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As an actor, Matthew Ewald's extensive experience and career in the industry began in 2001 when he completed not only his first feature film “Terminal Error,” but in the same year was fortunate enough to have portrayed Nicholas Bluetooth on the highly popular FOX science fiction/adventure television series “Galidor.” The franchise, an international hit, spawned Matthew his own action figure, as well as merchandising rights through Cap'N'Crunch cereal, McDonalds Happy Meal Toys, XBOX and Playstation video game consoles, among many others.  He has wrapped production on over sixty-plus films, including one of the lead roles—as the villainous Mallock—in the pilot “Trancers Paradox,” as well as a guest-starring role in “Humber City.”  He was a part of the highly acclaimed video game web-series “Mario Warfare,” as well as the episode “Lolani” for the equally acclaimed “Star Trek: Continues.” He has also had the great honor to have filmed the serious-minded remake of the 1959 classic Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s magnum opus, “Plan 9 From Outer Space.” Matthew has also won the prestigious Macabre Faire Film Festival's Best Actor in a Feature Film award for his role as Carl in the motion picture “Athena.” As a writer, Matthew is a published author with a number of horror stories already to his credit (three of which he had been asked to adapt into audio productions).  He is a member of the HWA.  Human Nature marked his debut novel.  His follow-up novel, Whispers in the Cries, is his masterpiece of the genre combining frightening ghost story themes before a backdrop of events surrounding the RMS Queen Mary.  The Coffin Clock is his most heartfelt novel, of high adventure, ghost pirates, and family bonding.

Super excited to announce this week's guest: director, producer, and award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Lenny Schwartz! Lenny has 44 plays and 30 screenplays under his name and was named the Planet Connections Best Playwright in 2013, 2016 and 2018! He also holds awards for for Best Screenplay in 2017 and 2022 at the Shawna Shea Film Festival and Macabre Faire Film Festival. Lenny was also the playwright of “Bill Finger: Rise of the Bat” which shed light on who Bill Finger was in regards to Batman! We discuss his play about virtually forgotten comic book illustrator, Steve Ditko titled, “DITKO", the inspiration behind his writing, his thoughts on Stan Lee, his upcoming film, "The Haunted and the Hunted", and so much more!You can find Lenny athttps://www.facebook.com/leonard.x.schwartz and on IG at https://www.instagram.com/lnnyschwartz/Intro music by George Richter

WATCH Romeo's Distress FREE HERE - https://youtu.be/w6EPLc5Zs8w Romeo's Distress is about a creepy guy named James, his unrequited love for a beautiful girl named Jane, and her father's sadistic response to it all. Romeo's Distress is a 2017 American independent, gothic, neo-noir, horror film and the directorial debut of Jeff Frumess. It was filmed on location in Westchester, NY. The film had its world premiere at the Macabre Faire Film Festival in January 2017. The film takes its name from the Christian Death song on the album Only Theatre of Pain, written by Rozz Williams and Rikk Agnew. In 2018, myself and Nick Bohun sat down to record a commentary track for the genre film Romeo's Distress - a "Gothic Noir" midnight movie. Having shelved plans for the Bluray due to various factors, I have decided to upload the film to youtube along with a version including this commentary track. Official Site - https://www.frumess.com/romeosdistress JOIN THE PATREON FOR LESS THAN 2 BUCKS: LESS THAN A CUP OF COFFEE!! - https://www.patreon.com/Frumess https://linktr.ee/FRUMESS --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/frumess/support

On Tonights Episode We Talk To Tom Ryan Director of Theatre of Terror and Upcoming Film Theatre of Terror 2 This episode is sponsored by Deadly Grounds Coffee "Its good to get a little Deadly" https://deadlygroundscoffee.com Support Funding For Return To Terror https://igg.me/at/Return-to-Terror/x/12861307#/ Tom Ryan was born and raised in Jersey City NJ. Since his early childhood he's had a great passion for horror films. He nurtured that passion by filming backyard VHS films, drawing his own slasher-comic series titled "Midnight", and religiously collecting every issue of Fangoria magazine. In college Tom studied the media arts for two years before eventually dropping out to work full time. With a handful of childhood friends that share in his taste for the macabre Tom recently put together an independent production company called "Theatre of Terror". With a mission to make quality low budget independent horror, they launched their first short film "Day 9" in January of 2013. Day 9 went on to secure digital distribution through SHORTS HDTV. Another of Tom's great passions is music. He's been performing in bands since the age of 17 and is the lead singer and bass player for the band "Vlad the Inhaler". The band released their first studio album "the Human Infection" in April of 2013. Vlad the Inhaler performed at the Macabre Faire Film Festival in June 2013 and Parafest in September 2013. Their 2nd album "The Aftermath" was released in late 2016. Shortly after the release of "Day 9" started work on his first feature film "FACES". Filming began in late 2013 and the production wrapped in August of 2014. The film premiered on October 10th at the Landmark Loews theater in Jersey City to an audience of over 250 people. Soon after submitting to several festivals the film was accepted to the NY Horror Show/Macabre Faire film festival (screening in January 2015). This is where the film won Audience Choice Best Feature, Best Soundtrack, and a Best Actor Award for Tom who played the lead character Frank Walker. "FACES" has recently secured distribution through Green Apple Entertainment. Besides writing and directing Tom has also appeared in several independent projects: Corrado Gadaleta's Dead Road (web series) as Sniper (episodes 5-8) Theatre of Terror's Day 9 (short film) as Tom Weber Pictures' Sheriff Tom vs the Zombies (feature) as partygoer Mark Boutros' The Collectors (short film) as Frank Devarez Films' Zombie Hunters: City of the Dead (tv series) as FBI Agent O'Malley (episode 10) Weber Pictures' Zombies Incorporated (web series) as Gerald Jones Weber Pictures' Witches Blood (feature) as Gerald Jones Bradley Creanzo's Case at Midnight (feature) as Geils Durstein Theatre of Terror's FACES (feature) as Frank Walker (Won Best Actor) Mass Grave Pictures' Theta States (feature) as Danny (won Best Actor) Jeremiah Kipp's Black Wake (feature) as the Fisherman New Needle Productions' Good Day (feature) as Eric IMDb Mini Biography By: Tom Ryan Follow Tom Here Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomTerror1 Check Out Theatre of Terrors Social Media Here Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/theatreterror/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/TheatreTerror/ Website: www.theatreofterror.net https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPoKm4srVp0MBUDOenOhHBA Follow the Dorks Kevin @Aknuckle Tony @Tonyhas9fingers Yo Yo https://www.facebook.com/yossarian.norman https://www.instagram.com/boymeetsphone/ https://twitter.com/BoyMeetsPhone Produced by: The Dorkening Podcast Network https://TheDorkening.com Facebook.com/TheDorkening Youtube.com/TheDorke Find out more at https://wicked-horror-show.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/wicked-horror-show/7b024550-88f1-4fa2-8b10-bb9f1e672237

CHRISTINA RAIAIn Her Own Words: Filmmaking & Community LeadershipI am now a New York City based Writer/Director and the Founder and Team Leader of CongestedCat Productions, LLC. I shot my first feature film, SUMMIT, a Horror-Drama, in 2013. It premiered at the 2015 Manhattan Film Festival and was awarded Best Horror Film. I won Best Director for the film at the 2015 Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival (Vortex Genre Fest); and the film also screened at the 2015 Scare-A-Con Film Festival, 2015 Unreal Film Festival, and 2016 Macabre Faire Film Festival. It is available on Amazon Prime, Vimeo on Demand, and VHX. Shortly after wrapping production on SUMMIT, I directed and produced the comedic web series 'Kelsey,' which premiered on blip.tv in September 2013 to rave reviews and consistent press coverage, including as a Critic's Pick and named one of the 19 Best Comedy Web Series of 2013 by Indiewire.com. It has over a quarter million hits online and has screened across the country as part of an LGBT Web Series Panel tour, most notably at Outfest. It is now available on Vimeo and Youtube.I turned my desire to foster collaboration and engagement in the local film community into IndieWorks, a monthly film screening series showcasing and supporting the work of other independent filmmakers in New York. Each month screens 4 or 5 shorts and consistently has over 50 people in attendance. It is currently starting its 6th year and has gained name recognition of its own.My work often has a focus on character exploration. I have an affinity for ensemble pieces and quick-witted dialogue. I love exploring social issues through humor and horror. My other credits as Writer, Director include a dozen independently produced (read no-budget and community supported) narrative shorts that have made official selection at film festivals across the country. I am currently on the festival circuit with with my second feature, a comedy titled About A Donkey, written by and co-produced with 'Kelsey' collaborator Kelsey Rauber. It has screened at the 2018 Austin Revolution Film Festival, where it was nominated for 7 awards and won Best Produced Screenplay, as well as the 2018 North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2018 Georgia Film Festival, 2018 Adirondack Film Festival, 2018 Buffalo International Film Festival, 2018 YoFiFest; 2019, Flathead Lake International Cinemafest, and 2019 Cambria Film Festival; with upcoming screenings at the 2019 Queens World Film Festival and 2019 Capital City Film Festival. I'm in early festival submissions for a new horror short titled “The Gaze,” as well as in early development for Silent Night, my feature horror-comedy that I intend to be my third feature; the screenplay for which made the Quarter Finals of the 2016 Slamdance Screenplay Competition. I was selected as one of the 10 to Watch Filmmakers in 2018 by Independent Magazine, as well as selected for the prestigious 2018 NYFF Artist Academy. At the 2019 Queens World Film Festival, I was honored to receive the Lois Weber Pioneer Award for leadership in filmmaking. Releasing About a Donkey on (S)VOD and exploring funding options for Silent Night make up my mission for 2019!twitter: https://twitter.com/Craia9 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craia9/Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/christinaraia

CHRISTINA RAIA In Her Own Words: Filmmaking & Community Leadership I am now a New York City based Writer/Director and the Founder and Team Leader of CongestedCat Productions, LLC. I shot my first feature film, SUMMIT, a Horror-Drama, in 2013. It premiered at the 2015 Manhattan Film Festival and was awarded Best Horror Film. I won Best Director for the film at the 2015 Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival (Vortex Genre Fest); and the film also screened at the 2015 Scare-A-Con Film Festival, 2015 Unreal Film Festival, and 2016 Macabre Faire Film Festival. It is available on Amazon Prime, Vimeo on Demand, and VHX. Shortly after wrapping production on SUMMIT, I directed and produced the comedic web series 'Kelsey,' which premiered on blip.tv in September 2013 to rave reviews and consistent press coverage, including as a Critic’s Pick and named one of the 19 Best Comedy Web Series of 2013 by Indiewire.com. It has over a quarter million hits online and has screened across the country as part of an LGBT Web Series Panel tour, most notably at Outfest. It is now available on Vimeo and Youtube. I turned my desire to foster collaboration and engagement in the local film community into IndieWorks, a monthly film screening series showcasing and supporting the work of other independent filmmakers in New York. Each month screens 4 or 5 shorts and consistently has over 50 people in attendance. It is currently starting its 6th year and has gained name recognition of its own. My work often has a focus on character exploration. I have an affinity for ensemble pieces and quick-witted dialogue. I love exploring social issues through humor and horror. My other credits as Writer, Director include a dozen independently produced (read no-budget and community supported) narrative shorts that have made official selection at film festivals across the country. I am currently on the festival circuit with with my second feature, a comedy titled About A Donkey, written by and co-produced with 'Kelsey' collaborator Kelsey Rauber. It has screened at the 2018 Austin Revolution Film Festival, where it was nominated for 7 awards and won Best Produced Screenplay, as well as the 2018 North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2018 Georgia Film Festival, 2018 Adirondack Film Festival, 2018 Buffalo International Film Festival, 2018 YoFiFest; 2019, Flathead Lake International Cinemafest, and 2019 Cambria Film Festival; with upcoming screenings at the 2019 Queens World Film Festival and 2019 Capital City Film Festival. I’m in early festival submissions for a new horror short titled “The Gaze,” as well as in early development for Silent Night, my feature horror-comedy that I intend to be my third feature; the screenplay for which made the Quarter Finals of the 2016 Slamdance Screenplay Competition. I was selected as one of the 10 to Watch Filmmakers in 2018 by Independent Magazine, as well as selected for the prestigious 2018 NYFF Artist Academy. At the 2019 Queens World Film Festival, I was honored to receive the Lois Weber Pioneer Award for leadership in filmmaking. Releasing About a Donkey on (S)VOD and exploring funding options for Silent Night make up my mission for 2019! twitter: https://twitter.com/Craia9 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craia9/ Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/christinaraia

This week we chat with Christina Raia Christina grew up on Long Island with a single mother and one brother. Growing up multi-ethnic (her mom was born in Trinidad of Indian descent; her father's side is Sicilian with a touch of Austrian -- bet you didn't guess that when you looked at her), She had the privilege of never fitting in, which meant always feeling a bit out of place but also unable to be put in anyone else's box. Often an outside observer of people and their stories, She fell in love with movies very early on as a child. She can't quite pinpoint a moment in her childhood when She decided She wanted to be a filmmaker; it is simply a desire that has always been there. She began writing stories at age five and She attributes her interest in visual storytelling in large part to watching movies of very wide variety with her mom at a young age. Watching "The Twilight Zone" marathon every fourth of July was a family tradition and she credits that as a huge reason for her interest in screenwriting. She wrote Her first screenplay, or what She thought was a screenplay, at age nine. She knew her love for movies was something bigger than just an interest when a video camera was first placed in her hands at the age of 13. It was from that point forward that her passion in life was clearly defined. In high school, she attempted to make two "feature films" with a cast of friends and a crew of one, but those never quite panned out. After high school, she took a year off and honed in on her writing. she won a couple of online video contests and put the money towards funding her first big project. Christina enrolled in Hunter College in 2008 and made her first independent short, "Do Over," a psychological thriller, the summer after freshman year. She then graduated with honors with a BA in Film Production & Studies in 2012. Filmmaking & Community Leadership She is now a New York City based Writer/Director and the Founder and Team Leader of CongestedCat Productions, LLC. She shot her first feature film, SUMMIT, a Horror-Drama, in 2013. It premiered at the 2015 Manhattan Film Festival and was awarded Best Horror Film. She won Best Director for the film at the 2015 Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival (Vortex Genre Fest); and the film also screened at the 2015 Scare-A-Con Film Festival, 2015 Unreal Film Festival, and 2016 Macabre Faire Film Festival. It is available on Amazon Prime, Vimeo on Demand, and VHX. Shortly after wrapping production on SUMMIT, she directed and produced the comedic web series 'Kelsey,' which premiered on blip.tv in September 2013 to rave reviews and consistent press coverage, including as a Critic’s Pick and named one of the 19 Best Comedy Web Series of 2013 by Indiewire.com. It has over a quarter million hits online and has screened across the country as part of an LGBT Web Series Panel tour, most notably at Outfest. It is now available on Vimeo and Youtube. Christina turned her desire to foster collaboration and engagement in the local film community into IndieWorks, a monthly film screening series showcasing and supporting the work of other independent filmmakers in New York. Each month screens 4 or 5 shorts and consistently has over 45 people in attendance. It is currently starting its 6th year and has gained name recognition of its own. Her work often has a focus on character exploration. She has an affinity for ensemble pieces and quick-witted dialogue. She loves exploring social issues through humor and horror. Her other credits as Writer, Director include a dozen independently produced (read no-budget and community supported) narrative shorts that have made official selection at film festivals across the country. She is currently on the festival circuit with one short, in pre-production for another, and beginning festival screenings with her second feature, a dramedy titled About A Donkey, written by and co-produced with 'Kelsey' collaborator Kelsey Rauber. Silent Night,

This week, we bring you the Filmmaking On A Budget panel from the Macabre Faire Film Festival, featuring indie directors Patrick Devaney, Jeremiah Kipp, and Jerry Landi.  Whether making films on the budget of a pizza dinner, two days of shooting for 10 months of post production, to working with Hollywood actors, at the end of the day the only thing that matters is finishing the film. Patrick, Jerry and Jeremiah discuss their ups and downs of producing low-budget films over the last decade and more. Scrubbing race cars out of your sound, ADR, mobile greenscreens, zombies on the beach, creature creation, artistic filmmaking, shorts vs features, making money, losing money, and everything in between. If you have the slightest inclination to make your own films, this panel proves that you CAN do it yourself!  You can find Patrick Devaney here: https://www.patrickdevaneyactor.com/ You can find Jeremiah Kipp here: http://www.kippfilms.com/main.html You can find Jerry Landi here: https://www.facebook.com/REDEYERIPS/ Subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube, Google Play, or your favorite podcatching app. And don't forget to rate and review us! Email us at filmmakingsucks@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or subjects you'd like to hear us discuss. You can also now follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/filmmakingpodcast! #FilmmakingSucks Join the Indie Filmmaker Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/1798997870171718/ Listen to the HorrorHappens Radio show for current news and interviews from the genre film festivals and conventions you should have on your radar: horrorhappens.com Sign up for ProductionNext via beta.productionnext.com/filmmakingsucks

This week, we bring you the Latino Filmmaker panel from the Macabre Faire Film Festival. Hosted by Manny Serrano, and featuring filmmakers Edwin Pagan and Christian Moran, horror super-fan and actress Ines Peek also joined us for the talk.  While much of Hollywood is currently fighting for equality of female and black filmmakers, one of the most marginalized groups in American film today are Latino and Hispanic filmmakers. Making up less than 4% of characters in films in Hollywood, the Hispanic perspective on life is one that is not told very often, and is generally overlooked.  In an eye-opening panel, we discuss the hardships Latinos face growing up in America, and not seeing themselves and their identities portrayed truthfully in American cinema.  Edwin Pagan tells about how he started the website LatinHorror.com and how it has become a central hub for a community that he, and many others, did not the extent to which it existed before the website came to be. Christian Moran talks about his career, from writing faux-sequels to films when he was young and filming them with his siblings, to his new Proxies Of Fear film series which strives to give a platform to Latino and other minority filmmakers in New Jersey. Bringing in more of a viewers perspective, Ines Peek lends her thoughts on her experiences watching horror films as a child and a teenager, and how it has fueled her love for the genre and film festivals today. She also describes how the lack of representation in films may bottle-necked the opportunities for her to follow her aspirations of becoming an actress, via the lack of roles available to audition for, to very minimal support from friends and family telling her that it was possible. You can find Edwin Pagan and follow him at LatinHorror.com. Follow Christian Moran on Facebook here: facebook.com/cmoran29/ and his new film Lets Play Dead Girl here: facebook.com/letsplaydeadgirl/ You can find Ines Peek on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/ines.kirchenko As always, subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube, Google Play, or your favorite podcatching app. And don't forget to rate and review us! Email us at filmmakingsucks@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or subjects you'd like to hear us discuss. You can also now follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/filmmakingpodcast! #FilmmakingSucks

Happy Women In Horror Month! January 12th, 2018 was the 2nd Annual Women In Horror Panel at the Macabre Faire Film Festival in Ronkonkoma, NY. Featuring Director/Producer Lindsay Serrano, Actress/Director Angie Hansen, Director/SFX Artist Shiva Rodriguez, Cinematographer/Director Jill Poisson, and Actress/Producer Lowry B. Fawley, and hosted by Manny Serrano, the panel discusses many of the ups and downs of being a woman working in the horror industry. Covering feature filmmaking, first projects, the unbalanced amount of male directors vs female directors, female-centric tropes in horror films, female killers in films, along with many other topics.  Be a part of Women In Horror Month by using the hashtags #WiHM9 #WiHM #WomenInHorror and #WiH!  As always, subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube, Google Play, or your favorite podcatching app. And don't forget to rate and review us! Email us at filmmakingsucks@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or subjects you'd like to hear us discuss. You can also now follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/filmmakingpodcast! #FilmmakingSucks

Filmmaking is a visual medium, obviously. So it goes without saying that choosing the right cinematographer is essential in telling your story properly.  At the Macabre Faire Film Festival, Manny was lucky enough to have hosted multiple panels, one of which was The Art Of Cinematography, with two extremely talented D.P's in Phil Kral and Jill Poisson. Discussing a range of topics starting with how they became cinematographers to defining a "film look," working with multiple directors, and how to create a visual style over the span of a career.  You can find work by Phil Kral at www.philipkral.com and Jill Poisson at www.jpoisson.com. Be sure to check them out and follow them on social media! Subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube, Google Play, or your favorite podcatching app. And don't forget to rate and review us! Email us at filmmakingsucks@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or subjects you'd like to hear us discuss. You can also now follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/filmmakingpodcast! #FilmmakingSucks I like movies where you can come back and re-watch them and admire the cinematography 25 years later. - Rob Zombie

Happy New Year everyone! Today marks the one-year anniversary of the first episode of Filmmaking Sucks AND the first episode of the new year, so we decided to do a bit of a year end wrap-up. A huge part of this struggle is keeping yourself motivated in the face of so much rejection and, plain and simple, a lack of time. Between working to pay the bills, and shooting your films on weekends, how do you find the time to actually promote yourself at events? You lose sleep, you lose a social life and essentially free time as a whole. The road to getting noticed is definitely a long-game. It takes 20 years to become an overnight success, so you have to plan to put the time in, and try to not focus on doing too much at once.  This week we will talk about some of our personal goals and how we budget some of our time in order to always keep ourselves working towards our long-term goals.  You can catch us next weekend, Jan 12th-14th at the Macabre Faire Film Festival, where Lindsays film "Beneath" will be screening on Saturday and Sunday. Lindsay will also be part of the Women In Horror Panel, and Manny will be hosting the Cinematography Panel, featuring Jill Poisson and Phil Kral. Go to MacabreFaireFilmFest.com to buy tickets! Subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube, Google Play, or your favorite podcatching app. And don't forget to rate and review us! Email us at filmmakingsucks@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or subjects you'd like to hear us discuss. You can also now follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/filmmakingpodcast! #FilmmakingSucks

Channel X is unfortunately on a bit of an unscheduled break due to weather and previous event commitments, but we will return! In the meantime, i will be adding the previous episodes of Filmmaking Sucks to the feed, as well as some Mario Likes Movies episodes to tide you guys over! This week on Filmmaking Sucks we are proud to bring you the audio from a Cinematography Panel hosted by Manny Serrano and Patrick Devaney at the Macabre Faire Film Festival. The panel itself discusses the importance and unimportance of certain pieces of equipment, frame rates, HD vs 4K, shooting on cell phones, tons of knowledge that we hope many of you will find interesting. Thank you for listening, please subscribe to us on iTunes and stay tuned for brand new episodes of What Lurks On Channel X soon!

This week, we bring you something very special! On January 14th, the Macabre Faire Film Festival hosted a Women In Media panel, and we are proud to bring you the audio of that discussion. All of the women involved are making huge strides, advancing the way people view women working in horror today. Photo: Todd Staruch - www.horrornerd.net Photo: Todd Staruch - www.horrornerd.net Hosted by Adam Ginsberg, the panel members include: Lindsay Serrano (Producer/Director/Writer www.massgravepictures.com) Debra Markowitz (Writer/Director/Producer www.intentionfilmsandmedia.com) Kelly Rae LeGault (Actress kellyraelegault.com) Jennifer Valdes (Writer/Director/Producer www.jennifervaldesfilms.com) Beatrice Sniper (Makeup/SFX Artist www.beatricesniper.com) Deana Demko (Actress/Sculptress/Author www.facebook.com/OfficialDeanaDemkoPage) Gail Wisun-Gooch (Costumer www.gailgooch.com) Listen in and hear what these amazing women have to say about what they love to do, and how they plan to change the landscape of horror films!

This week on Filmmaking Sucks we are proud to bring you the audio from a Cinematography Panel hosted by Manny Serrano and Patrick Devaney at the Macabre Faire Film Festival. The panel itself discusses the importance and unimportance of certain pieces of equipment, frame rates, HD vs 4K, shooting on cell phones, tons of knowledge that we hope many of you will find interesting. Thank you for listening, please subscribe to us on iTunes and stay tuned for brand new episodes of Filmmaking Sucks coming very soon!

This week, we bring you something something special! On January 14th, the Macabre Faire Film Festival hosted a Women In Media panel, and we are proud to bring you the audio of that discussion. All of the women involved are making huge strides, advancing the way people view women working in horror today. Hosted by Adam Ginsberg, the panel members include: Lindsay Serrano (Producer/Director/Writer www.massgravepictures.com) Debra Markowitz (Writer/Director/Producer www.intentionfilmsandmedia.com) Kelly Rae LeGault (Actress kellyraelegault.com) Jennifer Valdes (Writer/Director/Producer www.jennifervaldesfilms.com) Beatrice Sniper (Makeup/SFX Artist www.beatricesniper.com) Deana Demko (Actress/Sculptress/Author www.facebook.com/OfficialDeanaDemkoPage) Gail Wisun-Gooch (Costumer www.gailgooch.com) Listen in and hear what these amazing women have to say about what they love to do, and how they plan to change the landscape of horror films! Subscribe to the Filmmaking Sucks Podcast on iTunes, and please rate and review us! You can also email us at filmmakingsucks@gmail.com with your feedback and questions. "Sometimes, you just have to go in there and bowl people over with your sheer force of will." -- Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Horror icon Sadie Katz, Horror Director/Writer/Producer Scott Frazelle and Macabre Faire Film Festival founder LC Macabre joins us on this episode of The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell broadcast live from the W4CY studios on Wednesday January 11th, 2017.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 3PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Horror icon Sadie Katz, Horror Director/Writer/Producer Scott Frazelle and Macabre Faire Film Festival founder LC Macabre joins us on this episode of The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell broadcast live from the W4CY studios on Wednesday January 11th, 2017. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jimmy-star-show-with-ron-russell9600/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Film Festival is the coveted rite of passage that every filmmaker must pass through. Film Festivals are one of the sacred combination locks we much attempt to crack, and honestly, we need to do it with limited funds. How can you do that? Networking, Planning, and Time. How does that work..? Listen in and find out from our first hand experiences of submitting, attending and vending at film festivals. Don't forget, this Friday, January 13th, come on out to the Macabre Faire Film Festival in Ronkonkoma, NY and catch the premiere of our newest feature length psychological horror film, Theta States! Beyond that, Lindsay will be hosting a panel on Pre-Production, Friday at 6pm: Homework Before The Filming Begins, as well as a panel on Women In Media alongside Jennifer Valdes, Deana Demko, Gail Wisun-Gooch, Kell Rae LeGault, Debra Markowitz, Beatrice Sniper and Christina Raia. Then on Sunday, Manny will be on a panel with fellow filmmaker Patrick Devaney, discussing Cinematography at noon. Tickets are available at MacabreFaireFilmFest.com Subscribe to the Filmmaking Sucks Podcast on iTunes, and please rate and review us! You can also email us at filmmakingsucks@gmail.com with your feedback and questions. The whole aspect of cinema and film festivals should be a moment to come together and celebrate art and humanity. It would be a shame if there was such a divide. -Keanu Reeves

In our Final episode for the year, we discuss our favorite Christmastime tradition, The Krampus! We also delve into a few of other lesser known Christmas Creatures of yuletide past. We will return with a new episode on January 12th, and in the new year, we will begin a new podcast, with Mario Melillo, entitled Filmmaking Sucks! So look out for the first few episodes of that in this feed as well. Happy Holidays to all of our wonderful listeners, have a safe and happy holiday, and a very Happy New Year as well! We'll talk to you again in 2017 everyone! Subscribe to us, and please rate us, on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn or one of the many other podcast apps out there! Is there an app you prefer which we are not available on? Do you have any questions, or topics you would like for us to cover? Please email us and let us know at channelxpodcast@gmail.com! Music by Without You, I'm Hunting Them is available at wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com Be sure to check out the Macabre Faire Film Festival on Facebook and check out the World Premiere of our new film Theta States, on January 13th!

On this post-Thanksgiving episode, we have decided to discuss something we all love and hold near and dear to our hearts: food! And not just any food, but human flesh! From the Pilgrims at Jamestown, to Jeffrey Dahmer and the Infamous, Richard Trenton Chase, we discuss multiple instances of cannibalism. We will cover the different types of cannibalism, as well as explain why, in the event of the apocalypse, you need to leave your vegetarian friends behind to fend for themselves! This episode is definitely NOT for the faint of heart, so gather the children around close because you don't want them to miss this one! Subscribe to us, and please rate us, on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn or one of the many other podcast apps out there! Is there an app you prefer which we are not available on? Do you have any questions, or topics you would like for us to cover? Please email us and let us know at channelxpodcast@gmail.com! Music by Without You, I'm Hunting Them is available at wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com Atmospheric music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http;//creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to check out the Macabre Faire Film Festival on Facebook and check out the World Premiere of our new film Theta States!

Happy Turkey Day everyone! While most people are sitting around a table eating (and we hope enjoying) dinner, we have decided to bring you a special bonus episode of Channel X, where we discuss one of the oldest supernatural legends of North America, the Native American Skinwalker. Unfortunately, Manny spent three days dealing with a tooth infection, so the episode is a little late, but fret not! The discussion is just as compelling! The history of this creature goes back centuries, but is most widely known today in the Navajo traditional Skinwalker. Let us tantalize you with the history of this legendary shape-shifter, as we discuss the etymology, and how it connects to modern day Lycanthropy and Ufology! Subscribe to us, and please rate us, on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn or one of the many other podcast apps out there! Is there an app you prefer which we are not available on? Do you have any questions, or topics you would like for us to cover? Please email us and let us know at channelxpodcast@gmail.com! Music by Without You, I'm Hunting Them is available at wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com Atmospheric music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http;//creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to check out the Macabre Faire Film Festival on Facebook and check out the World Premiere of our new film Theta States!

About three weeks ago, Manny was fortunate enough to be interviewed on the paranormal radio show, True Ghost Stories. The show is hosted by Adam Ginsberg and Sherri Emily, and can be regularly heard on Monday Nights at 10pm eastern time on WLOR.NET. So, this week we are presenting the interview in full to you, our Channel X Listeners. On the show they have interviewed a plethora of paranormal investigation crews, so i was very excited when Adam asked me to be a guest on the show. we discussed my own personal Shadow Person experiences, among a few other subjects. We've known Adam for a few years now, him and his wife Elsie run Twitch Twitch Productions, which host the Macabre Faire Film Festival, Haunt Faire and numerous other events throughout the year. Their next big event is Immortal Con, coming up next weekend on Sept 24th in Ronkonkoma, NY at the Clarion Conference Center. Immortal Con is a Fantasy & Cosplay convention with a secondary cause; Elsie Ginsberg was diagnosed with Breast Cancer many years ago, and part of Immortal Cons mission is to spread awareness and help to get attention to the cause of fighting breast cancer and coming together in support of those who have survived the fight, and those who haven't. So, if ever there was a show for you to get behind, this is the one. This coming Saturday, Sept 17th, you can find us at 'Grindhouse at Cafe Z'. Grindhouse is a mostly quarterly event in Union, NJ showcasing some of the newest films in Independent Horror and SciFi. This Saturday we will be at the show, premiering the first two episodes of our new web series, Dark Tales From Channel X. So, if you're in the NY/NJ area this weekend, come on out and see some great short films for the day. There will also be musical performances and vendors set up for the day, including ourselves. So, if you would like to pick up our films on DVD, this is your chance! head on over to Horrornerd.net for more information and to buy your tickets for the day.Subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn or one of the many other podcast apps out there! Is there an app you prefer which we are not available on? Please email us and let us know at channelxpodcast@gmail.com!

Ben and Jamie get the opportunity to talk with talented Andrea Peterson before the December showing of Channel 801. Andrea considers herself more of a storyteller than anything. Whether behind the camera, in front of a computer, or acting on stage or film, her passion is the story. She got her undergraduate degree in Literature before moving on to get her Masters’ at Boston University in Broadcast Journalism. Andrea has freelanced as a video-journalist from New York to Miami, and spent time in Latin America working on mini-documentaries. While in Miami, she worked as a Producer/Shooter/Editor for a lifestyle network, Plum TV; also directing a weekly morning news show. Andrea is DoYouSee Productions where produce, shoots, and edits videos ranging from corporate, to music videos, to commercials, documentaries, and films. She has recently produced, written, directed, and edited two short films “Past a Moment” which was accepted into the Fear No Film Festival and “Sisters,” which is currently in post-production. During the summer of 2015, she directed/edited Robyn Cage’s music video, “Theatre Noir,” which earned her a nomination for Best Editing at the 2015 Utah Music Awards and most recently nominated for Best Music Video at the Macabre Faire Film Festival in New York. Currently she is working on a web series titled "You Again," in which she wrote, is acting in, and will also be editing. You can follow her at @anddpeter or her production company @Do_You_See on Twitter and Facebook at Do You See Productions.

Anon is back for Part 2 of Con Goer’s coverage of the Macabre Faire Film Festival. On this episode, Anon will talk to the film makers and actors of the films shown at the film festival.

Anon is back for Part 2 of Con Goer’s coverage of the Macabre Faire Film Festival. On this episode, Anon will talk to the film makers and actors of the films shown at the film festival.

Anon is back for Part 2 of Con Goer’s coverage of the Macabre Faire Film Festival. On this episode, Anon will talk to the film makers and actors of the films shown at the film festival.

Anon is back for Part 2 of Con Goer’s coverage of the Macabre Faire Film Festival. On this episode, Anon will talk to the film makers and actors of the films shown at the film festival.

Anon is back for Part 2 of Con Goer’s coverage of the Macabre Faire Film Festival. On this episode, Anon will talk to the film makers and actors of the films shown at the film festival.

Anon is at the first Macabre Faire Film Festival in Rockville Centre, NY, organized by the Long Island base TwitchTwitch Productions.

Anon is at the first Macabre Faire Film Festival in Rockville Centre, NY, organized by the Long Island base TwitchTwitch Productions.

Anon is at the first Macabre Faire Film Festival in Rockville Centre, NY, organized by the Long Island base TwitchTwitch Productions.

Anon is at the first Macabre Faire Film Festival in Rockville Centre, NY, organized by the Long Island base TwitchTwitch Productions.

Anon is at the first Macabre Faire Film Festival in Rockville Centre, NY, organized by the Long Island base TwitchTwitch Productions.

Hey, boils & ghouls! Join JT & Baker at the Last Bar on the Left as they tip back a few cold ones and BS about the world of horror! The boys will give you the poop about Macabre Faire Film Festival and Halloween Party & Expo shows, blather about the Walking Dead & Season [...] The post Shocktail Hour 11 appeared first on Hauntcast - Radio for Haunters and Halloween Fanatics | Halloween Radio Podcast | Haunting Radio Podcast | Haunt Industry Radio Podcast | Haunted Attraction Podcast.