Best Shawn Tompkins Podcasts (2025)

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S1E31 - Zoomed Out 3: The Sequel to Zoomed Out 2 1:12:27

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Since we weren't able to generate the whole sector in the last episode, this is the cleanup where we generate the last two settlements. I'll just give a little preview and say that the words "Space Amish" do come up. But what else will come about in this sector...? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Yo…

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S1E30 - Zoomed Out 2: The Sequel to Zoomed Out 1:04:00

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At a certain point, you gotta take a moment to stop, look around, and just take in all of the worlds around you. That certain point tends to come when we go into a new sector and have no idea what's actually in it. So, enjoy this more out of character, brainstorming session of rolling on tables and interpreting what kinds of new planets and settlem…

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S1E29 - Heartache 1:02:39

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It's time to get the answer to the question, "What is the Wooden Heart's weakness?" Or is it? And an ending to this episode that I promise you won't see coming. I know I sure didn't! Let's see, anything else tantalizing? Maybe like 5 moves your player character HATES? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign…

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S1E28 - Change of Plans 55:30

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After Vert used his truth-compelling gaze on Emile to get him to say everything about what happened on with Concord, everyone in the habitation module is left with the lingering question of, "where do we go from here?" Can Tycoon indeed trust Emile to be let go? Music Mentioned in Outro "Undertake an Expedition" by Ivar Tryti / eaves Previous Irons…

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S1E27 - Meeting a Celebrity 56:35

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After successfully leaving behind Fern's homeworld, it's time for Emile and co to head over to Anubis in search of a weakness of The Wooden Heart. Perhaps the people there know something more. Very quickly, however, they run into someone else... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester…

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Ep 76 Annual Halloween Special 2025 2:20:33

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The fog is thick, the pumpkins grin, and the veil between worlds is whisper-thin… Gather close, creatures of the night — it’s time for Kevin Lane’s Spill Your Guts Annual Halloween Special! This isn’t your usual campfire chat. Tonight, we summon dark tales and dreadful whispers from some of horror’s greatest minds — authors, actors, and legends of …

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S1E26 - Iron Man 1:04:03

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Uh-oh, this is awkward. Emile walks in on Vert and Dash in the middle of letting his prisoner out of the cell. A prisoner that, little to them, is the avatar of a dark, forgotten, old god called The Wooden Heart. So, what's the etiquette here? In this episode, we see how Emile attempts to salvage the situation as it all turns against him... Previou…

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S1E25 - Welcome Home 59:23

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Emile has gathered Vert and Dash back to his ship, the Stardust. It's time to send Fern off to their old home, but meanwhile the Captain is working to put a rift between Emile and the crew of the Crux in an attempt to secure his own freedom... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester T…

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Ep 75 Actor William Sadler ("Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight" "Disturbing Behavior" "The Mist") 1:28:55

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🎃 William Sadler - The Range and Legacy of a Horror Icon Halloween is here, and Spill Your Guts is kicking things off early before our MASSIVE Annual Halloween Special! We begin with some fresh horror recommendations—from Josh Malerman’s terrifying Incidents Around the House to video game Little Nightmares 3 and new 4K horror releases—before welcom…

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S1E24 - Rescue Operation 1:03:50

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Emile is back in the driver's seat of this episode, as we follow his rescue mission to save the crew of The Crux. Along the way, tensions rise from both Emile's history with the Vault Hunters as well as the possessed captain back in the brig... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester …

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S1E23 - Cloud Cover 57:52

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Emile and Fern have finally arrived at Fern's homeworld, a desolate planet of perpetual night due to a thick cover of ashy clouds. But before they even got there, another ship, The Crux, crash landed and found themselves stranded there. They desperately need help... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Y…

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Ep 74 Author Philip Fracassi ("Boys in the Valley" "The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre") 1:47:53

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S1E22 - I Think We Hit Something 1:00:29

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Something is alive out there in the subspace wibblyness of the walls of a wormhole tunnel. Before Emile can continue to make it back out the other side of the wormhole and reach Fern's planet, Emile finds out what manner of creature can live out there, and why that is his problem to face... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier I…

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S1E21 - Heart to Heart 56:20

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If you ask me, this is the episode where we really get back to the roots on what the tone of this game was always meant to be. Cinematic and action packed, in this episode we find out what Emile and Fern face once they've entered the wormhole... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester…

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Ep 73 Filmmaker George Mihalka ("My Bloody Valentine") 1:08:08

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As most of us are preparing for the most wonderful time of the year (the Jack-o'-lantern one…not the Bells and Holly one), Spill Your Guts is taking this episode to the day of romance and cupid and dead flowers wrapped up nicely. And there is no horror film more associated with Valentine’s Day than “My Bloody Valentine”. This 1981 classic has becom…

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S1E20 - Interrupted Vermeology 51:33

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Emile has reached a new sector on the route to returning Fern back to their homeworld. Orbiting around the planet Anubis, they're not quite there just yet. The next step will be hopping through a wormhole that is supposed to connect nearby Fern's home. What could possibly go wrong? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn …

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S1E19 - The Forgotten Channel 56:24

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We finally see the results of Emile's efforts from last week. Did he manage to actually thwart Lastech by changing out the jump code on the station, or would they be able to break through his encryptions and preserve their legal claim to Hyperion. Moreover, will that be enough for Emile to get earn his agreed upon power supply... Previous Ironsworn…

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E72 Best Selling Author Christopher Golden ("Road of Bones" "All Hallows" "The End of the World as we know it" 1:29:06

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Welcome back to Spill Your Guts! I’m your host, Kevin Lane. We took some time over the summer to recalibrate and get ahead of creating a hell of a lineup for all our listeners. We've been doing Spill Your Guts for over 80 episodes now, and I can safely say that this is going to be some of our best. We are also doing a literary series with the bigge…

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S1E18 - How Many Recording Devices? 59:53

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Now that Emile and Mina have been let into the living quarters of Kierra Thorne's penthouse, it's time to see if Emile can successfully convince Thorne that Lastech is no good and that something must be done. But will Thorne see it that way? The elevator in his penthouse seems to be his only shot down to the jump computer, so Emile sure hopes so...…

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S1E17 - The Back Ways 56:42

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The mechanic, Mina, told Emile to meet her in the hangar after hours, because she needed to show him The Underground. Now we find out what that is and how it's going to help... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester Twitch MidnightJester8 Ironsworn/Starforged Website https://tomkinpr…

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S1E16 - The People of Hyperion 59:06

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Emile's meeting with Deuce concluded with a vow sworn to put an end to the negotiations between LasTech and the collective people of Hyperion. Doing that's going to require a few errands along the way... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester Twitch MidnightJester8 Ironsworn/Starforg…

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S1E15 - Electric Sheep 1:10:54

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Having successfully disabled the pursuing Vault Hunter fleet, Emile needs to high tail it back to his own ship and head on to Hyperion, where there's an old face waiting... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester Twitch MidnightJester8 Ironsworn/Starforged Website https://tomkinpress.…

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S1E14 - Emile Starts Blastin' 1:19:31

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The story resumes with a nicely recovered Emile, ready to start getting Fern back to their homeworld and hopefully make some amends along the way. The first step is charting a course to Hyperion, a nearby space station. What perils will Emile face along the way? And what part will make me, the player, blush when listening back to it in edit? Gotta …

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S1E13 - Zoomed Out 51:39

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Having reached a good chapter break, this episode we take a step back and develop a little bit more about the world around Emile. What is this next place in the sector that he'll be headed towards and what might be awaiting? In this episode we port in some mechanics from Ironsworn: Delve as well to continue Valkyrie's influence as a Threat! Previou…

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S1E12 - Goodbye, Cruel World 1:02:04

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Emile wants a distraction to lure Valkyrie's posse, and he sure does get it. Sadly, it's a little more than he bargained for. A strange mutation causes him to release an electromagnetic pulse, short-circuiting his skiff and stranding him miles away across a terrible landscape from his destination. The posse must have noticed the EMP blast, so it's …

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S1E11 - Inside Out 1:04:46

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Emile has been magnetically drawn inside the Ferroid he has twice encountered on The Reacher. What is is like being completely drawn into this oily, hypnotic, "sentient lava lamp goo"? And importantly, will Emile live long enough to ever get out? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJeste…

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S1E10 - In a Pickle 1:05:59

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Emile is surrounded by combatants on either side, both human and insectoid. They're all inside a tight space, and it looks like things are going to get ugly. Can he escape and continue his way to the crashed remains of The Reacher? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester Twitch Midnig…

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S1E9 - Out into Cinder 1:00:47

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With a brand new ride, Emile sets off from Concord into the rest of Cinder. He hopes that, despite the incredibly hazardous terrain, it holds the means of his escape from this hell hole. Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester Twitch MidnightJester8 Ironsworn/Starforged Website https:…

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S1E8 - Sneaking About 58:53

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Out from the rubble, still hungry and desperate, Emile has a plan to survive Cinder, but it's not going to be easy. Step one is fixing up a skiff, and that alone is going to require infiltrating a base full of people who want him dead. Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester Twitch Mi…

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S1E7 - Just the Right Rock 57:57

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Emile is trapped beneath rubble with an enemy who actively wants him dead and and old colleague who is only kept from bleeding out by both of the other two maintaining pressure on his crushed leg. The three of them are all trapped together for the time being, and need to find a way to survive the situation. Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: W…

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S1E6 - Despite the Best Intentions 59:44

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After successfully taking out the AI, Tetrahedron, aboard the Concordian ship, Emile makes a choice that drastically affects his relationship with the people of Concord. There's no going back now... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester Twitch MidnightJester8 All episode content, mu…

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S1E5 - Interrogation 53:02

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Emile has been dragged away from his holding cell to be interrogated by Sage, the presumed leader of Concord. Tension has been high up until this point, with Emile being vastly outgunned, but holding the ace up his sleeve of a bomb that will go off if anything happens to his vital signs. How will it all shake out? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Irons…

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S1E4 - Concord's Greeting 56:47

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The lone settlement of Cinder opened its doors to let Emile escape the harsh furnace of an environment. Having not spoken a word to him, though, it's a disconcerting invitation... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester Twitch MidnightJester8 All episode content, music, and artwork cr…

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S4E11 Resident Evil with the stars of the games Nicole Tompkins, Jeff Schine & Nick Apostolides 1:42:58

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In 1996, the world of video gaming was forever changed by the release of Capcom’s “survival horror” masterwork “Resident Evil” on the Sony PlayStation. In fact, the term “survival horror”, now a common-place name for a subgenre of horror gaming, was originated by “Resident Evil”. Survival horror itself can be defined as a genre of video games with …

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S1E3 - The Escape Pod 54:17

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Emile reached the escape pod, but that's no good if the pod is inside a crashing ship. There has to be some way to get this thing launched. If he can pull that off, what might lie on the planet below...? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester Twitch MidnightJester8 All episode conten…

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S1E2 - The Journey to Engineering 1:00:21

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As Emile Spencer sails through the air, magnetically drawn towards an amorphous, hypnotic creature, he needs to quickly devise a plan. If he can get out of this mess, then getting to Engineering should hold the way off this crashing ship... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester Twit…

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S1E1 - Beginning Re-entry 1:07:52

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In this inaugural episode, Emile Spencer wakes up aboard the starship The Reacher all alone and while it is already deorbiting. Without swift action, he will surely be killed. Now if only he could remember how exactly he got here... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Ironsworn: Western Frontier Ironsworn Co-Op Campaign Youtube MidnightJester Twitch Midni…

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S4E10 "It Feeds" Writer/Director Chad Archibald, stars Ashley Greene & Shawn Ashmore 1:57:14

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In this episode we’re spotlighting a particular film rather than an individual guest. A film I think is so far, one of 2025's best horror offerings. I’m going to get a little Cryptkeeper here kiddies and tell you that this demonic offering is about a clairvoyant therapist who soon discovers there may be more to her most recent client than she barga…

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S4E9 Writer/Director David Prior ("The Empty Man") 2:07:15

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Well, we’ve been gone for a lot longer than anticipated listeners and I’ve missed you! Thankfully it’s been for a good reason. I’ve been off making some movies. There will be more news on that to come but let’s just say that for fans of this podcast, these projects are right up your alley. We have a whole slew of horror masters and soon to be stars…

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S4E8 Christmas Special ("Silent Night, Deadly Night" "Silent Night, Deadly Night 2) 3:04:27

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Santa’s watching, Santa’s Waiting Christmas Eve is slowly fading Can you hear him in the night? Close the door, turn off the light Welcome to the Spill your guts Christmas Special! In this episode we are taking the deepest of dives into two iconic Christmas horror classics, "Silent Night, Deadly Night" 1 & 2. Joining me in this episode as my co-hos…

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S4E7 Steven C. Miller ( Director "Silent Night" "Werewolves") 45:28

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In this episode we will be kicking off the first of two episodes celebrating Santa and the darkest evening of the year. This episode looking at the kick ass remake of a beloved Christmas horror classic and our next episode being our Christmas special where we have something very special under the tree for you. But I mustn’t say more than that right…

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S4E6 André Øvredal (Director "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" "The Last Voyage of the Demeter") 1:14:41

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Apologies we’ve been out of commission for a couple weeks. Along with the cheer and merriment of the season comes flues, colds and coughs and basically our whole team was bed bound for a bit. If I still sound a bit scratchy, well hopefully it just adds to the shows creepy vibe. And having your voice drop an octave sounds good anyway right? Well let…

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S4E5 Michael Leavy (Producer of "The Terrifier" series, Director of "Stream") 1:35:08

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Another Halloween has come and gone, and I hope you all had sufficiently spooky time. Lots of candy and fake blood and sexy costumes…why can’t it be officially Halloween week? Soon it will be that most festive of holidays and I have to say, I love that one as much (full disclosure maybe more) because the sinister side of Christmas is masked by the …

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S4E4 Halloween Special 2024 1:23:40

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Happy Halloween!!! Welcome to the annual Spill your guts Halloween special. I will be guiding you through this dark maze of tales filled with the ghastly and ghoulish. To celebrate this most fiendish of holidays we step away from our usual format to bring you tales of terror from various beloved writers and performers that we think make for a fun e…

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S4E3 Actor/Director Josh Stewart ("The Collector" "The Collection" "The Hunted") 1:53:35

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The horror genre, particularly the slasher part of it, has a long-standing history of “final girls”. Many of them brilliant and iconic and for good reason. My guest today has had the rare privilege of becoming one of the few great final guys in a series that has established its place in the horror hall of fame. He has also starred in many other hor…

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S4E2 Supermassive Games ("Until Dawn" "The Quarry" " The Casting of Frank Stone") 1:59:25

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As we continue the countdown to All Hallows’ Eve, we have more in-depth chats with horrors best to keep you sated while binge-watching your favorite horror films (Great Pumpkin better be one of them). In this episode, we are taking a step away from the world of cinema to look at one of the most effective and captivating mediums for scaring the pant…

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Writer/Director Steven Kostanski is back! ("Psycho Goreman" "Frankie Freako") 1:07:45

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Our first guest of season 4 has been on the show once before to discuss his work and the then recently released, now a genre favourite, “Psycho Goreman”. His work continues to be both a love letter to the 80’s genre films that inspired him but also a voice that is distinctly his own. His newest film, “Frankie Freako”, about Connor, who bored with l…

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Bonus from the Archives - Friday the 13th with Thom Mathews ("Friday the 13th 6: Jason Lives" "Return of the living dead" 1:15:37

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Hello Spill your guts listeners! This is your host Kevin Lane wishing you a happy Friday the 13th! The show will be returning with our season 4 premiere on October 1 but in the mean time, we thought it might be fun to celebrate this most unlucky of days by revisiting our season 1 episode with Jason Vorhees arch nemesis, Tommy Jarvis. In Friday the …

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EP#315 Actor Julie Benz ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Angel", "Dexter") 1:52:17

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We’ll be taking a couple weeks to get things ready for a very VERY big season 4. Just wait until you see what we have in store for every horror fans favourite month of year. I’m so excited I could just burst! Like that guy in “Scanners”. What are some other movies where someone just bursts? Anyway, thank you to our amazing team and our sponsors, Au…

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EP#314 Charles Band Returns! ("The Puppet Master" series, "Subspecies" series, "Trancers" series 50:36

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Getting any film finished and released is truly a minor miracle. There are so many stages of film production where projects fall apart. From financiers backing out at the last minute to a star quitting 2 days before production is set to begin. Most films take approximately 3 years from inception to completion when they do survive the Squid Games li…