Mostly Horror

This week, the two of us decided to dive straight into one of the most talked-about and highly anticipated horror films of the year: The Backrooms. What began as a single unsettling image posted online anonymously has now evolved into an A24 feature film, already amassing over $200 million worldwide.

We break down the origins of The Backrooms and how it's evolved over the years, from its roots on 4chan and the rise of liminal horro...

This week, we’re joined by Mostly Horror veteran CJ Leede, author of Maeve Fly and American Rapture, to discuss her latest novel, Headlights. We caught up on her experience living on the road, talked about the color palettes of her books, and explored how visiting locations shapes her storytelling.

She also shared how the role grief and mortality played into writing Headlights, and what it was like navigating those more diffi...

In this episode, we’re joined by Hugo Docking, a filmmaker and the co-founder of Spare Flesh, a stop motion animation and puppetry studio based in the UK. His work is known for its grotesque puppets, dark musical shorts, and incredible craftsmanship that turns stop motion into body horror and twisted comedy.

Together, we chatted about Hugo’s introduction to horror through Salad Fingers, disturbing British children&rsquo...

In this episode, we’re joined by the director of yet another horror movie in theaters this month, André Øvredal, the filmmaker behind fan favorites like Trollhunter, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Now, he’s back with his latest supernatural horror film, Passenger.

Together, we had an awesome conversation about his history with horror, from a childhood memory of a haunted tennis court mov...

This week, we’re joined by filmmaker, actor, and comedian, Curry Barker. Alongside his friend and collaborator Cooper Tomlinson, Curry is one of the minds behind the sketch comedy duo That’s a Bad Idea. He’s also the creator of a viral horror film, Milk & Serial, and now, his feature film Obsession is hitting theaters.

In this episode, we delve into Curry’s experience watching The Ring too young, what Yo...

In this episode, we reunited with writer and director, Damian McCarthy, whose chilling new feature Hokum is now out in theaters. (It’s so terrifying that it reportedly made an audience member pee their pants during an early screening!) Starring Severance and  Parks and Rec actor Adam Scott, the film is already off to a strong box office start.

We chatted with Damian about his experience collaborating with Adam and what h...

This week, we did something new. It's just us, no guests. We're calling this segment "Pscyhoanalyze Me," and the whole idea is simple: you can learn a lot about someone by their movie picks. 

So, in this episode, we put that to the test. We're talking first-date horror picks, villains we'd (maybe?) defend, hot monsters, and what film we'd want playing on our deathbed. Along the way, we're throwing out questions that are person...

Hey Horror Fans!

The Book of the Dead is having a moment.

With Evil Dead: Burn dropping this July, Evil Dead: Wrath officially locked in for 2028, and Lee Cronin’s The Mummy keeping the Rise director in the conversation…it felt like the right time to go back to one of our earliest episodes!!

Back in March of 2021 we sat down with George Reinblatt, the creator of Evil Dead the Musical, to talk about what it takes to tak...

This week we're talking to Adam Dougherty; the practical effects artist and founder of KreatureKid Studios!!! We chat about monsters, movie magic, and an industry that seems to keep choosing the product and quantity over heart, art and quality ... lt's a conversation about craft, independence, and what happens when the thing you've dedicated your life to gets treated like an outdated over expense.

If you're feeling a little empty a...

This week we did something a little different. For the first time ever we have a guest where we needed a translator and honestly... it was a blast! 

We are thrilled to be joined by Japanese story teller Genki Kawamura who is the producer behind Your Name and Suzume, NYT bestselling novelist of If Cats Disappeared From the World , and director of A Hundred Flowers and his latest film Exit 8, the new adaptation of the ...

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This week we sat down with comedian, creator and overall personality Katie Hettenback (Aka Katie Afraidy) from the Fangoria podcast Katie Afraidy and got into all sorts of nonsense. 

Stand up horror tastes, the movies that shape you and the ones that expose you. Turns out talking about horror can reveal a little more than you mean it to.. 

A few hot takes, maybe some questionable calls. Nothing we can t...

This week Eric LaRocca is back on Mostly Horror for round three and we’re diving into his newest book Wretch: The Unbecoming of Porcelain Khaw.

This conversation goes to some interesting places. We get into grief, belief, and the ways people cope with loss, especially when that coping starts to drift into something a little more complicated. We talk about seeing meaning where there might not be any, the pull of certain ideas ...

This week we’re joined by Alec Duckart, the musician behind Searows, to talk about his new album Death in the Business of Whaling and all the stuff that feeds into his work.

We get into horror movies, growing up on things like The X-Files, and the films that have stuck with him over time, along with how that kind of atmosphere and storytelling shows up in his music. It’s a loose, honest conversation about influence, emo...

This week we’re joined by writer/director Ian Tuason, whose new A24 horror film Undertone is creeping into theaters March 13. The film plays with a deceptively simple question: what if the scariest thing in a movie isn’t what you see… but what you hear later?

We talk with Ian about building tension through sound, the eerie psychology of playback and EVP recordings, and why something as innocent as a children&rsqu...

Writer and director Matthew McManus hangs out with us this week to talk about making movies with family, jumping from comedy into genre, and taking on the multiverse.

From American Vandal to indie sci-fi with his brother Kevin, Matthew’s always had a sharp sense of tone. With Redux Redux, starring his sister Michaela, the McManus siblings build a time bending revenge story that feels intimate, intense, familiar and like somet...

This week we’re joined by visionary artist Skinner!!! The mind behind neon-drenched monsters, cosmic chaos, and some of the most visually stunning artwork in modern horror and heavy metal culture. From album art for Mastodon to Magic: The Gathering, tabletop games, toys, murals, and beyond, Skinner has built an entire universe fueled by imagination, nightmares and obsession.

We dive into his new YouTube series Art Show With C...

This week’s episode feels like a nice little time capsule.

We start with the latest horror news, including the new game from the studio behind Little Nightmares, updates on Jane Schoenbrun’s upcoming film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, new details on Mike Flanagan’s Carrie series, and the newly announced title for the next Evil Dead installment, Evil Dead: Wrath, directed by Mostly Horror alumni Francis Gall...

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This week writer and filmmaker Matthew Robinson joins us to talk about his new genre bending thriller Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die, a modern day Twilight Zone style story that mixes AI, tech obsession, and social chaos with sharp humor and unexpected twists. Matthew shares behind the scenes stories about writing for a stacked ensemble cast, working with actors like Haley Lu Richardson and Sam Rockwell, ...

This week on Mostly Horror, we’re doing a rewind episode and revisiting our early chat with David Firth, the creator of Salad Fingers and one of the most uncompromising voices in indie horror.

With the state of the world feeling increasingly surreal, scary, and downright absurd, this conversation felt like the right one to bring back. David’s work has always reflected the darker side of humanity with brutal honesty, and ...