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The Nick Taylor Horror Show

American Nightmare Studios

Exploring the techniques, strategies, and key pieces of advice for aspiring horror directors, straight from the minds of some of the greatest filmmakers and creators in horror. Host Nick Taylor engages in one-on-one conversations with directors, producers, writers, actors and artists to uncover the keys to their creative and professional success in the horror business.

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45:16

TERRIFIER 2 News with Damien Leone! [Episode 45]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2020/07/31

My guest today is a household name among horror fans, and the director of one of the most talked about horror movies of recent times, Terrifier! Terrifier’s star, Art the Clown is on the fast-track to slasher stardom and is without a doubt, the most iconic movie slasher in decades. All you have to do is observe the rampant fan art and the alarming number of tattoos of Art to know, that this is a true horror icon, and he’s just getting started. The character of Art the Clown has actually been

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56:21

The Weird and Wonderful World of Cig Neutron!...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2020/07/30

Cig Neutron is a creature designer, special effects makeup artist and a creative force of nature. He’s done effects work on multiple movies including Tron Legacy, Suckerpunch, and Star Trek Discovery, and was on Face/Off's season 7 then again on season 11 as one of the Face/Off allstars. Nowadays Cig and his partner in crime Rani are putting out a lot of their own original content and the volume of stuff that they put out is pretty amazing; everything from music videos, to skits, pinup photos, all

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43:31

RELIC Director, Natalie Erika James [Episode 43]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2020/07/24

Relic is one of the newest movies from IFC Midnight and the feature debut of Australian filmmaker, Natalie Erika James. Relic tells the heartbreaking story of a family of women dealing with the mental decline of their matriarchal grandmother due to what seems to be Alzheimers, but upon closer inspection appears to be something malevolent and evil. Relic was a very striking & multifaceted movie, and I highly recommend it. It blends very deep emotions, with atmosphere, and eeriness and nuances all

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37:45

Blumhouse’s INTO THE DARK Directors, Alston & Julius...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2020/07/17

Alston & Julius Ramsay are two brothers and a writer/director duo. The Ramsay brothers made their feature debut with Midnighters, a high octane indie thriller released by IFC Midnight in 2017. Their most recent feature is The Current Occupant is the latest entry in Blumhouse’s Into the Dark series on Hulu. For the uninitiated, Into the Dark is a Black Mirror-like series of self-contained feature horror films produced by Blumhouse where each episode thematically represents a different holiday. The

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46:28

THE SHED Writer/Director, Frank Sabatella [Episode 41]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2020/07/16

Frank Sabatella is a writer, director, and photographer who’s made such films as Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet, and most recently, 2019’s The Shed. One of the things I really appreciated about The Shed was how it explored pretty serious subject matter; themes of bullying, school shootings, and child abuse were all confronted in this movie without it being heavy handed. Horror as a genre has always been pivotal in confronting difficult subject matter head on, and in addition to delivering a

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01:07:58

SHARKNADO Director, Anthony C. Ferrante [Episode 40]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2020/07/09

Anthony C. Ferrante is an American filmmaker, director, and writer, best known for being the man behind the Sharknado franchise. In addition to Sharknado 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Anthony has directed such horror hits as Boo, Forgotten Evil, and Zombie Tidal Wave. Anthony and I talked a lot about Sharknado, as well as how he’s able to make his sets an unbelievably fun experience that attracts his cast and crew to constantly want to work with him. This is a real art when you’re working with low budgets,

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30:16

THE WRETCHED Directors, Brett & Drew Pierce [Episode 39]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2020/07/03

Welcome to the Nick Taylor Horror Show! Brett and Drew Pierce, known in the industry as The Pierce Brothers, are the director duo behind The Wretched. Picked up by IFC Midnight, The Wretched is a contemporary witch story about a teenage boy sent to spend the summer working at a beach town marina only to discover something weird going on with the house next door. Turns out the neighbors are under the control of the spirit of a wicked witch from the woods! The Wretched is another great entry into

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47:22

PORNO Director, Keola Racela [Episode 38]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2020/05/18

Welcome to the Nick Taylor Horror Show! Keola Racela is the director of one of FANGORIA’s new acquisitions, PORNO! Porno pits a hapless group of upright religious & abstinent teens against a deviant sex demon who they accidentally release by watching a satanic porn film one night at the theatre they work at. Porno delivers laughs and scares in equal measure and is a blast of a film. Porno is out now on VOD, and I highly recommend you check it out. Porno is Keola’s feature debut, and we get into the

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01:02:48

ROOM 237 Director/Documentarian, Rodney Ascher...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2020/01/31

Rodney Ascher is a filmmaker and one of the most unique and interesting documentarians working today. His career was kickstarted by an 8 minute docs-short called THE S FROM HELL. Sidenote: this film is awesome. It focuses on this bizarre phenomenon where an entire generation of children were terrified of a seemingly innocuous corporate logo. The 1964 screen gems logo that is considered as the scariest corporate logo in history. In it we hear first hand accounts of people who were terrified by the

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55:28

READY OR NOT Director/Producer Trio, Radio Silence:...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2020/01/24

Radio Silence is a filmmaking collective comprised of Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, and Tyler Gillet. These three are behind such films as Devil’s Due, Southbound, VHS, and last year’s outstanding Ready or Not. I personally loved Ready or Not, and was really struck at how seamlessly it was able to balance horror, comedy, and tragedy, while being an outright thrill ride of a movie. This was hands down one of the funnest cinematic experiences in years, which made me super excited to speak with

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45:18

Carter Smith on Directing MIDNIGHT KISS for Blumhouse...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2020/01/10

Welcome to The Nick Taylor Horror show! Carter Smith is a writer, director, and photographer who has directed such movies as The Ruins, Jamie Marks is Dead, and the recent Into the Dark film for Blumhouse, Midnight Kiss, which is now available on Hulu. Carter has had a really interesting career, having shot fashion photography for publications including Vogue, GQ, and W Magazine. Carter’s directorial career began with directing commercials for clients such as Lancôme, Tommy Hilfiger, and Tiffany's

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33:07

Tarantino Documentary Director, Tara Wood [Episode 33]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2020/01/02

Welcome back to the Nick Taylor horror show! Today’s episode has Tara Wood. Tara is the director of the Quentin Tarantino Documentary, QT8, the First 8. Prior to this she did the Richard Linklater documentary, 21 Years: Richard Linklater. The movie covers Tarantino’s career from 'Reservoir Dogs' to 'The Hateful Eight', and features sit down interviews with multiple actors and collaborators and collaborators to get to the heart of who Quentin Tarantino is as an artist and a person. I had a field day

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01:09:33

Directors of Freaks, Adam Lipofsky and Zach Stein...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/12/26

As always each episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show explores and deconstructs the success strategies of established horror directors while summarizing the key insights and resources that you can use on your own horror filmmaking journey. Today we have directorial duo Adam Stein, Zach Lipovsky. Freaks is, not necessarily a horror movie, but it did deliver a very decent amount of blood (which may make it ‘horror adjacent’). Regardless, this was a fascinating movie that, on one hand was an

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30:34

Knives & Skin Director, Jennifer Reeder [Episode 31]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/12/19

Welcome to The Nick Taylor horror show! As always each episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show explores and deconstructs the success strategies of established horror directors while summarizing the key insights and resources that you can use on your own horror filmmaking journey. Today we have Jennifer Reeder on the show. Jennifer is the writer/director behind one of the latest movies from IFC Midnight, Knives and Skin. Knives and Skin is a movie that I don’t even know where to begin describing. You

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Directors of Scream Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/12/13

Tyler Jensen & Roman Chimienti are the directorial duo behind Scream Queen, My Nightmare on Elm Street. The documentary dives deep into the story behind A Nightmare on Elm Street 2, a sequel that was notorious for its homoerotic innuendo and lots of ensuing controversy. I really enjoyed this documentary - not only because I’m a horror fan and love Freddy movies but because Scream Queens is unexpectedly emotional journey, that’s ultimately a very poignant story about forgiveness and the gay

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47:06

Fright Night Director, Tom Holland’s Enduring...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/11/22

Today I am very pleased to announce that we have one of the OGs of the show, Mr. Tom Holland. Tom Holland is an American screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker and a household name for us horror fans as the writer director of two enormously important classics, Fright Night and Child’s Play. Additionally, Tom has written a number of classics including Cloak & Dagger and Psycho 2, and directed a number of movies including the Stephen King adaptations of The Langoliers and Thinner. He is a living legend

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34:07

Maximizing Low Budget Indie Horror With Tommy Stovall...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/11/14

Tommy Stovall is an American writer, director and producer. He’s directed multiple feature films, including Hate Crime, Aaron’s Blood, Sedona and his newest horror thriller, Room for Rent, starring the iconic Lin Shaye. I had a great time speaking to him about the making of his latest movie and his advice for aspiring indie filmmakers. Here are key takeaways from this conversation with Tommy Stovall. Aim high when casting. When making a low budget movie, the performances will make or break the

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45:31

Gigi Saul Guerrero [Episode 27]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/11/08

Gigi Guerrero is a Mexican-Canadian Filmmaker, Writer and Actress. She started her career making shorts including the Mexican wrestler gorefest, Luchagore which is now on Shudder. Gigi made her feature debut with the scathingly confrontational social commentary feature Culture Shock for Blumhouse as a part of their Into the Dark series, now streaming on Hulu. Today, Gigi is directing episodes of The Purge TV series, also for Blumhouse, and is attached to a new feature project about the Mexican

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45:38

The Great Larry Fessenden [Episode 26]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/10/31

Larry Fessenden is an American director, producer, writer, actor, and overall force to be reckoned with. A true indie film pioneer in the horror world, Larry’s career highlights include 1995’s gritty vampire drama, Habit, 2001’s Wendigo, and The Last Winter, Starring Ron Perelman. Larry’s latest movie, Depraved, is a gritty and modern take on Frankenstein with a number of interesting questions posed about the ethics of scientific advancements in medicine. Larry is also a very accomplished producer,

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34:20

The Legendary, Roger Corman [Episode 25]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/09/06

Today, I am honored, humbled, and extremely excited because today we have the king himself, Roger Corman on the podcast. Now, I am still in disbelief that I was able to even have this conversation because Mr. Corman is a man who needs no introduction. Dubbed as the 'King of the B’s' by many, he has produced over 100 movies in the horror & exploitation genres and is still working to this day at the age of 93. Roger Corman not only produced an extensive and fundamental body of work but he birthed

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