. The hosts have a special fondness for the Universal Studio films from the 1920's to the 1950's. This podcast is extremely interactive with the listeners thru social media, and are always open to movie suggestions and feedback!
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Bedlam
3d ago01:47:35Tap to summarizeIt's absolute madness as Jim Towns and David Ullman dissect this 1946 Boris Karloff-starring RKO thriller.
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I Was a Teenage Werewolf
3w ago01:16:12Tap to summarizeThe fur is flying as Monster Kid par excellence Frank Dietz joins Jim in the podcast cave to review this 1957 study of adolescent lycanthropy, starring a very young Michael Landon.
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The War of the Gargantuas
May 1002:04:12Tap to summarizeFellow Monster Kid Tony Salvaggio teams up with Jim to dive deep into Toho Studios' 1966 masterpiece THE WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS.
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The Beast with Five Fingers
Apr 2801:44:53Tap to summarizeJim & Livio return to the Borgo Pass! Their subject: Warner Bros.' THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS, from 1946.
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The Leopard Man
Mar 2601:27:44Tap to summarizeRecurring guest co-hosts David Ullman & Chris Sahlin team-up to fill in for Jim, and explore the dark depths of The Val Lewton-produced THE LEOPARD MAN.
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Night Key
Feb 2401:38:39Tap to summarizeCome listen as Jim Towns and guest co-host Ian Bates from universalstudiosmonsters dig into this lesser-known Universal Boris Karloff thriller from 1937, co-starring Samuel S. Hinds as Karloff's nemesis!
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The Black Camel
Feb 1201:46:33Tap to summarizeHosts Jim Towns and Chris Sahlin dig into the oldest surviving Charlie Chan mystery, Fox's 1931 whodunit THE BLACK CAMEL, starring Warner Oland and Bela Lugosi.
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The Most Dangerous Game
Jan 2801:35:14Tap to summarize*SPOILERS* it's people.Jim Towns and David Ullman take a dangerous trip to Count Zaroff's Island to talk about this 1932 RKO thriller, which was made by much of the same creative team as KING KONG.
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The Giant Gila Monster
Jan 1502:08:02Tap to summarizeA sheriff and a scrappy group of small-town hot rodders match wits with a gigantic reptile in Ray Kellogg's indie masterpiece The Giant Gila Monster! Fan-favorite co-host Tony Salvaggio returns in our first episode of 2026.
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The Bishop's Wife
Dec 1801:45:53Tap to summarizePlease enjoy this little holiday gift from your friends at the Borgo Pass Horror Podcast- a bonus episode where Jim Towns and guest host Ian Bates discuss the very under appreciated Christmas film The Bishop's Wife starring Cary Grant, David Niven and Loretta Young, and co-starring classic horror stars Elsa Lanchester (Bride of Frankenstein), Sara Haden (She-Wolf of London) among other talents!
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