Post Mortem With Mick Garris

After directing their way to one of the highest-grossing Stephen King opening weekends of all-time with PET SEMETARY, Dennis Widmyer & Kevin Kölsch are on the POST MORTEM on Fangoria slab to talk breaking into the business with the indie darling STARRY EYES, transitioning into big-budget television shows like SCREAM, and how their near-miss studio feature development and personal experience led them to remaking one of King’s most beloved works! POST MORTEM WITH MICK GARRIS on the FANGORIA Podcast Network. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this classic interview from 1979, host Mick Garris talks with writer-director Larry Cohen about his many films, including IT'S ALIVE (1974) and FULL MOON HIGH (1981) at the FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL. POST MORTEM WITH MICK GARRIS on the FANGORIA Podcast Network. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Mistress of the Night visits Post Mortem! Cassandra Peterson, better known to the horror community as the iconic Elvira, is on the slab this week to talk about how she went from Vegas showgirl to horror hostess and The Queen of Halloween! POST MORTEM WITH MICK GARRIS on the FANGORIA Podcast Network. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Introducing our brand NEW bonus content… FUN SIZE Post Mortem: Ask Mick Anything — where Post Mortem and Nightmare Cinema producer Joe Russo will ask YOUR questions to The Master of Horror and host of Post Mortem himself, Mick Garris. On today’s episode Mick and Joe discuss the writing process and how to stay creative in the face of the movie industry’s challenges. POST MORTEM WITH MICK GARRIS on the FANGORIA Podcast Network. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

To celebrate our 50th episode of Post Mortem AND the launch of The Fangoria Podcast Network, we welcome Master of Horror (AND Comedy) JOHN LANDIS — director of Animal House, American Werewolf in London, Thriller and MORE — back to the slab for an in-depth conversation you won’t want to miss! POST MORTEM WITH MICK GARRIS on the FANGORIA Podcast Network. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From Sundance to The Independent Spirit Awards, filmmaker Sandi Tan is on the slab this week to discuss her Netflix documentary, SHIRKERS. You won’t want to miss getting to know her and the strange, true stories behind her award-winning, making-of documentary!!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s Valentine’s Day this week, that’s why we’re spending this episode with someone Mick loves to work with -- his frequent collaborator, Annabeth Gish, the star of DESPERATION, BAG OF BONES and the upcoming NIGHTMARE CINEMA! Plus Annabeth gets into her experience working with Mike Flanagan on BEFORE I WAKE and THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, her time on X-FILES, and SO MUCH MORE!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Re-Animator, Insidious, From Beyond, The Conjuring, Masters of Horror, Annabelle and the upcoming Nightmare Cinema. Composers Richard Band and Joseph Bishara, have scored these horror movies and more, creating musical terrors for directors like James Wan, Stuart Gordon, and myself. Now they’re on the Post Mortem slab to tell us all of their melodic secrets!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After winning the hearts of horror fans everywhere in the cult-classic RE-ANIMATOR, Barbara Crampton has become a genre staple. She’s graced us with her on-screen presence in fan favorites like FROM BEYOND, YOU’RE NEXT, WE ARE STILL HERE and CHANNEL ZERO, becoming an ambassador for the genre. Now, she’s on the slab for the 2019 premiere of POST MORTEM!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You may know him from the sitcom, WINGS, but what you might not know is actor Steven Weber has a genuine dark side. From our collaborations on THE SHINING and DESPERATION, to writing and staring in Dario Argento’s episode of Masters of Horror, we leave no stone unturned as we discuss Stephen King, Aaron Sorkin and so much more!!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Who would have thought the spec script Don Mancini wrote in college would go on to become a thirty-year running horror franchise? The creator of CHUCKY is on the Post Mortem slab as we dive-deep into the franchise’s history — from the origins of CHILD’S PLAY to the upcoming television series. PLUS, we discuss Don’s recent foray into television working in the writer’s rooms on HANNIBAL and CHANNEL ZERO! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From working with Steven Spielberg in E.T. to playing the patriarch in Netflix’s hottest new show, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, Henry Thomas Jr. has had a an incredible career. Join us as we dig into his best performances, and recall the days of our collaborations on PSYCHO IV, MASTERS OF HORROR and MORE!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The master of “The Drive-In”, Joe Bob Briggs, is on the slab this week. He and Mick go head-to-head on horror films, testing each others knowledge of the genre to their limits. Dig in as the two discuss highlights in Joe’s career — from his cameo in Mick’s THE STAND all the way to his latest marathons on SHUDDER. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A master of the grindhouse and The King of 42nd Street cinema, director William Lustig is on the slab this week to talk about his cult favorites MANIAC, MANIAC COP, VIGILANTE and MORE! Plus, he dives into his home video company, Blue Underground, and their mission to restore and preserve genre staples and obscure gems from around the world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

LIVE from Beyond Fest, we put the incomparable David Cronenberg — director of THE FLY, HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, VIDEODROME, DEAD RINGERS and more — on the slab with his go-to composer, the Oscar-winning Howard Shore (LORD OF THE RINGS). Together we’ll go through their amazing filmography and get to the root of why their movies get under people’s skin and stay there. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elvis, JFK, an old folks' home and a soul-sucking mummy. For fifteen years, the Bruce Campbell starring BUBBA HO-TEP has only grown in popularity from cult favorite to horror classic. Join us as we put acclaimed author Joe Lansdale and PHANTASM director Don Coscarelli on the slab to discuss what went in to making this weird, wild, funny, scary and enduring indie darling. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What’s it take to make a good reboot or sequel? Writer / Director Chuck Russell reveals the secrets behind his remake of THE BLOB and bringing back Freddy for A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3. Plus -- we dig into Chuck’s Roger Corman days, his time working as a stunt-man, casting Jim Carrey in THE MASK and MORE! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Friends since film school, Adam Horowitz & Edward Kitsis have been through it all together — from internships, to selling their first screenplay, to being hired as staff television writers, to creating a hit network series and now getting a chance to work with their idol, Steven Spielberg. They dish on it all, from LOST and TRON: LEGACY, to ONCE UPON A TIME and DEAD OF SUMMER, PLUS, they even give us a taste of what’s to come on their upcoming reboot of Spielberg’s AMAZING STORIES. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Recorded LIVE from the Fantasia Film Festival in front of an audience of fans, Mick and his fellow Masters of Horror, Joe Dante, Ryuhei Kitamura and Alejandro Brugués talk the premiere of their new horror anthology feature, NIGHTMARE CINEMA. Joined by the film’s writers, Richard Christian Matheson, Sandra Becerril and Lawrence C. Connolly, and guest moderated by Tony Timpone, this is one sneak-peek you won’t want to miss. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Post Mortem’s got nards! Writer / Director Fred Dekker is on the slab this week to talk everything from his beloved classics like Night of the Creeps and Monster Squad to his upcoming blockbuster, The Predator — plus so much more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.