Latest Screen crusades Podcast Episodes

A WOUNDED FAWN: Sarah Lind & Josh Ruben

Screen Crusades - January 05, 2023 00:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Patrick Bateman meets Cabin in the Woods? A WOUNDED FAWN stars Sarah Lind and Josh Ruben join Knotfest’s Ryan J. Downey to talk about the new hallucinogenic horror film from writer/director Travis Stevens (Jakob’s Wife, Girl on the Third Floor). The art world, misogyny, narcissism, a serial kille...

Jaeden Martell, Adrian Greensmith & Isis Hainsworth (Metal Lords)

Screen Crusades - April 29, 2022 22:10 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Ryan J. Downey spoke with the young cast of Netflix's latest title METAL LORDS - Jaeden Martell (It), Adrian Greensmith, and Isis Hainsworth - to find out what it was like working with Tom Morello and D.B. Weiss.

Tom Morello & D.B. Weiss (Metal Lords)

Screen Crusades - April 29, 2022 22:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello and Game Of Thrones co-creator D.B. Weiss tell Ryan J. Downey about METAL LORDS, about three teenage misfits who enter a battle of the bands. Weiss wrote and Morello served as the executive music producer.

Count D of Rob Zombie (Metal and Monsters)

Screen Crusades - March 31, 2022 07:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
COUNT D tells Ryan J. Downey all about his new TV series, METAL AND MONSTERS. The first episode of the longtime Rob Zombie bassist’s GibsonTV show reunites Don Dokken with Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund. Downey and the Count talk about their love of Freddy and horror, the origin behind th...

George A. Tramountanas (Writer/Director) WIN A TRIP TO BROWNTOWN!.mp3

Screen Crusades - March 22, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Is a new type of marital sex enough motivation for a middle-aged dad to lose 50 lbs? Writer/director George A. Tramountanas stars in Win a Trip to Browntown! He talks to Ryan J. Downey on the latest episode of Knotfest's Screen Crusades about comic books, Kevin Smith, micro-budget filmmaking, bal...

Lucy Martin, Sophie Vavasseur & Chelsea Edge (The Seed)

Screen Crusades - March 10, 2022 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
THE SEED skewers social media influencers with body horror, gore, and a practical creature. Ryan J. Downey talks to Lucy Martin, Sophie Vavasseur, and Chelsea Edge about the blend of comedy and commentary in THE SEED. Writer/director Sam Walker’s Shudder Original Film is the story of a weekend ge...

Michael Vampire on THE LOST BOYS

Screen Crusades - March 04, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE! singer Michael Vampire talks THE LOST BOYS with Ryan J. Downey. Directed by the late Joel Schumacher, the 1987 classic stars Jason Patric, Keifer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, and the late Corey Haim. Plenty of Knotfest friendly bands draw inspiration from it. In fac...

Zelda Adams, John Adams & Toby Poser (HELLBENDER)

Screen Crusades - February 24, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
HELLBENDER is the work of a teenage model, her sister, and their parents. Ryan J. Downey talks to the (actual) Adams family about the witchy horror flick’s creation. John Adams, Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, and Lulu Adams are “the family that preys together” (The New York Times), acting collectively ...

Jordan Graham (Sator)

Screen Crusades - February 22, 2021 17:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Jordan Graham discusses how he handled the writing, directing, editing, composing, cinematography, set design and more on 2021's most buzzed about and acclaimed horror film, Sator, on the latest episode of KNOTFEST's Screen Crusades with Ryan J Downey. 0:00 - Doing more with less 5:45 - Early fi...

Alexandre O. Philippe (Leap of Faith)

Screen Crusades - February 22, 2021 17:02 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
The director shares what it was like to work with his mentor and why a film like The Exorcist merits such a comprehensive examination like the Shudder documentary, 'Leap of Faith'. Philippe's most recent feature length project, Leap of Faith, takes an in-depth look at the genesis and execution o...

Liesl Ahlers (TRIGGERED)

Screen Crusades - November 11, 2020 06:17 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
SCREEN CRUSADES features in-depth interviews with the coolest talent in film and TV. Hosted by Ryan J. Downey, who has reported on pop culture for MTV News, MSNBC, MovieWeb, Marvel, and more. Downey is also the host of The Disc Dive, presented by Knotfest, and the podcasts PopCurse, Speak N’ Dest...

Reine Swart (TRIGGERED)

Screen Crusades - November 05, 2020 18:23 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
SCREEN CRUSADES features in-depth interviews with the coolest talent in film and TV. Hosted by Ryan J. Downey, who has reported on pop culture for MTV News, MSNBC, MovieWeb, Marvel, and more. Downey is also the host of The Disc Dive, presented by Knotfest, and the podcasts PopCurse, Speak N’ Dest...

Zoe Graham (Scare Package)

Screen Crusades - October 22, 2020 23:44 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
SCREEN CRUSADES features in-depth interviews with the coolest talent in film and TV. Hosted by Ryan J. Downey, who has reported on pop culture for MTV News, MSNBC, MovieWeb, Marvel, and more. Downey is also the host of The Disc Dive, presented by Knotfest, and the podcasts PopCurse, Speak N’ Dest...

Damien LeVeck (The Cleansing Hour)

Screen Crusades - October 08, 2020 20:43 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
The Cleansing Hour writer/director Damien LeVeck joins Screen Crusades to talk about avoiding or subverting demonic possession tropes; his fascination with the supernatural and esoteric; the challenges involved in setting a horror film in a single location; and what The Cleansing Hour has in comm...

Alive Cast Q&A w/ Ryan J. Downey

Screen Crusades - September 18, 2020 18:25 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Knotfest Presents: Alive Cast Q&A w/ Ryan J. Downey featuring Angus Macfadyen, Thomas Cocquerel & Camille Stopps. Knotfest.com Exclusive Premiere Screening Now - Sept 24th

Niamh Wilson (Random Acts of Violence)

Screen Crusades - September 10, 2020 00:10 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
NIAMH WILSON (Saw III & V, Degrassi) joins SCREEN CRUSADES to talk about Shudder's original film 'Random Acts Of Violence', the new horror flick written/directed by Jay Baruchel (This is the End, How to Train Your Dragon, Tropic Thunder), who also co-stars. Niamh talks about growing up in showbiz...