The Grim and Bloody Podcast

Tonight we speak with Scooter Corkle, director of The Friendship Game, now streaming on Shudder. While the film has struggled under the weight of fan and critic reviews we found many positive aspects to discuss including Peyton List's performance as Zooza. It's a beautifully shot film with excellent sound design and we encourage you to give it a watch -- after listening to our talk!

One of the most beloved Christmas and Halloween films of our time, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas captured our hearts, and later our wallets (we're looking at you Spirit Halloween!). It's a story of wonder, of love, the desire of change and the challenges that usually ensue. Nothing ever comes easy, even for one such as Jack Skellington. Join Kevin Nickelson, Al Omega, Joe...

Sharks, sharks, and more sharks! The dorsal fin'ed apex predator unwittingly changed Hollywood blockbusters as we know them; starting with Jaws (1975) directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb. Sharksploitation is an ocean deep (pun intended) documentary of why sharks intrigue us so much. The guests interviewed in Sharksploitation is wildly impressive. We hig...

Happy Holidays to one and all! Today change gears from our Spooky After Dark series as Stimson Snead joins the show to talk about Spirit: A Martian Story.

Like Jason rising from the grave to kill again, the Spooky Empire After Dark series is back! Today we bring you the horror comedy Take a Walk on the Wild Slice represented by Director Nicholas Young and lead actor Ron Gross, hosted by Al Omega.

Before you stuff with your face with turkey and pass out from tryptophan listen to our latest LIVE recording from Spooky Empire Film Festival. Creature Feature host Al Omega sits down with UK filmmaker Stewart Sparke and lead actress Lyndsey Craine as they reveal the secrets behind the Spooky award winning feature How to Kill Monsters. We recommend checking out Stewart's film company Dark Rift...

Bloody Frickin Mary! You watched the bloody wild ride at the Spooky Film Fest in October, now hear from the filmmakers Chad Hendricks and Synthia Roy live on the festival floor. Al Omega does his best to stay out of their way while they recant the behind the scene stories, and why we need more horror films that just don't give a damn.

Spooky Empire After Dark rolls on. Today Al Omega sits down with Writer and Director Lou Simon and lead actress Diana Garle to talk about 9 Windows. If you listened to our late September show featuring Lou and Diana you'll find new and interesting tidbits regarding 9 Windows. Now that we're LIVE from Spooky Empire we do not hold back. Pull up a seat and enjoy. Social Media follows - Lou Si...

Welcome to Spooky Empire After Dark! Buckle up because we have a slew of amazing LIVE recorded shows fresh off the blood-stained floors of the Orange County Convention Center. Today's guest is none other than festival special guest of honor Thomas J. Churchill is an award-winning writer, director, and producer who regularly obtains distribution from all manner of streamers, networks, and studi...

Tonight we welcome Tracy Hewitt Meyer to the podcast! Tracy released Generation Annihilation a YA novel that revolves around a seventeen year old teenager who experiences trauma and flees to his family's cabin in the small town of Blackthorn Peak. The streets are deserted, there is no sign of life, and at the end of Main Street is the creepiest abandoned building he’s ever seen: Blackthorn Pea...

This is our last show before all you crazy people embark for Spooky Empire this weekend, but not the last show of the series! Today we change gears and discuss a short film called Eye Catcher that is guaranteed to be an audience favorite. Jeremy Shipp stops by the podcast to talk about the year's-long work it took to make Eye Catcher and his plans for a feature film treatment. And believe us w...

As we draw ever close to Spooky Empire we bring you another inside look at one of the accepted featured films you can sink your robotic teeth into. Today we host Sam Gaffin, writer and director behind Robotica Destructiva, an animated sc-fi adventure that's bound to your inner gears in motion! Be there October 27th - 29th Hyatt Regency, Orlando, FL.

Today we bring you Bloody Frickin Mary, a horror comedy represented by writer and director Chad Hendricks. This film was a blast and we think the fest goers at Spooky are in for a treat. You can catch Chad in person at Spooky. Bloody Frickin Mary is screening Saturday night at 12:45AM, capping off the Horror Comedy Evening).

Back again for part three of our Spooky Empire Film Festival series. Today we bring you the horror thriller 9 Windows represented by writer and director Lou Simon and lead actress Diana Garle. A fun whodunit movie and a fun conversation about the production and cast! You can catch Lou Simon and Diana Garle IN PERSON at the Spooky Empire Film Festival Saturday December 28th, with 9 Windows screenin...

Welcome back horror fans! Part two of our Spooky Empire Film Festival series brings Ryan Sheets and Janae Muchmore on board to discuss their horror anthology film Tales From the Book of Kurbis. You can catch Ryan and Janae's latest horrific effort on Friday October 27th (opening night!) at the Orange County Convention Center. Additionally, Ryan Sheets and Janae Muchmore will have a booth at Sp...

New on the Grim and Bloody Podcast: join Ray Spivey, writer and director of the hit Storage Locker! In the film a comic book collector meets two beautiful, mysterious sisters who run a secret collectors' society. To acquire the rarest of the rare, he must battle a demonic presence in the sisters' deadly storage facility.

Welcome horror fans! Today on the Grim and Bloody Podcast we bring you the filmmakers behind holiday horror film Santastein. This is part one of the Spooky Empire Film Festival series where we have the privilege and honor of interviewing filmmakers accepted into the film festival happening October 27th - 29th, at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando Florida.

If you haven't heard of the Preacher Boys from around the way then you're in for a treat. This filmmaking duo landed a distribution deal with Gravitas Ventures for their feature Pig Lady: a story involving a group of friends on Christmas vacation who learn of a rumor of an antisocial woman who allegedly murders people and feeds her victims to pigs.

Welcome back horror fans! Tonight Al Omega snatches the mic and hosts the duo behind the Youtube horror series Corpse Control , starring Christopher Ragozzino and Dave Krause. The show follows two zombie exterminators cleaning up New York City while working their equally dead-end jobs. Catch the latest episodes on Youtube .

Writer and Director Sam Mason Bell gave us the wildly fun and bloody Millennial Killer in 2020 and is back attempting to get his latest project A Final Exorcism into production. Starring Simon Berry ( the real estate agent who went berserk in Millennial Killer!) A Final Exorcism promises to be another banger from this up and coming filmmaker from the UK. Join us in supporting A Final Exorcism om I...

With such movies as Sting of Death (1966), Death Curse of Tartu (1966), Stanley (1972) under his belt William Grefe is a man amongst insects in the film industry. Specializing in the exploitation field William Grefe's career spans across four illustrious decades. Join the conversation with this multi-award winning director alongside Kevin Nickelson, Joe Flynn and Al Omega.

Tonight on the Grim and Bloody podcast, we speak with the filmmaking duo behind Murdercise, a 1980's throwback to those goofy yet popular exercise videos that stirred many a loin, but now with killers! Murdercise is campy, bloody, and full skimpy neon outfits wrapped around taut flesh. Horror fans will enjoy. It's proven to be a hit in its native town of Modesto, California. The podcast wi...

Bob Elmore played Leatherface in the lead up sequel to Tobe Hooper's seminal classic Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He's also a veteran stuntman with plenty of stories to tell, and we squeeze a few out of him tonight. We also get Bob's take on his feelings towards the unrelenting passion horror fans have for their beloved genre.

Welcome to another episode of the Grim and Bloody podcast! Glad you're with us. Tonight we discuss the 1985 Saturday afternoon chiller Silver Bullet, based on a screenplay by Stephen King and directed by Daniel Attias. Silver Bullet is a watchable horror flick, but it's not without it's issues. Much can be said about the practical effects of the werewolf: however, the late child star C...

The Omen is a cherished classic horror film that transcends the 1970's and beyond. Gregory Peck turns in an outstanding performance and composer Jerry Goldsmith's haunting score has become a staple amongst Halloween playlists. Join the whole gang as we jump into Richard Donner's directorial masterpiece.