Screams from the Basement

Don't you hate when you marry an axe murderer or go on a date with a centuries old vampire? Us too! On this episode of Screams from the Basement, Sam and Casey scratch that comedic itch with a comedy juggernaut double feature, including the early Jim Carrey lead vehicle "Once Bitten", and the cult classic dark comedy "So I Married an Axe Murderer" starring Mike Myers. Also,...

Are haunted attractions a staple in your Halloween season, what about a haunted attraction halfway to Halloween? Screams from the Basement is joined by the creative team behind Terror 29 in Brandon, SD to talk about the process of building and running a haunted attraction. Zac Tenneboe and Aaron Krumholz break down the ins and outs of crafting a terrifying experience for customers, the art of the...

Gross Aughts April continues as Sam and Casey look at an early aughts staple, Wrong Turn, and its direct-to-video sequel, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, directed by Joe Lynch! Wrong Turn came in on a wave of gore-filled, ultra violent horror that permeated the early aughts, and sparked a long (and still running) franchise. Also in our discussion is the latest in horror, including Godzilla x King, The Fir...

We are joined by acclaimed comic book writer, screenwriter, and artist Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs) to discuss his two latest on-going comic book series, Feral and Army of Darkness Forever! Feral is a spiritual sequel to Tony's acclaimed Stray Dogs series, following a group of stray cats who find themselves in a hellish rabies outbreak. Army of Darkness Forever is a sequel to the 1992 Sam Raimi fi...

April is getting gross in the basement as Sam and Casey travel back to the aughts for a disgusting double feature! First up is Feast, a splatter alien horror flick produced by Wes Craven, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck followed by Slither, James Gunn’s Troma-inspired (and often overlooked) directorial debut! Join us as we dive into these two wild gore-fests, both staples in post-millennium cult horro...

If you could bring back a lost loved one, would you? That's the question we ask our guest, director of the Shudder exclusive release ''Baghead'' Alberto Corredor. Baghead follows a young woman who inherits her father's pub after his passing, only to find a woman in the basement who transforms into the deceased, but only for a moment. Alberto joins us to discuss the original...

Things are about to get Holy on this episode of Screams from the Basement! Ninjas, lesbian vampires, Jesus lead musical numbers, crime fighting Velocipastors, and so much more is to be had as we discuss a double feature of biblical proportions, Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter & The Velocipastor. Host of The Fellowship of the Mic podcast, Shandra Wonnenberg, joins us in this epic quest to share wit...

Screams from the Basement is joined by writer, director, actor, special effects artist, and author, "Horror's Boy Next Door'' the great William Butler! William joins us to discuss his expansive career in the film industry, including his work in front of the camera in Friday the 13th Part 7 and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3, and behind the camera on projects such as Ghoulies 2, From Be...

The boys from Screams from tha Hood...er...Basement are back with a brand new episode as the dive into the Leprechaun franchise, specifically the two "In the Hood" movies! We chat all about Warwick Davis, Ice T, and some straight to video schlock with Leprechaun in the Hood and Leprechaun Back 2 tha Hood. We also chat recent watches including Frogman, Lisa Frankenstein, and Satanic Hispa...

Every city has a legend, this one's involves a frog. Screams from the Basement is joined by writer and director Anthony Cousins to discuss the recently released found footage creature feature, Frogman. Frogman is based on the cryptid story of ''The Loveland Frog'', a folktale not unlike Bigfoot or Mothman. Anthony chats with about the process of bringing Frogman to life, the in...

Who doesn't love a transgressive vampire double feature? We do! On this episode of Screams from the Basement Podcast we take a look at two films that explore the vampire mythology like no other films before, 1936's Dracula's Daughter and 2014's A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night. One a Universal Studios sequel to the classic Bela Lugosi film, the other a trailblazer of independent ho...

Since the release of the first film in 2015, the Hell House LLC series has become one of the most popular found footage series of all time. With the latest release Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor , the franchise finds a new spin out of the haunted attraction format and we are joined by franchise producer Joe Bandelli to chat in detail the evolution of the series! No stranger to found...

We are creeping it real on this episode of Screams from the Basement as we take things back to the 1980's with the Stephen King and George A. Romero double feature, Creepshow and Creepshow 2! We discuss in-depth the EC Comics inspired films, our favorite segments, and our history with The Creep! We also chat Sam's deep-dive into the world of Clive Barker and Casey's latest Full Moon Fe...

Screams from the Basement is joined by writer and artist Dylan Jacobson to chat about his recently released graphic novel Champions: The Complete Series! Champions started it's single issue run in 2016, and follows a group of individuals with incredible abilities who take on child-eating clowns, mysterious men in suits, and a mutant pig! We discuss the musical inspirations behind the character...

On this episode of Screams from the Basement, hosts Casey and Sam discuss one of horror's great directors Guillermo Del Toro for the first time on the show! They are joined by friend of the show, host of the Comics by Night podcast, Jon Runyan to discuss aptly Del Toro's venture into the world of comic book movies with Blade 2 and Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. That's right, we are talkin...

Screams from the Basement is proud to be joined by director, writer, and actor Erik Bloomquist to discuss his latest film, Founders Day! Founders Day is a political satire slasher set in a fictional small town where a killer is on the loose around the town's mayoral election day. Erik joins us to chat about the balance of politics, horror tropes, and satire, as well as casting Boy Meets World...

After recapping 2023 on the last episode, Casey and Sam are now looking forward to what 2024 has in store! Long-awaited legacy sequels, various vampires, and a Ti West trilogy topper are on the agenda this week as Screams from the Basement tier ranks this year’s upcoming releases! It’s a new year with plenty of genre goodies to be excited about; which ones are you screaming for? Screams from the B...

Screams from the Basement is joined by Troma filmmaker AJ Chambers to chat his latest flick starring Ari Lehman (the original Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th), Lust, Magic, and the Witches' Sabbath! AJ shares the film's wild premiere story, including being shut down by the theater, the INSANE third act featuring Lehman as The Devil and a tease of what he is working on next! Lust, Magic,...

It’s time to ring in the new year Screams from the Basement style! With 2023 in the rear view, it’s time to talk about the best in horror this past year had to offer. From big budget legacy sequels, to indie darlings, to schlocky straight to streaming flicks, there was something for everyone. Join Sam and Casey as they count down their personal Top 10 lists, and discuss the trends in genre cinema...

Screams from the Basement is joined by longstanding Full Moon Features director Danny Draven to discuss his latest Charlie Band collaboration in new release, Bad CGI Gator! Danny walks us through the process of Full Moon from title concept, to final film. He also chats with us about a modern Full Moon classic with the Ghoulies inspired Weedjies: Halloweed Night. Bad CGI Gator is streaming now on F...

Casey and Sam are bringing some blood-drenched holiday spirit to the basement this week, discussing two Killer Santa movies, Christmas Evil (1980) and Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022). Two cult classics in which the jolly fat man in red gets a little axe-happy?! Sounds like a holiday special you don’t want to miss… Other topics of discussion include Godzilla Minus One’s incredible box office run...

Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the internet, not a creature was stirring, except for this podcast. Screams from the Basement is joined by filmmaker Damien LeVeck (The Cleansing Hour) joins us to discuss his latest directorial effort in the new release A Creature Was Stirring. A Creature Was Stirring is a Christmas creature feature starring Chrissy Metz (This Is Us) Annalise Basso...

A long lost tradition of Christmas has been the telling scary ghost stories, and to keep with the holiday tradition Screams from the Basement is here to tell their real life ghost stories! From a theatre ghost breathing down Sam's neck, to a flying coat hanger almost hitting Casey at a restaurant, these are our ghost adventures. Screams from the Basement with Sam and Casey is a bi-weekly horro...

Joined by writer, director and actor Alan Maxson, Screams from the Basement discusses the recent release of the independent, practical effects heavy, sci-fi film Alien Planet! Alan has over a decade of experience as a creature actor, including one of the 3 heads of King Ghidorah in Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Puppet Master character Blade in Blade: The Iron Cross. A passion project of Maxso...

Hello, Scream Demons! Join hosts Sam and Casey as they travel back to the glory days of grindhouse cinema via Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s gargantuan collaboration, GRINDHOUSE! Watch as they dissect both Planet Terror and Death Proof, two loving homages to a bygone era. Other topics include an upcoming Wes Craven remake, an erotic Lovecraft flick, and one killer NECA action figure… Scr...