The CinemaChords Podcast

By Howard Gorman

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Episodes: 49

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Bringing you up close and personal with the voices shaping film, music, and storytelling today. Each episode dives into candid chats with filmmakers, actors, musicians, and authors — from rising talent to industry icons — as they share the stories behind their work, the challenges they’ve faced, and the sparks that keep their creativity alive.

Episode Date
#49: Author Viggy Parr Hampton on 'Ripped Up the Middle in Two', Postpartum Rage, and Modern Folk Horror
Jul 28, 2026
#48: Christopher Golden Talks ‘Carry Me to My Grave’: A Journey Into Horror’s Most Human Fears and the Golden Age of Cinema
Jul 21, 2026
#47: Araminta Hall on Unreliable Narrator, Narrative Authority and the Elusiveness of Truth
Jul 14, 2026
#46: The Gothic Reframed: Charlotte Cross on Carving a Fresh Voice Within the Dracula Mythos in Her Debut Novel ‘The Brides’
Jul 07, 2026
#45 - Chuck Tingle Talks ‘Fabulous Bodies’: Turning Influencer Culture into Blood-Soaked Midnight Movie Mayhem
Jul 03, 2026
#44: Paul Tremblay Talks ‘Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep,’ AI, Human Agency and the Horror of Surrendering Ourselves to Technology
Jun 26, 2026
#43: Daniel Kraus on His Sci-Fi Frightmare ‘The Sixth Nik,’ Cronenbergian Biotech, and the Fight for Human Emotion
Jun 19, 2026
#42 - Grief, Folklore, and Highway Horror: CJ Leede Talks Grimy New Shocker Novel 'Headlights'
Jun 08, 2026
#41 - Author Leah Rowan on rewriting horror history by giving one of the genre’s most famous victims her own voice in ‘Marion’
Jun 01, 2026
#40 - Author Nick Cutter Talks ‘The Dorians’: His Latest Horror Vision Examining the Fantasy of Eternal Flesh
May 19, 2026
#39 - Sara van Os Talks ‘Decomposition Book,’ Necrotic Narratives, and the Capacity of Stories for Human Connection
May 06, 2026
#38 - Tuning Into Terror: Author TJ Payne on Re-wiring Haunted House Tropes into a Clinical Nightmare
May 05, 2026
#37 - Nat Cassidy on Crafting a Travelogue of Fear in His Debut Horror Anthology "I Know A Place"
May 04, 2026
#36 - Aimee Pokwatka Talks New Novel ‘Accumulation’: haunted homes, childhood terrors, and everyday unease
May 01, 2026
#35 - The Horror of Holding On: Leigh Radford Talks Exploring Terminal Illness Through a Haunting Zombie Lens
Apr 30, 2026
#34 - Amy Jane Stewart Discusses ‘Hex House’ and Its Terrifying, Reality-Rooted Fairytale Foundations
Apr 27, 2026
#33 - British Rural Horror and Lurid Local Lore: Daisy Pearce on the Dread of 'Dark Is When the Devil Comes'
Apr 27, 2026
#32 - The Architecture of Anxiety: Marcus Kliewer on ‘The Caretaker,’ Rules as Rituals, and Universal’s Sydney Sweeney-Led Adaptation
Apr 20, 2026
#31: INTERVIEW: ‘Hokum’ Director Damian McCarthy On Reviving The Haunted Hotel Horror Subgenre
Apr 16, 2026
#30: Rick McMurray Talks The Transition from ASH to Solo Side Project BURNED AS WITCHES
Apr 14, 2026
#29: Ian Tuason Talks Broadcasting a Sinister Frequency of Grief and Faith in UNDERTONE
Apr 14, 2026
#28: C.J. Dotson on New Horror Novel 'These Familiar Walls,' Parenting, and Childhood Fears
Apr 13, 2026
#27: ‘Femme Feral’ Author Sam Beckbessinger Talks the Horror and Humor of Female Transformation
Apr 08, 2026
#26: Philip Fracassi on Sarafina: A Grimmesque Civil War Tale of Desertion, Duty, And Devastating Dread
Apr 07, 2026
#25 - Luke Dumas on New Horror Novel ‘Nothing Tastes as Good’: Identity, Obsession & the Horror of Becoming “Perfect”
Mar 26, 2026
#24 - Steve & Audrey Zahn Talk Navigating Loss and Connection in Their Poignant New Dramedy ‘She Dances’
Mar 26, 2026
#23 - Eric LaRocca Talks New Horror Novel ‘Wretch’: Haunted by Grief, Driven by Curiosity
Mar 18, 2026
#22 - Revisiting Romero: Daniel Kraus on New Book Partially Devoured and the Enduring Terror of Night of the Living Dead
Mar 06, 2026
#21 - Matt Dinniman Talks Operation Bounce House: Dungeon Crawler Carl Creator’s AI Chaos-Fueled Sci-Fi Adventure
Mar 06, 2026
#20 - Chris Panatier on ‘Daytide’: Wrestling with a Psychological Pandemic by Way of a Black-Metal Wizard of Oz
Feb 20, 2026
#19 - Michaela McManus & Stella Marcus Talk ‘Redux Redux’ – Revenge on Repeat Across Parallel Universes
Feb 19, 2026
#18 - Matthew & Kevin McManus Talk ‘Redux Redux’ – Grief Across the Multiverse and Revenge on Repeat
Feb 19, 2026
#17 - Adam MacDonald on Turning Courtney Summers’ This Is Not a Test into a Relentless Screen Shocker
Feb 17, 2026
#16 - Tom Clarke Talks Social Disguises: The Enemy’s Comeback Album Made on Their Own Terms
Feb 17, 2026
#15 - Geoff Zanelli on Navigating Tonal Whiplash to Score 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die'
Feb 16, 2026
#14 - Catriona Ward on the Peter Pan–Inflected World of “Nowhere Burning,” Where Freedom and Captivity Collide
Feb 16, 2026
#13 Johnny Compton on Dead First: Noir Horror, Immortality, and the Weight of Reckoning
Feb 09, 2026
#12 James Badge Dale, Michael Mando & Ben Foster Talk John Swab’s ‘King Ivory’ and the Toll of the Fentanyl Trade
Feb 08, 2026
#11 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — Nia DaCosta on Steering the Rage into Darker, Weirder Human Territory
Feb 08, 2026
#10 Gore Verbinski Talks the Alarmingly Disarming Vision of Humanity in ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
Feb 08, 2026
#9 DRACULA: Luc Besson on Recasting Bram Stoker’s Classic as a Romantic Gothic Tale
Feb 08, 2026
#8 DRACULA: Caleb Landry Jones & Zoë Bleu Talk Luc Besson’s Romantic Revamp of Bram Stoker’s Iconic Tale
Feb 08, 2026
#7 'Good Boy 'Author Neil McRobert: Meet the Author Turning Northern Folklore into Haunting, Heartfelt Horror
Oct 19, 2025
#6 Joe R. Lansdale Talks New Anthology of Essential Horror - Genre-Bending Stories & Timeless Fears
Oct 13, 2025
#5 Killing Faith Cast Interviews: Western Grit, Moral Fault Lines, and the Weight of Broken Belief with Guy Pearce & DeWanda Wise
Oct 13, 2025
#4 - Bone Lake Cast & Crew Interviews: Burning Desire, Shattered Trust, and the Art of Psychological Warfare
Oct 04, 2025
#3 - Refuge in Fear? Tatiana Schlote-Bonne on Facing Fears, Claiming Self-Worth and the Haunting Echoes of Trauma in ‘The Mean Ones’
Sep 30, 2025
#2 - The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre: Philip Fracassi on Flipping the Slasher Script with a Fresh Denture Bite
Sep 29, 2025
#1 - The October Film Haunt: Horror, Obsession, and Digital Folklore with Michael Wehunt
Sep 28, 2025