Podcast appearances and mentions of Brea Grant

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PrevengeRated TV-MARuntime: 1hr 28minWritten & Directed by Alice LoweStars: Alice Lowe, Dan Renton Skinner and Jo HartleyPremiered at Venice Film Festival September 1, 2016Released in US (streaming) March 24, 2017RT: 92% critics / 53% audienceSynopsisWidow Ruth is seven months pregnant and is being persuaded by her unborn child to exact revenge on the people she deems responsible for her husband's death.The StylistUnratedRuntime: 1hr 45minDirected by Jill GevargizianWritten by Jill Gevargizian, Eric Havens and Eric StolzeStars: Najarra Townsend, Brea Grant and Jennifer SewardPremiered at Fantastic Fest September 26, 2020Released in US (streaming) March 1, 2021RT: 93% critics / 42% audienceSynopsisClaire is a lonely, awkward hair stylist who occasionally scalps her clients and has a dungeon dressing room full of her grisly wigs. When a bride-to-be invites her into her circle of friends, Claire is thrilled. Unfortunately, she's just too weird to not screw it up.Huesera: The Bone WomanNot Rated Runtime: 1hr 37minDirected by Michelle Garza CerveraWritten by Michelle Garza Cervera and Abia CastilloStars: Natalia Solián, Alfonso Dosal and Mayra BatallaPremiered at Tribeca Film Festival June 9, 2022Released in US (limited) February 10, 2023RT: 97% critics / 65% audienceSynopsisValeria and her husband Raul have been trying to conceive and are delighted to find that they have succeeded. However, Valeria soon begins having second thoughts. She used to be a riot grrrl with a girlfriend, how did she let herself become so square? Oh yeah, and some kind of evil spirit with bad joints is stalking her.Join us again in two weeks when we'll review Hokum, opening in theaters May 1.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

A short film has never met its moment like THE SEEING EYE DOG WHO SAW TOO MUCH (2026), which premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival this month. Of course it won the audience award -- how could it not? The film, as filmmaker Eric Jackowitz explains, is a homage to Italian giallo films, a mix of mystery horror and thriller films that peaked in the 1970s.Eric's career, as a filmmaker and musician based in Los Angeles, led him to this moment. He plays drums, attended the Berklee College of Music, and I'll say it: he's a brilliant director.The audience at SXSW agrees. And I think you will, too, after hearing our discussion.In this episode, Eric and I discuss:the first time reaction and sensory overload of seeing his award-winning film;why the film was so perfect for SXSW's Midnight Madness competition;what is giallo films and why he was drawn to making one of his own;how he got started in filmmaking and if he has any preferences in terms of writing, directing, and scoring films;what indie filmmakers don't understand about comedy and music in their films;his thoughts on the podcast space for filmmakers;hidden genres of indie films;what's next for him and his advice for people who didn't make SXSW with their films (with a crazy Judd Apatow story!);Eric's Indie Film Highlights: GRIND (2026) dir. by Brea Grant; Chelsea Stardust; Ed Dougherty; I LOVE BOOSTERS (2026) dir. by Boots RileyMemorable Quotes:"It's very mixed, but it ranges on a scale, right? There's people that really get it, who understand giallo films, who are horror fans, who are comedy fans. And then on the other end of it, there are people who are like, wow, I really like that. I don't really know what you were referencing."On giallo films: "And they're so bad. It's good. So good, it's good and so great, it's good.""And I feel like in a short block you have to, and with the goal of making a feature, you have to make as big of a announcement as possible.""Music is an afterthought.""I'm very happy to announce that I actually just quit my job podcasting."Links:Follow Eric On InstagramFollow THE SEEING EYE DOG WHO SAW TOO MUCH On Instagram

Gig economy got you down? Then you might want to listen to us dig into this new anthology coming out of SXSW. Ed Dougherty and Brea Grant's Grind knows side hustles lead to real horror and we're here for it.Want More Time In The Blerdy Atmosphere?Check out https://linktr.ee/blerdymassacre to link up with Blerdy Massacre on Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. It'll also lead you to our merch store and Patreon.You can also follow your hosts at @xghorror and @misssharai on Instagram and Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Directors Brea Grant, Chelsea Stardust, and Ed Dougherty join actors Rob Huebel, Barbara Crampton, and Christopher Rodriguez Marquette to talk Grind, a horror-satire about the soul-crushing, bathroom-break-denying, time-loop nightmare of gig economy labor. They dig into how horror lets you take something already happening in the world and make it bigger to make a point, why the billionaire villains still get to be human, and how a rotating room, a matte painter who worked on Return of the Jedi, and a free warehouse in K-Town add up to a high production value indie that punches way above its weight. Plus: chair exercises, wardrobe arcs, worker solidarity, and the importance of tipping your barista. Follow all of Friday Night Movie's award-winning SXSW Coverage. Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter for giveaways, curated episode playlists from the hosts and guests (including our mom), and at MOST one email per month (and probably fewer).  Closed captions for this episode are available via the player on the official Friday Night Movie homepage, the Podbean app and website, and YouTube.  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: The Red Tent Fund | HIAS | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association | The Entertainment Community Fund. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossary to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/Rent/Meh, I Told You Shows, Tradesies, etc). Email us at info@p4tmedia.com or tweet @FriNightMovie, @pancake4table, @chichiKgomez, and/or  @paperBKprincess.  Follow our creations and zany Instagram stories @frinightmovie, @FNMsisters, and @pancake4table. Follow us on Letterboxd (@pancake4table) where we're rating every movie we've EVER watched.  Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter for exclusive giveaways and news! Theme music by What Does It Eat. 

HMSG Interview Chelsea Stardust - "Donnie Darko"This week we cover the cult classic DONNIE DARKO (2001) with one of our best friends, Director/Producer Chelsea Stardust! A film that both Chelsea & Julia have seen an obsessive amount of times and Teri has only seen twice! We also discuss Chelsea's incredible career and her new Horror Anthology GRIND (2026) that is premiering at the SXSW film festival this week -  that we all played a part in! We hope you enjoy this fun & fresh episode! More About Our Guest:Chelsea hails from the Midwest and has been working in Hollywood for over fifteen years. After working for titans Ivan Reitman, Judd Apatow, and Jason Blum, Chelsea started pursuing directing, writing, and producing full time. Chelsea's first feature film, the science fiction thriller All That We Destroy, is part of the Blumhouse series Into The Dark and is currently available on Hulu. Her second feature film, the horror comedy Satanic Panic, was written by novelist Grady Hendrix (My Best Friend's Exorcism, How To Sell A Haunted House) and was featured in over 20 film festivals all over the world and is currently available on VOD, blu-ray and VHS. Chelsea produced the feature film anthology Grind, which was created, written and directed by Brea Grant and Ed Dougherty, and is premiering this year at SXSW! Chelsea also directed the wraparound segments of Grind.Most recently Chelsea produced a commercial for Loungefly, the popular brand owned by Funko. She also directed the music video Bloodbather for the indie rock band, Cursive. She has also produced 3 short films, two of which are heading to the festival circuit later this year. She is also the co-host of the Sitting In The Dark podcast and last but not least she is a published writer and her work has been featured in several books and online publications. Support the show

Director Matt Patterson discusses his psychological horror-thriller "Apartment 413" (available on Amazon Prime), a film that tackles masculinity, mental health, and the dangerous territory where reality becomes questionable. The story follows Marco, an unemployed man searching for work from home while his pregnant girlfriend Dana works as a teacher—a scenario that resonates even more powerfully in the COVID era of isolation and confinement. Strange occurrences begin plaguing Marco: invasive Post-it notes appear around the apartment with cruel messages, a burner phone rings with calls casting doubt on Dana's fidelity, and reality itself starts fracturing. Patterson, who studied theater directing at Pepperdine and film directing at LA Film School before working his way up from camera assistant on 35mm commercial shoots, explains his preference for "smart horror" that's cerebral rather than gore-focused, citing John Carpenter's "The Thing" as his favorite—"a psychological thriller pretending to be a horror movie that's actually an Agatha Christie mystery."Patterson's approach to the film balances slow-burn character development with psychological tension, believing audiences need to invest in and care about characters before the horror truly takes hold—typically around the 17-20 minute mark when breaking from the first act into the second. The casting process revealed Hollywood's unpredictable nature: while his friend Brea Grant easily joined after validating the script, finding Nicholas Sainz to play Marco proved circuitous when Patterson discovered him independently on agency websites, only to learn casting directors had already rejected his audition from 700 submissions. The film premiered at Cinequest Film Festival before the pandemic, and audience feedback from that screening led Patterson to reshoot and add the opening scene to provide an immediate hook. Beyond the thrills, Patterson uses the story to explore toxic masculinity and men's struggles asking for help with mental health, while also processing the political divisiveness of recent years and wrestling with how to love people whose perception of reality differs drastically from your own—themes that make "Apartment 413" resonate as both a relationship drama and a genuinely unsettling psychological experience that leaves audiences debating the ending long after the credits roll.

In this special (and extremely horny) holiday episode, Jack and Miles are joined by Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara (of Reading Glasses & Reading Smut) to discuss the Christmas-themed romance novel 'A Merry Little Meet Cute'!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bad Apples - "Pumpkin Palooza"We have another film set on Halloween night for your spooky season listening pleasure - BAD APPLES (2018)!

In episode 1940, Jack and Miles are joined by hosts of Reading Glasses & Reading Smut, Mallory O'Meara & Brea Grant, to discuss…Ooops! Yall Thought The Rapture Was LAST Week? Naw... It’s Actually NEXT Week! Dynamic Pricing Doesn’t Just Cost The Rich, Jigsaw--Uh... Mr. Beast Defends Trapping Man In Burning Building and more! Ooops! Yall Thought The Rapture Was LAST Week? Naw... It’s Actually NEXT Week! Dynamic Pricing Doesn’t Just Cost The Rich Jigsaw--Uh... Mr. Beast Defends Trapping Man In Burning Building LISTEN: Your Soul & Mine by BADBADNOTGOODSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The duo behind the podcasts Reading Glasses and Reading Smut, Mallory and Brea, come on the show to discuss why we're seeing a rise in the romantasy and smut genres, how to dip your toe into romance if you're not already into it, and they're armed with lots of recommendations of what to read and watch.To leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach Doree & Elise at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com.Visit forever35podcast.com for links to everything they mention on the show or visit shopmyshelf.us/forever35.Follow the podcast on Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) and sign up for the newsletter at forever35podcast.com/newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 OpenAI will fully replace GPT‑4 with GPT‑4o and WhatsApp New FeaturesStarring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, Mallory O'Meara, and Brea Grant.Show notes can be found here.

Brea has barely seen the original Twilight Zone-- and it's time to rectify that! We start Rod Serling's classic series at the beginning with the great pilot "Where is Everybody?" and then watch two lesser episodes "One for the Angels" and "Mr. Denton on Doomsday". What did we learn from this classic series? Are we any closer to finishing GRIND? Does Ed love his baby yet? Find out all of this and more on this week's episode! Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

Writer/Director/Producer/Editor Mike Mendez (BIG ASS SPIDER, DON'T KILL IT) just finished editing a segment of GRIND and I thought what better way to celebrate than to get him on the podcast for a wide-ranging discussion of his epic career! Mike's been involved in three-- now FOUR!-- anthologies and is a legend in the horror world. He's also edited on "Beavis and Butthead" and tons of different projects. We really get into the nitty gritty of the life of an indie filmmaker. He has seen it all and this is a great talk! Follow Mike on instagram: @madmanmendez Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

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Me (Ed) and Holly have always loved matte paintings and miniatures, and despite knowing very little about how to work with them, we are diving in with GRIND. In today's episode we talk about how we plan to pull that off, and also Holly's journey into the world of production design! Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

Well we just finished shooting the final pick-ups on our film GRIND and we are bruised and battered. How many things can go wrong when shooting a couple of simple things? Tune in to find out!  Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

There are few anthology segments more iconic than that crazy little doll chasing Karen Black around her apartment, so we dive into this famous TV movie and see if it holds up! Along the way we discuss Ed's new baby (which is why we missed last week's episode-- sorry!), the difficulty of producing, and our impending pickups for GRIND.  Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

You might know our guests, Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant, from their podcast Reading Glasses, their new podcast Reading Smut (debuting on Valentine's Day), or from their overloaded physical and digital bookshelves that groan to support all that literary knowledge. Brea and Mallory share with us, in tones dulcet and sleep-inducing, how to sort through all those books and how to employ a spreadsheet database to keep track of all you've read and what you thought about it.Review, listen, and subscribe to Reading Glasses on the podcatcher of your choice. This Valentine's Day, listen to the debut of Reading Smut at MaximumFun.org. Get your copy of the Reading Glasses reading journal, The No-Pressure Book Journal, as well as Mallory and Brea's other books, at the book retailer of your choice.Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you'd like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber? Email us at: sleepwithcelebs@maximumfun.org.Follow the Show on:Instagram @sleepwcelebsBluesky @sleepwithcelebsTikTok @SleepWithCelebsJohn is on Bluesky @JohnMoeJohn's acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.Join | Maximum FunIf you like one or more shows on MaxFun, and you value independent artists being able to do their thing, you're the perfect person to become a MaxFun monthly member. 

Matt Glass (12 HOUR SHIFT, GHOSTS OF THE OZARKS, YOU CAN'T KILL DAVID ARQUETTE) might be one of the most well-rounded filmmakers we've ever met. He can write, direct, produce, edit, pull off crazy VFX, and compose music (including the theme to this podcast!) Brea was promoting her new book* this week so I sat down with Matt alone to figure out how he acquired all of these skills!Follow Matt Glass on Instagram: @glassbrain* it's called The No Pressure Book Journal! Get it at a book store near you!** I accidentally said the movie SILK was from Korea. It was actually made in Taiwan. Sorry about that!! Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

Zoe Cooper is a super-talented filmmaker who dropped by for this great wide-ranging talk! Lots of practical writing advice here. Should this have been part of our VHS series? Perhaps, but this title felt better. We delve into topics like how to collaborate with a director, how to take notes well, and the illegal reptile trade! Follow Zoe on instagram! @zmartez Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

On this week's episode, we welcome back Brea Grant & Mallory O'Meara (Reading Glasses) to chat monkey puns, announce their new podcast, spout Looney Tunes facts, and more.Celebrate their new book, The No-Pressure Book Journal, and get a copy if you're in Los Angeles at Skylight Books on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 at 7:00pm.Follow Reading Glasses on Instagram!Pre-order The No-Pressure Book Journal!Pre-order Mallory's new book, Daughter of Daring!Want your Capybara roasted? Send to our Instagram!#RoastMyCapyJustice for migrants. Please consider donating to Al Otro Lado this holiday season.Jordan is writing an official Spider-Man comic!Be sure to get our new ‘Ack Tuah' shirt in the Max Fun store.Or, grab an ‘Ack Tuah' mug!The Maximum Fun Bookshop!Follow the podcast on Instagram and send us your dank memes!Check out Jesse's thrifted clothing store, Put This On.Go see Free With Ads and Judge John Hodgman LIVE at SF Sketchfest!Come see Judge John Hodgman: Road Court  live in a town near you! Jesse and John will be all over the country so don't miss your change to see them. Check the events page to find out where!Follow brand new producer, Steven Ray Morris, on Instagram.Listen to See Jurassic Right!

We're joined by director Anthony Cousins again for an unconventional episode that will take you inside the process of making GRIND-- perhaps too inside?! One of the segments features a content moderator driven mad by the horrible videos he sees. Anthony's creating these videos for us, and we brainstorm them live on the air. So it does get a little dark! But also just lots of fun chat about the filmmaking process in general and what's up next for the lord of the bog Frogman! Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

This week's episode (delayed by the fires!) is a request we got from a listener somewhere along the way. Well, you asked for it, and now we have become the Bishop of Battle! Is there anything educational about this TV pilot gone theatrical? Why does that rat have psychic powers? Is the Terror in Topanga segment less scary than being in Topanga is right now? All this and more on this week's episode!  Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

Is there anything scarier than watching the first assembly of your film? Well, we do it on today's episode as we've finally gotten our hands on the lost segment of GRIND!! We document our thoughts before and after viewing as we try to capture the unique psychological torture of facing your footage for the first time!!  Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

With the new year approaching, we decided it was time to set our filmmaking goals for 2025 with filmmaker/musician/podcaster Lola Blanc! How can a filmmaker best set themselves up for success? What's a realistic amount of scripts to write in a year? Is Lola the most famous musician we know? Why was Ed almost crying when the episode began? All of these questions and more will be answered!! We'll be checking in with these goals in a few months so please brace yourself for us to hit ALL OF THEM!!!!Follow Lola on instagram: @oohlalolaAnd check out her music on Spotify!And also check out her horror anthology short BLEED!  Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

We're joined in this episode by writer/director/author/film critic BJ Colangelo, who tells us about making the holiday anthology DEATHCEMBER, surviving cancer, the Ohio wrestling scene, making films on a REAL microbudget, and the best way to wear a reindeer helmet cam! She also tells us about her great new book about SLEEPAWAY CAMP, which you must read!!!Follow BJ on instagram: @BJColangelo Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

We're taking a brief break from our V/H/S series to talk about what we accomplished this year, what we didn't, and what we learned! We also present each other with an anthology built out of the best segments we've watched this year! It's kind of like a fantasy draft, but not really. We're gonna do that someday! Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

Director David Bruckner (THE NIGHT HOUSE, HELLRAISER) joins us this week to talk about his iconic horror anthology work! We really get into the weeds on his anthology segments "Amateur Night" (from V/H/S) and "The Accident" (from SOUTHBOUND) so fans of shoptalk should like this one!Follow David Bruckner on instagram: @davidbruckner Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

Our journey through the V/H/S series continues with one of the high points-- V/H/S 2! Is the legendary "Safe Haven" segment still as good over a decade later? What exactly is the mythology behind all of these tapes? Should this movie actually be called SD CARD? All of this and more on this week's episode!  Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

No modern horror anthology looms as large as V/H/S, so we're embarking on an epic journey through every single film! We'll be interviewing as many of the filmmakers involved as we can. Along the way we'll also intersperse other episodes because this is truly going to be a whole side show of its own. Some of these episodes will probably be Patreon-exclusive but once again that Patreon is completely free! You just gotta join!!! Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

In 1997 Robert Bella was the toast of Sundance with his debut film COLIN FITZ LIVES! He was followed around the fest by the TV show 48 Hours, who thought he might be The Next Big Thing. But when he struggled to make his second film, he stumbled into the world of post-production supervising, eventually working for Steven Spielberg. Then he walked away from it all to chase his dream of being a TV writer, eventually getting staffed on several shows. And THEN he became a tv director. And THEN he's been transitioning all the way back to indie film. Robert's journey is both inspiring and a fascinating portrait of the film industry over the years!Follow Bella on instagram! @brooklynboybella Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

When you're working on a low budget indie and looking to cut costs, the role of script supervisor is often the first one eliminated. But GRIND script supervisor Alexandria Perez is here to say STOP-- don't do that!! We take a deep dive into what a scripty does and why they're essential when making your film. Follow Alexandria Perez on Instagram: @alexunchained Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

This might be one of our favorite episodes ever as editor Jeff Betancourt (HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE, THE GRUDGE, one of Brea's GRIND segments!) tells us about his career journey and answers all of our questions about editing. Seriously, this episode is educational!!!  Follow @jeffbetancourt on instagram!!  Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

A great new anthology show called TALES FROM THE VOID premiered this past Sunday on Screambox! Showrunners Francesco and John tell us all about how they adapted the stories from r/nosleep into a tonally cohesive anthology we think you'll love. How did they track down the authors? How did they raise the financing? How did they deal with the logistics? Who among us is the most addicted to reddit? All of this and more on this week's episode!Follow Francesco on Instagram! @fl.filmFollow John! @jthomaskelleyCheck out TALES FROM THE VOID @talesfromthevoidtv on @screamboxtv!! Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

This week, our MaxFun pals Oscar Montoya and Mallory O'Meara join Dave for spooky movie pitches, sexy monster lingerie, and music about ghosts and butts. Oscar Montoya would like to plug Eurovangelists and recommends Brain Damage, Frankenhooker, and Basket CaseMallory O'Meara would like to plug Reading Glasses and the upcoming books Daughter of Daring and The No-Pressure Book Journal. Mallory recommends Brea Grant's short film MLM Dave would like to recommend  Jimmy and StiggsFind us on Instagram! We are @TroubledPodWritten by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join

We've got a big bopper this week with Michael Dougherty's (no relation) modern Halloween classic TRICK 'R TREAT. Is this the best horror anthology? Is this even an anthology at all?! We'll be tackling all of this and more, along with an update on where GRIND is at and how things went at Beyond Fest!! Follow us on Patreon for bonus episodes (no money required!!)  Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

Mummies! Killer cats! Gargoyles you can fall in love with! Did this movie just leap to the top of our horror anthology rankings? They say it's the real Creepshow 3-- but is it better than Creepshow 3? Well, tune into our bonus episode on Patreon where we discuss Creepshow 3, you don't have to pay any money but you just have to be a free member. But yes, it is much better.  Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

This is our first ever Patreon-exclusive episode-- you just need to be a free member to listen to the whole thing. Link here, and after joining you'll get a patreon rss feed which should link any future exclusive episodes:https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-we-113245711?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkThere is A LOT to say about this horrific film. Follow @theterigamble on instagram! Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

What happens when you cram five filmmakers into the bedroom of Ed's airbnb at Fantastic Fest because the rest of the house is too echoey?!! Anthony Cousins and Rebecca Daugherty, co-directors of Fantastic Fest World Premiere THE LAST THING SHE SAW, and Steven Hugh Nelson, writer/director of the upcoming OLD WOUNDS, join us as we run through every single movie we saw in Austin this past weekend. What were our favorite films? Which films...weren't? And-- Anthony and Becca tells us all about their experience premiering at the festival while everyone (except Ed) struggle not to pour wine on the white comforter. Follow Anthony Cousins on instagram!  @cousins_anthonyAnd Rebecca Daugherty!  @rebeccadaugherty_And Steven Hugh Nelson!  @stevenhughnelson Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

Follow Axelle on instagram: @axelle_carolyn! Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

This month's pilot is Honey Do List, written by Julie Bean (showrunner of Grown-ish) and Brian Donovan (American Housewife). It's based on the real-life story of a mom who extricates herself from a controlling marriage, moves in with her lesbian daughter, Summer, and begins to rediscover joy by checking items off her bucket list, one at a time. This fantastic pilot was written during the pandemic, and we know you're going to love it! Enjoy!The cast for this one includes Katy Mixon (American Housewife), Olivia Scott Welch (Fear Street), Brea Grant (director of Torn Hearts and 12 Hour Shift), Andrew Ti (Yo Is This Racist podcast; That 90s Show writer), Chris Tallman (The Thundermans), Jamila Velasquez (Empire, Law and Order SVU, and West Side Story), Raymond Lee (Quantum Leap), Simon Gibson (Netflix is a Joke Festival & Star of the Amazon Prime Docuseries “Inside Jokes”)  and Andrew Reich with stage directions. For more Dead Pilots Society episodes and information about our live shows, please subscribe to the podcast!Make sure to like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, and Twitter, and visit our website at deadpilotssociety.com

We're covering three of Los Angeles' most mysterious and unsolved murders from the golden age of Hollywood; William Desmond Taylor, a famed director, Georgette Bauerdorf, a young socialite, and Thelma Todd, a beloved actress. Each died under strange and suspicious circumstances. We unravel the clues, suspects, and enduring mysteries surrounding these cold cases that still haunt LA's dark past.    With a special guest, filmmaker Brea Grant!  https://www.amazon.com/12-Hour-Shift-Angela-Bettis/dp/B08KBNZPWX https://open.spotify.com/show/72RLzwn9dJU5tGfAw9behU https://www.amazon.com/Lucky-Brea-Grant/dp/B08XVRRVJC https://www.amazon.com/Torn-Hearts-Katey-Sagal/dp/B09QGNYDZQ   Subscribe to "A Study of Strange" on your favorite podcast platform! Visit our Substack for more strange content! https://astudyofstrange.substack.com/ Theme Music by Matt Glass Instagram: @astudyofstrange Support: astudyofstrange.substack.com Website: www.astudyofstrange.com Hosted by Michael May Email stories, comments, or ideas to astudyofstrange@gmail.com Support our new Substack https://astudyofstrange.substack.com/ ©2022 Convergent Content, LLC  

While Elric is off at Fright Fest in London, Bekah is joined by RLJE's Chief Acquisitions Officer Mark Ward and writer/director Brea Grant. Together they discuss recent films CUCKOO, ALIEN ROMULUS, and SKINCARE. Then they dive into their favorite horror book recommendations specifically focusing on lesser-know ones horror fans may have missed. 

Bob joins Caitlin to cover After Midnight, a relatable, romantic monster movie from Jeremy Gardner. We talk about identity, interpersonal relationships, taking inventory of the past, and looking at the future. What a cast, what a soundtrack, and what direction! A banger, start to finish. Check it out; let us know what you think. Tangents include: physical media, Last Podcast on the Left, tikki drinks, horror soundtracks, several FMKs, scary animals, moving to other countries, little presents, divisive horror movies, candy salad trauma dumps, ice cream, triple features, holding your breath, moving, and cutting sandwiches. Be sure to check out Straight Chilling Podcast and Let's Get Physical Media!

This special network wide event is a celebration of the MaxFunDrive! If you'd like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join.We're kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong from “Go Fact Yourself” are joined by:Danielle Radford - “Tights and Fights” John-Luke Roberts -“Sound Heap with John-Luke Roberts” Brea Grant & Mallory O'Meara -“Reading Glasses”If you'd like to hear more hosts competing for trivia supremacy, visit Maximumfun.org for the full version of this show. MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

This special network wide event is a celebration of the MaxFunDrive! If you'd like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join. We're kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong from “Go Fact Yourself” are joined by:Danielle Radford - “Tights and Fights” John-Luke Roberts -“Sound Heap with John-Luke Roberts” Brea Grant & Mallory O'Meara -“Reading Glasses”If you'd like to hear more hosts competing for trivia supremacy, visit Maximumfun.org for the full version of this show.

This special network wide event is a celebration of the MaxFunDrive! If you'd like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join. We're kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong from “Go Fact Yourself” are joined by:Danielle Radford - “Tights and Fights” John-Luke Roberts -“Sound Heap with John-Luke Roberts” Brea Grant & Mallory O'Meara -“Reading Glasses”If you'd like to hear more hosts competing for trivia supremacy, visit Maximumfun.org for the full version of this show.

Max Fun Crossover Alert! It's the amazing Brea Grant from the Reading Glasses podcast! JV and Brea get deep into movies, books, punk and emo, with yes, a healthy helping of Fox Robin Hood to boot. So shave your head and grab your drumsticks... and let's goooooooo!