About this episode

Danielle Harris discusses her experiences in Hollywood, including childhood stardom, directing, and the challenges of fame.

Danielle Harris is an iconic actress, director, and horror legend known for her roles as Jamie Lloyd in Halloween 4 & 5, Annie in Rob Zombie's Halloween, Marybeth the Hatchet series, and many more. Her podcast, Talk Scary to Me, co-hosted with Scout Taylor-Compton is available on Spotify and Patreon. In this episode, Danielle opens up about surviving childhood stardom, detailing the pressures and hidden horrors faced by young actors in Hollywood, including troubling experiences involving Corey Feldman and Drake Bell. She candidly shares her experiences with creepy fans and infamous stalkers, emphasizing the need for better convention etiquette and boundaries. Danielle reflects her transition into directing films, and navigating the complexities of working with friends and family, the challenges of balancing creativity with personal life, missing important family events, and confronting the reality that fame is not as glamorous as we'd like to think. She shares her casting couch experience involving Steven Seagal, views on nudity in films, and discusses the intense filming of Rob Zombie's Halloween. Danielle also reveals tensions with actress Tara Reid and and losing roles to Neve…

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