The Grim and Bloody Podcast

Happy Holidays to one and all! Today change gears from our Spooky After Dark series as Stimson Snead joins the show to talk about Spirit: A Martian …

Like Jason rising from the grave to kill again, the Spooky Empire After Dark series is back! Today we bring you the horror comedy Take a Walk on the …

Before you stuff with your face with turkey and pass out from tryptophan listen to our latest LIVE recording from Spooky Empire Film Festival. Creature Feature host Al Omega sits down with UK filmmaker Stewart Sparke …

Bloody Frickin Mary! You watched the bloody wild ride at the Spooky Film Fest in October, now hear from the filmmakers Chad Hendricks and Synthia Roy live on the festival floor. Al Omega does his best to stay out of …

Spooky Empire After Dark rolls on. Today Al Omega sits down with Writer and Director Lou Simon and lead actress Diana Garle to talk about 9 Windows.

Welcome to Spooky Empire After Dark! Buckle up because we have a slew of amazing LIVE recorded shows fresh off the blood-stained floors of the Orange County Convention Center.

Today's guest is none other than festival …

Tonight we welcome Tracy Hewitt Meyer to the podcast! Tracy released Generation Annihilation a YA novel that revolves around a seventeen year old …

This is our last show before all you crazy people embark for Spooky Empire this weekend, but not the last show of the series! Today we change gears and discuss a short film called Eye Catcher that is guaranteed to be an …

As we draw ever close to Spooky Empire we bring you another inside look at one of the accepted featured films you can sink your robotic teeth into. Today we host Sam Gaffin, writer and director behind Robotica …

Today we bring you Bloody Frickin Mary, a horror comedy represented by writer and director Chad Hendricks. This film was a blast and we think the fest goers at Spooky are in for a treat. You can catch Chad in person at …

Back again for part three of our Spooky Empire Film Festival series. Today we bring you the horror thriller 9 Windows represented by writer and director Lou Simon and lead actress Diana Garle. A fun whodunit movie and …

Welcome back horror fans! Part two of our Spooky Empire Film Festival series brings Ryan Sheets and Janae Muchmore on board to discuss their horror …

New on the Grim and Bloody Podcast: join Ray Spivey, writer and director of the hit Storage Locker! In the film a comic book collector meets two …

Welcome horror fans! Today on the Grim and Bloody Podcast we bring you the filmmakers behind holiday horror film Santastein. This is part one of the …

If you haven't heard of the Preacher Boys from around the way then you're in for a treat. This filmmaking duo landed a distribution deal with …

Welcome back horror fans! Tonight Al Omega snatches the mic and hosts the duo behind the Youtube horror series Corpse Control , starring Christopher …

Writer and Director Sam Mason Bell gave us the wildly fun and bloody Millennial Killer in 2020 and is back attempting to get his latest project A Final Exorcism into production. Starring Simon Berry ( the real estate …

With such movies as Sting of Death (1966), Death Curse of Tartu (1966), Stanley (1972) under his belt William Grefe is a man amongst insects in the film industry. Specializing in the exploitation field William Grefe's …

Tonight on the Grim and Bloody podcast, we speak with the filmmaking duo behind Murdercise, a 1980's throwback to those goofy yet popular exercise …

Bob Elmore played Leatherface in the lead up sequel to Tobe Hooper's seminal classic Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He's also a veteran stuntman with plenty of stories to tell, and we squeeze a few out of him tonight. We also …

Welcome to another episode of the Grim and Bloody podcast! Glad you're with us. Tonight we discuss the 1985 Saturday afternoon chiller Silver Bullet, …

The Omen is a cherished classic horror film that transcends the 1970's and beyond. Gregory Peck turns in an outstanding performance and composer …

It's been a while since the fellas did a show on their own, so tonight felt a little special. We eagerly get to talk about Lee Cronin's Evil Dead Rise, The Boogeyman, other upcoming films, newly released VOD ones like …

The Grim and Bloody Podcast is back and tonight we get to sit down with San Francisco Bay Area native Eduardo Castrillo about his 2020 horror effort Ride Scare.  The film focuses on the burgeoning gig economy and …

Ben Monroe is no stranger to horror fiction, having written a number of frightful stories including a memorable contribution to Tales for the Campfire

Greetings horror fans! Eric Mathis stops by the show to talk about all things The Macabre: from its inception to its award winning screening at Shockfest, to its final resting place as a blu-ray on a movie shelf in a …

A veteran of a dozen shorts and three features, writer and director Richard Rowntree brings us the horror comedy Mask of the Devil! We get to talk about the indie film's festival tour, why Richard chose the horror …

Morgan Freeman may be pushing 85 years of age, but his acting career is not slowing down one bit. He has two films slated for 2023 and the The Ritual …

What's up horror fans! Today we present Douglas Rappaport and his latest novel Dead People, which is a mix sci fi, horror and thriller elements. Dead People stands as the first part of a trilogy where dead people are …

Welcome to another episode of the Grim and Bloody podcast! Today we sit down with Christopher Moore - Writer and Director of Children of Sin . Christopher made a name for himself writing and directing Triggered which …

Welcome back horror fans! We have a unique episode today. Normally we do not interview companies, but we felt Inktip is a special source for screenwriters and producers to come together to build something amazing, and …

Welcome back horror fans to another episode of the Grim and Bloody Podcast! It's always fun to speak with filmmakers who were inspired by John Carpenter and H. P. Lovecraft. Two of our favorite sources for horror and …

Welcome to another episode of the Grim and Bloody Podcast! Today we present We present Ryuhei Kitamura -  Director of The Midnight Meat Train ( starring a young Bradley Cooper) and Godzilla Final Wars. A true icon of …

Happy Friday horror fans! Today we bring you Chase Dudley, the director behind Beasts of the Field returns with Locked In, a feature-length horror …

The Grim and Bloody Podcast made the pilgrimage to Ontario California to revel in all that was Creep IE Con's second year of convention going. Fans were treated to an impressive guest list including Matthew Lillard, …

We're a big fan of AcroStar Films.  They push themselves to make films not easily found elsewhere, touching on subjects other filmmakers shy away from. They have a proven track record of success on the film festival …

We had the pleasure and honor to speak with Sylvia Day, the #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today Bestselling author behind the new thriller novel So …

We met the creatives behind the Headless Horseman Frankenstein at Sinister Creature Con last year and were blown away by their work. Kolby Diaz, the …

Another year has gone, but which has left us with a number of excellent horror films to experience. We sit down and talk about the ones we felt stood out and why. In 2022 Ethan Hawke returned to horror in Black Phone. …

Welcome to part four of our recording series that took place at the Death's Parade Film Fest in Red Bluff California. Anthony DeRouen, Al Omega and …

Welcome to part three of our recording series that took place at the Death's Parade Film Fest in Red Bluff California. Anthony DeRouen, Al Omega and Kevin Nickelson were joined by writer and director Jesus Cruz (Writer, …

Welcome to part two of our recording series that took place at the Death's Parade Film Fest in Red Bluff California. Anthony DeRouen, Al Omega and Kevin Nickelson were joined by writer and director Elizabeth Yoder and …

Welcome to part one of our recording series that took place at the Death's Parade Film Fest in Red Bluff California. Anthony DeRouen, Al Omega and Kevin Nickelson were joined by writer and director J. Lee Vertz, lead …

This episode is sponsored by Left Coast Entertainment. 

Acrostar Films are back with It Came From Somewhere - a satirical spoof of the 1950's sci fi and horror epics. Drawing inspiration from Mystery Science Theater …

Welcome to another episode of The Grim and Bloody Podcast. Today we host the cast of the Mexican short film Daestructo! Joshua Torresvalle Velázquez's supernatural short film has taken the festival circuit by storm, and …

Just in time for Halloween  – enjoy our first offsite podcast at the Cemetarium Haunted House in Orangevale California! Join Creature Features host Al Omega, horror writer Kevin Nickelson and Death’s Parade Film Fest …

Happy Halloween listeners! It's time to take a trip back in time as we sit down with Joyce Meadows, the actress behind a number of popular sci fi …

Andre Gower who played Sean in 1987's cult classic The Monster Squad and the follow-up documentary Wolfman's Got Nards stops by the show to talk …

Today we're taking brief detour of chilling horror and suspense and we sit down with veteran action movie filmmaker Sam Firstenberg. Sam was the …

Welcome to another episode of The Grim and Bloody Podcast! We had a lot of fun with this one. Today we host David Howard Thornton star of Damien Leone's 2016 Terrifier that introduced the world to Art the Clown. We also …

We talk with Matthew Banks, a writer for We Belong Dead Magazine that has published numerous articles and short stories revolving around early gothic …

Dacre Stoker is the great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker (who in 1897 penned the Gothic horror novel Dracula) and is the international best-selling …

Sunday is the day we usually reserve to exorcise the plethora of demons we collect during the week, but today we happily made an exception and …

Welcome to another episode of the Grim and Bloody Podcast. Today we sit down with Mick Strawn, the production designer behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Blade, Boogie Nights, Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, …

Welcome to another episode of The Grim and Bloody Theater. Today we host Ann Myrna and Steve Hermann behind Acrostar Films and preview their latest film Trepidity starring Taydem Shoesmith as Samantha, Magdalena Conway …

She is known as the girl in the bathroom. Originally called to be a stand-in on Wes Craven's horror slasher Scream, Nancy earned the role as the girl …

Welcome back horror enthusiasts! In this episode of the Grim and Bloody Theater Beatrice Boepple, the actress who played Amanda Krueger in Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child.

The Grim and Bloody Theater is part …

In this episode of the Grim and Bloody Podcast - Steven Rubin, Author of the Twilight Zone Encyclopedia and the James Bond Movie Encyclopedia stops by to discuss his works.

Submissions for the 2022 Death's Parade are …

On this episode of the Grim and Bloody Theater we talk about Blumhouse Production's Halloween trilogy which started in 2018 and finishes on October 14th with Halloween Ends. With John Carpenter's help Halloween …

In this episode of the Grim and Bloody Theater - Veteran producer Frank Farel stops by the show to talk about the supernatural hit Spookies from 1986.  Frank speaks candidly about the trouble releasing the film …

In this episode we had the pleasure of speaking with Julian David Stone regarding his new book release "It's Alive!". The novel details the pivotal …

In this episode of the Grim and Bloody Theater Michael Rooker (Walking Dead, Guardians of the Galaxy,  Days of Thunder) spends time with the guys to discuss his new film Corrective Measures, premiering on Tubi today! …

In this episode Writer and Director Adrian Tofei stops by the Grim and Bloody Podcast to talk about his breakout horror film Be My Cat: A Film for …

When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, California, where they replicate the residents into emotionless automatons one body at a time. Jack Finney's Invasion …

1982 was a good year for horror, and Visiting Hours - starring Michael Ironside, Lee Grant and William Shatner - continues that trend. Michael Ironside plays a silent, demented, crafty and relentless killer who has a …

We had the privilege and honor to speak with Greydon Clark - a screenwriter, director, producer, and actor that has earned a permanent place in the hearts of fans of late night and straight-to-video fare starting with …

The original Evil Dead is considered a genre maker in terms of horror films. Thanks to Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell Evil Dead created (and disrupted) many of the tropes of the horror genre. It’s influence is felt in the …

In this segment, we are joined by John Evans, host of the popular Behind the Fiends podcast on Spotify, Apple and other platforms. John is also an …

We were beyond excited to preview two new shock doc specials on discovery+ today February 18th with executive producer Tom Jennings. We cover the two new specials Alien Abduction: Barney and Betty Hill, and Alien …

We have been looking forward to speaking with San Francisco Bay Area horror writer Fred Wiehe for some time, and we finally got him on! Fred Wiehe has dabbled in all forms of written horror: from novellas to poems to …

Welcome to our first retrospective of 2022! The Legend of Hell House is a 1973 supernatural horror film directed by John Hough, and stars Pamela Franklin as the mental medium Florence Tanner, Roddy McDowall as the …

In this short and very informal episode the crew of The Grim and Bloody Podcast welcome Samuel Glass to the DPFF team. Samuel has a long history of writing horror and we're stoked to read his upcoming work.

We're …

In our latest episode of the Grim and Bloody Podcast we are joined by Robert Restro, the filmmaker behind Amazon Prime's horror thriller THE BRAIN HUNTER, and the upcoming feature Z DEAD END.  

New on The Creature …

The Censor - A British horror tale of real politics and social-moral code is an agonizing journey of pain, human horror and social injustice, showing …

The second installment in a planned slasher trilogy, we find Laurie Strode recuperating in a hospital under the assumption Michael Meyers is dead, but we all know the truth. Evil Must die! But it doesn't. Directed by …

Hailing from Los Angeles California Michael J. Epstein is a man of many talents: Director, Actor, Writer, Musician, and Producer known primarily for …

Filmed on a Magnavox VHS camera, co-written and co-starring both Madeline Deering and Joseph Russio (Lucifer’s Unholy Desires 2012) Madeline Deering'

Halloween is right around the corner! We know it is because Spirit Halloween opened it's doors. Not to say a retail chain determines when we can celebrate our cherish spooky season, but it's a welcome sight for those …

Dear friend of the festival Dave Reda returns with teasers and behind the scene stories of his upcoming premiere As Good as Dead! Dave's latest …

Mind Games is a slow burn horror thriller starring Michael Paré, Robert LaSardo, Brian Jalbert,  Michael Milhoan. Join Kevin Nickelson, Anthony DeRouen and Joe Flynn as we talk about the Amazon Prime thriller Mind Games.

We had a wonderful time chatting with Joe Badon, a man of many creative talents. He directed Sister Tempest and horror film festival favorite The God …

Candyman...Candyman...Candyman! One of the most recognizable lines to survive the 90's. Clive Barker's short story "Forbidden" was adapted to the silver screen by Bernard Rose who also directed. Starring Tony Todd and …

We sit down with Gary Sherman - the director of Dead & Buried and Poltergeist III. Dead & Buried will be on the receiving end of a grandiose …

Welcome to another episode of the Grim and Bloody Podcast. Today we review The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, starring Peter Cushing. The Legend of …

We couldn't think of a better way to spend our Saturday morning then to speak with long timer silver-screen actress Jenny Runacre. We review her …

Ready for some more Blacula? We know you are! William Marshall is back, and he brings Pam Grier with him in Scream Blacula Scream, 1973's sequel to …

Enjoy this two-part episode where we break down the Blaxploitation horror series Blacula. Starting with the 1972 vehicle starring William Marshall …

When Virus premiered in 1980 it was the biggest product in Japan's history. An Adaptation on Sakyo Komatsu's novel Fukkatsu no hi the movie starred Masao Kusakari, Sonny Chiba, George Kennedy and Robert Vaughn. The film …

The Grim and Bloody Podcast sat down with Gary Morgenstein, who is the critically acclaimed author of The Dark Depths series (A Mound Over Hell, A Fastball for Freedom), a unique dystopian science fiction baseball …

Join us for a warm-saddled, sweat-mopping jaunt through 1967's Island of the Burning Damned: a sci-fi horror thriller starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Jane Merrow. You can catch more Island of the Burning …

A rescue crew investigates a spaceship that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned, but with someone or something new on-board. That is …

We talk with Mario Cerrito, writer and director of the grotesque and fun-as-hell cannibal feature film Human Hibachi. If the name doesn't give you a clear impression of the movie the trailer certainly will. Human …

It's always enlightening for us to hear about what happens behind the camera throughout the ages of cinema. John T. Sweeney stopped by the Grim and Bloody Podcast and does just that! As Kevin Nickelson later described …

Say what you will about Steve Beck's Thirteen Ghosts remake, it was a fun popcorn horror movie! With amazing special make-up effects by Howard Berger and Greg Nicotero, along with a production design that is still …

In episode 30 we sat down with Nikhil Bhagat, writer and director of The Wheel, and discovered so much about this thrilling short we couldn't fit it …

The Grim and Bloody Podcast sat down with Nikhil Bhagat and we talked about the fantastic short horror film The Wheel, set to be released this …

The Grim and Bloody Podcast sits down with legendary stage, screen, television and Hammer Films star Jane Merrow!

To learn more about Jane Merrow's illustrious career visit https://www.janemerrow.net/.

To learn about …

Michael Dougherty 2015's holiday horror film Krampus starring Toni Collette and Adam Scott is a cult classic which re-emerges from the frozen depths …

The Evil, written and directed by Gus Trikonis, is very much a product of its time.  There's a light-hearted campiness to The Evil one can appreciate …

Specimen 6 is a slasher film unlike any seen before. It follows the exploits of mad scientist Marissa Gray as she attempts to create the ultimate …

As the Halloween season rages on we're back with another spooktacular episode featuring Mitch McLeod, writer and director of the horror drama …

Jenna Payne is involved in many diverse projects, notably the sci-fi horror comic Zompire Vixens from Pluto! She has a proof of concept teaser for …

Angela Mancuso is known for giving us the fan favorite horror comedy Happy Death Day and it's sequel Happy Death Day 2, but Angela found success long before working with Blumhouse Productions. She worked for HBO during …

Scott Derrickson's horror film Sinister, produced in 2012, is a deeply disturbing supernatural flick that takes a family who's already survived a number of traumas and tears them apart from the inside out. Sinister …

As we draw closer to the Halloween season we sit down and talk about a film that impresses us still to this day: Tom Holland's directorial …

An American Werewolf in London was a critical and commercial success in 1981, and a lasting cultural phenomenon. It launched director John Landis …

Miss Misery is known as the Queen of Horror in the San Francisco Bay Area, and for good reason.  From feature films and television series, to children's novels and comic books, Miss Misery has her tendrils in all forms …

Join us as we speak to the multi-faceted Jonathan Cartwright about his upcoming feature Demu, and the First Virtual Scarezone! With Halloween …

In this episode we speak with Writer/Director Royce Freeman and cast members Clement Jones Jr, Alexia Maier, and practical effects artist Synthia …

Two immensely talented actresses who star in David Black's upcoming comedic sci-fi/ horror film Toxic Alien Zombie Babes from Outer Space spoke with The Grim and Bloody Podcast about their work on the quarantine-shot …

Kevin Nickelson, Joe Flynn and Anthony DeRouen fly by the seats of their pants without a guest for this special San Diego Comic Con-inspired chat. The topic of the show: what's your favorite horror moment? Since the …

The Grim and Bloody Podcast spoke with Christian Nilsson, writer and director behind UNSUBSCRIBE, the hit horror short that claimed the top spot in the US Box office! We talk with Christian about four walling, a …

Join us as Adam Marcus peels back the curtain to one of the most controversial Friday the 13th installments called Jason Goes to Hell, a serial killer flick with strong supernatural elements, featuring work from make-up …

The director of 1985's The Howling 2 joins Kevin Nickelson as they take a trip on memory lane and revel in all its hairy, marsupial glory. The …

We recently spoke with Brad Thomasson, writer and director behind the Backwoods Bubba serial killer Youtube series and upcoming feature - now listen to the man behind the mask! Sammie Cassell is also behind the Wreak …

On this episode of The Grim and Bloody Podcast Mark Patton spends an hour with us to shed light on his story behind Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2. He also delves into "Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street", a …

We had the upmost pleasure of speaking with Dee Wallace! The star of such major horror films like CUJO, THE HOWLING and CRITTERS and newer films like 3 FROM HELL, and HANSEL & GRETEL along with everyone's favorite …

Our newest interview comes from down south as we speak with Brad Thomasson, the writer and director behind the horror-documentary style Backwoods Bubba serial killer shorts. COVID-19 has halted Brad's episodic horror …

Mike Di Stasio is an old school Hollywood host that has interviewed hundreds of celebrities.  Mike took us down a trip through memory lane as he …

Join Kevin Nickelson and Joe Flynn as we speak with the long time great actor David Frankham. David has starred in too many roles to list here, but …

Al Omega joins our motley crew for episode 5. Al is the host of The Original Creature Features. Kevin, Joe and Anthony delve into the inspiration of Creature Features,  the process of selecting his eclectic films, and …

The Grim and Bloody Podcast returns with Joshua Kennedy: writer and director of the House of Gorgon, a throwback film to the immensely popular Hammer …

The Grim and Bloody Podcast is back with Sam Mason: writer, director and star of the upcoming serial horror thriller Normal Terror. We plumbed the dark depths of Sam's twisted mind and returned different men. Join Kevin …

Today we sat down with Dave Reda, writer and director of the festival smash hit Horror of My Love and My Undeadly which stars Michelle Tomlinson. Kevin Nickelson and Joe Flynn join Anthony DeRouen as we pick Dave's …

Welcome to the Grim and Bloody Podcast! Brought to you by the folks from the Death's Parade Film Fest. This is our first episode featuring Kevin …