It’s a month into 2020 and the “terrible teens” are due for a post-mortem! There were huge changes in the world of entertainment in the years 2010 to 2019 and the horror genre was right in the middle of it all.
Continue reading “Episode 091-Death by Convenience: Part One”
‘Horror Film Director Found Slain, Buried Under Floor’, screamed the August 1995 headline in The Los Angeles Times.
From the 60s to the 80s, producer/director Al Adamson made cheap, crazy and effective exploitation films, like SATAN’S SADISTS and DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN for the drive-in market.
But the whole truth behind Al Adamson’s strange life and gruesome death reveals perhaps the most bizarre career in Hollywood history.
Continue reading “Episode 089-Blood & Flesh & Obsession: Unearthing the Cult of Al Adamson”
Great horror stories, like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, have universal appeal and artists can reinterpret them to reflect the anxieties of every generation.
And on Friday, September 13th, legendary Independent Horror Auteur Larry Fessenden releases Depraved, his newest vision of the Frankenstein story.
Continue reading “Episode 088- Home of “DEPRAVED”: The Larry Fessenden Interview”
Welcome to PART ONE of a podcast double-feature with the I Know Dino Podcast!
Dragons! The xenomorph from Alien! The shark from Jaws!
These monsters are descendants of real creatures that walked the earth- the dinosaur.
Horror movies have used the dinosaur as a source for monsters since the silent era because they are a source of endless fascination and terror.
But, do the dinosaurs deserve their role as horror movie villain? Are there dinosaurs that are even weirder and scarier than what the movies usually show?
Continue reading “Episode 087- Dinosaur Horror! Double Feature”
Horror is an emotion first and a setting later. It’s the only genre that is directly named after an emotion, and that gives horror a universal appeal. It also makes each person’s experience and interpretation personal.
We close out June, Pride Month, with a celebration of the contributions the LGBTQ community has brought to the horror genre since the creation of the Gothic novel. Continue reading “Episode 086- Horror Pride”
The 6th Annual Etheria Film Night will be held on Saturday, June 29th at the legendary Egyptian Theatre, and H4H is celebrating with a series of interviews with the filmmakers!
Etheria Film Night is the world’s most prestigious showcase of new short genre (horror, science-fiction, fantasy, action, comedy, and thriller) films directed by women.
This interview is with writer/director Chelsea Lupkin (Flutter, Uncovering Eden) to discuss her newest short film, Lucy’s Tale and her love of genre film.
Join me as I ask Chelsea some horrible questions!
Etheria Film Night: http://www.etheriafilmnight.com/
Lucy’s Tale: http://www.chelsealupkin.com/lucy
The 6th Annual Etheria Film Night will be held on Saturday, June 29th at the legendary Egyptian Theatre, and H4H is celebrating with a series of interviews with the filmmakers! Continue reading “Hellbent for Horrible Questions: Ivy Liao”
Nothing marks the end of an era more potently than when the icons of that era pass away.
The cold reality is that when horror icons pass away, they rarely get memorialized in mainstream arenas.
So, I wanted to give an “Irish Wake”, a happy send-off for several of the people who passed away over the last few years. The people who gave horror fans their First Kiss. Continue reading “Episode 085- Last Kiss”
The best thing about being a horror fan is sharing the love with other horror fans!
And I had the pleasure to do just that!
Continue reading “Episode 084- Screaming for Pleasure LIVE! From Dark Delicacies”
(Photo Credit: CHRISTOPHER WAHL/CONTOUR BY GETTY IMAGES)
If director Guillermo del Toro didn’t exist, we horror fans would have had to invent him.
He’s a true lifelong fan himself, who brought his unique style and passion to horror films, and his love for monsters paid off when The Shape of Water won Best Picture in 2017.
So…why is there so little conversation about Guillermo del Toro in the horror community? Continue reading “Episode 083- We Need to Talk About Guillermo”
