We are so excited to celebrate spooky season with our friends, Becky D&apos;Anna & Jon Laubinger, as they launch their new show - DIRECTOR&apos;S TAKE: A SONY PICTURES PODCAST! We got to chat with them about one of their favorite films of this last year, Steven Soderbergh&apos;s, PRESENCE (2024). Be sure to check out their New Podcast! Director’s Take brings today’s most acclaimed filmmakers into conversation with the films that shaped them. Each episode spotlights a director exploring a work they didn’t make—but deeply admire—revealing how these stories continue to inspire new generations of artists and audiences. With fresh perspectives and cultural context, Director’s Take reintroduces landmark titles as works worth rediscovering.Becky D’Anna has worked in the film industry for over two decades. She contributed to event marketing campaigns ranging from the X-Men franchise at Twentieth Century Fox to the Spider-Man franchise at Sony Pictures. Becky most recently worked on the third-party partnership campaigns for the Oscar-winning animated film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Sony Picture’s highest grossing film in its history, Spider-Man: No Way Home. When not at Sony, Becky loves sharing her film knowledge by writing and podcasting about her favorite movies, TV shows, and filmmakers. In addition, Becky is a guest instructor on film history and appreciation. She most recently taught a 6-hour lecture on the films of Ingmar Bergman at UC Riverside as part of their two week "Contemporary Approaches to Filmmaking" program, and was a guest panelist on the “Horror and the Inevitable Remake" panel at San Diego Comic Con 2022.Website: https://beckydanna.com/ Jonathan Laubinger is an avid movie lover and podcaster. He created, hosted, edited, and produced the Film Baby Film podcast, which primarily focused on deep-dive episodes of beloved art house film classics. Jonathan has also appeared on several other podcasts including WrongReel, Criterion Reflections, and others. He has appeared on multiple game shows, winning almost $90,000. For his day job, he is an executive at a start-up in the specialty insurance industry. Jonathan is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and has his JD/MBA from Boston College. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6H16LiwpgrEPQ8uhHE3FRU?si=5hilMRDWQHioGht6V29gVQ&nd=1&dlsi=7dd3dcf875154dd4Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zach-cregger-adaptation/id1840753945?i=1000729183843Amazon Music / Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/08c227b8-ce1f-4817-9241-b11defb40a4c/directors-takePandora - https://pandora.app.link/Qs77bumo4WbTuneIn - http://tun.in/pxVVWSupport the show

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HMSG Interview Becky D'Anna & Jon Laubinger - "Presence"

Bad Apples - "Pumpkin Palooza"We have another film set on Halloween night for your spooky season listening pleasure - BAD APPLES (2018)! ? ? A couple moves to a new city after a tragic loss and get more than they bargained for in their new home. This film stars friends of the podcast Brea Grant & Graham Skipper in the leads! An extra treat for us, no tricks! We hope you enjoy carving into this fresh episode! ? Support the show

Bad Apples - "Pumpkin Palooza"

Night of the Demons - "All Alone in Wonderland"It&apos;s officially Spooky Season and we are celebrating with movies set on Halloween ALL MONTH LONG! This week we tackle the cult classic NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988). A couple of girls want to throw an epic party at a haunted mansion, but some uninvited guests from the demon realm crash the fun! We hope you enjoy all the fresh spooky fun this week!Support the show

Night of the Demons - "All Alone in Wonderland"

The Monkey - “Everything is an Accident”We conclude our Stephen King Birthday Month Celebration with a lot of laughs & tons of gore with Osgood Perkins adaptation of THE MONKEY (2024). This one was a treat - filled with delightful character performances and philosophical life lessons!Have you seen this one? We hope you enjoy this episode & then go out dancing!Support the show

The Monkey - “Everything is an Accident”

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky HorrorWe got a sneak peak of the new documentary STRANGE JOURNEY: The Story of Rocky Horror (2025) - about the longest running cult classic just in time to celebrate it’s 50th Anniversary. We discuss our love for all things ROCKY HORROR & talk about how the film played pivotal roles in both of our lives. We hope you get a chance to see this beautiful film that Linus O’Brien lovingly made about his father’s work. We hope you enjoy our conversation and the teaser trailer for the documentary! Now Playing in Theaters! OHHHH ROCKY! Happy 50th Birthday! Subscribe & Watch this Video Episode on our YouTube!Support the show

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror - Documentary TEASER!

Oh my goodness! ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE! We got to chat with Director, Barnaby Roper and lead Star of the film Eddie Marsan about their fresh takes on the Brit Gangster thriller. We gave this film an all around 5 out of 5 Chainsaws! It is absolutely Fantasticgorical and we hope you get a chance to check it out now that it’s in theaters! Check out the Trailer Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK_FYtYDOmU&list=PPSVLink to Watch HMSG - ALL THE DEVILS Interviews on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SQ2u3WzvVXkSupport the show

HMSG Interviews Director, Barnaby Roper & Actor, Eddie Marsan - "All the Devils Are Here"

Apt Pupil - "I Wanna Know"We continue our Stephen King birthday party with a very challenging piece this week - APT PUPIL (1998). A young man&apos;s quest for historically accurate knowledge of a WW2 soldier&apos;s life and work in Nazi Germany consumes him and his subject alike as they jockey for power. We acknowledge this film is a tough watch, but we hope you enjoy our conversation about it. Support the show

Apt Pupil - "I Wanna Know"

The Mangler - "Payment in Full"We continue our Stephen King celebration with THE MANGLER (1995). This doozy of a film was helmed by director of the OG Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper and stars horror legend Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise) as another baddie ready to enter your nightmares! Unthinkable sacrifices are made by an industrial laundry magnate and the elite class to maintain power & control in a New England town.We hope you enjoy hearing the story unfold in this fresh episode!Support the show

The Mangler - "Payment in Full"

Horror Movie Survival Guide hosts Teri Gamble & Julia Marchese sit down to talk to the writer & director of Rabbit Trap, Bryn Chainey. The film opened in theaters on September 12th. Bryn Chainey is a British filmmaker, folklorist and poet. Exploring the thorny edgeland of nature, technology and the unconscious, his influences include Nic Roeg, David Lynch, Ted Hughes, and Brian Froud. His work has best been described as mythic realism. In 2025 his debut feature film, Rabbit Trap, starring Dev Patel and Rosy McEwen, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.Bryn is also the co-founder and curator of Pustnik, a non-profit residency and education program that takes place annually in remote locations across Romania.Follow YOUR LOVELY HOSTS! ⁨@JuliaCMarchese⁩   | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook | Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/juliacmarchese ⁨@theterigamble⁩   | Instagram, Facebook | Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/theterigambleFollow OUR SOCIALS! HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook | Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/horrormoviesurvival...PATREONHorror Movie Survival Guide | creating a Podcast & More! | Patreon  / horrormoviesurvivalguide  Horror Movie Survival Guide (@horrormoviesurvivalguide) • Instagram photos and videos  / horrormoviesurvivalguide  Horror Movie Survival Guide (@horrormoviesurvivalpod) | TikTok  / horrormoviesurvivalpod  Facebook  / horrormoviesurvivalguide  TwitterHorror Movie Survival Guide (@WeRIntoSurvival) / Xhttps://x.com/WeRIntoSurvivalSupport the show

HMSG Interview Bryn Chainey - "Rabbit Trap"

Salem&apos;s Lot - "Running Away Makes it Worse"We continue our celebration of all things Stephen King this week with the new SALEM&apos;S LOT (2024). This classic vampire tale gives us a brave (and well informed hero) in Mark Petrie and so many other themes and tropes from the King-verse - kids on bikes, a small New England town and a store that seems way too fancy for the place! We hope you enjoy our visit to Salem&apos;s Lot! Support the show

Salem's Lot - "Running Away Makes it Worse"

Needful Things - "I&apos;m Just One Lonely Guy"We&apos;re celebrating Stephen King&apos;s birthday month with another round of King adaptations! Our festivities begin with a Faustian inspired tale starring the legendary actor, Max von Sydow, in NEEDFUL THINGS (1993). A mysterious man (von Sydow) sets up a curious little shop in a small New England town that quickly brings the locals to their knees. The town must wrestle with the weight of their individual desires versus the real needs of the community collective.We hope you enjoy this bright & shiny new episode!Support the show

Needful Things - "I'm Just One Lonely Guy"

HMSG Interview Heather O. Petrocelli - "Chopper Chicks from Zombietown"We got to finally chat with friend of the podcast Heather O. Petrocelli, author of QUEER FOR FEAR, about an under seen Troma Gem CHOPPER CHICKS IN ZOMBIETOWN (1989).Dr. Heather O. Petrocelli -  is a film critic, writer, and researcher who works with transdisciplinary methods across film studies, queer theory, and public history. This academic foundation, combined with a life-long horror obsession and experience studying, programming, making, and marketing film, informs their debut book Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator (2023).Petrocelli’s text sets out to ‘craft the first cohesive portrait of horror-loving queers,’ surveying 4,107 queer horror fans and conducting in-depth oral history interviews with fifteen ‘narrators.’ A post-binary dyke scholar, Heather is especially passionate about engaging with and making visible queer stories and experiences. We highly recommend you check out Heather&apos;s amazing video essay on YouTube that gives you a short rundown of what&apos;s covered in her fabulous book! We hope you enjoy digging into this fresh, very un-dead episode! Brains!!!Support the show

HMSG Interview Heather O. Petrocelli - "Chopper Chicks from Zombietown"

Copycat - "He Wants to Dazzle Us"This week we get into all the gory details of a serial killer&apos;s spree in COPYCAT (1995). A deathly cat and mouse game ensues as a manhunt for a clever killer is on in San Francisco. The chase is led by detectives (Holly Hunter & Dermot Mulroney) with an assist from a hotshot criminal psychologist (Sigourney Weaver).We hope you enjoy digging into this fresh episode! Support the show

Copycat - "He Wants to Dazzle Us"

The Skeleton Key - "I Don&apos;t Believe"This week we unlock the doors to some HooDoo Magic with THE SKELETON KEY (2005). A young woman, played perfectly by Kate Hudson, looking for her purpose in life, makes her way to an old plantation home to work as a caretaker. Is it too late for her to escape by the time she realizes that something is amiss?? Power house performances by late, great legendary actors Gena Rowlands & John Hurt anchor this southern gothic tale. We hope you enjoy unlocking this fresh episode!Support the show

The Skeleton Key - "I Don't Believe"

Only Lovers Left Alive - " I Think the World has Enough Chaos"Have you SUBSCRIBED to our YouTube channel yet...? We are thrilled to now be producing video episodes of your favorite podcast! This week we swoon over ancient vampires in Jim Jarmusch&apos;s Award-Winning film, ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (2013). A meditation on loneliness at the end of the world through the lens of two vampires (Tilda Swinton & Tom Hiddleston) whose thirst threatens the lives of those they come in contact with & their better natures. We hope you enjoy sinking your teeth into this fresh episode!Support the show

Only Lovers Left Alive - " I Think the World has Enough Chaos"

Horror Movie Survival Guide is a weekly podcast where two long time chums (and unlikely gorehounds) watch and talk about horror films from a survival point of view. We ask the question - how can *we* end up as the final girl? Join Julia Marchese and Teri Gamble as we take a deep dive into everything from OG horror to newly released films (but preferably classics on VHS). We'll talk about obscure details that no one else notices, spin off into alternate casting universes, crush on some foxy, dodgy fellows (and creepy uncles), and arm ourselves with the knowledge necessary to become The Final Girl!

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