{"id":5051,"date":"2023-09-13T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?page_id=5051"},"modified":"2026-09-27T19:28:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T22:28:02","slug":"episode-guide-the-super-villains-of-hollywood-podcast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?page_id=5051","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE GUIDE: THE SUPER-VILLAINS OF HOLLYWOOD PODCAST"},"content":{"rendered":"

Known subjects and number of episodes of the celebrated true-crime\/ Hollywood history podcast:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2b50 Biff Crossley<\/a>: Six-episode season, in which Crossley is referred to as the “Star-Killer” to keep from spoiling the identity of the murderer: “He Shot From the Screen, or, Murder at Grauman’s” covering the death of star John Loveridge during the premiere of his own movie at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre; “Jewel Smugglers to the Stars” about the crime ring that perpetuated the murders; “The Very Loud Death of Ben Jackey” about the second murder; “Biff Crossley Must Die!” covering the supposed threat to Crossley’s life; “Star-Killer, Meet the Shield” covering the Shield’s action-packed investigation of the murders; and “Ben Crossley Must Die II: the Return of Joyce la Rue!”, a special episode that reveals Crossley as the killer, details the final confrontation and his defiant suicide and features a surprise interview with his accomplice\/patsy, the reclusive, disgraced former actress Joyce la Rue!
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\u2b50<\/span> the Conqueror<\/a>: Three episodes: “Bolton Gates, Millionaire Madman”, about the man himself and his adoption of the Conqueror identity; “Dean Denton, Man of a Thousand Voices” about the career of ventriloquist Denton and his subsequent retirement from show business and foray into scientific detection; and “Colossal Studios Has a Cult Problem” about the Conqueror’s repeated attempts to establish his rule over Hollywood.
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\u2b50 Clayface: An entire season! Episode One: “The Rise of Basil Karlo”. Episode Two: “Karlo’s Fall From Grace”. Episode Three: “Dread Castle, or, the Crimes of Clayface”<\/a>. Episode Four: “The Return of Clayface”<\/a>. <\/span>
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\u2b50<\/span> The Dummy<\/a>: Part of a series compilation episode about non-Hollywood-based villains who committed prominent crimes in Hollywood, the “Kidnappings” episode.
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\u2b50<\/span> The Firehawk<\/a>: One episode: “Flames of the Firehawk”. No guest.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2b50 The Hunchback of Hollywood<\/a>: A two-part whodunnit (Episode One: “Barloff or Brogan, Who is the Hunchback of Hollywood?” Episode Two: “Unhunched!”) – listeners call in their theories to be played on the second episode (no cheating!).<\/span>
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\u2b50 The Masked Man<\/a>: Part of the ill-fated latter season dedicated to the “also-rans” who washed out before they “made it” as Hollywood villains (“The Script that Killed”).<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\u2b50<\/span>Molo<\/a>: Much-reviled episode “Death by Molo” is no longer available in the podcast archives, but copies still circulate among both communities critical of the True Supercrime genre and those campaigning for the release of the surviving Molo brother.<\/p>\n

\u2b50 The Phantom Duelist<\/a>: One episode: “The Phantom Duelist, or, Reynolds Gets His”. No guest.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n


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