Screams from the Basement

Screams from the Basement is cockadoodie snowbound in the basement this week, as we discuss and dissect two seminal Stephen King adaptations! First up is Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING, followed by Rob Reiner’s MISERY ! We discuss the talent of both filmmakers, what makes their respective adaptations two of the best King movies, and how these films are actually a perfect double feature. Listen to p...

Screams from the Basement is joined by an acclaimed performer, best known for his work on Fear the Walking Dead, Raising Hope, Deadwood, and the recently released indie-thriller The Huntsman, the marvelous Garret Dillahunt! Garret chats with us about being a chameleon on screen, with work that ranges from tight thrillers, family sitcoms, and heartfelt dramas. Listen to previous episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It's Friday the 13th, so grab your machete, put on your hockey mask, and join Screams from the Basement for this knock-off Friday the 13th slasher double feature! We kick things off with the U.K. Jason Voorhees riff with UNMASKED PART 25 about a slasher villain who falls in love with a blind woman. We follow it up with the indie slasher-parody YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER, starring Alyson Hannigan...

We are RE-ANIMATED with excitement to welcome a legend of the film industry, the one and only Barbara Crampton to Screams from the Basement! Barbara joins us in the Basement to chat about her performance in the 2026 psychological-thriller TEACHER'S PET, as well as her legendary roles in film's like RE-ANIMATOR, CHOPPING MALL, and SUITABLE FLESH! Teacher's Pet is available now on Digita...

Screams from the Basement hits the slopes for a ski trip DOUBLE FEATURE! We hit the bunny trail first with THE ROOM of slasher movies, 1989's ICED, featuring a slasher bound on revenge after a danger ski accident year prior. We then hit the ski lift for Adam Green's all timer survival thriller from 2010 with FROZEN starring Shawn Ashmore and Emma Bell! Listen to previous episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

A sequel 60 years in the making! From the team that brought you the Babezilla and After School Lunch Special movies comes a sequel to the Ed Wood penned "nudie-cutie" ORGY OF THE DEAD! Screams from the Basement is joined from the graveyard of the damned by director Andrew J. Chambers to chat about the low budget sequel, getting the rights to the original film, and working with B-Movie ba...

Screams from the Basement is BACK with an incredible double feature discussion on the KING OF THE GIMMICKS featuring the QUEEN OF CASTLE, author Haley Newlin! Haley joins the Basement Boys to discuss a William Castle DOUBLE FEATURE including the Vincent Price lead House on Haunted Hill, and the original 1960 version of 13 Ghosts! Follow Haley on Instagram! Listen to previous episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Don't Trip is a 2025 dark-comedy thriller about an aspiring Hollywood screenwriter who befriends Trip, the eccentric and unhinged son of a famed movie producer, in hopes of getting his script read by the nepo baby's father. Writer/Director Alex Kugelman joins us to discuss making a stylistic film on a budget, working with incredible actors, and what movies would make the perfect double fea...

2025 shaped up to be one of the BIGGEST year's in horror cinema in recent memory with the releases of major franchises like The Conjuring and Final Destination, to original film's such as Sinners and Weapons. On this episode, hosts Sam and Casey rank THEIR Top 10 Horror Movies of 2025, what will come out at #1? Listen to find out! WEBSITE AND EVENTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfrom...

SICK! DEPRAVED! HILARIOUS! Based on the Johnny Ryan comic book of the same name, F**k My Son is the classic tale of a single mother (Tipper Newton) and daughter kidnapped by a deranged elderly woman (Robert Longstreet) and forced to...well you read the title of the movie. We are joined by the film's writer/director Todd Rohal and star Tipper Newton to chat about the making of this X Rated flic...

All the rage in the horror genre nowadays is the PUBLIC DOMAIN SLASHER , taking iconic characters such as Winnie the Pooh , Popeye , and even Mickey Mouse and giving them the hardcore slasher treatment. But what about the film's on the edge of public domain that still want to have fun with a classic concept set around the Christmas holiday season? On this episode we take a look at a double fea...

Joining us in the basement is LA based stand up comic and podcast host Samantha Hale to chat about her comedy special SAMANTHA HALE: HORROR NERD! From jokes about horror films way too young, too telling a Hellraiser joke to Pinhead himself Doug Bradley, Samantha bridges the gap between horror and comedy into a lighthearted romp in an Elvira approved comedy special! Samantha Hale: Horror Nerd is av...

IT'S A KAIJU CHRISTMAS! On this episode of Screams from the Basement, hosts Casey and Sam take a look at two classic era Godzilla films, first with the all out monster mash, DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, followed by Godzilla vs his greatest foe of all, Mechagodzilla in GODZILLA VS MECHAGODZILLA! WEBSITE AND EVENTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Celebrating 40 YEARS OF TERROR in 2025 is the 5th installment in the Friday the 13th series, A NEW BEGINNING! Screams from the Basement is joined on this episode by "Junior Hubbard" actor Ron Sloan to chat 40 years of Friday the 13th Part 5, what it was like first learning he was making a Friday the 13th movie, and what the lasting legacy of the series has been! WEBSITE AND EVENTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

BEWARE.....THE BLOB! Join Screams from the Basement and screenwriter Nolan Mihail (Looky-Loo) on this episode as we dive into the purple gelatin from outer space that is simply known as The Blob! We doo-wop our way through discussing the original drive-in classic from 1958 starring Steve McQueen, and the practical effects masterpiece with The Blob remake from 1988! WEBSITE AND EVENTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode of Screams from the Basement, hosts Casey and Sam sit down with filmmaker Chad Ferrin to chat about his chilling new true-crime thriller, Dorothea. The film dives into the story of real-life serial killer Dorothea Puente — the seemingly sweet Sacramento "killer granny" who hid a horrifying secret behind her boarding house walls. Chad opens up about his journey from Midwes...

This week, we ain't got time to bleed! With the release of Predator: Badlands and Predator: Killer of Killers bringing new life to the Predator franchise in 2025, we thought it high time we cover this classic horror/sci-fi action series! Travel to the jungles of Central America with Arnold and Carl Weathers with the 80's action-packed one-liner filled classic Predator, then head to the not...

Screams from the Basement is joined by writer director Ian Kimble to talk about his feature film debut, DEAD GIVEAWAY, a comedy thriller about a woman who wakes up after a night of partying and finds a murdered man in her bed. With the help of her best friend, she tries to find out what happened the night before all while keeping it hidden from her roommate. Ian talks about the process of writing...

Cannibals! Inbreds! Fishboys! Killer Clowns! 1000 Corpses! Join us on this rollercoaster thrillride through the exploitation double feature highlighting the work of the late, great Sid Haig with 1967's Spider Baby, the story of an inbred family of cannibals who terrorize their distant relatives, and Rob Zombie's feature debut and introduction to the anti-hero Firefly Family with House of 1...

Joining us from the mad, mad world of Tromaville, USA is comic book writer Matt Bors who takes us beyond the page with the Ahoy Comics ongoing comic book series THE TOXIC AVENGER and THE TOXIC CRUSADERS! Matt shares what it's like to bring Toxie to a new audience, introducing new characters to Tromaville, and even teases what fans can expect from upcoming issues! WEBSITE AND EVENTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ht...

Travel back to the 1990's Halloween season for two Disney spooktacular classics! We kick this double feature off heading to Salem with the Sanderson Sisters with 1993's HOCUS POCUS, followed by a nostalgia trip to HALLOWEENTOWN with the Cromwell witches! Join us for this trip down Halloween memory lane! WEBSITE AND EVENTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsfromthebasement.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON: ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Vincent Price. William Castle. The Kings of Gimmick Horror Movies from the 1950's. What does that have in common with this episode's guest? Well, we are joined by author Haley Newlin to discuss her Castle/Price inspired novel "The Film You Are About to See", which is about a Price superfan that attends an all night movie marathon at their local drive-in theater, only to have the...

Blumhouse has been a gamechanger in the turn of the century for horror, producing massive hit film series such as The Purge, Insidious, and Paranormal Activity; but one that is often forgotten in the pantheon is Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill's SINISTER series. On this episode we take a look back at the dormant franchise that last released 10 years with it's maligned sequel Siniste...

Joining us in the Basement from Fantastic Fest 2025 is writer/director Dean Francis to chat about his neon drenched, queer noir BODY BLOW! The film follows young detective Aiden who befriends a male sex worker Cody, as the two become embroiled in a web of drugs, crime, sex, and love. Check out Fantastic Fest's entire lineup at ⁠⁠fantasticfest.com⁠⁠ WEBSITE AND EVENTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.screamsf...

THE VILE is an Arab horror-drama about Amani, a wife and mother who’s life is turned upside down by dark forces when her husband unexpectedly brings a second wife home. Director Majid Al Ansari joins us from Fantastic Fest 2025 to chat about bringing the film to life, showcasing polygamy in his feature, and what he hopes audiences gain from the experience of the film! Check out Fantastic Fest'...