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Tonight's Horrorhound Filmfest guest is Mike Ede who is an award winning screenwriter that has had his scripts featured at Horrorhound as well as Days of the Dead. Some of the titles include "Gaunt," a creepy hospital story with a twist, "Team Bonding," which gives a whole new meaning to company retreat and "All I Want for Christmas is... You!," a Christmas Horror comedy about a Canadian crooner and an American Diva who settle their feud once and for all. A long time supporter of the podcast as well, it was such a pleasure having Mike on to discuss his writing process, what inspired him to be a screenwriter and what his favorite scary movies are. Follow Mike on Instagram at bahhumguy and show him your support at Days of the Day Indy this year!   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight's episode is 5th in line from Horrorhound Filmfest 2025, this time a feature length horror comedy called "Haunted House of Pancakes" and we are joined by writer/director Nathan Dalton, writer Paul Newton and producer/actress Niki McElroy. On Halloween night, a demonic possession caused by an ancient waffle maker takes hold of patrons at Frank's Diner. Can a waiter and college student make it out alive? Tonight we talk about the conception and making of Haunted House of Pancakes and where you can support. Follow the crew on Instagram and purchase a Blu-ray on their Indiegogo.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Keeping the Horrorhound Filmfest interviews coming, tonight is an interview for another short film, this one titled "Grandma May I" directed by Gage Zanghi. Gage discussed with us the inspiration for "Grandma May I" as well as the process of creating the film. Taking inspiration from several horror classics, as well as exploring themes with masks in not only horror but different cultures, "Grandma May I" is the story of a little boy dealing with trauma and grief who meets an unlikely friend whose grandma, only seen through a mask, agrees to help him. But her help comes with a high price. As all interviews, this was a fun, laid back conversation about filmmaking and our mutual love of the horror genre. Catch "Grandma May I" at the next film festival near you!   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Another Horrorhound Spring 2025 Film Festival interview guys, this time with Orin Black, director & co-writer of "The BabySitter Murders: Timing's Off," a short that won Best Editing! A mix between "The Endless (2017)" and "Halloween," the movie has hints of the babysitter & the man upstairs urban legend with a tech, time travel twist you will not see coming. Great times on the podcast and a quick, fun ride of a film! Give Orin a follow on Instagram @orin_black_film to keep up on his next projects and catch the next screening of "The BabySitter Murders: Timing's Off" at the Chicago Horror Film Festival.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Next round of Horrorhound Spring Filmfest 2025 interviews goes to Mark Perceval-Maxwell and his short film "Archaic" which made its film festival debut Horrorhound Weekend. If you're a fan of "Jacob's Ladder," "Midsommar" or any other film that fits in the psychedelic, transcendental horror category, this one is for you. "Archaic" explores elements of shadow work in Magick as it relates to healing past traumas. We hope you guys enjoy listening as much as we did interviewing! Follow Mark on Instagram and catch "Archaic" at film festivals coming this year near you.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.    

Another Horrorhound-adjacent interview courtesy of "Compression" creators Jakob Bilinski and Emily Durchholz, tonight we discuss the Devin Crane trilogy that includes feature "Morbid Colors" and shorts "Real Cool Time" and "The Ghost That Wouldn't Die" with the star herself, Lanae Hyneman and writer/director Matthew Packman. Devin Crane is a tortured soul that leads us on a musical journey of trauma and tragedy. Will she overcome the darkness that was bestowed upon her or will she let the affliction take hold for good? This was such a deeply personal yet really fun interview that we hope you all will enjoy and support. Follow @ghostthatwouldntdiemovie on Instagram for updates and watch "Morbid Colors" now on Tubi!   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

First round of year 3 Horrorhound Filmfest interviews is here tonight guys with the director and writer of the alien found footage cult classic, "The McPherson Tape," Dean Alioto. Tonight he's discussing that film as well as his film that showed and won 8 awards at Horrorhound, the dark comedy, "The Last Podcast." We also nerd out about aliens and our love of cinema. Follow Dean on his socials, Instagram and Twitter, to find the next film festival screening of "The Last Podcast" as well as info about his documentary, "The Alien Perspective."   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Well guys, Horrorhound 2025 was once again one for the books! Our 3rd consecutive year covering the Film Festival just keeps getting better and better. Tonight we will talk about the highlights: films we saw, indie directors and creators we met, celebrity encounters and much more! Hopefully you were following along on our Instagram stories for all the DFWTO shenanigans. Thanks again to Horrorhound, the other podcasters and all our other friends and supporters for another great weekend and stay tuned for all the film fest interviews we have lined up.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight is the next installment in our "WTF was that Ending" series and we are reviewing and rewriting the ending to the 2017 movie "The Monster Project." 4 people decide to trap 3 real life monsters - a vampire, a skinwalker and a demon - in a house during a lunar eclipse and film them for a documentary. What could go wrong? Well, to many like us, the ending did and tonight we give you our interpretation of how we would end "The Monster Project," currently streaming on Tubi and Amazon Prime. What did you think of the movie and how it ended? Would you rewrite it? Let us know what you thought of our ideas and what you would come up with.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight we have an interview that is a sort of a kick off to Horrorhound Filmfest as we met him at the film festival last year. Producer on Compression and writer/director of the film we're discussing tonight "B Lines", we are joined by Peter Matsoukas. We discuss our love of cinema, our favorite non-horror movie and everything about his current film and future projects. B Lines is currently streaming on Tubi and Amazon Prime.    'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.    

We are back this week with the haunted location, Nopeming Sanatorium. Once called "the Waverly Hills of Minnesota," it opened in 1912 to house tuberculosis patients. In 1971 it was converted to a nursing home then closed officially in 2002. Hundreds of patients passed thru Nopeming's doors in the 90 years it was open, both amongst the living and the dead. If patients didn't die from TB, they jumped to their deaths from the 4th floor. Some patients were even reportedly burned alive in the crematorium on site. The Sanatorium now houses the spirits of patients and employees that still still remain long after they died there. We hope you tonight's spooky location story.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight is part 2 of our "WTF was that Ending?" series where we rewrite the endings that we did not like. Tonight's movie is the 2012 found footage supernatural film "The Devil Inside." An exorcism gone wrong, a daughter's search for her mother and a Vatican secret. All the makings for a great movie, where did the ending go wrong? Hope you guys enjoy our selections. What would your alternate ending be?   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

A Border patrol agent in Vermont. An 82 year old landlord in California. 2 people murdered 3000 miles apart are discovered to be connected to a cult made up of highly educated young computer scientists obsessed with veganism, animal rights, and theories about the nature of human consciousness. Tonight we are talking about the Zizians, an offshoot of the "rationalist" movement that believe in timeless decision theory, may be responsible for more than those 2 murders & are being called a death cult. All of this is new and still alleged, but we'll discuss tonight what has been reported on so far. Stay tuned.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight is the start of a new series in our podcast titled, "WTF was that Ending?!" where we, Becky and Casper, rewrite the conclusion to some of our horror favorites that had endings we just didn't agree with. The first film in this series is the 2010 supernatural mockumentary The Last Exorcism. The ending to this found footage demonic thriller was very controversial so we give you our take on how we would finish it. Let us know your thoughts or how you would end The Last Exorcism yourself.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Movie Review Night! WARNING: SPOILERS! Tonight we are reviewing & discussing The Substance, starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. A body horror film that centers around Elizabeth Sparkle a fading movie star that after being fired by her producer for her age uses a black market serum called The Substance to inject herself with in order to create a "younger, more beautiful, more perfect" version of herself. This movie has a powerful message with all the gore a slasher fan needs. We gave it a 10 out of 10 & agree it was the standout of 2024 horror films. What did you guys think?   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

We're Back for 2025! Happy New Year and Happy to a New Year in Horror! Tonight we discuss a lot of the upcoming Horror Films of this year and when they will be released. A lot of them are sequels, further installments in existing franchises, as well as Blumhouse having another big year. We also let you know which ones we're looking forward to seeing. Let us know which ones you want to see!   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Great end of the year idea for holiday parties with your friends and family who are fellow horror fans, tonight we give you our top favorite horror comedies. We had many differences, some similarities, but all in all, these are funny faves that hopefully you've already seen or will add to your list. We hope you guys enjoy and have a wonderful holiday and a happy start to 2025!   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

It's time! Another horror Christmas movie review, tonight we discuss the 2018 anthology "All the Creatures were Stirring" written and directed by Rebekah and David Ian McKendry. 5 stories with Christmas song titles that all tie around a couple on a Christmas date that is anything but ordinary. Like all reviews, THERE ARE SPOILERS. Watch "All the Creatures were Stirring" is now streaming on Shudder. Add it to your horror Christmas movie list this year!   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Christmas Eve, almost 80 years ago, in West Virginia a family suffered a terrible tragedy when a mysterious fire destroyed their home. Most of the family escaped except for five of the nine children. Believing they had perished, by the time the fire department made it there Christmas morning they discovered the more unthinkable: no bodies or bones of the five children were found. Did the children escape, were they kidnapped, trafficked or worse, murdered sometime later? Tonight we discuss that and more in the case of the missing Sodder children.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

A true crime family holiday murder not for the faint of heart. TRIGGER WARNING: child murders. Tonight we discuss the brutal murders of the Dardeen Family, Keith, Elaine & their two children, in November of 1987. The case remains unsolved, although there was one "confession" from an unlikely source almost 15 years later. Featured on America's Most Wanted, if you have any information on this cold case, email Illinois State Police at ISP.CRIMETIPS@illinois.gov.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

A true crime AND haunted location episode all in one?! We got a double whammy this Wednesday guys coming right out of the state of Oregon: this is the story of Danford Balch & the Witch's Castle. Balch was the first legal hanging in Portland, Oregon in 1859 for the murder of his daughter Anna's husband. As legend goes, Balch's wife (or Anna, depending on who you ask) placed a Witch's curse on the property & from there the land, which is now a Park, and the mysterious "castle" that was built there sometime later, have been haunted. Is it Anna, her husband, Balch or his wife to blame for the supposed hauntings? Would you dare take a hike to the Witch's Castle? Credit to @obscurehistorypod on Tiktok for the inspiration for tonight's episode.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight we talk about Satanic Sacrifice at a concert and no, it didn't happen in the 80s and it wasn't a rock band. Yesterday, November 5th, was the 3 year anniversary of the Astroworld tragedy, the Travis Scott concert in Houston, TX where 10 people died and thousands were injured. Events from that night prompted many people say that demonic energy and imagery was to blame. Was that a conspiracy theory or were those senseless deaths part of something more sinister? Tune in tonight as we give details and perspective from religious experts and scientists about that horrible night at a rap show gone terribly wrong.    'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight's episode was different but SO much fun. We did a DFWTO Horror Villain Smash or Pass! Top 5 each: which villains would we potentially hook up with and which villains would be a HARD pass. We see what we agree and disagree with and we'd love to know what you guys think! We recorded this on Halloween Eve and it was such an enjoyable episode for spooky season. Happy Halloween!   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

1, 2, 3 Haunted Locations tonight for Spooky Month! We start in Indiana at the Hannah House with a supposed haunting tied to slavery, then we travel to Ohio and the Mudhouse Mansion, torn down in 2015, with its own sordid history that may just be urban legend. And last but not least we travel across country to California and visit the Cobb Estate where the former home may no longer be standing but the surrounding forest is still scary would-be travelers. Sit down, bundle up and get ready for some ghost stories about real haunted houses.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

SURPRISE! We've got another great interview tonight for you guys! Jill Sixx ("The Stylist") and Michael C. Williams ("The Blair Witch Project") have joined us to promote their new film "Ghost Game." The movie follows a thrill-seeking couple who set their target in an haunted house and endure various incidents as they witness a family going mad. Think "The Boy" meets "The Strangers" meets "The Shining." This was another amazing interview supporting indie films. Make sure you check out "Ghost Game" available on VOD October 22nd!   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

True Crime Episode tonight guys, so trigger warning on this one. Rodney Alcala, known as the "Dating Game Killer" after a 1978 appearance on the show, was convicted of 8 murders that happened between 1971 and 1979. He died in prison in 2021. A purported amateur photographer, thousands of photos were found belonging to Alcala that could be possibly linked to even more murders. A show based on the Dating Game appearance, directed & starring Anna Kendrick called Woman of the Hour, premieres on Netflix October 18th.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice...that's enough of that. WE'RE BACK GUYS! After a 3 week hiatus we are back with a review of the sequel to the 1989 classic. Directed by Tim Burton, starring Winona Ryder again as Lydia Deetz, Catherine O'Hara again as Delia Deetz, Michael Keaton again as Beetlejuice and introducing Jenna Ortega as Lydia's daughter Astrid. A whole new take on the story with so many Easter eggs and nods to the original. As always, before you listen, SPOILERS AHEAD! You can watch the original Beetlejuice is on HBOMAX & the sequel is currently still playing in theaters (*at the time of this recording.)   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Many people over the years have gone missing on cruise ships. Just completely disappeared. And tonight we talk about one person in particular, Amy Lynn Bradley who went missing in March 1998 on a Caribbean cruise & is still missing to this day. We also briefly discuss another cruise ship disappearance, Rebecca Coriam, the first person ever to go missing on a Disney cruise line. What do you think happened? Fell overboard? Abducted? or even worse, murdered?    'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight's episode is about Jennifer Pan and the murder of her mother and attempted murder of her father that she was involved in orchestrating. Happening in Canada outside of Toronto, a daughter from a supposed controlling Vietnamese family who becomes obsessed with her drug dealing boyfriend plans the murder for hire of her parents making it look like a robbery gone wrong but her father lived and that sealed her fate. Was she the product of controlling "tiger parents" or was she just a crazed young woman who thought killing her parents was the answer? Tune in tonight and also watch the Netflix documentary "What Jennifer Did."   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight is our review of The Omen 1976 and it's prequel The First Omen (2024). The Omen is the story of young Damien Thorn, the antichrist set up to be raised by American Diplomats and The First Omen tells the story of how Damien came to be and it's all tied to the Catholic Church. Warning (as always): SPOILERS AHEAD! All the Omen films in the franchise are currently streaming on Hulu.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

A haunted cemetery? Not a new concept. A haunted cemetery that disappears? Only in Kentucky. Baker Hollow Rd Cemetery in Marion, KY has been reported to disappear and reappear in various places after midnight. It's also been reported that a hell hound appears with glowing eyes, screams are heard out of nowhere and ghostly music can be heard in the background. Tonight we talk about this and more. Would you visit this cemetery in the dead of night? 'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight's episode we are discussing the infamous McKamey Manor extreme haunted attraction and the current allegations against its owner Russ McKamey. The Manor originated in California and since moved to Tennessee where it faced most of its controversy, even being investigated by the state Attorney General. Currently Russ McKamey himself is being tried for alleged attempted murder as well as other charges. Trigger warning on this one guys. For more information, check out the Hulu documentary Monster Inside: America's Most Extreme Haunted House.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight we discuss our review of the new film "Longlegs." A psychological thriller starring Maika Monroe, Nicholas Cage, Blair Underwood and Kiernan Shipka. On the surface, it's a movie about a rookie FBI agent on the hunt for a Satanic serial killer but at it's core, it's a thriller unlike anything seen since "The Silence of the Lambs." WARNING: SPOILER ALERT! Watch it if you haven't & come back to listen to us discuss the entire film & how we rated it.    'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

The site of an Indigenous Massacre. A house built by 2 murderous brothers in the 1850s who buried their victims on the same land. The same house 120 years later plagued a family of 6 with repeated poltergeist activity for 16 months. Are these plot lines to a movie? Sadly no. These are all real-life stories surrounding the Hinsdale House, the haunted home and property in Upstate, New York. Tonight, inspired by the paranormal YouTube show Project Fear, we talk about the history and hauntings of the home, where paranormal activity, to this day, is still experienced and caught on camera by the current owner & groups that visit. Do you believe and if so, would you stay in the infamous Hinsdale House?   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

A small town in Ohio and their school district were attacked by vicious letters for seemingly no reason. Similar to the Watcher in New Jersey with much more twists and turns. Letters written separately in 1977 then 1982 were specifically targeting a couple tied to the school and then in 1994 letters written to a reporter directly involved with the case. One person was accused, but was never proven true so the case still remains unsolved. The small town in question is Circleville, Ohio and tonight we're discussing The Circleville Letters. We go in detail about the case as well as our theories.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight's episode is a true crime, real life "Gone Girl" case of the fake kidnapping of Sherri Papini in 2016. She went missing for 22 days & was found bound, beaten & branded on the side of a California highway claiming all this was done by 2 Mexican women. 4 years later, it was proven that she was actually hiding out at an ex's and all injuries sustained were done by her own hands! Tonight we discuss at length the case & how it directly affected Keith Papini, Sherri's then husband & their 2 children. In preparation, watch the Hulu docuseries, "The Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini."   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

"You come upon it suddenly. One step and its glory is over you. There is no perspective; you cannot get far enough away from one of the trees to see it as a whole. There they stand, a world of height above you, their pinnacles hidden by their topmost fringes of branches or lost in the sky." A direct quote from a former member of the elusive Bohemian Club, the Bohemian Grove is an area in California where the rich & elite gather for secret meetings and rituals in the summer months that conclude with the "Cremation of Care" where an effigy is burned before a giant owl statue. Is it all in good summer camp fun or something more sinister? Tonight we discuss the history and allure of Bohemian Grove.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight we are doing a long, awaited movie review for "Late Night With The Devil", the documentary-style film about a 1977 talk show that filmed their Halloween episode for high ratings and got more than they bargained for. The movie touches on the occult and the paranormal with practical effects reminiscent of John Carpenter's "The Thing." This has been a 2024 horror favorite so far & a great intro for someone new to the genre. If you haven't watched it yet, it's currently streaming on Shudder.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

So tonight we wrap up our Horrorhound interviews with a great film that was featured at the Filmfest last year in 2023 called "Brightwood." We are joined by the director & writer Dane Elcar and stars of the film Dana Berger & Max Woertendyke. This was another fun one discussing the ins & outs of filmmaking, how this movie came to be and everyone's experience with coming together to make it happen. Thanks so much to all the Horrorhound Filmfest filmmakers we've interviewed this year & check out "Brightwood" on Tubi and Amazon Prime.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Our final Horrorhound Filmfest interview is with the director & actor of "Compression," Jakob Bilinski and Emily Durchholz. The film won 7 awards at the festival which were well deserved. This was an amazing interview with amazing people where we discuss our absolute love for everything cinema, horror and the like, as well as their film "Compression" which touches on grief & mental health. Catch "Compression" at a film festival near you! (July 5-7: Days of the Dead Indianapolis)   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight we bring you a different kind of Horrorhound interview. Not a filmmaker but tied to a film that is near and dear to our hearts. We, by chance at Horrorhound, met in line to meet the 'Blair Witch' cast & as we mentioned our podcast, the mayor of Burkittsville, Maryland introduced himself. Yes, you heard that right, we bring you our interview with Michael Robinson, the mayor of the town that set up the fictional town of 'Blair' for the film that put Burkittsville on the proverbial Hollywood map. We talk about how Michael became the mayor, his love for all things horror & of course, "The Blair Witch Project."   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Our fifth Horrorhound Filmfest interview tonight is with Mr. Michael Squid, the director of the horror short "Janelle's Baby" that won best editing this year! Infertility with a body horror twist, this slow burn has a jaw-dropping surprise ending. We get all the insights from Michael about the film as well as what inspires him and what he has coming up. To watch the teaser trailer for "Janelle's Baby" as well as his other works, check out Michael Squid's YouTube channel:   https://youtube.com/@MrMichaelSquid?si=7pOdUwIEiD0n4E3y     'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

We're keeping the Horrorhound Film Fest interviews coming! Tonight we are joined by Sean Kenealy & Eric Silvera to discuss their short film, "Two Knocks on a Door." The log line is "A father grows suspicious that there's an intruder in his house, only to discover something much darker" but depending on who's watching, it's so much more than that. This was very polarizing but we loved it & we loved even more talking to Sean & Eric about it! Spoiler Alert & NSFW Warning: We do discuss self-pleasure quite a bit, but in a very comical way LOL. Catch "Two Knocks on a Door" at festivals coming soon!   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

She's a Killer Queen, She's Horror Barbie, but you will come to know her simply as Sheryl. Tonight we've got another incredible Horrorhound Film Fest interview with Justin Best and Anthea Neri Best, director and star of the full-length feature Sheryl, a fun ride with a bad ass sexy anti-hero that just wants to be seen, whether it's her face or someone else's. We had an absolute blast with this interview & we can't wait for our listeners to become fans of these awesome people & their awesome film. Catch Sheryl coming soon to a film festival near you!   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

We've got Horrorhound interview #2 for you guys, this time with the director of the short "Dead Men Ride Again," Caden Butera. This zombie western short was a fun ride, no pun intended. We discuss this and other projects Caden has worked on as well as our time at Horrorhound and nerding out about movies and film facts. Big thanks again to Caden and please check out his YouTube channel to see the other things he's worked on as well as the trailer for "Dead Men Ride Again" which is tagged below. https://www.youtube.com/@CadenButera   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Tonight is one of our first of many Horrorhound Filmfest interviews and starting things off is Rob Tiemstra, creator of the short film "No Slasher Here." We discussed with them what piqued their interest in filmmaking, other shorts they've worked on, what horror films they enjoy or inspire them as well as the importance of queer themes in cinema. This was a great, fun interview that we hope everyone enjoys & please check out "No Slasher Here," if you can, at a film festival near you!   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

This is the interview of all interviews. Tonight is a holy grail episode, the one, the only, Eduardo Sanchez, director of the acclaimed found footage film "The Blair Witch Project." Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the film, Eduardo was a guest at Horrorhound that we met and so graciously agreed to talk with us. Besides Blair Witch, we discussed his other film, 2014 "Exists," and talk at length about our shared love of all things Bigfoot. We also discussed his most recent collaboration with other Latino filmmakers in the 2022 Shudder featured anthology "Satanic Hispanics." This was a dream come true for us and we can't thank Eduardo enough for his time.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a...FROGMAN?! We talked about the movie last week, this week we're talking about the legendary cryptid that inspired it: The Loveland Frogman of Ohio. With the first sighting in 1955 and the last sighting in 2016, for over 60 years the legend and lore surrounding Frogman (or FrogMEN?) has been shrouded in mystery. Is it real, is it a hoax, is it a Pokemon? Find out for yourself at 3AM down by the Little Miami River.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

*PREVIOUSLY RECORDED EPISODE* We're bringing you guys another great interview tonight with the director of "Frogman," Anthony Cousins. A found footage gem inspired by "Willow Creek" & "Digging Up The Marrow," it is based on the local Ohio legend of the Loveland Frogman. We discuss the inspiration for, concept for and inception of the film as well as all of our first time at the Loveland Frogman Festival! "Frogman" can be streamed on Vudu, YouTube and AppleTV.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Well guys this is year 2 of our press coverage for Horrorhound Film Festival and 2024 did not disappointment. We reconnected with fellow podcasters and got to see another crop of great indie horror films. The two main standouts that we talked about tonight was "Sheryl" and "Compression", both great films as well as having a great team of filmmakers behind them. We also saw trailers for other great films, networked with other amazing filmmakers and the major highlight, aside from the Film Festival, was meeting the cast and creator of the horror film that changed our lives as horror fans as well as having a huge impact on our podcast, The Blair Witch Project with this being the 25th anniversary of the movie's release. Thank you again to Horrorhound for having us back this year and we look forward to the interviews that we will have coming up so stay tuned!   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Back again 3 years later we sit down with Ricky Umberger of the Fear Footage trilogy to talk about his most recent film Project Eerie. Another found footage anthology gem set on Halloween of 2020, we discuss the process of making his 4th film, where the concept came from and how the whole thing came together. We even talk about our favorite found footage films that we have haven't seen. Check out all of Ricky's films on Amazon Prime and for Blu-ray purchase on thefearfootage.com.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.