New Horror Express

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to film critic Matt Glasby about his new book “The Book of Horror: The Anatomy of Fear in Film.” A book which explores the scariest horror movies ever made and just exactly what makes them scary. In the interview (the interview begins at 1:42), we talk to Matt about what […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to writer/director Nicholas Payne Santos about his debut feature “It Cuts Deep.” A slasher horror-comedy which explores toxic masculinity. In the interview (the interview begins at 1:51), we talk to Nicholas about the initial inspirations, how the tone of the picture evolved from more out-and-out comedic to something darker and […]

Welcome back to our ongoing Guilty Pleasure’s bonus series! A series we begun as part of our friends Bloodhound Pix #HorrorNotFear campaign, which will see New Horror Express along with several other outlets offering bonus content up until June 2021. We ran a poll on social media platforms to see which film we would look at in […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to director Alastair Orr about his survival action-horror “Triggered” which played at this year’s digital Grimmfest earlier on in the month. In the interview (the interview begins at 1:29), we talk to Alastair about how video games were a big inspiration on the film, about the difficulties he encountered during […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to director Lisa Ovies about her long gestating debut feature the horror-comedy “Puppet Killer” which has made a splash at various festivals since premiering at the Seoul International Film Festival last year. In the interview (the interview begins at 1:46), we talk to we talk Lisa about how the film […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to screenwriter Airell Anthony Hayles and director Martyn Pick about their slasher horror-comedy “Heckle” which premieres at Frightfest’s October edition today! In the interview (the interview begins at 1:41) we talk to both Anthony and Martin about the films unique shoot (it was shot in four separate blocks), how they […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to writer/director Emily Hagins about “Cold Open” her segment in the horror anthology “Scare Package.” A film that might just be the most covered on the show given we have also talked two other directors who worked on the film (Aaron B. Koontz and Anthony Cousins). Over the course of […]

NHE host Scott Murphy looks back on this year’s special digital edition of Grimmfest, giving his thoughts on the highlights and lowlights of the fest. Alongside him to talk about all things Grimmfest are friends of the show Jamie Lee and Frank Broz. Films covered in the episode include: H.P. Lovecraft’s The Deep Ones, 12 […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to director Matthew James Lawrence about his latest feature “Uncle Peckerhead.” A punk-rock horror comedy that might just contain the most eminently lovable man-eating monster ever put on screen. Over the course of the interview (begins at 1:37), we talk to Matthew about how he developed the Uncle Peckerhead character […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to director Amelia Moses about both her debut feature the psychological thriller “Bleed with Me” and her second feature werewolf film “Bloodthirsty”. Both of which premiered this year within a few months of each with the former premiering at Fantasia Fest while the latter closed Fantastic Fest just last week. […]

Welcome back to our ongoing Guilty Pleasure’s bonus series! A series we begun as part of our friends Bloodhound Pix #HorrorNotFear campaign, which will see New Horror Express along with several other outlets offering bonus content up until June 2021. We ran a poll on social media platforms to see which film we would look at in […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to horror writer Robert P. Ottone about his brand new short story collection “Her Infernal Names and Other Nightmares.” In the interview (the interview begins at 1:13), we talk to Robert about how the anthology developed from being conceived as a novella to becoming a short story collection, the overarching […]

In our third and final Frightfest special NHE host Scott Murphy talks to directors Airell Anthony Hayes and Sam Casserly about their debut feature “They’re Outside.” A film that made its world premiere at this year’s digital Frightfest and provides an interesting mixture of both found footage and folk horror. Over the course of the […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to director Lars Damoiseaux about his film “Yummy.” A splatter happy zombie horror-comedy set in a shabby Eastern European hospital for plastic surgery – which is also apparently Belgium’s first zombie movie! Over the course of the interview (begins at 1:58), we talk to Lars about the short film origins […]

In the second of our Frightfest specials NHE host Scott Murphy chats to writer/director Dean Kapsalis about his debut feature “The Swerve” – which was one of our favourites from this edition of the festival. Over the course of the interview (begins at 1:46) we talk to Dean about the near-decade development of the film, […]

Welcome back to our brand new Guilty Pleasure’s series! A series we have begun as part of our friends Bloodhound Pix #HorrorNotFear campaign, which will see New Horror Express along with several other outlets offering bonus content over the next year. We ran a poll on social media platforms to see which film we would look at […]

NHE host Scott Murphy looks back on this year’s special digital edition of Frightfest, giving his thoughts on the highlights and lowlights of the fest. Alongside him to talk about all things Frightfest is writer/director Adam Stovall, who’s own film “A Ghost Waits” was playing at the festival. In the episode you can hear his […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to writer/director Ryan Kruger about his latest feature, “Fried Barry.” A largely improvised, tripped out, eye-scorching alien body snatcher horror which has been going down a storm at this year’s digital edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival. Over the course of the interview (begins at 2:05), we talk to […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to the director and animator Eric Power about his latest feature, “Attack of the Demons” – An animated creature feature that makes playful homage to the likes of “Demons,” “The Thing,” and “Evil Dead 2,” amongst others. Over the course of the interview (begins at 1:59), we talk to Eric […]

Welcome back to our brand new Guilty Pleasure’s series! A series we have begun as part of our friends Bloodhound Pix #HorrorNotFear campaign, which will see New Horror Express along with several other outlets offering bonus content over the next year. We ran a poll on social media platforms to see which film we would look at […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to writer/directors Armando Fonseca and Kapel Furman about their latest feature “Skull: The Mask”. An ultra-gory, action slasher with tinges of supernatural and cosmic horror! If that sounds like a crazy mix, it is! And how they balanced all those elements is just one of the things we talk about […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to writer/director/actor/voice over artist and burlesque MC Abe Goldfarb about his directorial debut “The Horror at Gallery Kay.” An unconventional Lovecratian tinged horror-drama which largely unfolds in a therapists office. In the interview (the interview begins at 2:50), we talk to Abe about how the project developed, how he felt […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to writer DM Shepard all about her Alaskan-set supernatural horror novella “The Dark Land.” In the interview (the interview begins at 1:53), we talk to Daniella about the origins of her supernatural tale, how much of her characters are drawn from real life. And how useful she found the feedback […]

Welcome back to our brand new Guilty Pleasure’s series! A series we have begun as part of our friends Bloodhound Pix #HorrorNotFear campaign, which will see New Horror Express along with several other outlets offering bonus content over the next year. We ran a poll on social media platforms to see which film we would look at […]

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to writer/director Anthony Cousins about his segment in the new horror anthology “Scare Package.” The gloriously titled “The Night He Came Back Again! Part IV: The Final Kill.” In the interview (the interview begins at 1:59), we talk to Anthony about how he was selected for the anthology, why he […]