Looks Creepy Cool Podcast: Horror Stories & the Creators Behind the Fear
Looks Creepy Cool is the official podcast of Haunted House FearFest, the cross-media horror platform celebrating dark storytelling across folklore, film, games, and the uncanny. New episodes every other week. Step into the Mirror Room for creepy conversations with the creators behind horror—including filmmakers, game developers, writers, prop artists, makeup artists, and artists who bring nightmares to life. Explore the fears, inspirations, and creative journeys that shape their work before they leave the Mirror Room with one final reflection. Then venture into the Library of Shadows, where original horror stories inspired by folklore, fiction, and things best left unexplained await. Whether you're drawn to independent horror creators, unsettling legends, or tales that linger long after the lights go out, Looks Creepy Cool is where storytelling and creator craft collide. If it looks creepy, it must be cool. Follow the Fear.
Episodes
A thrill-seeking traveler ventures deep into the giant spider caves of Costa Rica—but one step beyond the safety ropes turns his once-in-a-lifetime adventure into a nightmare.
Tonight, the Library of Shadows pulls down “Spiders… Yep, That’s Right, Big, Fat Juicy Spiders!” Written and narrated by Gary D up in Ontario, Canada, this gruesome horror story proves that some rules exist for a ...
What happens when something buried beneath Appalachia refuses to stay buried?
Writer and director Daniel Byers enters the Mirror Room to discuss his horror film Dark Hollow—a creature feature rooted in Appalachian darkness, family, transformation and the things that may be better left underground.
Growing up in West Virginia, Daniel was surrounded by cryptid lore, from Bigfoot to Mothman. He shares how that trad...
What happens when someone who spends her career examining horror turns the mirror on herself?
Horror author, critic, interviewer, and iHorror Senior Staff Writer Luna Gray steps inside the Mirror Room for a conversation about fear, folklore, identity, and what draws us toward the darker corners of storytelling.
Luna's work explores cult, indie, folk, queer, and streaming horror, with a particular interest in how the g...
What draws someone toward the darkness—and what can horror reveal about the person creating it?
Horror author K. E. Koontz steps inside the Mirror Room for a conversation about fear, storytelling, and the experiences that have shaped the way she approaches horror.
Known for blending folklore, psychological terror, supernatural horror, and dark romance, K. E.'s stories explore the monsters we encounter outside ou...
The shelves are full of stories...
Tonight, we're pulling one down.
Welcome to the Library of Shadows.
Tonight, we're pulling down a story from an anonymous writer in Canada.
What begins as a touching story about the unconditional love of a grandmother slowly unravels into something far more unsettling. As memories begin to blur and reality starts to shift, one family's search for answers uncovers a secret they neve...
Jennifer Leigh Houston grew up in a haunted house... and years later found herself starring in the haunted apartment horror film Evil Sublet. Coincidence? Maybe. Creepy? Absolutely.
Jennifer joins Renee Huff in the Mirror Room to talk about paranormal experiences, acting, voiceover work, creativity, and the surprising twists that have shaped her career.
From running her own bakery to pursuing multiple creative passion...
🪞 Step inside the Mirror Room.
In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool Podcast: Horror Stories & the Creators Behind the Fear, Renee sits down with award-winning audio storyteller, writer, and director Fred Greenhalgh, founder of Dagaz Media, to explore the art of creating fear through sound.
From immersive audio dramas and psychological horror to writing for iconic franchises like Star Trek, The X-Files, and Lo...
In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool Podcast: Horror Stories & the Creators Behind the Fear, Renee sits down with horror creator, prop builder, and multimedia artist Jamie Martin, also known as Art by JDizzle.
From custom horror props and practical effects to special effects makeup, costumes, sculptures, and immersive haunted attraction pieces, Jamie shares how she transforms imagination into physical creatio...
The Witch Demon has started renovating the House again.
In Team Meeting #1, Renee and the Witch Demon discuss Haunted House FearFest, horror films, horror games, the Library of Shadows, and a series of suspicious noises coming from the basement.
This short horror-comedy audio drama is part of the Haunted House FearFest universe and introduces listeners to one of the House's most mysterious residents.
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Deep in the Scottish Highlands, there’s a mountain where hikers claim they’ve heard footsteps following behind them… even when nobody is there.
Tonight inside the Library of Shadows, enter a cinematic horror story inspired by the Scottish legend of The Grey Man of Ben MacDhui — a mysterious entity said to haunt the fog-covered peaks of Scotland’s Cairngorm Mountains.
Fog.
Footsteps.
This is the story behind Haunted House FearFest.
In this episode, I’m sharing how my love for horror started—from watching films like The People Under the Stairs to finding comfort in fear during difficult moments growing up—and how that eventually led me to build an immersive horror festival from the ground up.
I talk about:
- Why horror has always felt like a form of escape and control
- What I learn...
Step inside the House… if you dare.
In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool Podcast, we enter the Library of Shadows to uncover one of Japan’s most unsettling urban legends — Kuchisake-onna, the woman who asks a simple question… twice.
A masked figure approaches you in the dark.
“Am I beautiful?”
What happens next depends on your answer.
Blending atmospheric storytelling with cinema...
Elaine — a psychological horror story by emerging horror storyteller Ruby Aguilar Ortega
After her husband’s death, Elaine returns to a secluded estate where she has long lived as a ghost within her own family.
But something has changed.
Her memories feel fractured.
Her presence feels distant.
As those around her try to understand what’s happening, a deeper question begins to surface:
was Elaine ever...
Horror podcast host Jay Rowlings joins me inside the House to talk about Beneath the Light, the first horror films that stayed with us, and why some fears never really leave.
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Hell Dive — 2025 winner of Best Video Game of the Year and the Grim Reaper Award at Haunted House FearFest — is a claustrophobic deep-sea horror experience from developer Thomas-Bo Huusmann of Teacup Games. In this episode, host Renee Huff steps into the depths with Thomas-Bo to explore how the game was created, the emotional cost of game development, and the lessons learned from high-stakes industry cha...
In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool Podcast, host Renee welcomes filmmakers Jessica and Barrett Burgin, the creative duo behind the folk-horror short The Angel, featured at the 2025 Haunted House FearFest and now winners of Best Cinematography and Best Paranormal Short for The Angel
Set against the blood-red stone of Southern Utah, The Angel follows two plural wives who receive a mysterious and unsettling ...
In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool Podcast, host Renee sits down with Finnish game developer Uki Eiri (CoAction) to explore her atmospheric vampire story Sucks To Be In The Sticks, featured in this year’s Creepy Cool Showcase at the 2025 Haunted House FearFest Film & Video Game Festival
In the game, you play as 19-year-old Ilo, whose life is thrown into chaos after becoming a vampire. While others sur...
Director Max Kaplan steps inside the Haunted House to talk about his horror short film LOOKER, winner of Best Editing at the 2025 Haunted House FearFest Festival.
LOOKER follows Anna — a young woman cursed to melt away whenever no one is looking at her. As she fights to stay seen, the film blends body horror, psychological terror, and emotional vulnerability into one unforgettable short.
Max shares the inspirati...
In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee speaks with Dan Lester, creator of the survival-horror game Deadly Footprints and founder of Monkeys Might Puke.
They explore the psychology of fear in gaming — what makes players panic, why chase scenes get your heart racing, and how sound and pacing transform tension into terror. Dan shares his creative process, the challenges of indie game d...
In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee talks with Christine Weatherup (Director) and CJ Hoke (Writer) about their short film Bathroom Spider.
They reveal the behind-the-scenes story of working with real spiders on set, the creative challenges that came with it, and why they ultimately chose to use visual effects instead. The conversation dives into the risks, logistics, and ar...
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