Halloween Daily Podcast

Jessica Clement ('Gen V') and director Brandon Christensen ('Superhost') discuss their new 1980s Halloween-set horror movie 'Night of the Reaper' (hitting Shudder 9/19/25) and talk Halloween in our exclusive interview, recorded on Sept. 11, 2025.

Special effects artist Jason Baker ('The Black Phone', 'Terrifier 3', WWE) talks about his earliest memories of Halloween and what the holiday means to him today, making masks, and the evolution of The Jester's look in the Halloween slasher horror movie 'The Jester 2' (in theaters Sept. 15 and 16) in our exclusive interview, recorded on September 8, 2025.

Writer and director Colin Krawchuk discusses his new horror movie sequel 'The Jester 2', creating a slasher of his own and its ties to Halloween, evolving the look of the masked killer The Jester, and talks Halloween itself in our exclusive interview, recorded on August 26, 2025.

Writer and director Jeremy Rudd discusses his newly expanded Halloween slasher feature film 'Die'ced: Reloaded' in our exclusive interview, recorded on August 1, 2025.

Eden Campbell and Jason Brooks discuss the newly expanded Halloween slasher feature film 'Die'ced: Reloaded', reveal their horror movie inspirations, and talk Halloween itself in our exclusive interview, recorded July 25, 2025.

Writer and director Stuart Ortiz ('Grave Encounters) and actor/production designer Jessee Clarkson discuss their new horror movie 'Stranger Harvest' (in theaters August 8, 2025), creating the slasher Mr. Shiny and his unique mask, and talk Halloween in our exclusive interview, recorded July 30, 2025.

Tony Hale (Hocus Pocus 2, Arrested Development, Veep) and D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place) discuss their new gateway horror movie 'SKETCH' and talk Halloween in our exclusive interview, recorded on July 30, 2025.

Writer/director James DeMonaco discusses his new horror movie 'The Home', in theaters July 25 starring Pete Davidson, and talks Halloween and seeing 'The Purge' masks become Halloween costumes in our exclusive interview, recorded on July16, 2025.

Helloween founding guitarist and songwriter Michael Weikath discusses the legendary band's new 2025 album 'Giants & Monsters', including writing the songs 'Savior of the World' and 'Under the Moonlight', and talks about naming the band, using the Silver Commercial from 'Halloween III' in the intro to their 1985 song "Starlight", and more in our exc...

Helloween guitarist and songwriter Sascha Gerstner discusses the legendary band's new 2025 album 'Giants & Monsters', including writing the songs 'Universe (Gravity for Hearts)' and 'Hand of God', and talks about his first exposure to Halloween while growing up in Germany in our exclusive interview, recorded on July 10, 2025. Helloween's latest album 'Giants...

Edge of Paradise singer, songwriter, artist Margarita Monet joins us to discuss her origin story, music, the latest album 'The Prophecy', inspiration, and graphic novels, and more, and of course talk Halloween in our exclusive interview, recorded on July 4, 2025.

Horror icon Lin Shaye ('A Nightmare on Elm Street', 'Insidious', etc.) reflects on this year's 10th anniversary of the 2015 anthology 'Tales of Halloween', discusses her latest role in the movie 'House of Abraham', and talks Halloween itself in our exclusive interview, recorded June 16, 2025.

Natasha Henstridge discusses her new horror movie 'House of Abraham', reflects on this year's 30th anniversary of her breakout role in 1995's 'Species', and talks Halloween in our exclusive interview, recorded on June 9, 2025.

DAEG FAERCH talks about working on Rob Zombie's 'HALLOWEEN' (2007) remake as young Michael Myers, his music, and much more, recorded during Michael Myers Monday Live on 4/8/24. Watch our 2023 interview with Daeg Faerch here: https://youtu.be/SOQARH3LlU8

Oscar nominated makeup FX master and renowned monster maker Alec Gillis ('Aliens', 'Alien: Romulus', 'Smile', and dozens more) discusses celebrating Roger Corman on Shout TV's 'Double Take' movie marathon series, working on the 1986 heavy metal horror classic 'Trick or Treat', a memory from the set of 'Pumpkinhead', and talks Halloween in our exclusive interview.

Sarah Nicklin discusses her new and upcoming horror movies 'Popeye The Slayer Man', 'If It Bleeds', 'Garden of Eden', 'Pretty Boy', and more, and talks Halloween in our exclusive interview.

'Terrifier' star Catherine Corcoran returns to HDN to talk about hosting the premiere of Shout TV's 'Double Take' series, her recent op ed for Fangoria, and reuniting with David Howard Thornton's Art the Clown for the Ice Nine Kills "A Work of Art" music video in our exclusive new interview, recorded on March 11, 2025. Catherine's Fangoria op ed: https://www.f...

Guitarist Daniel Davies discusses collaborating with John Carpenter and Cody Carpenter on 'Lost Themes IV: Noir' and previous 'Lost Themes' albums, the 'Halloween', 'Halloween Kills', and 'Halloween Ends' soundtracks, and talks about Halloween itself, and more in our exclusive interview, recorded on May 3, 2024.

Writer/director Jake Jarvi discusses his feature film debut, the new horror slasher 'Haunt Season' (on VOD now), and talks all things Halloween in our exclusive interview, recorded on September 26, 2024. 'HAUNT SEASON' is now streaming on Tubi!

David Howard Thornton returns to talk about reprising his role as Art the Clown in 2024's biggest horror story 'TERRIFIER 3' and his hopes for 'TERRIFIER 4', plus his thoughts on playing the Joker in the short fan film 'JOKERS WILD' and one day in James Gunn's DCU, playing Steamboat Willie in 'SCREAMBOAT', comparisons to Robert Englund and playing Freddy Krueger in a future 'NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREE...

Margaret Anne Florence discusses playing Aunt Jess in the 2024 hit horror movie sequel 'Terrifier 3', facing Art the Clown, and talks Halloween and more in our exclusive interview, recorded on Dec. 9, 2024. Follow Margaret on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/margaretanneflorence

Karen Cliche discusses playing Kathleen in Eli Roth's 2023 slasher horror movie 'Thanksgiving' and filming the oven death scene, plus shooting the carousel trap scene in 'Saw VI', celebrating Halloween, and more in our exclusive interview, recorded on December 4, 2024.

Alex Armbruster discusses playing the masked killer John Carver in Eli Roth's horror slasher 'Thanksgiving', becoming annual viewing for genre fans, his favorite kill, hopes for the sequel, and talks Halloween in our exclusive interview, recorded on November 18, 2024.

Filmmaker Rob Caprilozzi discusses his new documentary 'Dressing Up Halloween' about the Ben Cooper Costumes company, and talks about what Halloween means to him, in our exclusive interview. WATCH 'DRESSING UP HALLOWEEN' ON PRIME VIDEO: https://amzn.to/3UtIjLx (Affiliate Link)

Antonella Rose talks about playing Gabbie in the hit horror movie sequel 'Terrifier 3' and facing off against Art the Clown, plus celebrating Halloween, her other holiday movie 'A Sudden Case of Christmas', and more in our exclusive interview.