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Celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the horror website Icons Of Fright with co-creators Rob Galluzzo and Mike Cucinotta, along with key contributors Adam Barnick and Jason Alvino. What started as a companion podcast for the Harker Press book release Icons Of Fright: 100 Interviews With Legendary Horror Filmmakers, has now become a weekly horror interview show with special guests! This is the all NEW Icons Of Fright!
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- 3 days ago1h 5m
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN!!! With Robert Kurtzman and Christian Francis
In honor of the 30th anniversary of FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, and the recent release of the official novelization, we welcome to the show KNB co-founder, FX legend, and DUSK creator Robert Kurtzman, as well as co-author of the DUSK book Christian Francis! We delve deep into the origins of the original FROM DUSK TILL DAWN movie, what the legacy and franchise mean today, why they chose to finally adapt it into book form, the process of novelizations in general, and what excites us about the genre today! This episode is hosted by Rob Galluzzo, Mike Cucinotta, and Adam Barnick. Opening theme song is "I Came To Kill" by Late Night Horror Show, written and performed by Clint Carney. Icons Of Fright is Rob Galluzzo, Mike Cucinotta, Jason Alvino, and Adam Barnick.BUY THE BOOK!HARDCOVER: https://link.amazon/B04ET3UBsPAPERBACK: https://link.amazon/B08QsMsTrEBOOK: https://link.amazon/B09MlXLeR
- 1 weeks ago1h 21m
PHANTASM, SILO, and THAI HORROR!
This week, join your Icons Of Fright hosts Rob G., Mike C., and Adam Barnick as they delve into several topics, ranging from the PHANTASM series, the Apple TV series SILO, the latest SCARY MOVIE, and Adam gives us an early review of TRAUMA, OR MONSTERS ALL! Then, Rob takes us on a journey of THAI HORROR films, inspired by Umbrella's excellent Blu-Ray box set release. This episode is hosted by Rob Galluzzo, Mike Cucinotta, and Adam Barnick. Opening theme song is "I Came To Kill" by Late Night Horror Show, written and performed by Clint Carney. Icons Of Fright is Rob Galluzzo, Mike Cucinotta, Jason Alvino, and Adam Barnick.BUY THE BOOK!HARDCOVER: https://amzn.to/3SLDKysPAPERBACK: https://amzn.to/4x4h0aNEBOOK: https://amzn.to/46Iu2zZ
- 2 weeks ago1h 23m
Gen X And Death At Camp Miasma!
For Episode 30 of the Icons Of Fright podcast, your hosts Rob G, Mike C, and Jason Alvino are catching up & paying tribute to the late, great Tim Curry, Rob reports back on INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER and ONSLAUGHT, Mike C goes in depth on Jane Schoenbrun's TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, Jay checked out Chris Carter's new director's cut of X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE, Mike finally takes a trip to the BACKROOMS, and Rob encountered the real BAD RONALD! All this and more on this episode of ICONS!This episode is hosted by Rob Galluzzo, Mike Cucinotta, and Jason Alvino. Opening theme song is "I Came To Kill" by Late Night Horror Show, written and performed by Clint Carney. Icons Of Fright is Rob Galluzzo, Mike Cucinotta, Jason Alvino, and Adam Barnick.BUY THE BOOK!HARDCOVER: https://amzn.to/4gikHEBPAPERBACK: https://amzn.to/3RRZw36EBOOK: https://amzn.to/4bxA4GO
- Aug 14, 20261h 52m
The DEAD PIT and ICONS OF FRIGHT Crossover!
It's the crossover episode 20 years in the making! Icons Of Fright's Rob G and Mike C welcome onto the show Wes Vance (the Creepy Kentuckian) and Aaron Frye (Uncle Bill) from the long-running radio show DEAD PIT! We delve into their origins, the documentary INTO THE PIT which chronicles their early days, our parallel paths, conducting interviews with genre celebrities, the evolution of conventions, the specialty labels and what it's like to collect physical media in today's day and age, and much, much more! For more with DEAD PIT, go to: https://www.youtube.com/@DEADPITThis episode is hosted by Rob Galluzzo and Mike Cucinotta. Opening theme song is "I Came To Kill" by Late Night Horror Show, written and performed by Clint Carney. Icons Of Fright is Rob Galluzzo, Mike Cucinotta, Jason Alvino, and Adam Barnick.BUY THE BOOK!HARDCOVER: https://amzn.to/4gikHEBPAPERBACK: https://amzn.to/3RRZw36EBOOK: https://amzn.to/4bxA4GO
- Aug 7, 20261h 31m
5 Favorite '70s Horror Recommendations with Clint Carney!
This week, we welcome the multi-talented Clint Carney! Known for his Industrial band System Syn, as well as Last Night Horror Show who provided this podcast with its theme song! He's a prop master, mask maker, the writer and actor behind the movie DRY BLOOD, and also a huge fan of '70s horror, so we each picked 5 obscure horror favorites from that decade to discuss and recommend! This episode is hosted by Rob Galluzzo and Mike Cucinotta. Opening theme song is "I Came To Kill" by Late Night Horror Show, written and performed by this episode's special guest, Clint Carney. Icons Of Fright is Rob Galluzzo, Mike Cucinotta, Jason Alvino, and Adam Barnick.BUY THE BOOK!HARDCOVER: https://amzn.to/44ECq2IPAPERBACK: https://amzn.to/4wSGQ1UEBOOK: https://amzn.to/4wdq8u3
- Jul 31, 20261h 43m
The State Of Physical Media with Michael Felsher!
On this episode of the Icons Of Fright podcast, we're talking with our old friend Michel Felsher, the filmmaker and documentarian behind Red Shirt Pictures who has worked on over 300 of your favorite horror titles! Documentaries for the works of George Romero, Tobe Hooper, Wes Craven, John Carpenter, and many, many more! We delve into his early days at Anchor Bay Entertainment, reminisce about projects we've worked on together, and break down the current state of physical media! Tune in and join the conversation!This episode is hosted by Rob Galluzzo and Mike Cucinotta. Opening theme song is "I Came To Kill" by Late Night Horror Show, written and performed by Clint Carney. Icons Of Fright is Rob Galluzzo, Mike Cucinotta, Jason Alvino, and Adam Barnick.BUY THE BOOK!HARDCOVER: https://amzn.to/44ECq2IPAPERBACK: https://amzn.to/4wSGQ1UEBOOK: https://amzn.to/4wdq8u3
- Jul 24, 20261h 11m
ICONS EP 26: Making Monsters with Howard Berger!
On episode 26 of the Icons Of Fright podcast, we welcome FX legend, co-founder of KNB FX, and Oscar winner Howard Berger to talk his latest book with Marshall Julius, MAKING MONSTERS! We delve deep into everything from KING KONG to EVIL DEAD 2 to FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, and beyond! We even riff on recent movies we've seen like Lee Cornin's THE MUMMY and THE BRIDE! Kick back, relax and enjoy this candid conversation with one of our most celebrated monster kids. This episode is hosted by Rob Galluzzo and Mike Cucinotta. Opening theme song is "I Came To Kill" by Late Night Horror Show, written and performed by Clint Carney. Icons Of Fright is Rob Galluzzo, Mike Cucinotta, Jason Alvino, and Adam Barnick.BUY THE BOOK!HARDCOVER: https://amzn.to/44ECq2IPAPERBACK: https://amzn.to/4wSGQ1UEBOOK: https://amzn.to/4wdq8u3
- Jul 10, 202657 min
RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP! With Jeff Hayes!
It's still summertime, so we're now celebrating the other great "summer slasher" tradition, SLEEPAWAY CAMP! Jeff Hayes, the author of SLEEPAWAY CAMP: MAKING THE MOVIE AND REIGNITING THE CAMPFIRE joins us as we talk about the origins of the website, the infamous Fangoria Weekend of Horrors reunion that brought the SLEEPAWAY CAMP cast and crew together again, the misunderstood RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP, and much, much more! Angela is back and we're thrilled to talk about it all!This episode is hosted by Rob Galluzzo and Mike Cucinotta. Opening theme song is "I Came To Kill" by Late Night Horror Show, written and performed by Clint Carney. Icons Of Fright is Rob Galluzzo, Mike Cucinotta, Jason Alvino, and Adam Barnick.BUY THE BOOK!HARDCOVER: https://amzn.to/4w5vnvmPAPERBACK: https://amzn.to/4w8TVDLEBOOK: https://amzn.to/4exi4y2
About Icons Of Fright
Celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the horror website Icons Of Fright with co-creators Rob Galluzzo and Mike Cucinotta, along with key contributors Adam Barnick and Jason Alvino. What started as a companion podcast for the Harker Press book release Icons Of Fright: 100 Interviews With Legendary Horror Filmmakers, has now become a weekly horror interview show with special guests! This is the all NEW Icons Of Fright!
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