Screams from the Basement

On this episode of Screams from the Basement, hosts Casey and Sam discuss one of horror's great directors Guillermo Del Toro for the first time on the show! They are joined by friend of the show, host of the Comics by Night podcast, Jon Runyan to discuss aptly Del Toro's venture into the world of comic book movies with Blade 2 and Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. That's right, we are talking Sequels Del Toro!

Screams from the Basement is proud to be joined by director, writer, and actor Erik Bloomquist to discuss his latest film, Founders Day! Founders Day is a political satire slasher set in a fictional small town where a killer is on the loose around the town's mayoral election day. Erik joins us to chat about the balance of politics, horror tropes, and satire, as well as casting Boy Meets World star William Russ as the "Mr. Feeny" of this small town. We also discuss his previous work on film's such as Ten Minutes to Midnight and She Came from the Woods.

Founders Day is now playing in theaters nationwide. Visit mainframepictures.com for showtimes.

After recapping 2023 on the last episode, Casey and Sam are now looking forward to what 2024 has in store! Long-awaited legacy sequels, various vampires, and a Ti West trilogy topper are on the agenda this week as Screams from the Basement tier ranks this year’s upcoming releases! It’s a new year with plenty of genre goodies to be excited about; which ones are you screaming for?

Screams from the Basement is joined by Troma filmmaker AJ Chambers to chat his latest flick starring Ari Lehman (the original Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th), Lust, Magic, and the Witches' Sabbath! AJ shares the film's wild premiere story, including being shut down by the theater, the INSANE third act featuring Lehman as The Devil and a tease of what he is working on next!

It’s time to ring in the new year Screams from the Basement style! With 2023 in the rear view, it’s time to talk about the best in horror this past year had to offer. From big budget legacy sequels, to indie darlings, to schlocky straight to streaming flicks, there was something for everyone. Join Sam and Casey as they count down their personal Top 10 lists, and discuss the trends in genre cinema from the past twelve months. What was your favorite horror movie of 2023? Join us live and let us know!

Screams from the Basement is joined by longstanding Full Moon Features director Danny Draven to discuss his latest Charlie Band collaboration in new release, Bad CGI Gator! Danny walks us through the process of Full Moon from title concept, to final film. He also chats with us about a modern Full Moon classic with the Ghoulies inspired Weedjies: Halloweed Night.

Bad CGI Gator is streaming now on Full Moon Features and available to rent on Amazon Prime.

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Casey and Sam are bringing some blood-drenched holiday spirit to the basement this week, discussing two Killer Santa movies, Christmas Evil (1980) and Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022). Two cult classics in which the jolly fat man in red gets a little axe-happy?! Sounds like a holiday special you don’t want to miss…

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Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the internet, not a creature was stirring, except for this podcast. Screams from the Basement is joined by filmmaker Damien LeVeck (The Cleansing Hour) joins us to discuss his latest directorial effort in the new release A Creature Was Stirring. A Creature Was Stirring is a Christmas creature feature starring Chrissy Metz (This Is Us) Annalise Basso (Oculus) and Scout Taylor Compton (Rob Zombie's Halloween). Damien joins us to discuss how he came upon this project, crafting difficult horror sequences, and combining character with scares in a complete Christmas package.

A long lost tradition of Christmas has been the telling scary ghost stories, and to keep with the holiday tradition Screams from the Basement is here to tell their real life ghost stories! From a theatre ghost breathing down Sam's neck, to a flying coat hanger almost hitting Casey at a restaurant, these are our ghost adventures.

Joined by writer, director and actor Alan Maxson, Screams from the Basement discusses the recent release of the independent, practical effects heavy, sci-fi film Alien Planet! Alan has over a decade of experience as a creature actor, including one of the 3 heads of King Ghidorah in Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Puppet Master character Blade in Blade: The Iron Cross. A passion project of Maxson's, Alien Planet finds two rival species fighting for survival against a wild beast as the fate of the galaxy may just lay in their hands.

Alien Planet is available now on Amazon, Apple, Tubi and on alienplanetfilm.com

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

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