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The Last Man on Earth (1964)

Zombie Strains

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Episode  ·  1:25:47  ·  Dec 10, 2025

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Every day, scientist Robert Morgan (Vincent Price) wakes up to the same routine: scrounge for food. Repair his shelter. Head to town... and kill every vampire he finds there. How did he wind up as The Last Man on Earth(1964)? Is there any hope left for him after the apocalypse? And is it possible that this vampire movie is the biggest evolutionary leap forward in the zombie genre so far? John, Andy, and Producer Brad grab their stakes and garlic and brace for an apocalyptic zombie film that paves the way toward Night of the Living Dead.SHOW NOTES:Theatrical release date: May 6, 1964Cemetery Dance interview with Richard MathesonNew York Times article on Robert Lippert and his troubles with the Screen Actors Guild. 9/9/1965New York Times article announcing Sears and Roebuck's Vincent Price Collection. 6/9/1962.Observer article on The Vincent Price Collection opening in Denver, CO. Talking Heads Remain in Light press kit with bibliography. April 21, 1988 Rolling Stone interview with David Byrne.Rob Zombie and Waxwork Records release The Last Man on Earth soundtrack. TCM podcast The Plot Thickens - Season 6 - CleopatraTheme music composed by Neil Dube.Additional music by Elarasound.www.pond5.comAdditional voice work by Russell Bentley.www.pond5.comAdditional music byContact:zombiestrainspodcast@gmail.comwww.zombiestrainspodcast.comFollow us onAndy's Substack "Fortress of Regret"InstagramFacebook

1h 25m 47s  ·  Dec 10, 2025

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