Join Justin as he chats with actor and comedian Larry Brantley about getting his start on the open mic scene in Houston, working as a radio DJ in his teens, landing the role of a lifetime when he became the voice of Wishbone, the impact of the show on children of the 90’s, and more!

Larry Brantley bio:

“Larry Wayne Brantley (born October 30, 1966) is an American voice actorand a former stand-up comedianand radio spokesman, best known as the voice of Wishbone, a Jack Russell Terrierwho was featured in a PBS children's television series.Brantley, who went to Conroe High School,specializes in character voices. He was also a voice actor on the animated project for children called Boz the Bear, and voiced Corporal Franklin Paddock in Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood.[4] He was also a volleyball coach in McKinney, Texas for a team called "The Straight Aces" and "Orange Crush". He currently stands as a cast member at Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament in Dallas.”


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Join Justin as he chats with musician and author Matthew Knight about Roger Corman films, musical alchemy, sacred geometry, his new story in Swords of Steel IV, misrepresentation of the occult in Hollywood, and more!

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“Matthew Knight is an American musician, author, and singer best known as the vocalist for heavy metal bands Eternal Winter and Cauldron Born.”

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Join Justin as he chats with musician Avery Berg about Robert Eggers films, Transformers, graveyard ghost stories, cryptids, Chamber Mage, and more!

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“Avery Berg is an American singer and musician best known as the vocalist for heavy metal band Chamber Mage.”

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Join Justin as he chats with musician, artist, and author Jo Gamel and writer and editor of DMR Books D.M. Ritzlin about the release of Swords of Steel IV, the depths of the Pongus Maw, songwriting, mythology, Vran the Chaos-Warped, and more!

Jo Gamel bio:

“Jo Gamel is a multidisciplinary artist living in Philadelphia. Her process is heavily influenced by the practice of Art-as-Therapy, which she studied at the Master’s level at Antioch University Seattle. She has lived as an ESL instructor in Sweden and Turkey, and traveled to over 28 countries, including award-funded trips to Finland and Russia, all of which has informed her anthropological interests in goddesses, religious architecture, feminism and theology. Her family’s mixed spiritualties include Judaism, Polish Catholicism, English and Irish Episcopalianism, Celtic Wiccan, and Japanese Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. Her work has been shown in galleries in Philadelphia, New York City, Seattle and New Jersey.

Jo Gamel is the founder of Tutor of the Arts LLC, as well as an art education instructor, a private tutor, a curator, and an art gallery assistant. Now, she is writing a textbook on the chemistry and physics of oil paint with co-author Dr. Michael Mackay in order to expand the understanding of the creation of archival paintings. She also is debuting a Hard Rock album with her band, Jüpiter, along side her latest body of work, both of which explore the Power of Venus as employed by female Rock musicians.”

D.M. Ritzlin bio:

“D.M. Ritzlin founded DMR Books in 2015 with the aim of revitalizing sword-and-sorcery literature. DMR’s publications include reprints of classic material by authors such as Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, and Clark Ashton Smith, as well as brand-new collections and anthologies by some of the finest fantasy writers active today. Ritzlin’s first collection of his own stories, Necromancy in Nilztiria, was released in October 2020.

This was followed by a novel, Vran the Chaos-Warped (2023), and a second collection, Dark Dreams of Nilztiria (2024). His tales mix action, horror, wonder, and gallows humor in varying degrees. Lately the field of role-playing games has recaptured Ritzlin’s attention. His first professionally published adventure module, The Lair of the Brain Eaters, was released through one of the best-known publishers of old school RPG material, Lamentations of the Flame Princess.

Prior to his involvement in publishing, Ritzlin worked in the antique map trade, among other fields. He lives in Chicago, the city of his birth.”

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Join Justin as he chats with musician and audio engineer Daniel Schmuck about the origins of Myth Carver, the influence of Power Trip on his musical journey, crafting a narrative with lyrics, Hell’s Heroes, and more!

Daniel Schmuck bio:

Daniel Schmuck in an American musician and singer best known as the vocalist for the heavy metal band Myth Carver.

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Join Justin as he chats with actor, musician, and writer Beki Lantos about life as a child actor, Goosebumps, starting her career on Are You Afraid of the Dark, songwriting, performing live, and more!

Beki Lantos bio:

“Since her birth in Ottawa, Ontario, Beki Lantos has loved to perform. At a young age, her career in the arts quickly progressed from singing with the family on Sundays to regular performing events across the city. She began performing locally at the tender age of nine in television and theater. At the age of ten she won a singing competition on Ottawa CTV's "Homegrown Cafe". At eleven, she released her first album entitled 'Here I Am' and then landed the lead role of Annie in the Company Musical Theater production of the same name.

At thirteen, she and her family formed the band "Tangleroot" for which Beki was a lead singer, bassist and songwriter. The band played together for six years, releasing two albums; "Tangleroot" and "In Pieces". She never lost her love and passion for television and film though, as she completed writing her first feature film screenplay at the age of fourteen.

The band split when Beki was 19, and within the next year she started her family. Her first addition was her son, Austin Henderson (2002). Shortly thereafter came her husband, Adam Lantos and their daughter Emelyn Lantos (2004).

Beki's kids are almost grown now, and her love for the arts and performing never left her. She rarely acts anymore but can still be found singing and performing in venues in and round the Lower Mainland of BC. She's also continued her passion for writing and hopes to get one of her films made some day.

She portrayed Margaret Brewer in Goosebumps episodes "Stay Out of the Basement" and Kareen Hawlings in "How I Got My Shrunken Head".

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Join Justin as he chats with actor and writer Richard Dormer about the brilliance of Rod Serling, becoming Beric Dondarrion, impactful films, dealing with hecklers on stage, his own personal otherworldly experiences, and more!

Richard Dormer bio:

Richard Dormer (born 11 November 1969) is an actor and playwright from Northern Ireland. He is best known for his roles as Beric Dondarrionin the HBO television series Game of Thronesand Dan Anderssen in Sky Atlantic's Fortitude.

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Join Justin as he chats with author John R. Fultz about his Scaleborn series, collecting comics, crafting narratives from characters, the nostalgia of the early 90’s, and more!

John R. Fultz bio:

“I am an author of fantasy and weird horror.

My latest novel is WE LAUGH AT DEATH. It takes place in the "Scaleborn" universe, but these books can be read in any order. IMMACULATE SCOUNDRELS (2024) was the first book in the series, and TIMES NEVER CHANGE (2024), was the second. My "Shaper Trilogy" series includes the novels SEVEN PRINCES, SEVEN KINGS, and SEVEN SORCERERS from Orbit/Hachette (2012/2013). WORLDS BEYOND WORLDS (2021) is an acclaimed collection of dark fantasy tales from DMR Books. DARKER THAN WEIRD (2023) from Jackanapes Press collects ten years' worth of weird horror tales. THE REVELATIONS OF ZANG (2013) collects twelve interlinked stories of dark fantasy set in the magical World of Zang.

My short fiction has appeared in YEAR’S BEST WEIRD FICTION, WEIRD TALES, SHATTERED SHIELDS, WAY OF THE WIZARD, BOOK OF BLADES, NEITHER BEG NOR YIELD, CTHULHU’S REIGN, THE BOOK OF CTHULHU II, THAT IS NOT DEAD, WEIRDBOOK, BLACK GATE, LIGHTSPEED, SPACE & TIME, THE AUDIENT VOID, and other places both wonderful and strange.”

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Join Justin as he chats with musician and festival organizer Christian Larson about Hell’s Heroes, Night Cobra, his creative mindset while working in several metal genres, Aliens, magic, mushrooms, and more!

Christian Larson bio:

Christian Larson is a musician best known as the vocalist and songwriter for heavy metal band Night Cobra and the organizer behind the Hell’s Heroes music festival.

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Join Justin as he chats with movie maniac, metal head, and festival booker Bob Byrne about Legions of Metal, obscure horror films, ghosts, growing up in the video store, and more!

Bob Byrne bio:

Bob Byrne is a film fanatic, metal head, and festival organizer best known as the mastermind behind the Legions of Metal festival based in Chicago, Illinois.


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