Who's There? A Podcast About Horror Fans

Show Notes: Here's everything that I watched in August 2025! 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

Show Notes: This week I got to chat with my friend L.R. Staszak. Her writing has been included in anthologies, and she’s published several novels like The Heart of Music which just came out this June, Deck the Mall: A Lake Springs Mall Story, and a Christmas Campaign. We talked about how she got into horror as a 90’s kid, the unique reason why she first started writing Christmas horror stories, an...

Show Notes: In this episode, Emma E. Murray and I talked about what first sparked her passion for horror, her favorite horror novels that she’s read this year, as well as some details about her newest novel, Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day, which was released on August 26th! She also reveals her favorite subgenre and the 2025 horror movie that she enjoyed that she wasn’t expecting to enjoy...

Show Notes: This week I’m talking to actor, educator and musician Kaye Tuckerman, who is playing Patrick Bateman’s mother in American Psycho the Musical at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas this September 2nd through the 14th. The Australia native also wrote and sang the promotional song for the 2005 Australian horror movie Wolf Creek. We talked about why she loves the hor...

Show Notes: This week I spoke with director Carlson Young about her new movie Trust. Trust is out everywhere in theatres on Friday, August 22nd. We talked about how she got involved with the project, what drew her to the script, and what the shoot was like. She was a recurring character on the SCREAM TV series, so she broke down her favorites and why she loves the horror genre, as well as the movi...

Show Notes: In this episode, Aaron told me how he watched certain horror movies at far too young an age and why horror has always called to him from an acting perspective. Then we get into talking about Witchboard, including how he got the role, what it was like to work with director Chuck Russell, and how it was to work with a cat onset. Something spooky and unexpected happened during our convers...

Show Notes: This week I talked with writer/director Allan Piper and actor Jennifer Leigh Houston about their new movie eVil Sublet. They told me how they fell in love with the genre, the real life apartment they lived in that inspired the story behind eVil Sublet, and the micro hauntings that happened in the background of their shoot which are now in the movie. They also revealed whether or not Sa...

Here's everything that I watched in July 2025! 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

Show Notes: In this week’s episode, I got to chat with Payton McCarty-Simas about their new book That Very Which, which was released last week and is available to purchase everywhere books are sold. They told me how they grew up being kind of a spooky kid (I think some of us can relate) who grew up in a haunted house, how the opportunity came about to write That Very Witch, and some of their favor...

Show Notes: In this episode, Don tells me about his newest novel Whispers in the Woods and his collection of short stories that was released in March called Midnight Harvest. Then he revealed to me why he loves movies that make him feel prolonged anxiety, his favorite horror directors, and a very controversial pick for which horror movie he would remake if he had the option. We also talked a littl...

Show Notes: On this week’s episode, returning guest Joey Powell joins me along with his twin brother Josh Powell so they could tell me all about their book Nightgames which they wrote together. They told me how they each fell in love with horror, why they decided to team up and write a novel together, and their personal writing process for writing Nightgames. They also told me what movies they’d p...

Show Notes: Join me as I recap my top 3 films that surprised me most at the Chattanooga Film Festival this year on Films at First Sight with Joe Ferry! Films at First Sight’s Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ffs_podcasts/   Website: https://filmsatfirstsight.com/   Who’s There? Socials: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whostherepc.bsky.social   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/w...

Show Notes: Here's a recap of everything I watched in June 2025 including my thoughts on the films that I watched at the 2025 Chattanooga Film Festival! 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....

Show Notes: We’re back from our break! I hope everyone had a great Pride Month. Enjoy this week’s episode with Joe Vallese, the editor of the anthology IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET, Queer Reflections on Horror. He chats with me about how he fell in love with horror, his favorite LGTBQ+ horror, what it was like to put together ICFTC and get it published, the possibility for a sequel, and more! Joe’s Soc...

Show Notes: Here’s my ‘What I Watched in May 2025’ episode! This is everything I watched in the month of May. I apologize for the sound quality - I think Descript wasn’t picking up my headset mic. See you on June 30th after I take the rest of June off! Who’s There? Socials: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whostherepc.bsky.social   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whostherepc Email: whosthere...

Show Notes: In this week’s episode, I got to chat with author Padraic Maroney about his new book Escaping Death - The Unauthorized Story Behind the Final Destination Movies and I had to put it out ASAP since we just got a new Final Destination movie! We talked about why he wanted to focus on the Final Destination franchise, who he was able to interview for the book, why he’s a huge apologist for m...

Show Notes: In this week’s episode, Tadan told me how growing up in Hollywood and on film sets influenced his love of horror and movies in general, why he thinks horror is the punk rock of the film industry, and what it was like making his short-film Nykil. He also explains why he has a fear of ambiguity and what film he’d love to reboot if he had the opportunity.  Tadan’s Socials:  Instagram: ​​...

Show Notes: In this episode, I chat with Adam Cesare about the two most common paths to becoming a horror fan, the outbreak of 2016 that inspired the original story for Clown in a Cornfield, and how involved he was in the making of the movie. We also talk about his favorite horror movies and his favorite subgenre. Clown in a Cornfield is out in theatres everywhere now! Adam’s Socials:  TikTok: htt...

Show Notes: This week I had the opportunity to speak with Felipe Vargas who’s the director behind a new horror movie called Rosario. He told me how he first fell in love with horror as a kid, the Colombian folklore that scared him growing up, and how he got involved to direct Rosario. He talks about how the opportunity to work with David Dastmalchian came about, what spoke to him in the script, an...

Show Notes: Here's everything that I watched in April 2025 and what I thought about it! 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

Show Notes: I’m excited to cap off the month of April with an episode featuring Patrick Barb, the author of The Night of the Witch Hunter. We talked about how he got into writing horror literature, the terrible (his words!) horror movies that he loves to watch, and how his book of horror essays based on the songs of the band Neutral Milk Hotel came together and more!  Patrick’s Socials:  Website:...

Show Notes: This week we have the fantastic Nat Cassidy on the show again to chat about horror and his new book When the Wolf Comes Home! He told me how he fell in love with horror when he was just 6 years old, the horror books he’s currently reading, and the books and movies that inspired him when he was writing When the Wolf Comes Home. I also asked him what scares him and who he’d cast as the t...

Show Notes: A quick mini-sode with the stars of The Cruelty-Free Confessions of Hannah Blake, Maggie McMuffin and Giselle Chatelain, playing through April 20th at the Frigid New York Fringe Festival! Get Tickets Here: https://tickets.frigid.nyc/event/6897:1136/   Who’s There? Socials: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whostherepc.bsky.social   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whostherepc Email...

Show Notes: In this week’s episode we talked about James’ newest book Bride of the Tornado which is described as The Mist meets Twin Peaks. He professes his love for David Lynch and David Cronenberg, a super interesting critique on modern day cults that you might not think of as cults, and why he loves small town horror, and more! James’ Socials:  Website: https://jameskennedy.com/   Buy ‘Bride of...

Here's everything that I watched in March 2025! Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter below! 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