The Brooklyn Blast Furnace

Detroit Hardcore! Way back on Episode 185, I had Enzo D. on the podcast... he's back again, but this time he's joined by his brother Jake Bulldog on Episode 251 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast. We chop it up about what's new with their band Dogz of War Detroit Hard Core, their long anticipated new record, being signed to a label, as well as a bunch of banter and old Detroit stories. When har...

"Bob Vance. Vance Refrigeration." "Bob Vance. Vance Refrigeration." "Bob Vance. Vance Refrigeration." Known for his roles as Bob Vance on "The Office", Officer Joe Vickers in "Psycho Cop" and "Psycho Cop Returns" my guest on Episode 250 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is actor, Robert Ray Shafer. An actor for 40 years and currently retired, he's done it all. From small theater performances t...

I always enjoy speaking with my friend Craig Ahead. So, we decided to set up another episode to talk smack. It worked out perfectly since this is released on the 23rd Anniversary of the Sick Of It All record "Call To Arms". We speak a little bit on that record and then go into some old "Youth Of Today" stories when he was on tour with them. We go into some Agnostic Front stories from the "One Voic...

Another opportunity I never saw myself having. My guest on Episode 249 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is the incredible Jeff Kober! Known for his roles in "The First Power", "China Beach", "The Walking Dead", "Sons of Anarchy" and tons more. I had a lot of fun speaking with this man. The directions we went in were completely unexpected. A super cool, humble guy. We of course speak about his...

Independent filmmaker. From low budget horror films to multimillion dollar budget movies. My guest is Gary Sales. I reached out to Gary in order to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the release of "Madman". It was released on New Years Day 1982. The nostalgia factor of this movie for me personally is huge. The first ever horror movie that I saw in the teater. At the ripe old age of six years old...

"The Legend Lives!" Another conversation that I thought I would never have. A man who has had a lasting impact on me since I was six years old. I met him briefly in 2016 at a convention; but literally forty years after I saw it in theaters, I had this opportunity. My guest on Episode 248 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is Paul Ehlers... mostly know for his role as "Madman Marz" in the movie...

Commemorating the 40 Year Release of the cult horror classic "Madman"... my guest on this bonus episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace is Tom Candela. Credited as "Jimmy Steele" in the movie, he played "Richie", the loud mouth teenager who screams out "Madman Marz'" name and sets off the rest of the movie with Madman killing everyone else in the film while he survives. I honestly thought this was g...

A director, cinematographer, and producer known for his work on the first six "SAW" movies, "Hellraiser: Revelations", "The Gravedancers", "Skinwalkers", "2:13", "Pawn", dozens of episodes of MTV Cribs and so much more... my guest on Episode 247 is David A. Armstrong. I reached out to him on q whim after watching the first "SAW" movie for the first time in a while. not expecting to even hear back....

When horror fans think of "Leatherface" from the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, they think "Gunnar Hansen", and rightfully so. When the same people think "Leatherface" from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, they SHOULD think of my guest on Episode 246 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace... stuntman Bob Elmore. It's ridiculous how somebody else gets the credit for that role but literally had just tw...

My daughter Alexa has been asking me when she can come onto the podcast for awhile now. She's been on twice in the past, Episode 19 and a Bonus Mini Episode. So, we were bored on a Sunday night and decided to sit down and have a little chat about a couple things she enjoys. Especially the movies "The Basketball Diaries" and "Titanic" as well as the true history of the ship. We talk about our littl...

"The Devil Inside", "Stay Alive", "The Boy", "Brahms: The Boy II", "Wer", "Separation" and the upcoming prequel, "Orphan: First Kill" are all directed by my guest on Episode 245 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast, William Brent Bell. We had a super cool, laid back conversation about his previous movies, working on "Orphan: First Kill" and his new movie which is in post-production called "Lord o...

Actor, New Yorker and all around stand-up guy. Tony Denison is my guest on Episode 244 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast. Tony got his big break in 1986 with his role as "Ray Luca" on the show "Crime Story" alongside Dennis Farina. We go heavily into how he got the role, the show itself and the absolutely ridiculous cast. In my opinion, one of the most criminally underrated shows ever. From th...

On this Special Bonus Episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast, I have Tony Moran who you might know as the unmasked Michael Myers from the original "Halloween", Felissa Rose who played "Angela Baker" in the 1983 cult classic horror movie "Sleepaway Camp", Harry Bean, also known as DJ Munchies from the "Days Of The Dead" horror convention and Neena, from the Discord app, tech and NFT expert....

Vinny is a film worker. Filmmaker, Director, Producer, Writer and Actor. He created "Womp Stomp Films", an independent film company that has been consistently putting out quality movies and shorts for several years now. Being a huge fan of the "Friday the 13th" franchise, I needed to reach out to him in order to discuss his brilliant fan film series "Never Hike Alone". One of my favorite fan film...

First off, have a Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for listening and helping grow this podcast. You're all appreciated! You may know him as "The Man in the Mask" from "The Strangers: Prey at Night", or the devil in "Haunt"... or maybe the Deerskull wearing guy from "Wrong Turn". My guest on Episode 242 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is actor, Damian Maffei. Born in Queens, running around...

"Tell 'em like ya mean it, Ma!" - Junior Hubbard (1985) My guest on this Bonus Episode is Ron Sloan. Known mostly for his role as "Junior" in "Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning". He was recently in "13 Fanboy" directed by Deborah Voorhees where h plays himself. We go into "13 Fanboy", the all-star cast and the concept behind the movie, which is awesome by the way. We speak briefly about his...

One of the horror icons that I've always wanted on. My guest on Episode 241 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is the one and only Thom Mathews. Known mostly for his roles as "Tommy Jarvis" in "Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives" and "Freddy" in The Return of the Living Dead Movie. Not to mention, "Joey" in The Return of the Living Dead 2. We talk about those movies and a few others that peopl...

Seriously one of my favorite people on the planet. He is the unmasked Michael Myers in the original classic "Halloween" as well as archival footage in "Halloween II" and "Halloween Kills". But at this point, we've become friends over the past five or six years, my guest on Episode 240 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace is simply Tony Moran to me. But nonetheless... an iconic figure in horror. We talk a...

A Bonus Episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast! "Hey! It's Enrico Pallazzo!" My guest is the awesome Mark Holton! We met and spoke for awhile at a recent New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival and hit it off. While speaking to him in Atlantic City, I felt like I knew him already, so I asked him if he'd consider coming onto the podcast to have a conversation. And here he is. We speak about...

My guest on Episode 239 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is mostly known for his role as Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th Part 2" way back in 1981. Hard to believe it was released 40 years ago. Warrington Gillette ladies and gentlemen. I met him several weeks back at a "Monster-Mania Convention" in Philadelphia so I asked him if he'd be down to shoot the shit on the podcast. We talk all abo...

The awesome Teri McMinn is my guest on this Bonus Episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast. Finalizing the 5 Part series related to the 1974 classic "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Her role as "Pam" as the second-leading female role in the movie with q couple of absolutely iconic scenes to her credit including a scene that is studied in acting and film schools around the world... when "Pam" ge...

Continuing my series on "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", my guest on Episode 238 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is John Dugan. Known mostly for his rile as "Grandpa Sawyer". He is the only living cast member from the original film who has been in three different TCM movies, including "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" and 2013's Texas Chainsaw. We talk about everything from th...

Bonus Episode adding to the Five Part Series of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". My guest The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is Allen Danziger. Mostly known for his role as "Jerry" in that classic movie. Born in the Bronx and headed to Austin, Texas and never left. With absolutely no professional acting under his belt at the time, he was asked to be in the film. In my opinion, he has the most brutal...

My guest on Episode 237 is a legendary cinematographer with a career spanning just under fifty years. Daniel Pearl, ASC began his career on the 1974 classic, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" after meeting Tobe Hooper. Daniel has worked on everything from "Q - The Winged Serpent" to "Return to Salem's Lot", "The Funhouse", "Body Double", "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)", "Friday the 13th (2009)",...

"I have this knife... it's a good knife." I was fortunate enough to have had the rare opportunity to have this man on the podcast, since he never does these things. starting off my series of guests related to "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", my guest on Episode 236 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace is the one and only Ed Neal. Known mostly for his iconic role as the Hitchhiker in the 1974 classic movie....