The Nick Taylor Horror Show

Jamie Nash is a professional screenwriter, book writer and teacher. His credits include Altered, a very under-appreciated alien horror movie written by Jamie and directed by The Blair Witch Project’s Eduardo Sánchez. He also wrote and produced A Ride in the Park the zombie segment in V/H/S/2 and Exists , the 2014 creature feature about bigfoot, and he wrote and directed the audio drama Black Velvet Fairies . Jamie is also author of Save the Cat! Writes Horror , my new favorite book on the craft

Markian Tarasiuk and Sean Harris Oliver are the filmmakers behind Hunting Matthew Nichols , a true-crime-style horror mockumentary that has become a notable self-distribution success story. Made for a budget of $300K Canadian, roughly $215K USD, the movie made all of its money back before it was even released through presales, then did $600K in its opening weekend in theaters, all thanks to the enterprising bootstrapping of the filmmakers, who entirely took charge of the future of their own film

Patrick McMahon and Rick Shaine are the editors behind the original Nightmare on Elm Street. I n this special live conversation at the Metrograph theatre in New York, Pat and Rick reflect on everything from working with Wes Craven to the intense amount of pressure they were under and their specific techniques for editing to induce fear. On today’s episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show , here, without further ado, are Patrick McMahon and Rick Shaine.

Rod Blackhurst is a filmmaker, director, and producer whose work spans documentary, narrative, and horror. He made his narrative feature debut with Here Alone , winner of the Audience Award at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, and later returned to Tribeca with Blood for Dust (2023), starring Scoot McNairy and Kit Harington. He also co-directed and produced the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary Amanda Knox . He also co-created The White Room , a Blood List script later acquired by Amblin, and co-

Jeremiah Kipp is a New York–based horror filmmaker whose work includes The Sadist , Slapface , and The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Story . In this episode, Jeremiah breaks down his expansive career journey and finely tuned process for working with actors, maximizing low budgets, and keeping sets running smoothly. Jeremiah also discusses the importance of mentorship in his career, including his longstanding relationships with genre greats, and former guests of the show, Larry Fessenden and Jim Mickl

Brandon Christensen is back. A Canadian horror filmmaker, his recent run includes Puppet Man , Night of the Reaper , and his most recent release, Bodycam . Brandon writes, directs, produces, edits, and often handles visual effects on his own films, building ambitious genre work by keeping crews small, budgets tight, and the process intensely hands-on. In this episode, Brandon breaks down the making of Bodycam , his found-footage feature told entirely through police body cameras. He also gets int