The Storyteller’s Curse: Ryan Spindell Unpacks The Mortuary Collection

On this episode of Center Stage, I sit down with writer-director Ryan Spindell to explore the eerie and exquisitely crafted horror anthology The Mortuary Collection. Set in the fog-shrouded town of Raven’s End, the film follows a curious young drifter who stumbles into a crumbling mortuary and meets Montgomery Dark—an enigmatic undertaker with a knack for spinning grim tales. As he recounts the town’s strange and sinister history through a series of macabre stories, a more profound mystery unfolds, culminating in a final twist that hits closer to home than she ever imagined. In our conversation, Spindell shares how he brought this visually stunning and narratively layered world to life, his love for classic horror anthologies, and what it was like working with iconic actor Clancy Brown as the unforgettable Montgomery Dark. With style, scares, and a sly sense of morality, The Mortuary Collection is a love letter to the genre—and this is a conversation every horror fan will want to hear.