This week, Wes and Scarefest radio welcomes it’s newest part time co-host Jason Boyd, aka “The beard”.
Jason has been a long time Scarefest goer and joined the Scarefest team a few years back as head of security. From bad B-rated horror movies, horror collections and beard care, Wes and Jason talk about a little bit of everything. Jason also hints around to a possible YouTube page in the near future where he will showcase his horror mask collection.
Gentlemen and possibly ladies, if you want to know how to get your beard looking as majestic as Jason’s, then this episode is for you!
On tonight’s episode Wes gives us a one-two punch with two great guests, Jessica Paige York and Chris Maggard. Both are from the upcoming paranormal horror film Rosa Leigh, filmed on location at the reputedly haunted Poasttown Elementary School near Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jessica Paige York is a Lexington native who began her acting career in church and school plays as early as kindergarten. She spent a few years in New York City appearing in various student and independent films before returning to Kentucky. In Rosa Leigh, she plays one of the four paranormal investigators that is drawn to explore the school only to find more than she bargained for. Though she didn’t witness any paranormal activity, she admits filming at Poasttown was a scary experience. Jessica tells us how working on Rosa Leigh has fueled her desire to work further in the horror genre and gives us some insight on the tight knit film community within the local area. Her next project is a more family oriented film appropriately titled Ghost in the Family, currently touring several local film festivals and even winning the Best Family Film award at one of them.
Chris Maggard is one of the first people Wes met in the paranormal field and is the director, writer, and all around jack-of-all trades on the Rosa Leigh movie. Chris spent several years as a production assistant and working on various paranormal reality documentaries before making the move to feature films. Chris and Wes discuss the key dynamic of having good sound in your movies and the challenges of the film making process from start to finish. Chris also stresses the importance of having a good crew behind you, making sure you have all of your legal factors (such as copyrights) ironclad, and always having contingencies in place in case things can go south while filming. Chris is very passionate about the Rosa Leigh project and is highly appreciative of all of the people that helped make it possible. He also teases some cool biblical symbology Easter Eggs within the movie.
We also see the beginnings of Wes’ Winter Beard and hear that he will be appearing and doing Really Bad Tarot Card Readings at the Paranormal Super Con on Nov 3, hosted at none other than the Poasttown Elementary School. Is this some sort of cosmic alignment? Only Rosa Leigh knows…..
This weeks episode comes to you from the set of A Nun’s Curse, were Felissa Rose and Damian Maffei sit down with Wes and co-host Ken Boggle.
Felissa talks about her start in the horror classic Sleepaway Camp and her rise to become one of the Scream Queens. Felissa is a Scarefest regular and she shows love to Kentucky and our own Layla and Nicole.
Family is important to both Felissa and Damian and they both discuss balancing family with career. Talks of upcoming projects for them both is discuss as is their dream jobs. (Hint: they are already doing it) Be sure to check out this episode for more in depth info on the duo.
2018 Scarefest recap time! Join host Wes and Scarefest owner Brandon Griffin this week as they recap Scarefest 2018.
As Brandon’s second year as the fearless leader of Scarefest comes to an end, he and Wes discuss all the pros and cons of this past year. From the desperate need for more chairs (seriously WE NEED CHAIRS), to how Brandon escaped the threat of dick punches and why his ‘never fucking again’ list has shrunk, it’s all here.
If you want to hear hints at the next exciting year at Scarefest and what the future will hold for the convention center, be sure to tune in!
Ever thought about joining a worldwide ghost hunt? How about being a part of a collective consciousness experiment? Join Wes and Maria Schmidt this week and you can find out how to do both.
Maria is the head of national ghost hunting day, the world’s largest ghost hunt and she and Wes sit down to discuss the past and future of this historic event. With 150+ locations and 13 countries already explored, the future is looking bright. This yearly event not only helps bring ghost hunts a little more mainstream, it also brings awareness to the historic and often forgotten history of these locations and helps restore and preserve their history.
‘Hauntings are a history wanting to be told’ and if you want more info on how to hear that history, be sure to check out National Ghost Hunting Day on Facebook or online at Nationalghosthuntingday.com.
National Ghost Hunting Day
National Ghost Hunting Day. 6,208 likes · 101 talking about this. On National Ghost Hunting Day (the last Saturday on September, annually), all ghost hunters throughout our country will come together...
