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Footage Foreplay
by An Overlook Theatre Podcast
Footage Foreplay, the podcast that gets you in the mood for all things horror and physical media! Terrell, Russell, Evan, and Oksana are here to bring you unfiltered reviews, hot takes, and deep dives into the world of found footage horror. Grab your popcorn, dim the lights, and get ready for a wild ride. Welcome to Footage Foreplay!
Episodes
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#208: Nicholas Pineda (Infirmary)
Filmmaker Nicholas Pineda joins the show to unpack Infirmary—a body-cam and surveillance-driven horror film shaped by an abandoned hospital, indie filmmaking, and the uneasy atmosphere of liminal spaces. We discuss the film’s divided audience response, its festival journey, and how Nicholas aimed...
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#207: V/H/S/Mixtape, Primetime, Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story, Our Hero Balthazar, Onslaught, Mike Flanagan's Carrie, Bad Counselors, The Breadwinner
This week the gang (minus Terrell) recap UFF24HR26 with a discussion about all of the behind the scenes chaos that brings this event to life as well as listing of few of their favorite first-time watches from the broadcast! Evan serves up reviews for a new documentary about Dane Cook's career and…
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#206 - Mason Heller (A Wicked Crime, Nightmare Movies)
In this episode, Terrell and Russell talk with Mason, creator of the YouTube channel Nightmare Movies, about how he went from sharing horror discoveries on TikTok to editing for major creators and making his own feature film. They get into why found footage remains one of horror’s most immersive...
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#205 - UFF24HR26 Lineup Announcement
This week we're going through the insane lineup for the Unnamed Footage Festival's virtual fest, UFF24HR26! The stream kicks off Friday October 2, 2026 at 5pm PST, but we hope you hang out for the pre-show which starts an hour before. Tickets and printable schedule available at...
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#204 - Russell Returns and talks flying on 9/11 & being killed in a found footage movie
Russell returns from a two-week trip to Georgia and unpacks life on the set of Robbie Smith’s new film, Crusher(s), while Evan jumps in with commentary on horror, found footage, and the absurdity of airline travel. It’s part production recap, part movie talk, and part war story about a nightmare...
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#203: Resident Evil, The Last Kiss, Top of the World, Slashers (Extended Cut)
In this week's review episode the gang's still missing Russell and one member is back to his old ways in the OnlyFoundFootageFans segment, Evan discusses a recently released CNN documentary about a World Trade Center restaurant, and Terrell dishes out the details on a pair of new releases: the...
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#202: Anthony Cousins (The Kentucky Goblins, Frogman)
This week Terrell and Evan welcome back Anthony Cousins to talk about the growing Frogman universe and his new Kickstarter-backed project, The Kentucky Goblins, which was inspired by the Kelly-Hopkinsville goblin incident and the one-night siege structure of The McPherson Tape. We also get into...
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#201: Practical Magic 2, Barrio Triste, Heart of the Beast, The Green River Hauntings
In this week's review episode the gang (minus Russell) trudges through something resembling a haunting in the OnlyFoundFootageFans segment, Evan shares his thoughts on Stranger Things—after finally finishing it—before diving into an upcoming EDGLRD release from STILLZ (courtesy of CineDump), and...
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#200 - Jesse Pollack (The Point Pleasant Tapes, The Acid King)
To celebrate our 200th episode, filmmaker, author, and podcaster Jesse Pollack joins us to talk about how a true-crime book led him into found-footage horror, why The Point Pleasant Tapes took nearly five years to finish, and what it meant to screen the film to the Unnamed Footage Festival...
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#199: Buddy, Fall 2: Deadpoint, Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers, The Deep Dark, Be My Valentine
In this week's review episode the gang mostly listens as Evan continues to be "punished" in the OnlyFoundFootageFans segment, Evan discusses a documentary on tropical rock legend Jimmy Buffett that's focused on his colorful bandmates, Russell delivers a pair of reviews: Casper Kelly's smash-hit,...
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#198: Josh Logan (The Relic, The Relic Dragon)
Josh Logan joins the show to talk about his long path through makeup effects, special effects, production, composing, and directing. He breaks down how Dragon was made on a tiny budget, why sound and music matter so much, and how a collaborative Texas crew helped turn a Viking-to-modern-day...
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#197: Buddy, Dark Side of the Ring Season 7, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Surpr!se
In this week's review episode the gang was "surprised" with a group watch for the OnlyFoundFootageFans segment in celebration of Terrell's birthday, Evan discusses a recently re-released video game from world-renowned game director Hideo Kojima, Russell delivers his thoughts on another…
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#196: Jason Zink and Nolan Mihail (looky-loo, looky-loo Part 2)
Jason Zink and Nolan Mihail join us to talk about the making of the looky-loo films, from their weirdly collaborative origin to the practical choices that make the movies feel lived in and unsettling. They also dig into Jason’s path from education to film teaching, Nolan’s transition from absurd...
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#195: Tires Season 3, Insidious: Out of the Further, Dark Side of the Ring Season 7, The Sick Mind of EDP445, Reckless Ben: Undercover In A Troubled Teen Facility, The John Perkins Tapes
In this week's review episode the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment was once again only for one person, Evan discusses the latest season of Shane Gillis' hit new Netflix show, Russell delivers another trio of reviews — this time on YouTube documentaries: Reckless Ben's undercover investigation into…
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#194: The End of Oak Street, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, The Last House, Dollar $tore Killers
In this week's review episode most of the gang gets another bye week on the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment aside from the dark web's current target, Evan didn't watch anything, Russell discusses Netflix's latest sci-fi/cosmic horror film from Louis Leterrier, and Terrell closes things out with a...
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#193: Ice Cream Man (2026), The Devil's Mouth, Thingy, New Religion, Creative Nonfiction, Anomalies: Death Island
In this week's review episode most of the gang got a bye week on the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment except for "the punished one", Evan discusses an early Lena Dunham film, Russell delivers a trio of reviews: a horror comedy channeling early aughts party movies via Gen Z characters, a meditative...
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#192: Orlando Arocena Returns
Since we had so much fun with him last time, in this week's interview episode the gang was joined once again by Clio Award-winning vector artist Orlando Arocena to keep the conversation going! We discuss balancing creativity and commerce, the recent YouTube-to-Hollywood filmmaker trend, whether...
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#191: Orlando Arocena
In this week's interview episode the gang was joined by world-renowned vector artist Orlando Arocena to talk about his illustrious career that's spanned multiple decades! They discuss his origins as a street graffiti artist, the process of transitioning from airbrush to digital art, how he…
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#190: Her Private Hell, Pinocchio Unstrung, American Caper (Comic Book), Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives, Sharks' Treasure, The Last Shark, Birthday Cake (2013)
In this week's review episode the gang finds themselves rather split on the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment, Evan concludes "Summer Shark Month" with one last triple header (featuring another Enzo G. Castellari joint, a sunken treasure adventure with a weird back half, and an underseen megalodon...
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#189: Sean Nichols Lynch (This House is Totally Haunted, The Ceremony is About to Begin)
In this episode, the crew sits down with filmmaker Sean Nichols Lynch to talk about his horror-comedy work, his festival run, and the creative process behind This House Is Totally Haunted and Ceremony is About to Begin. The conversation moves from Sean’s early backyard filmmaking experiments to…
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#188: The Odyssey, One Night Only, Life Hack, Deep Water, The Shark Hunter, Into The Deep, Anomalies: Death Island
In this week's review episode the gang finds themselves truly shocked at the audacity of "the punished one" during the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment, Evan then continues Summer Shark Month with a triple header (featuring a Franco Nero led Enzo G. Castellari joint, Scout Taylor-Compton diving…
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#187: Kaye Adelaide and Mariel Sharp (The Rebrand)
In this week's interview episode the gang was joined by filmmakers Kaye Adelaide and Mariel Sharp to talk about their horror-comedy found footage feature The Rebrand, which won Best Feature at the 8th annual Unnamed Footage Festival and hits VOD in North America on July 21! They dip into the…
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#186: Moana, Evil Dead Burn, Busboys, Beast of War, Don't Let The Cat Out, Clown In A Cornfield 2 (Book Review), Vain
In this week's review episode the gang finds themselves in hot water on the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment, Evan gives his hot take on the recently released David Spade and Theo Von vehicle before continuing Summer Shark Month with a period piece shark movie set during World War 2, Russell…
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#185: Evil Dead Burn, Hungry, Dark Distortion, No Shark, Vlogworthy
In this week's review episode the gang finds themselves generally in agreement on the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment, Evan kicks off this year's "Summer Shark Month" with two sharkless entries: an angsty slow burn from (shark-obsessed?) indie auteur Cody Clark and the latest from...
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#184: Pierre Tsigaridis and Dina Silva (Frankie Maniac Woman)
In this week's interview episode the gang (minus Evan, who was in the air somewhere) hangs out with their old pal, director/co-writer Pierre Tsigaridis and co-writer Dina Silva to discuss their new slasher film Frankie Maniac Woman, which is now available on VOD after receiving high acclaim on…
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#183: Supergirl (2026), Jackass: Best and Last, Citizen Vigilante, Grizzly Park, Supergirl (1984), Tony Hinchcliffe: Man of the People, 9:59-11:23 (Projekt Angst)
In this week's review episode the gang finds themselves (mostly) failing on the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment, Evan gives his thoughts on friend of the show Uwe Boll's latest outing starring Armie Hammer (which Russell chimes in on) before diving headfirst into the recently released final entry...
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#182: Leviticus, Night of Blood, Be My Valentine
In this week's review episode the gang finds themselves down a member (as Evan weathers the storm) and mostly in agreement on the salacious OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment, Russell slashes into a recently released Screambox outing featuring Corey Taylor, and Terrell closes out the show with his...
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#181: Dillon Brown (A Man In The Woods With An Axe, Primal Darkness)
In this week's interview episode the gang welcomes the head of the Horror Dadz to the show to dive into his recently announced hybrid found footage film A Man In The Woods With An Axe as well as his survival horror outing Primal Darkness, which screened at the Unnamed Footage Festival this past...
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#180: Disclosure Day, Toy Story 5, The Furious, Monkey's Magic Merry Go Round, Run Hide Fight, Heart of America, Assault on Wall Street, Reel Zombies
In this week's review episode the gang finds themselves hungering for more with the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment, Evan brings back his Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson inspired segment for a trio of recent watches all centered around acts of mass violence: one released a few years ago by The Daily…
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#179: David M. Dawson and Lex Briscuso (Zebra Hooves, I Tried A Ritual)
In this week's interview episode the gang (minus Terrell) hangs out with their good pals David M. Dawson and his better half Lex Briscuso to discuss his hybrid found footage horror film Zebra Hooves, which is galloping through the festival and theater circuit, as well as Lex's short I Tried A...
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#178: Scary Movie, Masters of the Universe, Chum, The Household
In this week's review episode the gang finds themselves once again in sync with their feelings on the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment, Evan dives into the murky waters of a recent shark film starring Alice Eve (and a generative AI creature), Russell drops the details on a recent LEGO scandal...
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#177: Robbie Smith and Jacob Nichols (I Don't Like It Here, Grieve)
In this week's interview episode the gang (minus Terrell) sits down with writer/director Robbie Smith and lead actor Jacob Nichols to discuss their hybrid found footage horror film I Don't Like It Here, which is joining the Screambox lineup on June 5! They dive into stories from the production...
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#176: Backrooms, I Love Boosters, The Drama, Blood & Guts, Tapeface
In this week's review episode the gang finds themselves down one member (Terrell) and up two special guest hosts: Clark Little (a.k.a. Uncle Rewind) and Randy Staat (a.k.a. "Rotten" Randall) of The Overlook Hour Podcast, which is partially gone but certainly not forgotten! They find themselves a...
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#175: Karsen Schovajsa and James Bessey (The Killing Cell)
In this week's interview episode the gang (minus Terrell) sits down with writers/directors/actors James Bessey and Karsen Schovajsa to discuss their found footage horror feature The Killing Cell, which is storming through the festival circuit and just took home Best Feature at this year's Unnamed...
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#174: Passenger, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Buffet Infinity, This Is A Gardening Show
In this week's review episode the gang finds themselves in an extremely rare positive unison on the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment, Evan digs into his thoughts on Zach Galifianakis' new Netflix series, Russell reviews André Øvredal's new highway-set horror movie which Oksana also chimes in on…
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#173: Jesse Swenson (Alan At Night)
In this week's interview episode the gang sits down with writer/director/actor Jesse Swenson to discuss his mockumentary feature film Alan At Night, which is currently finishing a wildly successful festival run and just took home Best Cast at this year's Unnamed Footage Festival! They get into…
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#172: Obsession, Is God Is, The Roast of Kevin Hart, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition, Exit 8, The Curse of Griffith Park
In this week's review episode the gang finds themselves in a very rare and resounding unison on the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment, Evan gives his thoughts on a brand new (not to the show, as Russell covered it previously) video game adaptation and also reviews the game itself: which he played...
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#171: Anthony Cousins (Frogman, Frogman Returns)
In this week's interview episode the gang is joined once again by writer/director Anthony Cousins (the first guest they ever had on the show) to hop into a chat about Frogman Returns, his hybrid follow-up to the smash hit Frogman, which is currently leaping through the festival circuit and…
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#170: Mortal Kombat II, Worst Ex Ever, The Wonderful World of Dogs, DOC_05
In this week's review episode the gang finds themselves in somewhat(?) of a unison on the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment, Evan howls about another eccentric Mark Lewis documentary on his favorite animal and their quirky owners/opposers, Russell discusses a Blumhouse produced reality show that he...
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#169: Sam Freeman (Don’t Look In The Dark)
In this week's interview episode the gang is joined by writer/director Sam Freeman to discuss his trope-defying found footage horror film Don’t Look In The Dark, which is taking the festival circuit by storm and won an award at the ninth annual Unnamed Footage Festival! They discuss the origins…
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#168: The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Napa Boys, Michael, Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour, Outcome, Is This Thing On?, Night Call, The Industry Did It
In this week's review episode the gang welcomes Evan back (once again) with a pleasantly surprising OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment then he catches them up on the slew of movies he saw while he was away, Russell follows up with his thoughts on a recent YouTube comedy special before Terrell closes...
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#167: Baptist Agostini-Croce (Heritage, Tony)
In this week’s guest episode, the gang (minus Evan) was joined by writer/director Baptist Agostini-Croce to discuss his upcoming in-world camera horror film Heritage that had it's world premiere at this year's Unnamed Footage Festival! They dive into the challenges of producing a debut feature…
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#166: Exit 8, Mother Mary, Hokum, Hemet or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea, Capture (2026)
This week the gang (minus Evan) takes on the latest OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment before Russell dives into his thoughts on the latest hit video game adaptation (that's surprisingly getting rave reviews) as well as a California set independent comedy/horror film about bath salts and a crazy...
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#165: Elias Noel Almeda & Aren Mineo (The Dark Watchers)
In this week’s guest episode, the gang is joined by writer/director Elias Noel Almeda and writer/producer Aren Mineo — the key minds behind the upcoming in-world camera horror short and UFF9 alum The Dark Watchers, which was highly acclaimed at this year’s Unnamed Footage Festival! They discuss a...
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#164: Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Normal, Faces of Death (Spoilers), Tom Dustin: Portrait of a Comedian, Harland Manor
In this week's review episode the gang finds themselves in resounding agreement on the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment before Evan dishes out the details on Joe List's documentary about a lifelong comedian and Key West comedy club owner, Russell nerds out as he shares some Batman horror…
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#163: Faces of Death, Mermaid, www.RachelOrmont.com, Thrash, The Goat, Lianne
In this week's review episode (Thursday edition) the gang finds themselves in agreement on the OnlyFoundFootageFans assignment (that one of them didn't watch) before Evan gets into his thoughts on Tommy Wirkola's latest shark-infested feature film as well as Peter Vack's upcoming surreal satire...
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#162: Unnamed Footage Festival 9 Recap
This week the gang trades the reviews for the recap as they are (mostly) rejoined by Evan to reminisce about and recollect this year's Unnamed Footage Festival now that they've (mostly) recovered! They go through every single event and film that was part of the festival and talk about all of the...
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#161: UFF9 Live Q&A Interviews
For this week's guest episode the gang appears via Q&A interviews conducted in front of a live audience at the historic Balboa Theater during the ninth annual Unnamed Footage Festival! Interviews include David M. Dawson (writer/director) of Zebra Hooves, Dusty Saunders (writer/director/animator)...
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#160: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, They Will Kill You, Forbidden Fruits, Breakeven, The Goat
In this week's review episode the gang is once again Evan-less, the OnlyFoundFootageFans segment returns, Russell gives his thoughts on an over-the-top Tubi drama, and Terrell closes things out with a trio of new releases including the latest Nintendo adaptation featuring everyone's favorite...
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#159: Dusty Saunders (Big City Pizza, Blotto Films)
For this week's guest episode the (once again Evan-less) gang was joined by writer and director of the upcoming animated POV film, which is screening at the ninth annual Unnamed Footage Festival on March 26 at 7:30 PM at the Balboa Theater! They dive into the complexities of tackling an animated...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Footage Foreplay, the podcast that gets you in the mood for all things horror and physical media! Terrell, Russell, Evan, and Oksana are here to bring you unfiltered reviews, hot takes, and deep dives into the world of found footage horror. Grab your popcorn, dim the lights, and get ready for a wild ride. Welcome to Footage Foreplay!
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An Overlook Theatre Podcast
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