PENNY LANE IS DEAD is now streaming on Shudder!Writer/director Mia-kate Russell and stars Sophia Wright-Mendelsohn and Bailey Spalding join Nasty Neal to talk about the brutal, darkly funny Australian horror film PENNY LANE IS DEAD.Set during a hot summer night in 1986 Australia, Penny Lane is celebrating getting into college with her longtime friends Toni and Amy. But when Penny’s jealous and troubled cousin Kat decides to pull a cruel prank, a thoughtless game involving spiked cupcakes spirals into a bloody night of betrayal, violence and survival.Inspired by the Ozploitation tradition, Mia-kate Russell’s feature directorial debut mixes slasher horror, dark comedy, friendship, rage and a sapphic love story into one wild night where no one is safe.In the interview, we talk with Mia-kate, Sophia and Bailey about bringing the film’s 1980s world to life, balancing brutal horror with dark humor, developing the characters and relationships, the film’s practical horror, and making a fresh Australian genre film.PENNY LANE IS DEADWritten & Directed by Mia-kate RussellStarring Sophia Wright-Mendelsohn, Tahlee Fereday, Alexandra Jensen, Bailey Spalding, Ben O’Toole, Steve Le Marquand & Fletcher HumphrysNow streaming on Shudder.Subscribe to Without Your Head Horror Podcast for more horror filmmaker and cast interviews, indie horror, horror news and genre discussions.Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA/join#PennyLaneIsDead #Shudder #Horror #HorrorMovies #MiaKateRussell #SophiaWrightMendelsohn #BaileySpalding #HorrorInterview #AustralianHorror #Ozploitation #Slasher #80sHorror #WithoutYourHead