The Nick Taylor Horror Show
Exploring the techniques, strategies, and key pieces of advice for aspiring horror directors, straight from the minds of some of the greatest filmmakers and creators in horror. Host Nick Taylor engages in one-on-one conversations with directors, producers, writers, actors and artists to uncover the keys to their creative and professional success in the horror business.
Recent Episodes
Feb. 13, 2026
MISDIRECTION’S Kevin Lewis & Oliver Trevena
Kevin Lewis and Oliver Trevena are the director and producer duo behind Misdirection, a contained neo noir thriller with Frank Grillo that builds a surprisingly big world inside a single location. Misdirection follows a coupl...
Feb. 6, 2026
STRANGE HARVEST Director, Stuart Ortiz
Stuart Ortiz is a film director, writer, producer and one of the founding member s of The Vicious Brothers , the filmmaking duo behind Grave Encounters 1 and 2. Stuart’s most recent feature is Strange Harvest , a true-crime–s...
Jan. 23, 2026
MAN FINDS TAPE Directors, Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman
Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman are the writer/directors behind Man Finds Tape , a faux documentary horror film that uses mixed media, curated “evidence,” and found footage logic to tell a cosmic horror story about a malevolen...
Jan. 9, 2026
GOOD BOY Director, Ben Leonberg
Ben Leonberg is the writer and director of Good Boy , the breakout indie horror film told entirely from the point of view of a dog. Shot over three years with a crew of three people and made for under seventy thousand dollars...
Dec. 12, 2025
NIGHT OF THE REAPER Director, Brandon Christensen
Brandon Christensen is a Canadian filmmaker and VFX artist whose directorial work includes Night of the Reaper , Superhost , Puppet Man , and VFX work on multiple films with a particularly close collaboration with Joe Begos o...
Nov. 19, 2025
The Science of Horror: Recreational Fear Lab
Show Notes Movies Mentioned Get Out Psycho Carrie Friday the 13th (franchise) Sharknado The Exorcist Hereditary Contagion The Evil Dead An American Werewolf in London The Fly Weapons Books and Stories Grimm’s Fairy Tales (Bro...
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