An interview us found footage fans (say that 3 times fast) have been waiting for! Thanks to Dean Alioto ("The McPherson Tape," "The Last Podcast"), we're joined tonight by Philip Escott & Sarah Appleton, the director & co-director of the incredible 2021 documentary that is streaming on Shudder, "The Found Footage Phenomenon." This is the found footage freaks Holy Grail when it comes to documentaries. It covers the early history of POV shots, fake snuff films, the Blair Witch Project boom...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 325
Our final Horrorhound Spring 2025 Filmfest interview is here! We are joined by Kermet Merl Key of Frog Lab LLC productions to discuss both his scripts that entered the Filmfest, "What Happened in Story" and "Only the Good Die Young," as well as his 2023 film streaming on Tubi, "Eat the Rich." Not only did we discuss Kermet's screenplays & movie, we also discussed other scary movies, our favorite genre of horror films, the parallels between religion & cults and the roles they play in horr...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 324
We have another screenwriter interview guys! Again, from Horrorhound Filmfest Spring 2025, we are joined tonight by Mike Weimer, writer of the script "Out Came The Sun," which is a sci-fi, semi found footage concept about an indie director shooting with friends in the woods - what could go wrong!? We discuss that, our love of found footage films and everything that goes into movie making. Not featured at Horrorhound, we also discuss Mike's featurette "You Have My Blessing." Show Mike your suppor...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 323
Our 7th Horrorhound Filmfest Spring 2025 guest tonight is Corey Beepington and their animated short, "Pretty Kitty." When an amusement park shuts down and puts its beloved mascot out of business, the man behind the mask has a psychotic break and becomes the mascot forever. A first here with DFWTO podcast, interviewing an animator for their horror cartoon short film, we discuss with Corey the premise, process and inspiration behind "Pretty Kitty." Show Corey your support and check out their anima...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 322
Back again tonight guys, a long time supporter & forever friend to the podcast, Tony Wash is in the house and also joining us, for her first time on, Meredith Tummillo Wash! We will be discussing "Better Luck Than Chuck," a horror trivia game show, with Meredith and with Tony we will be discussing Screambox, a screaming streaming service for scary movies you won't find anywhere else. Follow Tony on Instagram at @scotchworthy to keep up with all his many productions and follow the game show a...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 321
Tonight's Horrorhound Filmfest guest is Mike Ede who is an award winning screenwriter that has had his scripts featured at Horrorhound as well as Days of the Dead. Some of the titles include "Gaunt," a creepy hospital story with a twist, "Team Bonding," which gives a whole new meaning to company retreat and "All I Want for Christmas is... You!," a Christmas Horror comedy about a Canadian crooner and an American Diva who settle their feud once and for all. A long time supporter of the podcast as ...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 320
Tonight's episode is 5th in line from Horrorhound Filmfest 2025, this time a feature length horror comedy called "Haunted House of Pancakes" and we are joined by writer/director Nathan Dalton, writer Paul Newton and producer/actress Niki McElroy. On Halloween night, a demonic possession caused by an ancient waffle maker takes hold of patrons at Frank's Diner. Can a waiter and college student make it out alive? Tonight we talk about the conception and making of Haunted House of Pancakes and where...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 319
Keeping the Horrorhound Filmfest interviews coming, tonight is an interview for another short film, this one titled "Grandma May I" directed by Gage Zanghi. Gage discussed with us the inspiration for "Grandma May I" as well as the process of creating the film. Taking inspiration from several horror classics, as well as exploring themes with masks in not only horror but different cultures, "Grandma May I" is the story of a little boy dealing with trauma and grief who meets an unlikely friend whos...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 318
Another Horrorhound Spring 2025 Film Festival interview guys, this time with Orin Black, director & co-writer of "The BabySitter Murders: Timing's Off," a short that won Best Editing! A mix between "The Endless (2017)" and "Halloween," the movie has hints of the babysitter & the man upstairs urban legend with a tech, time travel twist you will not see coming. Great times on the podcast and a quick, fun ride of a film! Give Orin a follow on Instagram @orin_black_film to keep up on his nex...
May 01, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 317
Next round of Horrorhound Spring Filmfest 2025 interviews goes to Mark Perceval-Maxwell and his short film "Archaic" which made its film festival debut Horrorhound Weekend. If you're a fan of "Jacob's Ladder," "Midsommar" or any other film that fits in the psychedelic, transcendental horror category, this one is for you. "Archaic" explores elements of shadow work in Magick as it relates to healing past traumas. We hope you guys enjoy listening as much as we did interviewing! Follow Mark on Insta...
Apr 24, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 316
Another Horrorhound-adjacent interview courtesy of "Compression" creators Jakob Bilinski and Emily Durchholz, tonight we discuss the Devin Crane trilogy that includes feature "Morbid Colors" and shorts "Real Cool Time" and "The Ghost That Wouldn't Die" with the star herself, Lanae Hyneman and writer/director Matthew Packman. Devin Crane is a tortured soul that leads us on a musical journey of trauma and tragedy. Will she overcome the darkness that was bestowed upon her or will she let the afflic...
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 315
First round of year 3 Horrorhound Filmfest interviews is here tonight guys with the director and writer of the alien found footage cult classic, "The McPherson Tape," Dean Alioto. Tonight he's discussing that film as well as his film that showed and won 8 awards at Horrorhound, the dark comedy, "The Last Podcast." We also nerd out about aliens and our love of cinema. Follow Dean on his socials, Instagram and Twitter, to find the next film festival screening of "The Last Podcast" as well as info ...
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 314
Well guys, Horrorhound 2025 was once again one for the books! Our 3rd consecutive year covering the Film Festival just keeps getting better and better. Tonight we will talk about the highlights: films we saw, indie directors and creators we met, celebrity encounters and much more! Hopefully you were following along on our Instagram stories for all the DFWTO shenanigans. Thanks again to Horrorhound, the other podcasters and all our other friends and supporters for another great weekend and stay t...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 313
Tonight is the next installment in our "WTF was that Ending" series and we are reviewing and rewriting the ending to the 2017 movie "The Monster Project." 4 people decide to trap 3 real life monsters - a vampire, a skinwalker and a demon - in a house during a lunar eclipse and film them for a documentary. What could go wrong? Well, to many like us, the ending did and tonight we give you our interpretation of how we would end "The Monster Project," currently streaming on Tubi and Amazon Prime. Wh...
Mar 20, 2025•59 min•Ep. 312
Tonight we have an interview that is a sort of a kick off to Horrorhound Filmfest as we met him at the film festival last year. Producer on Compression and writer/director of the film we're discussing tonight "B Lines", we are joined by Peter Matsoukas. We discuss our love of cinema, our favorite non-horror movie and everything about his current film and future projects. B Lines is currently streaming on Tubi and Amazon Prime. 'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.cr...
Mar 13, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 311
We are back this week with the haunted location, Nopeming Sanatorium. Once called "the Waverly Hills of Minnesota," it opened in 1912 to house tuberculosis patients. In 1971 it was converted to a nursing home then closed officially in 2002. Hundreds of patients passed thru Nopeming's doors in the 90 years it was open, both amongst the living and the dead. If patients didn't die from TB, they jumped to their deaths from the 4th floor. Some patients were even reportedly burned alive in the cremato...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 310
Tonight is part 2 of our "WTF was that Ending?" series where we rewrite the endings that we did not like. Tonight's movie is the 2012 found footage supernatural film "The Devil Inside." An exorcism gone wrong, a daughter's search for her mother and a Vatican secret. All the makings for a great movie, where did the ending go wrong? Hope you guys enjoy our selections. What would your alternate ending be? 'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/ Sponsor...
Feb 27, 2025•57 min•Ep. 309
A Border patrol agent in Vermont. An 82 year old landlord in California. 2 people murdered 3000 miles apart are discovered to be connected to a cult made up of highly educated young computer scientists obsessed with veganism, animal rights, and theories about the nature of human consciousness. Tonight we are talking about the Zizians, an offshoot of the "rationalist" movement that believe in timeless decision theory, may be responsible for more than those 2 murders & are being called a death...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 308
Tonight is the start of a new series in our podcast titled, "WTF was that Ending?!" where we, Becky and Casper, rewrite the conclusion to some of our horror favorites that had endings we just didn't agree with. The first film in this series is the 2010 supernatural mockumentary The Last Exorcism. The ending to this found footage demonic thriller was very controversial so we give you our take on how we would finish it. Let us know your thoughts or how you would end The Last Exorcism yourself. 'Sa...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 307
Movie Review Night! WARNING: SPOILERS! Tonight we are reviewing & discussing The Substance, starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. A body horror film that centers around Elizabeth Sparkle a fading movie star that after being fired by her producer for her age uses a black market serum called The Substance to inject herself with in order to create a "younger, more beautiful, more perfect" version of herself. This movie has a powerful message with all the gore a slasher fan nee...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 306
We're Back for 2025! Happy New Year and Happy to a New Year in Horror! Tonight we discuss a lot of the upcoming Horror Films of this year and when they will be released. A lot of them are sequels, further installments in existing franchises, as well as Blumhouse having another big year. We also let you know which ones we're looking forward to seeing. Let us know which ones you want to see! 'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/ Sponsored by: Dietsm...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 305
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Great end of the year idea for holiday parties with your friends and family who are fellow horror fans, tonight we give you our top favorite horror comedies. We had many differences, some similarities, but all in all, these are funny faves that hopefully you've already seen or will add to your list. We hope you guys enjoy and have a wonderful holiday and a happy start to 2025! 'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 304
It's time! Another horror Christmas movie review, tonight we discuss the 2018 anthology "All the Creatures were Stirring" written and directed by Rebekah and David Ian McKendry. 5 stories with Christmas song titles that all tie around a couple on a Christmas date that is anything but ordinary. Like all reviews, THERE ARE SPOILERS. Watch "All the Creatures were Stirring" is now streaming on Shudder. Add it to your horror Christmas movie list this year! 'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry Merchandise...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 303
Christmas Eve, almost 80 years ago, in West Virginia a family suffered a terrible tragedy when a mysterious fire destroyed their home. Most of the family escaped except for five of the nine children. Believing they had perished, by the time the fire department made it there Christmas morning they discovered the more unthinkable: no bodies or bones of the five children were found. Did the children escape, were they kidnapped, trafficked or worse, murdered sometime later? Tonight we discuss that a...
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 302
A true crime family holiday murder not for the faint of heart. TRIGGER WARNING: child murders. Tonight we discuss the brutal murders of the Dardeen Family, Keith, Elaine & their two children, in November of 1987. The case remains unsolved, although there was one "confession" from an unlikely source almost 15 years later. Featured on America's Most Wanted, if you have any information on this cold case, email Illinois State Police at [email protected] . 'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundr...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 301
A true crime AND haunted location episode all in one?! We got a double whammy this Wednesday guys coming right out of the state of Oregon: this is the story of Danford Balch & the Witch's Castle. Balch was the first legal hanging in Portland, Oregon in 1859 for the murder of his daughter Anna's husband. As legend goes, Balch's wife (or Anna, depending on who you ask) placed a Witch's curse on the property & from there the land, which is now a Park, and the mysterious "castle" that was bu...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 300
Tonight we talk about Satanic Sacrifice at a concert and no, it didn't happen in the 80s and it wasn't a rock band. Yesterday, November 5th, was the 3 year anniversary of the Astroworld tragedy, the Travis Scott concert in Houston, TX where 10 people died and thousands were injured. Events from that night prompted many people say that demonic energy and imagery was to blame. Was that a conspiracy theory or were those senseless deaths part of something more sinister? Tune in tonight as we give de...
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 299
Tonight's episode was different but SO much fun. We did a DFWTO Horror Villain Smash or Pass! Top 5 each: which villains would we potentially hook up with and which villains would be a HARD pass. We see what we agree and disagree with and we'd love to know what you guys think! We recorded this on Halloween Eve and it was such an enjoyable episode for spooky season. Happy Halloween! 'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/ Sponsored by: Dietsmoke.com ...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 298
1, 2, 3 Haunted Locations tonight for Spooky Month! We start in Indiana at the Hannah House with a supposed haunting tied to slavery, then we travel to Ohio and the Mudhouse Mansion, torn down in 2015, with its own sordid history that may just be urban legend. And last but not least we travel across country to California and visit the Cobb Estate where the former home may no longer be standing but the surrounding forest is still scary would-be travelers. Sit down, bundle up and get ready for som...
Oct 24, 2024•58 min•Ep. 297
SURPRISE! We've got another great interview tonight for you guys! Jill Sixx ("The Stylist") and Michael C. Williams ("The Blair Witch Project") have joined us to promote their new film "Ghost Game." The movie follows a thrill-seeking couple who set their target in an haunted house and endure various incidents as they witness a family going mad. Think "The Boy" meets "The Strangers" meets "The Shining." This was another amazing interview supporting indie films. Make sure you check out "Ghost Game...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 296
