Castle of Horror Podcast

Castle Talk: Erin Sanders on Starring in 80s Supernatural Horror The Call

Tonight we’re chatting with Erin Sanders (Zoe 101, Six Degrees of Separation) whose new movie THE CALL comes out on October 30th. From the creator of Final Destination, Lin Shaye and Tobin Bell star in this terrifying tale of death from the fall of 1987. After a tragic accident, a group of small town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple. One by one, their worst nightmares quickly become reality as they enter the realm of THE CALL. Four Friends. One Phone Call. 60 S...

Castle Talk: Lance Jones of Gwandanaland Comics: Bringing Classic Public Domain Alive

Tonight we’re chatting with Lance Jones who runs Gwandanaland Comics, which publishes new reprint paperbacks of classic public domain comics and magazines, from super-heroes to the first, now public-domain issues of Famous Monsters Magazine. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: Adrienne Biddle on Producing Family Grief Horror The Dark & the Wicked (Podcast Interview)

Tonight we’re chatting with Adrienne Biddle, producer of The Dark and the Wicked, which releases November 6. Biddle is a founder with writer/director Bryan Bertino of Unbroken Pictures. The Dark and The Wicked follows two siblings who are summoned back to the family farm to await the inevitability of their father's death. What initially appears to be a timeless ritual of loss and remembrance turns out to be something very different. RLJE Films will release the horror film THE DARK AND THE WIC...

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) - Podcast Discussion

This week we have a one-off Halloween episode, a look at the 2019 film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. For those counting at home this is mainline Episode 316. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

The Mummy (1932) with Special Guests the Monster Movie Happy Hour

This week we continue a series of 1930s horror films with the 1932 film The Mummy. For those counting at home this is mainline Episode 315. This episode is a special event because we're also celebrating the one year anniversary of the creation of our good friends the Monster Movie Happy Hour Podcast and so with us tonight are 2/3 of the Monster Movie Happy Hour: historian, raconteur and cocktail wizard Scott Chesebrough and artist David Geister . Become a supporter of this podcast: https://w...

Darkman (1990) - Hangout Halloween Man 20th Anniversary Episode (Podcast Discussion)

In a special episode in honor of the 20th Anniversary of Drew Edwards' comic hero HALLOWEEN MAN, the gang discusses Sam Raimi's 1990 DARKMAN. Hosted by Drew Ewards, featuring musician/activist Jamie Bahr, writer David Bowles, and animator/musician Tony Salvaggio. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: Talking Audio Thriller Crypto-Z with Producer Hadrien Royo

Jason chats with Hadrien Royo about the audio series Crypto-Z, which you can find on any podcast app. Hadrien is an award-winning filmmaker, who has helped independent features come to life and get prestigious festival runs. He is the producer and director of Crypto-Z, an audio drama podcast and the founder of euphonie™, a creative agency dedicated to developing original stories across media channels and helping their creator reach their audience where they are now. He is also a professor in ...

Women Running from Houses Launch Party

A panel on Gothic Horror on the occasion of the release of Castle of Horror Anthology Vol. 4: Women Running from Houses (https://amzn.to/3dqyvv1) , a collection of Gothic-themed horror stories, in paperback and Kindle. The panel features In Churl Yo, Michael Aronovitz, Amanda Dewees, John Ohno, Charles R. Rutledge, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Jim Towns, Jeremiah Dylan Cook, Rob Nisbet, Leanna Renee Hieber, Sam Knight, Henry Herz, Alethea Kontis and Scott Pearson, hosted by editor Jason Henderson....

Castle Talk: Talking Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix Oct. 9) with Castmember Kamal Khan

Tonight we’re chatting with Kamal Khan who joins the cast of The Haunting of Bly Manor, the sequel series to The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix. The Haunting of Bly Manor premieres October 9. The Haunting of Bly Manor is a follow-up to the American anthology supernatural horror drama web television series The Haunting of Hill House, created and directed by Mike Flanagan for Netflix, and will be loosely based on the 1898 horror novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. Become a support...

Castle Talk: Ausma Khan, Author of The Khorasan Archives Series, on her new book The Bladebone

Tonight we’re chatting with Ausma Zehanat Khan holds a Ph.D. in international human rights law with a specialization in military intervention and war crimes in the Balkans. She is a former adjunct law professor and Editor-in-Chief of Muslim Girl magazine, the first magazine targeted to young Muslim women in North America. She is also the award-winning author of The Unquiet Dead and The Bloodprint, the first book in The Khorasan Archives. A British-born Canadian, Khan now lives in Colorado wit...

Castle Talk: Paula Guran, editor of The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror

Tonight we’re chatting with Paula Guran, editor of the Simon & Schuster's October 20 release The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Doctor X (1932): The 1930s Horror Retrospective (Podcast Discussion)

This week we kick off a series of 1930s horror films with the 1932 film Doctor X. For those counting at home this is mainline Episode 314. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: Darren Lynn Bousman, Director of Death of Me (2020) with Maggie Q and Luke Hemsworth

This episode we’re chatting with Darren Lynn Bousman, director of the new movie DEATH OF ME coming to theaters, On Demand and Digital on October 2, 2020. Vacationing on an island off the coast of Thailand, Christine (Maggie Q) and Neil Oliver (Luke Hemsworth) awake hungover and with no memory of the previous night. They find footage on Neil’s camera, and watch, horrified, as Neil appears to murder Christine. With twenty-four hours until the next ferry and a typhoon threatening the island, Ch...

Night of the Ghouls: The Ed Wood Retrospective (Podcast Discussion)

This week we wrap up our Ed Wood retrospective with the 1957 film Night of the Ghouls. (Episode 313) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: Is the Batman a Fascist Now? (Discussion with artist Greg Scott)

Jason is joined by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and X-Files artist Greg Scott to talk about Batman-- more specifically, the Batman seen in the trailer for Matt Reeves' 2021 film The Batman. Is Batman just Death Wish now, a fascist vision of violence, fun for adults and abandoning the principles of the past? Or is it too early to tell? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

The Seventh Curse (Hangout Episode - Podcast Discussion)

For this Hangout Episode--m one of the unstructured talks we have between the mainline episodes-- Tony, Jason and Drew talk about the 1986 Hong Kong supernatural adventure film "The Seventh Curse" based on the Dr. Yuen novel series from Ni Kuang. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Bride of the Monster: The Ed Wood Retrospective (Podcast Discussion)

This week we continue our Ed Wood retrospective with the 1955 film Bride of the Monster. (Episode 312.) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: JH Moncrieff, Author of Mask of Ghosts and Writer Expert on Cruise Ship Killers

This episode we’re chatting with JH Moncrieff, whose book City of Ghosts won the 2018 Kindle Book Review Award for Best Horror/Suspense. She won Harlequin's international search for “the next Gillian Flynn” and her horror book Monsters in Our Wake was a TOP Amazon horror bestseller. But a lot of people know her as the resident writer/commentator on the True Crime Network show Cruise Ship Killers. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast-...

Castle Talk: Simon Stephenson, Author of Set My Heart to Five

This episode we’re chatting with Simon Stephenson, whose book SET MY HEART TO FIVE debuts from HarperCollins this September. Set My Heart to Five is on tap for adaptation by Edgar Wright, the director behind Baby Driver and the upcoming Last Night in Soho (set for an April 2021 release). The book is set in the year 2054, and follows a human-esque bot named Jared as he slowly becomes sentient and sets out to find his family (i.e. the programmer who created him). Become a supporter of this pod...

Plan 9 from Outer Space (Podcast Discussion): The Ed Wood Retrospective

This week we kick off an Ed Wood retrospective with the director’s most famous work, Plan 9 from Outer Space. (Episode 311) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: Will Wernick, Director No Escape, a Tense, Relentless Puzzle Film

Jason joins Director/Writer Will Wernick, who also directed ESCAPE ROOM, to talk about his new film NO ESCAPE. The story here is: a social media star travels with his friends to Moscow to capture new content for his successful VLOG. Always pushing the limits and catering to a growing audience, he and his friends enter a cold world of mystery, excess and danger. As the line between real life and social media is blurred, the group must fight to escape, and survive. NO ESCAPE releases Sept 18 t...

Kiss Me Deadly (Hangout Episode) (Podcast Discussion)

For this hangout episode, Jason, Drew and Tony discuss the 1955 Mike Hammer film Kiss Me Deadly, which not only exemplifies great noir but shocks and surprises from beginning to end. Special thanks to the great audio commentary on the Kiss Me Deadly Criterion disc by by film noir specialists Alain Silver and James Ursini and excerpts from The Long Haul of A. I. Bezzerides, a 2005 documentary on the Kiss Me Deadly screenwriter. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/po...

Castle Talk: Elisabeth Thomas on Her Spooky College Gothic Catherine House

The Night Strangler (Podcast Discussion)

This week we continue our Night Stalker retrospective with the 1973 telefilm THE NIGHT STRANGLER. (Episode 310) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Planet of the Dinosaurs (Hangout Episode) (Podcast Discussion)

For this week's hangout episode-- our first of the 2020 Fall Season-- we discuss the 1977 sf film Planet of Dinosaurs, which meshes amazing stop-motion dinosaur effects with dubious acting and amazing 70s fashions. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: Devastation Class authors Glen Zipper and Elaine Mongeon

This episode we’re talking to Glen Zipper and Elaine Mongeon, authors of the new SF book Devastation Class from HarperCollins. Zipper is known for creating the wildly popular Netflix series Dogs and producing such films as the Academy Award ® winning Undefeated and the critically acclaimed Showbiz Kids directed by Alex Winter (Bill & Ted Face The Music), currently streaming on HBO, and Elaine Mongeon is an associate producer on notable films and series such as Magic Mike XXL and Red Oaks and...

Castle Talk: Devastation Class authors Glenn Zipper and Elaine Mongeon

This episode we’re talking to Glenn Zipper and Elaine Mongeon, authors of the new SF book Devastation Class from HarperCollins. Zipper is known for creating the wildly popular Netflix series Dogs and producing such films as the Academy Award ® winning Undefeated and the critically acclaimed Showbiz Kids directed by Alex Winter (Bill & Ted Face The Music), currently streaming on HBO, and Elaine Mongeon is an associate producer on notable films and series such as Magic Mike XXL and Red Oaks an...

The Night Stalker (1972) (Podcast Discussion)

This week we kick off our Fall 2020 Season with The Night Stalker, the original 1972 movie that introduced the character of Carl Kolchak. (Episode 309.) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: Leanna Renee Hieber on A Summoning of Souls

This episode we’re talking to Leanna Renee Hieber whose new book A Summoning of Souls comes from Kensington/ Rebel Base Books… At the dawn of the twentieth century, New York City houses both the living and the dead. And when it comes to crimes of an otherworldly nature, it falls to the psychics and spirits of the city’s finest secret agency—The Ghost Precinct—to serve justice beyond the earthly realm. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podca...

Castle Talk: Julius Berg, director of The Owners starring Maisie Williams & Sylvester McCoy (Interview)

This episode we’re talking to Julius Berg, co-writer and director of The Owners, in theaters and on demand Sep 4, 2020. The film stars Maisie Williams, Sylvester McCoy, Jake Curran, Ian Kenny, Andrew Ellis, Rita Tushingham. In the film, a group of friends think they found the perfect easy score - an empty house with a safe full of cash. But when the elderly couple that lives there comes home early the tables are suddenly turned. As a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues the would-be thieves ar...

Castle Talk: Chris Mooney talks Blood World

Jason chats with Chris Mooney, author of the new thriller Blood World, in which a cop must investigate an illegal trade in enhanced blood that renders those receiving a transfusion younger and healthier. We talk a lot about the craft of writing. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: Rifftrax's Bridget & Mary Jo on Frankenstein's Daughter

Jason is joined by Julia to chat with the Rifftrax comedy team of Bridget & Mary Jo-- Bridget Nelson and Mary Jo Pehl-- on their new feature-length riff of the late-50s monster movie Frankenstein's Daughter (Astor, 1958.). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Gothic Horror Movie Panel with Mark Jordan Legan, Danielle Trussoni, Grady Hendrix, and Bruce Wright

Castle Bridge Media presents a live panel on Mid-Century Gothic Horror Films featuring leading voices in horror fiction and commentary. From Britain's Hammer Horror (home of Christopher Lee's Dracula and Peter Cushing's Frankenstein) to Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe movies starring Vincent Price, to standalone works of genius like The Innocents, we'll explore our favorites and the most important words of the genre. Castle Bridge Media organizes this panel in celebration of the release of Bru...

Castle Talk: Talking "Cursed Films" with Director Jay Cheel and Commentator Mitch Horowitz

Jason chats about the Shudder miniseries Cursed Films with the miniseries' director / Writer / Editor Jay Cheel and writer Mitch Horowitz (As a Man Thinketh), who provides much of the commentary on the series. They ta;l about the films the series covers, with an episode each for The Exorcist, The Omen, Poltergeist, The Crow and The Twilight Zone. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: Kevin J Anderson discusses "Stake" and "Monsters, Movies and Mayhem"

Jason chats with many-time New York Times Bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson on two brand-new projects-- "Stake," a new novel about a cynic and a believer investigating a man who may be a vampire hunter-- or may just be a serial killer-- and "Monsters, Movies and Mayhem," a brand-new anthology of movie-inspired monster stories from top writers which Publisher's Weekly calls "fun and nostalgia-filled... horror fans won’t want to put this down." Along the way Anderson also reveals some of his...

Castle Talk: Daniel Kraus on The Living Dead: A New Novel (Podcast Interview)

This episode we’re talking to Daniel Kraus, author of The Living Dead from Tor. Kraus is a New York Times bestselling author. With Guillermo del Toro, he co-authored The Shape of Water, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro, Kraus co-authored Trollhunters, which was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. Kraus’s The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch was named one of Entertainment Weekly‘s Top 10 Books of the Year, and he has won two Odyssey...

Castle Talk: Danny Wolf, Director of Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

This episode we’re talking to Danny Wolf, director of the documentary series Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time. We talk about Danny's experience interviewing the stars of movies like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rock & Roll High School, Dawn of the Dead, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

The Devil's Rain (Podcast Discussion)

This week we’re wrapping up this summer’s SATANIC PANIC series with the 1975 horror film DEVIL’S RAIN. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Child's Play (1988) - Hangout Episode - Podcast Discussion

This week we take on the 1988 classic Child's Play, discussing its themes and wondering why the first film in a horror series tends to have the purest themes. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: Jeffrey A Brown, director of The Beach House

This episode Jason talks to Jeffrey A. Brown, writer and director of The Beach House, which comes to AMC’s horror streaming service Shudder July 9th (US/Canada/UK/Ireland). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: Gavin Rothery, director of Archive (Podcast Discussion)

In this episode Tony Salvaggio talks to Writer/Director Gavin Rothery about his soon to be released Sci-Fi thriller Archive. Gavin fill us in on the development of the film, his influences, and what it is like to transition from being an artist and production designer to being the writer and director on his first feature film. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: Cory Doctorow on the Re-branding of Splash Mountain

Jason chats with futurist Cory Doctorow on the re-branding of the Disney attraction Splash Mountain away from the problematic 1946 film Song of the South and towards The Princess and the Frog. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Blood of Dracula (Hangout Episode - Podcast Discussion)

We discuss the 1957 film Blood of Dracula, a female variation on I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Castle Talk: David Bowles on 13th Street, His New Chapter Book Series

We’re talking to David Bowles, author of the new series 13th Street, launching in July from HarperCollins. David describes it as a sort of Latinx Stranger Things for kids ages 5-9 from HarperCollins the new HarperChapters imprint. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Satan's School For Girls (Podcast Discussion)

This week we continue our Satanic Panic Summer Series with the 1973 film Satan's School for Girls. Satan's School for Girls is a 1973 American made-for-television horror film directed by David Lowell Rich, and produced by Aaron Spelling. The film has been named as one of the most memorable television movies of the 1970s. This week's endorsements: •Endorsements: oDrew Second Season of Doom Patrol oTony This is Not a Story About Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-not-a-s...

Slumber Party Massacre: Hangout Episode (Podcast Discussion)

Castle of Horror Anthology Vol 3 Summer Lovin' Launch Party (Audio Version)

This special episode we invite you to listen in to a very special gathering-- Jason Henderson invites the authors of the Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 3 in to talk about their stories of "Summer Lovin'" horror. The Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 3 (available in Kindle and paperback) is the third collection of horror stories to be put out under the Castle of Horror brand. This go-around, the theme is summer! If you're headed to the beach in reality or in your dreams, watch out for our ...

Mazes & Monsters (Podcast Discussion)

This week we continue our Satanic Panic Summer Series with the 1982 TV film Mazes and Monsters directed by Steven Hillard Stern. Mazes and Monsters (also known as Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters) is a 1982 American made-for-television drama film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern about a group of college students and their interest in a fictitious role-playing game (RPG) of the same name. The movie starred a 26-year-old Tom Hanks in his first leading film role. Become a supporter of this podc...

Adrianna Gober, Programming Dir, Rue Morgue's Midnight Movie Society (Podcast Interview)

Jason chats with Adrianna Gober, a writer and musician based outside of Philadelphia, PA. She is a lifelong horror fan and still can't quite believe she got lucky enough to spin that into a career. She currently serves as Director of Programming for Midnight Movie Society, an extreme horror/cult SVOD service from Rue Morgue and MVD Entertainment Group. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Race with the Devil (Podcast Discussion)

This week we kick off a Satanic Panic Summer Series with the remarkable 1975 film Race with the Devil directed by Jack Starrett. (This is Episode 305) Endorsements: •Tony oMystery of Chessboxing •Julia oKing of Staten Island •Drew oGirls Rock Auction oPen America Fellowship: Pen.org •Jason oJune 22 Castle of Horror Anthology Summer Lovin Event—page at Castle of Horror Page (https://www.facebook.com/events/256518529096052/) oHigh School USA (1983)'s many, many posters Become a supporter of ...