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Horror fans are WEIRD ... or are they? Join us as we interview fans of and creators in the horror biz as we try to find out, "What is it about horror that makes people happy?"

Steve Becker

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    • Jun 22, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 10m AVG DURATION
    • 193 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Horror Makes Us Happy

    Live Chat 022 Lisa Morton (Malediction, Netherworld, Placerita, The Samhanach, The Halloween Encyclopedia)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2026 50:21


    Lisa's bio page: https://horrormakesushappy.com/episodes/04/lisa_morton.htmlThis chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/hWPFhvUJWuAAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please remember to leave us a review!

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    Jenn Wexler (The Sacrament, ABCs of Death 2, Beneath, Most Beautiful Island, Darling)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 76:05


    Sleepovers, The Shining, and going on adventures!https://www.youtube.com/@HorrorMakesUsHappyAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 021 Steve Barton (A Comedy of Tragedies, Dread Central, Terrifier 2/3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2026 56:11


    Steve's bio page: https://horrormakesushappy.com/episodes/03/steve_barton.htmlThis chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/YgRDWD2qvhgAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2026 54:26


    This chat on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/live/akTb1FtjUX4All our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Chris Nash (Psycho Goreman, In a Violent Nature, The Void, ABCs of Death 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2026 83:08


    The Stand, SCP, and tetanus shots!https://www.youtube.com/@HorrorMakesUsHappyAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 019 Clay McLeod Chapman (What Kind of Mother, Kill Your Darling, Ghost Eaters, The Remaking)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2026 44:54


    Clay's bio page: https://horrormakesushappy.com/episodes/04/clay_mcleod_chapman.htmlThis chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/4itaexOJEA4All our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 018

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2026 41:07


    This chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/0PO9MSBWQ54All our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Alyss Winkler (Plank Face, The Bad Man, Violet, Amazon Hot Box, Space Babes from Outer Space)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2026 75:04


    Princess Jar Jar, Aliens, and monster kinks!https://www.youtube.com/@HorrorMakesUsHappyAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 017

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 51:23


    This chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/ZOoEtVn78Fo?feature=shareAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 016

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2026 45:12


    This chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/kV8XIerGQYYAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Michael J. Epstein (The Once and Future Smash, A Hard Place, Clickbait, Solvent, Craving)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2026 78:10


    Sleepovers, peer pressure, and Bah Humbug parties!https://www.youtube.com/@HorrorMakesUsHappyAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 015 Carly Sonafelt (Air Fryer Slaughter, Crackcoon, Slumber Party Massacre Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2026 53:53


    Laura's bio page: https://horrormakesushappy.com/episodes/03/carly_sonafelt.htmlThis chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/93v0kS3vJAwAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Ellie's Theme

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2026 3:01


    Our new theme song! Its story is a rollercoaster of emotions. Ellie, a member of our Discord server, wrote the lyrics and shared the song with us. We LOVED the song, but she'd used AI to generate the music. What she didn't know is that Chris and Steve aren't just podcasters, they're also musicians! Steve rerecorded all the music and hired a professional singer to provide the vocals, and BOOM! New theme song! Big thanks to Scott Foster Harris (former frontman for L.A. Guns and Tracii Guns' League of Gentlemen) for providing the vocals!https://www.youtube.com/@HorrorMakesUsHappyAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 014 Miguel Rodriguez (Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, Creative Imaginings, Untethered 'zine)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2026 48:24


    Miguel's bio page: https://horrormakesushappy.com/episodes/03/miguel_rodriguez.htmlThis chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/MIN6U3gV8toAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Julia Hapney (Bound to Vengeance, Zombeavers, V/H/S Viral, Natty Knocks, Joe Bob's Haunted Drive In)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2026 47:08


    Drive-in movie theaters, bengal cats, and pet thievery!https://www.youtube.com/@HorrorMakesUsHappyAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 013 & Quarterly Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 51:42


    https://www.youtube.com/@HorrorMakesUsHappyhttps://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 012 Kathe Koja (The Cipher, Strange Angels, Buddha Boy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 53:13


    Kathe's bio page: https://horrormakesushappy.com/episodes/03/kathe_koja.htmlThis chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/HBT5etAI7mEAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Darin Read (Final Destination 5, The Conjuring 2, IT Chapters 1 & 2, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Amusement)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 79:41


    https://www.youtube.com/@HorrorMakesUsHappyhttps://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 011

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 45:12


    https://www.youtube.com/@HorrorMakesUsHappyhttps://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 010 Karim Hussain (Possessor, Hobo with a Shotgun, Infinity Pool, Orphan: First Kill)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 53:17


    Karim's bio page: https://horrormakesushappy.com/episodes/02/karim_hussain.htmlThis chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/y1QHWVJdn64All our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Clara Kovacic (A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio, Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales, The 100 Candles Game)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 72:44


    Body horror, being clumsy, and Krites!https://www.youtube.com/@HorrorMakesUsHappyhttps://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 009 Scott Schirmer (Found, Headless, Bad Man)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 54:12


    Scott's bio page: https://horrormakesushappy.com/episodes/01/scott_schirmer.htmlThis chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/XvwETJryNDsAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 008 with Laura Lee Bahr (Boned, Strange Bird, The Little Death, Jesus Freak, Who Is the Liar)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 51:07


    Laura's bio page: https://horrormakesushappy.com/episodes/03/laura_lee_bahr.htmlThis chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/DDXU2ggL-QYAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Owl Goingback (Crota, Coyote Rage, Darker Than Night)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026 53:23


    Werewolves, underdogs, and identification!If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy

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    Live Chat 007 with Billy Pon (Circus of the Dead, Cowboys From Hell, Doll Boy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 48:23


    Billy's bio page: https://horrormakesushappy.com/episodes/02/billy_pon.htmlThis chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/_ztbKccbBbIAll our links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 006 with Adrian Garcia Bogliano

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 55:24


    Adrian's bio page: https://horrormakesushappy.com/episodes/02/adrian_garcia_bogliano.htmlThis chat on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/wVcAfmqJ6ok?feature=shareAll our other links: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Marvin Maddicks Jr. (Whispers, Onlyfangs, Staycation, Jacker 3: Road to Hell)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 42:58


    Creepshow, abandoned homes, and Shogun Assassin!If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy

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    Live Chat 005

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 43:51


    https://www.youtube.com/@HorrorMakesUsHappyhttps://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappyIf you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Live Chat 004

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 70:20


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    Gino Acevedo (Alien 3, Wolf, Death Becomes Her, Godzilla, King Kong, Black Sheep)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 61:57


    Working with Christopher Lee, skin-safe paint, and werewolf masks!If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy

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    Live Chat 003

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 52:21


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    Live Chat 002

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 63:34


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    Live Chat 001

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2026 48:18


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    Marc L. Abbott (Hell at the Waystation, Slapface, Black Wake, The Theatre of Terror)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 90:36


    Fangoria, Re-Animator, and meeting a childhood idol!If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy

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    Luke Hawker (Krampus, Forgive Us All, M3GAN 2.0, Alien: Romulus)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 89:04


    Akira, Teddy Bears, and playing adult dress-up!If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy

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    Howard Berger (Day of the Dead, The People Under the Stairs, Army of Darkness, The Walking Dead, Kill Bill)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2026 73:47


    Scream, "Tony" Hopkins, and Leatherface ... with cheerleaders.If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy

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    2026 Q1 Promo and New Song!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2026 19:01


    If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy

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    Demiàn Rugna (Terrified, Satanic Hispanics, When Evil Lurks, The Last Gateway)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 77:12


    Terminator, comics, and excitement!If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy

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    Ai Jiang (Linghun, I Am I, A Palace Near the Wind)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 78:52


    Falling babies, burritos, and human-shaped pieces of meat!If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy

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    Manal El-Feitury (Code Red, Hellboy, Subservience)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 81:13


    Bystander Apathy, Sisters, and Improv!If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy

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    Richard Chizmar (Cemetery Dance, Gwendy trilogy, Boogeyman series, Memorials)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 81:34


    Alligators, candy corn, and Bigfoot's muff!

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    Neal Edelstein (The Ring, Mullholland Drive, Dark Hearts, Amusement)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 73:41


    VHS rental stores, water balloon fights, and Barry the Bug!

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    Joe Lujan (The Immortal Wars, My Little Nightmare, Billy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 69:24


    Ghosts, La Llorona, and The Executioner!

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    Maurice Broaddus (Sweep of Stars, The Knights of Breton Court, Unfadeable)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 69:40


    Sibling rivalry, cheetahs, and Crazy Charles!If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy

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    Christopher Golden (Alien, Predator, Hellboy, Buffy, Vampirella, The Crow, Daredevil, X-Men...)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 81:05


    Prosthetic hands, pillow-eating alligators, and ghost hunters!If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy

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    Jimmy Wienholz (The Horrific Network, Sinister Creature Con)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 68:02


    Lottery tickets, barking at people, and antisocial ghosts!If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Amir Moini (Branding and Marketing Officer, Fangoria and Netflix)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 60:44


    Catwoman, Power Rangers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Witches!If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    Nathan Taare (Grafted, Wolf Man, Wellington Paranormal)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 75:44


    Filming at night, homemade horror films, and scent-based horror!If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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    V. Castro (Pink Agave Motel, Immortal Pleasures, Rebel Moon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 63:45


    Love, Sex, challenge, gratitude ... and vampires!

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    Sasha Rainbow (Grafted)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 75:16


    Slumber parties, stage fright, and subliminal scares!

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    Peter Atkins (Hellraiser 2/3/Bloodline, Nightbreed, Wishmaster 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 80:43


    Operatic horror, shared laughter, and the importance of context and tone.If you're seeing this, please leave us a review!

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