Hanging With Monster Podcast

Episode 152, my 3rd Halloween Special episode for this month and the 4th season of doing these! I chat with Courtney Bryant of the Arx Mortis Haunted Attraction in Killen, AL. We get into the origins of her employment with the haunted house industry and what she does while she works for them painting actors and then acting herself. I ask her about her creative process, we talk about behind the sce...

Episode 151, my 2nd Halloween Special episode for this month and the 4th season of doing these! I chat with Destiny Jewett of the Terror Maze Haunted Attraction in Springfield, OH. We get into the intro into Sprinkles the clown, her character and how it became and what it has become since she has taken her on as her character scaring people. we then talk about horror and what it means and has mean...

Episode 150, my 1st Halloween Special episode for this month and the 4th season of doing these! I chat with Michael Guerrero of the Massacre Haunted House in Montgomery, IL. We talk how he got into the horror business to begin with, the characters he performs as, scaring people and their reactions, inspiration for his characters, the people he works with, the places he has worked at, as well as mu...

Episode 149, I interviewed Ramon and ET from the Chicago Garage Punk band Dead Living! We start with the origins of the band and how the met and everything then we go into the creative process of the band. After that, we talked about doing live shows and the Chicago punk scene going on. I go into the band life of the members and then dive into the band's influences and inspirations. we then en...

Episode 148, I talk with Mural Painter, and Tattoo Artist, Brady Scott! I start with a background section about Brady and then move onto mural painting. I go over his creative process and then talk a bit about his travels. We then talked about walls and the mindset, prep, and discipline about painting. We then talk about tattooing and art in general and then do a wrap up before Trevor has some rap...

Episode 147, I talk with Veteran, PTSD Survivor, Drummer, and Metal Fabricating Artist, Steve Kost! We start with an intro into Steve's life and then hop into his time in the military that he served. We then go from that into how Steve came home and hoe he faced and started dealing with is PTSD from being in the military and seeing what he seen where he was stationed. We then go into music and...

Episode 146, I chat with vocalist/guitarist, Will Third of the skate punk band from Essex, UK, Destroy The Idols! We go over how the and when the band formed, who is in the band, their music and when it will be released, future shows that the band has coming up, band influences, earlier bands that people were in, recording, lyrics, what being in a band is like, the local music scene, plans for the...

Episode 116, I go and meet up with  Rick Glatz  and do a face-to-face interview recording at the Old Plank Trail Bar in Frankfort, IL so that I could get the story about  The Soundlab  in Mokena, IL. Rick filled me in on how he opened up Soundlab Studios, why he did it, why he chose Mokena, when it opened up, how many people he had there working for him, when did bands start doing shows there, he...

Check out Episode 115 now! I talk with Slovenian Melodic/Technical Death Metal band, Dethrone The Corrupted ! I get to know about the band, its members, and a bit about Slovenia itself. They have a new EP that they are pushing called A Savage Solution that will be out in Nov of 2023 and I play a track off of it called Unending. I ask how the band formed and their influences as well as the local mu...

Episode 143, I chat with Guitarist from Necronomicon Ex Mortis, Michael Bala! I find out about the band and Michael's influences, when he learned and started playing music, the bands lyrical influences, when the band formed, his music, the recordings, horror movies, Halloween, band logo, live shows, and new music. Check it out now!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who h...

Episode 144, I have a chat with horror writer, C. Charles Knight. I get to know how Charles got into writing and specifically horror writing and what types of things he enjoys writing about. I then ask about any kind of training or schooling that he has done. I then ask if he remembers his first story and how he comes up with ideas for his stories. We also talk about what's challenging, influe...

Episode 143, I talk with Eddy, Adam, and Jake from the 3-piece punk rock band, Eddy And The Arsons! I get to know the fellas and how they formed the band. Also, how each of them got into playing an instrument from the very beginning. We talked about influences, shows, recording, and their music. Check it out now!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission...

Episode 142, I chat with Lindsay O'Connor again for a Pt 2 episode. We catch-up with her new projects she has going on. New Coma Cluster Void music and spoken word art that she has created as well as her new travel series she's coming up with. Check it out now!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. I also play Com...

Episode 140, I talk with Nick Miller, the guitarist of the aggressive and post-hardcore band from Chicago, the Dust Biters. I learn about how the band formed and how the members all know each other. I then learn about the bands influences and how they came about with their sound. I then ask about them recording, shows, and touring. Check it out now!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, H...

Episode 140, I chat with Chicago Alternative/Shoegaze band, Flowersatherfeet. I ask them how the band formed, how they came up with their sound, their influences, shows, recording, and more! Check it out now!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. I also play Flowersatherfeet's songs, "Fade", and "Tempted". All per...

Episode 139, my 3rd Halloween Special episode for this month and the 3rd season of doing these! I chat with Japes Palles of the Lost Souls Haunted Bus Tours in Chicago, IL. We talk horror, we talk movies, we talk haunted houses, we talk Halloween, we talk haunting acting, we talk about the haunted bus tours he does, as well as the Haunters Against Hate and the Takeover Weekend he was part of, as w...

Episode 138, my 2nd Halloween Special episode for this month and the 3rd season of doing these! I chat with Mortifer and Alice Mortis who are both character actors at the Woods Of Terror out in Greensboro, NC. I simply get into the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how about what they do and share all the information I gather with you guys to listen to. This is the first couple I...

Episode 137, my 1st Halloween Special episode for this month and the 3rd season of doing these! I chat with Haunted House manager, actor and builder, Chandler Teal from the Scarevania Haunted House in Muncie, IN. I find out from Chandler, where he works and what he does at the Scarevania Haunted House and how he got involved in it in the first place. I ask about the Haunted House itself and how lo...

Episode 136, I got the chance to talk with the lead guitarists Brad Wiebe, of the Pop-Punk band Sleep/Less, out of Winnipeg, Canada. I find out about the band and some of Winnipeg, Canada as well, since I've never been there before. I ask about the music scene out there, how the band is perceived, how all the members know each other, when they formed and what their musical tastes is like for t...

Episode 135, I interview Steve Mueller and Pat Gilroy of the Chicago Punk Band, OneLife! I ask about the band and themselves to try to get to know them better. We talk about how they all met and came together and started playing shows and then talked about the recording they are doing to put out a Vinyl Record with everything they have recorded before but with mastered sound. We talk about past sh...

Episode 134, I interview Ricky (Zombie Party) from the band Unlock Me This One and get his story about being born in Kansas, then moving to Cairo Egypt with his family, and then for High School, he moves back to Kansas. Growing up, music has been a thing for him. I learn and talk about the band and him playing music, when did everything start for the band, members, and shows that they've have...

Episode 133, I chat with Roosevelt Conyers. Model, Actor, Stunt Man, Wrestler, Producer, Ret. Soldier, and Father! Growing up in the very area as Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z and Nas, Roosevelt found a way out and has kept going forward with everything he has done. You may have seen him on some movies, you may have of seen him on some different companies with wrestling. everything he has done is going tow...

Late Night Monster Talk ep07, I talk about my 47 bithday and how I celebrated that, I talk about some upcoming movies this year, some small wrestling news, some podcasts that I've been listening to recently, some Netflix shows to check out and some news and updates of what's been going on and what will be going on in the future. The theme music was created by Eddie Cantu and full permissio...

Episode 132, I talk with the brothers, Alejandro and Cesar Acuna of the band, Malacc. We talk about the past band of theirs and how they first picked up instruments and learned to play music, then put a band together and go start to play shows live. We then get into what type of music the brothers got into and what did they eventually like as far as metal music. I then ask how the guys record each...

Episode 131, I have a chat with Jay Gauvin, the guitarist/vocalist from the Massachusetts punk rock band, The Prozacs! We talked about how the band formed, the different line-up changes they've throughout the years, the way music and certain bands, got introduced to him in his younger years, the music and lyrics they came up with for their songs, the recording process he had with the band, the...