The Calling Hours Horror Podcast

On this episode I will have on Director Brad Twigg (MILFS VS. Zombies, KILLER CAMPOUT, WRESTLEMASSACRE, DEATHBOARD) and Writer/Producer Gary Lee Vincent (MY UNCLE JOHN IS A ZOMBIE!, DESK CLERK, MIDNIGHT, STRANGE FRIENDS) from the upcoming film CRACKOON! We will discuss the making of the film and the amazing FX work on the title creature, if there were any altercations with actual wildlife, why fans of the genre seem to love movies ...

Comic book Writer/Artist/Editor Rob "Potsy" Potchak will be my guest this evening. We will be talking about his work on such comic titles as JUNIOR HIGH HORRORS, IMMORTAL, DEAD SONJA, X-LIEFELDS, THE MANGO LORIAN, SCORN, THE D WARD and more. In addition to that, we will also discuss how Rob got his start in comics, how he connected with Keenspot, the reason he is allowed to use characters that share a very close resembla...

Writer/Producer/Director Dave Kerr will be my guest this evening. We will be discussing his work on films such as CURSE OF THE SLASHER NURSE (2017), RETURN OF THE SLASHER NURSE (2019), BEDROG (2020), BLOODY SUMMER CAMP (2021) and his two upcoming films GO AWAY and THE SLASHER NURSE! Some of the highlights will include how he got his start by making music videos, his band, what led him from making music videos to moving into horror...

As website and magazine articles are being written for my coverage of Carolina Fear Fest 2023 are being written and submitted, we are going back to my interview with Matt Burns from February of this year talking about Fright Fest! Writer/Producer/Actor and Convention Coordinator Matt Burns will be my guest this evening. We will be discussing his film career including such titles as RADIOACTIVE FLESH EATING FOILAGE (2015), DEATHBO...

On this episode I will be discussing Carolina Fear Fest 2023 with my guest Actress Angel Bradford. Angel was part of the convention by helping with the celebrities and more. HOWEVER, it should be also noted that Angel is quite the actress and had been flying all over the place working on films such as BACKWOODS BUBBA (2021), MOTHMAN (2022), DEBBIE DOES DEMONS (2023) and the upcoming films SHARK EXORCIST 2, SCREAM QUEEN CAMPFIRE an...

On this episode we continue our coverage of Carolina Fear Fest 2023 as we will have on former NFL Player and Actor Ron Fazio! After a short lived NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys (1985) and the Philadelphia Eagles (1986, 1987), he auditioned for the Toxic Avenger Part 2. Since the Troma team already signed John Altamura as Toxie, he got the role but they asked him to be the back-up Toxic Avenger to fill in distant shots and do s...

On this episode we will begin our coverage of Carolina Fear Fest 2023 as we will have on Horror Comic Vendors John and Debbie Hultmark of JEH Collectibles! I met them both very briefly at last year's Fear Fest and got to know them a little better at a recent card and hobby event in Raleigh, NC. We will be discussing how they met and found a mutual love of the horror genre, what goes into being a comic vendor (websites, social ...

On this episode I will have Writer/Director/Producer Ken “Ace” Brewer on as my guest! We will be discussing how he first got involved in the industry, his influences, his decision to act in the majority of his projects, how the technical aspects of his films improved as he bought newer high end cameras and of course his films including such titles as DEATH PARK 1-6, DEATH PARK: THE BEGINNING, DEATH PARK: THE END, SLAYCATION and SL...

On this episode of The Calling Hours Horror Podcast, I will have Writer, Director and Comic horror Writer Brockton McKinney as my guest! He has written several films for Full Moon Pictures including Evil Bong 666 and 777, as well as Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre, Blade The Iron Cross, Necropolis: Legion and Bunker of Blood 2, 5, 6, 7, 8! He wrote and directed two original films of his own: Sick and The Dead and Rodney Cecil: ...

On this episode of The Calling Hours Horror Podcast my guest will be Filmmaker and Photojournalist Fernando De La Cruz. Fernando has begun a horror short series on Youtube called THE DECADENCE OF UMBRA that will be sure to catch the eyes and ears of horror fans everywhere. He writes, directs and narrates the tales of terror we seen in the videos and I am certainly looking forward to future episodes. I will also be asking him if th...

On this retro episode, we will be talking to the mind behind Toetag Pictures, Writer/Director/Actor Fred Vogel! We will discuss such films as August Underground (2001), August Underground’s Mordum (2003), The Redsin Tower (2006), August Underground’s Penance (2007), Murder Collection V.1 (2009), Maskhead (2009), Sella Turcica (2010) and Necrophagia: Sickness (2004) as well as discuss the popularity of his films and the impact they ...

On this episode I will have Terrifier comic Illustrator and Horror Artist Steve McGinnis. He has been featured in Diabolique magazine, Fangoria, Gorezone, Horror Rama, Screams Quaterly and Gore Noir. His work has also been featured as covers for Horror Rama, Diablolique Fangoria and Gore Noir. In addition to his magazine work, he has an incredible gallery of horror art and has graced the covers of several horror comics as well! In...

On this episode we will have Podcaster Dave Maresca from Hollow9ine Network and Writer Argalin Darkscares from Morbidly Beautiful as our guests! We will be discussing the controversy surrounding Director Victor Salva and the release of his film Jeepers Creepers 3, the hypocrisy of the general media (and fans) that called for the studio to stop making the film, the protests outside of theaters that screened the film and whether he s...

On this episode I will be joined by Writer/Producer/ Director Chuck Parello to discuss his films and career. What makes Chuck unique is his interesting take on the real-life serial killers and blending them with factual informational as well as fictional elements. His films include HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER 2 ((1996), ED GEIN aka IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOON (2000) and THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER (2004). We will also talk about hi...

On this episode I will be joined by my daughter Aryanna Martin and my son-in-law Nate Martin as we discuss Generational Horror. We will be discussing topics such as what it was like for Aryanna growing up with a Dad who worked on horror films and how that shaped her view of them, how Nate's upbringing was vastly different when it came to being able to watch horror films, their favorite icons and series in the genre, how others from...

Actor Carl Yorke  (Alan Yates) will be joining us continue the discussion on the controversial film CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST! In this expanded interview, we will touch on the controversy of the film including the sexual violence and real animal killings, the socio-political commentary that shows the film was 40 years ahead of its time, whether the director was a mad genius or a crackpot who was showing violence for the sake of viole...

On this episode, we are going to be talking with The “Godfather of Gore” Herschell Gordon Lewis and Vice President of Development/Production of Diabolique Films, James Saito! In addition to talking about their latest project Bloodmania (2015), we will also be asking the “Godfather of Gore” about his legendary career as a Director, Producer and Actor as well as some of his other films, including Blood Feast (1963), Two Thousand Mani...

Writer/Producer/Actor and Convention Coordinator Matt Burns will be my guest this evening. We will be discussing his film career including such titles as RADIOACTIVE FLESH EATING FOILAGE (2015), DEATHBOARD (2020), BLOODY SUMMER CAMP (2021), Z-ERO (2023) and KILLED ON ARRIVAL (TBA). We will also be discussing his work on the horror convention circuit, in particular the Carolina Fear Fest that takes place on Memorial Day Weekend in R...