People I Think Are Cool

It's a Lizzie Special! This episode I sit down with my Cuddles and Rage co-creator Jimmy Reed to share the soundtracks we listened to while writing Bites of Terror, our new graphic novel with Quirk Books. It was hard narrowing our list down to just five movies each. Although we wanted to have Romero, Carpenter, and John Harrison in every slot, we also wanted to bring some new, strange sounds to your ears for writing inspiration. Check out our show notes for Bites of Terror playlists on YouTube & Spotify and more fun links behind our horror graphic novel. 

SHOW NOTES: 

Spotify Playlist

YouTube Playlist

Buy the Book

Bites of Terror Behind the Scenes

Peter Cushing's Miniatures

Michelle Gish is the creator of We Are Here Forever, a webcomic about an adorable apocalypse where purple creatures explore the world we left behind. Quirk Books recently released a We Are Here Forever graphic novel with all new stories. In this episode, we chat Small Press Expo, indie comics landing book deals, and hints to how Michelle's sweet saga will end. You can follow Michelle on Twitter (@MichelleGish) and Instagram (@michellegish). 

Story Notes: 

Buy We Are Here Forever

We Are Here Forever Website

Michelle's Portfolio

We Are here Forever Gifs

Patreon

Small Press Expo

MoCCA Fest

David Plunkert is an illustrator, poster artist, graphic designer, and co-founder of Spur Design in Baltimore. He's created tons of iconic images for over 500 companies, including The New Yorker and Criterion. In this episode, Dave and I discuss the evolution of graphic design plus where it is going, working with Criterion, and advice for new artists. You can follow Dave on Twitter (@plunkert) & Instagram (@davidplunkert). 

Show Notes: 

Website

Spur Design

Patton Oswalt Posters

Criterion work

Criterion

Meredith Borders is the managing editor for Fangoria magazine and a freelance film critic. I first met Meredith at Fantastic Fest a few years ago. As an avid reader of Fangoria, her articles always speak to me. In this episode we explore why she loves managing creatives, hot editing & writing tips, the craft beer industry, and best reads for artists (full book list in show notes). You can follow Meredith on Twitter @xymarla.

Show Notes: 

Fangoria

Twitter (@xymarla)

Instagram (@xymarla)

City Acre Brewing

Fantastic Fest

Slash Film

Bloody Disgusting

BOOK Recommendations

The Artist Way

Horror Movie a Day

Indistractable

Faye Guerra is the host of the genre film group Psycho Cinema. The club may take place at the Alamo Drafthouse Winchester, but don't let that deter you from joining the fun genre talk on the Psycho Cinema Facebook group and Instagram (@psychocinema540). In this episode, Faye and I talk exploitation films, the fine line between offensive vs fascinating, and hanging out with Shudder's Joe Bob Briggs.

Show notes: 

Website

Instagram

Twitter

Facebook

About Faye

Film School Rejects piece on Psycho Cinema

Alamo Drafthouse Winchester

Leonard and Jessie Maltin are the father/daughter duo behind the Maltin on Movies podcast. The Maltin movie empire started over fifty years ago when Leonard wrote his first article at fifteen and has grown into a family business. In this episode, we chat growing up Maltin, movies that could scar your children for life, film curation, and selling books in a world where bookstores are fading. You can follow Jessie (@jessiemaltin) and Leonard (@leonardmaltin) on Twitter.

Show Notes: 

Maltin on Movies

MaltinFest

Website

Leonard and Jessie on Magnificent Obsession podcast 

Leonard's books (must owns for all movie lovers!)

Maltin Merch

April Wolfe is the host of Switchblade Sisters, a podcast featuring female creators examining their favorite genre flicks, and the co-writer of the new Black Christmas in theaters Dec. 13. In this episode, we talk about reimaging Black Christmas, women in film, and the logistics behind every episode of Switchblade Sisters. You can follow April on Twitter (@Awolfeful). 

Show Notes: 

Switchblade Sisters Podcast

Black Christmas (2019)

Emily S. Whitten is back with her new graphic novel The Underfoot: The Mighty Deep. You might remember Emily from episode 80 where we chatted about writing for the popular site ComicMix. The Underfoot is a magical book full of science, friendship, and hamsters. In this episode, Emily and I cover her writing process, hamster expertise, and upcoming plans for the series. 

Show Notes: 

Buy the book!

Instagram (@theforesthouse)

Twitter (@theemilyesse)

YouTube

Andrea Tsurumi is back with her new picture book Crab Cake! The last time we had Andrea on the show (episode 124), this book was top secret. Now that the book is out, we can officially talk about Andrea's masterful skills at using her humor and illustrations to bring awareness to some serious and urgent environmental issues. This isn't your average book about the ocean or your average talk about picture books! Follow Andrea on Twitter (@AndreaTsurumi) & Instagram(@atsurumi).

Show Notes

Crab Cake

Website

Twitter

Instagram

Books

Eric Vespe is an entertainment writer based in Austin, TX. He started writing professionally at sixteen for Ain't It Cool News under the name "Quint." Since then, he's gone on to write for other major online publications, including Rooster Teeth, SlashFilm, Collider, and more. In this interview we talk about how film criticism has changed over the past two decades, interviewing George Carlin, and the best way to jumpstart your way into a creative career. You can follow Eric on Twitter (@EricVespe) and Instagram (@ericvespe).