Killer Mediums

Mathias Clasen, the director of the Recreational Fear Lab, joins the podcast to talk about what makes a horror fan, the benefits of fear, and his work on the APEX project. Come, get spooky with us. Use my special link zen.ai/killermediums and use killermediums to save 30% off your first three months of Zencastr professional. #madeonzencastr

Paul Tremblay gazes into the crystal ball and tells us all about A Head Full of Ghosts, Cabin At The End of the World, Knock At The Cabin, The Pallbearer's Club, and we talk about Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain's TAKE SHELTER. Also music. So much music. Come listen in! Paul Tremblay's Website and Books: https://www.paultremblay.net/ 

Screenwriter, Novelist, and all around delight of a human being BRIAN MCAULEY joins us to talk about Hollywood Horror, especially in Nope, The Twilight Zone, and Curse of the Reaper. Get into character and come join us! Use my special link zen.ai/killermediums and use killermediums to save 30% off your first three months of Zencastr professional. #madeonzencastr

Neil McRobert, host of the Talking Scared podcast joins Killer Mediums to talk about the Gothic genre, including Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula, Salem's Lot, The Woman In Black, and Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak. Use my special link zen.ai/killermediums and use killermediums to save 30% off your first three months of Zencastr professional. #madeonzencastr 

Todd Keisling joins the podcast to talk about tales of Small Town Horror, including his book Devil's Creek, the movie A Dark Song, and Salem's Lot Use my special link zen.ai/killermediums and use killermediums to save 30% off your first three months of Zencastr professional. #madeonzencastr Link to Devil's Creek: https://www.cemeterydance.com/devilcreekkeisling 

This week Grant Wamack and I discuss EXTREME HORROR. We use Saw, Hostel, Richard Laymon, and Jack Ketchum to talk about loads of controversial, EXTREME stuff, like where authors draw their lines, where readers draw their lines, how to balance both, and what constitutes a good, grisly kill. Come get spooky with us! Use my special link zen.ai/killermediums and use killermediums to save 30% off your...

Laurel Hightower joins the podcast to talk about Cryptids, specifically Mothman! We dive into John Keel's Mothman Prophecies, the Mothman Prophecies movie, and Laurel's own book BELOW. Please just don't listen while you cross any bridges. Use my special link zen.ai/killermediums and use killermediums to save 30% off your first three months of Zencastr professional. #madeonzencastr #mothman #mothma...

Director/Actor/Writer/Jack of All Horror Trades Josh Ruben joins the podcast to talk about the Secluded With Strangers trope. Big, bad spoilers for all of Josh Ruben's works including Scare Me, Werewolves Within, and A Wounded Fawn.

Brandon Applegate joins the podcast to talk about Bad Horror Tropes and how they can be redeemed and done right! We compare how The Shining book and movie both deal with redemption arcs, move into Midnight Mass, and conclude with a discussion about Brandon's Edited Anthology "It Was All A Dream: Bad Horror Tropes Done Right"

John Baltisberger joins us to talk about Detective Noir in Horror including Constantine, Treif Magic, and the video game Gabriel Knight. We also spin off into conversations about Judaism, the importance of appropriate representation in horror, and Dick Tracy impressions. Come along, lets get Spooky!

Lor Gislason joins the podcast to talk about Gross Out Horror, including the movies Slugs, Society, and Body Melt, and their own novella Inside Out.

Caitlin Marceau joins the podcast to talk about the Evil Mothers trope, including Hereditary, Carrie, Mama, and her own book This Is Where We Talk Things Out.

Shelly Grant joins the podcast to talk about all things Meta Slasher. We've got the whole SCREAM franchise loaded up as well as Stephen Graham Jones' MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW. Come unmask some killers with us.

Horror Author Thomas Gloom joins the podcast to talk about Horror With Heart, including the Flanaganverse, Haunting of Hill House, Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, and his own short story collections.

Author Damien Casey jumps into Killer Mediums to talk about Horror Comedies, including DM Guay's The Graveyard Shift, Shaun of the Dead, and Tucker and Dale vs Evil.

In a special bridge episode between Seasons 1 and 2, host William Sterling interviews actor Nathan Hesse about the lost episode of Creepshow Season 2, working with Marilyn Manson, and how acting for Horror compares to other genres.

In a special bridge episode between Seasons 1 and 2, host William Sterling interviews actor Nathan Hesse about the lost episode of Creepshow Season 2, working with Marilyn Manson, and how acting for Horror compares to other genres.

Brennan LaFaro and I dig into some of the main examples of Texan Horror including X, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the...requel?...Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Kealan Patrick Burke's 'KIN' (which yes, we know is in Alabama, but bear with us for a minute! We can explain!)

Trevor Williamson from Sley House Publishing joins us to talk about Horror For Kids, including EC Comics, Scary Stories to tell in the dark, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Goosebumps, and Gravity Falls. Lets Get Spooky!

Elford Alley joins the podcast to talk about the Cabins In The Woods trope, including The Evil Dead, Friday the 13th, Until Dawn, and... of course... the appropriately titled Cabin in The Woods. Lets get spooky!

Derek Hutchins joins the podcast to talk about Cosmic Horror, Lovecraft's complicated legacy, and the joyful pull of pure madness.

Mary SanGiovanni and V Castro talk about their love for the ALIEN Universe and give us some previews of their upcoming books, and what it was like expanding upon such a beloved licensed property.

We chat about Found Footage Horror with guest Briana Morgan! All your grainy favorites are here including As Above, So Below, The Blair Witch Project, The Reyes Incident, Noroi, and A Head Full of Ghosts

Chat with Haley Newlin about the Final Girls trope in House of Wax and in Haley's short story from the Slash/Her anthology