Episodes
Castle Talk: Matt Serafini, Author of Scared to Death, and Why There's a 2022 Novelization of a 1980 Film
Hailed as "one of the best new voices in genre fiction" by horror grandmaster Brian Keene, Matt Serafini's books include RITES OF EXTINCTION, FERAL, and UNDER THE BLADE, which Fangoria called "one of the best slasher films you'll ever read." His short fiction has appeared in numerous anthology collections and he is a screenwriter with his work making its way through the various stages of the long and arduous development process. His nonfiction has appeared in the pages of Fangoria and HorrorHound. Find him at mattserafini.com and on Twitter at @Mattfini.
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The Fog (2005) - Podcast/Review
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Castle Talk: Ricky Bates, writer/director of King Knight, out Feb 17
About the Film:
Thorn (CRIMINAL MINDS’ Matthew Gray Gubler) and Willow appear to have it all as the revered high priest and priestess of a coven of new age witches. But a secret from Thorn’s past throws their lives into turmoil and sends them on a trippy, hilarious journey.
Starring:
Matthew Gray Gubler, Angela Sarafyan, Andy Milonakis, Kate Comer, Johnny Pemberton, Josh Fadem, Nelson Franklin, Emily Chang, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Swati Kapila, Shane Brady, AnnaLynne McCord, Alice Glass, with Barbara Crampton, and Ray Wise playing Merlin
Directed and Written By:
Richard Bates, Jr.
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The Fog (Podcast/Reviews)
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Castle Talk: Barbara Crampton On Being Resilient and "Alone With You"
About the film: Alone With You
Starring:
Emily Bennett, Emma Myles, Dora Madison and Barbara Crampton
Co-Written and Co-Directed by:
Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks
As a young woman painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend, their apartment begins to feel more like a tomb when voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face.
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The Trollenberg Terror AKA The Crawling Eye
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Castle Talk: Michael Gingold, "Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares from the '70s and '80s"
Gingold also provides personal recollections and commentary, and unearths vintage reviews to reveal what critics of the time were saying about these films.
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Castle Talk: Grace Gillam, Star of SUPERHOST
In SUPERHOST, Teddy and Claire are travel vloggers who run a channel called “SUPERHOST” where they travel and share their experiences in and around vacation homes, and until recently, had become successful doing it. With a dwindling subscriber count, they find the perfect opportunity to create content that people want to see when they meet Rebecca, the host of their most recent trip. Slowly they start to realize that something isn’t right with Rebecca, and as they investigate it further, they unlock a horrifying truth. She doesn’t just want a great review, she wants something far worse.
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Castle Talk: Matt Glass & Jordan Wayne Long, dirs. of Ghosts of the Ozarks
About the film: In post-Civil War Arkansas, a young doctor is mysteriously summoned to a remote town in the Ozarks only to discover that the utopian paradise is filled with secrets and surrounded by a menacing, supernatural presence.
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The Greatest 3 Minutes of the Castle of Horror Podcast: Tony Schools Jason on His Choices
From the episode "Embrace of the Vampire: The Sexy Vampire Retrospective."
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