Kellen’s Petty Talk Show

Marty York is most known for his portrayal as "Yeah Yeah" in the classic 90's film, The Sandlot (1993), which is widely regarded as one of the greatest sports films of all time. 2023 marks the 30th Anniversary of the film and Marty is hopeful that the cast will soon get the call for a brand-new reunion that we're hoping will involve a brand new project with all the OG's.  We talk about Marty's nea...

Jim Branscome is a film programmer based out of Los Angeles. He runs Cinematic Void, which is a monthly cult film series that highlights films of all genres including the lesser known titles to audience favorites that are rarely seen on the screen!  His screenings happen on Mondays at the Los Feliz 3 theater. Info and tickets can be found at americancinematheque.com  Be sure to follow Jim on Insta...

Steve Barton is a film producer from NY who also happened to co-found Dread Central. His life has been a constant ever-changing dance for success and he's been steadily progressing throughout all the pitfalls that tried to break up his course. He's been an editor, a writer, an interviewer, a critic and a colleague. His profound love for horror and its community has always kept him hard at work at...

Peter Vullo is the host/creator of the wildly successful monthly horror event series, Thursday Night Terrors based out of Buffalo, NY. He returns for a brand new episode to talk about a halloween road trip with his friends, moving to a new home and talk all things horror.  Get your tickets for Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge and Christmas Evil before they sell out!  Follow Peter on Instagram @...

Kyle Tedesco returns for a brand new episode filled with Halloween discussion, film banter and fall season worship. Garbage plates and bible verses? Meeting Joe Bob Briggs in a Scooby-Doo costume? Indie horror at its height? It's all here in a wonderful brand-new conversation with Kyle.  Follow him on Instagram @brokenstickshockey // @brokenrimrecords    

Jimmy Stadt was the vocalist of the Rochester-based punk/hardcore band Polar Bear Club from 2005-2013. Nowadays, he's the vocalist/guitarist of Shy Tooth and the guitarist of Bad Bloom. He runs a movie club called noYOUgo on Discord. All information can be found on his instagram @jimmypbc 

Ben Kotin is the vocalist/guitarist for Rochester-based punk rock band, Such Gold. He also plays guitar in Taking Meds and a newer hardcore project called Who Decides.  follow Ben on Instagram @benkotin follow on Instagram @kellenspettytalkshow to stay up to date on all the new guest announcements! 

Fred Heads is a brand new documentary that features interviews with hundreds of Nightmare on Elm Street fans that discuss what this franchise has meant to them the last four decades. So many different stories are interwoven through the narrative and many will shock you. A healthy handful of Elm Street alumni pop up throughout the over two-hour runtime as well, so there will be some familiar faces!...

Pennywise: The Story of IT is a brand new documentary highlighting the popular 1990 mini-series based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel.   John Campopiano, Chris Griffiths and Gary Smart are the creative team behind the film and have poured over 5 years of time, blood, sweat and tears to bring this film to the horror fans.   Funded by Indiegogo as well as money out of the their own pockets, the...

Matty Arsenault was the vocalist of A Loss For Words, a Massachusetts-based pop punk band that released a handful of studios albums and toured the world with bands like The Wonder Years, This Time Next Year, Transit and Fireworks. For over 15 years, the band stayed active touring relentlessly and churning out records, acoustic EP's, a cover record and everything in between. While not completely br...

Grady Allen is the lead vocalist of Anxious, a band based out of Connecticut that is a hardcore/punk hybrid blending many different musical influences including pop punk and emo undertones. This group has been having their biggest year yet with the release of their debut full-length record, "Little Green House". Recently on tour with bands like Bayside, Knuckle Puck, Boston Manor, Koyo, Thrice and...

Sam Morrow is an American country-rock artist who has gotten massive attention for his last couple records. His most recent effort, "Gettin' By On Gettin' Down", has nine stellar tracks that really display Sam's versatility as a songwriter.  It was a pleasure to talk about his humble beginnings in Houston to moving to Los Angeles and dealing with the culture shift. We even got the chance to talk a...

Benjamin Scrivens is the owner/operator and CEO of Fright-Rags, a horror apparel & merchandise company based out of Rochester, NY.  Starting the business in his apartment back in 2003, Ben began his grind for world domination. While it took several years to start building up a trustworthy and relentless fan base, he continued to develop new ways to keep his product fresh and in the conversation. W...

Pat Kennedy is the vocalist/guitarist of Light Years and the guitarist of No Pressure. He's toured the world many times and continues to push the envelop with his musical capabilities. He put out three full lengths and three EPs with Light Years that gave him countless opportunities to play shows with his bandmates. In the end of summer 2020 when COVID was ruining everyone's lives without warning,...

Peter Vullo is the host and creator of the highly successful horror event series Thursday Night Terrors. On a monthly basis and exclusive to Thursday nights, Peter curates screenings of horror films that the blood-thirsty fans of the genre are yearning to see. Every season, moviegoers are surprised by a new slate of films that have an ever -changing variety.  Tickets for upcoming shows can be foun...

Pete Dowdalls is an American vocalist that sang for the band This Time Next Year from 2006-2012 and has since returned to music in a new project called Greyed Out, which features four of the groups' original members. Greyed Out will take the stage for the very first time on Friday, April 8th at the X Bar in Cupertino, California. This will be Pete's first time performing in over a decade.  While o...

Sterling Gavinski is an American musician/songwriter that fronted The Happy Alright, a pop rock band based out of Dallas, Texas. Since the band has recently disbanded, Sterling relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his career in producing and songwriting for other artists. He continues to play live shows as the bassist for Florida outfit Northbound and they have a big show coming up at So What! Music...

Brett Jones is the lead guitarist of Michigan-based pop-punk band Fireworks. Touring and recording endlessly for an entire decade, Fireworks went on an indefinite hiatus in 2015 with no sights set on a return. In 2019, the band announced their forthcoming album, "Higher Lonely Power", which due to COVID and the attached scheduling issues, has pushed the release date into the unknown. Now, it's pre...

John Karyus is a fellow Buffalo actor who has been churning out great character roles since the 90's. He's most known for his work in Poultrygiest: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006), V/H/S 2 (2013) and Killjoy Goes to Hell (2012). We talk a lot about his experiences acting in these films, what it's like working with Troma and the differences in working in NY and LA.  Be sure to check out John Karyu...

On this episode of @kellenspettytalkshow , I had the pleasure of chatting it up with my boy Jeremy Morehead [@jt_pumpkin_gutz] of @epicfilmguys in a deep conversation of our love for the George Romero classic, Dawn of the Dead (1978). We share our memories of the film, what we love about it and why we think it stands the test of time!  If you like what you hear, be sure to follow us on Spotify, Ap...

Alex Vincent is most notably known for portraying the role of 'Andy Barclay' in Child's Play (1988), Child's Play 2 (1990), Curse of Chucky (2013), Cult of Chucky (2017) and most recently returning to the character in a big way on the brand new Chucky TV show on SYFY/USA, which just got renewed for a second season due to incredible ratings.  Not only does Alex have great talent in film, but he als...

John Massari is the incredible composer behind the score of the 1988 cult classic, Killer Klowns from Outer Space. He’s also done intricate work on films like The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988), Retro Puppet Master (1999) and even had his music featured in Stranger Things and Toy Story 3 (2010).  If you're a fan of John's work, be sure to follow him on Instagram @john.massari and if you're in the...

Mike (Mexi) Torres is the vocalist for LA-based hardcore/punk outfit Section H8, a band that's been popularly known for their incredibly chaotic energy at shows. Their new ripper of a record, "Welcome to the Nightmare" released back in July, has been making rounds on sound waves around the West Coast and throughout the country, filling the hardcore scene with a new sound that surely commits homici...

Tony O'Dell is known for his portrayal of "Ferdy" in Chopping Mall (1985), "Alan" in Head of the Class and "Jimmy", one of the OG Cobra Kai in Karate Kid (1984). Along with his acting pursuits, Tony has shifted towards a coaching career, assisting young actors on and off sets all over Los Angeles.    Follow Tony @thetonyodell   Follow Kellen's Petty Talk Show @kellenspettytalkshow 

Daeg Faerch is an American actor mostly known for his work as young "Michael Myers" in Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007). He has since worked in many other iconic projects over the years including Hancock (2008), American Horror Story: Double Feature (2021), Killer Therapy (2019) amongst countless others. Aside from being known for his filmic endeavors, Daeg has been mainly focused on his other passio...