Mutant City Horror

We have a suprise guest to close out the Happy Fright Film Fest Interview series, and let me just say we are closing this out with a bang!!! We were fortunate enough to catch up with one of our personal horror icons, the one and only Heather Langenkamp (Nightmare on Elm Street). PG and Mr. Ree had a chance to chat about how she got to become of the greatest herions in movie history.

We got a chance to catch up with the director, producers, and star of Haunted House of Pancakes, the new full-length feature selected for Happy Fright Film Festival. The director and writer, Nathan Dalton, stopped by the MCH studio. He brought with him Paul Newton (CoWriter), as well as Niki McElroy (actress) and Jay Johnson (producer/voice talent).

We are back with another installment of our Happy Fright Film Festival filmmaker series. In this episode, PG got the chance to catch up with the filmmaker of the recently released short, Mutant Fish, Mia Greenberg. She shares how her fascination with shot-on-video led to her development of her first horror short, Mutant Fish.

In this episode PG and Mr. Ree catch up with Giselle Vazquez, the director/writer/editor... of the short film The Last Hunt, which will be premiering on Saturday at the Happy Fright Film Festival. I hope you will enjoy hearing about her journey, and some of the what it took to to get it made, At the time of this being published, tickets are still available Happy Fright Flim Fest at the Filmore Tow...

We were lucky to have Bud Myrick, Erica Ibsen and Philip Muchael pop into the MCH studio to chat about their new short feature Star-Crossed, and the west coast premeire at Happy Fright Film Festival . We ere fortuniate to have the Star-Crossed short movie was Directed by Bud Myrick, and stars Erica Ibsen and Philip Michael, who to share their

PG had a chance to catch up with two of the headliners for this years Happy Fright Film Fest, Richard Elfman (Forbidden Zone) and Anastasia Elfman (Bloody Bridget). They were able to talk about Richard's movie the Forbidden Zone, as well as the lore that lead to the story of Bloody Bridget starring Anastasia as the Valentine vampire. PG was also able to discuss with Anastasia some of the behind th...

PG and I had the chance to sit down with a super credited composer, one who even scored the iconic Killer Klowns from Outer Space, the one and only John Massari. We had a chance to talk a bit about his background, and the journey he took in his career, as well as talk about the whole development of Killer Klowns, and how we will be seeing him at the upcoming Happy Fright Film Fest at the Ventura T...

Join us as PG and Mr. Ree take on The Deadly Spawn (AKA Return of the Aliens: The Deadly Spawn), a 1983 gem full of practicle effects.... in fact it has even been referenced as a 'master class in practicle effects', all with a $25,000 budget. Directed by Douglas McKeown. Written by Douglas McKeown Ted A. Bohus and John Dods. Starring Charles George Hildebrandt, Tom DeFranco, and Richard Lee Porter...

After weeks on the road, PG and Mr Ree were ready to jump into a different thriller, again in the folk horror genre.... with The Alchemist Cookbook, a 2016 American horror film Written and Directed by Joel Potrykus. Here we meet Sean, (played by Ty Hickson) at the end of his rope chasing his dreams of riches, while holed up in the secluded Michigan woods. We also meet Cortez (played by Amari Cheat...

Did we just extend our Summer Rock Horror tour another date? I don't think that is what we meant to do, but we did it! We caught up with the 2021 Adams family film of Hellbender. Written, Directed, and Starring John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser; along with their other daughter Lulu Adams. We caught up with this metal playing mom and daughter tucked away in the woods with one heck of a secret...

ENCORE! ENCORE! - who doesn't love a surprise mega-guest as an encore to close out the show? This week we close out our ROCK-HORROR-TOUR with surprise guest: The Foo Fighters in their horror comedy - Studio 666 - directed by BJ McDonnell @bjmcdonnell. Hang out with us and find out what happens when the Foos step into a haunted mansion to record their 10th album. The work is killer!!

Meet our new (old friend) David "Mitch" Parks with RadCine. We sat down with Mitch to talk about how he got into the biz and came up with his fever dream sci-fi thriller "Static Codes". Mitch also lets us know about how this came to be, along with how he works to keep cranking out films, and shares his thoughts on the INDIE film scene. Make sure to follow Mitch on IG @radcinefilms and check out St...

Join us as we continue our (Annual??) Rock Horror Tour with an installment that takes us into an underground punk show for some neo-nazi's that takes a turn for the worse. Directed and Written by Jeremy Saulnier (Murder Party). Starring Anton Yelchin (2009's Star Trek), Imogen Poots (28 Weeks Later), Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development, The Old Man), and thee Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Wars: The...

As we continue our decent further into the Horrors of Rock (we really should nail that down)... We found this gem from 1980, Terror on Tour. Directed by Don Edmonds. Written by Alex Rebar. Starring - Rick Styles, Chip Greenman, and Rich Pemberton. Featuring music by The Names.

PG was looking for another movie to load up for our Summer Rock arch, so we ran right into the arms of this 1986 classic, Trick or Treat. Directed by Charles Martin Smith. Written by Rhet Topham, Michael Murphy, and Joel Soisson. Starring Marc Price, Tony Fields, and Lisa Orgolini... as well as special appreciates by Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath) and Gene Simmons (KISS), and no other than Alice Nu...

Imagine waking on a distant planet, only to find the crew of your space station viciously killed, and you can't even recall who you are... yet alone if you had lunch. That is what PG and Mr. Ree walk into this week, when we meet Riya (Eliza González - Baby Driver) as she is trying to make heads or tails of what she just stepped in. Little did she know her investigation will set in motion a terrify...

With summer upon us, what better way to kick things off than a little camping trip? I guess a kidnapping wouldn't be in your plans, but it sure becomes Dennis'. Oh, and did I mention there's something eating people out here too? That's what we walked into with 2008's Splinter directed by Toby Wilkins. Co-written by Ian Shorr, Kai Barry, and Toby Wilkins. Starring Shea Whigham (Boardwalk Empire), P...

Got a good one for you. This week we sat down with one of our new favorite film makers - Ryan Kelley and talk about his new horror/sci-fi short: Running Oz. Ryan talks about his origin as a film maker, the process for creating Running Oz, and where he sees things going. This is a great interview with someone who loves the process. Make sure to follow Ryan on his socials: @ryan.p.kelley @runningozs...

We were so excited to watch the 2023 crowdfunded independent horror-thriller film The Forest Hills. Directed and Written by Scott Goldberg. Starring Chiko Mendez, along side Shelly Duvall (The Shining, Frankenweenie),Edward Furlong (Terminator 2, American History X, Pet Sematary Two) Dee Wallace (ET, Critters, Cujo, The Howling). Marianne Hagan (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers). Stacey Nelki...

We're b-AAAAAAAAaaaaack! We've been gnawing to get back with this classic for you. Ever wonder what would survive if we nuked ourselves underground? In 1984's, Rats: Night of Terror, we join the New Radicals, as they emerge to answer that exist question, only to be met by its new tenants. Directed by Bruno Mattei and Claudio Fragasso. Written by Rossella Drudi, Claudio Fragasso and Bruno Mattei. S...

Sup Weirdos!? This week we sit down with indie filmmaker Brian Klewin - director of the new feature - Bloodsuckers and the Grimoire which just had its world premiere at the 2024 Happy Fright Film Festival!! Brian talks to us about how he got started in the industry, geeking out about Anime and what he saw for Bloodsuckers, and where it's going. If you are an up and coming filmmaker, or just a fan...

It may have taken two recordings, but we got it done! Join us, as Mathias the Ill and Mr. Ree take a [few] crack(s) at 1992's Bad Channels. This fun one was directed by Ted Nicolaou, and co-written by Charles Band (Full Moon Features) and Jack Canson. Staring Robert Factor, Martha Quinn (original MTV VeeJay), and Aaron Lusting. With musical score by the one and only Blue Oyster Cult, with addition...

Alan and Paul sit down to review the First Annual Happy Fright Film Festival along with talking about some of the film makers, the Alien franchise, and more. Shout out to the HFFF partners @sean_haitz @fillmoretowntheatre @8danny_retro3

Join us as we walk through one kick ass passion project, in 2014's Wormwood: Road of the Dead. This Australian gem is worth it! We were not expecting such a fun addition to the Zombie genre; with a few new twists that were totally welcome! Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner. Co-Written by Kiah Roache-Turner and Tristan Roache-Turner. Staring Jay Gallagher, Biance Bradey, and Leon Burchill.

Oh boy, do we have a good one (?) for you!!! We tracked down the 1997 classic (?) Hideous! Directed by the one and only Charles Band (Full Moon Features), and Written by Neal Marshall Stevens. Composed by Charles' brother Richard Brand. Starring Michael Citriniti, Rhonda Griffin, and Mel Johnson Jr.