London Horror Movie Club

With us this month is Andre Hepburn, the writer, co-director, and producer of "Bad Voodoo" an indie horror that combines the home invasion with Haitian voodoo traditions. Some of the stories are inspired by real experiences from his grandmother, so we have a lot of wild and interesting things to talk about, as well as the usual dive into making indie films, horror movies we love, and stories and advice from the set.

He ran a video shop showing banned films in the back, was a recurring extra in "Dr Who", made his own horror film for next to nothing, and now owns the Lumiere cinema in Romford - one of the few successful cinemas - while hosting the Romford Horror Festival and Romford Film Festival, which has boasted Oscar-shortlisted films. When it comes to film, there's little that Spencer Hawken hasn't done, and Chris and I got to ask all about it.

Actor, director, and writer Ben Horsfall is the heart behind Seven Horses Films and their jarring and emotional horror "The Body is Watching Me". Join us for a chat about everything from advice for first-time filmmakers, how he picked his locations, and the horror films we all loved to watch behind our parents' backs (and sometimes with them!)

Jay is back and he's done a lot in the last couple years - from vagina aliens in "Video Shop Tales of Terror II" to award-winning face rips for "The Domestication of Vampires in Essex" and greusome appliances in "Darner" we have lots of fun things to talk about, as well as dipping into movies out now with good mix of CGI and practicle effects and the new He-Man movie. Stop in and prepare for the wild and bloody, as he did bring some of his work!

Tim Dry joins us this month, a man of many well-known faces, though thanks to special effects and make-up you may not immediately recognise HIS face - but you will certainly know him as J'Quille in RETURN OF THE JEDI, the alien in cult-british horror XTRO, the bisop's assistant in an infamous episode of "Father Ted" or as one half of performance and music duo "Tick & Tock" (who were part of the Royal Variety show and toured with Gary Numan!). We talk about filming in a bodysuit in the freezing cold, Star Wars conventions, how David Bowie started his career, being at the heart of a conspiracy theory, and his (many) favourite movies.

Whether you realise it or not, you know Mick Strawn's work. He's the man behind the famous Blood Rave in "Blade", worked on "Texas Chainsaw Massacre III: Leatherface" "Nightmare on Elm Street" 3 and 4, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" (movie, not tv show) and even "Candyman". Production Designer, Art Director, Special Effects Technician; he is the man who literally crafted our horror nightmare. And he has a new movie out that he co-directed and co-wrote. Welcome to our Nightmares, Mick Strawn!

He's made films, worked on BluRay commentary and extras and also runs World Wide Weird - this month we have with us Merlyn Roberts, to talk about horror films across the world, his experience in the industry, and his upcoming event with Lamberto Bava.

Actress Asena Roberts joins Lauren and Chris for The London Horror Movie Club for a high-energy interview that will leave you buzzing! We cover how she got into acting, how she chooses scripts, the horror films she has shared with her daughter, the horrors she loved and grew up with in Turkey, and the upcoming World Wide Weird festival in London on 6th of December.

Joining the London Horror Movie Club this week is Colin Corcoran of the UK branch of the George A Romero Foundation. We talk all things Romero from "Night of the Living Dead" through "Diary of the Dead", dive into the Romero archives, which include unfinished or never-produced scripts and lesser-known films like "The Amusement Park", which is coming out as a graphic novel. If you are a Romero fan, this is definitely one for you, but there are also great film recommendations, fun stories, thoughts on remakes and reboots, and films for your Halloween watch list.

This month we are joined by Andy Elias, one of the founders of the production company Caio Handy ( @CiaoHandy  ). A writer, producer, director, and actor, he’s made films like “The Numbers”, “The Beast of No Man’s Land”, and the award-winning “Tales from the Great War. He’s also acted in a variety of films, from big-budget Hollywood flicks “The Phantom Menace” and “The Mummy” to indie hits like the dazzling “Pocket Film of Superstitions”. Join us for a chat with Andy about everything from his favourite horror films to finding a World War I trench to film in to what he shares in common with Marlon Brando.