In this podcast, Dan Howarth talks about Drone, Lionhearts, Northern Republic, and much more.

[4:35] Conversation start/biggest changes for Dan in the last year.

[19:00] Screenwriting.

[20:00] Lionhearts.

[26:00] Journey to publication.

[45:30] Writing a comedy.

[50:45] Editorial process.

[1:01:15] David Peace influence on book covers.

[1:05:10] Drone.

[1:09:00] Creating dread from a sound.

[1:15:20] Inspiration for Drone.

[1:18:20] How to decide which idea is for a novel and which a novella.

[1:23:40] Lessons learnt writing Drone.

[1:25:30] Landing the ending.

[1:30:25] Northern Republic and where Dan will and won’t submit stories going forward.

[1:38:50] Connect with Dan and final thoughts.

Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-666-dan-howarth-on-drone-lionhearts-and-northern-republic

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Jed Shepherd talks about Dashcam, found footage horror, the impact of Host, and much more.

[3:05] Homages and references in films.

[10:50] Host, its legacy, and the impact on horror and found footage.

[15:40] Blumhouse deal.

[17:40] Dashcam elevator pitch.

[21:50] Dashcam and Host in a similar world.

[23:45] Co-writing process for Dashcam.

[26:25] Working with Annie Hardy.

[32:05] Odeon banning Dashcam.

[40:45] Flashback.

[51:20] Working routine and what Jed is doing now.

[53:15] Ideal writing time.

[59:20] The first horror video game Jed played.

[1:02:10] Best and worst writing advice.

[1:04:30] Connect with Jed.

Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-665-jed-shepherd-on-dashcam-found-footage-horror-and-the-impact-of-host

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Jed Shepherd talks about Host, filmmaking, the supernatural, and much more.

[2:50] Early life lessons growing up in London.

[9:30] Beliefs pertaining to the supernatural or lack thereof.

[12:35] First horror films and stories experienced.

[15:30] Parallels between Host and Dashcam and the Evil Dead films.

[17:55] Wanting to be a writer from a young age.

[26:05] Music in Jed’s life and career.

[31:40] Scroobius Pip.

[38:25] Making Host.

[48:50] The initial Host prank.

[50:50] The logistics of writing Host.

Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-664-jed-shepherd-on-host-filmmaking-and-the-supernatural

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