Who's There? A Podcast About Horror Fans

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In this episode, Don tells me about his newest novel Whispers in the Woods and his collection of short stories that was released in March called Midnight Harvest. Then he revealed to me why he loves movies that make him feel prolonged anxiety, his favorite horror directors, and a very controversial pick for which horror movie he would remake if he had the option. We also talked a little bit about his collection of short stories Midnight Harvest, which was released in March of this year.

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On this week’s episode, returning guest Joey Powell joins me along with his twin brother Josh Powell so they could tell me all about their book Nightgames which they wrote together. They told me how they each fell in love with horror, why they decided to team up and write a novel together, and their personal writing process for writing Nightgames. They also told me what movies they’d pair with their novel, why Josh falls asleep to horror movies, and so much more. 

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Join me as I recap my top 3 films that surprised me most at the Chattanooga Film Festival this year on Films at First Sight with Joe Ferry!

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Here's a recap of everything I watched in June 2025 including my thoughts on the films that I watched at the 2025 Chattanooga Film Festival!

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We’re back from our break! I hope everyone had a great Pride Month. Enjoy this week’s episode with Joe Vallese, the editor of the anthology IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET, Queer Reflections on Horror. He chats with me about how he fell in love with horror, his favorite LGTBQ+ horror, what it was like to put together ICFTC and get it published, the possibility for a sequel, and more!

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Here’s my ‘What I Watched in May 2025’ episode! This is everything I watched in the month of May. I apologize for the sound quality - I think Descript wasn’t picking up my headset mic. See you on June 30th after I take the rest of June off!

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In this week’s episode, I got to chat with author Padraic Maroney about his new book Escaping Death - The Unauthorized Story Behind the Final Destination Movies and I had to put it out ASAP since we just got a new Final Destination movie! We talked about why he wanted to focus on the Final Destination franchise, who he was able to interview for the book, why he’s a huge apologist for millennials, and of course we also go through our rankings for the Final Destination movies and their opening accidents, and so much more.

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In this week’s episode, Tadan told me how growing up in Hollywood and on film sets influenced his love of horror and movies in general, why he thinks horror is the punk rock of the film industry, and what it was like making his short-film Nykil. He also explains why he has a fear of ambiguity and what film he’d love to reboot if he had the opportunity. 

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In this episode, I chat with Adam Cesare about the two most common paths to becoming a horror fan, the outbreak of 2016 that inspired the original story for Clown in a Cornfield, and how involved he was in the making of the movie. We also talk about his favorite horror movies and his favorite subgenre. Clown in a Cornfield is out in theatres everywhere now!

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This week I had the opportunity to speak with Felipe Vargas who’s the director behind a new horror movie called Rosario. He told me how he first fell in love with horror as a kid, the Colombian folklore that scared him growing up, and how he got involved to direct Rosario. He talks about how the opportunity to work with David Dastmalchian came about, what spoke to him in the script, and the Colombian folklore he’d love to explore in his next movie, and more!Go see Rosario now in theatres nationwide.

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Here's everything that I watched in April 2025 and what I thought about it!

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I’m excited to cap off the month of April with an episode featuring Patrick Barb, the author of The Night of the Witch Hunter. We talked about how he got into writing horror literature, the terrible (his words!) horror movies that he loves to watch, and how his book of horror essays based on the songs of the band Neutral Milk Hotel came together and more! 

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This week we have the fantastic Nat Cassidy on the show again to chat about horror and his new book When the Wolf Comes Home! He told me how he fell in love with horror when he was just 6 years old, the horror books he’s currently reading, and the books and movies that inspired him when he was writing When the Wolf Comes Home. I also asked him what scares him and who he’d cast as the two main characters in a film adaptation of When the Wolf Comes Home!

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A quick mini-sode with the stars of The Cruelty-Free Confessions of Hannah Blake, Maggie McMuffin and Giselle Chatelain, playing through April 20th at the Frigid New York Fringe Festival!

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In this week’s episode we talked about James’ newest book Bride of the Tornado which is described as The Mist meets Twin Peaks. He professes his love for David Lynch and David Cronenberg, a super interesting critique on modern day cults that you might not think of as cults, and why he loves small town horror, and more!

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Here's everything that I watched in March 2025! Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter below!

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In this week’s episode, DC Phillips and I have a great conversation about his latest novella, The Flayer, and the crazy dream that inspired the story, as well as who his personal favorite horror writers are, what he’s reading right now, and the vampire lore in one of his favorite former concert venues in Atlanta, and more! 

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For our final episode for Women in Horror Month, I’m excited to share my conversation with ESL horror writer JV Gachs. We talk about her novella Epiphany and her newest book that came out on March 25th, Unholy. She explains why possession movies are her favorite and what her top picks for unique possession movies would be. She also got very candid with me and told her how writing horror has helped her accept her own infertility and the responses she’s gotten from other women going through the same, and so much more.

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This week I chatted with the co-hosts of the Final Girls Podcast, Kellie and Sarah, about why they started it and how it’s been going since December. We also get into growing up in the 90’s and all of the horror movies of the early 2000’s that they loved, as well as what movies they’re looking forward to seeing later this year, and we also touch on tech horror a bit too. 

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This week I got to chat with Melissa LaMartina, the director of a new horror comedy from Dread productions called For Sale by Exorcist (on VOD now!). She told me about the filming process, working with her husband who co-wrote it, and where they found their protagonist. She also told me about the one time she stayed in a haunted hotel, the spooky town they got engaged in, and what her next film is about.

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Here's everything I watched in February 2025! It was a short month!

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This week for Women in Horror Month, I had the awesome opportunity to speak with horror academic and horror TikToker Kaytlin Grace. Even though she grew up being terrified of everything as a kid, we talk about how horror gave her hope and how she started studying horror academically. She also told me why she decided to write her thesis on Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Hill House and what she hopes to write her Masters thesis on next, and so much more! Talk to her made me want to go back to school!

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Happy Women in Horror Month! Today I have a conversation for you with Jamie Brandel and Aspen Nelson and about their indie horror movie that they are in post for called Make Whole. We get into their favorites, the super young ages at which they first found horror, and how they met and collaborated on Make Whole. I also found out the serial killer who’s childhood home Aspen grew up in and why they think horror is good for people. 

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This week I spoke with writer Lowell Greenblatt about a book he’s written about the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise where he dissects what was going on in horror at the time each sequel was being made. I can’t wait to read that, so look for it when it’s published this summer. He tells me why he loves slashers, the horror movies he will never watch again, and how he became a writer with Macabre Daily, and so much more!

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In this week’s episode, I talk to indie filmmaker James Morris about how he got into horror later in life and the process for making his latest film He Never Left. We discuss why we think the horror genre is so unique and whether he’s ever seen a UFO since he lives in Utah and much more. Don’t forget to go check out his film He Never Left on VOD!

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On this week’s episode, I chat with ER physician Reese about the first horror movie he ever saw way too young as a child, the one genre that he literally can’t stomach, and his hot take on horror movie remakes. He gives some great insight as to how he uses horror as an escape from his day job in the ER and whether or not hospitals in horror movies are realistic.

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Here is everything that I watched in January 2025 to cope with the state of the world.

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On this week’s episode, I talk with Scott J. Moses about his novella Our Own Unique Affliction which was just re-released on January 21st. He tells me what inspired the story and what he’s working on next. He reveals his favorite vampire movies to me, how he got into writing horror literature, and he also gives a lot of great book recommendations, and so much more!

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On this week’s episode, Stephanie talked about how she got into horror and her first novel HIDING LIES that was released last October. We talked about the very young age at which she was introduced to horror, her favorite subgenre, and what it’s been like owning a digital bookshop. She also told me where the idea for Hiding Lies came from and what her second novel is about!

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We are talking this week with Mary Beth Andrews about her directorial debut with a movie called BYSTANDERS that is out on VOD on January 21st. Trigger warning for sexual assault in the movie and it is talked about in our conversation. Mary Beth told me how she got involved with the project, where they found their filming location, and how they found their cast. She also explained how she wants people to feel after watching Bystanders.

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This week erotic horror novelist Kay Digitalis and I talked about how lack of supervision as a child led to her watching horror movies way too young, what her favorite subgenre is, and what inspired her erotic horror novel Shadows in Her Veins, and much more! Make sure to pre-order a copy of Shadows in Her Veins which is being released on February 14, 2025.

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In this episode, we chatted about how Clay fell in love with horror and his newest novel that comes out tomorrow Wake Up and Open Your Eyes. He told me where the idea came from for the story, where his story ideas come from in general, and the French filmmaker that he would love to have adapt Wake Up and Open Your Eyes. He also regaled me with the story of the teacher that put him on the path to becoming the writer he is now, the difference between writing a traditional novel and a graphic novel, and whether or not his kids are allowed to read his books, and so much more!

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Here's everything I watched in December 2024!

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Our annual Best Of horror round up with original guests Jody, Merri, and Michael, with honorable mentions!

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Happy almost holidays everyone! This week I’m rewinding the 2021 episode where I joined the amazing humans at the podcast Hack or Slash to talk with them about my favorite version of Black Christmas, the 2019 adaptation. If you aren’t already subscribed to their feed, make sure you check them out! Thanks again to Kris Rojas for allowing me to be a guest and to post this episode on my feed.

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This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Ron and Harrison Magid. Ron is an FX journalist and screenwriter who is the founder of The Halloween Society which was a horror-related magazine in the 80’s. He tells me all about the incredible people he interviewed, including one-on-one interviews with people like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, and his quest to see every horror movie ever made. And inspired by his father’s work in the business, Harrison is making a documentary about The Halloween Society and his dad’s work. We talked about whether or not his dad inspired him to go into filmmaking, the very young age at which he first saw Nosferatu, and why he thinks horror is life affirming.

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This week I had a conversation with Kerri Curtis, a Texas based abstract artist. We discussed how she got into horror later in life because of her son, who her favorite directors are, and what christmas horror movies she watches every December, and more!

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Everything I watched in November 2024!

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Join me this week as I have my friend Dusty Evely on to chat about holiday horror. Tis the season, right? He shares a little with me about how he came to horror late in life and then we each talk about our top 5 favorite holiday horror movies and our lists couldn’t have been more different! Then we gave our honorable mentions that didn’t make the list and I told him about the two new holiday horror movies that we’re getting this month, and more!

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In today’s episode I spoke with UK horror journalist Kat Hughes. In this episode we talked about how she got into watching horror at a very young age and also how she got into horror journalism. She revealed the tradition she has with her husband that surrounds a yearly rewatch of The Mist and how she’s introducing her daughter to horror. We also talk about the UK horror festivals that she’s covered and what her favorite picks are from this year’s selections. 

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In this week’s episode Jacob shares how he got into filmmaking, the horror movie that he watched way too young, and his favorite movies that he saw at Fantastic Fest this year. He also reveals the horror movies he’ll probably never watch and his awesome pick for a horror movie that he’d love to remake.

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On this week’s episode I got to speak with actor and filmmaker Amanda Jane Stern. She is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker whose film ‘Perfectly Good Moment’ was recently released on Tubi and we talk about how she came to horror later in life, what inspired her to write the script for Perfectly Good Moment, and what her favorite subgenre is. She also told me the impact the book Men, Women, and Chainsaws had on her!

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This week my guest indie horror writer David Washburn told me how he got into horror far too young, the really cool story of how he got into writing horror literature, and what his favorite subgenre of horror is, even though it’s not really a subgenre yet, I don’t think. 

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In this week’s episode, I had the opportunity to chat with Sara and Vince from the YouTube channel Dread Alert Media. We talked about why they started their channel, what purpose horror serves in their lives, and who their favorite horror YouTubers are. They also have a baby and I asked them about how they’re going to introduce her to horror when it’s time so if you’re a parent, maybe that’s useful to you too!

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In this week’s episode, I talked with chef Jay Reifel about how he got his start in Hollywood where he wrote space action and horror movies, and then pivoted to being a chef in New York City. Recently he released a book called “A History of the World in 10 Dinners” and we talked about a couple of the most horrifying ones including one called The Dinner From Hell and one that includes a mythic creature from the Tudor era. Jay told me how he fell in love with horror and why he appreciates movies like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Cannibal Holocaust.

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In this conversation with writer/director Michael Felker, he tells me where the idea came from for Things Will Be Different, what he learned editing Benson and Moorehead’s films that he brought with him into his directorial debut, and what aspects of him and his sister’s relationship are embedded in the main characters of Adam and Riley. He also told me his favorite film right now, his favorite time travel movies, and what movie he’d love a chance at remaking.

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In this episode, Joe and I talk about how he got into horror, who his favorite directors are, and which unpopular horror movies he’s a fierce defender of. He also told me how he got into film programming, how Brooklyn Horror has evolved over the years, some of his favorite films from this year’s festival, and what a first-time festival goer should expect.

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In this week’s episode I talk with Subservience director SK Dale about how he got involved with Subservience, why he was drawn to the script, plus how Megan Fox got the role. He also told me his top two favorite horror movies and whether or not he’d ever buy an AI robot to take care of his family, and more! Subservience is now available to rent on VOD everywhere.

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