Castle Of Horror Podcast

Tonight we’re chatting with Nick Risher, CEO of Dark Matter TV. Nick grew up in the Hollywood studio system and has been involved in putting together films like The Demented and Netflix’s Animal Crackers, but three years ago he and TriCoast started the AVOD/Fast channel called Dark Matter TV which focuses on horror, action, and sci-fi. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

This week we have a look at the 2023 film DEAR DAVID. This is Episode #417! Dear David is a 2023 American supernatural horror film directed by John McPhail, based on Adam Ellis' Twitter thread of the same name. It stars Augustus Prew as Ellis with Andrea Bang, René Escobar Jr., Cameron Nicoll, and Justin Long in supporting roles. The film is the third co-production between BuzzFeed Studios and Lionsgate Films. It follows Ellis (Prew) who is haunted by the spirit of a boy at the mercy of demons after retaliating against trolls.The film was released in theaters and to streaming and digital formats on October 13, 2023, by Lionsgate. It received mostly scathing reviews from critics, deriding its lack of originality and shock value; some reviewers preferred the original Twitter thread over the film.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

Tonight we’re chatting with J. Andrew Deman, author of The Claremont Run: Subverting Gender in the X-Men. Deman’s book provides a data-driven deep dive into the legendary comics author’s subversion of gender norms, demonstrating how Claremont used his growing platform in his sixteen years writing Uncanny X-Men to articulate transgressive ideas about gender nonconformity, toxic masculinity, and female empowerment. Deman’s book reveals how Claremont challenged readers to see the real world differently and transformed pop culture in the process.The book releases this month from University of Texas Press.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

Tonight we’re chatting with Demián Rugna, director of When Evil Lurks (Cuando acecha la maldad), which Streams on Shudder starting Friday, October 27th.In the film, a pair of brothers, Pedro and Jimmy, try to protect their family including their mother and Pedro’s two children from a demon that possesses its victim and can spread itself, almost like a zombie virus. It’s been called “shockingly grisly” by the New York Times and “delighting in unspoken terrors by the LA Times.” This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

Tonight we’re chatting with Joe Lynch, director of the new horror thriller SUITABLE FLESH from RLJE Films in theaters and everywhere you rent movies on October 27, 2023. Based on a Story by H.P. Lovecraft, SUITABLE FLESH is directed by Joe Lynch (Mayhem, Creepshow) with screenplay by Dennis Paoli (From Beyond, Re-Animator). The film stars Heather Graham (The Hangover Boogie Nights), Judah Lewis (The Babysitter, I See You), Bruce Davison (“1923,” “Ozark”), Johnathon Schaech (Prom Night, That Thing You Do!) and Barbara Crampton (Jakob's Wife, From Beyond, Re-Animator).SYNOPSIS: Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby becomes obsessed with helping a young patient suffering extreme personality disorder. But it leads her into dark occult danger as she tries to escape a horrific fate.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

This week we have a look at the 2023 film TOTALLY KILLER. This is Episode #416! Totally Killer is a 2023 American black comedy slasher film directed by Nahnatchka Khan from a screenplay by David Matalon, Sasha Perl-Raver, and Jen D'Angelo. The story follows Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) who, after her mother's friends are murdered by the Sweet 16 Killer on Halloween, travels back in time to 1987, where she pairs up with her mother to stop the young would-be-killer and return to her timeline before she is trapped in the past forever.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

Tonight we’re chatting with movie producer Sara Risher of Chick Flick Productions. Ms. Risher was President of Production at New Line Cinema for over fifteen years, where she supervised the development and production of over 50 films, including the HOUSE PARTY, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES and NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET series, John Water’s HAIRSPRAY and POLYESTER, MENACE II SOCIETY, PUMP UP THE VOLUME, THE RAPTURE, WIDE SARGASSO SEA, POISON IVY, and Michael Apted’s BLINK. She was Executive Producer of IN LOVE AND WAR, starring Sandra Bullock and Chris O’Donnell, directed by Lord Richard Attenborough and Walter Hill’s LAST MAN STANDING starring Bruce Willis. As Chairman of Production from 1995 – 2002, Ms. Risher was in charge of the corporate overview for the production department during its exciting growth under Time Warner, culminating in the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/sh

Tonight we’re chatting with Katya de Becerra, author of When Ghosts Call Us Home from Page Street Publishing this month. The publishers describe it as “Haunting of Hill House meets found-footage horror in this edge-of-your-seat thriller that explores the power of family ties and the trauma that lurks there.”This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

Tonight we’re chatting with Scott Slone, Director of MALIBU HORROR STORY. Malibu Horror Story follows a team of amateur paranormal investigators as they delve into a 10 year old unresolved case, the disappearance of four popular high school boys on graduation night. While exploring a sacred cave in the hills of Malibu California, the team encounters chilling paranormal occurrences. As they analyze footage from the missing teens' camera, they make a terrifying discovery involving an ancient curse which forces them to confront their own worst fears and unravel the sinister truth behind the boys' vanishing.ABOUT SCOTT SLONE:Scott Slone is an award-winning American Filmmaker born in Missoula, Montana and has lived in Missouri, Maryland, South Carolina and Florida before moving to Los Angeles in 2001. A year later, Scott wrote and directed his first short film entitled, Old Man Music. The film starred legendary character actor Geoffrey Lewis and went on to win multiple awards in the festival circuit. Since then, S

This week we have a look at the 1964 film WITCHCRAFT. This is Episode #415! Witchcraft is a 1964 British horror film directed by Don Sharp and starring Lon Chaney Jr., Jack Hedley and Jill Dixon. The script was written by Harry Spalding.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

Tonight we’re chatting with John McPhail, director of DEAR DAVID (In theaters, On Demand and Digital October 13, 2023)SYNOPSIS: Shortly after comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) responds to Internet trolls, he begins experiencing sleep paralysis — while an empty rocking chair moves in the corner of his apartment. As he chronicles increasingly malevolent occurrences in a series of tweets, Adam begins to believe he is being haunted by the ghost of a dead child named David. Encouraged by his boss to continue the “Dear David” thread, Adam starts to lose his grip on what is online…and what is real. Based on the viral Twitter thread by BuzzFeed comic artist Adam Ellis.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

Tonight we’re chatting with Sean King O’Grady, director of The Mill, WHICH COMES TO HULU ON OCTOBER 9. In the film written by Jeffrey David Thomas and starring Lil Rel Howery, a businessman mysteriously wakes up in an open-air prison cell with only an old grist mill. Forced to work as a beast of burden, he must find a way to escape before the birth of his child.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

Tonight we’re chatting with Producers Trevor Doyle and Alexa Khan and Director / Co-Writer Baatar Batsukh of the new film Aberrance which releases on October 6 in select theaters.Aberrance is the first Mongolian horror film to play US theaters.About the film:When city dwellers Erkhmee and Selenge arrive at an old cabin deep in the Mongolian wilds, a foreboding settles over the couple. Erkhmee's seemingly keen desire to provide a safe and nurturing space for his artistic wife is at odds with the violent actions and mannerisms their quizzical neighbor observes. As the neighbor digs deeper for the reason behind this aberrant behavior, only more questions and trouble arise.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

In our final check-in from Tony Salvaggio on Fantastic Fest in Austin, Tony catches us up on the trends of the show and a whirlwind look at his viewing roster, which includes 37 movies over the week! All in all Tony took in:1. Toxic Avenger2. Sleep3. Enter The Clones of Bruce4. Found Footage Festival5. Falling Stars6. When Evil Lurks7. The Last Video Store8. Sri Asih The Warrior9. Saltburn (secret Screening)10. There’s Something in the Barn11. Cobweb12. The Sacrifice Game13. 100 Yards14. Concrete Utopia15. UFO Sweden16. Dream Scenario (Secret Screening)17. I’ll Crush Ya’ll18. #Manhole19. In My Mother’s Skin20. Baby Assassins 221. One Percenter22. The invisible Fight23. Killing Romance24. Kill25. Secret Screening 3 - Dogman26. Infested (Vermin)27. Spooktacular28. Project Silence29. Jackdaw30. Secret Screening 4 - Saw X31. The Deep Dark32. Riddle of Fire33. The Origin34. Suitable Flesh35. Totally Killer36. River (screener) 37. Visitors (Complete Edition)This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you ar

This week we have a look at the 1996 film THE CRAFT. This is Episode #414! The Craft is a 1996 American teen supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Fleming from a screenplay by Peter Filardi and Fleming and a story by Filardi. The film stars Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True. It follows four outcast teenage girls at a Los Angeles parochial high school who pursue witchcraft for their own gain and subsequently experience negative repercussions.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

We check in with Tony Salvaggio of the Castle of Horror Podcast on films he's caught at Fantastic Fest in Austin.Discussed:Discussed:There's Something in the BarnSacrifice GameUFO SwedenManholeBaby AssassinOne PercenterThe Invisble FightSaw XThe Deep DarkKilling RomanceIn My Mother's SkinRiddle of FireThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

This week we have a look at the 1998 film PRACTICAL MAGIC. This is Episode #413! Special guests this episode include Jamie Bahr of the bands Danger*Cakes and Brand New Key and Adam Foshko of games Diablo and Call of Duty.Practical Magic is a 1998 American fantasy romantic drama film based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Alice Hoffman. The film was directed by Griffin Dunne and stars Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Aidan Quinn, and Goran Višnjić.Bullock and Kidman play sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, descended from a long line of witches. Raised by their aunts after their parents' death from a family curse, the sisters were taught the uses of practical magic as they grew up. As adults, Sally and Gillian must use their magic to destroy an evil spirit before it kills them.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

Tonight we’re chatting with New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey, whose Sandman Slim was included in Amazon’s “100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime,” and is in production as a feature film. Some of Kadrey’s other books include The Grand Dark, The Everything Box, King Bullet, and Butcher Bird. In comics, he’s written for Heavy Metal, Lucifer, and Hellblazer. On October 3rd he has a new release co-written with USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw called The Dead Take the A Train from Macmillan books. The same day will also see the release of his novella The Pale House Devil, which he discusses as well. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

We check in with Tony Salvaggio of the Castle of Horror Podcast on films he's caught at Fantastic Fest in Austin.Discussed:Toxic Avenger (2023)SleepEnter the Clones of BruceThe Found Footage FestivalFalling StarsWhen Evil LurksThe Last Video StoreCheck back with us for more reports through this week!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

Tonight we’re talking to Phil Foglio, co-creator of Girl Genius (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_Genius) which is a comic series which has won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story three times, has been nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist and twice for Eisner Awards, and won multiple WCCA awards. Girl Genius has the tagline of "Adventure, Romance, Mad Science!". It follows the main character Agatha Heterodyne through an alternate-history Victorian-style "steampunk" setting. although elements veer from what is usually thought of as steampunk. Kaja Foglio describes it as "gaslamp fantasy" instead to suggest its more fantastic style.Then we hear from Kenny Engelsen, lead developer at Rain Games working on Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne. Girl Genius™: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne is an action-adventure set in a Steampunk interpretation of old Europe. It blends comic-book visuals with a stylized 3D environment. The steampunk inspirations Rain has shown its aptitude for thro