Spear Talk

For episode 131, we welcomed United States Marine Corps veteran and actor, Rob Mello to the show! John starred as "John Tombs" in Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2U, as well as "Yuri" in the show 1883. This is part of our Hallween 2022 Guest Series.

In our discussion we covered his time in the Marine Corps to include becoming a 4-time riffle expert and a 'Red Patch", the legacy of actors who transitioned into Hollywood after being in the Marine Corps, weapons on a film set and the role of an armorer, the creativity of the writing that makes the Happy Death Day franchise so good, how to stay focused, and much more.

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#robmellow #happydeathday #marinecorps

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For episode 130, we welcomed Army veteran and actor CJ Graham to the show. CJ famously portrayed "Jason Vorhees" in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and "SGT. Bedlam" in Highway To Hell". This is part of our Halloween 2022 Guest Series.

In our discussion we covered his time in the United States Army between 1974 - 1978, working as a nightclub owner and how it lead to his role as "Jason Vorhees", if putting on the iconic mask turns him into a different person, why the fans love "Jason Lives", working with Alice Cooper during the "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask) music video, operating casinos now, and so much more! 

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#cjgraham #jasonvorhees #armyveteran 

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For episode 129, we welcomed actor, producer, and director Andre Gower to the show! Andre was the star of the cult classic The Monster Squad, starring as "Sean" in the 1987 film directed by Fred Dekker. He is the director of the documentary, "Wolfman's Got Nards" and the founder of Fitter Piper Entertainment!

In our discussion we covered the legacy and fandom surrounding The Monster Squad, why the film is the perfect example of good versus evil, his friendship with Ryan Lambert, his recovery from his massive 2021 heart attack, human trafficking in the world and how we need to do more to combat it, and so much more.

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#monstersquad #andregower

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For episode 128, we welcomed actor, Nicolas Vince to the show. Nicolas portrayed both "The Chatterer" in Hellraiser 1 and 2 and 'Kinski" in Nightbreed. He has an autobiographical one man show that he is the star of called "I Am Monsters", as well as the host of "The Chattering Hour" podcast. This is part of our Halloween 2022 Guest Series. 

In our discussion we covered his friendship and working relationship with Clive Barker, the legacy of his famous characters "The Chatterer" and "Kinski", the power of art as it pertains to telling a story, the status of horror today, writing for Marvel Comics, and so much more!

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#nightbreed #hellraiser #horrorstories

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For episode 127, we welcomed actress, stuntwoman, and author, Eileen Dietz to the show! Eileen portrayed all of the iconic scenes from the film, The Exorcist, to include the pea soup vomit, levitation, abuse with the cross, and fight with Father Karras. Eileen has also starred on The Guiding Light and General Hospital, as well as work on Creepshow 2 and Halloween 2 (Rob Zombie). She is also author of the book, Exorcising My Demons: An Actress' Journey To THE EXORCIST And Beyond, and an avid rodeo barrel racer. This is part of our Halloween 2022 Guest Series. 

In our discussion, we covered the legacy of The Exorcist, working with Linda Blair and director William Friedkin, the makeup and filming of the "Pazuzu" scene, her love of becoming a monster hidden behind prosthetics and makeup, her love of nature and being outdoors, how she got into barrel racing, how she maintains her prolific work ethic, and much more!

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#Eileendietz #theexorcist #horrorstories 

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For episode 126, we welcomed actor David Howard Thorton to the show! David is the man behind the clown makeup with his portrayal of "Art the Clown" in Terrifier 1 and 2. David also portrayed the "Joker" in the YouTube series Nightwing Escalation. This is part of our Halloween 2022 Guest Series.

In our episode, we covered how he landed the role of "Art the Clown", what it was like portraying a silent character that kills, how to balance horror and comedy, the fan reception at conventions as it pertains to them welcoming a new horror icon character with open arms, working with an established character like the "Joker" and making it his own, and much more!

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#davidhowardthorton #terrifer #artheclown

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For Spear Talk 124, we welcomed legendary stuntman Lee Waddell to the show! Lee performed as 'Ghostface" in the Scream film franchise where he was a part of the most iconic scenes involving Drew Barrymore, Henry Winkler, and Neve Campbell. He has also provided his talents to such films as The Terminator, Death Warrant, Con Air, Spider Man, Face / Off, Batman Returns, The People Under The Stairs, and Blade! This is part of our Halloween 2022 Guest Series.

In our talk we covered the stories behind his iconic Scream kills as "Ghostface", working with Wes Craven, one injury he sustained filming with Neve Campbell, the perishable skills in stunt work, stunts involving fire and water, the filming process as it pertains to stunt work in films versus TV, and so much more!

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#leewaddell #scream #ghostface 

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For episode 124 of Spear Talk, we welcomed actress, stunt woman, author, and entrepreneur Patricia Tallman to the show. Patricia has starred in horror cult classics Night of the Living Dead (1990), Army of Darkness, and Knightriders, portrayed "Lyta Alexander" in Babylon 5, and launched her own business, Quest Retreats, which provides people real life magical experiences for people! This is part of our Halloween 2022 guest series.

 In our talk we discussed the lasting legacy of Night of the Living Dead (1990) and under the direction of Tom Savini, her friendship with George A. Romero, the Babylon 5 fandom, how she landed the role of "Possessed Witch" in Army of Darkness, working alongside Laura Dern as her stunt double in Jurassic Park, her philanthropy work with Penny Lane, why she started Quest Retreats, and so much more!

#patriciatallman #zombiesurvival #jurassicpark 

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For episode 123, we welcomed Ray Livingston to the show! Ray is a self-described modern survivalist who has appeared on Alone (Season 6), Called To The Wild, and Mud, Sweat, and Beards with previous guest, Donny Dust!

Ray is a former law enforcement officer and actively helps agencies with search and rescue missions.

In our discussion we covered how Ray fell in love with nature, why he finds a connection to Corvus birds like his rescued crow, Bran, the power of a positive mindset, what it means to be a modern survivalist, hunting apex predators, working alongside Donny Dust, and many more!

#raylivingston #survivalist #hunting

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For episode 122, we welcomed Jackson Rudolph to the show! Jackson is a 60-time sport karate world champion, a fourth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a member of the Black Belt Hall Of Fame, a Team Paul Mitchell player development coach, is currently a medical student at Uniformed Services University Of The Health Sciences and an US Army 2nd Lt!

In our discussion, we covered Jackson's quest to master the bo staff and the creation of the FLOW System, being a part of the famous Paul Mitchell Team, the recruiting process for sports karate, his quest to become a physician, and so much more!

#sportskarate #jacksonrudolph #martialarts

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