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Hellbent for Horror — A podcast about horror
I’m here to remind you that you used to love horror movies…and you secretly still do!
Episode 083- We Need to Talk About Guillermo
If director Guillermo del Toro didn't exist, we horror fans would have had to invent him.
Episode 082- The Hidden Horror of Disaster Movies
Disaster Movies have been a staple of cinema since the Silent Era, and they are far more diverse in scope than you might think.
Episode 081- Hellbent for HORROR NOIRE!
The excellent new documentary, HORROR NOIRE: A HISTORY OF BLACK HORROR, is a love letter to the rich, powerful history of Black American artists in horror cinema.
Episode 080- Violent Femmes: Women in Horror Film Festival
I was a witness to the Women in Horror Film Festival, and I lived to tell the tale! I interview festival co-founder and film director Vanessa Ionta Wright as well as several of the talented filmmakers in attendance as we discuss film inspirations, real-life ghosts, nuns who perform street justice, and everyone's first kiss with horror!
Women in Horror Month: Rakefet Abergel Interview
February is Women in Horror Month, and we're celebrating with an interview with the writer/actress Rakefet Abergel!
Women in Horror Month: Tara Hall Interview
February is Women in Horror Month, and we're starting things off with an interview with Tara Hall, the writer of the feature-length film, Buzzard Hollow Beef (2017).
EPISODE 079- RANGER DANGER: an interview with Jenn Wexler
THE RANGER (2018) is an homage to slasher films and punk rock movies from the 1980s, and director/co-writer Jenn Wexler joins me to talk about horror, music, fake blood recipes, and becoming a surprise hit at SXSW!
Episode 078.5- Special Christmas Ghost Story- The Willows
One last surprise present "under the tree" for my listeners! I'm continuing the British tradition of the Christmas Ghost Story.
Episode 078- Magic, Movies and the Mind: Interview with Magician Victoria Mavis
Join me as I speak with my special guest, Victoria Mavis. Victoria as an internationally renowned magician, author, podcaster and professional wizard who joins me to talk about the connections between horror movies, magic and science technology.
Episode 077- There is a Haunted House in Town
Some places, no matter what your eyes tell you, just feel…weird…creepy…uncanny. Every culture has a haunted place…a haunted house.
Episode 076- We Lost It in the '80s: An Interview With the Creators of "In Search of Darkness"
The '80s were horror movie heaven.
A new documentary in the works, IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS: A JOURNEY INTO ICONIC '80s HORROR, that has the potential to become the definitive look at this wild decade of horror.Join my guests, Director David Weiner and Executive Producer Robin Block as they discuss their documentary, their passions and what movies they consider their "First Kiss"!
EPISODE 075- B@T$H1T CR@ZY HORROR MOV1E$
Batshit Crazy horror movies are the messy upstarts that couldn’t blend into the crowd if they tried.
Hellbent for Horrible Questions 02: Kevin and Jennifer Sluder
My guests are the creative team filmmaking team, KEVIN AND JENNIFER SLUDER. They have shepherded many independent horror and sci-fi films to completion and now Kevin has directed his first horror short, HEARTLESS, which is winning awards and rave reviews.
Episode 074- Bad Blood Relations
Many Greek Tragedies dealt with anxiety around the fragility of families in a dangerous world. The most frightening theme was the families destroying themselves from the inside. What is it in our nature that drives some of us to madness, cruelty and self-destruction?
Issue #01- Hellbent for Horrible Questions! Guest: director Simone Kisiel
My guest is director SIMONE KISIEL, who has made two feature films, "HOUSED" and "BUGS: A TRILOGY."
Episode 073- The Woods Outside and the Woods Within
With Guests Hope Madden and George Wolf from the Fright Club Podcast! Back when the campfire was the center of the village, the woods were the dark home of dangerous creatures and magical beings.
I’m a life-long horror lover and I believe you are too. Join me as we discuss horror history, themes and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode. The door swings wide here and all types of horror are welcome. Get recommendations for your new favorite horror movie, book, comics or live events. Plus, in-depth conversations with horror tastemakers, directors, writers, creators and legends.
Previous guests include:
Nothing is off-limits. Which horror genre will you discover next?
Classic Universal Monsters
Slasher Films
Found Footage
French Extreme
Asian Extreme
Korean Ghost Stories
J-Horror
Hammer Horror Films
Amicus Films
Glass Eye Pix
EC Horror Comics
Creature Features
Halloween
B-Movie
Splatter films
Ghost stories
Folk Horror
Supernatural
Horror Hosts
Italian Zombie movies
Spanish Zombie movies
George Romero Zombie movies
Giallo
Silent Horror Films
Nature Run Amok
Atomic Age Horror
Roughies
Exploitation
Horror Literature
Serial Killer
Body horror
Torture porn
VHS
Psycho and more!
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