Castle of Horror Podcast

Tonight we’re chatting with producer Matt Manjourides, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs which has just returned on AMC+ and Shudder with Joe Bob's Christmas Carnage and of the 2024 film Street Trash, among many other things. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

This week we have a look at the 1976 short ghost film The Signalman directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark .  This is Episode #449! The Signalman is a short film which is part of the British supernatural anthology series A Ghost Story for Christmas . Written by Andrew Davies , produced by Rosemary Hill, and directed by the series' creator, Lawrence Gordon Clark , it is based on the ghost story " The Si...

Jason Henderson hosts a live panel of writers on the resilience of the thriller Hosted by Castle Bridge Media in celebration of the release of A FORGERY IN MARSEILLE: A FRENCH DECEPTION THRILLER (which you can find here:  https://amzn.to/48T3YTd ) by Janice Nagourney.  Panelists: Jonathan Maberry - NY Times bestselling author of the Joe Ledger thrillers, NecroTek, and many others, as well as edito...

This week we have a look at the 1981 horror film Ghost Story directed by John Irvin.  This is Episode #448!  Ghost Story is a 1981 American supernatural horror film directed by John Irvin and starring Fred Astaire , Melvyn Douglas , Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , John Houseman , Craig Wasson , and Alice Krige . Based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Peter Straub , it follows a group of elderly busin...

Tonight we’re chatting with Actor / Co-Writer Mike Capes, Co-Writer Johnny Wickham, and Director Mike Hermosa of The Invisible Raptor, which comes out In Theaters and On Digital December 6th. The film had its World Premiere at the Sitges Film Festival and currently sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. SYNOPSIS: After a top-secret experiment goes wrong, a hyper-intelligent invisible raptor escapes the...

Tonight we’re chatting with Jukka Vidgren and Juuso Laatio, directors and writers of HEAVIER TRIP, called by Screen Zealots "A raucous, offbeat buddy comedy from Finland that revels in metal culture, absurd European humor, and a healthy dose of dorky slapstick” The world’s most ferocious death metal band, Impaled Rektum, is back and ready to unleash hell! In the film, our heroes stage a prison bre...

Jason and Tony chat with with Kier-La Janisse. Janisse is a film writer, publisher, producer, acquisitions executive for Severin Films and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University. She is the author of several books including House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films (2012...

This week we have a look at the 1972 horror film Baron Blood directed by Mario Bava.  This is Episode #447! Baron Blood ( Italian : Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga, lit.  'The horrors of Nuremberg Castle') is a 1972 horror film directed by Mario Bava . An international co-production of Italy and West Germany , the film stars Joseph Cotten as Baron Otto Von Kleist, a murderous noble who is re...

This week we have a look at the 1963 anthology horror film Black Sabbath directed by Mario Bava.  This is Episode #446! Black Sabbath (Italian: I tre volti della paura, lit. 'The Three Faces of Fear') is a 1963 horror anthology film directed by Mario Bava. The film consists of three separate tales that are introduced by Boris Karloff. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/po...

This week we have a look at the 1992 British film Ghostwatch.  This is Episode #445! Ghostwatch is a British mockumentary supernatural horror television film, first broadcast on BBC1 on Halloween night, 1992. Written by Stephen Volk, and directed by Lesley Manning, the drama was produced for the BBC anthology series Screen One by Richard Broke, Ruth Baumgarten and Derek Nelson. The narrative prese...

This week we have a look at the 2024 film Salem’s Lot.  This is Episode #444! 'Salem's Lot is a 2024 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Gary Dauberman , based on the 1975 novel by Stephen King . The film stars Lewis Pullman , Makenzie Leigh , Alfre Woodard , John Benjamin Hickey , Bill Camp , Jordan Preston Carter, Nicholas Crovetti, Spencer Treat Clark , William Sadler , an...

Tonight we’re chatting with director Jim Towns. Towns is a Pittsburgh-born / LA-based writer, filmmaker and artist. His feature films include Prometheus Triumphant, STIFF, House of Bad, End Times, Killer Ex and the upcoming The Possession of Anne (on streaming Nov. 2nd). His books include Bloodsucker City, Whiskey Stories and Braddock’s Falls; he’s currently in post on his black and white arthouse...

Tonight we’re chatting with Jack Dignan, director of the new film PUZZLE BOX, which will be released across digital platforms on Friday, October 11th. Jack is an award-winning writer,  director, and producer, is best known for his critically acclaimed film After She Died, about which The Australian deemed him "the new [James] Wan.”In Puzzle Box, Recovering drug addict Kait flees to a house in the...

This week we have a look at the 1960 Mario Bava-directed horror film BLACK SUNDAY, AKA THE MASK OF SATAN and other related titles.  This is Episode #443! Black Sunday ( Italian : La maschera del demonio, lit.  'The mask of the demon') is a 1960 Italian gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava in his official directorial debut , and starring Barbara Steele , John Richardson , Andrea Checchi , Ivo...

Tonight we’re chatting with Leslie Lutz, author of the new book SWEETEST DARKNESS from Holiday House. SWEETEST DARKNESS is a supernatural horror novel in which a teenage psychic is drawn deep into the honeycomb of an abandoned hotel—and into a cat-and-mouse game with a predatory entity.  This is Dark Americana, from the crumbling Hollywood glamor of the Alvarado Hotel, to the neon-lit diner where...

Jason chats with co-host Tony Salvaggio to recap the 2024 Fantastic Fest genre film festival. Tony saw about 30 films in seven days and he's here to tell us what we have to look forward to over the next year. The Fantastic Fest organizers describe the fest thus: Our merry band of misfits, muckrakers, and miscreants is making it's way to Austin, TX, for an 8-day carnival of cinematic delights – Fan...

Hello and welcome to Castle Talk where we talk to writers and creators of today’s genre worlds, I’m your host Jason Henderson, PUBLISHER AT CASTLE BRIDGE MEDIA, HOME OF THE CASTLE OF HORROR ANTHOLOGY SERIES. Tonight we’re chatting with Director Patricio Valladares and Screenwriter Barry Keating of the new film INVOKING YELL. Patricio Valladares’ films have been showcased at festivals like Sitges,...

Tonight we’re chatting with Shelly Bond, editor and author of Filth & Grammar: The Comic Book Editor’s Secret Handbook. Bond is Editor-at-Large and the creator, editor and curator of the BLACK CROWN and OFF REGISTER imprints, Shelly has been driven to edit + curate comic books, crush deadlines and innovate for over a quarter-century. She lives in Los Angeles. Shelly Bond and her team go throug...

Jason chats with co-host Tony Salvaggio as he continues exploring the 2024 Fantastic Fest and what he has to look forward to.  Fantastic Fest Our merry band of misfits, muckrakers, and miscreants is making it's way to Austin, TX, for an 8-day carnival of cinematic delights – Fantastic Fest is back on Sept. 19th - 26th, taking place at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar cinema. Find the film listings...

Hello and welcome to Castle Talk where we talk to writers and creators of today’s genre worlds, I’m your host Jason Henderson, PUBLISHER AT CASTLE BRIDGE MEDIA, HOME OF THE CASTLE OF HORROR ANTHOLOGY SERIES. Tonight we’re chatting with director Michael Day whose debut feature CLAWFOOT will be available on Digital Download from September 23. In the film, Francesca Eastwood (Old, A Violent Separatio...

Tonight we’re chatting with with Stuart Ortiz, Peter Zizzo and Terri Apple of STRANGE HARVEST: OCCULT MURDER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE. The film is directed & written by Ortiz (Grave Encounters 1 & 2, Extraterrestrial) and follows the trail of some disturbing killings, in a hyper-realistic way, and yet even am angst this very convincing sort of faux Dateline setup, there’s the hint of a Lovecra...

Jason chats with co-host Tony Salvaggio about the kickoff of the 2024 Fantastic Fest and what he has to look forward to.  Fantastic Fest Our merry band of misfits, muckrakers, and miscreants is making it's way to Austin, TX, for an 8-day carnival of cinematic delights – Fantastic Fest is back on Sept. 19th - 26th, taking place at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar cinema. Find the film listings here...

Tonight we’re chatting with Johnny Compton, author of the new book Devils Kill Devils. In the book, a woman who has always counted on the protection of a Guardian Angel has to work out why that angel would suddenly murder her husband on her wedding night. It’s a little bit horror and a little bit urban fantasy. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-p...

Tonight we’re chatting with Libby Cudmore, whose neo-noir thriller NEGATIVE GIRL comes out this month, September 10 from Datura Books. S.A. Cosby called it "fantastic" and “…a sharp subversive exploration of the PI novel that elevates the genre while never sacrificing the thrills." Libby is a Shamus and Black Orchid award winner and author of the acclaimed novel The Big Rewind. Her Wade and Jacks...

This week we have a look at the 2024 Tim Burton-directed film BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE.  This is Episode #442!  Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a 2024 American dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar . A sequel to Beetlejuice (1988) and the second film of the Beetlejuice franchise , the film stars Michael Keaton , Winona Ryder , and Cathe...