FANGORIA Presents: Class of

The Sultan of Splatter, Tom Savini, is here to share his memories from making FRIDAY THE 13TH! Tom recalls the real person who inspired young Jason’s look, why Mrs. Voorhees has such hairy knuckles, his thoughts on the other movies in the F13 franchise, and much more! 

Adrienne King is here to share her memories from Camp Crystal Lake! Adrienne talks about the audition process for Alice, her choreographed fight with Betsy Palmer, how her mom helped sell the movie to Paramount, her illustrious and unconventional career (did you know she was in GHOSTBUSTERS and TITANIC?!), and much more! 

Damn the death curse, let's go to Camp Blood! This years marks the 40th anniversary of FRIDAY THE 13TH and director Sean S. Cunningham is here to share his memories. Sean recounts his search for the perfect Camp Crystal Lake location, how he originally wanted to cast his own son as young Jason, reveals his favorite Tom Savini effect in the film, and gives us much needed updates on the future of the franchise! 

Pack your bags, we're taking a trip back to Camp Crystal Lake! This year marks the 40th anniversary of FRIDAY THE 13TH and the Vanguard of the Vault, Natasha, has all new, exclusive interviews with the people who unleashed this movie on the unsuspecting world in May of 1980! You’ll hear from Sean Cunningham, Adrienne King, Tom Savini, and kicking this special series off is the first person to portray Jason Voorhees, Ari Lehman! As Ari says, there are bigger Jasons. There are better Jasons. But Ari will always be the first Jason. Ari shares his priceless memories of being turned into Jason by Tom Savini,  Kevin Bacon interrupting his method acting on set, shooting that now famous ending, and much more! 

"Are you weird? Yes, I am!" The legendary Tom Atkins joins Natasha, the Vanguard of the Vault, to discuss his memories of making THE FOG. Tom remembers the first time he met John Carpenter at an early screening of HALLOWEEN, watching Hal Holbrook rehearse his one man show MARK TWAIN TONIGHT during breaks on set, offers up his theory on what happened to his character Nick Castle after THE FOG ends, and shares his favorite piece of personal trivia!

Class is back in session! Welcome to Season 2 of CLASS OF where we are celebrating and looking back at our favorite horror movies from 1980 and 1990. You’ll hear from the cast and crew directly about their experiences making the movies that filled the pages of the original run of FANGORIA magazine. Return to Antonio Bay with our first CLASS OF 80 series on John Carpenter’s THE FOG. Stevie Wayne herself, Adrienne Barbeau, kicks off this two-part series. Adrienne chats with FANGORIA's Vanguard of the Vault, Natasha, and recalls the beautiful filming locations, tackling the stairs at the Point Reyes lighthouse, the inspiration behind Stevie Wayne’s voice, working with the smelly fake fog, and much more! And be on the look out for Tom Atkins' interview dropping Thursday! 

Thank you so much for listening to CLASS OF this year! We hope you've enjoyed hearing about how your favorite horror movies from 1979 and 1989 were made. New series on movies from 1980 and 1990 are coming your way in 2020--stay tuned. Happy Holidays! 

On this episode, SFX artist Vincent Guastini talks about creating the creature effects for the bonkers movie ELVES! He shares why he named the main elf “Patches,” hanging out with childhood hero Dan Haggerty, and what Bob Denver’s son has to do with his involvement in this crazy movie. 

They're NOT working for Santa anymore! A new holiday series on the bonkers movie ELVES (1989) kicks off with star Julie Austin. Julie talks about the time Dan Haggerty made her cry on set, filming in a real department store, the movie’s large fanbase in Japan, and more! 

Our guest today is legendary actor Art Hindle (BLACK CHRISTMAS, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, PORKY'S, DALLAS). Art starred as distraught dad Frank in THE BROOD. Art talks about his transition from successful stock-broker to actor, the horrors of shooting in a real coroner’s autopsy room for the film, Oliver Reed’s streaking incident, the challenges of bringing Cronenberg’s most autobiographical character to life, and much more! 

Beware the psychoplasmics! Cinematographer Mark Irwin (SCREAM, DUMB AND DUMBER, THE FLY) recounts his time working with David Cronenberg on THE BROOD. Mark discusses his use of shadows, the chaos of Oliver Reed acting with a team of scared gymnasts, Cronenberg’s enthusiasm for fake blood, the autobiographical nature of the movie, and much more! 

"They're her children. More exactly, the children of her rage." We kick off a new Class of 79 series on David Cronenberg's THE BROOD with star Cindy Hinds! Cindy played Candice Carveth - the little girl at the center of this messed family drama. Cindy talks about working with David Cronenberg and Oliver Reed, the scenes that were cut, the stolen cast and crew present, working with Christopher Walken on THE DEADZONE, and more! 

Cinematographer Rob Draper rounds out our series on HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS! Rob deconstructs the “laundry chute” scene, how he slipped an APOCALYPSE NOW nod into the film, and why he named his son after The Shape! 

TINNNAAAA!!! Wendy Foxworth joins Natasha to talk about her role as Tina Williams in HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS. Wendy talks about Tina's complex (and polarizing) character traits, her open-ended demise (did Tina live?!) and much more! 

The Shape speaks! Don Shanks joins Natasha to talk about his unconventional audition for Michael Myers, the real occult practices and symbolism used in the original Dr. Death scene, how Donald Pleasence broke his nose, the time he and Stephen King talked Fango on the set of THE STAND, and more! 

He's Back With A Vengeance! Our series on HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS arrives just in time for the spooky season. Danielle Harris joins Natasha to chat about her recent role in Quentin Tarantino's ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD and looks back at her role as Jamie Lloyd in HALLOWEEN 5! 

Decades before he and his team at Legacy Effects created Guillermo Del Toro’s amphibious star in THE SHAPE OF WATER, John Rosengrant helped bring to life a different aquatic creature in LEVIATHAN.  John talks about his first meeting with Stan Winston, the inspirations behind the creature’s design, his on-screen moment, and much more! 

Legendary creature performer and creator, Tom Woodruff Jr., joins Natasha to talk about LEVIATHAN! Tom hilariously looks back at his time performing as the humanoid fish creature in LEVIATHAN. Tom explains why it is the worst creature suit he’s ever performed in, his lonely perspective from being held captive inside the suit in a tank in Malta, killing Ernie Hudson on-screen, his best Peter Weller impression, and much more! 

Say AHHHH!  Our series on LEVIATHAN kicks off with SFX legend Alec Gillis!  Alec worked on the film as a member of Stan Winston’s team. He shares his memories of filming in Rome, the mechanics of shooting “dry for wet”, the special effect he doesn’t care for (but is learning to embrace!), his best George P. Cosmatos impression, and more! 

To conclude our series on ALIEN, Natasha chats with action director and stunt-coordinator and performer, Clive Curtis!  Clive has a fascinating perspective on the making of ALIEN.  He performed as Yaphet Kotto’s stunt double as Parker. Clive talks about the extended Parker death sequence that never made it to screen, working with Ridley Scott, and being cast as a stunt-performer again in ALIENS! 

Vanguard of the Vault, Natasha, talks with THE MAKING OF ALIEN author J.W. Rinzler.  J.W. shares a collection of his favorite stories that he learned from researching this book like how Ridley Scott went on a horror movie binge before the production of ALIEN, the tale of the two facehuggers, why Giger's concept art got held up at LAX, and much more!  

Oscar winner Nick Allder joins Natasha to talk about the making of ALIEN.  Nick won an Academy Award in 1980 for BEST VISUAL EFFECTS in ALIEN.  He breaks down the mechanics of the chestburster scene, why Ridley Scott called the original Alien egg designs obscene, getting Jonesy to hit his mark and meow, and much more! 

"In space no one can hear you scream." Our series on ALIEN has arrived. Roger Christian, art director on ALIEN, joins Natasha to discuss the how he utilized the lessons he learned from set-dressing the Millennium Falcon in Star WARS on the Nostromo, fulfilling H.R. Giger’s request for a pile of human bones, how rock band THE WHO inspired the ALIEN egg membrane effect, and much more! 

To round out our PUPPET MASTER series, Cindy Sorensen joins us to talk about her important role in the movie: Pinhead’s human hands!  Cindy talks about her audition with David Allen, the challenges of puppeteering, almost punching cast members by accident and more! 

The incredible Barbara Crampton joins us to talk about her cameo in the original PUPPET MASTER, how that ultimately led to her role in PUPPET MASTER: THE LITTLEST REICH, a look into her career in the late eighties, writing for FANGORIA Magazine now, and more! 

Evil comes in all sizes!  To kick off this series on PUPPET MASTER, creator Charles Band joins host Natasha to talk about the origins of Six-Shooter and Blade, working with the incredible David Allen to bring them to life, seeing the value in behind-the-scenes content before anyone else, and the new Blade movie coming soon! 

BOYYYYYY! Rounding out our series on PHANTASM is Michael Baldwin, who or course, plays Mike Pearson.  Michael talks about his international fame before PHANTASM, what it was like being chased by a crowd of Japanese girls, dancing with Angus Scrimm in the mausoleum, almost fainting on set, and offers up expert acting advice! 

Paul Pepperman joins the Vanguard of the Vault, Natasha, to talk about his role as producer and special effects creator on PHANTASM! Paul talks about his early UCLA days with Don Coscarelli, figuring out how to make the spheres fly, why they had so many cases of Dos Equis on set, getting pulled over on the LA freeway in the ‘Cuda, how a disembodied finger lead to a marriage proposal, and more! 

"The ice cream is gonna be flyin' fast and furious!" On this installment of our PHANTASM series, the Reg Man himself, Reggie Bannister, joins host Natasha to talk jamming with Bill Thornbury on set, his REAL job working in the floral department for the actual cemetery used in the film, refusing to use a stunt double, and much more!  (And if you haven't checked out Natasha's interview with director Don Coscarelli, listen here: http://bit.ly/BOYYYY)

"The funeral is about to begin...SIR!"  A new CLASS OF 79 series focusing on PHANTASM is here! In this series, you’ll hear stories from Reggie Bannister, Paul Pepperman, Michael Baldwin, and, of course, PHANTASM’s creator Don Coscarelli—who is the first guest.  Don recounts how the original editor of FANGORIA, Bob Martin, interviewed him for issue #2, his early attempt to pitch Ray Bradbury on turning SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES into a movie and how that was one of the inspirations behind PHANTASM, his reaction to seeing Angus Scrimm in costume for the first time on set, and so much more. 

In the final installment of our series on A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD,  special effects artist Rick Lazzarini joins us!  Rick talks about his surprise when he was asked back to work on a Nightmare movie after his work on Freddy’s Revenge involving a demonic parakeet, working with Adam Jones (who would later go on to be the guitarist for Tool), and how he became a member of the exclusive club of people who have played Freddy Krueger on screen! 

Bon Appetit, Bitch!  In the second installment of our series on A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD, screenwriter Les Bohem talks about how his early career in rock and roll got him a gig writing movies, crafting the original Greta death sequence, the surreal moment when he watched Robert Englund deliver the Freddy lines he wrote, and more! 

IT'S A BOY!!! This is the first installment of our three-part series on A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD!  Kicking things off is Alice Johnson herself, Lisa Wilcox!  Lisa discusses the deeper societal issues within THE DREAM CHILD, the challenges of acting on those elaborate sets, people picketing the movie over violence, fighting Robert Englund in a pool of chocolate, and more! 

We conclude our series on TOURIST TRAP with three-time Academy Award winning makeup artist Ve Neill! Ve took home an Oscar for her work on Tim Burton’s BEETLEJUICE, ED WOOD, and MRS. DOUBTFIRE.  But she’ll never forget where she started—on the Charles Band movies of the late seventies and early eighties including TOURIST TRAP.  Ve talks about the real person inside the mannequins, why all the masks looked oddly uniform, making miracles happen on a shoe-string budget, and more! 

Our series on TOURIST TRAP continues with guest Ron Underwood! Ron is an award-winning producer and director who is best known as the father of the TREMORS franchise. One of the first movies he ever worked on was TOURIST TRAP as the first assistant director to David Schmoeller.  Ron discusses the crazy connection between John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN and TOURIST TRAP, the movie’s PG rating, and his first exposure to the Hollywood’s preferred on-set recreational activity of the time. 

TOURIST TRAP is the first movie we will cover on CLASS OF 79 and our guest is Jocelyn Jones in her first recorded podcast interview ever!  Jocelyn played Molly—the sheepish star of TOURIST TRAP who sympathizes with Mr. Slausen until she realizes he is killing off all of her friends and intends to keep her at Slausen’s Lost Oasis forever with his precious collection of mannequins!  Jocelyn explains why she cried the first time she read the script for TOURIST TRAP, her strange premonition about working with Chuck Connors, having to ask for a stunt adjustment on set, why she looks bat shit insane in the ending sequence, and so much more! 

The person you put up there ain't the person that comes back. Actor Miko Hughes and Academy Award nominated makeup artist John Blake join host Natasha Pascetta to remember their work on PET SEMATARY in this dual episode. Miko recounts his portrayal of Gage Creed, the scene that really freaked him out, and the endearing quality of the movie. John talks about taking inspiration from DEAD HEAT for Victor Pascow’s makeup, using hair gel on the Church cats, and applying the zombified Rachel Creed makeup! Class of 89 presented on the FANGORIA Podcast Network

The soil of a man's heart is stonier. Lead Greensman Carlene Hirsch joins host Natasha Pascetta to discuss her unique role on PET SEMATARY. Carlene talks about the real pet buried in the fake pet sematary, keeping as close to Stephen King’s novel as possible, her friendship with Fred Gwynne, the wild animals that kept showing up on set, and more! Class of 89 presented on the FANGORIA Podcast Network

The barrier was not meant to be crossed! Actor Brad Greenquist joins host Natasha Pascetta as they revisit PET SEMATARY. Brad talks about portraying Victor Pascow as an angelic harbinger, FANGORIA contributor Rodney Labbe’s set visit, the cut Pascow blue screen scenes, why he ate lunch alone on set, the one line he would re-do and more! Class of 89 presented on the FANGORIA Podcast Network