The Ghostly Gallery Podcast

Filmmaker Ansel Faraj returns to The Ghostly Gallery to talk about his first book, Reel’d In: Impressions of Film, an unconventional love letter to movies spanning classic and contemporary cinema, film noir, cult favorites, and horror. Ansel joins Bruce and Tracy to talk about his love of movies and the inspiration behind the book. Along the way, we explore changing tastes, memorable viewing exper...

Creepshow, The Evil Dead, and more take center stage as returning guest Kirk Hazen joins Bruce Markusen and Tracy Asteria for a Halloween special on The Ghostly Gallery Podcast! We’re reviewing five horror films packed with restless corpses, alien terrors, demonic possession, and twisted tales. From an isolated graveyard to a terrifying train journey and a cabin you really shouldn’t visit, there’s...

Something strange is happening in Potter’s Bluff. This week on The Ghostly Gallery, William Sandell returns to talk about his work as art director on the 1981 horror film Dead & Buried. William shares memories from the set, the atmosphere during filming, and what went into creating the town where the story unfolds. We also talk about the cast, the film’s special effects, and how Dead & Bur...

The Ghostly Gallery welcomes actors Brooke Tallman and Steve Dillon to preview Night of the Living Dead Live, presented by Bigger Dreams Productions at Oneonta’s Foothills Performing Arts Center this October. Steve, who also founded Bigger Dreams Productions, joins Brooke to discuss their roles, rehearsals, and the challenges of bringing a horror classic to the stage with a mix of scares and comed...

October is bringing a wide range of vintage horror and sci-fi films to the MOVIES! TV Network. Author and Dan Curtis historian Jeff Thompson returns to The Ghostly Gallery to help us preview eight of the films on the schedule. From Christopher Lee’s Dracula and Vincent Price’s The Tingler to the eerie Hill House of The Haunting, there’s plenty to discuss. We also get into The Day Mars Invaded Eart...

Mad science, interdimensional monsters, and a perfectly mannered child with a murderous secret come together in this episode of The Ghostly Gallery. First, we enter the strange world of Stuart Gordon’s From Beyond (1986), a science-fiction body horror movie inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. We talk about the Resonator, the wild practical effects, and performances from Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ke...

This week, The Ghostly Gallery Podcast offers a little bit of everything. Musician Russell Wolinsky joins us to talk about appearing with his punk band, the Sick F’s, in the 1982 horror film Alone in the Dark. Russell shares how the band became involved, what it was like filming the nightclub scene, and the story behind their unforgettable song, “Chop Up Your Mother.” We also hear about Bruce’s re...

The Ghostly Gallery Podcast welcomes Mark Dawidziak, author of more than 25 books and a respected authority on classic literature, television, and popular culture. Known for his work on Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Rod Serling, and The Twilight Zone, Mark joins us to discuss his newly revised and expanded book, The Night Stalker Companion: Fifty Years of Night Stalking. Mark takes us through the h...

A beautiful summer home. A bargain too good to be true. What could possibly go wrong? This week on The Ghostly Gallery Podcast, we welcome back our friend Josh Hitchens, horror historian, actor, and playwright, to discuss Burnt Offerings (1976). Directed by Dan Curtis and starring Karen Black, Oliver Reed, and Bette Davis, this haunted-house classic follows a family whose summer getaway takes a te...

Roddy McDowall built an extraordinary career that stretched from celebrated child-star performances to some of the most memorable roles in horror and science fiction. On this episode of The Ghostly Gallery Podcast, we welcome author Samuel Garza Bernstein to discuss his new book, Roddy McDowall: An Actor’s Life, the first full-length biography of the beloved Hollywood star. Samuel takes us behind...

We are not alone, but are the visitors coming in peace? On this episode of The Ghostly Gallery Podcast, we’re reviewing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day (2026) and James Cameron’s science-fiction classic Aliens (1986). In Disclosure Day, a meteorologist’s strange on-air incident and a whistleblower carrying evidence of extraterrestrial life become part of a much larger fight to reveal the truth t...

This week, actress Dedee Pfeiffer joins us for a candid and uplifting conversation about recovery, reinvention, and finding a new sense of purpose. Dedee talks about stepping away from Hollywood, confronting her struggles with alcohol, and returning to school to earn a master’s degree in social work. We also discuss addiction, mental health, homelessness, and animal welfare. Before the interview e...

Author, writer, and blogger Bill Fleck returns to The Ghostly Gallery Podcast to discuss his newest book, Bela’s Monster: Lugosi, the Monster, and Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. Best known as Count Dracula, Bela Lugosi had a much more varied and complicated career. We explore his early films, his memorable performance in White Zombie, his two appearances as Ygor, and the story behind his only po...

Amicus gave horror fans creepy dolls, cursed skulls, sinister experiments, werewolves, and some of the genre’s greatest stars. This week, filmmaker Josh Kennedy and horror historian Dan Day join us to revisit seven Amicus films, including The Skull, Scream and Scream Again, Madhouse, and The Beast Must Die. We also discuss Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Vincent Price, and the unmistakable appeal...

Alfred Hitchcock's films continue to captivate audiences decades after their release, and in this episode of The Ghostly Gallery Podcast, we're thrilled to welcome back renowned Hitchcock scholar Professor Sidney Gottlieb! Together, we explore four unforgettable Hitchcock classics: Rebecca (1940), Notorious (1946), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), and Family Plot (1976). Along the way, we discuss...

Love can be dangerous... and so can trucks! In this episode of The Ghostly Gallery Podcast, we dive into one of 2026's biggest horror surprises, Obsession, before shifting gears to Stephen King's gloriously over-the-top cult classic, Maximum Overdrive. From twisted relationships and shocking moments to killer machines, AC/DC, and the unforgettable Green Goblin truck, we're covering two horror film...

This week on The Ghostly Gallery Podcast, Bruce and Tracy head back to 1976 to review The Food of the Gods, the cult creature feature from American International Pictures. With giant rats, giant wasps, giant chickens, and plenty of strange moments, this eco-horror classic gave us lots to talk about. This episode also features a special Monster Bash segment where Bruce shares two interviews recorde...

This week on The Ghostly Gallery Podcast, we welcome Brian Forrest, also known as Toothpickings, a respected writer, researcher, and expert on vampires in popular culture. Brian joins us to discuss his work exploring vampire history and folklore, along with his recent reprint of The Black Vampyre, the rare 1819 Gothic work attributed to Uriah Derrick D’Arcy. From forgotten horror history to the en...

This week, The Ghostly Gallery Podcast welcomes author, horror historian, and Monster Kid Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Thompson. We explore the worlds of Dark Shadows, Dan Curtis, classic horror, fandom, conventions, writing, and more in a fun and wide-ranging discussion celebrating a lifetime dedicated to horror. Plus, stick around for another edition of the Monster Mail Bag, where we share listene...

This week on The Ghostly Gallery Podcast, we take a look at two very different cult horror films from the 1980s: Crawlspace (1986) and Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988). First, we head into the dark world of Crawlspace, starring Klaus Kinski as a disturbed landlord who uses hidden passages and secret crawlspaces to spy on and terrorize his tenants. We discuss Kinski's chilling performance, the...

This week on the Ghostly Gallery Podcast, we explore two very different sides of horror with reviews of Hokum and The Craft. We begin with Hokum, the eerie gothic horror film blending witchcraft, ghosts, psychological trauma, and supernatural mystery inside a haunted Irish hotel. From the disturbing presence of Jack the Jackass to the film’s dreamlike atmosphere and strange symbolism, Bruce and Tr...

This week on the Ghostly Gallery Podcast, we sit down with horror author TJ Payne, the writer behind Intercepts, The Venue, and In My Father’s Basement. TJ joins us to talk about leaving Hollywood screenwriting behind to pursue darker storytelling, the disturbing themes at the heart of Intercepts, and why human behavior can be more frightening than anything supernatural. We also discuss horror inf...

This week, we’re joined by horror host legend Larry Underwood, the man behind Dr. Gangrene. We talk about his new book Masters of Terrormonies, and the history of TV horror hosts in Nashville, from Dr. Lucifur in the 1950s to the late-night tradition shaped by the Shock Theater era. Larry also shares how Dr. Gangrene came to life and what it takes to keep classic horror hosting alive today. If you...

The man behind Frankenstein’s Monster, The Wolf Man, and The Mummy. Why isn’t Jack Pierce a household name? In this episode of the Ghostly Gallery Podcast, author Christopher Lock joins us to explore Jack Pierce: Hollywood’s Makeup Master and the story behind some of horror’s most iconic creations. From his early life to his groundbreaking work at Universal, we look at how these legendary monsters...

This week on The Ghostly Gallery Podcast, we are joined by Emmy Award-winning producer Miguel Sancho, executive producer of The Proof Is Out There and author of Evidence of the Extraordinary. We explore some of the world’s most fascinating mysteries, from UFO encounters like the Tic Tac sighting to Bigfoot, cryptids, and paranormal activity. Miguel talks about what stands out as believable, what s...