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Brian Bremer SF 2022 E22

Tonight, Wes and co-host Chad Harlan welcome actor Brian Bremer. Bremer is known for his role as Bunt Wallace in PUMPKINHEAD as well as starring in several other horror and sci-fi films as well as having a career in the theatre and voice acting. He’s currently the voice of the Planters company’s Mr. Peanut character.

Wes, Chad, and Brian talk at length about Stan Winston and Brian’s experience working on PUMPKINHEAD, his inspiration for moving into acting, and how voice acting is the key to longevity. We also get some cool inside facts about some of his films and a great Chip Coffey story.  Plus, don’t miss a mention of the movie TEST TUBE TEENS FROM THE YEAR 2000 and a brief aside on tobacco farming. It’s all in there.

In our regular features, we get a guest announcement for a sci-fi legend and Joe Lewis spills the beans about Edgar Wright’s psychological horror film LAST NIGHT IN SOHO. It’s pretty groovy. 

 

Ty Shute & Smoky Mountain Fan Fest SF2022 E21

This week Wes and co-host Chad Harlan welcome Ty Shute, organizer of the. The Smokey Mountain Fan Fest is huge convention that covers the length and breadth of fandom, from science fiction to anime to horror, that is hosted in our neighboring state of Tennessee.

Ty spills the beans on Smokey Mountain Fan Fest’s humble beginnings, how he became interested in the convention circuit, and the future of the Fan Fest. The gang also share a rundown of the Fan Fest lineup and have a nostalgic discussion about the exciting resort town of Gatlinburg.

In our regular feature, we get a little déjà vu as Joe Lewis shares his wise words of wisdom about M.  Night Shyamalan’s latest film OLD.  Yep, it’s a repeat but might be worth revisiting.

 

The Council SF 2022 E20

It’s a night of revelations and other secrets uncovered as we view another meeting of the all-seeing, all-knowing Council. As an added bonus we not only get Adrienne, Brandon, and Wes, we also get a special guest appearance by the always lively Nicole Griffin.

The Council chat about the nuances of hosting The Scarefest in tandem with other local Lexington events, give a quick tease about a celebrity ghost hunting event, and illustrate how conventions evolve year to year. We also get an overview of all of the other entertainment that will be made available such as belly dancers, illusionists, trivia, and more.

Plus, don’t forget to stick around for Joe Lewis’s review of OLD, the latest movie from M. Night Shyamalan. Is M.Night back to true form with this film? Find out!

 

R.A. Mihailoff SF 2022 E19

Fire up your chainsaws folks because this week’s show has Wes and first-time co-host Claire Heaney chatting with R.A. Mihailoff, aka Leatherface from LEATHERFACE: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III. R.A. not only acts, he’s also a member of the celebrity paranormal investigation group Hollywood Ghost Hunters.

R.A. discusses several of his more recent movie roles, his favorite kill from one of his movies, his work at a stunt show at Universal Studios as well as giving a pronunciation primer on his last name. We also learn why you can’t just practice killing people and even field a few questions from the chat room.

In our regular features, Joe Lewis steps outside of his customary analysis of horror flavored media to give us his thoughts on the historical drama mini-series CHERNOBYL airing on HBO Max.