{"podcast":{"title":"Movie Oubliette","slug":"movie-oubliette-948748","podcast_index_feed_id":948748,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67ef8d23dd74d6439c160aa5","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/movie-oubliette","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67ef8d23dd74d6439c160aa5/1743753816985-5057ce95-c0a0-49d5-84f4-9c76bf6ecdbc.jpeg","author":"Conrad Chambers and Daniel Goh","episode_count":225,"summary":"Intrepid film fans Conrad and Dan review obscure and forgotten horror, sci-fi and fantasy movies to decide whether they should be set free or thrown back into the oubliette to be forgotten forever! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T12:18:09.301695+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/movie-oubliette-948748"},"episode":{"title":"The Curse of the Cat People","slug":"the-curse-of-the-cat-people","published_at":"2025-12-16T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/movie-oubliette-948748/the-curse-of-the-cat-people","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/movie-oubliette-948748","url":"https://shows.acast.com/movie-oubliette/episodes/the-curse-of-the-cat-people","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67ef8d23dd74d6439c160aa5/e/693fc9be443ad98913189706/media.mp3","summary":"Happy holidays! Our festive special this year focuses on The Curse of the Cat People (1944), directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise (of Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The Haunting fame), and produced by Val Lewton for RKO – a sequel that daringly abandons the horror conventions of its predecessor in favour of an atmospheric, psychological fairy-tale. The story follows young Amy Reed (Ann Carter), the sensitive and lonely daughter of Oliver Reed (Kent Smith) and Alice (Jane Randolph), whose imaginary friend manifests in the form of the serene and spectral Irena (Simone Simon), the tragic figure from Cat People (1942). With its expressionistic visuals, gentle pacing, and Lewton’s characteristically suggestive storytelling, should this film finally be released from the Movie Oubliette to flourish like Amy finding a true festive friend, or left to linger in the shadows like the fading spirits of Christmas past? Find out! Support us on Patreon to nominate films for us to cover, access exclusive bonus content, and vote on the final verdict! Rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice, and tell a friend about us. Follow us on TikTok , YouTube , Instagram and Bluesky . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Happy holidays! Our festive special this year focuses on The Curse of the Cat People (1944), directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise (of Star Trek…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4601,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/movie-oubliette-948748/episodes/the-curse-of-the-cat-people/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/movie-oubliette-948748/the-curse-of-the-cat-people.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}