Screams from the Basement

SCREAM DEMONS! ARE YOU READY TO ROCK! 🤘This Rock-Tober continues with two quintessential Hair Metal horror films from the late 1980's, ROCK 'N' ROLL NIGHTMARE starring bodybuilding leading man Jon Mikl Thor and the 1988 heavy metal horror BLACK ROSES! Visit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

I see a FULL MOON RISING...as Screams from the Basement is joined by documentary filmmaker Sarah Appleton to chat about the upcoming release of FULL MOON RISING: THE CHARLES BAND STORY! Long-time listeners know how big of Full Moon Features fans we are, and this documentary explores the master of puppets behind Puppetmaster, Charles Band! Visit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Screams from the Basement is joined by actress Milly Shapiro (Hereditary) and director Ben Sottak (Call of the Wendigo) to chat HALLOWARRIOR, a post-apocalyptic Halloween horror film! Milly portrays Pumpkin, the last girl on Earth, who gets more than tricks or treats at her door on Halloween night. Hallowarrior releases Friday, October 16th on Shudder. Visit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It's ROCK-TOBER on Screams from the Basement, and we're kicking down the doors to this rock show by throwing up our devil horns to the horror-comedy double feature of TENACIOUS D IN THE PICK OF DESTINY starring Jack Black and Kyle Gass, and the Foo Fighter's STUDIO 666! Visit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Screams from the Basement welcomes the actress that brought the iconic "Kayako" back to life in the 2020 version of The Grudge, Junko Bailey! Bailey joins us to chat about the casting process to become Kayako, horror conventions, and creating memorable interactions with fans! Visit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠...

Screams from the Basement goes SCREAMING MAD! Dedicated to our favorite special effects madman Screaming Mad George, we take a look at the artist's most notable works with his surrealistic work in Brian Yuzna's SOCIETY and his sole directorial effort with the tokusatsu superhero film THE GUYVER! Visit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromth...

Do you ever really know who is watching who? Joining us in the basement is writer, director, and Cursive frontman Tim Kasher to chat about his voyeuristic thrillride WHO'S WATCHING! Found footage meets stalker-thriller in this punk rock horror flick! Pre-Order "Who's Watching here: https://linktr.ee/whoswatching Visit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http...

Kicking off Screams from the Basement's Fantastic Fest 2026 coverage is an interview with Polish screenwriter and director Agata Trzebuchowska about her coming-of-age horror SICK premiering in Austin, TX this week! This is a twisted-tale to put on your watchlist! Visit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Hit the power button. Grab that game controller. It's time for a video game double feature on Screams from the Basement! In anticipation for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil, we take a look at two of the earliest horror video game adaptations with Resident Evil (2002) and Silent Hill (2006) Visit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.c...

You know we love our Scream Queens on Screams from the Basement, and we are elated to welcome one of our favs Kathleen Kinmont to the podcast! Kathleen is best known to horror fans for her roles in Halloween 4 and Bride of Re-Animator, which we are sure to touch on during our chat with Kathleen about her badass turn in brand new eco-horror Valley of the Horntak! Visit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

What other horror podcast is going to cover the Alvin and the Chipmunks Universal Monster movies?! Just Screams from the Basement! Like Alvin, hosts Casey and Sam both grew up as monster kids and two movies that helped shaped our monster loving hearts were Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein and Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman! But do these straight-to-video gateway horror films hol...

Actor and Creature Performer Kevin Keppy joins us in the Basement to chat about his prolific career spanning stage performances, the "Nightmare Mother" in the horror phenom SMILE, haunting creatures in Guillermo Del Toro's CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, and the upcoming WHAT HAPPENED TO DORIS? Visit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasemen...

Screams from the Basement is joined by Director Brock Bodell and Actress Dakota Gorman to discuss their claustrophobic thriller HELLCAT, streaming now on Shudder! Visit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/Screams...

Screams from the Basement has our bags packed, we've hopped into our hearse, and are ready for a road trip to a couple of horror hotels! Inspired by author and friend of the show Haley Newlin, hosts Casey and Sam check into a hotel horror double feature that includes the ALL-TIME classic Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and the highly underrated gothic gem, The City of the Dead! Visit us online a...

Remember the days when you would sleepover at a friends house and would wake up at 3 am to the DVD menu of the last movie you watched playing on loop? Now what if that DVD wanted to kill you too? Today's guest brings that nightmare to life as Director, Screenwriter, Comedian, and fellow Podcaster Joseph Scrimshaw joins Screams from the Basement to chat feature directorial debut, DEAD MEDIA! Vi...

The Podcast That Dreaded Sundown. On this episode, the Basement Boys take a look at one of the "original" slashers with 1976's The Town That Dreaded Sundown and it's remake-requel from 2014! Both are often forgotten by horror fans -- is that sentiment fair? Listen to find out! Visit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Screams from the Basement is proud to welcome the immensely talented Basso sisters, Annalise and Alexandria to the Basement to chat about their horror short REDNECK which recently premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival! Alexandria writes and directs in her film debut, while the film stars Annalise, who genre fans will recognize from works like Oculus and Ouija: Origin of Evil. Visit us online at...

Screams from the Basement is joined by one of the fastest rising names in genre filmmaking Jess McLeod, whose work can be seen in Jane Schoenbrun's upcoming TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA which just premiered at Fantasia, the Christmas slasher IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE, and in their directorial debut SHE'S NONBINARY! Learn more about the amazing career of Jess McLeod during their ch...

Screams from the Basement is taking a little detour out of horror territory and talking a sci-fi action double feature! We join the Flicks and Friends’ Month of Action series, as the Basement Boys are talking Stuart Gordon’s ROBOT JOX (1990) and Guillermo del Toro’s PACIFIC RIM (2013). We discuss the creative filmmaking on display in both of these movies, a lack in character development, and why p...

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...