Killer POV

This week, join your hosts Rob Galluzzo (Blumhouse.com), Elric Kane (Inside Horror) and Rebekah McKendry (editor in chief at Blumhouse.com) as they celebrate Killer POV in this grand finale episode. But first, the latest horrors! The gang catch up on the latest features they’ve seen, including the anthology ‘Holidays,’ ‘The Forrest’ and ‘Bride Of Re-Animator.’ Then they reflect on their 3 years at Geeknation and discuss their favorite shows, guests, most surprising incidents on air and much, much more. Special thanks to our entire Geeknation family – Brian Keathley, Clare Kramer, Oren Kamara, all our recording engineers over the years, especially Ryan Plume, all our fellow podcasters on the network and of course, every last one of you our there that listened, got involved and joined the conversation. Remember, in the ‘Friday The 13th’ series, was ‘The Final Chapter’ really the end? Did Jason really die when he went to hell? You never know. Maybe we’ll see you in space!Airdate: 04/29/2016

This week, join your hosts Rob Galluzzo (Blumhouse.com), Elric Kane (Inside Horror) and Rebekah McKendry (editor-in-chief at Blumhouse.com) as they welcome very special guest Karyn Kusama to the show! But first, the latest horrors! Elric checked out the movie ‘They Look Like People,’ just started Season 2 of ‘Salem’ on Netflix Instant and both him & Rob discuss the controversial season finale of ‘The Walking Dead!’ Bekah reports back from the Day Of The Dead convention and also saw ‘Torso,’ ‘Edge Of Sanity,’ ‘Documentary Now’ and ‘Over Night.’ Rob talks about the recently released ‘Cherry Falls’ Blu-Ray, and caught double bills of ‘The Bubble’ and ‘Gog’ in 3D, along with ‘Jaws 2’ and ‘Damien: The Omen 2.’Then the gang welcome on director Karyn Kusama to discuss her latest thriller ‘The Invitation,’ out now in limited theatrical and VOD from Drafthouse Films. We delve into her influences and inspirations for her latest, including her earliest recollection of seeing ‘Eraserhead’ at 9 years old! We also talk about the challenges of making independent films versus studio pictures, and her troubles on ‘Aeon Flux.’ We also talk about the ever growing cult following for her flick ‘Jennifer’s Body.’ Tune in!Airdate: 04/08/2016

Join hosts Rob Galluzzo (Blumhouse.com), Elric Kane (Inside Horror) and Rebekah McKendry (editor-in-chief of Blumhouse.com) as they discuss the “Giallo” sub-genre with very special guest Darin Scott! But first, the latest horrors! Both Elric and Rob watched SpectreVision’s ‘The Boy.’ Elric also showed the original ‘Alien’ to his film students, while Rob saw ‘The Ring Two’ and John Carpenter’s ‘Village Of The Damned’ and ‘Vampires.’ Bekah revisited Carpenter’s ‘In The Mouth Of Madness’ and ‘Event Horizon.’Then the gang welcome on Darin Scott, producer on such films as ‘From A Whisper To A Scream,’ ‘Stepfather 2,’ ‘Love & a .45′ and ‘Tales From The Hood,’ as well as director on ‘Dark House,’ ‘Caught Up’ and ‘House Party: Tonight’s The Night.’ We talk about his humble beginnings in film working with Jeff Burr and Clu Gulager, meeting Vincent Price and working with Wings Hauser before delving into our topic of Italian “Giallo” movies. On top of mentioning the best from Argento, Bava and Fulci, we also play the “Giallo” title game. Tune in and join the conversation!Airdate: 03/25/2016

This week, the entire Killer POV crew are back following Bekah’s pregnancy! Join hosts Rob Galluzzo (Blumhouse.com), Elric Kane (Inside Horror) and Rebekah McKendry (editor-in-chief at Blumhouse.com) as they discuss all the latest horrors! First up, Elric saw ‘The Mutilator,’ ‘Let’s Scare Jessica To Death,’ ‘Happy Birthday To Me’ and ‘ The Curse.’ Bekah revisited ‘Disturbing Behavior’ and ‘Sole Survivor.’ Rob marathon-ed ‘The Fly’ and the ‘Species’ franchises and talks about the new ‘Tenebre’ Blu-Ray.The gang then catch up on horror TV with ‘The Walking Dead,’ ‘Bates Motel’ and ‘Damien,’ before delving into answering listener questions, which include our thoughts on ‘The Witch,’ the ‘Ghostbusters’ trailer, the Soska’s directing the ‘Rabid’ remake and much, much more. Tune in!Airdate: 03/11/2016

In honor of the digital release of the new Horror Movie A Day book, this week your hosts Rob Galluzzo (Blumhouse.com), Elric Kane (Inside Horror) and Rebekah McKendry (editor in chief at Blumhouse.com) welcome back to the show very special guest Brian Collins! But first, the latest horrors! Together we discuss the latest ‘X-Files’ episode. Rob braved ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ remake & its sequel, as well as ‘The Gift’ and ‘Sonny Boy.’ Bekah watched ‘Crimson Peak’ and ‘Poison For The Fairies.’ Elric reports back on ‘Experimenter,’ ‘Harvest Lake,’ ‘Blood Simple’ and ‘People Who Own The Dark.’ Then we delve right into the history of Horror Movie A Day with Brian Collins and discuss how he culled together this brand new book based on his website. We read through his horror sub-genre categories and as always, pick out a few hidden gems along the titles listed in his book. Sit back, relax and join us for pie, beer and horror chat!Airdate: 02/12/2016

This week, your hosts Rob Galluzzo (Blumhouse.com), Elric Kane (Inside Horror) and Rebekah McKendry (editor in chief at Blumhouse.com) welcome special guest William Bibbiani (CraveOnline.com) to discuss our most anticipated horror movies for 2016. But first, the latest horrors! The gang pays tributes to Angus Scrimm, David Bowie and Lemmy Kilmister. Elric watched ‘Phantasm 2′ & ’3,’ the latest ‘Paranormal Activity,’ ‘Miracle Mile,’ ‘Cat’s Eye’ & ‘The Church.’ Bekah talks about ‘Tales From The Hood,’ ‘Mute Witness’ and ‘American Horror Story: Hotel.’ Rob discusses William Friedkin’s ‘The Guardian,’ ‘Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer 2,’ ‘The X-Files’ and ‘The Boy!’ Then we’re joined by William Bibbiani, fresh off a plane from Sundance and he gives us the rundown on Rob Zombie’s latest ’31,’ as well as Kevin Smith’s ‘Yoga Hosers,’ ‘Christine,’ ‘Nina Forever’ and much, much more. There’s plenty to look forward to this year genre-wise!Airdate: 01/29/2016

This is it! We’re at the end of the year! Join your hosts Rob Galluzzo (Blumhouse.com), Elric Kane (Inside Horror) and Rebekah McKendry (editor in chief at Blumhouse.com) as they welcome special guests Ryan Turek (The Bloodcast) and Brian Saur (Rupert Pupkin Speaks) to count down their top 10 horror movies of the year! But first, the latest horrors! Rob and Elric report back from the first 70mm LA screening of Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight.’ Rob also caught up on ‘Knock, Knock,’ ‘The Hallow,’ ‘Pod’ and ‘Nightmares.’ Elric saw ‘Dark Was The Night,’ ‘The Duke Of Burgundy’ and ‘Silent Night Deadly Night 5.’ Bekah chimes in with her thoughts on the ‘Poltergeist’ remake, HBO’s ‘The Leftovers’ and ‘Executive Koala.’Then the gang count down their top 10 of the year, while Brian offers his top 10 movie discoveries of the year! How’d the controversial ‘It Follows’ fare? Did horror comedies like ‘Deathgasm,’ ‘What We Do in The Shadows,’ ‘The Final Girls’ or ‘Cooties’ rank in? Or police station thrillers like ‘The Last Shift’ and ‘Let Us Prey?’ What about indie hits like ‘We Are Still Here’ and ‘Bone Tomahawk?’ Tune in for the final episode of Killer POV to find out!Airdate: 12/18/2015

This week on Killer POV, your hosts Rob Galluzzo (Blumhouse.com), Elric Kane (Inside Horror) and Rebekah McKendry (editor-in-chief at Blumhouse.com) catch up on all the latest horrors! Rob talks about the sure to be holiday horror classic ‘Krampus,’ as well as ‘Vendetta,’ ‘Electric Boogaloo,’ ‘Women’s Prison Massacre’ & ‘Life After Beth.’ Elric is the latest to sign off on ‘Goodnight Mommy,’ and also talks about ‘Felt,’ ‘The Hallow,’ ‘Hellions,’ ‘Bone Tomahawk’ and ‘Jessica Jones.’ Bekah’s also been watching JJ & ‘Narcos’ on Netflix, as well as ‘Ghost Story’ & ‘Forbidden Zone.’Then the gang welcome on very special guest director Steven C. Miller. Miller has been pounding the pavement of the indie horror scene since his debut feature ‘Automaton Transfusion’ in 2006. We discuss in great detail how he’s moved from project to project, getting to direct ambitious thrillers like ‘The Aggression Scale’ and his latest ‘Submerged,’ a remake of ‘Silent Night’ and now his 2 latest back to back features ‘Extraction’ and ‘Marauders’ with Bruce Willis. It’s a great insight into the current world of independent directing! Tune in!Airdate: 12/04/2015

It’s Friday the 13th on Killer POV and your hosts Rob Galluzzo (Blumhouse.com), Elric Kane (Inside Horror) and Rebekah McKendry (Blumhouse.com) are ready to celebrate in style! But first, the latest horrors! Lots of TV talk this week as the entire gang has been catching up on ‘Ash Vs Evil Dead,’ ‘American Horror Story: Hotel,’ ‘iZombie’ and ‘Dark Net.’ Movie wise, Elric saw Eli Roth’s latest ‘Knock Knock,’ Kristy,’ ‘Southbound’ and ‘Last Shift.’ Bekah catches us up on ‘Supernatural’ and ‘Krull.’ Rob checked out a few new Scream Factory releases ‘Ghost Story,’ ‘White Of The Eye’ and ‘Blood & Lace,’ as well as the new 4K restoration of ‘Blue Sunshine.’Then the group welcomes on their very special guests: from ‘Friday The 13th Part 3,’ he played Shelly and is now one of the top entertainment lawyers in the biz, Larry Zerner! Also on the show, former FEARnet scribe and the author of ‘Curious Goods: Behind The Scenes of Friday The 13th The Series’ Alyse Wax! We talk about the making of Friday 3, the continued popularity of the franchise, our personal favorites, the cult following of the show and much more! This episode is all you need to survive this unlucky day.Airdate: 11/13/2015

Join hosts Rob Galluzzo, Rebekah McKendry (Blumhouse.com) and Elric Kane as they celebrate Halloween with special guests filmmaker Mike Williamson (‘Deathly,’ ‘In The Wall’) and writer Shane Bitterling (’18 Wheels Of Horror,’ ‘Puppet Master X: Axis Rising’)! But first, the latest horrors! Rob reports back on the first 2 episodes of Starz ‘Ash Vs Evil Dead!’ Also, ‘Freddy Vs Jason’ and ‘The Addams Family’ movies. Elric saw ‘Crimson Peak,’ ‘Contamination’ and ‘The Resurrected’ as well as the shorts ‘Gwilliam’ and ‘Sunchoke.’ Bekah checked out ‘Goodnight Mommy,’ ‘Bone Tomahawk’ and ‘The Final Girls.’ Then we delve into various Halloween themed topics with our guests, both Halloween enthusiasts, including holiday traditions, earliest memories, best horror records, haunts and plans. Ring in your Halloween weekend with the Killer POV crew and friends!Airdate: 10/30/2015

Get ready for one of the most epic episodes of Killer POV yet! Bekah’s representing at a convention, so this week, hosts Rob Galluzzo (Blumhouse.com) and Elric Kane (Inside Horror) are joined by special guest host Kevin LeHane, the writer of ‘Grabbers!’ We talk about his movie history, then discuss Beyond Fest films including ‘The Devil’s’ and ‘The Mind’s Eye.’ Elric and Kevin saw ‘Final Girls,’ Elric also watching the new ‘Walking Dead’ and ‘Murder Party.’ Kevin praises ‘Turbo Kid.’ And Rob finally saw ‘Demon Knight,’ and reports back from screenings of ‘Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein’ and ‘The Monster Squad!’ Then we welcome directors Dave Parker and Mike Mendez to talk about their new anthology film ‘Tales OfHalloween!’ If that’s not enough, we then welcome horror royalty and scream queen legend (and protector of known abusers!) Barbara Crampton into the mix! We talk ‘Re-Animator,’ working with Stuart Gordon and Rob Zombie. And the whole gang discusses Halloween traditions and favorite costumes. We’ve got everything for you in this episode!Airdate: 10/16/2015

This week on Killer POV, your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Rebekah McKendry (Blumhouse.com) and Elric Kane welcome returning guest Nick Redman from Twilight Time! But first, the latest horrors! Rob saw Eli Roth’s latest ‘The Green Inferno,’ which prompted him to also watch ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ and ‘Cannibal Ferox.’ He also checked out ‘Cooties.’ Elric got to see ‘Black Mass,’ the pilot for ‘Freddy’s Nightmares’ directed by Tobe Hooper, ‘Cub’ and ‘Nightmare.’ Bekah’s been catching up on ‘American Horror Story’ in prep for the new season ‘Hotel.’Then we bring on Nick Redman to talk about how the business has changed since his appearance last year, the continued popularity of ‘Fright Night’ & which directors are the most receptive to their releases. We also get the scoop on all the Twilight Time upcoming releases including ’10 To Midnight,’ John Carpenter’s ‘Vampires,’ ‘Count Yorga, Vampire,’ ‘Scream & Scream Again,’ ‘Strange Invaders,’ ‘Black Widow’ and many more!Airdate: 10/02/2015

This week on Killer POV, your hosts Rob Galluzzo (FEARnet), Elric Kane (Inside Horror) and Rebekah McKendry (Fangoria) pay their respects to both the Jumpcut Cafe and “Master of Horror” Wes Craven. But first, the latest horrors! Rob got to experience the original ‘Psycho’ with an audience at Hollywood Forever cemetery, and check out the 1977 cult classic ‘The Sentinel.’ Bekah watched ‘The Car’ and the new indie pic ‘Pod.’ Elric revisited ‘The Hills Have Eyes 2′ and ‘New Nightmare.’ For our tribute to Wes, we bring on 3 very special guests – Nick Simon, the writer/director of the upcoming ‘The Girl In The Photographs,’ the last film Wes helped produce. Andrew Kasch, the co-director of the amazing documentary ‘Never Sleep Again.’ (And one of the directors on ‘Tales Of Halloween.) And Joe Maddrey, director of the doc ‘Nightmares In Red, White & Blue’ and author of the book ‘Beyond Fear. Together the group candidly chat about Wes’ influence and impact on all of us, what each of his films meant to us, from ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ to ‘Scream’ to ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ to ‘Shocker’ and beyond. We also share personal stories about both Wes, and our favorite memories of the Jumpcut Cafe.Airdate: 09/11/2015