Posts in Portal of the Podcast
EP#222: Exploring the Esoteric - An Interview with Dr. Justin Sledge

Join Justin as he chats with Dr. James Justin Sledge regarding the recent rise of folk horror, magick in movies, cool occult texts, approaching the esoteric as an academic, and more!

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EP#221: Curse of Cazador - An Interview with Neil Newbon

Join Justin as he chats with actor, director, and stunt performer Neil Newbon about the evolution of motion capture, the Baldur’s Gate 3 phenomenon, becoming Astarion, method acting, and more!

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EP#220: The Cat and the Crate - An Interview with Adrienne Barbeau

Join Justin as he chats with actor and author Adrienne Barbeau about Broadway, working for the Mob, The Crate, Catwoman, The Fog, and more!

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EP#219: Frequency of the Archetype - An Interview with Burton C. Bell

Join Justin as he chats with musician and author Burton C. Bell about Ascension of the Watchers, The Twilight Zone, The Night Gallery, writing science fiction, Fear Factory, working with Geezer Butler, and more!

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EP#218: Return to Bright Falls - An Interview with Sam Lake

Join Justin as he chats with writer and creative director at Remedy Entertainment Sam Lake about Alan Wake II, horror fiction, The Twilight Zone, Max Payne, his creative process, and more!

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EP#217: Lost in the Shadows - An Interview with Lou Gramm

Join Justin as he chats with iconic singer and songwriter Lou Gramm about Westerns, auditioning for Foreigner, recording the Lost Boys soundtrack, discovering your voice, and more!

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EP#216: Here I Am - An Interview with Klaus Meine

Join Justin as he chats with iconic singer and songwriter Klaus Meine about the rise of the Scorpions, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the bands first tour in the USA, and more!

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EP#215: Of the Secrets of Steel - An Interview with Brom

Join Justin as he chats with legendary gothic fantasy artist Brom about balancing art as a passion and profession, crafting your own Conan, horror, Rod Serling’s The Night Gallery, and more!

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EP#214: From Symbiote to Spawn - An Interview with Todd McFarlane

Join Justin and Nick as they chat with iconic comic artist, writer, and founder of Image Comics Todd McFarlane about the origins of Spawn, going against the grain, creativity, competition, and more!

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EP#213: Undead and Buried - An Interview with Gary Sherman

Join Justin as he chats with screenwriter, producer, and director Gary Sherman about his days at Chess Records, Donald Pleasence, Marlon Brando, and the painful legacy of Poltergeist III.

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EP#212: Cult of the Countess - An Interview with Maggie Robertson

Join Justin as he chats with actor Maggie Robertson about cassette tapes, VHS, theater, Resident Evil: Village, the Internets interesting reaction to Lady D, and more!

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EP#211: A Fire in the Sky - An Interview with Blaze Bayley

Join Justin as he chats with musician Blaze Bayley about the supernatural, Shakespeare, the connection between theater and live performance, stage fright, his time with Iron Maiden, new music, and more!

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EP#210: Madness Reigns - An Interview with Jon Oliva

Join Justin as he chats with musician Jon Oliva about the early years of Savatage, the legacy of Criss Oliva, substance abuse, rehab, Halloween, haunted recording studios, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and more!

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EP#209: Cacophony of Souls - An Interview with Marty Friedman

Join Justin and Nick as they chat with musician Marty Friedman about obtaining originality on the guitar, teaching techniques, childhood hell-raising, creativity, and more!

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EP#208: Under the Sign of the Silver Moon - An Interview with Mitch Horowitz

Join Just as he chats with occult historian, author, and lecturer Mitch Horowitz about the founding fathers of mysticism in America, the colonial roots of folk horror, Satanism, his new book, and more!

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EP#207: Son of Fantasia - An Interview with Noah Hathaway

Join Justin as he chats with actor and martial artist Noah Hathaway about the hardships of portraying Atreyu, his bittersweet relationship with The Never Ending Story, creativity, self-defense, and more!

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EP#205: Knee-Deep in the Dead - An Interview with John Romero

Join Justin as he chats with legendary game designer, programmer, and developer John Romero about the early years of programming, D&D, heavy metal, the rise of id Software, Doom, and more!

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EP#204: Transmissions from Ziltoidia 9 - An Interview with Devin Townsend

Join Justin and Nick as they chat with musician Devin Townsend about The Dark Crystal, inspiration, creativity, meditation, marijuana, Strapping Young Lad, and more!

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EP#203: Season of the Silver Shamrock - An Interview with Tommy Lee Wallace

Join Justin as he chats with director and writer Tommy Lee Wallace about the birth of the Halloween franchise, crafting The Shape mask, Fright Night 2, adapting Stephen King’s It, Pennywise, life after death, his investigations into the legend of the Bell Witch, and more!

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