Monsters, Madness and Magic

Join Justin as he chats with musician Mick Mars about classic horror, creating your own sound as a guitar player, the supernatural, new music, Motley Crue, and more! Mick Mars bio: " Robert Alan Deal (born May 4, 1951), known professionally as Mick Mars , is an American musician best known as the former lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. He is known for his aggressi...

Join Justin as he chats with actor Samantha Béart about Hellraiser, fast times at acting school, bringing Karlach to life, motion capture, radio dramas, and more! Samantha Béart bio: "Samantha plays Karlach in "Baldur's Gate 3". They were long listed for 2023 BAFTA Games Awards in the Performer in a Leading Role category for "The Excavation of Hob's Barrow". Other games include "Demon's Souls" (20...

Join Justin as he chats with actor Alyson Court and writer Z.M Thomas about childhood horrors, creepy comics, the comfy couch, independent publishing, and more! Alyson Court bio: " Alyson Stephanie Court (born November 9, 1973, in Toronto ) is a Canadian actress. Beginning her career as a child actress, her first role was on the series Mr. Dressup (1984–1994) and she made her film debut in Sesame...

Join Justin as he chats with musician and legendary television composer Ron Wasserman about teaching Eddie Van Halen the Power Rangers theme, spirit guides, monster movies, Saban, and more! Ron Wasserman bio: " Ron Wasserman has been writing music for television since the early 1990s. His first big break came with the success of his "Go Go Power Rangers" theme for the Fox Network Power Rangers ser...

Join Justin as he chats with musician Jason Paige about the supernatural, the Pokemon phenomenon, recording the theme of a generation, classic tunes, and more! Jason Paige bio: "Jason is an artist / renaissance man. His voice writing and production successfully spans many creative frontiers of music and theatre from Pop to Jazz, Hip-Hop to Rock, Soul to Country and beyond. Jason’s one-man show, pe...

Join Justin as he chats with author and narrator of the HorrorBabble YouTube channel Ian Gordon about weird fiction, H.P. Lovecraft, haunted houses, short stories, and more! Ian Gordon bio: " Ian Gordon is a writer and founder of HorrorBabble. HorrorBabble is a small, UK-based production company, dedicated to the production of audio horror in the form of audiobooks, dramatic readings, audio dramas...

Join Justin as he chats with musician Jim Peterik about the secret sauce behind songwriting, The Ides of March, writing Eye of the Tiger, forming the band Survivor, TV jingles, and more! Jim Peterik bio: "James Michael Peterik (born November 11, 1950) is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the founder of the rock band Survivor, as vocalist and guitarist in The Ides of March, a...

Join Justin as he chats with author and artist Ray Fawkes about the marvel method, monsters, John Constantine, Image Comics, writing arcs for classic characters, and more! Ray Fawkes bio: "Ray Fawkes is the critically-acclaimed author of the comics and graphic novels Underwinter, Intersect, One Soul, The People Inside, The Spectral Engine, Possessions, and Junction True, as well as Batman: Eternal...

Join Justin as he chats with Dr. James Justin Sledge regarding the recent rise of folk horror, magick in movies, cool occult texts, approaching the esoteric as an academic, and more! Justin Sledge bio: " Dr. James Justin Sledge was born and raised in a proud working-class Mississippi family.  He learned the fundamental value of labor from his father who was a pipe-fitter and the crucial &nbsp...

Join Justin as he chats with actor, director, and stunt performer Neil Newbon about the evolution of motion capture, the Baldur’s Gate 3 phenomenon, becoming Astarion, method acting, and more! Neil Newbon bio: " Best known for playing Karl Heisenberg in Capcom's RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE and Elijah Kamski and Gavin Reed in Quantic Dream's DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN, Neil Newbon has been working in Performa...

Join Justin as he chats with actor and author Adrienne Barbeau about Broadway, working for the Mob, The Crate, Catwoman, The Fog, and more! Adrienne Barbeau bio: " Adrienne Jo Barbeau is an American actress and author best known for her roles on the sitcom Maude and in horror films, especially those directed by John Carpenter , with whom she was once married. She was born on June 11, 1945 in Sacra...

Join Justin as he chats with musician and author Burton C. Bell about Ascension of the Watchers, The Twilight Zone, The Night Gallery, writing science fiction, Fear Factory, working with Geezer Butler, and more! Burton C. Bell bio: " Burton Christopher Bell ( born February 19, 1969) is an American musician. He is best known as the co-founder and former frontman of the industrial metal band Fear Fa...

Join Justin as he chats with writer and creative director at Remedy Entertainment Sam Lake about Alan Wake II, horror fiction, The Twilight Zone, Max Payne, his creative process, and more! Sam Lake bio: "Sami Antero Järvi (born 28 March 1970), better known by his pen name Sam Lake ('Järvi' is Finnish for lake), is a Finnish video game writer and director. He is the creative director at Remedy Ente...

Join Justin as he chats with iconic singer and songwriter Lou Gramm about Westerns, auditioning for Foreigner, recording the Lost Boys soundtrack, discovering your voice, and more! Lou Gramm bio: " Louis Andrew Grammatico (born May 2, 1950), known professionally as Lou Gramm , is an American singer. He is best known as co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Foreigner from 1976 to 1990 and a...

Join Justin as he chats with iconic singer and songwriter Klaus Meine about the rise of the Scorpions, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the bands first tour in the USA, and more! Klaus Meine bio: " Klaus Meine (born 25 May 1948) is a German singer, best known as the longtime frontman and primary lyricist of the hard rock band Scorpions. Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker are the only two members of t...

Join Justin as he chats with legendary gothic fantasy artist Brom about balancing art as a passion and profession, crafting your own Conan, horror, Rod Serling’s The Night Gallery, and more! Brom bio: "Born in the deep dark south in the mid-sixties. Brom, an army brat, spent his entire youth on the move and unabashedly blames living in such places as Japan, Hawaii, Germany, and Alabama for all his...

Join Justin and Nick as they chat with iconic comic artist, writer, and founder of Image Comics Todd McFarlane about the origins of Spawn, going against the grain, creativity, competition, and more! Todd McFarlane bio: " Todd McFarlane is a Canadian comic book creator, best known for his work as the artist on The Amazing Spider-Man and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horror-fan...

Join Justin as he chats with screenwriter, producer, and director Gary Sherman about his days at Chess Records, Donald Pleasence, Marlon Brando, and the painful legacy of Poltergeist III. Gary Sherman bio: " Gary Sherman (born 28 August 1945) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for his prolific work in the horror film genre, directing f...

Join Justin as he chats with actor Maggie Robertson about cassette tapes, VHS, theater, Resident Evil: Village, the Internets interesting reaction to Lady D, and more! Maggie Robertson bio: "Award-winning actress Maggie Robertson took the gaming and VO world by storm with her voice and motion capture performance portraying the iconic villain and fan favorite, Lady Dimitrescu, in Capcom's RESIDENT...

Join Justin as he chats with musician Blaze Bayley about the supernatural, Shakespeare, the connection between theater and live performance, stage fright, his time with Iron Maiden, new music, and more! Blaze Bayley bio: " Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cooke , 29 May 1963) is an English heavy metal singer. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994 (and currently since 2010, follo...

Join Justin as he chats with musician Jon Oliva about the early years of Savatage, the legacy of Criss Oliva, substance abuse, rehab, Halloween, haunted recording studios, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and more! Jon Oliva bio: " John Nicholas " Jon " Oliva (born July 22, 1959) is an American singer and musician. He is best known as the co-founder, keyboardist and lead vocalist of the heavy metal band...

Join Justin and Nick as they chat with musician Marty Friedman about obtaining originality on the guitar, teaching techniques, childhood hell-raising, creativity, and more! Marty Friedman bio: " Martin Adam Friedman (born December 8, 1962) is an American guitarist, best known for his tenure as the lead guitarist of thrash metal band Megadeth from 1990 to 2000. He is also known for playing alongsid...

Join Just as he chats with occult historian, author, and lecturer Mitch Horowitz about the founding fathers of mysticism in America, the colonial roots of folk horror, Satanism, his new book, and more! Mitch Horowitz bio: " Mitch Horowitz is a PEN Award-winning historian, former vice-president at Penguin Random House, TV host at Discovery, and one of today’s most literate voices of occultism, myst...

Join Justin as he chats with actor and martial artist Noah Hathaway about the hardships of portraying Atreyu, his bittersweet relationship with The Never Ending Story, creativity, self-defense, and more! Noah Hathaway bio: " Noah Leslie Hathaway (born November 13, 1971) is an American actor and a former teen idol. He is best known for his roles as Atreyu in the 1984 film The N e verEnding Story an...

Join Justin as he chats with musician Roy Khan about religion, the early years of Kamelot, songwriting, singing in the shower, new material from Conception, and more! Roy Khan bio: " Roy Sætre Khantatat (born 12 March 1970), commonly known as Roy Khan , is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer for the progressive metal band Conception and the former lead vocalist for power metal...