The Boo Crew

Stay home and get bewitched by a new episode of The Boo Crew! Screenwriter and creator Eliot Laurence joins us to talk all about the new show he’s conjured up - Motherland : Fort Salem, premiering Wednesday on Freeform! Hear all about the reinvention of witch lore while honoring history and doing some truly original things that are thought provoking, inspiring and empowering. “Motherland” is a BLAST and is definitely a much needed, whimsical, creepy, immersive and beautiful trip away to get your mind off of things for a bit. The world building is so detailed and careful that it really feels like you are there. Cast a spell and materialize episode 114 now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boo Crew scan the dial to episode 113, to intercept a ghostly transmission from Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella, the collective knows as: Radio Silence! These guys are INCREDIBLE! They are the creators behind some the best horror films made in years and some of our all time faves - most recently 2019’s READY OR NOT, they also did DEVIL’S DUE, SOUTHBOUND and that amazing entry 10-31-98 in the anthology film VHS. During this convo (that is an absolute blast by the way) hear about how they weaponize a wedding dress, the art of making found footage, the story behind the group and way too many other fun things to mention. We love these guys and what they do, they are a testament to pure imagination, innovation and ingenuity that will certainly inspire you as a creator in no matter what you do and as someone who appreciates truly passionate filmmaking. Kick back and enjoy the broadcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get out your canvas and start painting your masterpiece while you listen to Episode 112! Join the Boo Crew in convo with writer, producer and director Joe Begos! He talks about his terrific new films VFW and BLISS available now on VOD. Learn all about Joe’s incredible creative process and immersive filmmaking, dissect some awesome scenes from both films with a fascinating look behind the camera, working with his Channel 83 collective including Dora Madison and the ensemble of genre legends in VFW and tons and TONS (and tons) of amazing gore, analog synths and really rad lighting. Indoctrinate yourself into the Church Of Begos with Episode 112 NOW! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just in time for the weekend, Become invisible and pull up a chair beside The Boo Crew for an exclusive and super fun conversation with the master…Leigh Whannell! Get stoked for his new film, THE INVISIBLE MAN. It’s an incredible exercise in tension and dread that will stay with you! Learn about the films that inform his very unique creative vocabulary, the magic of weaponizing empty space, the pathway to creating iconic franchises like SAW and more! Episode 111 is NOW PLAYING! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enlist in horror film school for a fascinating master class with the camera operator behind the films of Rob Zombie, Adam Green, James Wan’s Conjuring Universe and the biggest genre/action films in the world - BJ McDonnell! He is also a producer, writer and director as well, who’s work was nominated for an award for “Hatchet 3” and who brought us the incredible “Repentless Killogy”, a short narrative film for the band SLAYER that is an over-the-top gorefest starring a who’s who of the gnarliest talent in the game including Bill Moseley, Danny Trejo, Derek Mears and plenty more! Hear about his experiences working alongside the most notable filmmakers of our generation. Get the scoop on two projects he just wrapped, the third Conjuring flick and Wan’s “Malignant”. Learn how bug spray can ruin everyone’s day in Victor Crowley’s swamp, hang out with Slayer in a blood drenched snowbank and with a blood drenched Hayden Panettiere at a Gwar concert! Sign up for your course in terror now at classroom 110 at Boo Crew U! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boo Crew sends you into your wicked weekend as you are joined by guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno of the California based power pop duo, Best Coast! Their much awaited new album “Always Tomorrow” is available everywhere now and they are about to kick off THE ALWAYS TOMORROW TOUR which will bring them to a city near you starting this month! Bobb is a massive horror fan! He talks about the films he loves, collecting genre blu rays, horror soundtracks, metal, ghosts, Disneyland and…exotic snacks! We also get into Best Coast’s latest music and the making of “Always Tomorrow”. Surf over to episode 109 now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boo Crew is back once again for our third of FOUR all new episodes this week! This time around you are joined by William Brent Bell, Director of Brahms: The Boy II in theaters everywhere Friday February 21st! William is SUCH a passionate storyteller and a real delight to listen to. This is a fascinating look into his process and the magic tricks and whimsy of making horror films. We get into pretty much ALL of his movies including the haunted video game flick STAY ALIVE and the creepy possession flick, THE DEVIL INSIDE. Just wait until hear the anatomy of the infamous “connect the cuts” scene! Chills! We revisit his exceptional reinvention of the werewolf genre with his movie WER leading up the original THE BOY in 2016 and the making of the new sequel! He also gives you the exclusive on his fascinating future projects that you DO NOT WANT TO MISS! Spoiler Alert: if you have not seen the first BOY film and do not want the major twist revealed, you will want to pause this episode right when we start the section on THE BOY and return after you have seen it. If that doesn’t concern you as the sequel is presented as a stand-alone film, then have a blast with Episode 108! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boo Crew is back with our second of FOUR all new episodes this week! We have reserved you a copy of Episode 107! It’s your laminated membership card for a look into Slashback Video! Slashback is an immersive exhibit and attraction in Burbank, California that recreates the nostalgic video store experience, celebrating horror films! It returns for its third incarnation-Slashback Video: The Beginning, opening Saturday February 22nd and running until June of this year! You are joined by your video store clerks and LA based horror icons Ciara and Ryan Turek along with the Mystic Museum’s Kiko Bailey and Erick Wessel! Hear about the movies that scare them the most, the lost art of the VHS box, Freddy Krueger, 80s horror nostalgia and much more! Don’t forget to be kind and please rewind when you’re done! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this chilling episode, The Boo Crew is haunted by Chris Motionless of the band Motionless In White! We take you live to the tour bus for this incredibly fun and insightful seance with Chris about his intense love for horror, songcraft and more. There’s ghost stories, a behind the scenes look at some of the band’s videos..and..how cool would it be if Chris Motionless scored a horror film? We ask him that very question! There’s even a tease of some very cool things happening this year! Broadcasting from beyond the grave, it’s The Boo Crew episode 106, NOW PLAYING! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 105, the Boo Crew performs an autopsy on one of the stars of films- THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD, Guillermo Del Toro’s TROLLHUNTERS and many more, Emile Hirsch! He opens up about his work with André Øvredal, being directed by William Friedkin in KILLER JOE and does some amazing Quentin Tarantino impressions. Emile brought along his collaborator Mathieu Carratier to talk about their new musical project, HIRSCH which has a real genre and sci fi soundtrack feel to it that’s absolutely awesome! Go Speedracer Go, to Episode 105! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices