Fan2Fan Podcasts

We're talking CHUD on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie and Pete are joined by Michele Brittany and Nick Diak to discuss this 1984 horror sci-fi movie about Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. They go over the film's production, casting, themes, special effects, 80s creature features, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Pod…

We're talking about 1988's The Blob on this Fan2Fan Podcast 5 Minutes Friday! Scott Peterson (T2, Batman Returns) shares some fun stories behind his first on-screen credit as a slime wrangler for the 1988 Blob movie. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.comBy Fan2Fan Podcast

We're talking The Relic on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie and Pete are joined by Michele Brittany, Nick Diak, Scott Peterson, and Joshua Pruett to discuss this 1997 horror action monster movie. They go over the film's production, casting, special effects, book adaptation, Kothoga monster, 90s creature features, and more. For more info …

Welcome to the Fan2Fan Aftershow! Bernie, Josh, Pete, and Scott continue their conversation about Tremors and beyond. Josh and Scott briefly discuss their careers in film and animation (Last Kids on Earth, Phineas and Ferb). Scott shares his first job as a slime wrangler, transitioning from visual effects to writing, and creating Halloween haunts. …

We're talking Tremors in this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie and Pete are joined by Joshua Pruett and Scott Peterson to discuss this 1990 horror comedy monster movie. They go over the film's casting, special effects, Graboid monsters, themes, sequels, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.com…

We're talking about GoBots on this Fan2Fan 5 Minutes Friday! Allen and Bernie briefly discuss the other transforming robot cartoon and toys from the 80s not named Transformers. How many GoBots are buried in Allen's backyard? For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.comBy Fan2Fan Podcast

We're talking about The Transformers 1986 animated movie on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Allen, Bernie, and Pete discuss the 1986 movie including memorable scenes, casting, music, legacy, physical media releases, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.comBy Fan2Fan Podcast

Welcome to advanced fandom studies! You're enrolled in Lovecraft 102 on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Pop culture scholars and writers Michele Brittany and Nick Diak join host Bernie Gonzalez to continue discussing Lovecraft. They talk about Lovecraftian adaptations in film, TV, comics, manga, and video games including Reanimator, The Call O…

You're enrolled in Lovecraft 101 on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Pop culture scholars and writers Michele Brittany and Nick Diak join host Bernie Gonzalez to discuss H.P. Lovecraft, themes in his stories, the author's legacy, and more. Michele and Nick also share the origins of their podcast, The H. P. Lovecast Podcast. For more info about …

Fan2Fan Podcast host Bernie Gonzalez is joined by fellow fan Chad Lind to discuss 1973's science fiction western-thriller Westworld. Celebrating the movie's 50th anniversary in 2022, they examine production, casting, and it's underdeveloped but fascinating themes. Bernie and Chad also talk about Westworld's legacy (Futureworld, Beyond Westworld, th…

We're talking vampire movies on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Author Jacob Trussell shares his top 5 vampire flicks including A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Near Dark, Habit, Shadow of the Vampire, and Vamp. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.comBy Fan2Fan Podcast

We're talking vampire movies on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Allen and Rebeca shares their top 5 vampire flicks What We Do In the Shadows, Twilight, Fright Night, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lost Boys. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.comBy Fan2Fan Podcast

We're talking vampire movies on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Michele shares her top 5 vampire flicks including Near Dark, 1979's Dracula, 30 Days of Night, Shadow of the Vampire, and 1972's Kolchak: The Night Stalker. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.comBy Fan2Fan Podcast

We're talking vampire movies on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Nick shares his top 5 vampire flicks including Vampire Hunter D, Nightwatch, Castle of Blood, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Nosferatu the Vampyre. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.comBy Fan2Fan Podcast

We're talking vampire movies on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Josh shares his top 5 vampire flicks including What We Do In the Shadows, Let the Right One In, 1985's Fright Night, Blade, and From Dusk til Dawn. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.comBy Fan2Fan Podcast

We're talking about Tobe Hooper on this Fan2Fan 5 Minutes Friday! Bernie, Pete, and author Jacob Trussell briefly discuss director Tobe Hooper’s career and movies. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.comBy Fan2Fan Podcast

This is part two of our Salem's Lot conversation on the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie, Pete, and author Jacob Trussell continue discussing Tobe Hooper’s 1979 adaptation of Stephen King's novel. They go over the mini-series’ legacy, casting, music, themes, use of vampire lore, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.com…

We're talking Salem's Lot in this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie and Pete are joined by author Jacob Trussell to discuss Tobe Hooper’s 1979 adaptation of Stephen King's novel. They go over the mini-series’ legacy, casting, music, themes, use of vampire lore, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.com…

We're talking about Blade on this Fan2Fan Podcast 5 Minutes Friday! Bernie and Andre briefly chat about the 1998 Blade movie including it's impact as an early Marvel movie, the film's approach to vampire lore, and the character's cultural impact. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.com…

We're talking about Let the Right One In on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie, Michele, and Pete discuss the critically acclaimed 2008 Swedish film. They go over the movie's themes of friendship, loneliness, and bullying. They review how the film uses vampire myths and lore. They also discuss how the movie differs from the book and the 20…

We're sharing our best of 2022 lists on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie and Pete are joined by #StrangerFreinds Allen, Brooke, and Rebecca to share favorites of the last year. They talk movies and TV shows including Top Gun Maverick, House of the Dragon, The Watcher, Welcome to Wrexham, the Harry Potter reunion, and more. They also talk…

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? We put an end to the age old debate on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie and Pete are joined by #StrangerFriends Allen, Brooke, and Rebecca as we make our case for this 80s action flick as a holiday classic. We're talking family, redemption, holiday travel, explosives, festive cheer, Christmas music, and mac…

We're sharing our best of 2022 lists on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie, Josh, Michele, Nick, and Pete share favorites of the last year. They talk TV shows including Andor, Light and Magic, Moon Knight, Star Trek, and Stranger Things season 4. They talk movies including Cursed and Sword and Sorcerer. They also talk books and comics incl…

We're sharing our best of 2022 lists on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie, Josh, Michele, Nick, and Pete share their favorite music of 2022. We're talking Rick Astley, Suede, synthwave, vinyl, Bandcamp, and epic pirate music! They also discuss Mystery Science Theater 3000 season 13 and the future of MST3K. For more info about the Fan2Fan …

We're celebrating Albert Pyun in this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! After Pyun's recent passing, there has been an outpouring of love for the director and his movies. Bernie, Josh, Nick, and Pete briefly discuss Pyun's impact and share memories of watching his cult classic films including Cyborg, Nemesis, and Dollman. For more info about the Fan2…

In this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast, writer/editor/amateur film scholar Orrin Grey joins host Bernie Gonzalez to talk about John Carpenter's The Fog. They discuss personal memories of watching the 1980 film along with production, casting, special effects, and more. Bernie and Orrin also examine the movie's themes as well as Carpenter's historica…

We're talking Big Trouble in Little China in this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie, Josh, and Pete discuss John Carpenter's 1986 martial arts fantasy action movie. They go over the film's evolution from it's original script, the movie's themes, casting, music, varied influences, Carpenter's direction, and much more. For more info about the Fa…

We're talking Escape From LA on this Fan2Fan 5 Minutes Friday! Bernie and Chad briefly chat about John Carpenter's 1984 sci-fi romance Starman. Is this part movie part of The Thing shared universe? What's the film's connection to the Rolling Stones and Michael Douglas? For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan…

We're talking In The Mouth of Madness in this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie, Josh, and Nick discuss John Carpenter's 1994 supernatural horror movie. They go over the film's themes, casting, music, Lovecraftian elements, Carpenter's direction, and much more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan…

We're talking Escape From LA on this Fan2Fan 5 Minutes Friday! Bernie and Chad briefly chat about John Carpenter's 1983 horror cult classic Christine. What did Stephen King think of this adaptation of his short story? Is this a forgotten Carpenter film? And what's the connection to Kevin Bacon? For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https:…

We're talking Assault on Precinct 13 in this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie and Pete are joined by Josh to discuss John Carpenter's 1976 action thriller cult classic. They go over the film's legacy, themes, music, Carpenter's filmmaking evolution, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan…

We're talking Escape From LA on this Fan2Fan 5 Minutes Friday! Bernie, Josh, and Pete briefly chat about the 1996 sequel to John Carpenter's 1981 action sci-fi cult classic Escape from New York. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fanBy Fan2Fan Podcast

We're talking Escape From New York in this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie and Pete are joined by Josh to discuss John Carpenter's 1981 action sci-fi cult classic. They go over the film's casting, special effects, themes, music, Carpenter's legacy, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan…

We're talking to writer/producer/director Chris LaMartina on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! In part two, Bernie and Josh ask Chris about authenticity vs. sincerity in filmmaking, prioritizing projects, marketing, balancing work and health. We also go over his recent movies the WNUF Halloween Special and Out There Halloween Mega Tape. For more…

We're talking to writer/producer/director Chris LaMartina on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! In part one, Bernie and Josh ask Chris about his movies, the filmmaking process, prioritizing projects, and more. We also go over his recent movies the WNUF Halloween Special and Out There Halloween Mega Tape. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, v…

We're talking about The Blair Witch Project on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Allen, Bernie, Josh, Pete, and Rebecca return for part two of their conversation about this 1999 found footage horror phenomenon. They discuss their favorite scenes along with the movie's themes and legacy. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://lin…

We're talking about The Blair Witch Project on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Allen, Bernie, Josh, Pete, and Rebecca dig into this 1999 found footage horror phenomenon. They discuss the movie's release, marketing, cast, themes, legacy, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan…

We're talking Phantasm on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Guests Michele Britney and Joshua Pruett join host Bernie to talk about this 1979 horror scifi classic. We discuss director Don Coscarelli, the movie's themes, the Tall Man, the sequels, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan…

We're talking horror movies on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Allen shares his top 5 movies for the Halloween season including: 28 Days Later, Evil Dead 2, Monster Squad, Rosemary's Baby, and The Shining. Wolfman's got nards! Fast zombies! Bruce Campbell! For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan…

We're talking horror movies on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Rebeca shares her top 5 movies for the Halloween season including: Jennifer's Body, Scream, Paper House, Pan's Labyrinth, and A Quiet Place. Wes Craven! Guillermo del Toro! Jim from The Office?! For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan…

We're talking horror movies on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Michele Brittany shares her top 5 movies for the Halloween season: The Mummy (1932), Alien/Event Horizon, Dog Soldiers, The Void, and The Fog! Universal Monsters! John Carpenter! Lovecraft! Horror in space! For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan…

We're talking horror movies on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Nick Diak shares his top 5 movies for the Halloween season: The Crow, Evil Dead 2, Event Horizon, Donnie Darko, and The Guest. Sam Raimi! Amazing soundtracks! Haunted House in space! For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan…

We're talking horror movies on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Josh shares his top 5 movies for the Halloween season: Halloween 2 and 3, Evil Dead 2, Phantasm, and The Fog. John Carpenter! The Tall Man! Adrienne Barbeau! Bruce Campbell! For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan…

We're talking movie theaters on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie and Pete along with returning guest Allen continue discussing movies theaters including double features, movie marathons, drive-ins, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fanBy Fan2Fan Podcast

We're talking movie theaters on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie and Pete along with returning guest Allen discuss the first movies they saw in theaters, having the theater to yourself, theater popcorn, and more. They also talk about midnight showings including The Beyond, Evil Dead 2, Repo Man, and Rocky Horror Picture Show. For more in…

We're talking about James Bond in this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Author/pop culture scholar Michele Brittany and Bernie continue their conversation about the famous secret agent spy. We go over Bond's history, the books, the films, 007's evolving legacy, and future movie recasting. We also discuss Michele's book James Bond and Popular Culture…

We're talking about James Bond in this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Author/pop culture scholar Michele Brittany joins Bernie to discuss the famous secret agent spy. We go over Bond's history, the books, the movies, and 007's evolving legacy. We also discuss Michele's book James Bond and Popular Culture; a collection of essays that explores how B…

We're talking about GI Joe: The Movie in this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie and Allen discuss the 1987 animated film from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon series and toyline. They go over when they first saw the movie, casting, new characters, trivia, the film's legacy, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: ht…

We're talking more sword and sorcery films on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Author/pop culture scholar Nick Diak joins hosts Bernie and Pete to talk about Deathstalker 2 (1987), Ator (1982), and Yor: Hunter from the Future (1983). For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan…

We're talking sword and sorcery films on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Author/pop culture scholar Nick Diak joins hosts Bernie and Pete to talk about 1982's Conan the Barbarian starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. They also discuss 1982's Beastmaster starring Marc Singer. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan…