The Calling Hours Horror Podcast

Director Kathryn Andrea and Actresses Ally Hunter and Samirrah Wright of the upcoming film BLOODY POOLSIDE will be joining us as guests this evening! We will discuss (spoiler free) how the concept for the film came about, what genre tropes will be flipped on their head during this film, the inclusion of a Safety Co-Ordinator on set and what purpose they serve and more. We will also discuss a bit a...

On this episode I will have on Director Brad Twigg (MILFS VS. Zombies, KILLER CAMPOUT, WRESTLEMASSACRE, DEATHBOARD) and Writer/Producer Gary Lee Vincent (MY UNCLE JOHN IS A ZOMBIE!, DESK CLERK, MIDNIGHT, STRANGE FRIENDS) from the upcoming film CRACKOON! We will discuss the making of the film and the amazing FX work on the title creature, if there were any altercations with actual wildlife, why fan...

Comic book Writer/Artist/Editor Rob "Potsy" Potchak will be my guest this evening. We will be talking about his work on such comic titles as JUNIOR HIGH HORRORS, IMMORTAL, DEAD SONJA, X-LIEFELDS, THE MANGO LORIAN, SCORN, THE D WARD and more. In addition to that, we will also discuss how Rob got his start in comics, how he connected with Keenspot , the reason he is allowed to use characte...

Writer/Producer/Director Dave Kerr will be my guest this evening. We will be discussing his work on films such as CURSE OF THE SLASHER NURSE (2017), RETURN OF THE SLASHER NURSE (2019), BEDROG (2020), BLOODY SUMMER CAMP (2021) and his two upcoming films GO AWAY and THE SLASHER NURSE! Some of the highlights will include how he got his start by making music videos, his band, what led him from making...

As website and magazine articles are being written for my coverage of Carolina Fear Fest 2023 are being written and submitted, we are going back to my interview with Matt Burns from February of this year talking about Fright Fest! Writer/Producer/Actor and Convention Coordinator Matt Burns will be my guest this evening. We will be discussing his film career including such titles as RADIOACTIVE FLE...

On this episode I will be discussing Carolina Fear Fest 2023 with my guest Actress Angel Bradford. Angel was part of the convention by helping with the celebrities and more. HOWEVER, it should be also noted that Angel is quite the actress and had been flying all over the place working on films such as BACKWOODS BUBBA (2021), MOTHMAN (2022), DEBBIE DOES DEMONS (2023) and the upcoming films SHARK EX...

On this episode we continue our coverage of Carolina Fear Fest 2023 as we will have on former NFL Player and Actor Ron Fazio! After a short lived NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys (1985) and the Philadelphia Eagles (1986, 1987), he auditioned for the Toxic Avenger Part 2. Since the Troma team already signed John Altamura as Toxie, he got the role but they asked him to be the back-up Toxic Avenger...

On this episode we will begin our coverage of Carolina Fear Fest 2023 as we will have on Horror Comic Vendors John and Debbie Hultmark of JEH Collectibles! I met them both very briefly at last year's Fear Fest and got to know them a little better at a recent card and hobby event in Raleigh, NC. We will be discussing how they met and found a mutual love of the horror genre, what goes into being...

On this episode I will have Writer/Director/Producer Ken “Ace” Brewer on as my guest! We will be discussing how he first got involved in the industry, his influences, his decision to act in the majority of his projects, how the technical aspects of his films improved as he bought newer high end cameras and of course his films including such titles as DEATH PARK 1-6, DEATH PARK: THE BEGINNING, DEAT...

On this episode of The Calling Hours Horror Podcast, I will have Writer, Director and Comic horror Writer Brockton McKinney as my guest! He has written several films for Full Moon Pictures including Evil Bong 666 and 777, as well as Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre, Blade The Iron Cross, Necropolis: Legion and Bunker of Blood 2, 5, 6, 7, 8! He wrote and directed two original films of his own: Si...

On this episode of The Calling Hours Horror Podcast my guest will be Filmmaker and Photojournalist Fernando De La Cruz. Fernando has begun a horror short series on Youtube called THE DECADENCE OF UMBRA that will be sure to catch the eyes and ears of horror fans everywhere. He writes, directs and narrates the tales of terror we seen in the videos and I am certainly looking forward to future episode...

On this retro episode, we will be talking to the mind behind Toetag Pictures, Writer/Director/Actor Fred Vogel! We will discuss such films as August Underground (2001), August Underground’s Mordum (2003), The Redsin Tower (2006), August Underground’s Penance (2007), Murder Collection V.1 (2009), Maskhead (2009), Sella Turcica (2010) and Necrophagia: Sickness (2004) as well as discuss the popularit...

On this episode I will have Terrifier comic Illustrator and Horror Artist Steve McGinnis. He has been featured in Diabolique magazine, Fangoria, Gorezone, Horror Rama, Screams Quaterly and Gore Noir. His work has also been featured as covers for Horror Rama, Diablolique Fangoria and Gore Noir. In addition to his magazine work, he has an incredible gallery of horror art and has graced the covers of...

On this episode we will have Podcaster Dave Maresca from Hollow9ine Network and Writer Argalin Darkscares from Morbidly Beautiful as our guests! We will be discussing the controversy surrounding Director Victor Salva and the release of his film Jeepers Creepers 3, the hypocrisy of the general media (and fans) that called for the studio to stop making the film, the protests outside of theaters that...

On this episode I will be joined by Writer/Producer/ Director Chuck Parello to discuss his films and career. What makes Chuck unique is his interesting take on the real-life serial killers and blending them with factual informational as well as fictional elements. His films include HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER 2 ((1996), ED GEIN aka IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOON (2000) and THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER...

On this episode I will be joined by my daughter Aryanna Martin and my son-in-law Nate Martin as we discuss Generational Horror. We will be discussing topics such as what it was like for Aryanna growing up with a Dad who worked on horror films and how that shaped her view of them, how Nate's upbringing was vastly different when it came to being able to watch horror films, their favorite icons and s...

Actor Carl Yorke  (Alan Yates) will be joining us continue the discussion on the controversial film CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST! In this expanded interview, we will touch on the controversy of the film including the sexual violence and real animal killings, the socio-political commentary that shows the film was 40 years ahead of its time, whether the director was a mad genius or a crackpot who was sho...

On this special roundtable episode, I will have Chris Whitman of the Horror Makes Us Happy Podcast, Special FX Artist Bill Mulligan and Actor Carl Yorke (Alan Yates in the film) to discuss the legacy of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST! Unfortunately, Carl’s internet went down 30 minutes in, but we continued the discussion and look forward to having him on again in the future for a more in-depth interview!

On this episode, we are going to be talking with The “Godfather of Gore” Herschell Gordon Lewis and Vice President of Development/Production of Diabolique Films, James Saito! In addition to talking about their latest project Bloodmania (2015), we will also be asking the “Godfather of Gore” about his legendary career as a Director, Producer and Actor as well as some of his other films, including Bl...

Writer/Producer/Actor and Convention Coordinator Matt Burns will be my guest this evening. We will be discussing his film career including such titles as RADIOACTIVE FLESH EATING FOILAGE (2015), DEATHBOARD (2020), BLOODY SUMMER CAMP (2021), Z-ERO (2023) and KILLED ON ARRIVAL (TBA). We will also be discussing his work on the horror convention circuit, in particular the Carolina Fear Fest that takes...

My guest this evening is legendary writer/producer/director Larry Cohen. Cohen was born July 15, 1941, in Kingston, New York, a small town north of New York City. At a young age, his family moved to the Riverdale section of the Bronx, and he eventually majored in film at the historic City College of New York, graduating in 1963. An independent maverick who got his start in studio-based televi...

On tonight's episode I will have on Writer/Journalist/Director/Podcaster Donovan "Monster" Smith!  Donovan should be familiar with many of you that have listened to the show over the years, but for those that do not know him, I got to know him as a fan of the podcast back in the early Horror Society days.  We later became colleagues at the site that shall not be named and we quickly foun...

Thomas J. Churchill, "Church" as people call him, is an American Writer, Director and Producer who founded Church Hill Productions, Churchill was born in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, raised in Queens, New York. Italian, Irish and English descent. His mother being Italian and his father Irish/English-born. Born into a family of six, youngest of four children. His first award, Dr of Storytellin...

Multi award-winning filmmaker and actor Harley Wallen has starred in over 40 feature films and TV shows with legendary stars such as Tom Sizemore, Tara Reed and John Savage among many others. He will be on to discuss his latest film ASH AND BONE! In our Digital Dismemberment Spotlight, we will look back at my review of 2017's TRAUMA! In the Dread Caricatures segment, we will take a look at America...

Frank Forte is an accomplished designer, storyboard artist and comic book artist. Frank’s film and TV credits include:Lovecraft Country, Fantasy Island, Solar Opposites, Dreamwork’s 3Below, Bob’s Burgers, Insidious 4, Lego: Guardians of the Galaxy, Despicable Me 2, Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out, The Super Hero Squad Show, Marvel Heroes 4D, and Lego Hero Factory. Frank’s comic book credits...