Screams from the Basement

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...

Screams from the Basement is proud to be joined by world renowned FX artist and creator of the cult favorite Terror Toons franchise Joe Castro as we discuss the release of the years in the making sequel, Terror Toons 4! Joe has worked in the industry for decades, including projects such as Uncle Sam, Night of the Demons 3, Saint Drogo, The Barn Part II, and the upcoming Mutilator 2. In this interv...

From The Shining, to Carrie, to 1408, to Maximum Overdrive, Stephen King is truly a master of horror. On this episode of Screams from the Basement, Sam and Casey tier rank 25 Stephen King adaptations as they discuss the very best...and very worst of King's filmography. They also discuss their recent watches and latest horror news! Screams from the Basement with Sam and Casey is a bi-weekly hor...

Bring Her To Me is the latest Full Moon Features release from writer/director Brooks Davis (The Gingerweed Man). Mara is a woman haunted by her dreams of traveling to an unknown realm, coming face to face with a demonic entity, and she soon learns the only way to confront you nightmares is facing them head on. Brooks joins us to discuss the initial genesis of the film from a poster concept from ho...

There's nothing like the Halloween season. Crisp fall air, the sound of leaves crunching between your feet, and of course tons of horror movies! On this episode of Screams from the Basement, Sam and Casey are joined by the one any only Blake "Blake-nstein" Ginithan co-host of The Criterion Break to discuss the very best Halloween horror movies the genre has to offer! We also discuss...

What's the best Friday the 13th movie? Is it when Crispin Glover dances his way to Crystal Lake? Is it when Jason Voorhees goes to the Big Apple or to space? How about that time he fought Freddy Krueger? Recorded LIVE from Halloweenapalooza in Ottumwa, Iowa, Screams from the Basement gives our definitive ranking of all 12 Friday the 13th movies ranked from best to worst! Screams from the Basem...

Martin Scorsese. Stanley Kubrick. Steven Spielberg. Frank Henenlotter. Cinema's Mt. Rushmore. On this episode of your favorite spooky boys podcast, the Screams from the Basement boys are back discussing two of the craziest films ever put to celluloid, Frank Henenlotter's Brain Damage and Basket Case. They also take a look at some of the biggest October releases of 2023 Pet Sematary Bloodli...