Midnight Horror Picture Show

Twenty years after Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon quietly left theaters and found its true home in the horror community's hearts — and Blockbuster aisles — Leslie Vernon is coming back. And on this episode of Midnight Horror Picture Show, we sat down with the two people most responsible for making him an icon. Nathan Baesel, the Juilliard- and UCLA-trained actor who brought Leslie...

Today’s guest, Tiffany Albright describes herself as a deviant queer writer/producer living in the South. Her work centers women and LGBTQ+ stories, and explores identity, gender, sexuality, and class in genre settings – from horror to romance. Tiffany has been an artist in residence at Wildacres and the Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities. She’s placed in the Academy Nicholl Screenwriti...

Today’s guest, Jake Kustasz is a Michigan-based author and video producer focusing on horror, comedy, and the absurd. His most recent release- A Devil’s Night Tale, is a horror comic book illustrated by Ethan Woronko that also includes his original short story and an interview about the history of Devil’s Night in Detroit with historian Jeff Pollock. Jake’s talents aren’t confined to any medium- a...

Order your copy of "Big Bad Betty" NOW! https://www.rustedlanternpictures.com/physical-media-orders Today’s guest is filmmaker Justin Sulham who's debut feature, the horror-comedy film, “Big Bad Betty” is ONLY available on physical media for its release. We discuss what led to that decision- and so much more- but first, Justin Sulham grew up in the Greater- Boston area, but is currently based in N...

Today’s guest is Producer, Mariel Sharp- Mariel Sharp is the founder and lead producer at True Sweetheart Films, an independent production company dedicated to boundary-pushing cinema by women and LGBTQ+ creators. With a deep expertise in both creative and logistical execution, she has produced two award winning feature films and 12 short films, securing funding from prestigious organizations like...

Today’s guest is my friend Dustin Hendix- Dustin is a talented author and filmmaker who just published the first book in his children’s horror series, Creeptales. A graduate of Oakland University where he earned a bachelors degree in creative writing- Dustin has consistently been writing and directing horror shorts for several years. Under his Tin Hen production banner, Dustin and his wife Amanda,...

Todays guest, Rachel Kerry, is an award-winning filmmaker & theatre director who specializes in horror comedy, musical theatre, and interactive storytelling. Her work has been hailed as "unabashed extravagance" by Time Out, "triumphantly weird" by io9, and "uncompromising parody" by The Scotsman. She received her MFA in directing from Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art and graduate...

In this special spooky-season kick-off episode of Midnight Horror Picture Show, In addition to talking about filmmaking, Luke and I also have a long chat about his hometown of Salem, MA- which if you don't know is one of my FAVORITE cities. We're gunna talk shop about where to stay, where to go, and what to avoid if you plan on visiting the Witch City this spooky season. Luke St. Germaine was born...

Kaye Adelaide is a Montreal based trans lesbian filmmaker. She is an alumni of GEMS Genre Film Lab, as well as a recipient of The Diversity of Voices Initiative at the BANFF World Media Festival, and the SODEC Jeunes Createurs Development Program. Kaye has directed several award winning short films, including Don’t Text Back (2020), and MonsterDyke (2022). She just completed her first feature: The...

Austin Torres majored in Film Studies at Michigan State University and his film, Spider, recently won Best of Fest at the Dunwich Horror Fest, the Festival Director’s Choice Award at the Milwaukee Horror Festival and Best Michigan Made Film at the  Desmond District Demons Film Festival. Austinhas worked tirelessly to get to where he is and knows a thing or two about the business and self-promotion...

Born & Raised in Queens, Sabrina Mendoza carved her own way into the filmmaking world, and is now working at TROMA.  Last September, she wrapped production as Assistant Director on Lloyd Kaufman’s latest film, which she is also serving asLead Editor on. In addition to making movies with the TROMA team, Sabrina also stepped into the role of Festival Director for Troma’s flagship film festival,...

What does it take to go from making short films in your basement to running two film festivals and getting your work on a YouTube channel with 7 million subscribers? In the very first episode of the Midnight Horror Picture Show podcast, host Neil Willoughby sits down with filmmaker, festival co-director, and creative producer Josh Taube— a collaborator and friendly competitor he's known for ne...

Hi Friends! Welcome to Midnight Horror Picture Show! For those who don’t know me, I’m Neil and we’re going to call this Episode 0. It’s really more of an opportunity for me to introduce myself and give you some insight into my background and why we’re making this show. In a world full of Prequels, Sequels, and Reboots- we need original storytelling more than ever. And that can only happen if we su...

Are you a fan of horror movies? Our new podcast, Midnight Horror Picture Show is a showcase for underground, indie horror- From filmmakers and artists to the blood-soaked film festivals that fuel the genre — we’re building a community for those who live and breathe horror. Gain insights into what it takes to make a horror film, learn about some awesome festivals to seek out, and listen to horror f...