HORROR BUSINESS - with special guest Terry R. Wickham

EPISODE #82 Twenty years ago, I completed a little documentary, shot on video tape, regarding the struggles and dreams of various independent horror movie makers. I knew then the term “independent film” was a bit of a misnomer in the popular zeitgeist as the movie makers I profiled didn’t have benefactors in the industry. They weren’t praised or beloved. They were unknown to most. Almost all of them were paying out of pocket, and had no business plan or pathway carved for themselves. There was certainly no guarantee for success and most likely the odds were stacked against them. It seemed their desire exceeded their ability in many cases. I understood that very well as Horror Business was made under the same circumstances. I was fresh out of film school when I started shooting and had nothing but a mini DV video camera and an idea.(Horror Business trailer - 2005)https://youtu.be/TV85Yr61J7o?si=rK_Jxh4dvxRgL_NrThe new episode of Off To Witch, Is an honest conversation (in the tradition of Horror Business) with a movie maker who shares a common denominator with all filmmakers from Stanley Kubrick to Ed Wood. It’s that irresistible compulsion that drives you, for better or for worse, through any obstacle to make motion pictures no matter what the consequences.Join me as my guest this week is Terry Reid Wickham, a director who has made truly independent horror pictures for over thirty years and his dream and obsession, that has not diminished, only grows stronger at the dawn of his new project. Here's a link to Terry Wickham's latest project: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/beginning-of-the-end--3?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1XcbS7Olwfo5LWl_5G8A9DFrie0hgv0bawygaAOr5CDwy_pPeWfJS9Htk_aem_pto4bjJql6Hnphv3D56vig#/ The new episode of Off To The Witch premieres on Wednesday night at 8:00 pm ET on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts and many more. It will also premiere on my YouTube channel (at OffToTheWitch)#offtothewitch #podcast #