Episode 157: Dark Walker (with Brian W. Smith)

About this episode

The episode discusses the 2003 indie horror film DARK WALKER and its impact.

An ancient evil wreaks havoc on a smalltown amusement park in Danny Draven's 2003 indie DARK WALKER! Made for just about $15,000, the movie has the scrappy mentality of a fun side project with friends, but how does it hold up? We'll get into it with returning guest Brian W. Smith! Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck Logo by Doug McCambridge Email: puppetmasterscastlefreaks@gmail.com Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks Next week's episode: Teen Sorcery

People in this episode

Hosts: Jarrod Hornbeck, Steve Guntli

Guest: Brian W. Smith

Topics covered

• indie film
• horror
• amusement park
• 2003 movies
• film analysis

Keywords

• DARK WALKER
• indie horror
• Danny Draven
• Brian W. Smith
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Danny Draven

Books & works: DARK WALKER

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