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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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All Episodes

49:12

Bill Moseley! [Episode 24]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/08/27

Bill Moseley is an actor, musician and horror icon. He burst onto the horror scene in a huge way as Chop Top in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and has since starred in movies like Repo the Genetic Opera and the TV show Carnivàle. But perhaps most notable is Bill’s chillingly well realized portrayal of Otis B. Driftwood in Rob Zombie’s Firefly family trilogy, including House of 1,000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects, and the up and coming 3 From Hell. Bill and I talked about his career history,

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55:00

Chelsea Stardust & Satanic Panic! [Episode 22]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/07/25

Chelsea Stardust is the director of two new fantastic horror features; FANGORIA’s Satanic Panic and Blumhouse’s All That We Destroy. Chelsea began her career working for Ivan Reitman before moving on to Blumhouse where she was a personal assistant to Jason Blum for years, during which she learned an incredible amount about the business of horror. With the release of two new feature films in less than a year, Chelsea’s been on fire! We got to chat about her career history and what she’s learned from

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58:11

Braid Director, Mitzi Peirone [Episode 21]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/07/19

Mitzi Peirone is a director who blew the minds of many with her beautifully realized and spectacularly insane first feature, Braid. Braid was incredibly intricate and sophisticated while delving into completely bonkers territory at times. The horror element of Braid worked both on the gore front and on the existential front which is a very tough balance to pull off. All of this, coupled with a stunning signature aesthetic made Braid one of the most memorable horror titles from the past few years.

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48:01

Josh Lobo, Director of I Trapped the Devil [Episode 20]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/07/18

Josh Lobo is a first time director, having recently premiered his ambitious and notably sophisticated first feature, I Trapped the Devil. The taught & tense ‘tone poem’ of a movie, echoes early Roman Polanski with nods to Mario Bava. It’s a chilling and rewarding slow burn that marks the beginning of an exciting career. Josh and I discussed filmmaking and how he was able to get his first feature off of the ground. First, here are Josh Lobo’s key insights for aspiring filmmakers: Get some skin in

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34:38

Editor-in-Chief of FANGORIA, Phil Nobile Jr. [Episode...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/07/12

Phil Nobile Jr. is a producer, director and journalist who was recently appointed to one of the coolest jobs in the world, Editor-in-Chief of FANGORIA Magazine. Between the recent ascension to the FANGORIA publishing throne and executive producing Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, Phil has had a hell of a year. We got to catch up with him in New York on all things FANGO did a fair share of geeking out along the way. FANGORIA turns 40 this year and is celebrating big with issue number 4,

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38:25

Puppetmaster The Littlest Reich Co-Director, Sonny...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/07/04

Sonny Laguna is a Sweden-based director who began his career with a number of super low budget films (costing between $5 and $10K) with his co-director Tommy Wiklund. He eventually got on the radar of S. Craig Zahler as he was writing Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich. Zahler and the team at FANGORIA were so impressed with Sonny & Tommy’s resourcefulness as low budget filmmakers, that they handed them directorial duties on Puppet Master. We spoke to Sonny about his career history, first few films,

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35:49

Beetlejuice the Musical’s Scott Brown and Anthony...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/04/17

Beetlejuice will forever hold a very special place in my heart. It wasn’t only my quintessential gateway horror movie, but it shaped a lifelong unapologetic appreciation for all things weird and macabre. The movie had a ‘lightning in a bottle’ combination of a devilishly rebellious spirit and a singularity of vision that introduced the world to the wonders of Tim Burton. It was, and forever will be an iconic and magical movie. Every Saturday morning, Beetlejuice was my go-to cartoon, and my VHS of

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28:00

Eric Pham’s Flay [Episode 16]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/03/28

Eric Pham is a director who started his career in visual effects. Throughout the course of his career he worked extensively under the great Robert Rodriguez on such films as Spy Kids, Grindhouse, and Sin City. Eric also did work on Lethal Weapon 4 and Mission Impossible 3. His newest movie, Flay, is a nightmarish thriller about a supernatural entity of an ancient native American shaman who reeks bloody havoc on the people who summoned him. Flay stars Alita : Battle Angel's Elle LaMont. Eric also

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39:03

In Search of Darkness: The Definitive 80’s Horror...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/03/22

In Search of Darkness is an upcoming horror documentary that comprehensively tells the story of 80’s horror, in all of it’s bloody, nostalgic glory. Having completed a successful Kickstarter campaign that surpassed it’s goal on day 2, director David Weiner is currently raising finishing funds for the film on Indiegogo, and horror fans couldn’t be more excited. In the midst of all of this rampant nostalgia for all things 80’s, In Search of Darkness celebrates the most iconic decade in horror history,

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56:53

The Wisdom of Shep Gordon [Episode 14]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/03/15

Shep Gordon is a legend in multiple industries. Manager extraordinaire to such acts as Alice Cooper, Blondie, Teddy Pendergrass, Gipsy Kings, Rick James and many others. Shep also was the sole inventor of the celebrity chef, paving the way for names like Emeril Lagasse and Anthony Bourdaine. What many people don’t know, is that Shep was also a major horror producer back in the day, and produced a number of classic titles from Wes Craven and John Carpenter including: They Live, Village of the Damned,

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58:52

30 Years of Practical Effects with Amalgamated...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/03/07

Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr are former apprentices of the legendary Stan Winston, and for the past 30 years, their company Amalgamated Dynamics has been at the forefront of some of the most epic and large scale practical effects in Hollywood. From the Graboids from Tremors, to the Aliens and Predators and even the dinosaurs from Jurassic World, Tom and Alec have been behind them all, and through the process have built one of the most prolific practical effects studios in history. Despite their

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40:38

Jim Ojala’s Strange Nature [Episode 12]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/02/28

Jim Ojala is a special effects makeup artist, director, and co-host of my new favorite Shudder show, The Core, which is half horror talk show/half practical effects how-to with amazing guests such as Leigh Whannell, The Soska Sisters, and the lord of darkness himself, Glenn Danzig! Additionally, Jim Ojala is a Troma alum. His latest creature feature, Strange Nature, fairly bursts at the seams with this schlocky pedigree. Strange Nature seamlessly integrates Troma’s no-holds-barred insanity with

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52:41

David Guglielmo and Nick Chakwin, The Writer/Director...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/02/21

Hospitality is a no holds barred indie thriller with compellingly memorable characters and a healthy dose of Americana pulp. It’s not horror, per se, but utilizes a number of horror elements which very effectively flavor this southern fried neo-noir with a fun, enjoyable eeriness. We sat down with writer/director duo, David Guglielmo and Nick Chakwin, who were kind enough to take us through their journeys on getting Hospitality (their second film) off the ground and into a theatrical release. Along

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01:10:45

Pledge’s Daniel Robbins, Zack Weiner & Zachery Byrd...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/02/14

Pledge is a recent indie horror gem from director/writer team Daniel Robbins and Zack Weiner. It follows three hapless college kids as they attempt to pledge for a highly exclusive fraternity and are subsequently subjected to a sadistic gauntlet of unspeakably horrific hazing rituals. Pledge mixes humor and horror in a well-balanced and thoroughly engaging narrative with main characters you genuinely care about. At the same time, Pledge manages to effortlessly delve into themes of elitism and the

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47:22

Mick Garris, Writer, Director, Horror Legend [Episode 9]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/01/24

Mick Garris is one of the most prominent names in horror history; he is a prolific writer, prolific director, a prolific human being in every sense of the word. One of the most interesting things about Mick is that he’s been working in horror in one way or another since the 70’s and has watched cinematic history unfold. He began his career answering phones on Star Wars and went on to do publicity work on An American Werewolf in London and he even makes a cameo appearance in The Howling (he’s the guy

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52:00

William Lustig, Director of Maniac [Episode 8]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2019/01/12

Bill Lustig is an American filmmaker, director, producer - perhaps best known as the director of the New York exploitation slasher classic, Maniac, starring Joe Spinelli with effects by Tom Savini (who actually is in the film and has a great moment where he gets his head blown off - the scene may rival Scanners as the best exploding head sequence in cinema history). Maniac was Bill’s first movie and the story behind the making of it was full of timeless lessons in independent filmmaking. There’s a

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45:46

The Candyman Himself, Tony Todd [Episode 7]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2018/12/06

Tony Todd is a deeply beloved horror icon with a well earned place among the pantheon of horror actors like Robert England, Kane Hodder, and Gunnar Hansen. If there was a horror Mount Rushmore, his face would certainly be on it and it is entirely because of his soulfully terrifying performance as Candyman in 1992. The subject of Candyman has been very hot in the past couple weeks ever since Jordan Peele announced that his production company, MonkeyPaw, will be helming the next installation. Many

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45:41

Joe Bob Briggs on the State of Horror Cinema [Episode 6]

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2018/11/20

Joe Bob Briggs has been entertaining horror enthusiasts for over 30 years, and now with his latest server-crashing, internet-breaking Shudder marathon, The Last Drive-In, he has brought in a whole new legion of fans. His humorous anecdotes mixed with an encyclopedic knowledge of cinema is a magical combination that adds a tremendous amount of fun and educational value to the horror viewing experience, while also imbuing audiences with a strong appreciation of the films and genre. The fact that The

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32:58

Sons of Anarchy’s Kim Coates on Acting & Character...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2018/11/15

Key Links Kim Coates’ Twitter Page We all know him best as Tig Trager from Sons of Anarchy, but between 2016’s Officer Downe, Canada’s gangster crime drama, Bad Blood, and the gritty western epic, Godless on Netflix, Kim Coates is becoming more and more of a household name and truthfully, I couldn’t be happier to be seeing so much more of him! Often playing edgy characters that live on the fringe of society, Kim has appeared in numerous huge movies including Waterworld, Braveheart, Innocent

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01:22:47

Steve Mitchell on Directing Larry Cohen Documentary,...

The Nick Taylor Horror Show ·

2018/11/08

Key Links King Cohen Trailer King Cohen is a fantastically fun documentary that tells the larger than life story of the prolific writer, director, and producer Larry Cohen, the creative genius behind such beloved horror classics as It’s Alive, The Stuff and Q – The Winged Serpent. In addition to being a charming and humorous romp into 70’s genre Hollywood, what lies at the heart of the film is Larry Cohen’s fierce irrepressibility as an artist. Throughout the course of his career, Cohen was a man

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