Castle of Horror Podcast

Welcome to Castle of Horror, the show dedicated to horror, movies and awesomeness. This week we have a look at the 2023 film Godzilla Minus One. This is Episode #421! Godzilla Minus One is a 2023 Japanese kaiju film directed, written, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. Produced by Toho Studios and Robot Communications and distributed by Toho, it is the 37th film in the Godzilla franchise...

Tonight we’re chatting with Chad Boykin, author of The Twilight Zone Haiku newly out from Jobber House Press. The Twilight Zone Haiku explores the essence of the iconic, uncanny 1960s television show through haiku, giving us dazzling, spot-on snapshots of each episode. In seventeen syllables, Boykin captures the show’s main objective: to deliver a keen jolt of existential awareness. As you read, y...

This week we have a look at the 1983 film PSYCHO II. This is Episode #420! Psycho II is a 1983 American psychological slasher film directed by Richard Franklin, written by Tom Holland, and starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Robert Loggia, and Meg Tilly. It is the first sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho and the second film in the Psycho franchise. Set 22 years after the first film, i...

Tonight Jason talkes to Caryn Richman, who plays a key role as a psychic who may be in over her head in the new film PUPPETMAN on Shudder. In the film, a young lady whose father is in prison for killing her mother believes that the same dark entity that led her father to kill is now stalking her and her friends. The film stars Alyson Gorske and is directed by Brandon Christensen. Caryn Richman has...

This week we have a look at the 2023 film The Last Voyage of the Demeter. This is Episode #419! Joining us this week are our very good friends The Monster Movie Happy Hour podcast: Mary Challman, Scott Chesebrough and Mary Challman. The Last Voyage of the Demeter (also known as Dracula: Voyage of the Demeter in some international markets) is a 2023 American supernatural horror film directed by And...

Tonight we’re chatting with Greg Chapman, author of the collection Midnight Masquerade newly out from IFWG. Midnight Masquerade, a collection of Greg Chapman’s acclaimed and original fiction: Clown-for-hire, Harvey has the worst day of his life-- A childhood display of malice is resurrected thirty years later-- A priest finds true faith means devotion to blood and pain-- Revenge shows Emma what li...

This week we have a look at the 1942 film I MARRIED A WITCH. This is Episode #418! I Married a Witch is a 1942 American supernatural romantic comedy film, directed by René Clair , and starring Veronica Lake as a witch whose plan for revenge goes comically awry, with Fredric March as her foil. The film also features Robert Benchley , Susan Hayward and Cecil Kellaway . The screenplay by Robert Piros...

Tonight we’re chatting with Mick Davis, director of Walden, which releases November 10, 2023. SYNOPSIS: Walden Dean is a stenographer, whose mind witnessed all types of injustices in the courtroom. After discovering he has a terminal illness, repressed anger deep within him surfaces - taking justice into his own hands in the most gruesome ways imaginable. Become a supporter of this podcast: https:...

Tonight we’re chatting with Nick Risher, CEO of Dark Matter TV. Nick grew up in the Hollywood studio system and has been involved in putting together films like The Demented and Netflix’s Animal Crackers, but three years ago he and TriCoast started the AVOD/Fast channel called Dark Matter TV which focuses on horror, action, and sci-fi. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/p...

This week we have a look at the 2023 film DEAR DAVID. This is Episode #417! Dear David is a 2023 American supernatural horror film directed by John McPhail , based on Adam Ellis' Twitter thread of the same name. It stars Augustus Prew as Ellis with Andrea Bang , René Escobar Jr., Cameron Nicoll, and Justin Long in supporting roles. The film is the third co-production between BuzzFeed Studios and L...

Tonight we’re chatting with J. Andrew Deman, author of The Claremont Run : Subverting Gender in the X-Men. Deman’s book provides a data-driven deep dive into the legendary comics author’s subversion of gender norms, demonstrating how Claremont used his growing platform in his sixteen years writing Uncanny X-Men to articulate transgressive ideas about gender nonconformity, toxic masculinity, and fe...

Tonight we’re chatting with Demián Rugna, director of When Evil Lurks (Cuando acecha la maldad), which Streams on Shudder starting Friday, October 27th. In the film, a pair of brothers, Pedro and Jimmy, try to protect their family including their mother and Pedro’s two children from a demon that possesses its victim and can spread itself, almost like a zombie virus. It’s been called “shockingly gr...

Tonight we’re chatting with Joe Lynch, director of the new horror thriller SUITABLE FLESH from RLJE Films in theaters and everywhere you rent movies on October 27, 2023. Based on a Story by H.P. Lovecraft, SUITABLE FLESH is directed by Joe Lynch (Mayhem, Creepshow) with screenplay by Dennis Paoli (From Beyond, Re-Animator). The film stars Heather Graham (The Hangover Boogie Nights), Judah Lewis (T...

This week we have a look at the 2023 film TOTALLY KILLER. This is Episode #416! Totally Killer is a 2023 American black comedy slasher film directed by Nahnatchka Khan from a screenplay by David Matalon, Sasha Perl-Raver , and Jen D'Angelo. The story follows Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) who, after her mother's friends are murdered by the Sweet 16 Killer on Halloween, travels back in time to 1987, where...

Tonight we’re chatting with movie producer Sara Risher of Chick Flick Productions. Ms. Risher was President of Production at New Line Cinema for over fifteen years, where she supervised the development and production of over 50 films, including the HOUSE PARTY, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES and NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET series, John Water’s HAIRSPRAY and POLYESTER, MENACE II SOCIETY, PUMP UP THE VOLU...

Tonight we’re chatting with Katya de Becerra, author of When Ghosts Call Us Home from Page Street Publishing this month. The publishers describe it as “Haunting of Hill House meets found-footage horror in this edge-of-your-seat thriller that explores the power of family ties and the trauma that lurks there.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podc...

Tonight we’re chatting with Scott Slone, Director of MALIBU HORROR STORY. Malibu Horror Story follows a team of amateur paranormal investigators as they delve into a 10 year old unresolved case, the disappearance of four popular high school boys on graduation night. While exploring a sacred cave in the hills of Malibu California, the team encounters chilling paranormal occurrences. As they analyze...

This week we have a look at the 1964 film WITCHCRAFT. This is Episode #415! Witchcraft is a 1964 British horror film directed by Don Sharp and starring Lon Chaney Jr., Jack Hedley and Jill Dixon. The script was written by Harry Spalding. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support .

Tonight we’re chatting with John McPhail, director of DEAR DAVID (In theaters, On Demand and Digital October 13, 2023) SYNOPSIS: Shortly after comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) responds to Internet trolls, he begins experiencing sleep paralysis — while an empty rocking chair moves in the corner of his apartment. As he chronicles increasingly malevolent occurrences in a series of tweets, Adam begin...

Tonight we’re chatting with Sean King O’Grady, director of The Mill, WHICH COMES TO HULU ON OCTOBER 9. In the film written by Jeffrey David Thomas and starring Lil Rel Howery, a businessman mysteriously wakes up in an open-air prison cell with only an old grist mill. Forced to work as a beast of burden, he must find a way to escape before the birth of his child. Become a supporter of this podcast:...

Tonight we’re chatting with Producers Trevor Doyle and Alexa Khan and Director / Co-Writer Baatar Batsukh of the new film Aberrance which releases on October 6 in select theaters. Aberrance is the first Mongolian horror film to play US theaters. About the film: When city dwellers Erkhmee and Selenge arrive at an old cabin deep in the Mongolian wilds, a foreboding settles over the couple. Erkhmee's...

In our final check-in from Tony Salvaggio on Fantastic Fest in Austin, Tony catches us up on the trends of the show and a whirlwind look at his viewing roster, which includes 37 movies over the week! All in all Tony took in: 1. Toxic Avenger 2. Sleep 3. Enter The Clones of Bruce 4. Found Footage Festival 5. Falling Stars 6. When Evil Lurks 7. The Last Video Store 8. Sri Asih The Warrior 9. Saltbur...

This week we have a look at the 1996 film THE CRAFT. This is Episode #414! The Craft is a 1996 American teen supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Fleming from a screenplay by Peter Filardi and Fleming and a story by Filardi. The film stars Robin Tunney , Fairuza Balk , Neve Campbell , and Rachel True . It follows four outcast teenage girls at a Los Angeles parochial high school who pursue w...

We check in with Tony Salvaggio of the Castle of Horror Podcast on films he's caught at Fantastic Fest in Austin. Discussed: Discussed: There's Something in the Barn Sacrifice Game UFO Sweden Manhole Baby Assassin One Percenter The Invisble Fight Saw X The Deep Dark Killing Romance In My Mother's Skin Riddle of Fire Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-hor...

This week we have a look at the 1998 film PRACTICAL MAGIC. This is Episode #413! Special guests this episode include Jamie Bahr of the bands Danger*Cakes and Brand New Key and Adam Foshko of games Diablo and Call of Duty. Practical Magic is a 1998 American fantasy romantic drama film based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Alice Hoffman . The film was directed by Griffin Dunne and stars Sandra...