Episodes

Jamie Nash is a professional screenwriter, book writer and teacher. His credits include Altered, a very under-appreciated alien horror movie written by Jamie and directed by The Blair Witch Project’s Eduardo Sánchez. He also wrote and produced A Ride in the Park the zombie segment in V/H/S/2 and Exists, the 2014 creature feature about bigfoot, and he wrote and directed the audio drama Black Velvet Fairies. Jamie is also author of Save the Cat! Writes Horror, my new favorite book on the craft of ...

Markian Tarasiuk and Sean Harris Oliver are the filmmakers behind Hunting Matthew Nichols, a true-crime-style horror mockumentary that has become a notable self-distribution success story. Made for a budget of $300K Canadian, roughly $215K USD, the movie made all of its money back before it was even released through presales, then did $600K in its opening weekend in theaters, all thanks to the enterprising bootstrapping of the filmmakers, who entirely took charge of the future of their own film....

Patrick McMahon and Rick Shaine are the editors behind the original Nightmare on Elm Street. In this special live conversation at the Metrograph theatre in New York, Pat and Rick reflect on everything from working with Wes Craven to the intense amount of pressure they were under and their specific techniques for editing to induce fear. On today’s episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show, here, without further ado, are Patrick McMahon and Rick Shaine.

Rod Blackhurst is a filmmaker, director, and producer whose work spans documentary, narrative, and horror. He made his narrative feature debut with Here Alone, winner of the Audience Award at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, and later returned to Tribeca with Blood for Dust (2023), starring Scoot McNairy and Kit Harington. He also co-directed and produced the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary Amanda Knox. He also co-created The White Room, a Blood List script later acquired by Amblin, and co-wr...

Jeremiah Kipp is a New York–based horror filmmaker whose work includes The Sadist, Slapface, and The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Story. In this episode, Jeremiah breaks down his expansive career journey and finely tuned process for working with actors, maximizing low budgets, and keeping sets running smoothly. Jeremiah also discusses the importance of mentorship in his career, including his longstanding relationships with genre greats, and former guests of the show, Larry Fessenden and Jim Mickle. ...

Brandon Christensen is back. A Canadian horror filmmaker, his recent run includes Puppet Man, Night of the Reaper, and his most recent release, Bodycam. Brandon writes, directs, produces, edits, and often handles visual effects on his own films, building ambitious genre work by keeping crews small, budgets tight, and the process intensely hands-on. In this episode, Brandon breaks down the making of Bodycam, his found-footage feature told entirely through police body cameras. He also gets into ...

Brian Hanson is a veteran and filmmaker who’s features include The Black String and most recently, The Bunker, an ultra low budget alien invasion horror/thriller starring Chelsea Edmundson, Tobin Bell and the late great Tony Todd. Brian and I get into how he made The Bunker during the height of COVID, how to build a credible sci-fi world on an ultra-low budget and how his military service shaped his filmmaking discipline on today’s episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show. Please give it up for Br...

Pierre Tsigaridis is the filmmaker behind such indie horror films as Two Witches and Traumatika. Pierre is a quadruple threat as he writes, directs, DPs, and edits his own movies, and in this episode he breaks down the making of Traumatika, a very brutal possession story and exploration of trauma and abuse. Fair warning, the movie is called Traumatika so you can expect that we dive into darker than usual subject matter in this episode. So, without further ado, here is Pierre Tsigaridis. Key Ta...

Atticus Derrickson is a composer and music producer who recently scored The Black Phone 2. He is also the son of Scott Derrickson, director of both Black Phone movies, Sinister, and many others. In this conversation, Atticus and I get into composing horror scores, how to achieve fear through sound design, and much much more. Show Notes Movies and TV Mentioned The Black Phone 2 The Black Phone Sinister V/H/S 85 Smile The Witch The Lighthouse Shadow Crawler (Short) People & Artists Mentioned Ch...

Whitney Moore is an actress, writer, director, and lifelong horror fan whose work spans indie genre films, hosting, and original creative projects. Whitney is known for her sharp perspective on horror culture, including her time hosting Bloody Disgusting’s This Week in Horror. She has also appeared in films such as Birdemic: Shock and Terror, Satanic Panic, and most recently, Bennie Safdie’s The Smashing Machine. In this episode, Whitney and I geek out about all things horror, including our fav...

Eduardo Lecuona and Ximena García Lecuona are the writer/director duo behind the Blumhouse found footage/narrative hybrid film No Me Sigas, which translates to Do Not Follow Me. No Me Sigas is Blumhouse's first original Spanish-language horror film, a Mexican supernatural thriller that follows Carla, an aspiring influencer, who fakes hauntings in her apartment for viral fame, only to accidentally summon a real malevolent entity that blurs the line between staged content and genuine terror. The ...

Kevin Lewis and Oliver Trevena are the director and producer duo behind Misdirection, a contained neo noir thriller with Frank Grillo that builds a surprisingly big world inside a single location. Misdirection follows a couple driven to carry out a series of high-end heists to pay off a dangerous mob debt. When their latest break-in spirals out of control, the pair find themselves caught in a web of secrets, deception, and deadly consequences. Misdirection is now available on Digital from Cineve...

Stuart Ortiz is a film director, writer, producer and one of the founding members of The Vicious Brothers, the filmmaking duo behind Grave Encounters 1 and 2. Stuart’s most recent feature is Strange Harvest, a true-crime–styled, found footage film he wrote and directed. Strange harvest is a serial-killer faux documentary that effectively weaponizes the aesthetics of Netflix true-crime docs by luring you into a false reality with a familiar documentary style then turning up the horror with deep...

Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman are the writer/directors behind Man Finds Tape, a faux documentary horror film that uses mixed media, curated “evidence,” and found footage logic to tell a cosmic horror story about a malevolent force that overtakes a small town. In this episode, Peter and Paul break down how the making of Man Finds Tape, including how they approached the cinematic language of using a multitude of different types of cameras and filmmaking styles to achieve their signature blend of ...

Ben Leonberg is the writer and director of Good Boy, the breakout indie horror film told entirely from the point of view of a dog. Shot over three years with a crew of three people and made for under seventy thousand dollars, Good Boy became a theatrical and streaming success, earning over $8 million at the box office, mostly due to its inventiveness, emotional depth, and commitment to a single, bold idea. In this episode, Ben tells us the whole story behind Good Boy, from humble beginnings to ...

Brandon Christensen is a Canadian filmmaker and VFX artist whose directorial work includes Night of the Reaper, Superhost, Puppet Man, and VFX work on multiple films with a particularly close collaboration with Joe Begos on VFW, Bliss, Jimmy and Stiggs, and Christmas Bloody Christmas. In this conversation, Brandon walks through the making of Night of the Reaper, his latest film, which is a nostalgic 80’s style slasher with very heavy Halloween vibes. Brandon also gets into how to consistently m...

Show Notes Movies Mentioned Get Out Psycho Carrie Friday the 13th (franchise) Sharknado The Exorcist Hereditary Contagion The Evil Dead An American Werewolf in London The Fly Weapons Books and Stories Grimm’s Fairy Tales (Brothers Grimm) Follow Marc Malmdorf Andersen at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-malmdorf-andersen-b2a67826a/ Website: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/persons/mana%40cas.au.dk Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ndersen.bsky.social Follow Mathias Clasen at: Website:...

Jay Drakulic, Mallory Drumm, and Alex Lee Williams are the filmmakers behind Dream Eater, a Lovecraft-inspired found-footage horror film shot on a shoestring budget in a remote Quebec cottage. When their original project lost funding, they rebuilt it from scratch, turning their setbacks into a creative advantage and crafting an intimate, atmospheric story about dreams, dread, and an unraveling relationship. The movie may be called Dream Eater, but the filmmakers’ story is a dream come true; po...

William Earl is the Executive Digital Director at Variety and the lead organizer behind the first annual Variety Horror Impact Report. The report spotlights the filmmakers, producers, executives, festival directors, and creative leaders defining the horror today. In addition to overseeing all digital editorial functions for Variety, William is recognized as the publication’s resident horror expert, covering the business side of entertainment with a particular focus on how horror operates as both...

Joe Begos is a renegade indie filmmaker and a household name in horror. His body of work includes Bliss, VFW, The Mind’s Eye, Christmas Bloody Christmas, and his latest splatterfest Jimmy and Stiggs—which is easily one of my favorite horror films of the year. I love this movie, I love that it exists, and I love what it represents. Joe is one of the most adaptive and irrepressible filmmakers I’ve ever met—he’s worked across multiple budget tiers and has delivered a consistent stream of bold and ...

Clark Collis is a British author and journalist best known for his long career at Entertainment Weekly, where he spent 18 years as a senior writer. Clark is the author of two major books on horror: You’ve Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life (2021) and, most recently, Screaming and Conjuring: The Resurrection and Unstoppable Rise of the Modern Horror Movie (2025). Screaming and Conjuring is a must-read for horror fans. Spanning the era from Scream to The Conjuring—with a fi...

Scott Brown and Anthony King are the Tony-nominated writers behind Beetlejuice the Musical. Together they adapted Tim Burton’s cult classic into a Broadway hit that blends grief, special effects, and lots of laughs. I am an unabashedly huge fan of Beetlejuice the Musical, which first opened on Broadway in April 2019, closed in March 2020 due to the pandemic, returned for a second run in April 2022, and wrapped again in January 2023. Now the show is set for its third Broadway engagement at the Pa...

Hey everyone, back with another monthly episode of The Howl, where me and my cohost Adam Cruz break down the biggest horror news, share what we’ve been watching, and talk all things horror. This month we’re joined by screenwriter, producer, and director Joe Russo (Nightmare Cinema), who brings some serious insider perspective to the conversation. Our goal with The Howl is to catch listeners up with all of the horror news they might have missed from the past month in a fun, conversational format...

Joshua Lastine is an entertainment attorney and the founder of Lastine Entertainment Law, representing actors, directors, writers, producers and more. A former in-house lawyer at Lionsgate and ViacomCBS, he has worked on high-profile projects such as Halloween (2018) and The Blackening, as well as massive Netflix productions, indie films, and everything in between. Recognized by Variety as a Hollywood Deal Maker, Joshua also serves as an adjunct lecturer in Entertainment Business Law at The Los...