The Nick Taylor Horror Show
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Exploring the techniques, strategies, and key pieces of advice for aspiring horror directors, straight from the minds of some of the greatest filmmakers and creators in horror. Host Nick Taylor engages in one-on-one conversations with directors, producers, writers, actors and artists to uncover the keys to their creative and professional success in the horror business.
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SAVE THE CAT! WRITES HORROR Writer | Jamie Nash
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May 01, 2026 |
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HUNTING MATTHEW NICHOLS Director/Producer | Markian Tarasiuk & Sean Harris Oliver
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Editors | Rick Shaine & Patrick McMahon
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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DOLLY Director | Rod Blackhurst
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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MORTUARY ASSISTANT Director | Jeremiah Kipp
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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BODYCAM Director | Brandon Christensen
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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THE BUNKER Director | Brian Hanson
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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TRAUMATIKA Director | Pierre Tsigaridis
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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THE BLACK PHONE 2 Composer | Atticus Derrickson
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Horror Hangout | Whitney Moore
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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NO ME SIGAS | Directors Eduardo Lecuona & Ximena García Lecuona
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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MISDIRECTION’S Kevin Lewis & Oliver Trevena
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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STRANGE HARVEST Director, Stuart Ortiz
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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MAN FINDS TAPE Directors, Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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GOOD BOY Director, Ben Leonberg
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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NIGHT OF THE REAPER Director, Brandon Christensen
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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The Science of Horror: Recreational Fear Lab
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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The filmmakers of DREAM EATER, Jay Drakulic, Mallory Drumm & Alex Lee Williams
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Variety’s Executive Digital Director, William Earl
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Screenwriter & Director, Joe Begos
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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SCREAMING & CONJURING Writer, Clark Collis
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL Writers, Scott Brown and Anthony King
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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The Howl - Your Past Month's Horror News - September, 2025 featuring Joe Russo
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Horror Fan/ Entertainment Lawyer, Joshua Lastine
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Writer/Director, Boaz Yakin
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Jim Mickle, Director of STAKE LAND, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE & SWEET TOOTH
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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ABRAHAM’S BOYS Director, Natasha Kermani
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Jamie Harrison, Stage Illusionist for STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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SAW Writer and SKILLHOUSE Director, Josh Stolberg
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Effects Creator, Chris Fisher
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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STRANGER THINGS Writer, Kate Trefry
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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BARK Director, Marc Schölermann
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Graphic Novel Duo, Shannon Eric Denton & David Hartman
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS Producer, Robin Block’s New Indie Horror Venture, Screamseed!
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May 30, 2025 |
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Horror Documentarian, Kurt Sayenga
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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THE INVISIBLE RAPTOR’s Mike Capes & Nic Neary
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Horror Historian David Katznelson
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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MEMOIR OF A SNAIL Director, Adam Elliot
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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THE DEAD THING Director, Elric Kane
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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COMPANION Co-editor, Josh Ethier
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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WEREWOLVES Director, Steven C. Miller
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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DON’T MOVE Directors Brian Netto and Adam Schindler
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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LOVE BOMB Director, David Guglielmo
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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ALL YOU NEED IS BLOOD Director, Cooper Roberts
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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THE BABADOOK Director, Jennifer Kent Celebrates 10 Years
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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The Howl - Your Past Month's Horror News - September, 2024
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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DANIEL ISN'T REAL Director, Adam Egypt Mortimer
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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DOCTOR JEKYLL Director Joe Stephenson (from Hammer Films)
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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The Howl, MAXXINE and LONGLEGS - an Epic Horror Double-Header - July 2024
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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The Inheritance’s Joe Russo and Alejandro Brugués
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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The Howl - Your Past Month's Horror News - July, 2024
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Joe Russo and Mark Gantt, Creators of Soul Mates
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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The Howl - Your Past Month's Horror News - June, 2024
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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SMILE, RELIC & NIGHT SWIM DP, Charlie Sarroff
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY Director, Francis Galluppi
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May 31, 2024 |
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The Howl - Your Past Month's Horror News - May, 2024
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May 09, 2024 |
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IMMACULATE Writer, Andrew Lobel
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May 03, 2024 |
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The Howl - Your Past Month's Horror News - April, 2024
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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DESTROY ALL NEIGHBORS Director, Josh Forbes
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Ryan Turek, Blumhouse Producer & VP of Development
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Introducing The Howl, a New Monthly Horror Series
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Producer, Andrew Corkin
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Onyx The Fortuitous Director, Andrew Bowser
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Eli Roth - Round 2
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Eli Roth on THANKSGIVING
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Origin Stories LIQUID DEATH CEO & Co-Founder, Mike Cessario [Episode 108]
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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THE OUTWATERS Director, Robbie Banfitch [Episode 107]
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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What Was That? Hanover Haunting Survivor & Grim Reaper Sighting (TRIGGER WARNING) [Bonus]
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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MALUM Director Anthony DiBlasi [Episode 106]
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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SWALLOWED Director, Carter Smith [Episode 105]
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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THE APOLOGY Writer/Director, Alison Star Locke [Episode 104]
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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WHAT JOSIAH SAW Director, Vincent Grashaw [Episode 103]
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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The Anatomy of Horror with Genre Scholar John Truby [Episode 102]
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May 18, 2023 |
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THE OFFERING Director, Oliver Park on The Study of Fear [Episode 101]
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May 12, 2023 |
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EPISODE 100: SMILE Director, Parker Finn
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Podcast Storyteller Extraordinaire, Mark Ramsey [Bonus]
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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SISSY Directors, Kane Senes & Hannah Barlow [Episode 99]
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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SALOUM Director, Jean Luc Herbulot [Episode 98]
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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THE LONELIEST BOY IN THE WORLD Director & Cast, Martin Owen, Hero Fiennes Tiffin & Max [Episode 97]
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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THE ACCURSED Director, Kevin Lewis [Episode 96]
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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DEADSTREAM Writers/Directors, Vanessa and Joseph Winter [Episode 95]
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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DEVIL’S WORKSHOP Writer/Director Chris von Hoffman [Episode 94]
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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WHEN THE SCREAMING STARTS Writer/Director Duo, Ed Hartland & Conor Boru [Episode 93]
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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PUSSYCAKE Director, Pablo Parés [Episode 92]
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL’s Alex Brightman [Bonus]
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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The Adams Family; Makers of HELLBENDER and THE DEEPER YOU DIG [Episode 91]
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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YELLOW VEIL on Producing Boundary-Breaking Indie Horror [Episode 90]
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Season 3 Return
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Prolific Producer, DJ Dodd [Episode 89]
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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SEE FOR ME Director, Randall Okita [Episode 88]
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW Writer, Director & Actor, Jim Cummings [Episode 87]
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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FRIED BARRY Director, Ryan Kruger [Episode 86]
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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1922 and RATTLESNAKE Director, Zak Hilditch [Episode 85]
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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HORRORPOPS Frontwoman, Patricia Day [Bonus]
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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THE OLD WAYS Writer/Director Duo, Christopher Alender & Marcos Gabriel [Episode 84]
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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HOUNDS OF LOVE Director Ben Young [Episode 83]
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL, Writer/Director, Chris Baugh [Episode 82]
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Horror Icon, Brian Yuzna [Episode 81]
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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The Legendary Adam Green! [Episode 80]
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May 06, 2021 |
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THE POWER, Writer/Director, Corinna Faith [Episode 79]
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Writer, Josh Miller [Episode 78]
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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BoulderLight Pictures Founders, J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules [Episode 77]
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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THE EMPTY MAN, Writer/Director, David Prior [Episode 76]
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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LUCKY, Writer/Actress & Director, Brea Grant & Natasha Kermani [Episode 75]
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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30 DAYS OF NIGHT Writer & Prolific Comic Author, Steve Niles [Episode 74]
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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THE VIGIL Director, Keith Thomas [Episode 73]
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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WILLY’S WONDERLAND Director, Kevin Lewis [Episode 72]
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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THE NIGHT Director, Kourosh Ahari (Episode 71)
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX Director, Rodney Ascher [Episode 70]
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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SURVIVING DEATH Director, Ricki Stern [Episode 68]
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Monsterforge Founders, Steve Niles, & Shannon Eric Denton [Episode 67]
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Remembering Stuart Gordon with Brian Yuzna, Larry Fessenden, and Graham Skipper [Episode 66]
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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WOLFCOP Director, Lowell Dean [Episode 65]
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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HOLIDAY BONUS: Stephen Chiodo and Cig Neutron!
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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ANYTHING FOR JACKSON Director, Justin Dyck [Episode 64]
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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Blumhouse TV President, Jeremy Gold [Episode 63]
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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CASTLE FREAK Director & SFX Master, Tate Steinsiek! [Episode 62]
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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FATMAN Directors, The Nelms Brothers [Episode 61]
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Welcome to the Blumhouse: 4 Directors Share their Blumhouse Experience [Episode 60]
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Nov 21, 2020 |
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THE HEAD HUNTER Director, Jordan Downey [Episode 59]
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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VAMPIRES VS THE BRONX Director, Oz Rodriguez [Episode 58]
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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THE MORTUARY COLLECTION Writer/Director, Ryan Spindell [Episode 57]
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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THE FURIES Director, Tony D’Aquino [Episode 56]
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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THE AU PAIR NIGHTMARE Director, Joe Russo [Episode 55]
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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THE GOON Creator, Eric Powell! [Episode 54]
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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KNIFE + HEART Director, Yann Gonzalez [Episode 53]
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Ryuhei Kitamura, Director of MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, VERSUS, & DOWNRANGE [Episode 52]
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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1BR, The Low Budget Indie That Hit #1 on Netflix with Director/Producer David Marmor & Alok Mishra [Episode 51]
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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The Late Great Stuart Gordon [Episode 50]
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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PSYCHO GOREMAN Director, Steven Kostanski [Episode 49]
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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PALE DOOR & SCARE PACKAGE Director, Aaron B. Koontz [Episode 48]
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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REVENGE Director, Coralie Fargeat [Episode 47]
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Carlo Mirabella Davis [Episode 46]
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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TERRIFIER 2 News with Damien Leone! [Episode 45]
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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The Weird and Wonderful World of Cig Neutron! [Episode 44]
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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RELIC Director, Natalie Erika James [Episode 43]
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Blumhouse’s INTO THE DARK Directors, Alston & Julius Ramsay [Episode 42]
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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THE SHED Writer/Director, Frank Sabatella [Episode 41]
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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SHARKNADO Director, Anthony C. Ferrante [Episode 40]
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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THE WRETCHED Directors, Brett & Drew Pierce [Episode 39]
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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PORNO Director, Keola Racela [Episode 38]
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May 18, 2020 |
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ROOM 237 Director/Documentarian, Rodney Ascher [Episode 36]
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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READY OR NOT Director/Producer Trio, Radio Silence: Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, & Tyler Gillett [Episode 35]
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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Carter Smith on Directing MIDNIGHT KISS for Blumhouse and THE RUINS [Episode 34]
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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Tarantino Documentary Director, Tara Wood [Episode 33]
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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Directors of Freaks, Adam Lipofsky and Zach Stein [Episode 32]
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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Knives & Skin Director, Jennifer Reeder [Episode 31]
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Directors of Scream Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street Documentary, Tyler Jensen & Roman Chimienti [Episode 30]
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Fright Night Director, Tom Holland’s Enduring Director Wisdom [Episode 29]
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Maximizing Low Budget Indie Horror With Tommy Stovall [Episode 28]
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Gigi Saul Guerrero [Episode 27]
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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The Great Larry Fessenden [Episode 26]
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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The Legendary, Roger Corman [Episode 25]
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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Bill Moseley! [Episode 24]
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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Chelsea Stardust & Satanic Panic! [Episode 22]
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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Braid Director, Mitzi Peirone [Episode 21]
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Josh Lobo, Director of I Trapped the Devil [Episode 20]
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Jul 18, 2019 |
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Editor-in-Chief of FANGORIA, Phil Nobile Jr. [Episode 19]
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Jul 12, 2019 |
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Puppetmaster The Littlest Reich Co-Director, Sonny Laguna [Episode 18]
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Jul 04, 2019 |
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Beetlejuice the Musical’s Scott Brown and Anthony King [Episode 17]
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Eric Pham’s Flay [Episode 16]
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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In Search of Darkness: The Definitive 80’s Horror Documentary Director, David Weiner [Episode 15]
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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The Wisdom of Shep Gordon [Episode 14]
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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30 Years of Practical Effects with Amalgamated Dynamics’ Tom Woodruff Jr & Alec Gillis [Episode 13]
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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Jim Ojala’s Strange Nature [Episode 12]
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Feb 28, 2019 |
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David Guglielmo and Nick Chakwin, The Writer/Director Duo Behind Hospitality & No Way to Live [Episode 11]
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Feb 21, 2019 |
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Pledge’s Daniel Robbins, Zack Weiner & Zachery Byrd [Episode 10]
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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Mick Garris, Writer, Director, Horror Legend [Episode 9]
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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William Lustig, Director of Maniac [Episode 8]
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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The Candyman Himself, Tony Todd [Episode 7]
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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Joe Bob Briggs on the State of Horror Cinema [Episode 6]
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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Sons of Anarchy’s Kim Coates on Acting & Character Building [Episode 5]
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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Steve Mitchell on Directing Larry Cohen Documentary, King Cohen [Episode 4]
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Nov 08, 2018 |
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Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein’s Horror Business [Episode 3]
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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Joe Dante and the Hustle of Horror Filmmaking [Episode 2]
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Oct 30, 2018 |
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Filmmaking Advice from HELL FEST Director, and Blumhouse Alum, Gregory Plotkin [Episode 1]
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Oct 26, 2018 |
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Welcome to The Nick Taylor Horror Show!
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Oct 24, 2018 |