Scream Dreams

Episode 7’s guest is Tracie Thoms, amazing film and television actor and Broadway singer.

Episode 6’s guest is screenwriter and producer Michael Kennedy.

Michael Kennedy was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Michael is a screenwriter and producer, best known for his popular body swap horror comedy Freaky (2020), starring Vince Vaughn.  Michael’s most recent film is the appropriately seasonal It’s A Wonderful Knife (2023).

Welcome to SCREAM DREAMS - The Nightmares That Shaped Us! SCREAM DREAMS is the show that delves into our most vivid dreams and nightmares, and how they affect our lives and work.

Show hosts are Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier, Return to Nuke 'Em High), James A Janisse (Kill Count, Dead Meat Podcast) and Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, Suitable Flesh). 

The Holiday Season is upon us, the decorations are up, and Michael and our hosts get into all things Christmas (and horror!).

Michael talks his love of Christmas, which he thinks may be the gayest holiday, and Catherine reveals her other career in Christmas movies, how It’s A Wonderful Life was his Dad’s favorite movie, how Justin Long really made his character his own, and how Joel McHale is the most supportive actor in the world.   We discuss the illusion and sordid reality of Hollywood, Michael’s fear of premiering his movies and losing his teeth, and Catherine’s fear of feet and ‘grandma toes’!

Michael reveals his upbringing sheltered from horror films and how scared he was when he first watched one.  How he is known for writing queer characters into his stories without making a big thing of it.  Plus his favorite Christmas horror movies, and James’ deep knowledge of Christmas horror franchise sequels.  

In this week’s Side Barb, Barbara reveals one of her favorite movies of all time – which is totally on point!    Our game this week is a mad-lib, but with a difference – a Christmas song!  

We really welcome your Feedback - please let us know what you think of the show so far in the comments, suggest any fun nightmare games we might play, as well as future guests you’d like to see on the show!

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Episode 5’s guest is actor, comedian, writer and podcaster Henry Zebrowski.

Henry Zebrowski is a force of nature - well known for his work on the Adult Swim series Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell, the NBC series Heroes Reborn, and his extremely popular show The Last Podcast on the Left, co-hosted by Marcus Parks, which explores serial killers, cults, aliens, conspiracy theories, the supernatural and the occult.     

 Welcome to SCREAM DREAMS - The Nightmares That Shaped Us! 

SCREAM DREAMS is the show that delves into our most vivid dreams and nightmares, and how they affect our lives and work.

Show hosts are Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier, Return to Nuke 'Em High), James A Janisse (Kill Count, Dead Meat Podcast) and Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, Suitable Flesh). 

In this comedy-centric episode, there are also some real nuggets of wisdom.

Christmas is almost here, and Henry is bringing the holiday cheer as only he can!    He tells us the lengths he will go to in order to become a convincing Santa for today’s jaded kids.  

Henry talks about his intense dreams, how they may be affected by the true crimes he studies, and how the depravities of real human behavior are scarier than any horror movie.   He discusses how his favorite shows relax him - but also watching police interrogation videos!   And we delve into his nightmares - being accused of murder, and escaping a hostage situation.  

We discuss women killers, how poisoning is often a method of choice for them, and  how premeditated that method can be.  Also, just why did Catherine want to keep a deadly poison around in her apartment?  

We talk about how dogs are in charge of us, the perils of having security cameras in the house (who might be watching them?), the cult of Scientology and how it is a little like ann acting class.   Plus, Halloween Haunts, butt-holes and the no-touching rule.   James confesses his love of the Hell House movies, but what makes a really good Haunt and which are the best?   

In this week’s Side Barb, we ask – how do you know who might be really dangerous?  Barbara has some very practical advice, with a story about a defusing a tense situation when an upset ex-boyfriend turned up at her door.   And finally, in our game, Henry has to escape from a bad dream, but our hosts are there to stop him!

We really welcome your Feedback - please let us know what you think of the show so far in the comments, suggest any fun nightmare games we might play, as well as future guests you’d like to see on the show!   

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Episode 4’s guest is director Joe Lynch.  

Joe Lynch is the  director of just-released erotic horror thriller SUITABLE FLESH, starring Heather Graham and our own Barbara Crampton (an AMP production).   His  previous directing credits include MAYHEM, EVERLY, POINT BLANK, WRONG TURN 2 and Shudder’s TV series CREEPSHOW.  An encyclopaedia of movie knowledge, Joe also co-hosts a long-running podcast THE MOVIE CRYPT with long-time friend Adam Green.

Welcome to SCREAM DREAMS - The Nightmares That Shaped Us! SCREAM DREAMS is the show that delves into our most vivid dreams and nightmares, and how they affect our lives and work.  Hosts are Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier, Return to Nuke 'Em High), James A Janisse (Kill Count, Dead Meat Podcast) and Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, Suitable Flesh). 

In this episode…This one is full of surprises!

Joe Lynch talks about preparing for this interview by dreaming more… and sleeping even less!  How his dreams help him to process his real-life fears.  How intense weed smoking used to eradicate his dream recollections.   How he dreams cinematically, in camera angles, and how he directs in his sleep.  How a scene from SUITABLE FLESH was responsible for his most disturbing death dream.  How he uses moments from his dreams in  his movies – and his intense fear of hanging upside down (no comment from Catherine!).   We discuss the pressure of being a director, and the importance of hiding those inner nerves.  Plus long shooting days, the advantage of “French hours”, and taking on internet trolls and negative reviewers on Letterboxd.

We talk about Johnathon Schaech’s hairy chest, James’ smoothy, and the amount of sex in SUITABLE FLESH.  Joe and Catherine discuss cinematic nudity, the unsexiness of shooting sex scenes, and the pros and cons of intimacy coordinators.  

In this week’s Side Barb, Barbara drops a huge, sexy dream revelation on Joe – it’s a jaw-drop moment for all!   Barbara and Joe get emotional as they discuss working together.  And Joe and our hosts play a new nightmare-guessing game, with interesting results!   

We really welcome your Feedback - please let us know what you think of the show so far in the comments, suggest any fun nightmare games we might play, as well as future guests you’d like to see on the show!   

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Episode 3’s guest is musician, showman and horror aficionado SPENCER CHARNAS, front man and mastermind behind the band ICE NINE KILLS.  Hailed as “one of the most unique acts in metal right now,” the band’s growing legion of devoted "psychos", popular high-concept horror-themed videos, and interactive theatrical shows, has them playing alongside Metallica on their latest US tour, and selling out venues nationwide. 

The band’s latest deluxe album Welcome to Horrorwood: Under Fire is available now on Fearless Records at http://found.ee/WTH_UnderFire

In this episode…Spencer talks about one of his greatest fears  - flying - and some scary incidents he has encountered in the air.   We get an exclusive telling of his mild air-rage incident that nearly turned into the worst kind of trouble for him.   Catherine recounts her terror of roller-coasters, which may or may not derive from the FINAL DESTINATION movies.  And how her dog Luna may or may not be a bit of an a-hole!    

We find out the scary movies - known and not so well-known - that shaped Spencer into a huge horror fan, and his favorite horror franchise.   Plus the pros and cons of guys going 'full tuck’ on-screen.  

We discuss Spencer’s childhood toy, and small kids who play with horror toys.   Spencer talks music - and lack of music - to create suspense in movies, about seeing young kids and babies at Ice Nine Kills gigs - what not to write in an autograph to a pregnant woman, and his reasoning behind launching a horror convention of his own. 

Finally, in this week’s Side Barb, we play a game specially written by Catherine for our rock star guest, and Spencer reveals a talent for accents and impressions!

We really welcome your Feedback - please let us know what you think of the show so far in the comments, suggest any fun nightmare games we might play, as well as future guests you’d like to see on the show!   

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In our very first episode, our guest is actor/writer/director Josh Ruben (Werewolves Within, Scare Me, Make Some Noise).

In Episode 2, our guest is hugely successful podcaster, presenter, producer and voiceover artist Chelsea Rebecca.   Chelsea is also married to our host, James A. Janisse, and is producer and co-presenter of the Dead Meat Podcast.

In this lively conversation, we talk with Chelsea about the early projects that led to the Dead Meat empire, how she and James first met and fell in love - and who is the most romantic!  We learn about Chelsea’s vivid dreams of teeth, and Catherine’s fear of dentists.  Chelsea and Catherine bond in adversity over their bad sleep patterns, and more positively over their shared love of English history.   

We learn out about James’ visual image deficiency, face blindness, and his very scary drawings.  Chelsea reveals she has lesser known skills of sewing, embroidery, crocheting and Cosplay costume-making.  
And in this week’s Side Barb, we play a new game that James and Chelsea could do really well at - watch and see how they fare!

We really welcome your Feedback - please let us know what you think of the show so far in the Comments, suggest any fun nightmare games we might play, as well as future guests you’d like to see on the show!   

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