About this episode

Justin Young interviews character actor Julian Richings about his career and experiences related to horror and ghost stories.

Join Justin as he chats with prolific character actor Julian Richings about the Salem Witch Trials, being cast as the outsider, ghost stories on the stage, and more! Link to purchase my new supernatural horror novelette NO PERPETUAL CARE: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5438774 Julian Richings bio: Julian Richings (born 30 August 1956) is a British-Canadian character actor , having appeared in over 225 films and television series. He is best known for his appearances in a variety of horror films, including Cube , Wrong Turn , The Witch , Beau is Afraid , Ejecta , and Anything for Jackson , as well as for portraying Death in the dark fantasy series Supernatural . Int ro and outro theme created by Wyrm. Support Wyrm by visiting the Serpents Sword Records bandcamp page (linked below): https://serpentsswordrecords.bandcamp.com/ Monsters, Madness and Magic Official Website . Monsters, Madness and Magic on Linktree . Monsters, Madness and Magic on Instagram . Monsters, Madness and Magic on Facebook . Monsters, Madness and Magic on Twitter .

People in this episode

Host: Justin Young

Guest: Julian Richings

Topics covered

• Salem Witch Trials
• ghost stories
• character acting
• horror films
• interview

Keywords

• Julian Richings
• Salem Witch Trials
• horror films
• ghost stories
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Serpents Sword Records

Books & works: NO PERPETUAL CARE

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