Today in the sanctum we welcome back our friend, Justin Beahm of Reverend Entertainment, who helmed the wonderful special edition release of 2019's Haunt for Ronin Flix where he is now on staff as producer. From the Writer/Directors of A Quiet Place, 65, and Heretic, Haunt is a great little gem of a horror film focused on haunted houses gone wrong,…

Today on The Horror Sanctum we are the new horror video game adaptation Until Dawn! The story revolves around a group of friends trapped in a time loop, where mysterious foes chase and kill them in gruesome ways, and they must survive until dawn to escape it. Don't forget to like and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram and subscribe on YouTube to our…

Yakmalaaaa! Join us for GYMKATA (1985), a martial arts movie about a gymnast who plays a deadly game to secure a “Star Wars” earth station for the U.S.A. It stars Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas, and is directed by Robert Clouse (Enter the Dragon) from a screenplay by Charles Robert Carner (Blind Fury).By Chris Iannacone, Rob LaMorgese, and Justin Beahm

Today in the sanctum, we tackle David Fincher's neo noir masterpiece, Seven (1995) starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, and Gwyneth Paltrow., with our gal pal Julia Blakemore. It's a dark but wild ride covering all the deadly sins. So, strap in and let’s find out what’s in the box together. Follow us on Instagram and subscribe on YouTu…

Today in the horror sanctum we go back to summer camp, Gen Z horror summer camp that is with that tall skinny kid from Stranger Things and his pal who directed and wrote this homage to 80's camp slashers, Hell of a Summer. So, lather up your sunscreen, roll up your cut off jeans, and dive into the lake with us for some fun summer scares. Follow us …

Full disclosure. This was a rare live show for us, and we had some technical issues, so enjoy this bonus where Jay and John sound great! The show was on Fright Night, the 1985 vampire classic starring Chris Sarandon and Roddy McDowell. It's primo 80's in all the best ways. It was the first time Kelan had ever seen it, and we get a run-in from a rea…

Terror Vision is back LIVE to cover the recent announcements and perhaps drop one more... Enjoy!! Terror-Vision.comBy Terror Vision Records and Video

Today on The Horror Sanctum we are talking Clown In A Cornfield, the newest hit slasher film based on the novel by Adam Cesare. This is the story of a new girl in a fading midwestern town in which Frendo the clown, a symbol of bygone success, reemerges as a terrifying killer. Follow us on Instagram and subscribe on YouTube to our channel, both @the…

Put down the peace pipe and make a video run with us to the teenage end of the Fatal Attraction series as we discuss: FEAR (1996) starring Reese Witherspoon as a teen girl who rebels against her family by dating the baddest of boys, played by Mark Wahlberg. SWIMFAN (2002) starring Jesse Bradford as the guy who gets mixed up with Erika Christensen’s…

Today in the horror sanctum we are joined for the first time by our newest surprise co-host, and we are talking Deadstream, the 2022 Shudder original found footage horror comedy that is a loving homage to the Evil Dead franchise, directed by married couple, Joseph and Vanessa Winter. It's a wild and fun ride full of deadites and social media likes,…

Jen Howell of the Every Rom Com podcast joins to help us answer the quesion: What if the dangerous stranger who is going to wreck your life…is a kid? Go grab Mr. Highway and strap in for THE GOOD SON (1993) starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood, written by Ian McEwan and directed by Joseph Ruben. https://www.everyromcom.com/ https://www.instagra…

This week in the sanctum we talk all things AI and when relationships get overly complicated in the recent thriller starring Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher, Companion. It's a tight and taught, action-packed flick with nods to genre classics like Terminator 2. Follow us on Instagram and subscribe on YouTube to our channel, both @thehorrorsanctum pod…

We’re under a strict “return to office” mandate as we look at two films where the danger is in the workplace: THE TEMP (1993) starring Timothy Hutton and Lara Flynn Boyle trying to make that cheddar in the world of cookies, and DISCLOSURE (1994) where Michael Douglas and Demi Moore deal with Malaysian supply chain issues.…

After having Psycho Goreman himself, Matthew Ninaber, bring his new movie, A Knight's War, into the Sanctum, we decided to dish out Psycho Goreman from our hallowed bucket of mystery films and dish on it. This was Kelan's first watch ever... Will he love it, hate it, or meh it? Tune in to find out on this fun romp through the galaxy with lot of spl…

Things get a little sleazy this week as we take a look at two movies where the dangerous stranger... is a teenage girl. First, we’ll explore 1992’s POISON IVY starring Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert and Tom Skerritt. Then we’ll follow that up with THE CRUSH (1993) featuring Alicia Silverstone and Cary Elwes.…

Joe Castro is a living legend to independent horror filmmaking as a practical special effects make up artist, director, producer, screenwriter...the man has done it all and continues to be prolific in the genre we all know and love. He is our esteemed guest in the sanctum this week where we discuss much of his career and a little about his most rec…

Erin Dawn of the Manic Movie Monday Podcast joins us to explore one of the most memorable erotic thrillers of the ‘90s: SINGLE WHITE FEMALE (1992) starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Along the way we discuss New York architecture, lost ‘90s cable TV series and Kenny Loggins. https://rss.com/podcasts/manicmoviemonday/ https://www.instag…

Today in the sanctum, we are joined by our friend, actress and sfx artist, Kaylie Mahoney Guerrero who brought one of her favorite films of all time for us to talk about, the 1973 William Friedkin directed classic, The Exorcist. It's the film that terrified moviegoers of our parents' generation, but how does it hold up to the scrutiny of the sanctu…

This week we explore two movies where danger comes not from a stranger, but someone much closer to home. First, Julia Roberts must escape the “Husband from Hell” in SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (1991). Then we encounter the “Nanny from Hell” in Curtis Hanson’s THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE (1992) starring Rebecca De Mornay, Annabella Sciorra, Matt McCo…

We are honored to have a true Ice Man on the show with us in the sanctum today, Shawn Ashmore, promoting his most recent horror film, It Feeds (2025), directed and written by Chad Archibald. It is a real creepy one, kinda like It Follows meets Insidious. A real good time. Shawn also talks with us about some of his other career genre including Adam …

When dangerous strangers wreak havoc on yuppie couples — the police protect the stranger! How’s a yuppie supposed to guard their investment in decorative glass blocks? This week's episode has the answers as we watch: PACIFIC HEIGHTS (1990) starring Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, and Michael Keaton as the con man who’s one step ahead. UNLAWFUL EN…

This week on the Sanctum, we take on the latest dark comedy horror sensation, The Monkey, based on a Stephen King short story that definitely has no relation to the 1988 film, Monkey Shines which is based on a Non-Stephen King Novel, even though TJ for reasons unknown to all thought it was somehow. No, this Osgood Perkins film is bonkers in tone an…

Brad Henderson and Ryan Verrill discuss recent happenings with Terror Vision, cover recent announcements, and share some behind the scenes stories. Preorder all of the titles we discussed here: https://www.terror-vision.com/ Subscribe to others shows on the Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast Network: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/…

This week we have a pair of thrillers about guys who meet a “New Friend from Hell” and pay the consequences. Explore the dark side with BAD INFLUENCE (1990) from writer David Koepp and director Curtis Hanson, starring James Spader and Rob Lowe. Then it’s time to get way to close to the creepy new neighbors in CONSENTING ADULTS (1992) starring Kevin…

Today on the sanctum, we bring for your viewing consideration the 63 minute long youtube found footage movie produced by a couple of pranksters about a couple of pranksters (Very Meta, huh?) except their pranks go horribly and sometimes comically wrong. How wrong, does it go?...you may ask. Well, check out our hot and variable takes on this 2024 fo…

We’ve flirted with you, gone out to dinner, and talked movies. But now, this podcast demands you face the consequences because it’s time to dive into the wave of “dangerous stranger” psychological thrillers launched by Adrian Lyne’s FATAL ATTRACTION (1987) starring very naughty boy Michael Douglas and the unignorable Glenn Close. We then examine th…

Today in the sanctum we welcome Director Matthew Ninaber, known to horror fans as the man behind the makeup of Psycho Goreman, and star Kristen Kaster to talk about their latest film available now on Video On Demand TVOD services, A Knight's War. A Knight's War draws on heavy influences from everything from popular video games and The Edge of Tomor…

On this lucky charmed kinda day in the Sanctum we celebrate with all the wee lads and lasses the ol' day of good ol' Saint Patrick in the only way we know how...with goofy gore and mayhem led by Willow, I mean Wicket the Ewok, I mean Larry the Leprechaun...whatever his name is...he does have a name right?...he's not just a leprechaun, that's gotta …

This episode features a conversation with Dark Delicacies co-founder and author Del Howison on the history of his beloved shop in Burbank as it rounds the corner toward its final day in April after decades of serving West coast genre fans with books, movies, collectibles, and unforgettable signing events. Del and I discuss the origin of the store, …

We are happy today to have our guest, Ryan Barton Grimley, creator, actor, writer, and director of Hawk and Rev, Vampire Slayers and the very personal thriller, Listen Carefully. Ryan is a funny guy with good instincts and has made a couple interesting and fun films that we were happy to chat with him about. Follow us on Instagram and subscribe on …

In this now third remake/retelling of the 1941 Universal Horror Monster property, The Wolf Man, director/writer Leigh Whannell of such better movies as the original Saw, Insidious, and the wonderful Invisible Man remake from 2020 gets to take his shot at rebooting an iconic monster and THE werewolf icon of all werewolf icons. Does he stick the land…

This week we look at Spike Lee’s biographical epic masterpiece MALCOLM X (1992) starring Denzel Washington in a film that attracted controversy, much like the man whose life story it told.By Chris Iannacone, Rob LaMorgese, and Justin Beahm

Composer Timothy Andrew Edwards has hundreds of film and television credits under his belt and is one of my closest friends. Tim scored a number of projects for me including the 2012 documentary YOU CAN'T KILL THE BOGEYMAN, and our history goes back to my earliest adventures in Los Angeles. In addition to his music, Tim teaches courses at the Music…

For the first time ever in the history of the show, the guys take on 2 films and a little bit of a TV show follow up when we tackle 2014's Creep and the direct sequel from 2017, Creep 2. We also touch on the recent Creep Tapes without a formal review for that. All films and the show stars the incomparable king of the mumblecore genre, Mark Duplass.…

Today on the sanctum, Jay and TJ had the pleasure of chatting with the director of Fried Barry and Street Trash 2024. Wild movies and a fun chat with a certified cool cat and wild man of the horror genre. The horror sanctum says check it out! Follow us on Instagram and subscribe on YouTube to our channel, both @thehorrorsanctum podcast. Join our ex…

For this week, we honor the history of Valentine's Horror films with the seminal holiday classic early slasher film, My Bloody Valentine. For this historic entry into the podcast, we welcome our friend Melissa Ann, owner and curator of Horror Geek Life. So, get ready for a collaboration that will tear your heart out with tons of Pick Axe Fu, Canadi…

We discuss Spike Lee’s breathrough feature film DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) which centers on race relations on a neighborhood block in Brooklyn.By Chris Iannacone, Rob LaMorgese, and Justin Beahm

It is our honor and privilege to welcome genre director and Powerman 5,000 frontman, Spider One to the sanctum to discuss a little bit about his music and a lot bit about his films Little Bites, Bury The Bride, and Allegoria. It was a fun chat with a unique and intriguing artist with a fun cameo at the end. Follow us on Instagram and subscribe on Y…

So what do you get when you cross Matt Parker and Trey Stone's Cannibal The Musical with the bone-chilling Bone Tomahawk?...probably a little something like this 1999 little known gem, Ravenous, starring a bevy of great character actors like Guy Pearce (Memento, L. A. Confidential), Neal McDonough, Robert Carlyle, Jeremy Davies, and for some reason…

The world of film is in a state of flux right now as streaming continues to cast a larger shadow and retailers have started backing away from carrying movies on their shelves. On this episode I welcome Jake Boston, SteelbookObsessed on social media, for a discussion about what he sees going on in the realm of physical media...the past, the present,…

Today in the Sanctum, Jay, Kelan, and TJ break down the 2024 religious thriller, Heretic, starring romantic comedy legend, Hugh Grant. This film is unlike anything else out there in 2024. It's half Silence of the Lambs, Half The Book of Mormon, and it's a wild but understated ride. Buckle Up, prepare your religious tracks, and get ready for an intr…

In 2012 I had the honor of contributing to the KISS tourbook/magazine for their then-forthcoming album Monster and corresponding tour, and for the project I did a retrospective on their 1978 Hanna-Barbera-produced TV movie KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK. For the piece I interviewed director Gordon Hessler, star Anthony Zerbe, producer Terry Mor…

Grab a cup of psychoactive mead and settle in for a Conan the Barbarian Bonus Episode as we look at Robert Eggers’ historical epic, THE NORTHMAN (2022), starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, and Anya Taylor-Joy. Eggers co-wrote the film with Sjón.By Chris Iannacone, Rob LaMorgese, and Justin Beahm

Today on the Horror Sanctum, we bring our friend, guitarist Steven Tobi, previously seen on our Jaws episode, from the band, The Nearly Deads, to talk about the recent Nosferatu remake/re-imagining by genre director, Robert Eggers. Starring Lily Rose Depp, Nicholas Holt, and Willem Dafoe, this period piece has shocked audiences at Christmas Time, m…

Today on The Horror Sanctum we discuss the newest indie hit thriller, Strange Darling. Set in rural Oregon, the film focuses on a man and woman who have a one-night stand that devolves into a cat-and-mouse game of murder. Follow us on Instagram and subscribe on YouTube to our channel, both @thehorrorsanctum podcast. Join our exclusive Facebook Grou…

Happy New Years! Today on The Horror Sanctum we discuss the often forgotten 1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger film, End of Days. The film follows alcoholic former New York Police Department detective Jericho Cane who, after he saves a banker from an assassin, finds himself embroiled in a religious conflict and must protect an innocent young woman who is c…

I am thrilled to welcome fellow Midwestern filmmakers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods back to the show, this time for a fun, inspiring chat about their latest film HERETIC. We also discuss the one-year anniversary of their Davenport, Iowa movie theater The Last Picture House, and they offer some great advice to budding filmmakers. Also on this episode I…

Merry Christmas from The Horror Sanctum! Today on the show we discuss the 3rd film in the new iconic slasher series, Terrifier 3. In this film leading up to Christmas, Sienna Shaw attempts to rebuild her life, while pursued by Art the Clown alongside his new accomplice, a possessed Victoria Heyes. Follow us on Instagram and subscribe on YouTube to …

Today on The Horror Sanctum we discuss the classic of classics....the original revenge slasher, Friday the 13th! The plot follows a group of teenage camp counselors who are murdered one by one by an unknown killer while they are attempting to reopen an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past. Joining us today to discuss this is Will Carsola. Will …

Adam Mallinger (Writer: SUPERMAN & LOIS, MICHAEL F-ING BAY) joins us for a special Friday the 13th Bonus episode looking at slasher film deconstructor/reconstructor BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON (2006) starring Nathan Baesal & Angela Goethals, directed by Scott Glosserman, who also co-wrote with David J. Stieve. Adam Mallinger Bluesky …