Monsters, Madness and Magic

Join Justin as he chats with prolific actor and director William B. Davis about the X-Files, acting methods, radio drama, theater, and his new book! William B. Davis bio: " William Bruce Davis (born January 13, 1938) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as the Cigarette Smoking Man on The X-Files. Besides appearing in many TV programs and movies, he founded his own acting school, the Willi...

Join Justin and Daniel as they chat with video game designer and CEO of Obsidian Entertainment Feargus Urquhart about tabletop RPGS, fantasy, science fiction, beta testing classic games, and more! Feargus Urquhart bio: " Feargus Urquhart is a Scottish-American video game designer and CEO of Obsidian Entertainment. Urquhart is best known for his work at Interplay Entertainment, particularly as lead...

Join Daniel as he chats with vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens about reuniting with K.K Downing, Transformers, screaming, song writing, navigating the pandemic, and more! Tim Owens bio: " Timothy S. " Ripper " Owens (born September 13, 1967) is an American heavy metal singer who currently performs with KK's Priest, Spirits of Fire, the Three Tremors and A New Revenge. He first gained attention as the le...

Join Justin, Nick, and Angelique as they chat with filmmaker and co-founder of Troma Entertainment Lloyd Kaufman about cinema history, free speech, #shakespearesh!tstorm, The Toxic Avenger, and doing drugs. Lloyd Kaufman bio: " Stanley Lloyd Kaufman never really wanted to make movies, he wanted to work in Broadway musicals. During his years in Yale he was introduced to "B" pictures and the works o...

Join Justin and crew as they chat with author and actress Barbie Wilde about fiction, Rod Serling, sci-fi, serial killers, Hellraiser, music, and more! Barbie Wilde bio: " In pursuit of an acting career, Canadian actress Barbie Wilde moved to London, England many years ago. Wilde has performed in cabaret in Bangkok; traveled to Bombay to appear in the Bollywood blockbuster, 'Janbazz', which also s...

Join Justin and Angelique as they chat with actor Simon Bamford about Clive Barker, Hellraiser, Nightbreed, theater, Peter Vincent, and more! Simon Bamford bio: " Simon Bamford is an English film, television and stage actor. He is well known for playing the Butterball Cenobite in Hellraiser in 1987 and its sequel Hellbound: Hellraiser II in 1988. Simon graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre A...

Join Justin as he chats with comedian and voice actor Richard Steven Horvitz about Broadway, improv, Power Rangers, Invader Zim, sitcoms, and more! Richard Steven Horvitz bio: Richard Horvitz began acting professionally at the age of 10. As a child, he appeared in numerous stage productions. Among the most notable, the musical "Oliver!", starring Dick Shawn and Stubby Kaye . Also as a child, Richa...

Join Justin as he chats with actor David Ajala about Star Trek: Discovery, The Royal Shakespeare Company, the art of acting, Heath Ledger and The Dark Knight! David Ajala bio: David Ajala (born 21 May 1986) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Manchester Black in Supergirl (2018–2019), Captain Roy Eris in Nightflyers (2018), and Cleveland "Book" Booker in Star Trek: Discovery (2020–202...

Join Justin as he chats with Sabaton vocalist Joakim Broden about the new album The War To End All Wars , history, touring, film, and more! Joakim Broden bio: " Joakim " Jocke " Brodén (born 5 October 1980) is a Swedish musician who is the lead vocalist, keyboardist and occasional third guitarist of the power metal band Sabaton. He and bassist Pär Sundström formed the band in 1999." Monsters, Madn...

Join Justin, Daniel, and Jason as they chat with writer, director and voice of Solid Snake David Hayter about Metal Gear Solid, Watchmen, Alan Moore, comics, and more! David Hayter bio: "David Hayter was born on February 6, 1969 in Santa Monica, California, USA as David Bryan Hayter. He is known for writing the screenplays to X-Men (2000), X-Men 2 (2003), and Watchmen (2009). He is best known as t...

Join Justin, Daniel and David as they chat with author and researcher Chris Bennett about Aleister Crowley, monster movies, the hermetic brotherhood of Luxor, and his book Liber 420: Cannabis, Magickal Herbs and the Occult ! Chris Bennett bio: "Chris Bennett has been researching the historical role of cannabis in the spiritual life of humanity for more than a three decades. He is co-author of Gree...

Join Justin and Nick as they chat with musician Jeff Black of Gatekeeper and Encloaked about Final Fantasy, heavy metal, music production, and fantasy fiction! Jeff Black bio: "Musician, Producer, Educator. Founding member of GATEKEEPER and ENCLOAKED." Monsters, Madness and Magic Official Website . Monsters, Madness and Magic on Linktree . Monsters, Madness and Magic on Instagram . Monsters, Madne...

Join Justin and crew as they chat with actress Lisa Wilcox about working the stage, Jonathan Frakes, Robert Englund, and becoming the Dream Master! Lisa Wilcox bio: Wilcox was born in Columbia, Missouri. In 1984, Wilcox made her film debut in Gimme an 'F'. From 1985 to 1987, Wilcox guest starred on the television series Hardcastle and McCormick (1985), You Again? (1986), CBS Schoolbreak Special (1...

Join Justin and Nick as they chat with musician Kyle McNeil of Seven Sisters and Phantom Spell about Baldur’s Gate , JRPGS, science fiction, Shadow of a Fallen Star , metal, and more! Kyle McNeil bio: "Kyle is a UK-based metal guitarist & vocalist of heavy metal bands Seven Sisters and Phantom Spell. He is also the owner of Wizard Tower Studios." Monsters, Madness and Magic Official Website ....

Join Justin and Nick as they chat with director Dwight Little about the Halloween franchise, resurrecting Michael Myers, television vs. film, and managing personalities on set! Dwight Little bio: " Dwight Hubbard Little (born January 13, 1956) is an American film and tel e vision director , known for directing the films Marked for Death, Rapid Fire, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Murder at 1600...

Join Justin and Angelique as they chat with veteran actor Jonathan Stark about Fright Night , Billy Cole, the House franchise , and Tom Holland’s new comic! Jonathan Stark bio: G ordon Johnston " Jonathan " Stark (born February 16, 1955) is an American television producer, writer, and actor. Stark created, along with his writing partner, Tracy Newman, the sitcom According to Jim and won an Emmy fo...

Join Justin and David as they chat with author, researcher and musician Joshua Cutchin about fairy folklore, alien abductions, cryptids, film, and mastering the tuba! Joshua Cutchin bio: "JOSHUA CUTCHIN has appeared on a wide variety of paranormal programs discussing his work, including Coast to Coast AM and the hit History Channel television show 'Ancient Aliens.'  He is the author of seven...

Join Tommy Clark and Walter Ball of the Necrocasticon Podcast as they fill-in for Justin to chat with legendary vocalist Biff Byford about Saxon, Carpe Diem, heavy metal, medieval history, Indian food, Transformers, and everything in between! Biff Byford bio: Peter Rodney " Biff " Byford (born 15 January 1951) is an English singer best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Saxon. Byfo...

Join Justin, Daniel, and Angelique as they chat with veteran actor Nigel Bennett about theater, Forever Knight, film, Guillermo del Toro, and vampires! Nigel Bennett bio: " An accomplished theatre actor, Mr. Bennett appeared on the British stage for fifteen years before moving to Canada in 1986. During this time, he starred in "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole" at the Wyndhams Theatre in London's W...

Join Henry as he fills in for Justin and chats with metal legend Dee Snider about censorship, finding inspiration during the pandemic, his new album Leave A Scar , and working with George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher! Dee Snider bio: Daniel Snider (born March 15, 1955) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. The band's song "We're Not...

Join Justin as Jason as they chat with veteran voice actor Michael Gough about Diablo, Deckard Cain, Rock ‘n Roll, inspiration, and everything in between! Michael Gough bio: "Michael J. Gough is an American voice actor from San Jose, California who is known for voicing Shrek in various games and Commissioner James Gordon from Batman: Arkham Origins. He also voiced Gnasty Gnorc from Spyro the Drago...

Join Justin and Nick as they chat with legendary Goosebumps cover artist Tim Jacobus about creativity, inspiration, digital illustration versus traditional, R.L. Stine, and things that go bump in the night! Tim Jacobus bio: " Tim Jacobus (born April 21, 1959) is an American artist best known for illustrating the covers for nearly one hundred books in R. L. Stine's Goosebumps series. He has done ov...

Join Justin as he chats with veteran voice actor Rob Paulsen about music, creativity, passion, funny voices, and more! Rob Paulsen bio: " Robert Paulsen is an American voice actor and singer from Detroit, Michigan. He is known for voicing Raphael in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, Yakko Warner in Animaniacs, Pinky in Pinky and the Brain, Carl Wheezer in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Ha...

Join Justin as he chats with prolific character actor Steven Williams about the civil rights movement, 1960’s Chicago, theater, the X-files, Supernatural, and keeping it real! Steven Williams bio: "Steven Williams is an American actor in films and television. He is known for his roles as Captain Adam Fuller on 21 Jump Street, Lt. Jefferson Burnett on The Equalizer, Det. August Brooks on L.A. Heat,...

Join Justin, Daniel, and Angelique as they chat with prolific producer, filmmaker and founder of Full Moon Features Charles Band about his new biography Confessions of a Puppet Master, castles, VHS, and Gary Busey! Charles Band bio: " Charles Band is a writer, producer, director and publisher. He was born on December 27, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, as Charles Robert Band. His father was produ...