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Looks Creepy Cool Podcast: Horror Stories & the Creators Who Build Them

Looks Creepy Cool Studios, LLC

Looks Creepy Cool is the official podcast of Haunted House FearFest, the cross-media horror platform celebrating dark storytelling across folklore, film, games, and the uncanny.Episodes feature creepy conversations with the creators who build horror stories — including filmmakers, game developers, writers, and artists — alongside original tales drawn from folklore, fiction, and things best left unexplained.From the Mirror Room of horror origin stories to the Library of Shadows of spine-chilling

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32:29

S2:E17 Deep Sea Terror & Survival: Inside the Making...

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2025/12/03

Text the show — your message may be featured! Hell Dive — 2025 winner of Best Video Game of the Year and the Grim Reaper Award at Haunted House FearFest — is a claustrophobic deep-sea horror experience from developer Thomas-Bo Huusmann of Teacup Games. In this episode, host Renee Huff steps into the depths with Thomas-Bo to explore how the game was created, the emotional cost of game development, and the lessons learned from high-stakes industry challenges. Hell Dive places players aboard an ...

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S2E16: When Faith Turns Frightening — Inside the Folk...

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2025/11/26

Text the show — your message may be featured! In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool Podcast, host Renee welcomes filmmakers Jessica and Barrett Burgin, the creative duo behind the folk-horror short The Angel, featured at the 2025 Haunted House FearFest and now winners of Best Cinematography and Best Paranormal Short for The Angel Set against the blood-red stone of Southern Utah, The Angel follows two plural wives who receive a mysterious and unsettling visitation — blurring the bound...

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S2E15: Sucks To Be In The Sticks — Vampire Hunger,...

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2025/11/19

Text the show — your message may be featured! In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool Podcast, host Renee sits down with Finnish game developer Uki Eiri (CoAction) to explore her atmospheric vampire story Sucks To Be In The Sticks, featured in this year’s Creepy Cool Showcase at the 2025 Haunted House FearFest Film & Video Game Festival In the game, you play as 19-year-old Ilo, whose life is thrown into chaos after becoming a vampire. While others survive on human energy, Ilo can only li...

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S2E14: LOOKER – The Horror of Being Seen | Director...

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2025/11/12

Text the show — your message may be featured! Director Max Kaplan steps inside the Haunted House to talk about his horror short film LOOKER, winner of Best Editing at the 2025 Haunted House FearFest Festival. LOOKER follows Anna — a young woman cursed to melt away whenever no one is looking at her. As she fights to stay seen, the film blends body horror, psychological terror, and emotional vulnerability into one unforgettable short. Max shares the inspiration behind LOOKER, the editing choice...

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S2E13: Deadly Footprints | When Fear Starts to Chase You

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2025/10/25

Text the show — your message may be featured! In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee speaks with Dan Lester, creator of the survival-horror game Deadly Footprints and founder of Monkeys Might Puke. They explore the psychology of fear in gaming — what makes players panic, why chase scenes get your heart racing, and how sound and pacing transform tension into terror. Dan shares his creative process, the challenges of indie game development, and the delicate balance ...

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S2E12: Bathroom Spider | When Horror Gets Too Real

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2025/10/24

Text the show — your message may be featured! In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee talks with Christine Weatherup (Director) and CJ Hoke (Writer) about their short film Bathroom Spider. They reveal the behind-the-scenes story of working with real spiders on set, the creative challenges that came with it, and why they ultimately chose to use visual effects instead. The conversation dives into the risks, logistics, and artistry behind making horror tha...

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S2E11: The Blessing of Airon | Technology,...

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2025/10/23

Text the show — your message may be featured! Host Renee talks with Andrew Baker, creator of the horror game The Blessing of Airon. They discuss technology, supernatural horror, and the art of indie game development — plus Andrew’s creative inspirations and how he builds fear through storytelling. Website - https://www.artstation.com/bakerthegamemaker 👉 If it looks creepy, it must be cool. Follow Haunted House FearFest & the Looks Creepy Cool Podcast.

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S2E10: Cabernet: Vampire Lore, Player Choices & Indie...

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2025/10/21

Text the show — your message may be featured! Host Renee sits down with Arseni Kishkin and Laura Gray, developers of the vampire-themed horror game Cabernet. They discuss vampire lore, emotional storytelling, and the creative challenges of indie game development — plus insights on collaboration, player choice, and their future projects. Website: https://partyforintroverts.com/ 👉 If it looks creepy, it must be cool. Follow Haunted House FearFest & the Looks Creepy Cool Podcast.

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S2E9: The Bell Witch Returns | Folklore Horror &...

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2025/10/17

Text the show — your message may be featured! In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee interviews filmmaker Charles F. Davis, writer and director of the chilling short film Where Were You When?, inspired by the infamous Bell Witch haunting. Together, they explore the film’s eerie folklore origins, the creative process behind adapting a real haunting for the screen, and the challenges of independent horror production. Charles also shares his lifelong passion for horr...

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S2E8: Stimulant: Psychological Horror & the Art of...

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2025/10/16

Text the show — your message may be featured! In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee interviews filmmaker Nicholas Laughlin, director of the psychological horror short Stimulant, featured at Haunted House Fear Fest. Together, they explore the film’s unique approach to addiction, obsession, and fear, and how Nicholas weaves psychological tension into his storytelling. He shares his journey in filmmaking, the creative process behind crafting horror narratives,...

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S2 Ep.7 - The Ghost: Fear, Creativity & Female Voices...

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2025/10/15

Text the show — your message may be featured! In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee sits down with Allyson Morgan, the writer and director of the short film The Ghost, nominated for Best Horror Short at Haunted House Fear Fest. Together, they explore the themes of fear, inspiration, and the creative process behind horror filmmaking. Allyson opens up about her personal experiences with ghosting, the importance of female representation in film, and her creati...

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S2:Ep6 La Croix: French Horror Myths & Surreal Cinema...

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2025/10/12

Text the show — your message may be featured! Step into the eerie world of La Croix, a chilling short film that blends suspense, poetic horror, and French myth. In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee speaks with director Joris Fleurot about the inspirations behind the film — from haunting folklore to the surreal works of Hieronymus Bosch.La Croix is nominated for Best Horror Short at Haunted House Fear Fest, and Joris reveals the creative process, the challenges o...

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S2: Ep 5 - KOOK: Victorian Steampunk Horror Shooter...

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2025/10/11

Text the show — your message may be featured! In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee Huff interviews indie game developer Nathan Wulf, creator of KOOK — a fast-paced, Quake-inspired horror shooter set in a Victorian-era steampunk world filled with Lovecraftian monsters. Nathan shares his journey from working in the gaming industry to becoming an indie developer, opening up about the challenges, motivations, and creative risks behind his development process. They e...

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S2: Ep4 - The Behemoth: Indie Horror Filmmaking with...

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2025/10/09

Text the show — your message may be featured! In this episode of the Looks Creepy Cool horror podcast, host Renee Huff interviews filmmaker Kai Edmund Bogotsky, director of the feature film The Behemoth — nominated for Best Horror Feature at Haunted House Fear Fest. They explore the film’s chilling opening scene, the inspiration behind the story, and the challenges of independent horror filmmaking in Germany. Kai also shares insights on the importance of practical and special effects in horro...

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Crabmeat — Indie Horror Game Development with...

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2025/10/04

Text the show — your message may be featured! Nicholas McDonnell (ex-Samurai Punk) shares the solo journey behind Crabmeat, his eerie new indie horror. From creative risks to crafting atmosphere, this is game design in the haunted deep. Crabmeat - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/Crabmeat/ 👉 If it looks creepy, it must be cool. Follow Haunted House FearFest & the Looks Creepy Cool Podcast.

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Shop Crush — Inside the Psychological Horror Game...

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2025/10/03

Text the show — your message may be featured! Bohdan Sydorenko takes us inside Shop Crush, a psychological horror game inspired by Poe and built during conflict. We talk suspense, design challenges, and the craft of indie horror. Shop Crush - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2961120 👉 If it looks creepy, it must be cool. Follow Haunted House FearFest & the Looks Creepy Cool Podcast.

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TICTAC: Twelve O’Clock — Indie Horror Game...

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2025/10/02

Text the show — your message may be featured! Vitalii Revchuk of Two Cake Studios joins us to talk TICTAC: Twelve O’Clock, an indie horror game crafted in Ukraine. Hear how he blends resilience, creativity, and haunted inspiration into game design. Publisher: Two Cakes Studio Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/twocakesstudio Website: https://twocakesstudio.com/our-projects/ Social Media: https://x.com/TwoCakesGames https://www.tiktok.com/@twocakesstudio https://www.youtu...

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Trailer - Welcome to Looks Creepy Cool

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2025/08/31

Text the show — your message may be featured! Step inside Looks Creepy Cool, the official horror podcast of Haunted House FearFest, the film & video game festival where fear never sleeps. In this trailer, festival owner Renee Huff reveals what’s coming — eerie interviews with filmmakers, game developers, plus original scary stories and folklore from the Library of Shadows. If it looks creepy, it must be cool.

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Stitches and Seams of Thyme Welcomes Costume...

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2024/07/03

Welcome to the Stitches and Seams of Thyme segment of The Looks Creepy Cool Podcast. Join Host Louise Mason, a skilled artist specializing in photography, costume/wardrobe and a Festival Judge for the 2024 Haunted House FearFest Festival.In this segment, Louise dives into the fascinating world of costume design with Jevyn Nelms, the creative force behind the costumes in 'Summoning Sylvia' and 'Bloodbound.' Jevyn shares her meticulous process of designing for diverse characters such as drag qu...

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Unraveling Horror: Elephants, Decay, and the Making...

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2024/06/10

Join Louise, host of Stitches and Seams of Thyme, a segment of the Looks Creepy Cool Podcast, as she sits down with Sue-Ming Frauenhofer, Producer and Production Designer, and Matthew Stoeski, the Director of the horror film 'Pattern Recognition'. In this episode, they dive into the creative inspiration behind the film, from the haunting imagery of elephants to the symbolic use of rotten food to portray decay. The discussion weaves through themes of family, anger, and the influence...

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