Harold Schechter is an author, true crime historian, and professor emeritus. He has chronicled some of America’s most infamous murderers, including Ed Gein, H.H. Holmes, Albert Fish, and Belle Gunness. His books Deviant and Deranged are definitive accounts of Ed Gein and Albert Fish, and his many other works include Depraved, Fatal, The Serial Killer Files, Hell’s Princess, and Murderabilia. He is also the editor of the Library of America’s True Crime: An American Anthology and a two-time Edgar Award finalist.

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00:00:00 - Intro, Harold Brings Gifts

00:03:48 - Mortality and the Denial of Death, Harold's Plan When He Dies

00:11:01 - Does Harold Go Back to Read His Own Books? Harold's "Close Relationship" with ChatGPT, Announces a Story from a New Book

00:17:28 - Ryan Murphy's 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story' Plagiarized Harold Schechter's Book Deviant? Harold Taking "Creative Liberties" in His Ed Gein Biography

00:32:56 - Harold's Thoughts on the "Canon" Serial Killers, like Gacy and Bundy, and Why He Refuses to Write About Them. Clearing Up The Confusion Around the Word "Serial Killer." Who Harold Spoke to for Information on Ed Gein.

00:40:17 - Harold Weighs in on Serial Killer Conspiracy Theories

00:49:56 - Every Serial Killer Has a Matching Fairy Tale Archetype, Dr. Frederic Wertham: The Man Who Killed Comic Books, Every Generation Has a "Boogeyman"

01:02:40 - The Boston Boy Fiend: Jesse Pomeroy, Finding True Crime GOLD in the Library of Congress, Harold's Advice For Success, He Does NOT Read or Watch True Crime

01:12:34 - Criminal Profiling, Harold's Books Have Been Useful to the FBI, 50 States of Murder, The Iconography of Serial Killers, The Shadow Side of Society

01:25:48 - How to Decompress From a Life of True Crime, Harold Refuses to Make Social Media

01:32:21 - Harold's Next Books and Outro

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Felissa Rose is an actress best known for her role as Angela Baker in the cult horror classic Sleepaway Camp. Her career in horror includes Victor Crowley, Terrifier 2, Scary Movie 6, and over 200 more credits. She is also a producer and longtime fixture of the horror convention circuit.

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00:00:00 – Intro, Too Many Podcasts, Dave Sheridan Says Hi

00:03:55 – Loving Convention Appearances, Moving to LA from New York, Growing Up Insecure, Ethnicity Worked Against You in the ‘80s

00:11:07 – Getting Teased for Playing Angela in Sleepaway Camp, Taking a Break from Hollywood, Not Taking Sleepaway Camp II & III, Working with Bill Murray

00:20:33 – Jonathan Tiersten’s Death, Audiences Knowing You for One Role, Kane Hodder, Casualty Friday‘s Genesis and Return

00:30:29 – Likes on Social Media Do NOT Equal Success, Allowing Guests to Be Themselves, LA Remaining the Hub for the Film Industry, Fake Circles, Finding Your Character

00:37:28 – True Crime, Acting Is All in the Eyes, Producing Films, Starring and Directing in the Same Movie, New Film with Danielle Harris

00:46:40 – Working on Scary Movie 6, Terrifier Scene Was Almost Cut from the Film, Working in Terrifier 2 and Victor Crowley, Adam Green, and Damien Leone

00:59:56 – Curry Barker’s Obsession, Going Deep, Existentially Self-Aware, Manifestation, Life Changes When You Have Kids, Finding Purpose as an Artist

01:22:06 – Meditation, Hypnotherapy, Death Anxiety, Paranormal Experiences, Interdimensional Beings

01:34:02 – Back to Horror, a Reimagining of Sleepaway Camp Is Upcoming, Authenticity, Listening to Your Gut, Astrology

01:55:44 – Felissa’s Podcast, Calling Kane Hodder, Angela’s Penis, Felissa Clears Up Sleepaway Camp Myths, Working with Shelley Duvall, Tony Todd, and Icons We Lost

02:12:39 – Horror Community, New Movies, CKY, Hot Dog Casserole

02:31:12 – Outro

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Scout Taylor-Compton is an actress and director best known for her roles as Laurie Strode in Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Halloween II, as well as performances in The Runaways, April Fool’s Day, and numerous other films. She recently co-directed the upcoming horror film Last Chance Motel, and previously co-hosted Talk Scary to Me, with Danielle Harris.

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00:00 – Intro, Self Tape Auditions, Getting Married

00:04:33 – Abandoning Los Angeles, Getting Started in Acting

00:11:18 – Moving To LA, The Challenges of a Podcast

00:14:43 – Why Her Podcast with Danielle Harris (Talk Scary to Me) Ended

00:20:11 – Rob Zombie, Being Cast as Laurie Strode in Halloween, Halloween's Toxic Fanbase

00:24:19 – Having a Tough Childhood and How Acting Remedied That, Hollywood is Inauthentic

00:28:26 – Moving Into Directing, Last Chance Motel, The Struggles of Being a Child Actor, Future Projects

00:42:55 – Modern Horror, Remakes, New Films, and The Age of Streaming

00:48:33 – The Writing Process, Inserting Yourself Into Your Screenplays, Coming of Age Films, Growing Up In A Mortuary, Favorite Movies

00:58:37 – Inspirational Directors and Actors, Brothels, Hating Vegas, Disney Adults

01:07:51 – Music We Grew Up With, Dating Musicians, Why a Movie Ruined a Relationship With a Famous Drummer, Do Actors Like Intimate Scenes with Each Other?

01:13:41 – Making Sleepover, Getting Recognized at Bars, Teen Comedies are Tame Now

01:23:59 – New Show Ideas, Having ADHD, Goals With Production Company, Writing Horror Screenplays, Horror's New Directors

01:36:28 – Last Chance Motel, Distribution, Why No One Shoots in LA Anymore, Just Make A Movie, Growing in the Industry

01:52:16 – Why Talks From The Crypt Exists, Learning From One Another, and Outro