Shock Waves

The whole Shock Waves gang - Rob Galluzzo, Ryan Turek, Rebekah McKendry and Elric Kane return to usher in the last batch of episodes for the year 2016, and they're here to discuss all the latest horrors! On this episode, Ryan revisited the ALIENS franchise, as well as the cult classic CHUD. Bekah reports back on THE EYES ON MY MOTHER and PATHOLOGY. Elric caught 80's slasher classic THE INITIATION, Bryan Bertino's THE MONSTER and Shudder's BEYOND THE WALLS. The gang also discuss LAST GIRL STANDING and KILLER PARTY, as well as Synapse's new Blu-Ray release of Dario Argento's PHENOMENA. Kick back, relax and join the conversation! 

Join Rob Galluzzo and Ryan Turek for a second helping of Thanksgiving goodness in this bonus Shock Waves episode devoted solely to the musical evolution of THE EVIL DEAD franchise! We go in chronological order to listen to and discuss the work of composer Joseph LuDuca on THE EVIL DEAD, EVIL DEAD 2, ARMY OF DARKNESS and ASH VS EVIL DEAD. We divert briefly to hear one of the themes by Roque Baños for the EVIL DEAD remake. And then we play and analyze Joe LuDuca's brand new "re-imagined" score coming next year from Mondo / Death Waltz. If you love the spooky, creepy atmosphere created by the music of THE EVIL DEAD, this is the episode for you!

Join your Shock Waves co-hosts Rob Galluzzo and Ryan Turek as they discuss and listen to the musical evolution of the SCREAM franchise! They go in chronological order playing snippets of Marco Beltrami's score for Wes Craven's SCREAM films, and check out the new score by composer Jeremy Zuckerman for MTV's SCREAM: THE TV SERIES. How has the music of the franchise evolved to match the story evolutions on screen? Can Rob win Ryan over with the music from the TV series? Kick back, relax and join the conversation! 

In part 2 of episode 26, the Shock Waves crew are thrilled to welcome to the show very special guest John Karna, who plays Noah on MTV's SCREAM: THE TV SERIES! Over the course of 2 seasons and a Halloween special, Noah is to the TV series what Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) was to the SCREAM movie franchise; the movie savvy horror nerd that knows all the rules and has seen all the genre flicks! He's quickly become a fan favorite, and now we get to delve deep into the workings of the show! John admits to being a listener to both Killer POV and Shock Waves and that it helped in his research for the character of Noah. He tells us about the audition process, the many changes that happened in both seasons while they were shooting, his recollections of watching the original SCREAM and much, much more. If you're a fan of the show, this is the podcast for you!

In the first part of Shock Waves episode 26, join your co-hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane and Ryan Turek as they talk about all the latest horrors! Elric brings up the latest season of BLACK MIRROR, and also saw TRAIN TO BUSAN, ISLE OF THE DEAD and MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN. Ryan recommends Scream Factory's new web show HORROR HUNTERS, as well as the films FEAR ITSELF, Abel Ferrara's 1993 BODY SNATCHERS adaptation and the new WAXWORK Blu-Ray. Rob revisited Neil Marshall's 2008 post-apocalyptic cult classic DOOMSDAY and delves into the new Shout Select library with NIGHTHAWKS and TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. The gang then each pick a handful of horror titles currently streaming on Netflix Instant specifically catered to our listeners. Tune in and get all the latest on the horror genre here!

In Part 2 of episode 25, join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Ryan Turek, Elric Kane and Rebekah McKendry as they welcome on special guests Chela Johnson and Garo Setian from Lionsgate! Chela is the Vice President of marketing in Home Entertainment and the one that helped make this Vestron line a reality! And Garo is an in-house editor for Lionsgate and has been the man behind hundreds of trailers, TV spots and promotional videos, including the new trailers for the Vestron Blu-Ray releases. We delve into their history with horror and Lionsgate. Discuss the first 6 titles in the Vestron Blu-Ray library, which consist of CHOPPING MALL, BLOOD DINER, WAXWORK 1 and 2, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3 and CHUD II: BUD THE CHUD. Not only do we learn about how this line came to be, but we make suggestions for titles we'd personally like to see.  Then we talk about the importance of horror movie trailers! This includes the most successful ones, our favorite teasers and much, much more. Kick back, relax and enjoy!

In Part 1 of episode 25, the whole gang consisting of Rob Galluzzo, Ryan Turek, Elric Kane and Rebekah McKendry gather to discuss the latest horrors! Ryan reports back from New Orleans over Halloween weekend, and tells us about the House Of Shock haunted house! Elric watched THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR, a double bill of RABID and SLUGS, the original CAT PEOPLE and THE 7TH VICTIM. Bekah checked out Blue Underground's new Blu-Ray of MANHATTAN BABY. Rob recommends Scream Factory's new CARRIE collector's edition, as well as Severin's new Blu-Ray release of the documentary THE KILLING OF AMERICA.  Rob also saw the new doc THE TRAIL OF DRACULA, which opened up a discussion on the history of DRACULA films. What are the best? What are the most radical? Who is our favorite? And can DRACULA re-emerge in the current climate of horror? Lastly, we took to our Facebook page to answer listener questions about everything from best double bills, to horror films we wish had sequels, what we'd like to see get adapted for TV and

In the second portion of episode 24 of Shock Waves, your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane and Rebekah McKendry sit down with the one and only Lloyd Kaufman, president of Troma Entertainment, the longest standing truly independent film company. In this candid, yet fun chat, we get to learn a bit about Lloyd's humble beginnings in the film business, how he met Troma's Michael Herz, his early comedy successes with SQUEEZE PLAY and THE FIRST TURN-ON, hooking up with John Avildsen and helping on ROCKY, and much, much more. We discuss the origins of THE TOXIC AVENGER, how he gave everyone from James Gunn to Eli Roth to Trey Parker & Matt Stone their starts in the film business, to the drastic changes of independent filmmaking and more over the course of this interview. Kick back, relax and listen to one of horrors most fascinating raconteurs tell it like it is!

In the first part of episode 24, join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane and Rebekah McKendry as they catch up on all the latest horrors! First up, every reports back on their Halloween. Rob celebrated with a handful of horror anthologies including John Carpenter's BODY BAGS, DEADTIME STORIES and TERROR TRACT. Elric went with some classics such as THE WOLF MAN, THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD, HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER and Oz Perkins' Netflix original I AM THE PRETTY THING THAT LIVES IN THE HOUSE. Bekah catches up on CHANNEL ZERO and AMERICAN HORROR STORY, and watched LADY IN WHITE and some Disney Halloween goodies. Rob also discusses Netflix's 3rd series of THE FALL starring Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan. Then Bekah challenges both Rob and Elric to a little trivia! Two games: in the first, she names a famous restaurant name and we have to identify what horror movie or TV show it's from. And then, we're provided with a horror movie quote, and must answer which movie it originates from! Play along

It's Halloween! Join Rob Galluzzo and Ryan Turek, along with special guest Tony Giles for this special bonus episode of Shock Waves! In honor of the holiday, we're playing records and music recommendations from Alfred Hitchcock, Freddy Krueger, Elvira, GHOST, Slasher Film Festival Strategy, SURVIVE, Slasher Dave and much, much more. Tony announces a special Lakeshore Records contest to Shock Waves listeners, and Rob challenges Ryan and Tony in a game to identify which HALLOWEEN sequel a series of audio clips is from! Kick back and enjoy! Happy Halloween!

Join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Ryan Turek, Elric Kane and Rebekah McKendry as they discuss all the latest horrors! First, the gang catches up on horror TV with THE EXORCIST, THE WALKING DEAD, ASH VS EVIL DEAD, CHANNEL ZERO and much more. Bekah checked out THE CONJURING 2, PURGE: ELECTION YEAR & DEAD END DRIVE-IN. Elric revisited the original THE HAUNTING, and reports back on OUIJA 2 and UNDER THE SHADOW. Rob talks the new Blu-Ray releases of WAXWORK and BURIAL GROUND, and finally got to see Don Coscarelli's KENNY & COMPANY. Ryan watched the bonkers THE PIT, and teases LAKE BODOM.  Then we welcome to the show very special guest Leigh Whannell! We get candid and learn about the origins of SAW and INSIDIOUS, what went wrong on DEAD SILENCE, and how his creative relationship with James Wan works. We also discuss "haunted house" horror and try to break down why this specific sub-genre of horror is the scariest! We also give our Halloween movie picks! Kick back, relax and join the conversation.

HALF PAST MIDNIGHT is a new podcast dedicated to bizarre news, weird history, legends and folklore, creepypasta, paranormal phenomena, conspiracy theories, hoaxes, myths, monsters, madness and more!   On our first episode, we tackle the touchy topic "What's the deal with all the creepy clowns?" We're joined by special guest Joshua Ryan Zehner, a professional clown whose resume includes gigs with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Cirque du Soleil, and The Amazing Johnathan!    

Join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, Rebekah McKendry and Ryan Turek as they touch base on all the latest horrors! Ryan revisited ALICE SWEET ALICE, WOLF and THE FRIGHTENERS. Rob & Elric hit up Screamfest for TRASH FIRE. Rob also caught the 1979 Frank Langella DRACULA and FROM THE DARK via Shudder. Elric saw THE MASTER CLEANSE and reports back on The Tension Experience! Bekah's been watching a lot of TV including CHANNEL ZERO: CANDLE COVE, FALLING WATER and CRY BABY LANE.  Then we welcome to the show very special guest Oz Perkins, former actor and now writer/director behind the Netflix original I AM THE PRETTY THING THAT LIVES IN THE HOUSE (debuting Oct 28th) and the highly anticipated FEBRUARY, aka THE BLACKCOAT'S DAUGHTER. He shares a lot of insight into his creative process, what he learned about the business from his father Anthony Perkins, tells us which horror films excite him and confesses that he almost directed a FRIDAY THE 13TH movie. A great chat and his first ever podcast! Kick back, rel

Join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, Ryan Turek and Rebekah McKendry as they catch up on all the latest horrors, and this week, there was a lot to catch up on! The entire gang reports back on Beyond Fest 2016 where they got to see DAWN OF THE DEAD 3D, SADAKO VS KAYAKO, THE BAD BATCH, THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE, THE MONSTER, RAW and much more! Elric survived the New Beverly's annual all-night horror marathon, which screened 35mm prints of RACE WITH THE DEVIL, THE HORROR OF BEACH PARTY, RAWHEAD REX, BAY OF BLOOD, SLAUGHTER HIGH and TICKS! Rob delves into Scream Factory's EXORCIST III Blu-Ray and the differences between both cuts, as well as LADY IN WHITE. Then we're happy to welcome to the show very special guest John Murdy, the creative director and executive producer of Universal's Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood, California! We delve into the history of the horror mazes, the process of obtaining well-known properties, the work that goes into executing this event every year and much, much more. It's a

Join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, Rebekah McKendry and Ryan Turek as they catch up on all the latest horrors! First up, the gang all attended Universal's Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood, CA and report back on the entire experience! Also in full swing is Beyondfest! Rob talks about the Fabio Frizzi live re-score to THE BEYOND! Elric attended the premiere of the PHANTASM 4K restoration with PHANTASM RAVAGER. Bekah saw BEYOND THE WALL. Bekah also saw NIGHT TIDE and the ROCKY HORROR pilot. Elric gives his thoughts on the MARTYRS remake. Ryan revisited THE HOWLING, SLEEPY HOLLOW, ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK and POLTERGEIST II. Rob checked out the new Tim Burton flick MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN and DONNIE DARKO. Then the crew welcome special guest David Hartman to the show! The renowned artist is know for his cartooney monster drawings on SideShowMonkey.com, as well as his work for Rob Zombie. He has a history in animation with EXTREME GHOSTBUSTERS, TRANSFORMERS PRIME and GODZILLA. Bu

This week on Shock Waves, your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, Rebekah McKendry and Ryan Turek kick off the show by paying tribute to the late, great Herschell Gordon Lewis, the "Godfather of Gore." Ryan reports back from Fantastic Fest with his thoughts on THE HANDMAIDEN, ARRIVAL, DARK SONG, SWEET SWEET LONELY SONG & more. The whole hang chime in about THE EXORCIST TV series. Elric saw Lucio Fulci's AENIGMA, CANDYMAN, BLOODY BIRTHDAY & MARTYRS. Bekah reports back on AMERICAN HORROR STORY & THEY'RE WATCHING. Rob tracked down and found FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2, FADE TO BLACK & RAWHEAD REX and did a double bill of the Spanish version of DRACULA with THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN.  Then the gang welcomes special guests Andrew Kasch (NEVER SLEEP AGAIN, TALES OF HALLOWEEN) and Buz Wallick (NEVER SLEEP AGAIN, HORROR'S HALLOWED GROUNDS) to discuss Halloween haunts, mazes and interactive theater. Both Andrew and Buz have been part of the ongoing "Tension Experience" for the last several months and try to expla

Lots going on for Episode 18 of Shock Waves! First up, announcement: you can now pre-order the official SHOCK WAVES T-Shirt, courtesy of our friends at Cavity Colors! Your hosts Rob Galluzzo (that's me!), Elric Kane and Rebekah McKendry catch up on all the latest horrors! First up, Elric and Rob get into a debate over the new BLAIR WITCH, and the franchise as a whole. Rob finally revisited PARANORMAL ACTIVITY after years of avoiding the franchise, and also reports back on the superior "director's cut" of Brian De Palma's RAISING CAIN and the 3 new Stephen King Blu-Ray releases for CAT'S EYE, IT and SALEM'S LOT. Bekah watched PANDORUM, the 1979 STALKER and the 1996 MOBEIUS. Elric went back to David Lynch's THE ELEPHANT MAN, and caught up on our special guests films BONE, THE AMBULANCE & RETURN TO SALEM'S LOT. Then we welcome very special guest Larry Cohen to the show. We delve into his humble early years in New York, writing for television, taking full control of his scripts for such films as IT'S ALIVE,

This week on Shock Waves, join hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, Rebekah McKendry and Ryan Turek as they catch up on all the latest horrors! Bekah watched THE SHALLOWS, MURDER ROCK and the Thai horror flick COMING SOON. Elric reports back on DEMON, the 1984 cult flick THE POWER and the first 2 DEATH WISH movies. Ryan continued his Universal Monster binge with THE MUMMY'S HAND, as well as HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW and CAST A DEADLY SPELL. Rob chimes in with his thoughts on NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB and the first 2 episodes of ASH VS EVIL DEAD Season 2! Then the group welcome on very special guest Greg McLean! They delve into the true story that inspired WOLF CREEK, his plans for the upcoming series and WOLF CREEK 3, his humble beginnings in filmmaking, teaming with James Gunn for THE BELKO EXPERIMENT and much, much more! Kick back and join the conversation!

Join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, Rebekah McKendry and Ryan Turek as they gather 'round the table to talk all the latest horrors! In celebration of Dario Argento's birthday, the group throw out their favorite Argento films. Both Rob & Elric saw & discuss Rob Zombie's latest '31.' Bekah checked out the Scorpion Releasing Blu of HARLEQUIN. Elric reports back on I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER and the bonkers 1982 cult film THE INCUBUS. Ryan revisited the original MUMMY, which sparked a discussion on the Universal Monster Movies. And Rob advocates the work of director Jim Mickle after seeing his two latest films COLD IN JULY and WE ARE WHAT WE ARE. Then the gang welcome very special guest Jordan Peele to the show! Despite being most well known for his comedy work on the show KEY & PEELE, as well as this year's feature KEANU, Peele recently wrapped up production on a straight horror film with Blumhouse Productions titled GET OUT. And through that experience, we discovered his love of the genre. So w

Join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane and Rebekah McKendry as they talk about all the latest horrors! Elric gives us his thoughts on DON'T BREATHE, the number 1 movie in America from former guest Fede Alvarez, as well as the documentary DE PALMA, the short film PIGSKIN and revisiting the original BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. Bekah talks about the controversial BASKIN and TALE OF TALES. Rob did a double feature of Rob Zombie's first 2 films HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES & THE DEVIL'S REJECTS and teases about the upcoming RAISING CAIN and THE THING Blu-Ray's. Then the Shock Waves crew welcome very special guest Simon Barrett! They delve into his humble beginnings as a filmmaker, how the collaboration with director Adam Wingard works, and why they chose to resurrect the BLAIR WITCH for Lionsgate. We also touch on A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE, YOU'RE NEXT, THE GUEST and the V/H/S films, as well as the upcoming American remake of I SAW THE DEVIL. Kick back, relax and join the conversation!