The Boo Crew

Get out the figgy pudding and get ready to slay with Episode 89! Acclaimed writer/director Sophia Takal joins us to unwrap her new festive horror film, Black Christmas, in theaters everywhere Friday the 13th! Explore some of Sophia’s past films like the tremendous Always Shine. She’ll take you on the path to revisiting the impact of 1974’s Black Christmas and how she created an all new original experience! Sit down for some milk and cookies while you find out about what went in to designing the iconic mask, building the unique visual world of this film with vintage camera secrets and discuss the power of a PG-13 rating! You better watch out, you better not cry, The Boo Crew is comin’ to town! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boo Crew returns with a second episode this week! This time, hang with award winning writer, director, artist and educator..Jennifer Reeder! Her new feature and festival favorite KNIVES AND SKIN is available in theaters, VOD and digital via IFC midnight on December 6th! Take a trip thru this hallucinogenic coming of age story soaked in music, drama and blood. Experience the powerful effect of how and why she drenched the film in rich, otherworldly colors. Get into the surreal effects, intense performances and the circumstances that created the unsettling magic. Discuss the element of song and the impact of enhancing the lyrics with a sonic sleight of hand. It’s a world where scars glow, t-shirts talk and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs score a movie, on a fresh new Episode 88! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 87, you are exploring the magnificently creepy collection of Regina Marie and Ryan Matthew Cohn, the New York couple behind the world famous Oddities Flea Market! They talk all about their biggest event yet, Holiday of Wonders, happening this Saturday and Sunday at Villain in New York. Tickets are on sale now at the events page of theodditiesfleamarket.com. During this chat, uncover a rare display of death masks, historic medical specimens, taxidermy, oddities and human skulls. Go along with Regina and Ryan on their most fascinating adventures acquiring these items, how it all got started, the amazing things YOU will be able to get your hands on, the films and filmmakers that belong in your curio cabinet and more! Your expedition starts now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are going back for seconds this week and a double serving of The Boo Crew for the Thanksgiving holiday and Episode 86! It’s a delicious convo featuring the architect behind the sound of the Oscar winning film Get Out and he’s getting significant Oscar buzz for this year’s phenomenal “US”. We are pleased to have you sit down with the wonderful, Michael Abels! He takes you thru his incredibly inventive process and how he went from orchestrator and educator to being discovered on YouTube by masterful writer and director, Jordan Peele, to score what would be his very first time composing for a feature length film. Learn about the secrets of silence, the hunger for experimentation, the breakdown of the iconic hypnotism scene, creating the march for US, the importance of music in schools and much, much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrate the holiday with the Boo Crew as we sit around the dinner table with you for a VERY special conversation with two incredibly amazing people that all horror fans are thankful for. We welcome back actor and writer, the phenomenal Kate Siegel! This time she brought along her husband-writer, Director, editor, pizza connoisseur and iconic master of storytelling and the heart of the scare..Mike Flanagan. We are such massive fans of the two. They have been and continue to be such an integral part of pushing horror forward and reinventing the genre experience. This episode is a tribute to their incredible work as we explore many of Mike’s films up to and including his amazing achievement in Doctor Sleep (which you MUST experience in theaters if you haven’t already). Learn the secrets of Rose the Hat, the souvenirs Mike kept along the way and the power of The Newton Brothers! Revisit Kate’s breathtaking performances in HUSH and The Haunting Of Hill House. Look into the future with Bly Manor and Midnight Mass, chat Elm Street, Halloween, pizza and much, much more. Pass the stuffing and feast on a supersized episode 85 available now! Shine on!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We invite you to join us in one of our most fascinating and fun conversations yet. Singer / songwriter, artist, viral YouTube sensation, prolific creator and total enigma...POPPY! For perhaps the first time ever, Poppy discusses her horror and cinematic influences, horror soundtracks, the occult, her obsession with Disneyland, Jodorowsky, It Follows, a possible Poppy horror film, and more spooky stuff in the works that will quite literally blow your mind. Learn about the dark alchemy that went into creating her new album I DISAGREE available for preorder now (with some RAD exclusive bundles), out everywhere January 10th. Also, the details on the 36 date I DISAGREE tour starting in January coming to a city near you. Tickets on sale now at impoppy.com. This is one of our most favorite chats we’ve had the pleasure of doing, so if you aren’t up to anything, let’s go join a cult! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 83, the Boo Crew meets with the enchanting entrepreneur, author, singer, actress, designer, pop culture icon and Queen of Burlesque…Dita Von Teese! She talks about her first experience with the darker side of cinema, her obsession with true crime, her passion for collecting and..even a possible brush with the paranormal. Take a peek behind the curtain of her current GLAMONATRIX tour of Australia, New Zealand and Europe, also exclusive news regarding that tour AND the do-not-miss Dita Von Teese New Year’s Eve gala she is holding at the historic Orpheum Theater in LA. Tickets for all of this whimsy available NOW at dita.net! So what are you waiting for? On with the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frighteningly talented singer, songwriter, film composer, multiinstrumentalist and record producer...Mike Patton joins the show! We talk with him about his favorite horror films and the movies that made him. Film soundtracks, the art of composing to picture for projects like Netflix’s Stephen King adaption 1922 and NOS4A2, to how to harness creativity! Go back for a rare look behind the masks of Mr. Bungle’s self titled album tour and the bands reunion and return to the stage in 2020. Then, dive into the new album and project by Mike and celebrated French composer, Jean Claude-Vannier called...CORPSE FLOWER, available everywhere! Scare up episode 82 now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More Halloween treats from The Boo Crew! A collective of no less than SEVEN Grammy award winning songwriters and producers have teamed up to provide the soundtrack to the season that you can keep on well after the 31st has passed. They are called LOVECRAFT and have just released THIS IS HALLOWEEN VOLUME 1. They all have spooky alter egos to disguise their true identities, have been featured on Apple Music’s Halloween home page and have even been tapped to provide some tunes for the new season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The core of the group, Lil Punkin, DeepKutz and Norman Crates are hangin with you to talk about the project, their love of horror, how it bleeds into everything they do, some amazing ghost stories and their passion for Halloween! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy week of Halloween!! The Boo Crew is absolutely honored to continue the festivities with the creator of what has become an iconic part of the season- the movie TRICK ’R TREAT and the beloved character of SAM! Writer / Director / Artist, Mike Dougherty is hanging with you! On this extra special episode, he delves into the fascinating history of the film, the magic behind Sam, Mike’s obsession with the holiday itself, his passion for the paranormal and his thoughts on a sequel. He talks orchestrating puppet battles in Krampus, summoning deities for Godzilla: King of the Monsters and hints at what’s next! Always wear a costume, always check your candy and always download the latest edition of The Boo Crew! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices