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June 22, 2023

SWALLOWED Director, Carter Smith [Episode 105]

Welcome to The Nick Taylor Horror Show! Carter Smith is a writer, director, and photographer who has directed movies such as The Ruins, Midnight Kiss, and, most recently, Swallowed.  Swallowed is an independent body horror film about two friends...

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June 14, 2023

THE APOLOGY Writer/Director, Alison Star Locke [Episode 104]

Alison Star Locke is a writer and director who recently released her excellent feature debut, The Apology, with Anna Gunn, Jeanine Garofalo, and Linus Roache. 20 years after her daughter's disappearance, a woman's Christmas gathering spirals into a...

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June 1, 2023

WHAT JOSIAH SAW Director, Vincent Grashaw [Episode 103]

Welcome to the Nick Taylor Horror Show. As always, each episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show explores how today's horror filmmakers are getting their movies made while deconstructing their methods and career strategies into practical insights that...

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May 18, 2023

The Anatomy of Horror with Genre Scholar John Truby [Episode 102]

Welcome to the Nick Taylor Horror Show. John Truby is a widely known name in the realms of screenwriting and storytelling, having shaped the narratives of over 1,000 film scripts as a consultant. John is also the author of multiple books, including...

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May 12, 2023

THE OFFERING Director, Oliver Park on The Study of Fear [Episode 101]

"Fear is earned through character; you might hear someone say that you're only as scared as the characters on the screen." Welcome to the Nick Taylor Horror Show! As always, each episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show explores how today's horror...

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Nov. 23, 2022

EPISODE 100: SMILE Director, Parker Finn

Welcome to the Nick Taylor Horror show, Episode 100! As always, each episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show explores how today's horror filmmakers are getting their movies made while deconstructing their methods and career strategies into practical...

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Nov. 18, 2022

Podcast Storyteller Extraordinaire, Mark Ramsey [Bonus]

Mark Ramsey is an audio storyteller and maker of some of my favorite podcasts, including the Inside Series, which consisted of Inside Jaws, Inside The Exorcist, and Inside Psycho. Which if you have not listened to yet, do yourself a favor and download...

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Nov. 10, 2022

SISSY Directors, Kane Senes & Hannah Barlow [Episode 99]

Kane Senes & Hannah Barlow are the director duo behind Sissy, an Australian slasher comedy about bullying, social media, and the processing of trauma. Sissy was the opening night film of the prestigious SXSW Midnighters program and won multiple...

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Nov. 3, 2022

SALOUM Director, Jean Luc Herbulot [Episode 98]

As always, each episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show explores how today's horror filmmakers are getting their movies made while deconstructing their methods and career strategies into practical insights that you can use on your own horror filmmaking...

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Oct. 27, 2022

THE LONELIEST BOY IN THE WORLD Director & Cast, Martin Owen, Hero Fie…

As always, each episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show explores how today's horror filmmakers are getting their movies made while deconstructing their methods and career strategies into practical insights that you can use on your own horror filmmaking...

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Oct. 13, 2022

THE ACCURSED Director, Kevin Lewis [Episode 96]

Kevin Lewis is the director of multiple features, including The Method, Downward Angel, The Drop, and The Third Nail. Last year, Kevin wowed the horror crowd with Willy's Wonderland starring Nicolas Cage, and now Kevin is back in the director's chair...

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Oct. 6, 2022

DEADSTREAM Writers/Directors, Vanessa and Joseph Winter [Episode 95]

Deadstream is the feature directorial debut from husband-and-wife filmmaking team Vanessa and Joseph Winter that follows a disgraced internet personality who attempts to win back his followers by livestreaming one night alone in a haunted house. But...

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Sept. 30, 2022

DEVIL’S WORKSHOP Writer/Director Chris von Hoffman [Episode 94]

Chris von Hoffmann is the writer/director behind multiple features including Drifter, Monster Party, and most recently, Devil's Workshop. In Devil’s Workshop, Clayton a struggling actor is desperate for a role as a demonologist. But he has hostile...

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Sept. 29, 2022

DEVIL’S WORKSHOP Writer/Director Chris von Hoffman [Episode 94]

Chris von Hoffmann is the writer/director behind multiple features including Drifter, Monster Party, and most recently, Devil's Workshop. In Devil’s Workshop, Clayton a struggling actor is desperate for a role as a demonologist. But he has hostile...

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Sept. 23, 2022

WHEN THE SCREAMING STARTS Writer/Director Duo, Ed Hartland & Conor Bo…

Conor Boru & Ed Hartland are the writer/director duo behind When the Screaming Starts, a serial killer mockumentary that's somewhere between What We Do in the Shadows and Man Bites Dog. Aidan aspires to be an infamous serial killer, and when...

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Sept. 15, 2022

PUSSYCAKE Director, Pablo Parés [Episode 92]

Pablo Parés is an Argentinian filmmaker who's worked on over 15 movies as director or producer. His films include I am Toxic, Plaga Zombie, and Damonium: Soldier of the Underworld. His latest feature Pussycake is a rollicking good time. It's been...

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Sept. 15, 2022

BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL’s Alex Brightman [Bonus]

Beetlejuice will forever hold a very special place in my heart. Every Saturday morning, Beetlejuice was my go-to cartoon, and my VHS of the movie practically melted from being watched so much. I had the action figures, the soundtrack, and the...

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Sept. 8, 2022

The Adams Family; Makers of HELLBENDER and THE DEEPER YOU DIG [Episod…

John Adams, Lulu Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser are a family who write, produce, star in, and edit all of their films themselves. Together they've produced multiple features, including KNUCKLE JACK, RUMBLESTRIPS, THE HATRED, THE DEEPER YOU DIG,...

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Sept. 1, 2022

YELLOW VEIL on Producing Boundary-Breaking Indie Horror [Episode 90]

Hugues Barbier, Justin Timms, and Joe Yanick are the trio behind Yellow Veil, a NY/LA-based worldwide film sales and distribution company with a focus on horror and boundary-pushing genre cinema. Their slate includes Luz, I Trapped the Devil, Blood...

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Aug. 30, 2022

Season 3 Return

Hello dear listeners, Nick Taylor here - I apologize for my unannounced recent absence. Many of you have been extremely sweet online, talking about how much you miss the show and wondering when new episodes will be dropping, and I am very, very...

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March 31, 2022

Prolific Producer, DJ Dodd [Episode 89]

DJ Dodd is a Philadelphia-based producer of over 20 feature films and has also produced and developed television content for many major cable networks including Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Food Network, Travel Channel, Nat Geo, History...

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March 17, 2022

SEE FOR ME Director, Randall Okita [Episode 88]

Randall Okita is a Japanese Canadian director and artist. His latest movie is the new IFC Midnight thriller, See for Me. See for Me is about a young blind woman, house-sitting at a secluded mansion, who finds herself under invasion by thieves seeking...

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March 3, 2022

WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW Writer, Director & Actor, Jim Cummings [Episode 8…

Jim Cummings is an American actor and filmmaker. He started his career in 2016 with the short film Thunder Road, which he extended into a 2018 feature film of the same name. You probably know him best for The Wolf of Snow Hollow, which he wrote,...

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Feb. 24, 2022

FRIED BARRY Director, Ryan Kruger [Episode 86]

Ryan Kruger is a South African writer and director who burst on the scene last year with his feature debut Fried Barry. Fried Barry is completely bonkers in the most wonderful way. It's about a drug-addled man in Johannesburg who gets abducted by...

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