Castle of Horror Podcast

We talk to mystery author Sarah Fox on her Music Lovers mystery series! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We wrap up our look at Amicus anthologies with a collection featuring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Doctor Who's Jon Pertwee. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We chat with the author of a new book featuring Chinese ghosts, hopping vampires and a very real look at the evolution of Chinese culture in San Francisco. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk about the second Amicus film based on EC Comics, Vault of Horror, AKA Tales from the Crypt II. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We continue our look at classic horror anthologies from Amicus with TORTURE GARDEN, starring Peter Cushing, Jack Palance and Burgess Meredith. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We kick off a retrospective on Amicus, the studio that brought us the greatest horror anthologies of the 60s and 70s, with one of Amicus last and most famous films: TALES FROM THE CRYPT, starring Peter Cushing, Joan Collins, and The Crypt Keeper-- in a very different guise. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk to Josh Viola, editor of the new horror anthology NIGHTMARES UNHINGED on what makes for great horror fiction, and the process of working with many voices. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk to Colin Geddes and Sam Zimmerman, curators of Shudder TV, the app/channel dedicated to all kinds of horror, from Gothic to J-Horror and everything in between. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We celebrate the unluckiest day of the year with a look at one of the best outings of the avatar of Friday the 13th himself: Jason Voorhees. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

At the Colorado Horror Con, the Castle of Horror Podcast talks Nightmare on Elm Street live-- and gets some questions from the crowd! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We look at Wes Craven's 1989 attempt to launch another horror icon: body-hopping, electric-powered slasher Horace Pinker. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We look at Craven's foray into Hollywood thrillers with Red Eye, in which Rachel McAdams is dragged into an assassination plot aboard a cross-country flight. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

Simon Toyne's new book "The Searcher" has been compared to King and Koontz and already optioned to film-- we talk about what goes into writing a gripping thriller. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk to USA Today Best-seller Susan McBride about her new book "Say Yes to the Death" and about the fine art of the mystery. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We look Wes Craven's ultra-meta Nightmare on Elm Street reprise. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We kick off a look at the career of Wes Craven with his 1996 film SCREAM, which reinvigorated the slasher genre by injecting self-aware humor and mystery. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk to Bram Stoker Award finalist Paul Tremblay, whose new book A Head Full of Ghosts is a terrifying riff on The Exorcist, in which a teenage girl's apparent demon possession results in TV stardom and genuine, hair-raising chills. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We look at one of the most bonkers alien invasion films ever made, the infamous 1967 MARS NEEDS WOMEN, which gets a special boost from Batgirl herself, the recently departed Yvonne Craig. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We wrap up our retrospective on found footage movies with a look at the 2007 zombie hit [REC.] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk to Richard Kadrey, author of the hard-boiled, urban crime-fantasy Sandman Slim series, about his new novel Killing Pretty. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk about -- and are fiercely divided on-- the 2007 found footage hit PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk writing-- the process and the career-- with the author of the new book REVENGE OF THE ANGELS, sequel to the popular middle grade novel REVENGE OF THE FLOWER GIRLS. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We talk about -- and are fiercely divided on-- the 2007 found footage hit PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

A talk with USA Today Bestseller James Hayman, author of the McCabe and Savage series and his new book THE GIRL IN THE GLASS. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

We look back at the profoundly influential found footage film THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, kicking off an all-new retrospective. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .