Screams from the Basement

Viewer beware...you're in for a SOUTHERN SCARE! Joining the basement boyz is screenwriter and director Paul Rowe to share his analog horror set in the 1990's, Southern Scares! When the host of a cable access show goes missing, her sister joins a video store worker on the search for her lost sister though a series of her video tapes. Southern Scares also features horror royalty Dee Wallace...

The Basement Boys are celebrating summer with two terrific summer horror sequels this episode! Soak up some sunshine on the Amity beach as they discuss the severely underrated JAWS 2 and its “slasher with a shark” vibes. Then, head to Crystal Lake as they dissect FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 and why it’s almost a perfect slasher. It’s summer vacation in the basement, and the water is great! Listen to pr...

Have you ever fantasized about all the horrible ways you could torture someone if they ever stole your identity? Live out those devious fantasies through director Shane Brady's HACKED: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma! Shane joins us to chat about this revenge-fantasy-comedy based on the real life events of Shane and his wife, and starring The Walking Dead alum, Chandler Riggs! Hacked is...

The Basement Boys are talking about two teen horror classics, GINGER SNAPS (2001) and JENNIFER’S BODY (2009), but we are not alone! Joined by our friends Emma and Ally of the Spooky Chicks and Horror Flicks podcast, we dissect what gives these movies such a legacy, and how both of them are time capsules of their respective eras. Buckle up for a long episode, because double the hosts means double t...

Star of THE RAID and MORTAL KOMBAT'S "Sub-Zero" Joe Taslim joins Screams from the Basement to share his brand new action epic, THE FURIOUS, in theaters nationwide from Lionsgate. The Furious is your new favorite action film, with insane hand-to-hand combat, bloody action, and fighting styles you have never seen before! Listen to previous episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Legendary Producer of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Bill Kong joins Screams from the Basement for a discussion on the BRAND NEW action, epic THE FURIOUS, releasing in theaters nationwide June 12th from Lionsgate. Listen to previous episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Xie Miao portrays the mute, badass action hero "Wang Wei" in the upcoming release THE FURIOUS, a surefire action classic in the making! Xie joins Screams from the Basement to discuss the making of the film, performing insane stunts, and what fans can expect from THE FURIOUS, releasing in theaters nationwide June 12th from Lionsgate. Listen to previous episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Screams from the Basement welcomes director Kenji Tanigaki to the podcast to share insight on the INSANE, BONE-CRUNCHING action epic THE FURIOUS, releasing in theaters nationwide June 12th from Lionsgate. Listen to previous episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h...

Martial Artist, Actor, and Stunt Performer Brian Le joins Screams from the Basement to chat about the HIGH OCTANE, ADRENALINE RUSH martial arts action film THE FURIOUS, releasing in theaters nationwide June 12th from Lionsgate. Listen to previous episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

One of the most singular voices in all of modern cinema is from the beautiful mind of director and screenwriter Jane Schoenbrun. On this episode of Screams from the Basement, host Sam and Casey discuss their first two feature films, including the festival darling WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR about an online challenge taken by wayward teenager, and their sophomore feature about the h...

Returning to the BASEMENT for the first time in over two years is Writer/Director/Actor DEAN JACOBS to chat with us about his creepy, folk horror film WATER RITES starring Dee Wallace, Lynn Lowry, and Michael Berryman! Water Rites releases soon from Terror Films. Listen to previous episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Do you ever have the feeling like you're being watched? We do on this episode of Screams from the Basement as we breakdown the "watcher in the window" Double Feature of teen thriller DISTURBIA starring Shia LaBeouf, and the Romanian set WATCHER starring Maika Monroe! Listen to previous episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Joining hosts Sam and Casey in the basement is screenwriter, director, editor and producer of the 2026 found footage film House at the Edge of the Woods , Brandon Hartsock! The film follows a documentary crew as they investigate the home of a grieving man whose father has gone missing from their house located at the edge of a mysterious woods. House at the Edge of the Woods is available now on VOD...

Have you not learned anything from this podcast...never go in the basement! That is unless of course you're listening to this episode of Screams from the Basement as hosts Sam and Casey creep downstairs to see what creatures may be lurking in the basement shadows with the Double Feature of the Full Moon Features & Charles Band staple CASTLE FREAK, and Zach Cregger's modern marvel, BARB...

Do you believe in Bigfoot? Screams from the Basement welcomes returning guest, author Joshua Millican back to the basement to discuss his trippy take on the legend of Sasquatch with his latest novel, Dopefoot ! The novel follows college dropout "Harmless" who begins working at a California pot farm, located in the middle of a hotbed of smugglers and mobsters, but after unimaginable horro...

It’s Screams by Night week, and Screams from the Basement is celebrating Halfway to Halloween with two of their convention guests, Michelle Bauer and Brinke Stevens, with the ultimate B-movie double feature! First up is the feminist slasher THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982), Brinke’s first feature film role and a staple of the genre. Then, they boogie on to HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS (1988), which...

Actress, Model, and Sideshow Performer Kelsey Livengood joins Screams from the Basement to cause a little "Mischief" leading up to her appearance at the Screams By Night: Halfway to Halloween Con on Saturday, April 25th in Sioux Falls, SD! Check out Kelsey's work in Clown Motel 2, Babezilla 2, and Night of the Dead Sorority Babes! Screams by Night: Halfway to Halloween Con Tickets: h...

The GREATEST horror story ever told, FRANKESTEIN, has seen hundreds of adaptations of the Mary Shelley novel, but NONE of them are quite like THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935, dir. James Whale) or FRANKENHOOKER (1990, dir. Frank Henenlotter)! Join Screams from the Basement as we hoist these two all time classics into the sky, and strike a lightning bolt into the social commentary of life, creation,...

Frequent collaborator of Director Brandon Christensen on works like Night of the Reaper and Superhost , DP Clayton Moore joins us in the basement to chat about the recently released SHUDDER ORIGINAL Bodycam . Clayton shares with us what went into creating this found footage thrill ride using faux police bodycams, using GoPro camera attached to actors, and the challenges of working in the found foo...

BATTER UP! Screams from the Basement is celebrating America’s favorite pastime with a baseball-horror double feature! (Yes, there’s actually two whole baseball horror movies!) First up is 1989’s NIGHT GAME , a cop-drama/slasher starring Roy Scheider, who investigates a serial killer murdering women after ballgames. Next, we dive into BATTLEFIELD BASEBALL (2003), a gonzo Japanese horror-action-come...

Screams from the Basement welcomes to the basement screenwriter, director, fellow cinephile KEVIN LEWIS to chat about his recently released action-thriller MISDIRECTION starring Frank Grillo ( THE PURGE series) and Olga Kurylenko ( QUANTUM OF SOLACE ). Kevin chats with us about shooting the single location thriller, his cinematic influences, and shares what he learned from working with Nicolas Cag...

On this special bonus episode of Screams from the Basement, Sam sits down with director veteran music video Marc Klasfeld (THAT Sum41 music video) and actor Javier Botet (The Conjuring 2, It) to talk about their new film, DO NOT ENTER. The horror-adventure film follows a group of urban explorers searching for treasure in an abandoned hotel where something evil is lurking. We discuss blending genre...

It's FRIDAY THE 13TH and on this episode of Screams from the Basement, we celebrate the grandfather of the Friday the 13th series, Sean S. Cunningham, with a DOUBLE FEATURE of the supernatural horror-comedy HOUSE and the underwater aquatic horror DEEPSTAR SIX! Listen to previous episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Screams from the Basement is SCREAMING with excitement to welcome legend of the industry and certified horror ICON Lin Shaye to the basement! Lin joins hosts Sam Lenz and Casey Kelderman to chat about her latest Scared to Death , in theaters March 13th, and how her background in horror films including the Insidious series and Farrelly Brothers comedies help meld into her performance in Scared to D...

Harkening back to 1950's drive-in horror mixed with Mel Brooks madness and a dash of South Park comes Vampire Zombies...From Space! Director and Co-Writer Michael Stasko joins us from a ski resort (no really!) to chat about this passion project about an alien invasion of vampire zombies with a cast that includes genre legends Lloyd Kaufman and Judith O'Dea! Listen to previous episodes at ⁠...