This week, Andrew talks with UK underground horror writer/director Jason Davitt (Vampires: Brighter in Darkness, Vampires: Lucas Rising) about not waiting for someone to “green-light” the LGBTQ horror movie he wants to see. Instead, his bootstrap productions have generated both television shows and films.

In Andrew's 5 Big Questions (at the end of the podcast), Jason talks about his love of Irish accents and Irish mythology, what time period he’d most like to live in and his secret for the best on the Full English Breakfast.

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This week, Andrew talks with voice actor Joe Cliff Thompson about his work on video games (The Forgotten City, System Shock), starring in the upcoming indie horror feature Witch Child and the horrifically, mysterious, creepypasta SCP YouTube phenomenon that is Dr. Bob (120,879,450 views and counting.)

Joe gives us an in-depth look at breaking into animation voicework, making acting choices in horror, the benefits of going to cattle-calls, the microphone he secretly lusts after and much, much more.

And in Andrew's 5 Big Questions (at the end of the podcast), Joe talks about the difference between prepping for acting and voice acting, finding a second gear when he feels stuck creatively, the breakfast that starts his creative day and what movie really gives him the heebie-jeebies.

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This week, we have the last of a special three part interview with deep cuts horror filmmaker Gary Sherman. This is the guy who made the last great practical effects film, Poltergeist III.

Tonight, Gary talks about directors who influenced him, working with legendary effects artist Dick Smith and walks us through some world class mirror shots, all done practical. How did he do it? Listen and find out!

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This week, we have the second of a special three part interview with deep cuts horror filmmaker Gary Sherman. This is the guy who made the last great practical effects film, Poltergeist III, showcased actor Donald Pleasence six years before Halloween in the subway cannibal film Deathline and also made of the best zombie film you've never heard of, Dead & Buried.

Tonight, we'll find out about Dead & Buried, his zombie film set in small town America that continues to build a rabid fanbase to this day. It features an eye-opening final performance by Jack Albertson (Chico and the Man, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) and some truly impressive early SFX work by Stan Winston. 

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This week, we have the first of a special multi-episode interview with deep cuts horror filmmaker Gary Sherman. This is the guy who made the last great practical effects film, Poltergeist III, showcased actor Donald Pleasence six years before Halloween in the subway cannibal film Deathline and also made of the best zombie film you've never heard of, Dead & Buried.

In this first episode, Andrew asks Gary what drew him to horror, how he gets so through so many set-ups in one shooting day, his method for directing actors and how to use very long tracking shots as a storytelling device.

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This week, Andrew talks with Irish actor and raconteur Morgan C. Jones (Boys from County Hell) Fans of Shudder may know him as Charlie, the ill-fated drunk turned vampire in Boys from County Hell, an Irish indie vampire flick that came out during the Pandemic. Before that, he's been a steady working actor in tv, film and radio theatre, including a stint as Cyril, the supernatural shapeshifter in the form of a giant rabbit on RTE, Irish National Radio. Morgan talks about the differences between acting with CGI or practical effects, his trick to taping auditions and what its like to live next door to Bram Stoker's house.

In Andrew's 5 Big Questions (at the end of the podcast), Morgan explains his changing expectations for a good breakfast and the relative funniness of the Emerald Isle.

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This week, Andrew talks with writer/director Jim Towns (House of Bad, Prometheus Triumphant, Immortal Hands) who followed his genre film dreams from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles. Inspired by Universal horror movies and a make-up kit his uncle gave him, Jim created an unusual oeuvre of genre films. From confined horror films of women in lockdown to martial arts shows funded by Wu-Tang Collection and expressionist films shot in abandoned lunatic asylums, Jim Towns has an IMDb that reads like no other.

In Andrew's 5 Big Questions (at the end of the podcast), Jim explains which Japanese character reminds him of himself, engages in Irish wordplay and describes his perfect breakfast.

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This week, Andrew talks with actor Elle LaMont (Mercy Black, Alita: Battle Angel, Salvage Marines, From Dusk Til Dawn: The Series, Machete Kills) about life as a hard-gigging actor based out of Austin, TX. What kept her from moving to LA after Friday Night Lights? What kind of auditions get her excited? What was it like working on a Blumhouse production (Mercy Black)? And, what's her trick for transforming herself into stone cold killers like Screwhead for Robert Rodriguez's Alita: Battle Angel?

In Andrew's 5 Big Questions (at the end of the podcast), Elle confesses to her time on a pirate ship, taking the stage in an Irish bar and the strangest thing the boom op made them "hold for" on a location shoot. It's all another adventure to this indie actor. As always, subscribe to follow us as we work our way through the tips, tricks and set stories of cast and crew working in horror filmmaking.

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