By Summer Brooks and Team Slice of SciFi
This is How We Geek Out: Interviews, Reviews & More
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It's all about Star Wars, because we care about the saga so deeply. Science fiction, fantasy and horror authors Django Wexler, Seth Dickinson, Christina Henry, Max Gladstone and pop-geek culture reviewer NERDSoul come together to talk about the little things that...
Director and co-writer Brandon Christensen talks about how they approached balancing the types of speculations about what Josh's relationship with his "friend" Z might be, and how that relationship influences the other relationships with his parents and real world friends,...
Writer Anthony Cleveland stops by to talk about his new limited comics series "Stargazer", out September 2 from Mad Cave Studios. He talks about how the 90s shows "Unsolved Mysteries" and "The X-Files" plus a little bit of Stephen King...
This week, the spotlight is on the 2019 feature "Blood Quantum", an indie zombie film told from the perspective of an indigenous tribe who are immune to the zombie infection, and how they have to deal with the changing community...
Director/writer Aaron B. Koontz stops by to talk about his supernatural/weird Western "The Pale Door" and getting it filmed during a series of tornados, about linking the coven back to the Salem Witch Trials and the lore of "hunting witches"...
Jay Cheel, writer/director of the Shudder docuseries Cursed Films, stops by to talk about creating the series, selecting the movies for Season 1, getting to go deeper on the commentary tracks for the Blu-ray, and more. We also tease a...
Writer/director Jacob Leighton Burns and producer/composer Vinnie Hogan stop by to talk about the making of "Shifter". First, Jacob talks about coming up with the story idea, that time travel takes a painful toll on a body, and the horror of...
Otherworld Theatre Company's Managing Director Mary-Kate Arnold stops by to talk about their new social distancing safe summer production "Of Dice and Men", available to view for free on their YouTube channel through August 14 (and afterwards through their Patreon). She...
Director Ben Griffin and actor Lewis Tan are here to talk about their new scifi short film "Ji", which you can watch free on Dust on July 30. Ben talks about the inspiration for the story he wanted to tell, the...
Director Gavin Rothery and actress Stacy Martin are here to talk about "Archive". First, Gavin talks about the computer catastrophe that inspired the story, his admiration for Rod Serling and The Twilight Zone, his enjoyment from building the suits for the...
This week is a double feature of featured double interviews, all about "Volition", the smart scifi thriller that takes a look at combining crime capers and a narrowly constrained gift of clairvoyance, and the consequences of dodging or avoiding consequences. First...
The CW's newest DC Universe hit series is "DC's Stargirl", and Neil Jackson plays Jordan Mahkent, also known as Icicle. Neil talks about the Justice Society, the Injustice Society, the fun of playing a character who's pretty sure he's not...
Cole Horton stops by to talk about his two newest Star Wars books: "Star Wars: The Book of Lists", and "Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu". "Star Wars: The Book of Lists" is a fun, fact-filled compendium of 100...
JAWS production designer Joe Alves and JAWS historian Dennis L. Prince stop by to talk about the history of JAWS, the making of the iconic film, and about creating the book "Designing JAWS", which is a treasure every fan of...
Sidewalk Furniture is an angry nerd-rock band based in Durham NC, and "Reimagined Thrill" is their first full album, released on April 15. The members are Riley (lead vocals), Shante (guitar), Shelby (bass) and Lily Fey (drums), and in addition...
This week, Lance Roger Axt and Thommy Burns stop by to talk about EC Comics, it's place in horror history, and especially bringing THE VAULT OF HORROR to audiobook for the classic horror fan, to making that audiobook into serialized...
Fellow scifi fan NERDSoul stops by to chat with Summer about watching and bingeing television in these lockdown days, and we veer into tangents involving procedurals and a few other shows that skirt the edge of science fiction. The shows and...
Writer/director Issa López talks about the forces that pushed her to write "Tigers Are Not Afraid", about the feelings of not being able to make movies that she'd created and nurtured, the types of stories that compel her to tell...
"We Summon the Darkness" director Marc Meyers stops by to talk about creating a horror period piece that embraces it's environment entirely. Set in 1988, the story centers on a heavy metal Satanic panic that's ramping up and beginning to...
Fair warning: if you haven't seen "Siren" Season 2 yet, there may be spoilers here Rena Owen stops by to talk about the changes we're in for regarding the mermaids of Bristol Cove, coming up in Season 3 of "Siren", airing...
warning: minor spoilers may be contained within "Sea Fever" writer/director Neasa Hardiman stops by to talk about building a tense story wrapped around a character dilemma stuffed inside a deep sea creature feature. She talks about the lead character's social anxiety acting...
Chris Vander Kaay stops by to talk about his newest book, SPOILER ALERT: THE BADASS BOOK OF MOVIE PLOTS, and NERDSoul joins Summer to dive deep into the interrogation. While this book covers more genres than just science fiction and horror,...
"American Quartet" is an indie scifi short that had begun making it's way through the festival circuit (before the pandemic shutdowns), and it's a powerful and inventive film, told using music rather than dialogue. Filmmakers Erin McGuff-Pennington (writer), Jesca Prudencio...
Josh Zagoren was originally coming by to talk about Deathscribe, but since that's been postponed indefinitely until the pandemic burns itself out, we decided to just talk about the horror movies that have excited us the past few years. The...
The creators of "Jurassic Thunder" -- director Milko Davis, production manager Michael Mras and actor Rick Haak -- stop by to chat about getting the movie made, and how important it was for them to get the military bearings as...
International Horror and Scifi Film Festival director Monte Yazzie stops by to talk about this year's festival, the line up of features and short film showcases, as well as the competition track. And we've got one more festival that's seen an...
Fair warning: here there be mild spoilers. Writer-director Harley Wallen stops by to talk about his feature "Agramon's Gate", about the research and story structure that went into making the movie, about playing with how perceptions are affected by fears, and...
Daniel Abella, director of the Philip K. Dick Film Festival, stops by to talk about the 2020 edition of the festival, and some of the new features this year, including a screenplay competition. This year's main festival will be held March...
Directors Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella stop by to talk about their award-winning indie horror-comedy "After Midnight", in theaters February 14. Jeremy and Christian talk about the emotional and physical journey of our down-trodden protagonist Hank, his examination of his relationship...
Actor Matt Long ("Zeke Landon") stops by to talk about Zeke's journey in Season 2 of NBC's supernatural drama/mystery "Manifest", and what Zeke's path of redemption means as it parallels the quest to avoid The Major and save the lives...
Actor Michael J. Harney ("General Hugh Valentine") stops by to talk about "Project Blue Book", and the growing involvement of the General in keeping the greater agenda hidden behind the purported roles of Dr Hynek and Captain Quinn and their...
Actor Brendan Meyer stops by for a quick chat about "Color Out of Space", being a fan of scifi and horror, and more. We also have a short debate about breaking the Horror Movie 101 rules. Spoiler: his character pushes it...
"Project Blue Book" producer and creator David O'Leary returns to talk about the developments fans can expect in Season 2. There are new cases to investigate, a return to reinvestigate a famous UFO incident in Roswell, shifts in dynamics between...
Journalist and writer Mark Edlitz stops by to talk about his latest book, "The Many Lives of James Bond", where he dives into the history, the characters, and the incarnations of 007 we encounter outside of the feature films and...