Who's There? A Podcast About Horror Fans

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...

Show Notes: Here's everything that I watched in April 2026! 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.whostherepodcast.com   Join the Email List: https://ma...

Show Notes: A few weeks ago, I sat down with one of the co-owners of the Twisted Spine, Jason Mellow. Twisted Spine is New York City’s first book store for exclusively horror and dark literature. Jason told me about his first experience seeing a horror movie in theatres when he was 7 years old and how it scared him. He then ended up first getting into horror literature and realized that he was a h...

Show Notes: On this week’s episode of Who’s There, I had the privilege of speaking with the writer and director behind a new movie called HOKUM, Damien McCarthy. HOKUM is out in theatres everywhere on May 1st and I can’t recommend it enough. Damien told me what it was like growing up with a horror loving father who owned a video rental store in Ireland, the horror directors he looks to for inspira...

Show Notes: In this week’s episode, I got to chat with Toby Poser and John Adams about how they each fell in love with horror, why they decided to start making movies as a family, and how they fell into the horror genre along the way. They told me about their process of writing scripts as a family, what they do when they have a disagreement on set, and what it’s like to film movies in their hometo...

Show Notes: Here's everything that I watched in March 2026! 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.whostherepodcast.com   Join the Email List: https://ma...

Show Notes: For our first episode of April, I have horror writer and death metal guitarist for Broken Hope Jeremy Wagner. He tells me how he got into horror way too young as a child, thanks in part to his mom, why he has such a huge love for 70’s and 80’s horror movies, and the genre of horror that he almost can’t handle. He also told me how he got into writing horror literature, what inspired the...

Show Notes: This week I am sharing a conversation with the co-writers and co-directors of an indie horror film called It Needs Eyes, Aaron Pagniano and Zack Ogle. It Needs Eyes is about what happens when a troubled teen moves to her aunt's coastal house, where she escapes into dark corners of the internet and her fixation on a mysterious missing woman's videos leads to disturbing discoveri...

Show Notes: This week I have an awesome conversation with filmmaker Addison Heimann about his new movie TOUCH ME. He revealed his all-time favorite horror movie, what life event led to him discovering his love for horror and watching 500 horror movies, and where the inspiration for Touch Me came from. He also spoke about how his cast came together, how Japanese exploitation films inspire his own f...

Show Notes: This week I got to chat with two of the four founders of the Brooklyn Horror Society, Adam Langlois and Dave Haber. We recorded this back in November but it is still packed with lots of incredible recommendations and horror discussions. They told me how they founded the Brooklyn Horror Society, the cool events they’ve gotten to host since its inception, and what you can expect every We...

Show Notes: Here's everything that I watched in February 2026! 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.whostherepodcast.com   Join the Email List: https:/...

Show Notes: This week we have horror writer Jack Finn on the show to talk about his new novel Wilson. He told me about his spooky experiences in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, where the idea came from the set Wilson in the 1940’s at a carnival, and his advice for people who want to start writing horror. He also told me why he thinks Sinners is a folk horror movie, how he got into writing horr...

Show Notes: For our last episode of Women in Horror Month, I had a conversation with horror and fantasy writer Dianna Gunn. Her next book Woman of Sorrow and Blood is available now for pre-order as an ebook or you can purchase it in person on March 13th. She tells me how she first got into horror via fairy tales, what her writing process is, and the really cool story of where the idea for Woman of...

Show Notes: This week I also got to chat  with director Jeremiah Kipp. Jeremiah directed the film adaptation of The Mortuary Assistant which is in theatres as of this episode’s release date. Jeremiah was so much fun to talk to and we chatted for over an hour. He told me why he felt like horror movies were his friends growing up, what attracted him to direct The Mortuary Assistant, and how his cast...

Show Notes: This week I had the opportunity to chat with horror writer Haley Newlin on the show. Her latest book The Film You Are About To See was released last October on Max Axe Media and it was inspired by her love for William Castle movies and drive-in movies. She revealed her writing process and the theory she uses when she sketches out her story beats. She also told me why she is so drawn to...

Show Notes: I had the incredible opportunity to speak with director Darren Lynn Bousman and star Lauren LaVera about their new movie Twisted and it was such a fun conversation. Twisted is a messed up movie that is now available on VOD and I got some insider information on how they both got involved with the project, the one movie Darren always watches before working on a new project, what Lauren g...

Show Notes: This week I had a conversation with the writers behind the short called Hystericus about a giant vulva monster, Jessica Lauren Richmond and Peyton Blackmer. Men, if you’re unsure of what that is, go google it. They told me where the idea for the short came from, how they found their cast, and what it’s been like taking it on the festival circuit. Jessica, who also directed the short, r...

Show Notes: Here's everything I watched in January 2026. Who’s There? Socials: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whostherepc.bsky.social   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whostherepc Email: whostherepc@gmail.com   Website: https://www.whostherepodcast.com   Join the Email List: https://mailchi.mp/4a109b94d3bc/newsletter-signup