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We are starting with our network of Haven Podcasts including: Then Is Now, The East Meets the West, and Cinema Enigmatico.  We will also be continuing our blogs: Then Is Now and fan favorite Ed Davis’ Monsters & Memories!!  We’ll also be bringing back news and reviews and all the fun stuff that fans of Horror Haven came to love!

There’s also the Facebook Pages: Insomniac Drive-In and Retro-TV Guide Ads! And don’t forget our classic features: The History of Boston Horror TV and the History of Creature Double Feature! But wait, there’s more! We’ll be posting the original Then Is Now TV show as well as Fright Channel video clips and more!

So stay tuned as Jupiter Media brings you fun, information, and entertainment!!

Most Recent Blogs and Posts

Then Is Now Ep. 119 – Behind the Scenes 2022

Happy New Year, everyone!! This episode is the last of 2022 and was supposed to be released before the end

The Cult Movie Lounge Ep. 3 - Our Favorite Jess Franco Films

Today we have an overview of Spanish horror director Jess Franco’s film career, and we’ll bring up some of our

Then Is Now Ep. 118 - Salem Paracon

This year, Then Is Now Podcast is proud to cover the paranormal and horror convention, Salem Paracon which will be

Then Is Now Ep 117 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 – Dracula Roundup

Scott SA Bradley of Hellbent for Horror, John Grace from the Midnight Movie Cowboys podcast, and frequent guest co-hosts Spency

Then Is Now Ep. 116 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 – Near Dark (1987)

A truly underrated film, Near Dark from 1987 is the second to last subject in our 2022 13 Days of

The Cult Movie Lounge Ep. 2 - Werewolves!

On this episode of The Cult Movie Lounge, award winning blogger Robert Monell and I dive into Werewolf movies just

Then Is Now Ep. 115 - 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 – Robo Vampire (1988)

John Grace from Midnight Movie Cowboys returns to talk about another Hong Kong vampire film – a complete Robocop rip-off

Then Is Now Ep. 114 - 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 – 30 Days of Night (2007)

Ashes and Patsy the Angry Nerd return to our 2022 event, 13 Days of Hallowtober, to discuss another fun vampire

Then Is Now Ep 113 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 – Fright Night (1985 & 2011)

In this episode of our 2022 13 Days of Hallowtober special we cover a film and its remake: Fright Night!

Then Is Now Ep. 112 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 – Empire of Dracula (1967)

Mexican horror expert and member of The B-Movie Cast, Juan Ortiz, is back as we delve into another Mexican vampire

Then Is Now Ep 111 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 – Only Lovers Left Alive (2014)

“Cool people never die.” That’s the apt tag line from the film Only Lovers Left Alive from 2014, which is

Then Is Now Ep. 110 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 – The Lost Boys (1987)

Get ready to sleep all day, party all night, never grow old, and never die as Spency and My-Kill join

Then Is Now Ep 109 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 – World of the Vampires (1960)

Juan Ortiz from The B-Movie Cast joins me as we go south of the border and delve into the first

Then Is Now Ep 108 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 – John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998)

Hey Folks, I just wanted to warn you in advance that this episode of Then Is Now’s 13 Days of

Then Is Now Ep 107 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 – Vampyres (1974)

For our third 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 podcaster extraordinaire, Rod Barnett, joins me and we discuss the spooky lesbian

Then Is Now Ep. 106 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 – From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

On our second installment of the 2022 13 Days of Hallowtober, My-Kill joins me along with Patsy the Angry Nerd

Then Is Now Ep. 105 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2022 – Mr Vampire (1985)

Today is the day!! Welcome to our yearly Then Is Now Podcast event: 13 Days of Hallowtober! This year’s theme

Then Is Now Ep. 104 - Dantes Alexander, the Prince Regent of EDM

Our guest today is Dantes Alexander also known as the Prince Regent of EDM – or Electronic Dance Music! We

The Cult Movie Lounge Ep. 1 - Sergio Corbucci

The official first episode of The Cult Movie Lounge starts off with a bang! Hosts Re-Gor and Robert Monell discuss

Then Is Now Ep. 103 - Pop Culture Chat Ep. 1

We present to you a new series-within-the-series called Pop Culture Chat. Re-Gor and guest co-hosts Spency, My-Kill and Justin Cooper

Then Is Now Ep. 102 -Drive-In Super Monster-Rama Presents The Christopher Lee Centenary Celebration Sept 23 & 24, 2022 –...

George and Gene from the Drive-In Super Monster-Rama are back, and they’re going to tell us about their upcoming September

Filmmakers Series Special - David Misch Part 1

Hi folks! So, in order to show you just what you're missing if you don't subscribe to our Patreon page,

The Cult Movie Lounge Ep. 0 - Preview Episode

Hey folks! We’re announcing a new podcast, The Cult Movie Lounge! Hosts Re-Gor and award-winning blogger, Robert Monell, have come

Then Is Now Ep. 101 - Judy Matheson

On today’s show, we have a special guest who is a British actress that’s perhaps best known for her appearances

Then Is Now Ep. 100 - Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) 50th Anniversary with William and Damon Goldstein

It’s finally here, the 100th episode of Then Is Now Podcast!! It's time to wind up the Dr. Phibes Clockwork

Then Is Now Ep. 99 - The Career of Buster Keaton with David Misch

On today’s special video episode, our good friend David Misch -- writer of such classic TV shows as Mork &

The East Meets the West Ep. 19 - Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981) & The Mercenary (1968)

We’re back after a bit of a hiatus! On today’s show, Re-Gor and Patsy discuss the Shaw Brothers film Sword

Then Is Now Ep. 98 - Poems of Grave Importance with Chad Hawkes

Okay folks, we apologize for being behind on getting Then Is Now out in a timely manner, but we’re back!

Then Is Now Ep. 97 - A History of Howard Johnson's with author Anthony Sammarco

Howard Johnson’s was a major staple of America’s Pop Culture from the late 1920’s until the early 2010s. When it

Then Is Now Ep. 96 – Colleen Costello the Celtic Medium

On this episode, Then Is Now dives into the world of the paranormal with our amazing guest, Colleen Costello the

Then Is Now Ep. 95 - The Last Possession - Cast & Creators

Flying solo again, I had the good fortune of interviewing the cast and creators of a new, independent horror film

The East Meets the West Ep. 18 - 10 Tigers of Kwangtung (1980) & The 5-Man Army (1969)

After an unplanned hiatus, we’re back with more Shaw Brothers and Spaghetti Western goodness!!! On this episode, Patsy the Angry

Then Is Now Ep. 94 - The Retro Cocktail Hour with Darrell Brogdon

For 25 years, Kansas Public Radio’s amazing show, The Retro Cocktail Hour, has been the home of Space Age Pop

Then Is Now Episode 93 - Mini Special #4 - April Ghoul's Drive-In Monster Rama

Our 2nd show this week brings back George and Gene, to discuss this year’s April Ghoul’s Drive-In Monster-Rama!! They’ve got

Then Is Now Episode 92 - Mini Special #3 - Shock-A-Go-Go Film Festival with Eric Eichelberger

April of 2022 is chock full of awesome events!! This week, we are going to release 3 episodes covering some

Patreon Now For the Price of a Cup of Coffee!!!

We've restructured our Patreon to one tier at $3! The price of a cup of coffee! Help support the show

Then Is Now Podcast - Ep. 91 - Hunter Redfern

In this episode, actor Hunter Redfern joins us to talk about the upcoming found-footage horror film that he’s starring in,

Then Is Now Podcast - Ep. 90 - Universal Primer - The Creature From the Black Lagoon Films

In our next installment that helps introduce people to Horror Films, Chris and I and special guest host Spency leap

Then Is Now Podcast - Ep. 89 - Filmmaker Bobby Canipe Jr.

Our special guest today is filmmaker Bobby Canipe Jr, whose forthcoming documentary, “Mom n' Pop: The Indie Video Store Boom

Then Is Now Podcast - Ep. 88 - Paul Taylor Part 2

Join us for part 2 of our awesome interview with actor Paul Taylor who was really candid with us and

The East Meets the West Ep. 17 – Legend of the Fox (1980) & The Big Gundown (1966)

We’re back!! Sorry for the delay! Patsy and I discuss Legend of the Fox from 1980 and The Big Gundown

Then Is Now Podcast - Ep. 87 - Paul Taylor Part 1

Chris and I had the good fortune to interview the amazing actor, Paul Taylor, who is best known for his

Then Is Now Podcast - Ep. 86 - Universal Primer - Frankenstein Part 3

Spency returns to join Chris and I for part 3 of our Universal Frankenstein series!! Today we discuss House of

Then Is Now Podcast - Ep. 85 - Universal Primer - Frankenstein Part 2

As Chris and I continue on our Universal Primer, we cover The Wolf Man (1941), The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942),

Then Is Now Podcast - Ep. 84 - Gary James WMEX Radio

We are back with the first episode of 2022! We hit the ground running with an interview with Gary James

Then Is Now Podcast - Ep. 83 - Universal Primer - Frankenstein Part 1

Merry Christmas, everyone!! In our final episode for 2021, Chris and I continue our series about helping folks get someone

Then Is Now Podcast – Ep. 82 – Author Zachary Winderl

On today’s episode, Chris and I have a discussion about films and TV shows that we’re watching and have a

Then Is Now Podcast – Ep. 81 – William Windom Retrospective

Chris and I get things going as we discuss the Rhode Island ComiCon 2021, recent Pop Culture News, and present

Then Is Now Podcast – Ep. 80 – SA Bradley – Part 2

In part 2 of our awesome interview with Podcaster and author SA Bradley is upon us!! We talk about everything

Then Is Now Podcast – Ep. 79 – SA Bradley - Part 1

Filmmaker Chris Esper is on board for his first episode as permanent co-host! Today we interview podcaster/author SA Bradley, whose

The East Meets the West Ep. 16 – The Rebel Intruders (1980) & Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! (1968)

Patsy and I return to our regular format as we delve back into the Venom films and a Bud Spencer

Then Is Now Podcast – Ep. 78 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2021 – George Romero Video Round-Up

Happy Halloween 2021, everyone!!! The 13th episode of our special series, 13 Days of Hallowtober, is upon us! This was our

Then Is Now Podcast – Ep. 77 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2021 – Zombi 2 (1981)

John Grace, from the Midnight Movie Cowboys podcast, returns! He previously joined us on the Kung Fu Zombies episode as

Then Is Now Podcast – Ep. 76 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2021 – Sugar Hill (1974)

Today, I am joined by the masterminds behind Pennsylvania’s Drive-In Super Monster-Rama and the April Ghoul’s Drive-In Monster-Rama, both held

Then Is Now Podcast – Ep. 75 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2021 – Shaun of the Dead (2006)

Patsy the Angry Nerd and Spency are back for more as we tackle the 2006 British Zombie Comedy (or Zombedy)

Then Is Now Podcast – Ep. 74 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2021 – Rampant (2018)

Amateur animator, filmmaker hobbyist, and monster movie/bad film historian, Mark Bailey joins me today as we continue our dive into

Then Is Now Podcast – Ep. 73 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2021 – Train to Busan (2016)

For those who haven’t been following, we are in the middle of our yearly event called 13 Days of Hallowtober.

Then Is Now Podcast – Ep. 72 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2021 – Kung Fu Zombie (1981)

John Grace, host of the Midnight Movie Cowboys podcast joins me for a discussion of a delightfully silly and fun

Then Is Now Podcast – Ep. 71 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2021 – Fido (2006)

Spency and Patsy the Angry Nerd return yet again for a great Zombie comedy from 2006, Fido, starring comedian Billy

Then Is Now Podcast - Ep. 70 - 13 Days of Hallowtober 2021 - The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue...

My co-host on this episode, Rod Barnett, had previously joined me on episode 52, in which we discussed the Polizziotechi

Then Is Now Podcast - Ep. 69 - 13 Days of Hallowtober 2021 - Zombie Video Games

On this episode, we’re going to do something a little different. Rather than cover a particular film, we are going

Then Is Now Podcast - Ep. 68 - 13 Days of Hallowtober 2021 - Dead Heat (1988)

13 Days of Hallowtober rolls on as we have been examining post-Night of the Living Dead zombie films! Today I

The East Meets the West Ep. 15 - Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) & Requiem for a Gringo...

Last episode was part 2 of our Primer on Shaw Brothers films and Spaghetti Westerns. Today, we break our usual

Then Is Now Podcast – Ep. 67 – 13 Days of Hallowtober 2021 – Army of the Dead (2021)

As we continue our journey of discussing zombie films made after and sometimes inspired by George Romero’s Night of the

Then Is Now Podcast - Ep. 66 - 13 Days of Hallowtober 2021 - World War Z (2013)

Welcome to the first episode of our yearly event called 13 Days of Hallowtober. Every October, for the last 13

13 Days of Hallowtober - 2021

Every year, for the last 13 days of October, Then Is Now Podcast posts an episode a day! Last year's

Then Is Now Episode 65 - Kult Film Korner with John Johnson

In previous episodes, we’ve discussed Exploitation films, which are films intended to attract an audience by means of its sensationalist

Then Is Now Episode 64 - Drive-In Asylum Fanzine with Bill Van Ryn

For those of us who grew up, pretty much from the 1950s to the 1990s, Newspapers carried ads for movies,

Then Is Now 63 - Mini Special #2 - Giallopalooza Wrap-Up

In April, I had the good fortune to attend the APRIL GHOULS DRIVE-IN MONSTER-RAMA at The Riverside Drive In Theatre

Then Is Now Episode 62 - John Pyka - Back of the Cereal Box Podcast

As we often like to discuss things that have gone away from our pop culture, some things haven’t gone away.

The East Meets the West Ep. 14 - Primer Episode Part 2

Welcome to the latest episode of the now Award Winning Show, The East Meets the West! We won Best Long

Exciting Things Happening at Haven Podcasts!!

Well, we had Then Is Now’s first LIVE VIDEO on Thursday, September 16th, 2021. Aside from a Facebook glitch, it

Then Is Now Episode 61 - Video Special #1

We had Then Is Now’s first LIVE VIDEO on Thursday, September 16th, 2021. We streamed live on Facebook and YouTube,

Then Is Now's first LIVE Video Show!

Join us for our first live Video Special! Thursday 9/16 at 8pm EST. Co-Host Chris Esper and I will be

Then Is Now Episode 60 - Jerry Mathers

One of the best representatives of the American family in the 1950s was the Cleaver household, as portrayed on the

The East Meets the West is now an Award Winning Podcast!!!

A zillion thank yous go out to Amalga-Mania and all those involved for the amazing honor of Best Long Form

Then Is Now Episod 59 - James Harberson - A Disgusting Supermarket of Death

Horror has been with us since the dawn of mankind in various forms over the years, and while horror movies

Then Is Now Episode 58 - Johnny Whitaker

Former child star, the iconic and legendary Johnny Whitaker joins us today! One of my childhood idols, Johnny is most

Then Is Now 57 - Mini Special #1 - The Lost Year Film Festival

Welcome to our first, Special Mini-Episode! Recently, Haven Podcasts had the good fortune to be able to sponsor “The Lost

Then Is Now Episode 56 - Crossover with Pier 54 - A General Hospital Fan Podcast

General Hospital is an amazing daytime drama, or soap opera, that has been on the air since April 1st, 1963.

Then Is Now Episode 55 - Judith O'Dea

The star of the original Night of the Living Dead, Judith O’Dea, joins us today as we dive into her

Then Is Now Episode 54 - Stuntman Eddie Braun

Here on Then Is Now, we strive to discuss pop culture of the past (THEN) and how it relates to

The East Meets the West Ep. 13 - Primer Episode Part 1

This episode is not going to be our usual one in which we take a deep dive first into a

Then Is Now Episode 53 - Sean Kanan

While soap operas are dwindling, they haven’t fully disappeared from our collective zeitgeist, and the ones that are surviving are

Then Is Now Episode 52 - Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man with Rod Barnett

My special guest on this episode is the amazing podcaster Rod Barnett host of both the Naschycast and The Bloody

Then Is Now Episdoe 51 - Dedee Pfeiffer

Dedee Pfeiffer is an incredible actress who has been in movies and TV shows since 1985. She’s been in a

Then Is Now Episode 50 - Dr. Phibes 50th Anniversary Wrap-Up + More!

Then Is Now turns 50! Episode 50, that is! On today’s show we are doing a wrap-up of the Abominable

The East Meets the West Ep. 12 – The Flag of Iron (1980) & My Name is Nobody (1973)

We continue to dive further into the Venom Mob films of the Shaw Brothers, and Terence Hill’s Spaghetti Western legacy.

Then Is Now Podcast Episode 49 - Dee Wallace

As we continue to introduce the next generation to all the cool stuff they may have missed out on, there

Then Is Now Podcast Episode 48 - Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause (1955), starring the iconic and legendary James Dean, is a classic film that everyone MUST see!

Then Is Now Podcast Episode 47 - Bruce Boxleitner

While science fiction has never left our pop culture, there are many science fiction films, TV shows, and books from

The East Meets the West Ep. 11 - 2 Champions of Shaolin (1980) & Trinity is Still My Name (1971)

On today’s episode, Patsy the Angry Nerd and I discuss a couple of really good ones: 2 Champions of Shaolin

Then Is Now Podcast Episode 46 - Dr Phibes 50th with William & Damon Goldstein

The 50th anniversary of the Horror Classic, The Abominable Dr Phibes is upon us, and so is the Phibes 50th

Then Is Now Podcast Episode 45 - Bill Oberst Jr

Arriving this week on VOD and streaming services is the new Thriller called Painkiller, directed by Mark Savage and written

Then Is Now Podcast Episode 44 - 2021 April Ghouls Drive-In Monster Rama

We’ve discussed Drive-In Theaters in the past, and while many indoor movie theaters have closed down because of Covid-19, the

Then Is Now Blog #51 – 2021 April Ghouls Drive-in Monster Rama

While the whole pandemic thing in 2020 closed a lot of businesses down, the Drive-in Theater had a resurgence! My

Then Is Now Podcast Episode 43 - Burt Ward

As we’ve discussed on the show, comic books and superheroes are a part of our pop culture that have never

The East Meets the West Ep. 10 - Shaolin Hellgate (1980) and They Call Me Trinity (1970)

The parallels between Shaw Brothers films and Spaghetti Westerns continues to amaze us! Through no conscious intent, both films we

Then Is Now Podcast Episode 42 - Ron Marz

As many listeners already know, we strive on this show to present cool pop culture of the past to a

The East Meets the West Ep. 9 - Shaolin Daredevils (1979) and Boot Hill (1969)

On today’s episode, Patsy the Angry Nerd and I discuss the Shaw Brothers film, Shaolin Daredevils (aka The Daredevils) from

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