Horror 101 - Episode 121: Altered States (1980)
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Welcome to our 121st show!  .  The Cult Sensation has pulled his request card!  We recently lost another excellent actor and this loss was enough for Nick to want to pay tribute to the first film this gentleman starred in.   A fairly obscure little gem that fits perfectly in our catalog.   If science runs amok stories are your bag?  I think you're in for a good time.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror04:30  Why Nick picked this one...11:20  Jessop and the Isolation Tank...15:30  Mushroom Ceremony...21:15  Tanks and Drugs...23:15  Simbian Reconstitution...26:30  Waking the Primate...32:00  Final Experiment...35:10  The Beginning is Nothing...37:30  Scoring the Film...48:10  Timothy Leary Conclusion!....Thanks for listening!
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