Jim Cornette on Watching Horror Movies With His Mom

From Episode 505 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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[@Joseph-z7s3b]

Nice to hear Jim talk about horror movies and his mom. It has me appreciating my mom even more...who never had a problem letting me see movies like Friday the 13th, Scanners and Night of the Living Dead. She knew that I knew that it wasn't real and that it was something WE liked. THANKS MA!

[@shaquilleshalom]

Same with my mom! ❤

[@Joseph-z7s3b]

@@shaquilleshalom Nice! I can't stand people who treat their mothers like dirt. If not for them, exactly how would you be here?

[@walkedoverwater]

i’m on the younger side but my mom made me watch the entire Halloween series and it was so much fun looking back.

[@Joseph-z7s3b]

@@walkedoverwater It's pretty weak sauce when parents get their kids more scared of the boogymen in the movies instead of the creeps in the real world... the users, the abusers, the wicked and the emotional vampires.

[@DefendYoungstown]

My mom did the same! Any horror of any run. We (she) watched any show of any description that aired anywhere close or on any cable we could access. Any of it: Big Chuck & Houlihan/Lil John (not that one), Ghoulardi, Svenghoulie, Commander USA, Elvira, Mystery! (with Vincent Price), Joe Bob Briggs' Drive-In Theater, MonsterVision, 100% Weird, Mad Movies, Up All Night, Night Flight (when they would occasionally do movies instead of music videos/ documentaries or other random fringe pop culture)... you name the outlet, she was there! I was always a huge mark for practical effects, so I wasn't so much into the gore for gore's sake, but more like "okay, that's rubber... that blood looks like they used Karo syrup and the rest are squibs on tomatoes... oh, how did they do *that* to look so "real"??" instead of the normal "ew, blood" reactions a child my age should've had nightmares over. It's indirectly thanks to mom that I got a letter from THE Joe Bob Briggs! Such a cool dude.

[@guyincognito1423]

I'd love to hear Jim talk about horror movies for an entire episode.

[@fredbergstrom4866]

Me too

[@ganglabesh]

me three

[@joelashadali]

I'm pretty close to Jim's age. I was a total monster kid thanks to my dad. He passed away at 91 a couple years ago. Our horror host in the Philly area was Dr Shock. My dad had me watching universal/hammer movies as a youngin. We made all the monster aurora models. And yup we had the whole super 8 projector film set up with the screen and all (castle films released them). And yes the covers were cool. I still have a few. I listen to corny for this type stuff more than the wrestling. It's the memories and really makes me miss my dad. Kolchak was incredible. Dan Curtis also did Dracula,Dr Jekyll. Thanks for this trip down memory lane.

[@grahfkarate1799]

From Dayton Ohio. We had Dr Creep. It’s cool each area had their own horror guy

[@timwalker7027]

Thanks for sharing. I enjoy seeing comments like this. Take care.

[@joshuaDstarks]

Jim and Brian need to do more of this type of stuff. “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” was the basis of inspiration for “The X-Files”, or more so the “monster of the week” style.

[@jwnj9716]

Stan Against Evil did an episode with references to these 2 shows.

[@john_blues]

I'm a horror fan and X-Files fan. I saw Kolchak: The Night Stalker a few years ago for the first time. Kolchak is awesome!

[@jtown1022]

If I'm not mistaken, Kolchak was where Chris Carter started out. He even had McGavin play the OG X-Files Agent.

[@john_blues]

@@jtown1022Yep. He's said that Kolchak was a big influence.

[@hoozle]

Momma Cornette sounds like a great mom; no-nonsense but lots of fun.

[@SmashBrosOdyssey64]

We need more Mama Cornette stories! She sounded like a hoot. Also you can tell Jim is at his happiest when talking about movies. So I ask humbly, more movie talk please!

[@StarlightEater]

That would be legendary

[@aspetty]

A third mini podcast of him talking about old movies would be awesome

[@Kratosx23]

A horror movie podcast called “Children of the Cornette”.

[@aspetty]

@@Kratosx23 Brian and Jim act like the local horror movie hosts

[@brenthenshaw3585]

The name of the company with the 8mm films was Castle Films. You used to be able to order them from Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine.

[@Carl-R]

I grew up in the Chicagoland area and was always a Svengoolie kid. He would do an appearance every year around Christmas at my local comic shop dressed as “Sventaclaus”. My mom watched him in the 80s and I still watch him now with my girlfriend and daughter. Traditions are important 🎃🤪

[@THE_Dodge_Morningstar]

_"Sventaclaus"!?_ 😂Two gimmicks at once? I would have liked to see that.

[@Carl-R]

@@THE_Dodge_Morningstar I think Cornette would call that a “hat on a hat” 🤣

[@shawnwhitman5482]

October 21 is my late father's birthday he passed in 2008 I still miss him just as much

[@d3ath8ybac0n4]

Monster Squad is a classic!!!!

[@jamesoblivion]

Dammit, Brian, the Creature from the Black Lagoon WAS called Gill Man in the Universal movies! Gill Man is the creature's name! Love hearing you guys talk monster movies. 😁

[@Ted_Bell]

Tony Khan's gift, the former Ric Flair said that mama Cornette was pure class.

[@GojiAnguirus]

Just when I didn't think I could love Jim & Brian more - I love that they love Svengoolie.

[@mikepelosi9877]

The only way my mom and I bond is by watching horror movies. And she started me young. My favorite memories as a child were seeing the Monstervision ads on TNT during Nitro and asking my mom if she’d stay up late to watch a certain movie with me on Friday night.

[@IndustryPets]

I love the reminiscing! Thanks for sharing Jim.

[@rpm2friedchickengasoline559]

I was fortunate enough to grow up in a time when i was able to rent whatever I wanted from our local video store (the late great ST B VIDEO). Horror movies & wrestling tapes were my faves so much so that I'd reserve WWF videos in advance & would be given the promo materials that were issued to the store owners because i was THE BIGGEST wrestling fan in our neighborhood.

[@MaestroDawg65]

I still get spooked by Dark Night Of The Scarecrow. CBS in my area used to air it every year around Thanksgiving.

[@quintariosmith990]

I was born in 89 and I was raised watching horror movies with my mom Child’s Play to be exact and Candyman and everything else R.I.P. Momma Cornette 💯

[@JimHrbacek]

Today 10/30/23 would have been my father's 74th birthday...we used to watch Spengolli religiously when I was a small lil tyke.

[@Winnie122459]

I lived in Danville Illinois and our favorite was Sammy Terry out of Indianapolis. He was GREAT!

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

I bet Jim would like Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness

[@KingmasterRespawn]

The Monster Squad is such a masterpiece

[@Cheezytoons]

I remember how big the original V miniseries was on tv. It was all anybody was talking about, kids or adults

[@jpmiller7922]

I would listen to a watchalong of Jim and Brian watching Monster Squad.

[@MegaJustGeorge]

I don't know about you, J.P., but I would just love to hear Jim and Brian start talking about the original Electra Woman and dyna Girl - Deidre Hall and Judy Strangis!

[@ayobmedz]

Holy shit, my grandma used to say the "s'adight, s'adight" thing! I never had any idea what it was from, until apparently now. That gave me such goosebumps to remember that, thank you guys!

[@iamcasihart]

My first horror film was A Nightmare on Elm Street. It scared the fuck out of me. I was 6 years old. I LOVED IT. From that point on, I was a horror lover. It’s been 39 years of horror love!!!

[@dranilome]

Jim if you like Svengoulie, check out The Last Drive In on Shudder. Joe Bob Briggs dissects movies (same host/format from the old TNT Monstervision

[@stevengatkins]

Horror hosts had fallen out of favor by the time I was born. The closest we had was when Al Lewis returned as "Grampa" on TBS to host late-night (and later Saturday afternoon before wrestling) horror movies. I did manage to see the original Halloween and its sequel in a drive-in double-feature when I was young. Everything else was a home video experience.

[@juliolopez6289]

I used to work next door to Al Lewis's Restaurant at 260 Bleeker St.He was always out at H.S. and College Basketball games.

[@justinburris4276]

Yes, yes, yes, and yes!!! Halloween has always been mine, my Granny's, Uncle Felton's, and sister's favorite holiday and time of year in general. Hearing this brought back many childhood memories, thanks guys!

[@wtfaiwpodcast]

Just looked up Gwengoolie and recognized her as the lead from the Creature from the Black Lagoon musical they put on at Universal Studios. I don't like having this knowledge.

[@stephenrogers4537]

You better watch out Svengoolie I think Rick Knox wants your job!

[@daleva187goligo]

I watched svengoolie a few nights ago, kolchak the nightstalker movie and then the trilogy of terror with karen black, the last of the three with the infamous zuni fetish doll 😆 classic... then sven played the stomp song and there's jim beating the crap out of a rubber chicken with his tennis racket 😆 good times, love metv

[@deannadempsey9269]

SVENGOOLIE!!!! I wonder if Jim ever watched Sammy Terry, the ghoul from Indianapolis Indiana

[@zippymufo9765]

Wish Jim would talk more about his love of horror movies

[@valentine_puppy]

A great episode on today that is this Halloween day. Monster Squad is radical to the MAX! Wolfman Has Nards!

[@juicyfruit6311]

Amicus and Hammer Films released horror movies in that era.

[@Fulc1_L1ves]

I knew years ago Corny was a fan of Svengoolie when I saw a video Corny sent into the show of himself doing the "Svengoolie Stomp". Which is essentially a dance move involving stomping a mudhole in a rubber chicken to the song "Svengoolie Stomp". Corny beat the rubber chicken with his racket lol.

[@Bloodewing]

Was American International the movie company you were trying to think of Jim? They put out a plethora of cheap horror movies in the 60's. Who could forget Michael Landon in "I Was a Teenage Werewolf"? LOL

[@rexnorris3586]

Nice Gunsmoke reference. Castle Films had most of the old Universal Monsters films on8MM and Super 8.

[@Umbrella_TV]

I'm holding off on watching this video until Halloween Tomorrow. 👻🎃😁

[@ernestcruz6316]

In the '60s, that would have been Castle Films, owned (I believe) by William Castle.

[@thelastmotel]

No, that was a common misconception. It was owned by Eugene Castle, no relation to William.

[@ernestcruz6316]

@@thelastmotel Thanks. I've been wrong before and will be again.

[@thelastmotel]

@@ernestcruz6316 haha wont we all? :)

[@jonathancarlson6127]

Only reason I know what “Snappy Pappy” is, is cause of a throwaway bit from Mel Brooks’ “High Anxiety”

[@greatesttoysevermade3693]

Kolchak was one of the best tv shows ever!

[@michaelautrey6641]

i watched The Exorcist, Poltergeist and Salem's Lot before i was 10 years old.

[@xymoriintus]

I look at my little nieces and nephew and couldn't imagine showing them those types of movies they wouldn't even understand what they were seeing

[@michaelautrey6641]

@@xymoriintus probably for the best as those three in particular gave me bad nightmares. but i did watch them before i turned ten years old.

[@michaelautrey6641]

@@xymoriintus might also explain why scary movies dont scare me anymore.

[@citizenstrife]

"EVERY SHINGLE!" Coming immediately after Dosh Garn it, Brian is a roll on!

[@ggaa111100]

Im a huge fan of the old horror movies and its very gratifying to hear Jim and Brian talk about them. I had some of those 9 minute compilations. They were advertised in Famous Monsters of Filmland. Great stuff back then for a kid.

[@jaxteller7185]

My Dad would bring home 2 of these a week after work from some mysterious store when was a kid and we would watch these on the projector over and over. Frankenstein,Bride, Son, Invisible Man. All of them. I miss those times dearly.

[@mjdf122]

Horror Family Time with Mama and Jim Cornette

[@daveassanowicz186]

The Nostalgia character is played by Bill, who hosts Toon In With Me weekday mornings along with Toony the talking tuna puppet

[@smokedawg1]

The Kolchak movies and shows are all on You Tube now.

[@punkrockgigs]

If you enjoy hearing about old films give GILBERT GOTTFRIEDS AMAZING COLOSSAL PODCAST a try - he interviewed a lot of old time stars. Gilbert was an encyclopaedia of old films.

[@jaythecurse187]

Monster Squad is one of my all time favorite movies. One of the best Werewolf portrayals still. Watched that movie over and over as a kid.

[@grant1739]

That movie sucked

[@MrBeavis84]

The Night Strangler came on the other night, it's awesome

[@augustuswayne9676]

I love the movie Monster Squad . Its one of my favorites .

[@justjoe4775]

Last Saturday, Sven had a great double feature with The Night Strangler & Trilogy of Terror. The Zuni doll scared the hell out of me as a kid. That ending with Karen Black staring at the camera with those teeth. Classic.

[@versebuchanan512]

We had Sammy Terry up in Indianapolis. I think his son took over the gig and still does it, on occassion.

[@Bloodewing]

Fellow Indy resident here. I'm a year older than Jim and grew up on Dick the Bruiser and Sammy Terry. When young in the 60's I'd beg mom to stay up and let me watch Sammy, her knowing full well I'd end up in bed with her lol. But, she let me anyway. Miss ya mom.

[@corm1000]

I have been watching sevengolle since 1979 when he took over from Jerry Jene bishop. I even had a chance to meet him, and what's so cool is that he doesn't charge for his autograph. In fact last weekend I saw him at the volo car museum.

[@claytonjones8358]

We love you, Corny Man! Thank you for sharing your memories of your mother with us!!

[@metallicbigtoe3949]

While streaming is amazing, I've lived in a world with and without it and I feel that ultimately, it's gouged a huge chunk of social interaction out of life. No more going to work and everyone talking about the same thing they saw on TV last night. No video stores to go to and pick an unknown movie based on the cover, it was roulette, a huge buzz 😂 I miss those days....

[@metallicbigtoe3949]

@@watchitlive8460 I agree with all 4 of the points you make 👍

[@troysims6432]

FYI to any classic cartoon fans!!! MeTV plays cartoons Monday-Friday at 6AM and Saturdays from 6-9 AM central time!!!

[@seereadnhear]

First horror film I remember watching with my mom was Friday the 13th Part 3 on channel 44. Afterwards my brother had nightmares, I didn't sleep a wink,but damn it was a fun memory with my brother and Mom. Sadly I don't have them both with me anymore, but that memory will live on. Happy Halloween 🎃👻 Everyone!!

[@alexfromsolitude]

For me it was Alien - that should've been around '92 I think.

[@zombieninjatedsmith1301]

I watched Friday part 4 from behind my dad's chair......been a Jason fan ever since

[@joroma526]

That was the first horror movie my dad took me to see at 9 years old.i was on the edge of my seat with excitement but would take the 3d glasses off too if I was a little scared,haha

[@pleaseshutup7053]

My first Halloween 4 seeing people walk slow still gives me the creeeps

[@robdurfee6861]

I grew up watching horror movies with my mom as well. Her birthday was the 23rd of October, just after your moms. She would’ve been 65

[@joroma526]

On a side note.i met danhausen few months ago and i ask if he based his character off svengoolie and he said he never knew or heard of him before he came up with his character.i just have a hard time believing that.

[@EricMentore]

Bela Lugosi,Vincent Price,and Lon Chaney, are the Pillars of Classic Horror. Timeless

[@WyattHolliday]

Boris Karloff

[@alvin_png]

Now I gotta go find my bootleg copy of the night stalker

[@nikiedmonds6236]

This segment was funny as hell 😂

[@chrisbelit1599]

i do the same thing Jim. she even plays some of the ‘make your own choice’ interactive cut scenes video games all the time! she loves stuff like that

[@scottmartin3228]

Castle Films is the company that put out those 8mm cut downs of old Universal Horror movies.

[@davidgalvez5341]

So, which was the definitive Darren McGavin role, Carl Kolchak or Mr. Parker, the Old Man in "A Christmas Story"...? 🤔

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

I was snubbed for Spawn Of Svengoulie. You made a powerful enemy Sven. Nutcracker bites ankles.

[@fredbergstrom4866]

Kolchack, Hammer. Damn!! I would have loved to know Momma Corenette

[@AlvinLindros]

Im 43 and my mom passed in 2013 and she too loved to watch scary movies with me. She had seen "Carrie" qnd she just couldn't wait to get my reaction to the blood scene at the dance. Dad didn't give two shits. RIP to all the good mothers gone before their time.✌️

[@scaryharryflanagan70]

Our horror host here in Nashville during the 70's was Sir Cecil Creep sponsored by Purity dairy.

[@davidhunter1555]

I went to midnight openings of the Rob Zombie Halloween flicks with my mom. They're not great, but she has a crush on Michael and prefers him ultraviolent.

[@travismiller4320]

It’s amazing that Monster Squad could change all monsters just enough not to get sued, but still able to recognize them. Wizard Magazine used Duncan Regehr’s version of Count Dracula on its top 100 villains list, not Bela Lugosi or Christopher Lee

[@Hypno_BPM]

as a kid i’ve watched so many “Rated R” movies that i love on cable tv that were censored down to a PG-13 rating or whatever. that’s something kids now a days can’t do anymore since streaming is just the uncut versions.

[@vinceraven1501]

I was born & raised on horror movies & me & my late mom used to go see new releases in theaters during the 90s... Also went to see NWA/WCW every Tuesday night, sometimes every other Tuesday, also thru most of the 90s. I can vaguely remember Night of the Living Dead, Empire of the Ants, The Thing From Another World, The Howling, The Thing etc from my early childhood...

[@kevin2400]

Here in akron ohio.... we have the son of ghoul... hes awesome... sometimes he shows some three stooges if a movie ends early

[@robdurfee6861]

We also had Big Chuck and Little John for a long time and growing up in the 80s we had Superhost who sometimes showed Universal horror movies and Laurel and Hardy movies at Noon every Saturday after morning cartoons were over. I’m from Ohio too btw lol

[@kevin2400]

Someone on youtube had the earliest known recording of big chuck and hoolian...its gone

[@joelatkins5365]

Corny!!! They just aired Night Strangler this last weekend. Oscar Goldman played the monster...

[@ksdnsdkumar1375]

Mama Cornette used to say....... @2:46 CM Punk's dog name is Larry @13:23 laughs

[@ThatGuyX2]

My mother and I did similar. The worse lying made the horror film was the better so we could laugh and have a dumb time. Halloween 6 curse of Michael Myers holds a special place

[@joroma526]

I just watched that on AMC half hour ago

[@ThatGuyX2]

@joroma526 man it's so bad but made us laugh so much.

[@joroma526]

@@ThatGuyX2 your right about that!I will also say Busta rhymes Halloween was up there too.

[@ThatGuyX2]

@@joroma526 it's weird the stuff you look back on fondly nowadays

[@SRG1966]

My gram and I watched the original Svengoolie when I was a kid. Been watching this Sven since day one.

[@GojiraRising]

I actually like the fact that Svengoolie has a crew on the show.

[@Umbrella_TV]

Of course Svengoolie has a crew on his show.....who else could be throwing those chickens at him. 😂😂

[@americana-theamericanway7481]

happy birthday Momma Cornette

[@CinemaMack]

Before Bob Cobert died, he was interviewed for a book, Scored to Death Vol. II. Well worth taking a look at.

[@nicholasmantia9052]

Svengoolie is pretty cool..... He's been showing some great classic movies recently.

[@grdray2138]

Svengholie and Elvira were the tops.

[@gator9070]

Good stuff 😅the good times. God bless ya j.c . For remembering uour mom snd background

[@Noah-fv6dt]

Sorry to hear you lost your mom a few years back. I remembered how much you loved to bring her up. THELMA I BELIEVE? SHE passed the same year my dad did in 2002. He passed on September 17th. Hard to believe it was so long ago.

[@christerry1611]

My mom is who got me into horror movies. She and I will still watch them to this day.

[@splintermouth]

Can’t wait to hear Jimmy quoting ‘Wolfmans got nards!’

[@StarcleBlaze]

Being a Kentuckian i could listen to someone talk about MeTv anything for a year straight.

[@JohnnyKlash]

Svengoolie is the best reason to watch tv nowadays. And the show needs a horror movie review. I need to hear what Corny thinks of the classics like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Dawn of the Dead.

[@JohnAAA1]

I have the creature from the black lagoon 8mm movie, it’s labeled “the creature from the lagoon” and it’s about 6 minutes long.

[@radnyrandy]

Hey Corny what’s in the Snappy Pappy ??

[@aretnap3653]

Sounds Like "SvenGoolie" & "TheUnderTaker" *NEED* To Have a "CoffinMatch"!😜

[@TheChatteh]

I used to look forward to collision when punk was there, now I just skim through the show which is a shame

[@zombieninjatedsmith1301]

I haven't watched a match since punk left......and I wasn't even the biggest punk fan

[@jonathandenatale6878]

Christopher Lee was a shoot Bad Ass 👌

[@JenMistress]

Snappy Pappy may have came from a line in the Mel Brooks movie High Anxiety. Was a scene they were trying to sneak onto an airplane, and did such pretending to be an obnoxious elderly couple. Believe me, it makes sense in the movie. Anyways, they are talking about Bloody Marys and Mel brings up Snappy Pappy. So that may have been where that came from. Also, glad to hear Jim grew up on horror like I did, from a very young age. My fav movie from when I was a little girl up through today is a werewolf movie, Ginger Snaps. And if not for my love of horror and a certain wrestler named Undertaker, I probably wouldn't have stuck around as a wrestling fan as long as I did either. 😉

[@erictristan4977]

Monster squad is a good movie

[@joroma526]

I bought that movie a few days ago at a thrift shop