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Film Reviews · Jim Towns and Livio Merino

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast

by Jim Towns and Livio Merino

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!

Chart trend

Position in the Film Reviews chart (US), last 90 days.

#54
all-time peak
32
days in the top 100 since Dec 2024

Latest episodes

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The Man Who Reclaimed his Head

Claude Rains and Lionel Atwill co-star in this 1934 Universal war drama that while technically isn't a monster movie, has its share of monsters in it.

Aug 13
1 h 44 min

Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man

An era comes to an end, as The Borgo Pass Horror Podcast covers the last of the famous (infamous?) 'Meet the Monsters' films starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costell

Jun 27
1 h 44 min

Bedlam

It's absolute madness as Jim Towns and David Ullman dissect this 1946 Boris Karloff-starring RKO thriller.

Jun 11
1 h 47 min

I Was a Teenage Werewolf

The 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 Micha

May 25
1 h 16 min

The War of the Gargantuas

Fellow Monster Kid Tony Salvaggio teams up with Jim to dive deep into Toho Studios' 1966 masterpiece THE WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS.

May 10
2 h 04 min

The Beast with Five Fingers

Jim & Livio return to the Borgo Pass! Their subject: Warner Bros.' THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS, from 1946.

Apr 28
1 h 44 min

The Leopard Man

Recurring 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.

Mar 26
1 h 27 min

Night Key

Come 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 Samu

Feb 24
1 h 38 min

The Black Camel

Hosts 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.

Feb 12
1 h 46 min

The Most Dangerous Game

*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

Jan 28
1 h 35 min

The Giant Gila Monster

A 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

Jan 15
2 h 08 min

The Bishop's Wife

Please 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

Dec 18 2025
1 h 45 min

The Fly

Happy Halloween!! In this year-end episode, Livio returns to discuss the Vincent Price classic from 1958 "The Fly". The film stars David Hedison, Herbert Marshall, and Pa

Oct 30 2025
1 h 33 min

Abbott & Costello meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon

In this special bonus episode of Borgo Pass Horror Podcast, frequent co-host Chris Salin visits the LA basement podcast studio, and he and Jim record an impromptu episode

Oct 16 2025
24 min

Terror By Night

Chris Sahlin joins Jim Towns down in the Borgo Pass podcast cave to discuss one of his favorite installments from Universal's run of Sherlock Holmes films... Terror

Oct 2 2025
1 h 16 min

Supernatural

Ian Bates returns to the Pass to join Jim in a deep dive into celebrated actress Carole Lombard's only horror film: Supernatural!

Sep 18 2025
1 h 28 min

The Invisible Woman

A chapter closes, as the the Borgo Pass Horror Podcast reviews the last of the true Universal Monsters films still on the shelf: 1940's The Invisible Woman starring

Sep 3 2025
1 h 31 min

Borgo Pass Horror Podcast AMA with Livio Merino

Get to know Borgo Pass Horror Podcast's #1 co-host, Livio Merino!

Aug 25 2025
20 min

The Spiral Staircase

Recurring co-host Chris Sahlin introduces Jim Towns to one of his favorite gothic thrillers of the 40s: RKO's 1946 film The Spiral Staircase, featuring a great perfo

Aug 21 2025
1 h 46 min

Fog Island

A large spooky mansion on an isolated, foggy island. A dramatic situation with allegations of embezzlement and murder. George Zucco. Lionel Atwill. All the ingredients th

Aug 7 2025
1 h 54 min

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