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Twice monthly interviews with independent horror filmmakers. Are you a filmmaker who's interested in talking about your movie? Shoot me an email: invasionofthepodpeoplepodcast@gmail.com Powered by Firstory Hosting

Thomas Eliot


    • May 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Interview w/Gerald Waddell, writer/director of Project MKHEXE

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 87:09


    Project MKHEXE is a fake documentary about a fictional CIA experiment akin to the very real Project MKULTRA. You can watch it now on ScreamBox: https://www.screambox.com/details/1000000053303/Project-MKHEXE Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Adam Newman about Round the Decay

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 73:00


    Round the Decay is a new "small town with a secret" horror film, one of my favorite subgenres, which you can hopefully find in theaters or on streaming at some point. If you're a distributor, reach out to me and pick it up! Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Matthew Warren, writer/director of Delicate Arch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 67:15


    Delicate Arch is a new surreal horror film now streaming on Screambox. You can follow Matt on Instagram, and follow the Delicate Arch Instagram. Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Anthony Cousins, writer/director of Frogman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 50:01


    Frogman is a found footage creature feature now streaming on FoundTV and you can watch Scare Package on Shudder. You can see more of Anthony on Youtube and his personal Instagram, and more about Frogman on the movie's Instagram. Powered by Firstory Hosting

    No interview this week

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 0:20


    No new interviews for a little while - I'm taking a break from interviews to focus on editing my first feature film, THE PHILIP EXPERIMENT -or- HOW TO CONJURE AN IMAGINARY GHOST Powered by Firstory Hosting

    No New Interview This Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 0:20


    Taking a break from interviews for a bit to focus on editing my first feature film, THE PHILIP EXPERIMENT -or- HOW TO CONJURE AN IMAGINARY GHOST Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Mike Day, director of Clawfoot

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 108:05


    Clawfoot is a sort of home invasion thriller with some really surprising twists and turns Stream it on Amazon Instagram Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Hank Braxtan and Kevin Brooks about Glowzies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 109:01


    Glowzies is about slime and zombies. What more could you want? Made in Grand Junction, Colorado, Glowzies won Best Schlock Feature and Best Use of Slime at the 2024 SlimeFest, a film festival I put together last summer. Glowzies will be released by Terror Films instagram.com/KevinBr00ks Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Andy Buchan, Cassidy Buchan, and Amy Sands about Siege at Nune High

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 75:11


    Siege at Nune High is an action thriller about defending a school, like Assault on Precinct 13 but starring kids, made by some high schoolers and their teacher. You can watch Siege at Nune High at www.siege-movie.com and on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@siegemovie You can follow along on instagram: @siegemovie Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Jakob Bilinski and Emily Durchholz about Compression

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 108:46


    Compression is a colorful psychological thriller about an agoraphobic podcast host https://www.instagram.com/compressionmovie https://www.facebook.com/CinephreakPictures/ https://www.instagram.com/emjdurch_ Score Needle Drops Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Matt Sempere about The Creeping Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 56:15


    The Creeping Death is a cozy Halloween centered horror movie, available now on ScreamBox www.creepingdeathmovie.com https://twitter.com/MattSampere https://www.facebook.com/creepingdeathmovie https://www.instagram.com/creepingdeathmovie Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Intervew w/Peter Hatch about Baleful

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 103:39


    Baleful is a surreal nightmare film that's coming soon. You can follow along on the Deformed Lunchbox youtube, instagram, or twitter Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Victoria and Aaron Fradkin, creators of Beezel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 50:54


    Beezel is a haunted house story told over three generations. You can find more information about Beezel and the other spooky stories Victoria and Aaron make here: http://www.epic-pictures.com/film/beezel https://x.com/DreadPresents https://www.facebook.com/dreadpresents/ https://www.instagram.com/dreadpresents/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCyFWveJ8VzuCksq-KKeb2g https://www.youtube.com/c/SocialHouseFilms https://www.instagram.com/socialhousefilms/ https://www.facebook.com/socialhousefilms/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Austin Smagalski about To Die Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 49:05


    Today's guest is Austin Smagalski, writer/director of To Die Alone, a psychological thriller set in the woods. You can find more info on Austin's films at www.glasscreekfilms.com and https://www.charmingstranger.com Tickets and updates: https://linktr.ee/todiealonefilm IG: @charming_stranger_films and @todiealonefilm and @austinsmagalski X: @CharmingStrange FB: https://www.facebook.com/CharmingStrangerFilms/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@glasscreekfilms Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Devin Montgomery about Monsters Within

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 46:33


    Today's guest is Devin Montgomery, writer/director of Monsters Within, an upcoming small town psychological thriller. You can watch the trailer for Monsters Within here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Ib2Ia1BzI Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Adam Newman about Everwinter Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 91:25


    Today's guest is Adam Newman, writer/director of Everwinter Night, a horror/comedy You can watch Everwinter Night here: https://tubitv.com/movies/100018318/everwinter-night Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel about Be My Cat: A Film for Anne, We Put the World to Sleep, and found footage filmmaking in general

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 126:33


    Today's interview is with Adrian Țofei, writer/director/star of Be My Cat: A Film for Anne, one of the most intense and realistic found footage films I've seen, and with Duru Yücel, who joined him to make We Put the World to Sleep, their upcoming sequel to Be My Cat. Lots of links today! You can watch Be My Cat here: https://tubitv.com/movies/491721/be-my-cat-a-film-for-anne Support Adrian and Duru's work here: https://www.patreon.com/AdrianDuru/posts And find all of their things here: https://linktr.ee/AdrianTofei https://linktr.ee/DuruYucel https://linktr.ee/BeMyCatMovie https://linktr.ee/WePutTheWorldToSleep Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/JC Doler, writer/director of The Fetch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 55:24


    The Fetch is an upcoming thriller that fits into the "the real monster is trauma" subgenre. Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Nina Nesseth about Nightmare Fuel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 94:13


    Continuing with this June's theme being things that are about horror movies rather than are horror movies themselves, here's Nina Nesseth with Nightmare Fuel, a book about the science of horror movies. You can buy Nightmare Fuel anywhere Tor Nightfire books are sold, such as on amazon, and follow Nina Nesseth on twitter: https://twitter.com/cestmabiologie/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/D. Ryan Mowry about Horrifying Hot Sauces

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 70:15


    This June we're looking at things connected to indie horror filmmaking that aren't films themselves, starting with Horrifying Hot Sauces. You can buy them here: https://horrifyingco.com/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Chris Notarile about Methodic and fan films

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 76:13


    Today's guest is Chris Notarile, writer/director of Methodic and just a ton of fan films. You can watch Methodic on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Methodic-Niki-Notarile/dp/B0CQKJY5WC/ And you can watch his fan films on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@blinky500 Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/the attendees of the Pueblo Film Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 28:42


    Today's episode is a special one. Instead of the usual deep dive with one filmmaker about a specific film, I interviewed as many people as I could at the Pueblo Film Festival, asking them "where do you see the future of independent film going?" https://pueblofilmfest.org/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Charlie Steeds about Gods of the Deep, Freeze, Barge People, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 110:01


    Today's guest is Charlie Steeds, a hugely prolific British film director. We talk about Gods of the Deep and Freeze, a modern and period piece adaptation of The Call of Cthulhu and At the Mountains of Madness respectively, as well as his other work. You can watch a lot of his movies on tubi: https://tubitv.com/person/5f5ca9/charlie-steeds https://twitter.com/darktemplefilms https://www.instagram.com/charliesteeds Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Zac and Jimmy about Followers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 71:41


    Followers is a new slasher/home invasion film that just came out on March 12th, 2024, and is streaming exclusively on ScreamBox. https://www.screambox.com/ https://www.instagram.com/smallertown Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview with Rudi Womack about running the Wyoming International Film Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 104:17


    This month I'm changing things up by not interviewing people about specific movies they've made. Instead, my guest today is Rudi Womack, director of the Wyoming International Film Festival. We talk about WYOIFF and film festivals in general. You can find more information about, and submit your films to, WYOIFF on Film Freeway: https://filmfreeway.com/WyomingInternationalFilmFestival And their website: https://www.wyoiff.com/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview with Richard Hansil, founder of 3one8 Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 58:00


    Continuing this month's theme of interviewing people about things other than specific films they've made, I'm interviewing Richard Hansil about founding a new indie film studio. You can learn more about 3one8 Films and follow along with their development on their website: https://www.3one8films.com/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/James Roberts, writer/producer/creator of Here For Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 39:39


    Here For Blood is an upcoming home invasion movie about a babysitter protecting their charge from a cult. The twist? The babysitter is a professional wrestler! Here For Blood is coming to theaters and ScreamBox on February 9th. Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Christopher Wesley Moore, writer/director of Children of Sin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 84:44


    My guest today is Christopher Wesley Moore, writer/director of Children of Sin, a horror movie set at a gay conversion camp - but not the one you're thinking of. You can stream Children of Sin on tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/679385/children-of-sin Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Adam Marcus, director of Secret Santa and Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 113:26


    My guest today is Adam Marcus, director of Secret Santa, a holiday horror flick that will be showing at New Fear's Day, the winter and holiday themed horror film festival I've put together, and is currently streaming on ScreamBox: https://www.screambox.com/details/1000000019139/Secret-Santa He also directed Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, which is currently streaming on tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/682530/jason-goes-to-hell-the-final-friday Powered by Firstory Hosting

    GASLIGHT MONTH: Interview w/Peter Cannon, the writer/director of Exposure

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 86:58


    Today's guest is Peter Cannon, director of Exposure, which is not yet released Powered by Firstory Hosting

    GASLIGHT MONTH: Interview w/Samuel Morrison, writer of By Deception

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 72:53


    Today's guest is Samuel Morrison, writer of By Deception. You can watch By Deception here: https://tubitv.com/movies/699196/by-deception Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Kevin Kopacka, director of Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 68:48


    Today's guest is Kevin Kopacka, director of Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes, a German metamodern horror film that you can watch here: https://tubitv.com/movies/689314/dawn-breaks-behind-the-eyes Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Greydon Clark, director of Uninvited, Dance Macabre, Without Warning, and lots more

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 106:38


    Today's guest is Greydon Clark, a prolific director of low budget independent films for many decades. You can find lots of his films on Tubi, as well as on his website, where you can also get his autobiography, which I greatly enjoyed reading as preparation for this episode: http://greydonclark.com/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Dustin and Megan Mattson about Tapehead: The Return of Jacob Cobb

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 86:38


    It's been just about a year, and the feature film of Tapehead is out! You can watch the original 45 minute "short" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s60ldSPJ6ZY And you can buy the feature film, Return of Jacob Cobb, here: https://kunaki.com/sales.asp?PID=PX00ZYO1CG&pp=1 Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Cirrus Studios

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 56:25


    This is a special episode celebrating Six Feet Under Horror Fest, which sadly my short did not get into. Today's guests are Bryan Oliver and Will Grey of Cirrus Studios, whom I met at the previous 6FU. You can see their work here: https://www.watchcirrus.com/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Thomas Jacobson, one of the directors of Dude Bro Party Massacre 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 103:35


    Thomas Jacobson is one of the members of 5 Second Films, and one of the directors of Dude Bro Party Massacre 3, which you can watch here: Powered by Firstory Hosting

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    Interview w/Preston DeFrancis, director of Ruin Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 111:52


    Today's guest is Preston DeFrancis, director of Ruin Me, a metamodern slasher film. You can watch it, and the director and writer's commentary, on Shudder: https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/ruin-me/7dfe6d8d92cc6b23 Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Justin Seaman, writer/director of The Barn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 124:12


    Today's guest is Justin Seaman, creator of The Barn, and '80s throwback horror movie. The Barn Part II is coming soon, and in the meantime you can watch The Barn here: https://tubitv.com/movies/491603/the-barn Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/John Johnson, director of Curse of the Blue Lights and Zebulon Pike and the Blue Mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 74:21


    Today's guest is John Johnson, director of Curse of the Blue Lights and Zebulon Pike and the Blue Mountain. This is a special episode, as John Johnson is also a resident of Pueblo, Colorado, where I live! This is the first episode I recorded in person, in our local public library - the same place where I first saw a showing of Zebulon Pike and the Blue Mountain. Curse of the Blue Lights is a supernatural horror film shot in Pueblo, Colorado, and set in a fictionalized version of Pueblo. It was inspired by local folklore. Zebulon Pike and the Blue Mountain is a historical dramatization of the true story of Zebulon Pike's expedition west, filmed on location in the locations his journey actually took him to. You can find Curse of the Blue Lights here: https://www.amazon.com/Curse-Blue-Lights-Special-Deluxe/dp/B00EXDVDIS And Zebulon Pike and the Blue Mountain here: https://www.zebulonpike.net/ John Johnson's main site is: https://johnhjohnson.net/ And his Damon Runyon site is: https://damon-runyon.com/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Fred Vogel, director of The Final Interview and August Underground

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 74:36


    Today's guest is Fred Vogel, director of The Final Interview, a psychological thriller set almost entirely in a single room, and the August Underground trilogy, highly influential and hard to find fake snuff films. You can find The Final Interview here, and the August Underground trilogy is set to be re-released later this year, starting this month. https://www.thefinalinterviewmovie.com/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    2023 Slimy Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 24:57


    In this first annual Slimy Awards episode, I take a moment to reflect on the first year of doing Invasion of the Pod People, talk about what's changing going forward (not much, just more interviews!), and of course present the first annual Slimy Awards. If you are an independent filmmaker and would like to get interviewed about your work, send an email to invasionofthepodpeoplepodcast@gmail.com Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Lloyd Kaufman, cofounder of Troma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 54:24


    Today's quest is Lloyd Kaufman, cofounder of Troma, the world's longest running independent film studio. You probably already know who Lloyd is. You can watch all sorts of Troma movies on Troma Now: https://watch.troma.com/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Pierce Berolzheimer, writer/director of Crabs!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 100:32


    Today's guest is Pierce Berolzheimer, the writer/director of Crabs!, a genre-bending horror comedy creature feature about, you guessed it, crabs invading a small town. You can watch Crabs! here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/0QRXUKUZPS46G1CFCCIJI9MFWD/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Chris McInroy, Stacey Bell, and Kris Phipps of GUTS and other short horror films

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 90:53


    A bit of a disclaimer: my mic had some difficulties this episode, so my audio is a bit garbled. Fortunately my guests are audible just fine. In today's episode my guests are Chris McInroy, the director, Stacey Bell, the executive producer, and Kris Phipps, another producer, of several horror shorts: GUTS, Bad Guy Number 2, Death Metal, We Summoned a Demon, and the One Time in the Woods segment in the Scare Package anthology. You can watch their shorts here: https://vimeo.com/chrismcinroy And you can watch Scare Package exclusively on Shudder. Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cl4t13kxz012w01xi0gxphf5d/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Noah Bunyon, director of The King in Yellow

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 39:37


    In today's episode my guest is Noah Bunyon, the director of The King in Yellow, an adaptation of the 1896 collection of short stories by Robert W. Chambers. You can watch The King in Yellow here: https://www.amazon.com/King-Yellow-Mike-Newman/dp/B0B6WVBK24 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cl4t13kxz012w01xi0gxphf5d/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Fable Siegel, director of Lackadaisy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 106:01


    Today's guest is Fable Siegel, director of the Lackadaisy animated pilot, a cartoon about anthropomorphic cats in prohibition era St. Louis. You can watch the Lackadaisy pilot here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vffu6FG4YP4 And you can read the original Lackadaisy comic here: https://lackadaisy.com/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Tracy Butler, creator of Lackadaisy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 95:12


    Today's guest is Tracy Butler, creator of Lackadaisy. Lackadaisy is a comic about anthropomorphic cats in prohibition era St Louis that was recently adapted into an animated pilot. You can watch the pilot here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vffu6FG4YP4 And you can read the original Lackadaisy comic here: https://lackadaisy.com/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Rick Ives of Solid Rock Trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 84:06


    In today's episode I interview Rick Ives, writer/director of Solid Rock Trust, a tense heist movie set almost entirely in a single location. You can watch Solid Rock Trust here: https://tubitv.com/movies/701273/solid-rock-trust?start=true You can follow Rick on twitter here: https://twitter.com/flashbulb_films Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cl4t13kxz012w01xi0gxphf5d/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Matt Gordon about Special Effects makeup

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 25:08


    tw: discussion of suicide In today's episode, my guest is Matt Gordon, a special effects makeup artist from right here in Pueblo Colorado. A warning, this episode does get a bit heavier than most. Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cl4t13kxz012w01xi0gxphf5d/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Rico Dalsimer, creator of Durty D and Dawn of the Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 40:50


    In today's episode, I interview Rico Dalsimer, creator of the Durty D youtube channel and the Dawn of the Friend short film. You can watch Durty D here: https://www.youtube.com/c/DurtyD And you can check out the 72 hour Kickass Film Fest here: https://filmfreeway.com/KickAssFilmFestivals Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cl4t13kxz012w01xi0gxphf5d/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

    Interview w/Finn Callan and Anna Fraser of Guest horror short film

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 101:14


    In today's episode, my guests are Finn Callan, the writer/director of The Guest, and Anna Fraser, who portrays the eponymous Guest. You can watch Guest here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-5Upq2hcOA Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cl4t13kxz012w01xi0gxphf5d/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

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