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October 31, 2023 #09 - Harold Schechter (True Crime Legend)
Explore the dark recesses of the criminal mind as true crime legend Harold Schechter joins us in the Crypt. Listen closely as we dissect the intriguing world of collecting murder memorabilia, hear never-before-released audio of Ed Gein’s voice, and unravel the psychology behind our fascination with monsters and serial killers.

In this expansive conversation, we peel back the layers on his captivating new book, 'Murderabilia: A History of Crime in 100 Objects’, get details on Harold Schechter's real-time reaction of hearing Ed Gein’s voice, and find out if this alters the psychological profile of Gein.

We also tackle the defining 'signature crimes' of each era, the media's role in glamorizing them, the horrific tales of Albert Fish, BTK, Son of Sam, John Wayne Gacy, and Harold's selection process when it comes to choosing the deranged subjects of his novels.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Warning
00:28 – Introduction
01:25 – Harold & Brandon’s Bad Luck
02:08 – Murderabilia: A History of Crime in 100 Objects
05:50 – Collecting “Murderabilia” Dates Back to the 1600’s
10:11 – The Moral Issues Surrounding True Crime & Collecting Murderabilia
12:35 – Murder Ballads
15:11 – Telling a History of Murder in 100 Random Objects
16:22 – Items Harold Could Not Use In His Book
19:08 – Augusta Gein’s, Ed Gein’s Mother, Crucifix Was Gifted
22:55 – New Ed Gein Evidence, Voice Heard For the First Time
24:31 – Harold Schechter Reacts to Hearing Ed Gein’s Voice For The First Time, what he thought it would sound like, vs. what it actually sounded like
27:30 – Did hearing Gein's voice change anything in his psychological profile?
32:33 – Ed Gein Was NOT a Serial Killer, what the term means and where it came from
37:12 – Will Plainfield Ever Exhume More Bodies?
39:12 – Did Ed Gein ever dig up his mother? / HH Holmes Was Afraid That He Woulds Be Grave Robbed
40:56 – The Growing Interest In Ed Gein
42:18 – Robert Bloch (Author of Psycho) only lived 30 miles from Ed Gein When It Happened
44:25 – Albert Fish, Who He Is and Why More People Don’t Know of Him
47:41 – Albert Fish’s Insane Masochism
49:27 – How Long Albert Fish Got Away With His Crimes & How He Got Caught
54:53 – How Albert Fish Preyed & Murdered
55:58 – Harold Was In Contact With Albert Fish’s Legendary Defense Lawyer
59:41 – Harold Visited The Murder Location of Grace Budd
1:03:06 – The Psychological Function of True Crime
1:06:53 – The “Boogeyman” of Harold’s Generation / His Love For Horror / What Scared Him Growing Up
1:09:47 – Signature crimes that define each era / Living in the era of mass murderers
1:14:31 – The Difference Between Mass Murderers & Serial Killers
1:16:07 – History of Mass Murderers / Howard Unruh (The first mass shooting)
1:18:23 – How Much Media Glamorizes Crime / BTK, Son of Sam
1:23:28 – How Harold Schechter Chooses A Killer To Write About
1:27:03 – The Psychological Reason We Are Fascinated By Monsters
1:30:49 – Verifying Stories as far back as the 1800’s / HH Holmes
1:33:05 – AI / ChatGPT Taking Over The World / ChatGPT Wrote Harold A Fake True Crime Story
1:36:59 – Does a fascination in horror & true crime make us more okay with death or more scared of it?
1:42:36 – Why Harold Doesn’t Have Social Media / Go Buy Murderabilia: A History of Crime in 100 Objects
1:44:36 – Outro
1 hr 46 min
August 17, 2023 #08 - Directors of The Blair Witch Project (Dan Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez)
Venture into the depths of the Black Hills Forest as both directors of “The Blair Witch Project”, Dan Myrick and Ed Sanchez, join us on this episode of Talks From The Crypt to uncover the secrets behind one of the world’s most influential horror films of all time.
Hear exclusive behind-the-scenes stories that turned a low-budget indie film into a global phenomenon.From its inception to the legacy it left behind, learn about the creative process that brought worldwide attention to an entirely ‘new’ subgenre of horror: found footage. Explore the threads that link "The Blair Witch Project" to other iconic films, including "Cannibal Holocaust", “Faces of Death”, “Man Bites Dog” "Paranormal Activity", and "Cloverfield".
Go beyond Blair Witch as we touch upon their inspirations from classics like “The Omen”, “Jacob’s Ladder”, “The Shining”, and “Amityville Horror”. At the end of the episode, Dan and Ed respond to the world's most controversial myths and rumors that have entangled the film for 24 years.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Teaser
00:17 – Introduction
00:58 – Dan and Eduardo's Reunion
01:51 – Discussing "The Blair Witch Project" After 24 Years
03:22 – Blair Witch's Popularity & Impact
05:27 – Trailblazing Viral Marketing: “Paranormal Activity” & ”Skinamarink”
06:53 – Internet's Early Days: Misinformation and New Standards
09:22 – Found Footage Pioneers: "Cannibal Holocaust", "Man Bites Dog", "Faces of Death"
13:01 – Coming Up With ”The Blair Witch Project” – One Idea Started It All
15:44 – The State of Collaboration in Film Industry
18:28 – Why Ed & Dan Stopped Collaborating After Blair Witch
23:07 – Dan and Ed's Individual Contributions to Blair Witch
25:32 – Future Collaborations Between Dan and Ed?
27:15 – Reflecting on Their Working Relationship
28:40 – Casting and Selling Fiction as Reality: How They Convinced the World That Heather, Mike, and Josh Were Dead & The Casting Process
32:23 – Doubts Surrounding ”The Blair Witch Project’s” Success
34:36 – The First Screening: Sundance 1999
37:15 – The Moment They Realized “The Blair Witch Project” Redefined Horror
41:09 – Selling the Blair Witch IP: Any Regrets or Creative Control?
43:00 – Satisfaction with Selling the IP to Artisan
45:15 – Blurring the Lines Between Fiction and Reality: Influence on True Crime
49:07 – Could ”The Blair Witch Project” Be Pulled Off Today?
51:50 – Thoughts on Later Found Footage Films: ”Paranormal Activity”, ”Cloverfield”
53:04 – Favorite Horror Subgenres and Films: “The Omen”, “The Shining”, ”It’s Alive”, ”Amityville Horror”
56:57 – Dan & Ed's Current Projects
1:00:37 – The Challenges of Indie Filmmaking
1:02:27 – FACT OR FICTION - Dan and Ed respond to the world's most controversial myths and rumors surrounding ”The Blair Witch Project” (Crypt Notes)
1:02:54 – Crypt Note 1 – Alternate Endings & Fate of the Characters Explained
1:04:50 – Crypt Note 1b– Insight into the Film's Original Cut: ”The Blair Witch Project” Ending Explained
1:08:41 – Crypt Note 2 – The Bundle of Sticks Contained Actual Human Teeth and Hair
1:09:26 – Crypt Note 3 – An 'Actual Witch' is Seen In The Movie
1:12:34 – Crypt Note 4 – Heather Donahue’s Mother Received sympathy Cards from people who believed her daughter was actually dead or missing
1:12:50 – Crypt Note 5 – The actors were given less and less food each day of shooting to promote discord between them on-set
1:14:20 – Crypt Note 6 – One of the cameras was bought at Circuit City and was returned after shooting wrapped
1:15:08 – Crypt Note 7 – The safety word on-set was "Taco"
1:17:50 – Crypt Note 8 – The Blair Witch Project is a snuff film, Mike and Josh lured Heather into the woods to murder her
1:18:53 – Outro
1 hr 21 min
June 29, 2023 #07 - Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes)
Delve into the extraordinary life and career of iconic actor and author Michael Berryman, as we get into the tales and fascinating experiences that shaped his journey on this episode of Talks from the Crypt.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Teaser
00:23 - Introduction
01:35 - Michael Berryman's Book – "It's All Good! A Michael Berryman Memoir...In My Own Words"
03:41 - Michael's Father's Exposure to the Atomic Bomb Dropped in Hiroshima & Nagasaki, The Effects of Nuclear Radiation
07:41 - Michael's Father, A World Renowned Neurosurgeon
09:25 - Michael's Father Ran Tests on Michael's Brain
12:10 - Michael's Time in Catholic School
14:26 - 'Dogma' Means Control
17:08 - The Lessons of Catholicism
18:48 - The Dark Side of Catholicism
22:52 - The Pain & Suffering of Hell
24:31 - Michael's First "Acting Role" as an Altar Boy, Going to Church with Hollywood Royalty at St. Marten of Tours
27:18 - Through the Eyes of the Child Michael Berryman
28:53 - The 60's Revolution - Music, Culture, and Meeting Joni Mitchell at the Troubadour
33:04 - The Military Industrial Complex - An Era of War
39:41 - Growing Up Around the War and Nuclear Bombs
44:02 - Michael's Family Involvement with Indigenous Native American Tribes, How They Saved His Grandmother's Life
49:24 - Movies At The Time That Changed Michael's Perspective - 2001: A Space Odyssey, Universal Monsters, and The Exorcist
51:21 - Michael's Experience with Real Exorcisms
52:29 - Having Nightmares
53:35 - The Psychological Satisfaction of Fear - The Origins of Haunted Houses
56:25 - Films That Influenced Michael's Acting Career
59:27 - Growing Up With the Fear of a Nuclear Holocaust, Modern Youth's Challenges, and Corporate Globalism
01:01:13 - Science Fiction Movies and Cautionary Tales
01:08:28 - Living through Hillside Strangler, Manson, Ramirez / Michael's Run-In With a Charles Manson Copycat
01:11:38 - Wes Craven’s “The Last House on The Left” Changed Horror Forever
01:12:45 - Being into Horror Throughout Life / Scaring the Babysitter
01:14:47 - Universal Monsters
01:15:34 - Hammer Remakes of Universal Monsters
01:16:02 - Blacula / Ken Foree
01:16:37 - Why Michael Loves Starring in Horror Films
01:18:00 - How the Film & Horror Industry Have Evolved Over the Years of His Acting Career
01:20:53 - Independent & International Films
01:22:52 - Michael's Start as an Actor in Hollywood
01:27:21 - Filming Doc Savage
01:28:41 - Being Cast in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest as a Lobotomy Patient
01:31:05 - Filming One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest in Salem
01:32:28 - Getting to know Jack Nicholson, Christopher Lloyd, Louise Fletcher, and Danny DeVito While Filming One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
01:33:40 - Partying with Christopher Lloyd while Filming One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
01:36:00 - Jack Nicholson Walking Off the Set of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
01:39:20 - Running into 'Film Families' at Horror Conventions
01:41:33 - Spending Time with Real Mental Patients
01:46:43 - Louise Fletcher's (Nurse Ratched) Controversial Oscar Winning Speech
01:49:25 - Watching One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with Michael's Father Before His Passing
01:50:36 - Getting Cast into The Hills Have Eyes / His Reaction to Working with Wes craven & the Violent Script for His First Horror Film
01:52:03 - The Brutal and Ironic Theme of The Hills Have Eyes – Family Values
01:53:07 - Michael's Health Conditions While Filming The Hills Have Eyes
01:54:32 - Ruggero Deodato's "Cut and Run" / Staying in Good Health While Filming
01:56:54 - Talking with Fans at Horror Conventions
01:57:54 - Do Celebrities Enjoy Doing Conventions? / Robert Englund & Norman Reedus
01:59:53 - The Most important Aspect of an Actor's Life
02:01:56 - What Michael Berryman Is Up To Now
02:04:28 - Michael's Philosophy and Advice
02:09:18 - Outro
2 hr 12 min
May 11, 2023 #06 - Scott Michaels (Dearly Departed)
Step into the shadowy underbelly of Hollywood’s golden era with Scott Michaels, the mastermind behind “Dearly Departed Tours”, "The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter", and “FindADeath.com”.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Scott's First Exposure to Tragical History
04:22 - Celebrity Deaths
08:54 - Never Before Seen Photos of the Charles Manson / LaBianca Murders
10:14 - People Send Scott Random Items
12:16 - Immersed in Murder - Jack the Ripper, Kray Twins, Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, and Jeffrey Dahmer
14:32 - Jeffrey Dahmer
17:24 - People Who Identify With Serial Killers / The Manson Girls
19:09 - John Wayne Gacy
21:33 - The World Made Charles Manson The Boogeyman
22:38 - Graveline Tours – Janice Joplin, The Menendez House, Auntie Em’s Suicide
25:39 - Starline Tours – LA Celebrity Tours
28:05 - Celebrity Graves (Forest Lawn Cemetery, Westwood Cemetery) – Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin, Natalie Wood, Truman Capote, Rodney Dangerfield, Farrah Fawcett, Hugh Hefner
30:30 - Judy Garland Exhumed
31:46 - Vandalizing Celebrity Graves
33:25 - Celebrities With Unmarked Graves
33:57 - Starting FindADeath.com
37:07 - Princess Diana's Fatal Car Accident
40:37 - Car Accidents Can Happen Any Time
41:04 - Jayne Mansfield's Death By "Cranial Avulsion"
45:07 - Hollywood Babylon – Kenneth Anger, James Dean is a Male Prostitute, Jean Harlow, Marie Prevost Eaten By Dog
46:17 - Scott Owns The Car Jayne Mansfield Died In
51:08 - The Beginning of Dearly Departed
52:59 - The Menendez Brothers
55:39 - LA's Dark History
57:11 - How Scott Found Stops, Routes, and Stories For Dearly Departed
58:36 - Dearly Departed's Helter Skelter Tour
59:42 - Virginia Graham and Ronnie Howard Exposed the Manson Family, Susan Atkins' "Death List"
1:03:49 - Albert Dekker's Insane Suicide Story
1:05:36 - Anthony Bourdain Went on Scott's Tour
1:07:04 - Tour Stops That Are Too Disturbing For People
1:08:39 - Dearly Departed Vol 1 & 2 – Karen Carpenter Funeral Home, Black Dahlia Locations, Paul Walker Crash Location
1:09:14 - The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter
1:12:39 - Scott's "Haunted" Collection – Carrie Fisher's Cigarette, Door of the Room "Divine" Died In, Elizabeth Morgan's Wicker Settee, Mae West's Teeth, a Tile of the Ambassador Hotel where Bobby Kennedy Was Assassinated, Sharon Tate's Fireplace
1:15:50 - Scott Brings In and Gifts Pieces of His Collection – Sharon Tate's Fireplace, A Piece of the Titanic, and a Tile from the Pool Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones Drowned in
1:19:40 - Haunted Items Bring Paranormal Encounters
1:20:58 - Owning a Painting Sent By John Wayne Gacy
1:23:33 - Helter Skelter, Charles Manson, Tate/LaBianca Murders – What Happened?
1:27:11 - The Manson Family
1:28:39 - The Motives of the Tate / LaBianca Murders – Dennis Wilson, Terry Melcher, Charles Manson, Tex Watson, and the Beach Boys Stolen Manson Song
1:36:42 - Remembering When "Helter Skelter" Happened
1:37:51 - Richard Ramirez, The Night Stalker
1:38:17 - LaBiancas & Shorty Shay Murdered
1:39:41 - Wojciech Frykowski May Have Provoked the Murders
1:41:11 - The Album Charles Manson Made In Jail
1:41:49 - Helter Skelter's Impact on Scott's Life
1:42:37 - Scott's Involvement in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood"
1:44:51 - Working With Quentin Tarantino
1:49:09 - Finding the Hidden Details of Helter Skelter
1:51:59 - Did William Garretson Hear the Murders?
1:56:15 - Does Scott Miss Doing the Dearly Departed Tours?
1:57:59 - Private Tours of Dearly Departed
1:59:03 - A Victim-Oriented Approach
2:01:25 - Scott's YouTube Channel – Going to the Bedroom Where Marvin Gaye Was Killed and Interviewing the Man Who Embalmed Marilyn Monroe
2:03:36 - Outro
2 hr 8 min
December 18, 2022 #05 - Rick West (Midsummer Scream)
"The smell of rotting bodies was so strong and so bad that I literally started gagging."
Brandon Lea sits down with co-founder and creative director of Midsummer Scream, Rick West. Midsummer Scream is the world's largest Halloween and Horror convention, featuring over 350 vendors, panels from horror movie and haunted attraction legends, live entertainment, and a 100,000 square-foot space where multiple haunted houses and attractions are set up specifically for the attendees of Midsummer Scream.
Join us as we discuss the Southern California horror and halloween culture, the scariest horror movies we've ever seen, Knott's Scary Farm, Disneyland urban legends, some of the best and scariest haunted attractions around the world, and of course, Midsummer Scream. In this episode, viewers can also learn how they can kickstart their own horror / halloween community in their city.
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Copyright Disclaimer Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:27 – The Origins of the Southern California Horror / Halloween Community
00:03:55 – Fascination With Fear
00:08:17 – Knott's Scary Farm Started It All
00:12:39 – Independent Haunts in the 70's
00:14:17 – Has the Spirit of Horror / Halloween Diminished Over Time?
00:17:49 – Rick's Industry Evolution
00:18:56 – Being a Disney Cast Member / Disneyland Urban Legends
00:20:57 – Theme Park Adventures (TPA)
00:25:02 – Pandemic's Impact on Horror / Halloween
00:28:10 – Where Independent Haunts Get It Right
00:29:27 – Favorite / Scariest Haunts Around The World
00:34:00 – What Can Haunts Do To Become Less Formulaic
00:36:11 – Planning Midsummer Scream and Hall Of Shadows
00:43:55 – How Midsummer Scream Started
00:48:09 – Vendors & Attractions – Midsummer Scream
00:51:06 – Hall Of Shadows & Midsummer Estates – Midsummer Scream
00:59:08 – Planning Midsummer Scream 2023
01:00:05 – Monster Kids with Kirk Hammett, Sara Karloff, Lynne Lugosi Sparks, & Ron Chaney
01:06:06 – Becoming Friends With the Monster Kids
01:09:25 – The Community Provided in Midsummer Scream
01:10:56 – Hall Of Shadows Continues to Get Better
01:12:03 – Halloween in July – Midsummer Scream
01:13:16 – Halloween in December – Season's Screamings & Hall Of "Yuletide Spirits"
01:14:50 – Actions Listeners Can Take to Kick Start Their Own Horror / Halloween Community
01:17:02 – Outro
1 hr 19 min
July 13, 2022 #04 - MurderCo. (Tim Gough of Black Market Escape Rooms Inc.)
"When you were growing up, did you imagine you would be selling peoples' organs on the black market?"
This episode, Brandon discusses the magic behind the R-Rated, extreme horror escape room MurderCo., with owner & creative director Tim Gough. Learn about the amazing characters and their back stories, state-of-the-art technology, superstitions, and the one-of-a-kind experience at MurderCo, which Haunting.net called "The Scariest Escape Room on Earth". Be sure to subscribe to our channel on Youtube, and to check out the Talks from the Crypt website for more information on the best horror podcast on the planet!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:47 What is MurderCo?
02:31 Tim's Background
05:08 Going Extreme / R-Ratings
07:11 Why Upland, CA?
07:55 No 2 Shows Are The Same
09:43 Escape Rooms
11:46 Hostel
12:25 California's Right to Die Act
14:08 The Black Market
15:52 Cheers / Superstitions
17:38 The Crow / Brandon Lee's Death
18:29 The Guns at MurderCo. Are Real
18:54 Are Actors Okay With The Violence?
19:58 Pre-Show / Intake Room / Security Guard / Victim #1
21:19 MurderCo.'s Lobby
22:13 Choose Your Killer (MurderCo. Artist)
22:47 Killer (Artist) "Strengths" & "Fear Styles"
23:36 The Stories of MurderCo.'s Artists (Killers)
24:03 ARTIST 1 - OBLIVIAN
26:08 The Impact of a Good Story
26:56 ARTIST 2 - JUGGERNAUT
28:08 ARTIST 3 - SIDESHOW
29:26 ARTIST 4 - MANEATER
31:29 NEW ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT - Apex: Blood Trials
33:13 The First Time Brandon Went to MurderCo.
34:15 The Legalities of Extreme Attractions
34:49 The Ingredients That Make MurderCo. Real
35:50 Is MurderCo. Intended to Scare or Entertain?
36:12 Harvest / Pure Evil (Extra MurderCo. Attractions)
40:19 Staff & Actors
44:01 Horror Movies
46:59 Dolby Sponsorship / NAMM Show
49:48 Horror / Halloween Convention Culture (Monsterpalooza)
52:00 Doing What You Love
52:44 How to Become a Member of MurderCo.
53:41 Outro
56 min
April 30, 2022 #03 – Transworld 2022, Lemp Mansion, Ghosts, Horror Movies, + More
Brandon sits down in the Crypt with Jason Egan (Saw / Blair Witch Escape Room) and Joey Simpson (Kissing Candice) to recap Transworld Halloween & Attractions Show 2022 and talk about their fears, horror movies, ghosts, haunted houses, and the infamous Lemp Mansion.
34 min
November 15, 2021 #02 – Jason Egan (Fright Dome / Official Saw & Blair Witch Escape Room)
A pioneer in the haunted house and escape room industry, Jason Egan is the owner of the Official Saw Escape Room, Escape Blair Witch, and Fright Dome. He stopped by The Crypt to talk about:
- His start in haunted houses
- Why Fright Dome ended
- How he started the world’s only official Saw / Blair Witch Escape Rooms
- Trailer Haunts
- Working with Lionsgate
- Halloween Kills
- Rob Zombie’s Halloween remakes
- The SYFY Chucky TV series
- Working with Sid Haig, David Copperfield, Bill Moseley, Danielle Harris, and George A. Romero
- The future of horror
- + More!
1 hr 4 min
October 31, 2021 #01 – Introduction
Talks From The Crypt is an all new horror and true crime podcast where we will be talking about all of the topics and subtopics this genre brings. Whether we’re admiring manufactured horror, like horror movies and maybe haunted attractions, or we’re talking about the horrors we face in real life, like true crime and the paranormal – here is where we will be covering it all. This is a one stop shop for horror fans to keep up to date on news, get to know their favorite horror icons, and engage in discussions in movies, debates, ghost stories, and true crime.

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About Talks From The Crypt

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Talks From The Crypt, hosted by Brandon Lea, is a cinematic long-form conversation series exploring film, horror, true crime, and the darker edges of culture. Through in-depth, unscripted interviews, filmmakers, actors, writers, and cultural voices move beyond the usual press cycle to speak openly about their work, experiences, and the paths that shaped them. Professionally produced yet relaxed in tone, the show blends thoughtful conversation with the atmosphere of a genuine hangout.