𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊 𝖋𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊 𝖘𝖍𝖔𝖜

The Chucky animatronic doll was a lot more intricate than I knew 🔪

This was a fun one. Joe Lynch is someone I’ve had the pleasure of becoming good friends with since our last Vegas soirée a couple months back, and man, this guy’s encyclopedic knowledge of film and horror is unreal. We get into the highs and lows of directing, the reality of getting movies made, all of his films, BUZZKILL + MEATPAW, and more. This could’ve easily gone another 3 hours. OUT NOW! #pornstache Watch: youtu.be/b8wOc0u4yPM

My 2¢: I don’t think John Carpenter genuinely hated The Substance. I think he was mocking how horror culture has flipped, how it used to celebrate individuality, but now it’s become a big bandwagon driven cesspool of influencers and Letterboxd reviews. When a movie hits, it suddenly becomes the cool thing to like, and if you don’t, you’re treated like you don’t “get” movies. That conformity is the exact opposite of what horror’s always stood for. To me, JC has always championed the outsider, the individual resisting the group. His worlds are built on mistrust of authority and mob mentality, like Halloween’s suburban denial of evil, The Thing’s paranoia tearing men apart in isolation, They Live’s rebellion against mass consumer hypnosis. Imo his films have always warned what happens when people stop thinking for themselves. So him shrugging off The Substance feels less like disdain for the movie and more like disdain for the culture that blindly crowns it untouchable.

Something spooky comes your way 👻 HALLOWSTREAM on 10/31 @ 4PM on our YouTube! SAVE THE DATE.

What an honor it was to sit down with an absolute legend who’s made some of my favorite films- Dream Warriors, The Blob, The Mask, Bless The Child, and many more. 3 hours with the MAN, writer/director Chuck Russell, is OUT NOW! Watch: youtu.be/MQkj7FwsLv8

TFTC MERCH UPDATE: Because of all the different size requests, we'll be running a LIMITED PRE-ORDER on the Crypt-O-Rama Dome t-shirts. This way, we can lock in everyone's exact size without the risk of overordering or underordering. ⏳ Pre-orders will be open for ONE WEEK only 📦 Shipping late September - early October There will be only 100 made, so get them while they're hot! Will post link asap.

Oh, I need this!

new merch is loading…what should we call this one? the crypt-o-rama dome? 🎃 #cummingsoon #talksfromthecrypt

The shit I get for defending Rob Zombie is truly insane. It’s a hill I’m willing to die on though. This cult mentality where if a big enough group hates somebody, then everyone has to join or you’re not a “true horror fan,” it’s exhausting. And honestly, the opposite of what this genre is supposed to be about. We pride ourselves on being outsiders… until it’s time to hate Rob Zombie. Then it’s groupthink or get out.

Whoah! Another headline from the show! No wonder I saw a huge uptick in views. cbr.com/danielle-harri…

*insert the most standard take you’ve ever fucking heard*

"A man goes to the movies and the critic must be honest enough to admit that he is that man." "One of the purposes of journalism is to CHALLENGE that kind of thinking. And certainly one of the purposes of criticism is to break boundaries, it is also one of the purposes of ART." "What you're really doing is ventriloquism, you see, they're not saying what they think - they're projecting their ideas into another politically correct persona and trying to pretend that that persona reflects their ideas, and that is tragic."

Dream guest unlocked. The Halloween Queen herself joins Talks from the Crypt in 4K 🎃 @halloweengal talks surviving child stardom, stalkers, slashers, and all the horror. OUT NOW. WATCH: youtu.be/FDFPtLr_y0c

Episode 19 with the incomparable @Adam_Fn_Green is out now! One of my favorite conversations yet — 3 hours of gory, hilarious, and unfiltered deliciousness. 🪓 WATCH: youtu.be/vCAj0uiaKT8?si… - #talksfromthecrypt #adamgreen #hatchet #victorcrowley #horrorpodcast #filmmaking

🚨 OUT NOW! Investigative journalist and author of CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties, Tom O’Neill, joins us in the Crypt to unravel one of the darkest and most twisted chapters in American history–one that is still actively being covered up. From uncovering secrets about Charles Manson’s connections to the Hollywood elite and exposing the top-secret human experiments of MKUltra, to dismantling the Helter Skelter narrative completely– Tom takes us deep into a web of lies, manipulation, and cover-ups that challenge everything we think we know about the Manson murders. Join us as we reveal the hidden details and unanswered questions that continue to haunt one of America’s most infamous murder cases. LINK IN BIO!

Happy Halloween, spooky kids! This day has started it all for so many of us, where the veil between the spirit realm and ours is at its thinnest. Stay safe and eat lots of candy! P.S. — Episode 16 with Tom O’Neill is being delayed. We talk a lot about individuals on the outskirts of the Manson Family & the CIA, which makes it inherently harder to accrue assets for. I’ve spent upwards of $600 on archival footage so far to include some rare shots of what we’re discussing in this episode. Most creators nowadays post their content like a shotgun. They’ll blast you with as many videos as they can, maximizing on spread. Many of the videos will fail, either in performance, or most of the time, in substance, but one pellet will hit. I like to think of my content more like a sniper. One shot, right between the eyes, and deliberate. Between compromising the visual quality and posting the episodes in a uniform manner, I’ll always choose quality. It is almost done though! Give me just a few more days, maybe a week, and our best episode to date will be ready for you. HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃

🚨 OUT NOW! Joe Coleman, the iconic artist whose work digs into the darkest corners of human existence, joins us in the Crypt to discuss everything from painting serial killers like Carl Panzram, Albert Fish, and Ed Gein, to sharing the secrets of his controversial art. Join us as we delve into the contradictory beauty of the grotesque and the divine. Joe takes us inside his Odditorium, a personal collection as eerie as his paintings, where he houses macabre artifacts like a painting by John Wayne Gacy, the actual letter Albert Fish sent to Grace Budd's mother, a lock of Charles Manson's hair, and a Christmas card from Ed Gein. These relics serve as a tangible connection, DNA, to the energy that Joe channels into his art. We explore the paradoxes of life and death that permeate Joe's art, discuss his fascination with the redacted stories of the Bible, the corruption of the soul and flesh, and dive into his experiences selling art to icons like HR Giger, Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Iggy Pop.

I colorized these photographs of Ed Gein for an upcoming episode and thought the results were too incredible not to share. It’s fascinating how these events have always been seen in black and white, but with advancements in technology, we’re able to see different dimensions of these once lifeless images we’ve grown so used to. Seeing these in color makes them feel much less like distant folklore, and more like a vivid, unsettling truth.

🚨 OUT NOW! Kane Hodder, legendary actor and stuntman behind Jason Voorhees and Victor Crowley, joins us in the Crypt for Episode 13! From his love of the number 13 to almost playing Freddy Krueger, Kane shares never-before-heard stories that made him into a horror icon. Tune in as Kane reveals his early days of scaring people, his intense stunt training, the personal Easter eggs he includes in his films, and his opinions on the other actors who have portrayed Jason Voorhees. We’ll dive into the infamous Freddy vs. Jason controversy, his ghost hunting adventures, favorite horror conventions, a peculiar connection to John Wayne Gacy, and more!

🚨 OUT NOW! Bill Moseley (@choptopmoseley), best known for his iconic roles as Chop Top in ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2’ and Otis B. Driftwood in Rob Zombie’s ‘House of 1000 Corpses’ trilogy, joins us in the Crypt to discuss behind-the-scenes details of his most notorious roles and the path that led him to horror stardom. WATCH HERE: youtu.be/AcBdDqdFEcQ From his early days as Chop Top to his career-defining role as Otis in Rob Zombie’s films, Bill walks us through his unexpected entry into acting after a career in journalism, his encounter with the Manson Family, and his reflections on working with visionary directors like Rob Zombie, Sam Raimi, Clint Eastwood, and Tobe Hooper. Hear how Bill embraces the world of horror both on and off the screen, his thoughts on the evolution of the genre, and personal anecdotes with fellow horror icons. From behind-the-scenes memories to insights into the art of terror, we’ll explore what ‘3 From Hell’ would have been like with Captain Spaulding, favorite horror films, personal fears, and more.