Kevin Lane's Spill Your Guts is a horror culture podcast featuring influential and up-and-coming talent in the genre. You're the fly on the wall to the most wide-ranging and entertaining conversations between horror culture’s recognized titans of terror and genre expert and film director, Kevin Lane.
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EP#313 Director Marcus Dunstan ("The Collector" series, "#AMFAD All my friends are dead")
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There’s a reason we love to see our favourite monsters return time and time agin but recently its been a period of transition. Shy of the original master slasher Michael Myers, who’s reign of terror thankfully continues, many favourites have been benched or transitioned into the world of television like everyone’s favourite good guy doll. So, the t…
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EP Bonus "45 Years Later: Dawn of the Dead" with special guest Chris Alexander
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In 1978, horror legend George A. Romero created one of the most iconic films in the horror genre and a classic that defied genres altogether. His follow up to his mighty 1968 masterpiece “Night of the Living Dead”. The film, about a small band of survivors who take shelter in a shopping mall, while the outside world falls apart at the clawing hands…
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Rising to the height of its popularity in the 80’s with franchises like “Friday the 13th”, “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, “Halloween” and many others, the slasher genre has proven itself to be one of the most enduring sub-genres of horror. Its popularity has of course ebbed and flowed with a resurgence in the 90’s thanks to the success of films like …
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EP#311 Lee Gambin (author, film historian, genre icon)
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We’re back! And we sure missed you. We took some time to retool the show and are bigger and better than ever. We are now working on all our editing and post sound with powerhouse studio, Audio Process. We’ve put a fresh coat of paint on the show with a new logo and more diverse kinds of content that will be coming soon. It’s sure good to be with yo…
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EP#310 Filmmaker Ray Sager ( "Prom Night" 2-4, "My Bloody Valentine", "Terror Train")
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Our guest today is a virtuoso of the genre having worked as either the producer, star, production manager, second unit director, or assistant director (sometimes a combination of a few of these roles) on a panoply of iconic films including several movies with the “Godfather of Gore” Herschell Gordon Lewis, “American Nightmare”, “Terror Train”, “My …
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EP#309 Writer/Director Travis Bible ("#ChadGetsTheAxe")
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This episode continues our series of overlooked and underseen films. Last episode we spoke with Michael Bonini, one of the stars of the 2022 influencer-skewering (yep, that’s a pun) “#ChadGetsTheAxe" and in this episode we are joined by the films writer and director, Travis Bible. Travis explains how a short film version of the feature length film …
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EP#308 Actor Michael Bonini ("#ChadGetsTheAxe" "Bad CGI Gator" )
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In our continuing series of under-seen or overlooked genre films, the next two episodes will be looking at the 2022 social media slasher “#ChadGetsTheAxe”. Written by Travis Bible and Kemerton Hargrove and directed by Bible, #ChadGetsTheAxe is a razor-sharp, edge of your seat slasher that not only avoids the pratfalls of the overdone “influencer ho…
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EP#307 Writer/Director Shawn Linden ("Hunter Hunter")
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This episode is a continuation of our last episode with actor Devon Sawa as we continue to discuss overlooked or under-seen genre films. As a quick recap, Devon is one of the stars of the 2020 hinterland horror “Hunter Hunter”. When the film came out the pandemic cost it the opportunity to play festivals or have a premiere and sadly, the movie didn…
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EP#306 Actor Devon Sawa ("Final Destination", "Hunter Hunter", "Chucky" series)
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The holidays have come and gone and it’s a new year and we’re back at it, bringing you intimate one on one sit downs with the most exciting voices in horror. 2023 was a fantastic year for horror and 2024 doesn’t look to be slowing down so though the New Year is often a time for looking forward at what’s to come, it’s also a time for reflection. Thi…
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EP#305 Director Tyler MacIntyre ("It's a Wonderful Knife", "Tragedy Girls")
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Happy holidays from all of us here at SYG! The winter solstice is upon and it’s one of the darkest times of the year. So as you're enjoying the lights on your Christmas tree and lighting your Christmas candles, just remember that though the holidays are a time for joy and cheer, it has a much darker history than that. This, our annual Christmas spe…
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EP#304 Director Jenn Wexler ("The Ranger" "The Sacrifice Game")
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Santa is checking lists twice and all us horror fans are revisiting our favorite Christmas horror films. Black Christmas, Silent Night Deadly Night, Christmas Evil, Gremlins, Rare Exports, Krampus… the list goes on and on. Here at Spill Your Guts, our Christmas gift to you is two back to back episodes with …
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EP#303 Director Lewis Teague ("Stephen King's Cujo", "Alligator")
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Our guest today has one of the most diverse bodies of work of any director we’ve had on the show. He has worked in multiple genres throughout his decades long career and proven himself to be a filmmaker who kills in any genre space he works in. Having come up in the business along industry friends such as Martin Scorsese and Sydney Pollack, he is p…
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Now you may or may not be listening to this on October 31st… this may be part of your long queue of spooky Halloween listening or maybe it’s November 2nd and you’ve just recovered from your Halloween bash but whatever the case may be, HAPPY HAPPY HALLOWEEN ghouls and ghosts! Our episode today is a something very different from our regularly schedul…
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Welcome to the season 3 premiere of Spill Your Guts! I’m your host, Kevin Lane. We’ve be on hiatus for a couple months while I was attending film festivals near and far and sitting down with some of the genres best to share with all of you in this new season. And if I may so myself, it’s sure to be some of our best episodes yet. Some upcoming thing…
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This is our 40th episode of Spill your guts and the final episode of season 2. We will be taking a few weeks to recharge our batteries and prepare season 3. Also, we’ll be catching up with folks and checking out some new movies at the amazing Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal this week and next week so we’ll be taking you with us. Th…
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One of the most iconic production companies in the history of horror, Hammer’s productions and various sequels and spin-offs of Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolfman and the mummy are not just beloved by generations of genre fans but have endured just as the Universal Studios monster films have and become a lauded part of cinema history. And Hammer di…
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This is part 2 of our conversation with legendary indie filmmaker Larry Fessenden. If you haven’t heard part 1, you should probably check it out before you listen to this episode. It will give some of the themes and references more context. In this episode, Larry delves into his filmography as well as why he has a strong attraction to the mythology…
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There are many different indicators in a film that can tell you that you’re in the hands of filmmaker not just with skill and craft but vision and perhaps most importantly, the ability to present that vision thoughtfully and artfully with what they have available to them. It’s why good films and good filmmaking aren’t all about budget. Sure, having…
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Today we are sitting down with a filmmaker who is not only a Master of Horror himself but also created the brand and the TV series. A director of some of the genre’s best adaptations and mini-series, he is a true lover of the strange and uncanny and is one of the most beloved personalities in horror. Our guest today is the one and only, Mick Garris…
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Subspecies Week - Final Night - Blood Rise Group Discussion
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Welcome to the final episode of Subspecies Week on Kevin Lane's Spill Your Guts! After 25 years, Subspecies is back with “Subspecies 5: Blood Rise”. A prequel to the events of the original series, the film brings us back in time to show how Radu Vladislas became the monster we know and love. I won’t ruin any of the films many surprises but I will s…
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Subspecies Week - Night 4 - Ted Nicolaou
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Welcome to Subspecies Week on Kevin Lane's Spill Your Guts! A new episode every day until Thursday, June 1st exploring Ted Nicolaou's iconic saga with the creator and stars. Our guest today is the not only the writer and director of the Subspecies series but also one of the genres greatest gonzo filmmakers. He has an extensive history in the genre …
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Subspecies Week - Night 3 - Anders Hove
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Welcome to Subspecies Week on Kevin Lane's Spill Your Guts! A new episode every day until Thursday, June 1st exploring Ted Nicolaou's iconic saga with the creator and stars. There’s a lot about “Subspecies” to admire from Nicolaou’s assured direction to the stunning location shooting in Romania and the rock-solid performances from Denice Duff and K…
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Subspecies Week - Night 2 - Kevin Spirtas
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Welcome to Subspecies Week on Kevin Lane's Spill Your Guts! A new episode every day until Thursday, June 1st exploring Ted Nicolaou's iconic saga with the creator and stars. In a series packed with nightmare fuel vampires and their proteges and little demons birthed from severed fingers, our guest today brings the much-needed humanity to the series…
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Subspecies Week - Night 1 - Denice Duff
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Welcome to Subspecies Week on Kevin Lane's Spill Your Guts! A new episode every day until Thursday, June 1st exploring Ted Nicolaou's iconic saga with the creator and stars. Our guest today is the heart and soul of the “Subspecies” series. The Beauty to the beast (though she’s got fangs!). With a villain as savage, endlessly quotable and tortured a…
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The Masters of Horror. These are the genre filmmakers whose work have made generations of filmgoers not only fall in love with horror but have left a permanent imprint on movie history and popular culture. One need only look at small selection of the greatest hits of these filmmakers to see their undeniable impact. Of course, the title of “Master o…
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EP#212 Giallo and Euro Horror with Troy Howarth
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Many of our listeners are likely to be familiar with the Italian masters of horror Mario Bava, Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci. These three filmmakers reign supreme on not just their home turf but around the world with iconic films such as Bava’s “Black Sunday”, “Black Sabbath” and “A Bay of Blood”. Argento’s “Deep Red”, “Suspiria” and “Inferno”. And…
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This episode is the second part of our in-depth discussion with director Anthony DiBlasi. If you haven’t heard the first part, we recommend you do. This isn’t a sequel, it’s a continuation. Like “Stephen King’s It Chapter 2” or “Kill Bill Volume 2” or “Twilight: Breaking Dawn part 2”… Twilight is awesome. Oh, and another bit of business, we have a …
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Remakes and reimagining’s get a bad rap. Though there have been many lousy ones (people still puzzle over Gus Van Sant’s shot-for-shot “Psycho” remake) there’s also many that are now classics. John Carpenter’s "The Thing", David Cronenberg’s "The Fly", Philip Kaufman’s "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", Gore Verbinski’s "The Ring, William Malone’s "…
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This episode is a bonus from our interview with Chris Alexander. This section was removed for length and because we wanted to keep the main episode focused on Chris' work and career but its a fun look at the most overlooked and underrated film of the past year and we even brought Chris back to add some further thoughts and keep it up to date. So th…
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The horror genre has had many great ambassadors. Acclaimed writers, actors and filmmakers who wear their horror badge with great pride. Folks such as Ray Bradbury, Forrest Ackerman of Famous Monsters of Filmland and Job Bob Briggs to name a few. These are talents who have not just worked in the genre but used their place at the podium to consistent…
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EP#208 "Slasher" (with series creator Aaron Martin & writer Ian Carpenter)
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On television, genre anthology shows have a special place in the hearts of horror fans. Of course, there’s the timeless and enduring “The Twilight Zone” and later the beloved HBO series “Tales from the Crypt”. Along the way you have some solid entries such as “Tales from the Darkside” and “Masters of Horror” but in 2011 Ryan Murphy’s “American Horr…
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In 2006, a new horror icon was born. Fatigued by the endless defanged remakes and sequels of the time, lifelong horror fanatic Adam Green set out to create a new unstoppable killer very much in the mold of beloved slasher superstars Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger and most of all, Jason Voorhees. In fact, his film would not only feature such genre ro…
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Imagine your favourite horror movie if instead of yelling at your screen “Don’t go in there!” or “Don’t drop the knife!”, you could actually have the choice to run out of the house or chop the killers head off while he’s lying on the ground pretending to be dead. Horror movies offer a lot in terms of an experience but one thing they don’t offer is …
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Many horror fans have been known to describe one of their favourite movies as “underrated”. Typically, it describes a movie that took time to find an audience, was well received by audience and/or critics but didn’t find financial success or were under-seen because of a bungled release by the studio or distributor. Films like “John Carpenter’s “The…
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Under the umbrella of horror, you find many different sub-genres that make up this diverse film genre. From monster movies to slasher films, from the supernatural to giallo, horror has many faces. In 1999, we saw the emergence of a sub-genre that wasn’t exactly new but certainly had never made such a splash. When three student filmmakers disappeare…
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Bonus - The 1st Annual Dead Carpet Awards 2022
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FRIDAY, MARCH 10th Kevin Lane's Spill Your Guts (@spillyourguts_podcast) and the Rick or Treat Horrorcast (@rickortreatpod)have collaborated for the first annual DEAD CARPET HORROR AWARDS! Recognizing remarkable contributions to horror cinema that other award ceremonies choose to ignore. All the glitz and glamour but with chainsaws! Original music …
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We’ve all heard the stories of an actor who caught their big break walking the dog town the street and catching the eye of a big shot casting director. Or happened to be the kid of a prominent mom or dad. Or booked a major role on their first audition because of plain old fashion good luck and being in the right place at the right time. My guest to…
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Odd as it may seem today, there was a time when sequels were considered inferior rip-offs by studios and critics alike. A desperate ploy at milking the success of likely superior original film. Rarely was a sequel directed by the film’s original director (of course there are many notable exceptions such as Evil Dead 2, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and…
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Few mediums can capture the abstract and often contradictory nature of “dream logic” the way film can. Particularly genre film. Anyone familiar with the works of David Lynch knows that well. And to define the dream logic, perhaps Lynch summed it up best when he said “Cinema can say abstract things. It can say things that are difficult to say with w…
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This episode is special not only as we celebrate Christmas, a time of year rife with Ghosts and the jingle of Krampus’ bells, but also because this marks the end of Season One of Spill Your Guts. We hope you have enjoyed getting to know some of the most talented artists working in horror and look forward to seeing you all again in Season Two. We’ll…
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Of all genres of film, few genres match horror for giving strong roles to women for as long the horror genre has. Elsa Lanchester, Bette Davis, Janet Leigh, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Dee Wallace and Neve Campbell… all examples of actors who portrayed women of strength and power. In a genre that so many associate with women in peril, these…
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Matthew Therrien: Meet The Creative Mind Behind Some of Horror's Most Iconic Movie Artwork There are few things in popular culture more iconic than the movie poster. Movie posters have become more than just a way to advertise the titular film, but a form of art all their own. Think of some of your favorite horror movie posters and chances are some …
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The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Charles Band Is The Celebrated King of B Horror Movies In the world of horror, there are a handful of great showmen whose influence has had such an impact on the world of genre film that they changed the way horror films were made. These are people whose innovation, creativity, business acumen and courage have given o…
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Vampire Radu Vladislas Talks Horror, Character and The 2023 Release of Subspecies: Bloodrise Every generation has their monsters and while the 70’s and 80’s saw the monsters moving away from the gothic castles of Transylvania to the suburbs, there is one monster from the 90’s that reigns supreme in the mold of the classic vampires going all the way…
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Whether it’s the endless terrors waiting around every corner in Raccoon City in the beloved Resident Evil franchise, or the fog shrouded streets of the nerve frying Silent Hill series, horror in video gaming has become one of the most popular and effective ways to scare audiences. You’re not just watching and waiting to see the grizzly fates of the…
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Today on Kevin Lane's Spill Your Guts, we’re talking to one of the great chameleon actors working today. You’ve probably heard that term before when it comes to actors like Daniel Day-Lewis, John Turturro, Sam Rockwell and maybe the most versatile of performers in show business, Gary Oldman. The chameleon actor has the uncanny ability to play both …
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Ted Raimi is a badass. We all know it. If you’re a horror fan, chances are you know and love him. For decades now, he has been one of the go to actors in the genre. He’s one of those actors who shows up in a movie and you hear a collective outcry from the audience of something like “awesome!” or “I love that guy!” Often in supporting roles - and of…
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Captivating, Challenging and Always Entertaining, Dee Wallace Is The Grand Dame of Horror There’s an old adage that says never meet your heroes. We’d like to make an amendment to that phrase and change it to never meet your heroes unless they work in the horror genre. Host Kevin Lane has had the great privilege to have friendships with most of his …
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Welcome to the Spill Your Guts Halloween Special! The Man Behind The Masks: Doug Jones Talks About What It's Like To Truly Embody A Monster Frankenstein’s monster, the wolfman, Nosferatu (or Count Orlok to be precise) and the Phantom of the Opera. All iconic monsters of early cinema played by equally iconic actors such as Max Schreck, Boris Karloff…
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Host Kevin Lane sits down with Neil Marshall, writer/director of The Decent and Dog Soldiers, in anticipation of his new movie The Lair, in wide release October 28, 2022. When asked, SYG host Kevin Lane is often at a loss to name his pick for the scariest movie of all time. It's impossible to answer. However, he will tell you which movie affected h…
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