Looks Creepy Cool: Horror Stories, Filmmaker & Game Developer Interviews
Looks Creepy Cool is the official podcast of Haunted House FearFest, the film & video game festival celebrating horror and dark storytelling. Episodes feature creepy conversations with filmmakers, game developers, and creators shaping the future of fear — alongside original horror stories drawn from folklore, fiction, and the uncanny. From the Mirror Room of horror origin stories to the Library of Shadows of spine-chilling tales, Looks Creepy Cool is where interviews and storytelling collide. If it looks creepy, it must be cool.
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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-st...
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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 my...
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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 va...
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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.
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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 cha...
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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...
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Host Renee talks with Andrew Baker, creator of the horror game The Blessing of Airon. They discuss technology, supernatural horror, and the art of indie game development — plus Andrew’s creative inspirations and how he builds fear through storytelling.
Website - https://www.artstation.com/bakerthegamemaker
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S2E10: Cabernet: Vampire Lore, Player Choices & Indie Game Development w/Arseni Kishkin & Laura Gray
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Host Renee sits down with Arseni Kishkin and Laura Gray, developers of the vampire-themed horror game Cabernet. They discuss vampire lore, emotional storytelling, and the creative challenges of indie game development — plus insights on collaboration, player choice, and their future projects.
Website: https://partyforintroverts.com/
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In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee interviews filmmaker Charles F. Davis, writer and director of the chilling short film Where Were You When?, inspired by the infamous Bell Witch haunting.
Together, they explore the film’s eerie folklore origins, the creative process behind adapting a real haunting for the screen, and the challenges of independent horror p...
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In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee interviews filmmaker Nicholas Laughlin, director of the psychological horror short Stimulant, featured at Haunted House Fear Fest.
Together, they explore the film’s unique approach to addiction, obsession, and fear, and how Nicholas weaves psychological tension into his storytelling. He shares his journey in filmmaking, ...
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In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee sits down with Allyson Morgan, the writer and director of the short film The Ghost, nominated for Best Horror Short at Haunted House Fear Fest.
Together, they explore the themes of fear, inspiration, and the creative process behind horror filmmaking. Allyson opens up about her personal experiences with ghosting, the impo...
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Step into the eerie world of La Croix, a chilling short film that blends suspense, poetic horror, and French myth. In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee speaks with director Joris Fleurot about the inspirations behind the film — from haunting folklore to the surreal works of Hieronymus Bosch.
La Croix is nominated for Best Horror Short at Haunted...
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In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee Huff interviews indie game developer Nathan Wulf, creator of KOOK — a fast-paced, Quake-inspired horror shooter set in a Victorian-era steampunk world filled with Lovecraftian monsters.
Nathan shares his journey from working in the gaming industry to becoming an indie developer, opening up about the challenges, motivation...
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In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee Huff interviews filmmaker Kai Edmund Bogotsky, director of the feature film The Behemoth — nominated for Best Horror Feature at Haunted House Fear Fest.
They explore the film’s chilling opening scene, the inspiration behind the story, and the challenges of independent horror filmmaking in Germany. Kai also shares insights...
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Nicholas McDonnell (ex-Samurai Punk) shares the solo journey behind Crabmeat, his eerie new indie horror. From creative risks to crafting atmosphere, this is game design in the haunted deep.
Crabmeat - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/Crabmeat/
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Bohdan Sydorenko takes us inside Shop Crush, a psychological horror game inspired by Poe and built during conflict. We talk suspense, design challenges, and the craft of indie horror.
Shop Crush - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2961120
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Vitalii Revchuk of Two Cake Studios joins us to talk TICTAC: Twelve O’Clock, an indie horror game crafted in Ukraine. Hear how he blends resilience, creativity, and haunted inspiration into game design.
Publisher: Two Cakes Studio
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Step inside Looks Creepy Cool, the official horror podcast of Haunted House FearFest, the film & video game festival where fear never sleeps. In this trailer, festival owner Renee Huff reveals what’s coming — eerie interviews with filmmakers, game developers, plus original scary stories and folklore from the Library of Shadows.
If it looks creepy, it must be cool.
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This episode is part of our early archive before the official relaunch of Looks Creepy Cool, the podcast of Haunted House FearFest. The format has since evolved, but we’ve kept these conversations available for fans and horror history.
In this segment, dive into the fascinating world of costume design with Jevyn Nelms, the creative force behind the costumes in 'Summoning Sylvia'...
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This episode is part of our early archive before the official relaunch of Looks Creepy Cool, the podcast of Haunted House FearFest. The format has since evolved, but we’ve kept these conversations available for fans and horror history.
Sit down with Sue-Ming Frauenhofer, Producer and Production Designer, and Matthew Stoeski, the Director of the horror film 'Pattern Recognition...
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