TIH 664: Jed Shepherd on Host, Filmmaking, and The Supernatural

About this episode

Jed Shepherd discusses his experiences with filmmaking, the supernatural, and his work on the film Host.

Jed Shepherd talks about Host, filmmaking, the supernatural, and much more. [2:50] Early life lessons growing up in London. [9:30] Beliefs pertaining to the supernatural or lack thereof. [12:35] First horror films and stories experienced. [15:30] Parallels between Host and Dashcam and the Evil Dead films. [17:55] Wanting to be a writer from a young age. [26:05] Music in Jed’s life and career. [31:40] Scroobius Pip. [38:25] Making Host. [48:50] The initial Host prank. [50:50] The logistics of writing Host. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-664-jed-shepherd-on-host-filmmaking-and-the-supernatural Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishorror

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael David Wilson, Bob Pastorella

Guest: Jed Shepherd

Topics covered

• filmmaking
• supernatural
• horror films
• music
• writing

Keywords

• Jed Shepherd
• Host
• filmmaking
• supernatural
• horror films
• Dashcam
• Evil Dead
• music
• writing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Host, Dashcam, Evil Dead

Places: London

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