Castle Talk with Castle Bridge Media

Jason chats with Leslie Lutz, who calls on her extensive scuba-diving knowledge to write a taut thriller that calls to mind the mysteries of Lost-- but with a killer resolution.

This episode we’re talking to Ramsey Campbell, who the Oxford Companion to English Literature describes as Britain’s most respected living horror writer. His new book from Flame Tree Press is The Wise Friend.

This episode we’re talking to Robert Nairne, who stars in the new film The Jack in the Box.
The Jack in the Box, Tues May 5, VOD Digital and DVD
When a museum is donated a vintage Jack-In-The-Box, it’s not long before staff member Casey starts to think that the creepy clown doll inside has a life of its own. As he discovers his colleagues are dying, one by one, Casey realizes it's up to him to find a way to end the nightmare or become another victim of the box's curse. Jack In The Box is a heart stopping horror that will fuel your fear of clowns.

Jason chats with Issa Lopez, director of the stunning magical-realist film Tigers Are Not Afraid. Coming to DVD/BD on May 5, 2020

We’re talking to Grady Hendrix about his new book The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires.

Jason chats with Cassandra Peterson, the actress and branding expert behind the unforgettable Mistress of the Dark, Elvira. As she puts the final touches on her upcoming autobiography, Cassandra talks about the creation of the character, the headaches of writing a movie commentary show, and reminisces about Vincent Price and fellow Groundling comedian Phil Hartman.

This episode we're chatting with Joe Bob Briggs, who host Jason first read when Joe Bob was the Drive-In movie critic for the Dallas Times Herald. Briggs is the author of books such as Joe Bob Goes to the Drive In and Profoundly Disturbing, and is now host of The Last Drive-In on Shudder, which returns this month.

This episode we’re talking with Danielle Trussoni, the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of the Angelology series whose new book The Ancestor (reviewed Tuesday at the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/books/review/the-ancestor-danielle-trussoni.html), which called it "as creepy as you might expect from an author who also writes the Book Review’s horror column.") is a gothic thriller about a New York woman who receives a letter that informs her she has inherited a title and a castle in Italy. But for a book that starts out following what seems to be a gothic thriller of the old school, it winds up going places that twist and subvert the genre. One spoiler that the publisher is comfortable giving away is that the lead-inherits-a-castle story moves gradually, terrifyingly into a Michael Crichton-like scientific deep dive into crypto-zoology, the study of unknown creatures.

This episode we’re talking with Chris Vander Kaay, one of the authors of Spoiler Alert!: The Badass Book of Movie Plots: Why We All Love Hollywood Cliches by Chris Kathleen Vander Kaay, Kathleen Killian Fernandez, and Steven Espinoza
Celebrate Hollywood film-making in all its formulaic and predictable glory. Spoiler Alert! takes 38 mainstream movie genres, from 'Teen Sex Comedy' and 'Buddy Action Comedy' to 'Film Noir Detective Thriller' and 'Alien Invasion Thriller', and through detailed illustrations reveals what makes them so hilariously recognizable – the plots, the key lines of dialogue, the essential visuals, the crucial characters, and even the indispensable props!

This episode we’re talking Menna van Praag, author of the new book The Sisters Grimm from HarperVoyager. In the book, four girls all about to turn 18, Goldie, Liyana, Scarlet and Bea, all are blessed with elemental powers and are preparing to return to the dimension they came from to face their demon father. We talk about the author's process and the demands of urban fantasy.