Mostly Horror

Hey Horror Fans!!! This week on Mostly Horror, Steve and Sean find themselves back in the quiet town of Glen Echo with Leslie Vernon himself, Nathan Baesel, and Behind the Mask screenwriter David J. Stieve.  They dive into the making of the beloved cult classic, the genius meta world that made it so unique, and what the future holds for Leslie, including talk of the long awaited sequel.  It’s a ki...

Hey Horror Fans!!! 🎃 Halloween is right around the corner, so we’re taking a trip back to Halloweentown! In this Mostly Horror Rewind , we revisit our 2021 conversation with J. Paul Zimmerman , who played the brainy Dylan in the beloved Disney classic. Before the rewind, we dive into the latest horror news. From the newly announced Primate 🦍 to the upcoming remake of Who Can Kill a Child? After...

It’s spooky season and Steve and Sean are diving headfirst into the blood soaked chaos of V/H/S: Halloween ! This week it’s just the guys catching up on horror news, swapping scares, and breaking down the latest entry in the found footage anthology that refuses to die. Grab your candy, dim the lights, and get ready for another Mostly Horror deep dive. COME HANG OUT!!!     Follow Us on So...

Hey Horror Fans!!! It’s the second week of spooky season and we’re joined by the one and only Henry Zebrowski, the podcasting legend, comedian, and actor you know from Last Podcast on the Left , Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell , and The Wolf of Wall Street .  Sean’s been waiting years for this one, and it does not disappoint. We chat horror, aliens, and the blurry line between both, from Henry’s...

Spooky season is here and Steve and Sean are kicking it off with a loaded Mostly Horror Rewind. The guys start with some fresh horror news including a new cinematic R L Stine project, a revamp of Young Frankenstein, and Michael Shanks’ bizarrely titled Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel. Then it is back to one of their all time favorite conversations with writer, director, and producer Bryan Bertino. Bertino...

On this episode of Mostly Horror , Steve and Sean dive into some of the biggest horror news of the week like Martin Scorsese teaming up with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence for a brand new horror project, and SNLs Kenan Thompson bringing Sleepaway Camp back in a surprising way. After the news, the guys share their thoughts on the new film HIM Directed by Justin Tipping and produced by Jord...

This week on Mostly Horror , Sean and Steve welcome back horror master Clay McLeod Chapman for a fun, introspective and wide ranging conversation. Clay talks about bringing his unique brand of dread to Marvel Comics ( including Spiderman, Venom and Carnage ), the eerie origins of his graphic novel Seance in the Asylum , and the twisted delights of his brand new short story collection Acquired Tast...

Things didn’t go quite as planned this week on Mostly Horror, but sometimes that makes for the most interesting conversations. With our guest lineup shifting last minute, we start by unpacking the shocking news of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, reflecting on his controversial career, the polarizing reactions online, and the bigger cultural questions moments like this stir up. From there, we rewind...

This week on Mostly Horror we welcome back acclaimed author Eric LaRocca, one of the most exciting voices shaping modern horror. Eric is a three time Bram Stoker Award finalist, Shirley Jackson Award nominee, and Splatterpunk Award winner, recently praised by Esquire as a writer helping lead horror into its next golden age.   We talk about Eric’s upcoming novel We Are Always Tender With Our Dead,...

Step inside the world of The Twisted Spine , New York City’s first bookstore dedicated entirely to horror and dark literature . We’re joined by the founders to talk about their love of the genre, their horror origin stories, and why they felt the city needed a space that celebrates all things spooky, chilling, and weird. We dig into the role horror plays in building community, especially in today’...

Writer, director, producer, and actor Macon Blair joins us this week to talk about his fascinating career, and his bold new take on a cult classic: the unrated remake of The Toxic Avenger (in theaters August 29). You’ve seen Macon on screen in films like Blue Ruin , Green Room , Thunder Road , and even Oppenheimer . He also won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize with his directorial debut I Don’t Feel...

This week on Mostly Horror , we’re kicking back with horror influencer Gigi Leal (@RoomforScream) for a proper Horror Hangout. We start with the question on everyone’s mind: what exactly is going on with this new War of the Worlds movie starring Ice Cube? It’s a screen-life take on the H.G. Wells classic, dropped on Prime Video in July, and somehow managed to land a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes . Dependi...

Steve’s flying solo this week with our brother in pod and recurring guest Adam Volerich from Eye of the Duck . They kick things off by catching up and chatting about Adam’s new horror feature Drink and Be Merry , currently making the rounds on the festival circuit. From there, it’s a dive into the raw thrills of found footage horror!!! Exploring the cultural and personal impact of Cloverfield , an...

Joseph Kahn has directed some of the most iconic music videos of all time... Say My Name by Destiny’s Child, Everybody by the Backstreet Boys, Without Me by Eminem, Bad Blood by Taylor Swift…the list goes on. But he’s also a filmmaker who refuses to play it safe. His newest film, ICK , is a wild, splattery horror comedy that somehow feels both unhinged and deeply personal. This week we sit down wi...

This week, we’re joined once again by internationally touring DJ, producer, streamer and horror head Cray for a wide ranging conversation about one of our favorite unofficial subgenres: Slutty Horror . What started as a joke quickly spiraled into a full blown thesis. Together, we try to define the undefinable. What makes a horror movie slutty? Is it the aesthetic? The attitude? The blood slicked l...

Hey Horror Fans!!! In this episode of Mostly Horror , we dive into Sinners , Ryan Coogler’s Southern Gothic vampire film that blends horror, history, and culture in a masterful way. This isn’t just a vampire story, it’s a reminder that art and music are fundamental parts of our human spirit, something many cultures, especially the Black community, have held onto and treasured even in the face of o...

Twenty-eight years later... and we have thoughts. This week, Steve and Sean dive into the latest entry in Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s iconic rage virus saga: 28 Years Later . From callbacks to the haunting original, to gas explosions that defy logic, to the viral evolution of zombie horror.. Lets chat about it all. Along the way, the guys reflect on the legacy of 28 Days Later , the raw power o...

We’re diving into M3GAN mayhem with actress Jen Van Epps! Jen joins us to talk all things M3GAN 2.0 .. from her first reaction to the sequel’s wild new tone to what it’s really like filming with a murderous AI doll on set. She shares behind the scenes stories of working alongside Brian Jordan Alvarez, Allison Williams, and the incredibly talented young stars Amy Donald and Violet McGraw. We also t...

Voice actor and Phenomena podcast host Mimi Dybs joins the show for a deep and wide ranging conversation about creativity, belief, and the strange phenomena that shape how we understand the world. We explore her work in voiceover, the inspiration behind her show Phenomena , and the challenges of making meaningful creative work in a chaotic world. Along the way, we dive into topics like artificial...

With Steve out this week, Sean summoned three of our oldest friends. Bruce Christopher (aka Portia Davis), Brandon Coulter (aka Ghus), and Cameron Gawne (resident zookeeper and horror nerd) for a boozy séance and horror hangout. They kick things off with some horror news, covering the upcoming Alien: Earth series, Robert Eggers' now confirmed to take on A Christmas Carol , and A24’s terrifying Bac...

Hey Horror Fans!!! This week we are joined by David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano, the filmmakers (and real life couple) behind I Don’t Understand You , a sharp and offbeat dark comedy about an American couple navigating the adoption process while on vacation in Italy. As tensions rise and misunderstandings multiply, the film explores what it means to stay connected when everything around you start...

Hey Horror Fans!!! This week we dive into the deep and shark infested waters of Dangerous Animals with filmmaker Sean Byrne! This film subverts the usual shark horror story, making it clear that while sharks can be very dangerous they are not the real monsters...Man is. Sean breaks down why sending this message was crucial to the story. We also talk Australia’s unique horror scene and wildlife, th...

Indie horror filmmaker Julia Max joins us to talk about her feature debut The Surrender, A raw, emotionally charged film that explores the complexities of caregiving for a dying parent, the need for control, and the chaos of family grief. We dig into how horror can act as a vessel for personal catharsis, and why mother-daughter horror remains a subgenre ripe for the screen! If you're into characte...

This week Danny and Michael Philippou (RackaRacka) join us to talk Bring Her Back , Talk to Me, A24, and the art of genre filmmaking. In this episode, the directors of Talk To Me and the new A24 horror film Bring Her Back open up about their creative journey from viral YouTube chaos to the forefront of modern horror. We talk about balancing shocking violence with emotional storytelling, earning br...

🎬 Robin Block (CreatorVC) joins us to talk In Search of Darkness , building the ScreamSeed platform, and redefining how horror stories get told—by turning passionate fans into collaborators. We dig into the making of epic-length horror docs, what sets ScreamSeed apart from Kickstarter, and why community-driven filmmaking is the future. Plus: Robin’s picks for a must-watch horror doc, a killer mic...