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Interviews and discussion about science fiction, fantasy and horror in television and film, plus coverage of comics, independent features, science and much more

Summer Brooks and Team Slice of SciFi

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    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the range of topics covered. Whether you're interested in indie and horror conventions, learning how films are made on a budget, or simply geeking out over your favorite shows, Slice of SciFi has it all. The hosts arrange fascinating interviews with a variety of people, ensuring that there's something for everyone to enjoy. Additionally, they review and discuss conventions and sci-fi charities, providing insight into events you may have missed or overlooked.

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    “Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse” Director Isaac Ezban

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 33:06


    Director Isaac Ezban talks about his new post-apocalyptic film, Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse, the story of three young brothers fighting to survive in a world ravaged by an incurable plague.

    “Parable of the Talents”: On adapting science fiction classics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 50:37


    Eisner and Hugo Award winning comics writer Damian Duffy talks about the challenges of adapting the works of Octavia Butler to graphic novels. Parable of the Talents is the newest adaptation, following Kindred (2017) and and the Hugo Award-winning Parable of the Sower (2020).

    “Watch the Skies”: a Swedish UFO conspiracy story, dubbed in English with AI

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 36:28


    Watch the Skies is a Swedish UFO conspiracy thriller, now coming to international audiences with the help of advanced AI tools.

    “Rosario”: Emeraude Toubia and Felipe Vargas mix blood and magic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 22:22


    Actor Emeraude Toubia and Director Felipe Vargas talk about the new horror-thriller Rosario. Be wary of what inheritances family can pass on.

    “Art! Trash! Terror!”: Chris Alexander on Cult Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 52:44


    Film historian Chris Alexander returns to share details on his newest book, Art! Trash! Terror!: Adventures in Strange Cinema, a tome full of in-depth essays and enlightening interviews that celebrate some of the most eccentric and unforgettable movies in cult cinema history.

    “Gunslingers”: Jeremy Kent Jackson, Brian Skiba on Westerns in 1907

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 54:11


    Actor Jeremy Kent Jackson and writer-director Brian Skiba stop by to talk about Gunslingers, making a Western that takes place with 1907 Kentucky as a backdrop for a pair of brothers at odds with each others choices.

    “The Cloaked Realm”: Animating 19th- and 20th-century science fiction classics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 49:57


    Marisa Cohen and Peter Alexander of Interstellar Alchemists talk about their animated series The Cloaked Realm, dedicated to bringing new life to forgotten science fiction classics of the 19th and 20th centuries.

    “SurrealEstate” showrunner George R. Olson talks spooky places

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 27:51


    "SurrealEstate" creator & showrunner George R. Olson talks about how his own experiences with marketing problematic real estate listings became the foundations of the series.

    Documentary: “TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 47:30


    Writer-Producer Daniel Richardson and Director Richard Moss stop by to talk about the newest documentary from CreatorVC, TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming.

    Indie Talk: “And Through The Portal We Go”: Mike Hayhurst and Joseph Lymous

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 39:48


    Writer-director Mike Hayhurst and actor-writer Joseph Lymous talk about their indie fantasy-satire And Through The Portal We Go, a smart, sly look at cults, quests of faith and personal growth.

    12th Annual Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 36:58


    The 2025 Philip K. Dick Film Festival is being held in New York City again, and festival director Daniel Abella stops by again to talk about this year's tracks: features, shorts, and even a cosplay competition.

    20th Annual International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 39:54


    International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival director Monte Yazzie returns to talk about the 2025 edition of this acclaimed genre film festival.

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    Phoenix Film Festival: Celebrating 25 years of indie film excellence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 35:22


    Phoenix Film Foundation and Phoenix Film Festival executive director Jason Carney comes by to talk about the 25th edition of the acclaimed film festival, and what attendees can expect.

    “Cleaner” Director Martin Campbell on filming action

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 29:30


    Director Martin Campbell talks about the appeal of having a "Die Hard"-style film featuring a woman, with the challenges of filming on the outside of a building for much of the story.

    Film Masters founder Phil Hopkins on Restoring Cult Classics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 66:23


    Film Masters' newest remaster release is Roger Corman's MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR (1954), and founder Phil Hopkins talks about how he went from film history into producing film restorations for physical media releases.

    “Renner”: Actor Frankie Muniz & Director Robert Rippberger on AI helpers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 20:35


    Director Robert Rippberger and actor Frankie Muniz talk quickly about Renner, a story about a genius who's created Salenus, an AI life coach, but he realizes too late that her personality and intentions closely mirror those of his manipulative and abusive (and deceased) mother.

    “Eternal You”: Exploring digital methods of living forever

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 51:52


    Directors Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck talk about their documentary ETERNAL YOU, which looks at the growing landscape of AI startups that use AI to "recreate" a deceased loved one.

    “Iyanu”: An animated African superhero fantasy for all ages

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 46:02


    The creative team from the new animated fantasy series IYANU stops by to talk about this highly anticipated series ahead of its debut on Cartoon Network and Max.

    Movies, TV, Comics: Favorites of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 74:10


    Summer, Noah and Louis list their favorite media releases from 2024, and hope for more and better from 2025!

    “Bleeding”: Director Andrew Bell’s take on vampires and addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 26:29


    Filmmaker Andrew Bell stops by to talk about Bleeding, a story about dealing with addictions, grief, despair, and vampires at the center of it all, but not in the way you'd imagine.

    “Utopia”: Director James Bamford on pulling all the best elements together

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 43:40


    Director James Bamford talks about his indie scifi action-thriller Utopia, where a former special ops soldier has to infiltrate a high tech human trafficking organization in search of his missing wife.

    “Street Trash”: Director Ryan Kruger on practical filmmaking

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 37:34


    Director Ryan Kruger stops by to talk about his reimagined edition of the cult horror favorite Street Trash. Ryan also sees this movie as more of a sequel to the original rather than a typical remake. Knowing how most people feel about remakes & reboots, are there any other cult or underground classics that you would want to see get remade?

    “Keeping 007 Alive”: Bond Beyond the Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 51:53


    Pop Culture Detective and Author Mark Edlitz returns to discuss more James Bond lore, with his newest book Keeping 007 Alive, which is a follow up to last year's James Bond After Fleming to explore the Bond stories in print. Do you have a favorite James Bond movie or book? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

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    “Meanwhile on Earth” director Jérémy Clapin on grief and realities

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 26:33


    Filmmaker and writer-director Jérémy Clapin talks about his newest feature, Meanwhile on Earth, a story that melds grief, loss, and an unlikely conspiracy for an alien infiltration of Earth. Are indie films that go beyond the usual storyline tropes right up your alley? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    Science New Wave Film Festival XVII: expanding science presentation using film

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 41:37


    The 17th Science New Wave XVII Film Festival is here, and Program Director Nate Dorr and Festival Producer Paula Croxson stop by to talk all about it. They talk about curating this year's lineup, highlight several specific nights of specialized programming, and more. What film festivals do you look forward to every year? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    “Seven Cemeteries”: John Gulager and Efren Ramirez talk hero zombies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 35:22


    Director John Gulager and actor Efren Ramirez stop by to talk about Seven Cemeteries, their new horror-black comedy-western that I believe plays at being "The Magnificent Undead Seven". Are you a fan of the western-horror subgenre? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    “The Radleys”: A quality dysfunctional vampire family drama

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 29:15


    Director Euros Lyn and actor Harry Baxendale stop by to talk about The Radleys, a new black comedy-horror "family drama"... where the family are vampires just trying to blend in to suburbia. Do you enjoy the mashup of black comedy & horror? Is it something you'd like to see more of in indie films? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    The cast of “The Curse of the Necklace” talks horror tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 36:16


    The cast of The Curse of the Necklace, Henry Thomas and Sarah Lind, with Madeleine and Violet McGraw, are here to talk about developing indie horror features. Do you have a favorite subgenre of horror that you'd like to see more of in indie films? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    “Strange Harvest”: On “documenting” an occult killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 27:26


    Writer-director Stuart Ortiz, and actors Terri Apple and Peter Zizzo stop by to talk about STRANGE HARVEST: OCCULT MURDER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE, a new horror feature told in the style of a true crime documentary. STRANGE HARVEST: OCCULT MURDER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE will make its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2024 on September 22, 2024

    New York Science Fiction Film Festival 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 40:32


    Program director Daniel Abella returns to talk about this year's festival, in a new location with an intriguing lineup of short films from all around the world. Which film festivals do you look forward to every year? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    Talking About “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” History

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 60:15


    Authors Maria Jose Tenuto and John Tenuto talk about their newest book, The Star Wars Radio Dramas: Brian Daley and the Serializations that Saved NPR, which goes into the story and the history of the radio dramas. What science fiction stories would you like to see adapted into audio dramas? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    In Development: “John Carter of Mars” Audio Drama

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 52:52


    The John Carter of Mars audio drama production team from Pocket Universe Productions stops by to talk about the status of the Kickstarter and the production updates. What pulp era fantasy adventures would you want to see adapted into audio or graphic novels? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    Discussion: The Women of “Star Trek: The Original Series”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 72:37


    We talk about Star Trek The Original Series this week, with a deep discussion about some of the women characters from the original series cast, and the essays written about them for the Women Take the Conn anthology. What examinations of "Star Trek" characters and series would you want more of? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    “Oddity”: Actors Carolyn Bracken & Gwilym Lee on playing unsettling parts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 24:43


    Actors Gwilym Lee and Carolyn Bracken stop by to chat about Oddity, the new horror thriller from IFC Films and Shudder, out in theaters July 19. Written & directed by Damian McCarthy, this tense, quiet suspense-horror feature may be the surprise movie of the summer season. What appeals to you about tales of quiet horror? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    “The Girl Who Cried Her Eyes Out”: Eugene John Bellida & Deborah Rickey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 66:51


    Director Eugene John Bellida and producer Deborah Rickey are here to talk about their indie suspense-horror feature The Girl Who Cried Her Eyes Out. They both shared in the writing with Fabrizio Fante, and there were many questions! What do you hope for most in a low budget film: story, character, acting or effects? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    “Black Panther Declassified”: Maurice Broaddus on the iconic Avenger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 47:55


    Author & teacher Maurice Broaddus stops by to talk about Black Panther: T'Challa Declassified: Notes, Interviews, and Files from the Avengers' Archives, the latest entry in the Declassified series from Smart Pop Books. Which comics characters would you like to see a deep dive history and analysis for? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    “SHOOK!”: Black Indie Comics Publishing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 41:05


    Second Sight Publishing's CEO Bradley Gordon and COO Marcus H. Robinson are here to talk about Second Sight's horror projects, and how the graphic novel "SHOOK! A Black Horror Anthology" and the collaboration with Dark Horse Comics came about. If you're suffering from superhero comics fatigue, do you actively seek out comics created by or telling stories about cultures and countries around the world? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    “Latency”: James Croke, Sasha Luss and Alexis Ren with brain tech games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 30:08


    Writer/Director James Croke and actors Sasha Luss and Alexis Ren stop by to chat about the new scifi-thriller LATENCY. We chat about brain technology and possibly how such tech could influence or be influenced by mental disorders. Would you want to test out devices designed to be implanted in or directly connected to human brains for easier access to internet or virtual reality applications ? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    Discussion: Alessandra Seggi on “Youth and Suicide in American Cinema”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024


    Professor Alessandra Seggi is here to talk about her book "Youth and Suicide in American Cinema: Context, Causes, and Consequences", an academic treastise on suicide and entertainment. Do you think about any potential real-world influences from certain plot or story elements in movies? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    “Breathe”: Director Stefon Bristol on family and survival

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 28:32


    Director Stefon Bristol stops by to talk about BREATHE, and getting into the family side of a survival story. What do you look for in your dystopian or post-apocalyptic stories? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    “Max Beyond”: HaZ Dulull talks creating animations with Unreal Engine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 51:52


    Writer-Director-Producer Hasraf "HaZ" Dulull is here to talk about his new animated feature MAX BEYOND, which was fully created with the Unreal Engine, and is just the first chapter in this new world of story possibilities. What other uses for Unreal Engine would you be interested in seeing creatives try out? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    “Deep Sky”: Documenting the James Webb Space Telescope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 38:33


    Writer-Director Nathaniel Kahn stops by to talk about the new IMAX Original Documentary, DEEP SKY, chronicling the building, launch and deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope, as well as its evolving mission. What space science breakthroughs would you like to see documentaries for? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    “Sting”: Director Kiah Roache-Turner on making a horror fairy tale

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 33:12


    Writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner is here to talk about his latest feature, STING, and how he wanted to make a fairy tale story... with unusually large spiders. Which critters are your horror movie trigger? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    2024 International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 30:42


    International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival Director Monte Yazzie returns to tell us all about the features and shorts being showcased in this year's festival (its 20th year!) What film festivals did you like or would you like to attend? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

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    “Monstrum”: Dr. Emily Zarka talks King Kong

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 53:38


    Dr Emily Zarka, professor and host/creator of PBS Digital's creature feature series MONSTRUM, stops by to share details of their next episode, a look at the history and the future of King Kong. What creatures of myth and legend would you like to see Monstrum feature in an episode? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    11th Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 39:24


    Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival director Daniel Abella is here to tell us about this year's festival, the films, the shorts programs, the Q&A panels and more. What film festivals did you like or would you like to attend? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    Comics Talk: “Haunt You to the End” writer Ryan Cady

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 65:45


    Writer Ryan Cady stops by to talk about HAUNT YOU TO THE END, a limited series from Top Cow / Image Comics, and we dive deep into his fascination with ghosts and more. What other types of near future horror tales would you like to see in graphic novels or short films? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    Indie Scifi: “Monolith” Matt Vesely & Lily Sullivan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 30:55


    Director Matt Vesely and actor Lily Sullivan are here to talk about MONOLITH, a new indie scifi-thriller, featuring a unique storytelling approach. Is combining science fiction and thrillers the type of indie movie you'd want to see more of? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    Indie Horror: “Out of Darkness” Director Andrew Cumming

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 29:04


    Director Andrew Cumming is here to talk about OUT OF DARKNESS, a new horror-thriller that not only takes a unique story set 45,000 years ago, but includes an entirely new language, Tola, designed specifically for the film. Would more speculative history horror set in the distant past be something you'd want to see? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    Indie Comics: “The Omega Eleven”: James Aquilone & Zac Atkinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 32:11


    Monstrous Books publisher James Aquilone and artist Zac Atkinson have a new project, The Omega Eleven, a 5-issue series that's a mix of Doctor Who and Ocean's Eleven. Yes, a magical heist is in the works. Are indie comics stories something you look for or look forward to? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

    Indie Scifi: “I.S.S.” Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 35:02


    The latest scifi-thriller from Bleeker Street is I.S.S., and director Gabriela Cowperthwaite stops by to talk about making this thriller about tensions affecting American and Russian scientists aboard the International Space Station during a breakdown of international relations on Earth. Is combining science fiction and thrillers the type of indie movie you'd want to see more of? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

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