On today’s live Fest interview, we chat with writer Ryan Kim about “goo movies,” the screenwriting process, and the short film he brought to the 2024 Eerie Horror Fest, “Out of Body.” You can watch Out of Body here.

On today’s interview from 2024’s Eerie Horror Fest, we speak with director Bekim Vanbosche about the influences behind his short film, “The Child.”

In our first interview from 2024’s Eerie Horror Fest, we gush about writer/director D.M Harring’s “Floater” and ask him about the inspirations behind the short film’s unique narrative. You can watch a clip of Floater, starring Jacob Wysocki, here.

The show goes on! After months of preparing for, and experiencing, the birth of his first child, Aaron finally found the time to finish editing the cliffhanger to our three-part deep-dive on the Scream franchise. Did he change his mind on Scream VI? What are our favorite kills, and how would we collectively rank the…

TL;DR – Aaron becomes a dad, Scream (Parts 5 & 6) scheduled for next week followed by a series of filmmaker interviews from Eerie Horror Fest 2024.

On the second episode of a three-part series discussing the Scream franchise, friend of the show Michael Mancinelli is back to talk about why Scream 3 deserves its flowers, why Scream 4 feels like an outlier, and what non-horror film Aaron saw in theaters four times. Join us as we tackle all things Scream 3…

On the first episode of a three-part series, friend of the podcast and book club aficionado, Michael Mancinelli, joins us to discuss the legacy of the Scream films today, “Horrorboros,” and alpha/beta relationships in killer duos. Kind of. Join us as we tackle Scream (1996) and Scream 2!

Egg-based Halloween treats? Ernest P. Worrell costumes? Several movies about cursed Halloween specials? If you want to hear us talk over each other in excitement about all these things and more, you’ve come to the right place. Join us alongside friend of the show Karis Turk for the podcast’s very first Halloween Special! Films discussed…

Oops! The show continues to get longer and sillier as we’re joined by musician and friend of podcast, Brian Kinney, to discuss A24’s impact on horror, our personal histories with the genre, and whether The Witch would benefit from an original end credits song by Panic! at the Disco. All this and more on today’s…

On this exciting yet casual bonus episode of the Eerie Horror Cast, Aaron and Alyssa give their spoiler-free reactions to two 2024 major horror releases — Ti West’s MaXXXine and Osgood Perkins’ Longlegs — before getting into the nitty-gritty of each film and reviewing them in detail. Do you agree with our assessments of these…

The Eerie Horror Cast is back and longer than ever. This week, Maggie Ignasiak of Horror Advisory joins us to discuss all things camp. What is camp? How does it connect to queer audiences? How is camp different in books vs. film? Is Fast and Furious 7 camp? All of this and more on our…

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes mentions of suicide as well as discussions of sexual violence and domestic violence in film. On our longest episode yet, Aaron and Alyssa pay their respects to some of the best (and worst) mamas and papas in horror history. Films mentioned in this episode include Eraserhead, The Brood, Mom and…

On another special episode from last year’s festival, Aaron and Alyssa interview Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist) and Nancy Loomis (Halloween) about the enduring legacy of these 45-year-old classic horror films and what it was like seeing them for the first time. Tune in next month as we return to the studio to discuss the mama’s…

In our second interview from 2023’s Eerie Horror Fest, Aaron and Alyssa speak with Mark Pellington, director of The Mothman Prophecies, Arlington Road, and some of your favorite music videos, about what Mothman is (and isn’t), why the film has stood the test of time, and a couple of Mark’s upcoming projects.

This month on the Eerie Horror Cast, Aaron and Alyssa are joined by Art Director Mark Kosobucki to discuss his history with the Fest, his expertise in low-budget filmmaking, and what movie we expect to still be talking about 100 years from now. Plus, an attempt to guess the five highest-budget horror features of all…

In our first episode since 2023’s Eerie Horror Fest, Aaron and Alyssa interview filmmaker, professor, and DJ Tina Romero about her upcoming debut feature and what it was like to grow up on movie sets. Plus, Aaron misattributes a Star Wars quote to Hellraiser and we ramble about queer horror a little bit. We are…

Welcome, boils and ghouls, to the very first episode of the Eerie Horror Cast. Join Aaron Mook, Alyssa Wowk-Kennedy, and special guest Karis Turk as they discuss Jenna Davis’ appearance at the upcoming Eerie Horror Fest, “torso penetration,” fear of science, and movies related to Technology in Horror. Films we watched for this episode include…