Slice of SciFi

Director Ryan Kruger stops by to talk about his reimagined edition of the cult horror favorite Street Trash. Ryan also sees this movie as more of a sequel to the original rather than a typical remake.

Pop Culture Detective and Author Mark Edlitz returns to discuss more James Bond lore, with his newest book Keeping 007 Alive, which is a follow up to last year's James Bond After Fleming to explore the Bond stories in print.

Filmmaker and writer-director Jérémy Clapin talks about his newest feature, Meanwhile on Earth, a story that melds grief, loss, and an unlikely conspiracy for an alien infiltration of Earth. Are indie films that go beyond the usual storyline tropes right up your alley? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

The 17th Science New Wave XVII Film Festival is here, and Program Director Nate Dorr and Festival Producer Paula Croxson stop by to talk all about it. They talk about curating this year's lineup, highlight several specific nights of specialized programming, and more. What film festivals do you look forward to every year? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Director John Gulager and actor Efren Ramirez stop by to talk about Seven Cemeteries, their new horror-black comedy-western that I believe plays at being "The Magnificent Undead Seven". Are you a fan of the western-horror subgenre? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Director Euros Lyn and actor Harry Baxendale stop by to talk about The Radleys, a new black comedy-horror "family drama"... where the family are vampires just trying to blend in to suburbia. Do you enjoy the mashup of black comedy & horror? Is it something you'd like to see more of in indie films? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

The cast of The Curse of the Necklace, Henry Thomas and Sarah Lind, with Madeleine and Violet McGraw, are here to talk about developing indie horror features. Do you have a favorite subgenre of horror that you'd like to see more of in indie films? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Writer-director Stuart Ortiz, and actors Terri Apple and Peter Zizzo stop by to talk about STRANGE HARVEST: OCCULT MURDER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE, a new horror feature told in the style of a true crime documentary. STRANGE HARVEST: OCCULT MURDER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE will make its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2024 on September 22, 2024

Program director Daniel Abella returns to talk about this year's festival, in a new location with an intriguing lineup of short films from all around the world. Which film festivals do you look forward to every year? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Authors Maria Jose Tenuto and John Tenuto talk about their newest book, The Star Wars Radio Dramas: Brian Daley and the Serializations that Saved NPR, which goes into the story and the history of the radio dramas. What science fiction stories would you like to see adapted into audio dramas? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

The John Carter of Mars audio drama production team from Pocket Universe Productions stops by to talk about the status of the Kickstarter and the production updates. What pulp era fantasy adventures would you want to see adapted into audio or graphic novels? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

We talk about Star Trek The Original Series this week, with a deep discussion about some of the women characters from the original series cast, and the essays written about them for the Women Take the Conn anthology. What examinations of "Star Trek" characters and series would you want more of? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Actors Gwilym Lee and Carolyn Bracken stop by to chat about Oddity, the new horror thriller from IFC Films and Shudder, out in theaters July 19. Written & directed by Damian McCarthy, this tense, quiet suspense-horror feature may be the surprise movie of the summer season. What appeals to you about tales of quiet horror? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Director Eugene John Bellida and producer Deborah Rickey are here to talk about their indie suspense-horror feature The Girl Who Cried Her Eyes Out. They both shared in the writing with Fabrizio Fante, and there were many questions! What do you hope for most in a low budget film: story, character, acting or effects? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Author & teacher Maurice Broaddus stops by to talk about Black Panther: T'Challa Declassified: Notes, Interviews, and Files from the Avengers' Archives, the latest entry in the Declassified series from Smart Pop Books. Which comics characters would you like to see a deep dive history and analysis for? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Second Sight Publishing's CEO Bradley Golden and COO Marcus H. Roberts are here to talk about Second Sight's horror projects, and how the graphic novel "SHOOK! A Black Horror Anthology" and the collaboration with Dark Horse Comics came about. If you're suffering from superhero comics fatigue, do you actively seek out comics created by or telling stories about cultures and countries around the worl...

Writer/Director James Croke and actors Sasha Luss and Alexis Ren stop by to chat about the new scifi-thriller LATENCY. We chat about brain technology and possibly how such tech could influence or be influenced by mental disorders. Would you want to test out devices designed to be implanted in or directly connected to human brains for easier access to internet or virtual reality applications ? Let...

Professor Alessandra Seggi is here to talk about her book "Youth and Suicide in American Cinema: Context, Causes, and Consequences", an academic treastise on suicide and entertainment. Do you think about any potential real-world influences from certain plot or story elements in movies? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Director Stefon Bristol stops by to talk about BREATHE, and getting into the family side of a survival story. What do you look for in your dystopian or post-apocalyptic stories? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Writer-Director-Producer Hasraf "HaZ" Dulull is here to talk about his new animated feature MAX BEYOND, which was fully created with the Unreal Engine, and is just the first chapter in this new world of story possibilities. What other uses for Unreal Engine would you be interested in seeing creatives try out? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Writer-Director Nathaniel Kahn stops by to talk about the new IMAX Original Documentary, DEEP SKY, chronicling the building, launch and deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope, as well as its evolving mission. What space science breakthroughs would you like to see documentaries for? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner is here to talk about his latest feature, STING, and how he wanted to make a fairy tale story... with unusually large spiders. Which critters are your horror movie trigger? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival Director Monte Yazzie returns to tell us all about the features and shorts being showcased in this year's festival (its 20th year!) What film festivals did you like or would you like to attend? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Dr Emily Zarka, professor and host/creator of PBS Digital's creature feature series MONSTRUM, stops by to share details of their next episode, a look at the history and the future of King Kong. What creatures of myth and legend would you like to see Monstrum feature in an episode? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival director Daniel Abella is here to tell us about this year's festival, the films, the shorts programs, the Q&A panels and more. What film festivals did you like or would you like to attend? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!