Who's There? A Podcast About Horror Fans

Show Notes: This week I’m chatting with horror filmmaker and author Will Savive! He’s also the creator of Will Savive’s Midnight Stories which is now in its second season! He told me how his background in forensic science helps him when he’s writing a new story, his writing process for each episode of Midnight Stories, and how he came up with the idea for the series, and so much more. Will’s Socia...

Show Notes: Surprise with a second episode this week! I was so excited to get to chat with its star Matilda Lutz. You probably remember her incredible performance as the pink star wearing bad in Revenge, but this time around she’s fighting spiders as building manager Serena in CRAWLERS. She admitted to me that she’s a total scaredy cat but loves watching horror movies anyway, and why she’s so attr...

Show Notes: This week we have returning guest, author JW Ocker on the show! He was last on a couple of years ago to talk about his book Cult Following, and now he’s back to talk about his two newest books: Chasing the Headless Horseman: The History, Hijinks, and Halloweens of the Real Sleepy Hollow and Don’t Go There: A Tour of the World's Most Sinister Spots . He gave me some insight as to ho...

Show Notes: This week I’m chatting with horror writer Robert P. Ottone. He’s written books such as THE VILE THING WE CREATED, THE TRIANGLE, THERE'S SOMETHING SINISTER IN CENTERFIELD. Now his newest book, AMITYVILLE AWAKENS, comes out tomorrow, October 6th everywhere books are sold. Robert told me how he started writing horror literature, what his writing process is, and what’s on his TBR. He a...

Show Notes: I am having a lot of lazy weekends and movie marathons with my boyfriend while the weather is shit. Listen to what I thought about everything I watched in September! Who’s There? Socials: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whostherepc.bsky.social   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whostherepc Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/whostherepc Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thatgirlall...

Show Notes: This week I got to speak with the creators of the new horror game show Better Luck Than Chuck , Meredith Tummillo and Tony Wash. The first episode of Better Luck than Chuck premiered on YouTube on September 24th so go subscribe now - there’s a link below. Meredith and Tony told me how they each fell in love with the horror genre and what still scares them in horror movies today. Then w...

Show Notes: This week I had the privilege of speaking with horror writer and the president of the Horror Writers Association L. Marie Wood! She told me how she started writing psychological horror stories at only 5 years old, the teachers who encouraged her to pursue her craft, and how she became the president of the Horror Writers Association. She also talks about StokerCon and what a joy that is...

Show Notes: I had the privilege of talking to the director, executive producer, and co-writer of The Creep Tapes: Season 3, Patrick Brice. Season 3 of The Creep Tapes is out tomorrow, September 15th on AMC+ and Shudder and you have to check it out because all 6 episodes are epic. Patrick told me how he fell into writing and directing horror movies, the original intent of writing the first Creep mo...

Show Notes: Here's everything I watched in August 2026! We'll be back next week with another interview! Who’s There? Socials: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whostherepc.bsky.social   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whostherepc Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/whostherepc Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thatgirlallison/   Email: whostherepc@gmail.com   Website: https://www.whosth...

Show Notes: This week I’m chatting with horror writer named Adam Wakefield. He self published his novel The Usher and is finishing up his forthcoming book Elder Lake. He told me who his favorite authors are, where the inspiration for his stories have stemmed from, and what his writing process is. He also told me about a super spooky experience he had while watching The Conjuring and what horror mo...

Show Notes: This week I’m chatting with the producer of the podcast Tales From Beyond the Pale and creator of the first Debra Hill podcast, Jordan Gass-Pooray. She told me how she fell in love with horror as a 90’s kid at Blockbuster, how horror movies gave her role models on screen in the form of final girls, and how she wound up producing new episodes of Tales From Beyond the Pale. Then we got i...

Show Notes: This week I’m getting to speak with horror lit writer and video game director Adam Tierney. He told me how he fell in love with horror, how he got into directing horror video games, and his personal favorite horror video games. He also tells me about his newest novel 13 Demons Dead, which was released on August 4th, including what his writing process is, his advice to people who want t...

Show Notes: Here's everything that I watched in July 2026 - everything that I loved and everything that I didn't love, plus everything in between. Cradle 2 Grave Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/23LD9WENxQLcbzCVFtEYWR?si=WXoFx8SuQeum5M0mQM_dCw Who’s There? Socials: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whostherepc.bsky.social   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whostherepc Twitter:...

Show Notes: Listen to Merri, Meredith, Jody, Michael, and I breakdown our favorites so far of 2026, what's surprised us, and what we're looking forward to, and so much more. Who’s There? Socials: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whostherepc.bsky.social   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whostherepc Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/whostherepc Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thatgirlallison...

Show Notes: This week’s guest is horror documentarian and journalist Nick Taylor and we’re talking about his documentary Rubberhead: The Life and Monsters of Steve Johnson. Rubberhead premiered a couple of days ago at Fantasia Fest and it’ll also be screening next month at FrightFest in the UK. Nick told me how he fell in love with horror, what he learned from being a journalist that translated we...

Show Notes: This week I’m speaking with horror filmmaker Chris Maes about his new indie horror feature Air Shift. Air Shift is available to watch for free on Tubi and you should definitely check it out. It follows Lisa, an overnight radio DJ who learns her station is closing because the building sits on a hazardous radioactive waste dump. Her final broadcast devolves into chaos when she is held ho...

Show Notes: On this week’s episode I’m talking to Maggie McMuffin about her upcoming Coney Island horror themed burlesque show called SUCH SIGHTS. It is being performed on July 25th and you don’t want to miss this! The performances and stunts are inspired by movies like Hellraiser, Raw, The Fly, and Society, to name a few. Maggie also told me how she got into burlesque and how she goes about writi...

Show Notes: My thoughts on everything I watched in June 2026, including my thoughts on the 20+ films I saw at the 2026 Chattanooga Film Festival! Who’s There? Socials: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whostherepc.bsky.social   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whostherepc Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/whostherepc Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thatgirlallison/   Email: whostherepc@gmail...

Show Notes: This week I spoke with Chris Dortch, the executive director of Chattanooga Film Festival. He initially joined me two years ago and I wanted to have him back to tell everyone about this year’s offerings at the festival. This episode is up a couple of days early so everyone has more time to listen and decide if they want to attend in person or virtually! The festival starts on Thursday!...

Show Notes: On this week’s episode I speak with horror critic and journalist Matthew Jackson. His writing has been featured in publications like  Bloody Disgusting, Pop Heist, and Fangoria and he also hosts a literary horror podcast called The Scares that Shaped Us. He revealed how he got into horror despite his parents not allowing it in their house, why he loves being scared, and his favorite ho...

Show Notes: Here's everything I watched in May 2026 and it was a great month! I'm going to try to watch a movie a day in June. Hold me to it over on Instagram! Who’s There? Socials: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whostherepc.bsky.social   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whostherepc Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/whostherepc Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thatgirlallison/   Em...

Show Notes: This week I had the opportunity to speak with director Jon Keeyes about his newest film Speed Demon. He’s been directing movies for 25 years and he sat down to tell me what drew him to the script for Speed Demon, how the cast came together, and whether the FX are practical or CGI. He also told me what drew him to horror movies when he was young and why thinks people love being scared....

Show Notes: This week’s guest is horror TikToker Chris, though you probably know him online as StuffScaredChris. Chris is a content creator, Halloween haunt enthusiast, and a trivia host. He told me how he first fell in love with horror as a kid and how he used to celebrate Halloween twice a year growing up. He told me why he started making horror content on TikTok, offered advice for anyone start...

Show Notes: On this week’s episode, Sam Rebelein came on to tell me how he fell in love with horror movies and how he got into writing horror. He’s the author of the Edenville books which take place in a fictional town in the Hudson Valley in upstate New York. He told me what fascinates him the most in horror movies, what his writing process is, and his personal favorite horror authors. He also to...

Show Notes: This week I have an awesome conversation with British horror writer David Moody on the podcast. He revealed how he got into horror writing and self-publishing e-books in the early 90’s, what does and doesn’t scare him in horror movies,  and how he sold the movie rights to his first movie to Guillermo del Toro without an agent. He also told me what his favorite horror novels are, where...