Anthology Anthology

Brea Journeys to the Twilight Zone!

Brea has barely seen the original Twilight Zone-- and it's time to rectify that! We start Rod Serling's classic series at the beginning with the great pilot "Where is Eve

Mike Mendez Talks SATANIC HISPANICS, TALES OF HALLOWEEN, and Much More!

Writer/Director/Producer/Editor Mike Mendez (BIG ASS SPIDER, DON'T KILL IT) just finished editing a segment of GRIND and I thought what better way to celebrate than to ge

Matte Paintings and Miniatures With Production Designer Holly Lander!

Me (Ed) and Holly have always loved matte paintings and miniatures, and despite knowing very little about how to work with them, we are diving in with GRIND. In today's e

How to Lose Your Mind Shooting Pick-Ups in Four Days or Less

Well we just finished shooting the final pick-ups on our film GRIND and we are bruised and battered. How many things can go wrong when shooting a couple of simple things?

We Watched TRILOGY OF TERROR (1975)

There are few anthology segments more iconic than that crazy little doll chasing Karen Black around her apartment, so we dive into this famous TV movie and see if it hold

Matt Glass Talks About Composing the Score for GRIND and His Filmmaking Journey!

Matt Glass (12 HOUR SHIFT, GHOSTS OF THE OZARKS, YOU CAN'T KILL DAVID ARQUETTE) might be one of the most well-rounded filmmakers we've ever met. He can write, direct, pro

Zoe Cooper Talks About Writing for V/H/S/85, V/H/S/99, and TV!

Zoe Cooper is a super-talented filmmaker who dropped by for this great wide-ranging talk! Lots of practical writing advice here. Should this have been part of our VHS ser

Anthony Cousins Drops By to Talk FROGMAN 2, the Oscar Nominations, and the Worst Videos in the World!

We're joined by director Anthony Cousins again for an unconventional episode that will take you inside the process of making GRIND-- perhaps too inside?! One of the segme

We Watched NIGHTMARES (1983)

This week's episode (delayed by the fires!) is a request we got from a listener somewhere along the way. Well, you asked for it, and now we have become the Bishop of Batt

The Psychological Peril of the Rough Assembly

Is there anything scarier than watching the first assembly of your film? Well, we do it on today's episode as we've finally gotten our hands on the lost segment of GRIND!

Set Your Goals With Lola Blanc!

With the new year approaching, we decided it was time to set our filmmaking goals for 2025 with filmmaker/musician/podcaster Lola Blanc! How can a filmmaker best set them

BJ Colangelo Talks DEATHCEMBER!

We're joined in this episode by writer/director/author/film critic BJ Colangelo, who tells us about making the holiday anthology DEATHCEMBER, surviving cancer, the Ohio w

Our Year in Review/The Anthology Segment Game!

We're taking a brief break from our V/H/S series to talk about what we accomplished this year, what we didn't, and what we learned! We also present each other with an ant

The V/H/S Boxed Set p3 - David Bruckner Talks V/H/S and SOUTHBOUND!

Director David Bruckner (THE NIGHT HOUSE, HELLRAISER) joins us this week to talk about his iconic horror anthology work! We really get into the weeds on his anthology seg

The V/H/S Boxed Set p2 - V/H/S 2 (2013)

Our journey through the V/H/S series continues with one of the high points-- V/H/S 2! Is the legendary "Safe Haven" segment still as good over a decade later? What exactl

The V/H/S Boxed Set p1 - V/H/S (2012)

No modern horror anthology looms as large as V/H/S, so we're embarking on an epic journey through every single film! We'll be interviewing as many of the filmmakers invol

It's Never Too Late to Change Film Careers (with Robert Bella!)

In 1997 Robert Bella was the toast of Sundance with his debut film COLIN FITZ LIVES! He was followed around the fest by the TV show 48 Hours, who thought he might be The

Does Your Production Need a Script Supervisor? (with Alexandria Perez!)

When you're working on a low budget indie and looking to cut costs, the role of script supervisor is often the first one eliminated. But GRIND script supervisor Alexandri

How to Edit a Movie With Jeff Betancourt!

This might be one of our favorite episodes ever as editor Jeff Betancourt (HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE, THE GRUDGE, one of Brea's GRIND segments!) tells us about

Francesco Loschiavo and John Thomas Kelley Tell Us About Making their New Anthology Show TALES FROM THE VOID!

A great new anthology show called TALES FROM THE VOID premiered this past Sunday on Screambox! Showrunners Francesco and John tell us all about how they adapted the stori