Tag: Film Festival

Charles Romans discusses his experience with the movie “The Point Pleasant Tapes”, a feature film about the Mothman and the Point Pleasant case, sharing insights from his role in the upcoming found footage film. He emphasizes the importance of understanding personal paranormal experiences and the distinction between haunted places and people, while also promoting his podcast and upcoming book on spirituality encounters. Continue reading “Charles Romans of Shadows of Legend Podcast SF2025 E7”

Rosemary Idisi is the writer and star of the film “Glamping SF2023 E43.” The film follows a group of friends on a glamping trip that takes a turn for the worst. Rosemary discusses the challenges of filming the movie in one day and her plans to turn it into a feature film. She also shares her favorite horror movies and her experiences on the film festival circuit. Overall, she expresses her passion for filmmaking and her excitement for future projects.

The excitement quickly rises this week as Wes welcomes Christian Bachini to the show. Bachini wrote, directed, produced and starred in ESCALATION, the winner of the Best Short Film award at the 2022 Scarefest film festival.

Christian discusses how ESCALATION developed as a project and who inspired him, his aspirations to be a martials arts film actor, and ESCALATION’s recognition at other film festivals. Christian also gives us an insightful look behind the filming process. And somewhere in there, we get some new celebrity announcements.

In Bonehead weekly news, Joe Lewis shares a double dose of 1999 nostalgia with his reviews of the HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL remake and Tim Burton’s SLEEPY HOLLOW.

Whip up a Bloody Mary and settle in because tonight’s show takes a trip into the demented world of Daniel Benedict, the writer and director of the indie horror flick, THE BLOODY MAN. Wes steps back from the interview loft to let co-hosts Katie Followell and Chad Harlan take the reins.

Daniel discusses the techniques he used to weave various 1980s influences into THE BLOODY MAN, how he once developed a MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE fan film and gives us a peek inside his love of horror. Interesting facts: THE BLOODY MAN was filmed right here in Kentucky and features roles played by a few NIGHTMARE ON ELM STEET alumni actresses.

Plus, we get a new celebrity announcement and Joe Lewis gives his review of the Netflix murder mystery film THE PALE BLUE EYE.

Times are a-changin’! This week we have a new intro and no Hawaiian shirts in sight as Wes and co-host Chad Harlan welcome David Weaver. David is the writer and director of THE LAST FRANKENSTEIN, the winner of the Best Kill award in the 2021 Scarefest film festival. Continue reading “David Weaver SF 2022 E2”

This week Wes and co-host, mega-celebrity boss Brandon Griffith, welcome Alex Montilla to the show. Alex is the director and writer of the short film OVERKILL, a clever spin on the iconic slasher movie cliché. Continue reading “Alex Montilla SF 2022 E1”

This week on Scarefest TV, Wes and cohost Chad Harlen welcome filmmaker Alrik Bursell. You may recognize the name from last year’s filmfest as Alrik’s film The Alternate made it’s Scarfest debut. Nominated for ‘Best Kill’, The Alternate was a fan favorite and Alrik walks us through were the idea for the film came from and how the film draws inspiration from real life.

Alrik is one of the hardest working independent filmmakers around and that has led him to work some of the greats like Francis Ford Coppola. Alrik talks to us about where his love for filmmaking began and what projects he has in the works. His podcast, Making Movies is Hard, dives further into the world of independent filmmaking and explains why making movies is hard (see what we did there).

If you’re a filmmaker and want to hear firsthand what it’s like making a film or what it’s like getting your film into the film fest circuit, this is the episode for you. Plus be sure to stick around until the end as our resident Bonehead, Joe Lewis, reviews the latest in the Halloween saga.