Director Kathryn Andrea and Actresses Ally Hunter and Samirrah Wright of the upcoming film BLOODY POOLSIDE will be joining us as guests this evening! We will discuss (spoiler free) how the concept for the film came about, what genre tropes will be flipped on their head during this film, the inclusion of a Safety Co-Ordinator on set and what purpose they serve and more. We will also discuss a bit about how women have been treated in the past vs. now in genre films, the continued strengthening of female empowerment in the industry, whether the Awards Shows should add a non-binary category and more. Will certainly be a fascinating discussion! In our Digital Dismemberment Spotlight, I will be looking back at my review of Unearthed Film screener release of DREAMING PURPLE NEON! In our Dread Caricatures segment, I will be covering Puppet Master #4 from Eternity Comics! We will also be featuring three bands in our Metal Massacre Spotlight: AcidBrain, The Crawling and Cadaver Carnivore!

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 about killer critters gnawing on people, what inspired the story, the amazing cast and crew and more! In our Digital Dismemberment Spotlight, I will be looking back at my review of The Battery on Blu-Ray from Scream Factory! In Dread Caricatures, I will be looking at Puppet Master #3 from Eternity Comics! In our Metal Massacre Spotlights, we will be listening to three songs from the good people at Imperative PR!

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 resemblance to existing horror IP's, the love that younger horror fans and their parents love the JUNIOR HIGH HORRORS series, his love of professional wrestling and more! We will also be describing his time at this year’s Carolina Fear Fest 2023 and more! In our Digital Dismemberment Spotlight, I will be looking back at my review of Return Of The Living Dead on Blu-Ray from Scream Factory! In Dread Caricatures, I will be looking at Puppet Master #2 from Eternity Comics! In our Metal Massacre Spotlights, we will be listening to three songs from the good people at Imperative PR!

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 films, the pressures of wearing so many different hats behind the scenes and his evolution as a film maker and producer. We will also be describing his time at this year’s Carolina Fear Fest 2023 and more! In our Digital Dismemberment Spotlight, I will be looking back at my review of Director Valentin Javier Diment’s DVD release of MEMORIES OF THE DEAD from Artsploitation Films! In Dread Caricatures, I will be looking at Puppet Master #1 from Eternity Comics! In our Metal Massacre Spotlights, we will be listening to three songs from my all-time favorite metal band Cradle of Filth!

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), 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 Raleigh, NC as well as the current state of horror in cinema and a bit about the ratings system. In our Digital Dismemberment Spotlight, I will be comparing the 3 Disc DVD release of SUSPIRIA from Anchor Bay Entertainment to the 2 Disc Blu-Ray from Synapse Films. In our Dread Caricatures segment, we will be covering the Avatar Press comic PLAGUE OF THE LIVING DEAD #1! There will be three bands in our Metal Massacre Spotlight this evening from Imperative PR and Comatose Music!

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 and the highly anticipated CRACKOON from writers Gary Lee Vincent and Todd Martin (and also starring the legendary John Russo!) I Look forward to talking about all of these things with Angel! In Digital Dismemberment, I will be looking back at my review of SLAUGHTERHOUSE OF THE RISING SUN from The Asylum! In Dread Caricatures, I will be covering Pumpkinhead: The Rights Of Excorcism #2 from Dark Horse Comics! We will also be featuring three bands in our Metal Massacre Spotlight!

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 some stunts, essentially to be the 2nd string Toxie. After about 3-4 weeks of filming, John Altamura left the set of Toxic Avenger and the rest was history. I will be asking him about his time in the NFL, what the experience has been like playing and being known as one of the most popular characters in cult film and Troma history, what he is looking forward to the most by appearing at the Carolina Fear Fest this year, the oddest things he has been asked to sign at conventions and more! In our Digital Dismemberment Spotlight, we will be looking back at my review of Scream Factory's Blu-Ray release of John Carpenter's Someone's Watching Me! In Dread Caricatures, we will be looking at Dark Horse Comic's shortened mini-series Pumpkinhead: The Rites of Exorcism! We will also be featuring three bands in our Metal Massacre Spotlight!

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 media, an actual store, ordering and more), their favorite horror comics and horror films, meeting new customers and more! It will be an interesting look at what it takes to be a seller and convention dealer in the genre! In our Digital Dismemberment Spotlight, we will be looking back at my review of Director Lex Ortega's film ATROZ. In Dread Caricatures, we will be looking at Action Lab's comic book release of The Gingerdead Man Meets Evil Bong #3! We will also be featuring three bands in our Metal Massacre Spotlight!

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 SLAYCATION 2: CORONACATION, LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER, TRASH JUICE and his two upcoming films DEATH BITCH and ZOMBIE RAGE! In the Digital Dismemberment Spotlight, I will be looking back at my review of Scream Factory’s Blu-Ray release of David Cronenberg’s RABID! In Dread Caricatures, I will be covering The Gingerdead Man Meets Evil Bong #2 from Action Lab! We will be featuring three bands from various labels in our Metal Massacre Spotlights!

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: Psycho Hunter and has two more on the way. He is also a comic book writer with titles that include The Gingerdead Man, The Gingerdead Man Meets Evil Bong, Deadly Ten Presents, Dollman Kills The Full Moon Universe and more! Brockton will also be at Free Comic Book Day at Ultimate Comics in Cary, NC on May 6th! In the Digital Dismemberment Spotlight, I will be looking back at my review of Scream Factory’s Blu-Ray Steelbook release of The Howling. In Dread Caricatures, I will be covering The Gingerdead Man Meets Evil Bong #1 from Action Lab! We will be featuring three bands from various labels in our Metal Massacre Spotlights!