Category: Podcast
The HorrorFam.com Podcast is no longer happening. This is an archive of past episodes.
However, Lauren still LOVES discovering and sharing the talents of indie horror creators!!! She writes about new and upcoming horror projects every month. Send her an email to be featured in her next Indie Horror Inbox Roundup! ♥
Now Accepting MONTHLY Indie Horror Submissions
Our podcast has retired but our tri-annual Indie Horror Inbox Roundups are going MONTHLY! Learn how you can share news about YOUR new or upcoming indie horror project on HorrorFam.com!
Episode 37: Lanny Helton of Frightful Facades (Horror House Replicas)
Lanny Helton of Frightful Facades creates intricate handmade replicas of famous horror film houses as well as decorations for YOUR horror home — from light switch covers to refrigerator magnets to light-up action figure display stands!
Episode 36: Hope, Healing, and HORROR with Meosha Bean
Meosha Bean is an indie horror director, editor, cinematographer, actress, and MORE! She spoke with host, Lauren Spear, about her newest feature film, her YouTube shorts, her cinematic inspirations, and how confronting horrors – both real and fictional – can help us heal through our most traumatic moments.
Happy Halloween 2025! (VIDEO)
HAPPY HALLOWEEN from everyone at HorrorFam.com!! We each shared our favorite horror movies, horror books, Halloween activities, and gave shoutouts to indie horror creators we felt deserved more love on this special day!
Episode 35: The Halloween Society (Ron Magid + Harrison Magid)
Esteemed horror historian Ron Magid shares some of The Halloween Society’s fascinating history and its groundbreaking impact on how Halloween masks and horror movie props were treated in the years since. You’ll also hear from indie horror filmmaker Harrison Magid on how he and his father are working together to “revive and resuscitate” The Halloween Society through new publications and an upcoming documentary – The Halloween Society: Unmasked!
Episode 34: NEBULOUS Director & SYN Actress Aeris Danet
15-year-old horror director Aeris Danet has been absolutely dominating the competition at 2025 film festivals, winning award after award for her film NEBULOUS! She’s also an actress, a writer, and a lifelong horror fan. Watch this episode so you can say you “knew her when” because Aeris Danet’s horror career is going to be HUGE before we know it!
Episode 33: Indie Horror Writer-Director Natalie Rodriguez
Indie horror writer-director Natalie Rodriguez shares news about her upcoming films – Beyond the Moonlight and Inner Child – plus dives deep into sleep paralysis struggles, cats, tattoos, and her creative process.
Episode 32: Horror Writer Adam Page
Writer Adam Page shares how he got into horror, his love for Stephen King, how attitudes towards horror fans have evolved in the UK over the past 40 years, how to introduce new/young audiences to the genre, and more!
Episode 31: HorrorFam.com Head Editor Lauren Spear
After six years, Lauren Spear — the host of the HorrorFam.com Podcast — finally answers some frequently asked questions!
Learn more about why she created HorrorFam.com and what she does behind-the-scenes, how she got into horror, her favorite horror movies and actors, her thoughts on horror movie remakes, what you can look forward to, and more…!
Episode 30: Get to Know HorrorFam.com’s Christi Bandy!
If you’ve spent any time at all on HorrorFam.com, you’ve read an article or review by Christi Bandy. Now, see her face and hear her voice!
Episode 29: Skyla Macy – Horror Writer, Artist, and Creator of “Slasher” & “Tear Erosion”
Horror writer/artist Skyla Macy talks about her weekly newsletter, her analog horror series on YouTube, her horror-themed art and cosplays, as well as how horror runs in her bloodline!
Podcast Episode 28: Horror Artist Stephen Bell aka Novelties by STEXE (VIDEO w/ Full Transcript)
Artist Stephen Bell aka Novelties by STEXE shares how he transitioned from his modelmaking work for Natural History Museums into creating wonderfully fun novelties for B-movie horror fans!












