Screams from the Basement

Full Moon Features is celebrating the 400th film from producer Charles Band AND the first film in the Pulp Noir series, QUADRANT. Screams from the Basement is joined by QUADRANT screenwriter, and Full Moon staple C. Courtney Joyner, best known for his work on the Trancers series, Doctor Mordrid and Puppet Master 3. Courtney joins us in the basement to talk about the initial concept for Pulp Noir, his journey with Charles Band, and how the industry has changed in his over 30 years in the business.

Quadrant is available for streaming on Amazon, Tubi, Full Moon Features, and available to purchase at fullmoonhorror.com

Slap some sunscreen on your nose and some steroid cream on your "Little Elvis", because Screams from the Basement is discussing a Bruce Campbell double feature! First up, we’re talking Don Coscarelli’s cult classic BUBBA HO-TEP, a horror bro-mantic comedy in which Elvis and JFK team up to save their nursing home from a cowboy mummy. Then we dive into SUNDOWN: THE VAMPIRE IN RETREAT, comedic vampire western that features the scream king putting a slapstick spin on the classic Van Helsing character! 

Joining us in the basement is author, screenwriter, and director the ''TEENAGE MONSTER HUNTER'' himself, SAM IRVIN! Sam joins us to chat about the 30th Anniversary of the sci-fi cult classic from Full Moon Features, OBLIVION, starring the cosmic cast of

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The horror hostess with the most-est Elvira FINALLY finds her way to the basement as hosts Sam and Casey dive into the double feature Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and Elvira's Haunted Hills! They breakdown Elvira's first big screen outing hot of the heels of her TV show Movie Macabre, and her venture the world of iconic Vincent Price and Roger Corman with Elvira's Haunted Hills. We're BUSTING with excitement for this double feature, because we all know TWO is better than one.

Writer Richard T. Wilson joins Screams from the Basement to discuss his latest graphic novel, the horror anthology HEMLOCK AVE! Hemlock Ave is an anthology centered around the mysterious Alma, who helps(?) lost travelers reckoning with their respective pasts, presents, and futures. Wilson breaks down the process of writing the comic, a very personal endeavor born out of the pandemic, and how it differs from his other popular comic series, Halloween Girl. Horror comic nerds won’t want to sleep on his work, or this interview!

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Alien invasions! Swinging parents! Women in tiny jars! No we're not talking about our typical Friday night, but the ultimate sci-fi comedy double feature TerrorVision and Bad Channels! From Director Ted Nicolaou comes the zany MTV and drug fueled 80's romp TerrorVision, about an extraterrestrial who invades the home of a yuppie, swinging family AND from the straight-to-video 90's comes the music video packed, radio station invader film Bad Channels! Joining us on this intergalactic mission into the world of Charles Band's Empire Pictures and Full Moon Features is "Insane" Mike Saunders, host of Attack of the Killer Podcast!

Special thanks to this episode's sponsor Terror Cards. Find the digital trading card app at https://www.terrorcards.com/

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Barbie and Kendra crash…Screams from the Basement?! Actors Cody Renee Cameron and Robin Sydney join us for an unhinged conversation about their new flick “Barbie and Kendra Crash Joe Bob’s Drive-In Jamboree.” The actresses discuss filming at Joe Bob’s Jamboree, Cody giving Robin her very first motorcycle ride, and how the filming of this movie lead to a marriage officiated by Joe Bob himself! This interview is chaotic in the best way, and a real treat for any Full Moon fans out there!

Barbie and Kendra Crash Joe Bob’s Drive-In Jamboree’ is now streaming

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the basement...SCREAMS FROM THE BASEMENT is back with a brand new episode chatting the all time classic, the original blockbuster, in Steven Spielberg's Jaws, and the once titled Jaws 5, now better known as Cruel Jaws! We go into the depths of the ocean to discuss both of these shark filled frenzies, include our history with Jaws, and the bonkers concoction that is Cruel Jaws.

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Killer VHS? More like Killer VH-YES! Casey and Sam are joined by author Joshua Millican, talking about his new book TELEPORTASM! It’s a quick read full of vhs tapes with teleportation abilities, gruesome body horror, and cosmic dread. We discuss developing the story as part of an anthology series, creating the goopy-gory sequences, lovable characters suffering gruesome fates, and the surprising benefits of buying this book straight from the publisher. This is a must listen for bookworms and body horror enthusiasts!

You can purchase TELEPORTASM and other Killer VHS titles at https://shortwavepublishing.com

Screams from the Basement with Sam and Casey is a weekly horror podcast in which two friends discuss all things horror including news, recent watches, interviews, horror collectables, and more!

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We are SCREAMING with excitement as the head of the Full Moon family, the one and only Charles Band visits the basement to chat about his latest flick, “Barbie & Kendra Crash Joe Bob’s Drive-In Jamboree!” We discuss the making of the comedy, which was filmed over a few days at late night host Joe Bob Briggs's Drive-In Jamboree, and is the fourth entry in a series that repurposes and humorously dubs old fright flicks. Charles also discusses the ins and outs of running Full Moon Features, a titan of the independent film industry for over three decades. Full Moon has managed to survive and thrive in a volatile and ever changing industry, and it’s easy to see why! This is a can’t miss interview with one of the icons of cult cinema!

Barbie and Kendra Crash Joe Bob’s Drive-In Jamboree begins streaming June 28th. 

Screams from the Basement with Sam and Casey is a weekly horror podcast in which two friends discuss all things horror including news, recent watches, interviews, horror collectables, and more!

You can email us with any comments, questions, or topics you would like to hear us discuss at [email protected] 

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