Monsters, Madness and Magic

Join Justin as he chats with legendary game designer, programmer, and developer John Romero about the early years of programming, D&D, heavy metal, the rise of id Software, Doom, and more! John Romero bio: " Alfonso John Romero (born October 28, 1967) is an American director, designer, programmer and developer in the video game industry. He is a co-founder of id Software and designed their ear...

Join Justin and Nick as they chat with musician Devin Townsend about The Dark Crystal, inspiration, creativity, meditation, marijuana, Strapping Young Lad, and more! Devin Townsend bio: " Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He founded extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad and was its primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist...

Join Justin as he chats with director and writer Tommy Lee Wallace about the birth of the Halloween franchise, crafting The Shape mask, Fright Night 2, adapting Stephen King’s It, Pennywise, life after death, his investigations into the legend of the Bell Witch, and more! Tommy Lee Wallace bio: " Thomas Lee Wallace (born September 6, 1949) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is best...

Join Justin as he chats with actor and writer Nick Bakay about Sabrina, Salem, the writers strike, the King of Queen’s, working with Jerry Stiller, and more! Nick Bakay bio: " Nicholas Bakay (born October 8, 1959) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and sports commentator. He is known as the voice of Salem Saberhagen on ABC/The WB's Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Sabrina: The Animated...

Join Justin as he chats with actor, director, and producer Alex Winter about resurrecting Bill and Ted , The Lost Boys , the tech age, his documentary The YouTube Effect , and more! Alex Winter bio: "Alex Winter began his career as a child actor; co-starring roles include the Broadway productions of "The King & I" with Yul Brynner, and "Peter Pan" with Sandy Duncan, and the American premiere o...

Join Justin as he chats with actor Renee O’Connor about The Evil Dead , the stage, her theater company House of Bards , Xena, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, spirits, and more! Renee O'Connor bio: " Evelyn Renee O'Connor (born February 15, 1971) is an American actress, producer, and director, known for the role of Gabrielle on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess" Visit Renee’s theater company...

Join Justin as he chats with writer and producer David Kirschner about the true story of his family that influenced An American Tail , creating Chucky, the importance of the Pagemaster, and more! David Kirschner bio: "David Kirschner Productions maintains an eclectic slate of projects, focusing primarily on family and genre films. Currently in production is the film adaptation of the Hugo and Nebu...

Join Justin as he chats with cinematographer and director Ernest Dickerson about childhood horrors, life behind the lens, George Romero, and more! Ernest Dickerson bio: " Ernest Roscoe Dickerson A.S.C., aka. Ernest R. Dickerson, is an American film director and cinematographer. As a cinematographer, he is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee. As a director, he is known for films su...

Join Justin and Nicholas as they chat with musician Gene Hoglan about the art of air drumming, ghost encounters, the early years of Slayer, Dethklok, multitasking on the road, and more! Gene Hoglan bio: " Eugene Victor Hoglan II (born August 31, 1967) is an American drummer, acclaimed for his creativity in drum arrangements, including use of abstract devices for percussion effects and his trademar...

Join Justin as he chats with actor Jennifer Rubin about dreams, psychic visions, Robert Englund, nightmares on Elm Street, modelling, and more! Jennifer Rubin bio: " Strikingly beautiful and a multi-talented performer, Jennifer Collene Rubin is an American actress, model, screenwriter, and producer, with a career spanning nearly four decades. She was voted Ford International Model of the Year in 1...

Join Justin as he chats with actor Danielle Bisutti about the stage, James Wan, the God of War franchise, Freya, spirituality, and more! Danielle Bisutti bio: " Danielle Bisutti is a Los Angeles born and raised Emmy Award winning and BAFTA Award nominated actress, writer, producer, director and singer-songwriter. As a thespian, Bisutti has distinguished herself by bringing a wide range of diverse...

Join Justin as he chats with author John R. Fultz about Weird Tales, Sword and Sorcery, short stories, writing advice, Elric, his new book Darker Than Weird , and more! John R. Fultz bio: " John R. Fultz is a California writer originally from Kentucky. His published novels include Seven Princes (2012), Seven Kings (2013), and Seven Sorcerers (2013), as well as The Testament of Tall Eagle (2015) an...

Join Justin as he chats with actor Erin Chambers about Don’t Look Under the Bed, Disney, spirituality, the stage, tough roles, and more! Erin Chambers bio: " Erin Chambers (born September 24, 1979) is an American actress, best known for her role as Siobhan McKenna Spencer on ABC soap opera General Hospital. She has made guest appearances in a number of television shows. In film, Chambers played th...

Join Justin as he chats with actor Matthew Porretta about scary stories, hauntings in France, Mel Brooks, Men in Tights, theater, Alan Wake, and more! Matthew Porretta bio: "Matthew Charles Porretta was born on May 29th, 1965, in Darien, Connecticut USA. He was born into an incredible show-biz family: His father, Frank II, is a trained opera singer and accomplished actor. His mother, Roberta, is a...

Join Justin and Nicholas as they chat with legendary writer Michael Moorcock on the origins of Sword and Sorcery, the Blitz of London, World War II, Elric of Melniboné, chaos, anarchy, the blues, and more! Michael Moorcock bio: "Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English–American writer, particularly of science fiction and fantasy, who has published a number of well-received liter...

Join Justin as he chats with stage and screen actor Judith Roberts about silent films, theater, David Lynch, Dead Silence, James Wan, Mary Shaw, method acting, and more! Judith Roberts bio: " Judith Roberts (November 30, 1934) is an American actress, who performed in various stage productions and appeared in film and television. She starred in the horror film Eraserhead (1977) by David Lynch and i...

Join Justin as he chats with actor Kali Rocha about Broadway, Buffy, the Salem witch trials, Waco, Daniel Day-Lewis, improv, method acting, and more! Kali Rocha bio: "Kali Rocha's career began on stage in the August 1993 revival of the Jane Bowles play In the Summer House at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Since then she has been in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions including Noises Off...

Join Justin as he chats with Academy Award-winning makeup artist Ve Neill about monster movies, breaking into the business, Beetlejuice, Robin Williams, the Sword and the Sorcerer, spirits, and more! Ve Neill bio: " Ve Neill (born Mary Flores ; 1951) is an American makeup artist. She has won three Academy Awards, for the films Beetlejuice, Mrs. Doubtfire and Ed Wood. She has been nominated for eig...

Join Justin as he chats with actor Brian Krause about demonic cats, witches, ghosts, method acting, Charmed, Stephen King, Sleepwalkers, and more! Brian Krause bio: " A native of Orange County, California, Brian Krause is best known for his portrayal of Whitelighter Leo Wyatt on Aaron Spelling 's popular program Charmed [1998-2006/The WB] opposite Alyssa Milano , Rose McGowan , Holly Marie Combs a...

Join Justin as he chats with author and musician Jon Zaremba about martial arts, electronic music, Italian horror films, hard work, his new book ‘XLZABK001’, and more! Jon Zaremba bio: " Jon Zaremba retired as a musician with dozens of albums in his catalog, most of which were self-released. With a sparse, at best, literary background, most of his writing is inspired by music and film rather than...

Join Justin as he chats with actor, writer, and producer Jason Alisharan about Are You Afraid of the Dark, storytelling, screenwriting tips, the supernatural, and more! Jason Alisharan bio: "Jason Alisharan is an actor and producer known for Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990), A Single Man (2009) and Are You Afraid of the Dark?: The Tale of Orpheo's Curse (1994)." Monsters, Madness and Magic Offic...

Join Justin as he chats with writer, director and producer Robert Tinnell about monster movies, fanzines, fiction, Frankenstein and Me, Merlin, Creepshow, Burt Reynolds, Troma’s Young Goodman Brown, ghosts, psychics, and more! Robert Tinnell bio: "Robert Tinnell is a working writer/director who has never given up his status as rabid fanboy. In addition to filming his own Super 8mm horror films as...

Join Justin and Daniel as they chat with composer Kevin Schilder about the early days of video game composition, Raven Software, Heretic, Hexen, Star Wars, synths, and more! Kevin Schilder bio: " At age nine, I began lessons on the saxophone and discovered a love and talent for music that would influence much of my life. I began my professional career as a band director. Although teaching was goin...

Join Justin as he chats with vocalist Leather Leone about Chastain, the Bay Area metal scene during the 80’s, her hiatus from music, returning after nearly 30 years, sleep paralysis, the supernatural, and more! Leather Leone bio: " Catherine Anne Leone , known professionally as Leather Leone , is an American heavy metal vocalist, best known for fronting the groups Rude Girl and Chastain in the 198...

Join Justin as he chats with actor Enn Reitel about the age of the streaming service, meditation, mushrooms, Wizards, Hogwarts Legacy, Dead Silence, and more! Enn Reitel bio: Enn Reitel (born 21 June 1950) is a Scottish actor who specializes in voice work in films, television series and video games. Monsters, Madness and Magic Official Website . Monsters, Madness and Magic on Linktree . Monsters,...