Horror Happens Radio Presents with Jay Kay

That Screening Podcast E/20: Discussing the 2008 screening of MARTYRS @ the Cannes Film Festival with Frightfest Co-Founder, Programmer & Journalist Alan Jones. Celebrating our 20th episode, Alan discusses his relationship with Pascal, the audience reaction to this industry screening, the unexpected experience and ending, its impact on him as a programmer, being a patron of the famed film festival and his routine all on this episode of the That Screening Podcast.

That Screening Podcast E/19: Discussing the 2008 NYC Horror Film Festival World Premiere Screening of the DEVIL'S GROVE with Filmmaker R Zoe Judd. We discuss her relationship with Michael Hein, the journey with the Devil's Grove, documentary roots, her families tie to horror, the faithful World Premiere at the NYC Horror Film Fest, the connection to the fest, & the return to horror decades later.

That Screening Podcast E/18: Talking the 2022 screening of SHE CAME FROM THE WOODS with Larry Dwyer. In this heartfelt episode, Larry discusses the inclusion of his kids in SHE CAME FROM THE WOODS, the connection to the brothers, his love of horror & the family roots, on set production, casting killer campers, and more!

That Screening Podcast E/17: Discussing the 30th anniversary screening of the horror classic SCREAM with Screenwriter Brian W. Smith, we discuss the impactful NYC screening of this classic that has been a foundational piece in the personal and professional life of Brian. From the infamous opening scene to the writing of Kevin Williamson to the horror/humor balance to his love of horror, Wes Craven, Candyman, we go deep on this episode of THAT SCREENING.

HHR Ep. 501: We head back to the 2026 SXSW to discuss the coming-of-age body horror of FIFTEEN/QUINCE with Filmmakers Jack Zagha Kababie & Yossy Zagha. On this episode we talk with the duo about their journey and creation of this coming-of-age body horror film surrounding two best friends in a Mexican community. We touch on the effects of the panademic, building chemistry between the two lead characters, body horror elements, being parents and the effect on the film, creating authenticity, & more! Fifteen: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12401010/?ref_=fn_t_9

That Screening Podcast E/16: Discussing his screening of the 1977 film THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU with acclaimed critic and author Clark Collis. On this episode of That Screening, we sit across the zoom landscape with acclaimed author and former editor/writer for EW, Clark Collis. Clark discusses his lasting film screening with his father of the 1977 film THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU which former shaped and affected him as a young man. Clark talks figures like Ti West, Richard Stanley, and Edgar Wright plus the role his father played in that screening, its lasting effect on his professional career, being a horror fan, and more!

That Screening Podcast E/15: Discussing the Telluride Horror Show screening of THE GOLDEN GLOVE with Filmmaker John Adams. On this epsiode, we discuss the 2019 Telluride Horror Show screening of the infamous true crime/serial killer film from Germany called The Golden Glove. In this chat, we break down the imapct on John's filmmaking, the crowd reaction and the festival crowd overall. The reflection of this film on the festival. Attending as a parent with his daughter, the gritty and dirty reality of the acting, plus more!

That Screening Podcast E/14: We present our 1st couples episode as we welcome Filmmakers Toby Poser & John Adams to discuss their lasting film screening of THE PLAGUE in Sweden at the Stockholm International Film Festival. We discuss the impact of the performance, how it helped to influence their filmmaking, skin rashes, the manner of the festival, and more!

That Screening Podcast E/13: We welcome talented actress & filmmaker Toby Poser (Deeper You Dig) talking her NYC screening of Julia Ducournau 's RAW. I speak with Toby about the screening shard with her daughter Zelda, the conversations during and after, the balance of love and horror, the impact on Toby's filmmaking through this work, and more! (Explicit content)

That Screening Podcast E/12: We Head to Boston & Devour a Lasting Screening of ALIENS with Podcaster, Filmmaker, & Chef Joe Gatto! We sit down across the zoom landscape to talk his family connection to this film and horror. The connection from teen to adult and his fascination with the film. The emotions during the 1986 screening and how that year changed his life forever!

On episode 11 That Screening, we head to the 2013 TIFF and discuss the World Premiere screening of PROXY with Filmmaker Zack Parker. We discuss the cautionary side of TIFF, the reaction of his film PROXY, being selected to this film fest and the impact on Zack's career plus more!

HHR 501: We sit down and talk THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT feature film with game Creator Brian Clarke about working with Filmmaker Jeremiah Kipp, elements that work, the emotional core of the lead character, being inspired, and more!

That Screening Podcast E/10: Old Man Brad Joins the show to talk with Jay Kay about A Quiet Place at the SXSW 2018. During this 10th episode, we discuss the scope of SXSW and Austin Texas, the importance of A Quiet Place, covering the red carpet, different tiers of film festivals, John Krasinski, sign language, horror films, press pressure, and more!

That Screening Podcast E/9: Composer & FrightFest fanatic Mitch Bain discusses the 2013 Frightfest screening of You're Next. On this episode of That Screening, we welcome Mitch Bain who discusses the lasting screening and personal cinema of the cult horror slasher YOU'RE NEXT. We discuss the audience involvement, the 1200-person theatre, film festival community, the connection to Frightfest, the humor/horror balance, unforgettable kills, and film festival life.

That Screening Podcast E/8: Filmmaker Skip Shea & Co-Founder of the Shawna Shea Film Festival discusses the 2024 feature Ramzi Abed's First Person Savior @ the 2024 Amazing Fantasy Fest. We discuss the power of slow cinema, the bravery of this of film, the Amazing Fantasy Fest, Ramzi Abed's vision and the lead character, indie filmmaking, and more!!! IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29107222/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_first%20person%20sav Listen, rate, & share on multiple platforms including: Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2Bw4UQHv11H…O3T8u6mxupvEDJ2Q Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/horr…ay/id1872525508 iHeart: www.iheart.com/podcast/269-horro…at-741?app=listen Soundcloud: @astrangemaninfl Website: astrangemaninflpro.wixsite.com/jkolucki Music: Gas House Gorillas - Powerhouse

We welcome Filmmaker Ryan Vincent Logsdon to THAT SCREENING PODCAST. Ryan discusses his feature film debut and World Premiere of the disturbing tale of a man in AGONI... Ryan talks the legendary underground film festival in Syracuse NY, the power of extreme film, the support during his premiere, the madness at the core of the film, the impact of ToeTag Films, and more. Listen, rate, & share on multiple platforms including: Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2Bw4UQHv11H…O3T8u6mxupvEDJ2Q Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/horr…ay/id1872525508 iHeart: www.iheart.com/podcast/269-horro…at-741?app=listen Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/astrangemaninfl Website: https://astrangemaninflpro.wixsite.com/jkolucki Gas House Gorillas: Powerhouse

That Screening Podcast E/6: We welcome acclaimed Producer and Filmmaker Venita Ozols-Graham discussing the 2016 Etheria Film Night screening of Toy Lei's thriller short film 'Boxer.' During this episode, we discuss the impact of this female focused film event, indie filmmaking vs studio, the perfection of Toy Lei's film, and the power of a theatrical screening.

That Screening Podcast E/5: Podcast Host "Oldman" Brad Hargis Discusses "Candy Corn' at HorrorHound 2019. On episode 5 of the THAT SCREENING PODCAST, we discuss the importance of festivals, Brad's entrance into that world through HorrorHound, championing an indie horror gem, the impact of nostalgia, HorrorHound, and more of #personalcinema! Listen, rate, & share on multiple platforms including: Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2Bw4UQHv11H…O3T8u6mxupvEDJ2Q Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/horr…ay/id1872525508 iHeart: www.iheart.com/podcast/269-horro…at-741?app=listen Soundcloud: @astrangemaninfl Website: astrangemaninflpro.wixsite.com/jkolucki Music: Gas House Gorillas - Powerhouse

That Screening Podcast E/4: We welcome Filmmaker/FX artist Jessie Seitz talking 'Maniac' @ the 2018 Fantastic Fest. On this episode, we discuss Bill Lustig's appearance at Fantastic Fest as part of the restoration of the cult classic MANIAC. Jessie talks the new audience seeing important film, the impact of this screening, the life changing elements for her, the infamous shotgun blast kill, Monster Girls Doc, experiencing Fantastic Fest, and more! Listen, rate, & share on multiple platforms including: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Bw4UQHv11HLi3ZWamHnkc?si=vg-8vyO3T8u6mxupvEDJ2Q Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/horror-happens-radio-presents-with-jay-kay/id1872525508 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-horror-happens-radio-prese-322155277/episode/961-the-beat-741?app=listen Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/astrangemaninfl Website: https://astrangemaninflpro.wixsite.com/jkolucki Music: Gas House Gorillas - Powerhouse

That Screening Podcast E/3: Filmmaker Jeremiah Kipp discusses the lasting screening of his short film 'Slapface' at the 2018 Brooklyn Horror Film Fest. During episode 3, we discuss thedebut screening of this personal short film for talent horror filmmaker Jeremiah Kipp. We talk the Brooklyn Horror Film Fest, actor Lukas Hassel, auidence connection, development into a feature, fears, acceptance, and more.

On this episode of the '⁠That Screening Podcast⁠,' we welcome Journalist ⁠Dede Crimmins⁠ discussing the screening of the reenvisioning of 2018 '⁠Suspiria⁠' @ ⁠Fantastic Fest ⁠in Austin, TX. We discuss the culture of Fantastic Fest, programming choices, the impact of the "mirror room" scene on Dede, lasting memories, and more!

On this inaugural episode of the '⁠That Screening Podcast⁠,' I (⁠Jay Kay⁠) jump on to welcome you and discuss the journey ahead for this new podcast hosted by yours truly. I discuss the roots into the show's idea, importance of a program like this, the impact on my life, up and coming guests, special screenings and more!

We head back to 2021 to speak with Director Josh Ruben about 'Werewolves Within' for our 500th episode. During this chat, we discuss Editor Brett W. Bachman, impact of covid, blending film genres, 1980's inspirations, Werewolf films, FX, connecting with Mishna Wolff, being faithful to the game, and more in this archived HorrorHound Magazine chat.

On this episode of Horror Happens Radio #499, we Continue with the creative minds behind the slasher "New Fears Eve" with FIlmmakers PJ Starks/Eric Huskisson (Pt. 2). On this episode we talk about the co-directing, the range of medical instruments and their causes, locations, expectations, budgets, and more! Read another interview with the duo in the pages of HorrorHound Magazine issue 104 and pick up a copy at http://horrorhound.com.

We are honored to welcome the mind Filmmaker David Palamaro behind the dark comedy/mystery entitaled "Murder Made Easy." https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5835256/?ref_=fn_t_1

On Horror Happen Radio Ep. 497, we sit down with the creative minds behind the slasher "New Fears Eve" with Producers/FIlmmakers PJ Starks & Eric Huskisson. In part 1, we talk the support of the fans, co-directing, challenges of creating horror and elevating, working with brand horror stars and the impact, who talks alot and more!!! Found on Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud.

We continue our chat with a true class act & the character which is David Graziano. In part 2, we talk te acting process, working with Skip Shea, challenging roles, his love of film noir, and more!

In epside 495 of Horror Happens Radio, we dive into the career of a true class act & character that is David Graziano. We discuss his latest award-winning short film SAY HELLO, his roots into acting, the conection of family, approach to the craft of acting and more in part 1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4376904/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_david%2520graziano

HHR 494: We continue to talk with (No Slasher Here & The Sangria Murders) Filmmaker Robert Tiemstra (Pt. 2) we talk more No Slasher Here, we move into 8mm filmmmaking, the impact of sound on a silent short film, the impact of the festival run, and more.

HHR 493: We talk the creative process and impact with (No Slasher Here & The Sangria Murders) Filmmaker Robert Tiemstra. In part 1, we talk the inspiration, dedication to the film craft, why submit to script contests, and more!

HHR 492: From FIlmQuest 2025, we talk humanity and AI in Pt. 2 of our chat about the short film "The Falling" with Creators Duane Anderson & Josiah Polhemus including the age meets technology, casting, producing a sciefi short film, and writing inspirations.

HHR 491: We continue our coverage of FilmQuest 2025 with the AI driven short film "The Falling" with Duane Anderson & Josiah Polhemus. In part 1 of this conversation, we discuss with the creative duo about them establishing their creative relationship, being older creators, the origins of the idea, working off of each other, and locations.

HHR 489: Hitting VOD now, we talk with the talented lead performers of the acclaimed indie thriller "Man Finds Tape" featuring Kelsey Pribilski & WIlliam Magnuson. In this episode, we talk the impact of Texas filmmaking, buidlign chemistry as siblings, what horror film does for creatives, wearing many hats, and more more!

HHR 488: We continue our coverage from FilmQuest 2025 with the Filmmaking Team of Greta Guthrie & Jake Lazarow from the acclaimed short Housewife (Pt. 2). During this chat, we talk the design of the dollhouse, wearing many hats, locations, challenges, sound and score, plus more!

HHR 487: We continue our coverage from FilmQuest 2025 with the Filmmaking Team of Greta Guthrie & Jake Lazarow from the acclaimed short Housewife (Pt. 1). We discuss the origins of the character, casting, shooting on film, working as a team, and more. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34702912/?ref_=fn_t_5

HHR 486: We talk the shorts of FilmQuest 2025 with the trauma of the classroom in "Grima" with Filmmaker Richard Harrington. During this post FilmQuest interview, we talk with Richie about the impact of locations, casting, Grima's crew and their fingerprint, personal fears fueling the narrative, and more!

HHR Ep. 485: We talk the shorts of FilmQuest 2025 with "The Synthetic Age" & Animator/Filmmaker Dimitris Armenakis by Jay Kay

HHR 484: We head back to 2021 for a special HorrorHound Magazine interview with cult Filmmaker Sion Sono talking Prisoners of the Ghostland & more! During this conversation, we discuss casting, change in location, health scares, character depth, Bill Mosley, Nic Cage, balls being blown off, the roots of the classic film Suicide Club, & more. The print interview can be found in HorrorHound Magazine Issue 91. Thanks to Katrina Wan PR and Ko for translating.

HHR Ep. 482: We present the 2021 Rondo Hatton nominated interview with Woodlands Dark Days Doc Creator Kier-La Janisse. Part 1 of this interview was found in the pages of HorrorHound Magazine. Conducting the interview in my car via zoom, we talk with Keir-La about a range of topics including the chaptering of the film, focal points of witches, the range of materials and visuals used in the project, the filming, and more!

HHR Ep. 482: We present the 2021 Rondo Hatton nominated interview with Woodlands Dark Days Doc Creator Kier-La Janisse. Part 1 of this interview was found in the pages of HorrorHound Magazine. Conducting the interview in my car via zoom, we talk with Keir-La about a range of topics including the origins and development of the long-form doc, Severin Films, her connections, playing the doc at festivals during a virtual year, and more.

HHR Ep. 481: 2025 Highlands Horror Film Fest Feature Film Preview Panel (Devour & The Reckoning) welcomes Filmmaker Scott Hansen and Producer/Writer/Actor MIchael Weaver todiscus their features playing at the 6th annual Highlands Horror Film Fest on Sunday.

HHR Ep. 480: We head out west to the "Port of Fear Film Festival" and talk the growing horrors with Fest Co-Director David M. Haight including the festivals growth, the team behind Port of Fear, the haunted Kemper Center, David's roots, the lawn screening, programming, the support from the WI community, personal impact, & More!

HHR Ep. 479: (Part 2) We welcome back Filmmaker Patrick Rea to talk the award-winning WTF feature "Super Happy Fun Clown" including the balance of underground and classic horror, a family's impact, care of locations and the monsters within, kills, the edit and more!

HHR Ep. 478: We welcome back Filmmaker Patrick Rea to talk the award-winning WTF feature "Super Happy Fun Clown." On Part 1 of this episode, we talk his role as an editor, the impact of this film, playing Frightfest, going down a dark rabbit hole, and Jeno the Clown!

HHR Ep. 477: We go within the corn for home invasion, mystery, and a cat & mouse game of "The Rows" with Filmmaker Seth Daly about the magic and challenge of nature, key casting, investing the viewer, scripting, film festivals, and more!!!

HHR Ep. 476: We go deep into the madness of another 2025 FrightFest film..."Pig Hill" with Filmmaker Kevin Lewis. We discuss sound and score, key casting, proper use of violence and sex, the real lore behind the film, and more!

HHR Ep. 475: We go deep into the madness of another 2025 FrightFest film... "Blockhead" with Filmmaker Matt Harlock. We discuss the sinister side of bald characters, the impact of color, meaningful dialogue, locations, and more.

HHR Ep. 474: We speak with another of the 2025 FrightFest thriller "In a Cold Vein" with Filmmaker Eric Owens. We discuss Evan Gamble, dark humor within the dialogue, The Sopranos, the producing team, Evrim Ersoy, and more!

HHR Ep. 473: We delve into Pt. 2 of the dark drama "A Blind Bargain" with Filmmaker Paul Bunnell. We talk casting Crispin Glover, mad sciencetist subgenre, influences, and more!

HHR Ep. 472: We delve into Pt. 1 of the dark drama "A Blind Bargain" with Filmmaker Paul Bunnell. We talk playing frightfest, filmmaking dreams, shooting on film, and more!