Talks From The Crypt: Horror and True Crime

• #20 - Danielle Harris (Halloween 4 & 5, Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Hatchet, Talk Scary to Me)

  Danielle Harris is an iconic actress, director, and horror legend known for her roles as Jamie Lloyd in Halloween 4 & 5, Annie in Rob Zombie's Halloween, Marybeth the Hatchet series, and many more. Her podcast, Talk Scary to Me, co-hosted with Scout Taylor-Compton is available on Spotify and Patreon.In this episode, Danielle opens up about surviving childhood stardom, detailing the pressures and hidden horrors faced by young actors in Hollywood, including troubling experiences involving Corey Feldman and Drake Bell. She candidly shares her experiences with creepy fans and infamous stalkers, emphasizing the need for better convention etiquette and boundaries.Danielle reflects her transition into directing films, and navigating the complexities of working with friends and family, the challenges of balancing creativity with personal life, missing important family events, and confronting the reality that fame is not as glamorous as we'd like to think.She shares her casting couch experience involving Steven Seagal, views on nudity in films, and discusses the intense filming of Rob Zombie's Halloween. Danielle also reveals tensions with actress Tara Reid and and losing roles to Neve Campbell. She addresses the Jamie Lee Curtis controversy and details how it ended on a positive note. We talk about her upcoming memoir and documentary and connecting with other horror icons such as Heather Langenkamp on their film "Last Chance Motel."We reflect on Danielle's rebellious youth, including her experience filming Halloween 4 & 5 and her relationship with the Akkad family. Danielle describes the intense environment of working on Rob Zombie's "Halloween," including studio interference and challenges behind the scenes.Further discussed are her experiences writing and pitching films, frustrations with studio executives unaware of Jamie Lloyd’s passionate fanbase, her idea for a new Halloween sequel, and critiques of modern horror filmmaking. Also covered: Danielle’s popular podcast "Talk Scary to Me," her approach to social media, the realities of fame in the horror community, and the evolving landscape of horror conventions and fan interactions.—Subscribe: youtube.com/@TalksFromTheCryptFollow On Social Media –Talks From The Crypt: https://instagram.com/talksfromthecrypt / https://talksfromthecrypt.com Danielle Harris:https://www.instagram.com/horrorgal / https://danielleharris.comTalk Scary to Me Podcast:https://www.instagram.com/talkscarytomepodcasthttps://www.patreon.com/talkscarytome—00:00:00 – Intro00:01:06 – Surviving Childhood Stardom: Pressures, Hidden Horrors, and Convention Etiquette00:09:42 – Child Star Trauma (Corey Feldman, Drake Bell), Predators, & Danielle’s Stalker Stories00:15:03 – Staying Busy Since the '80s: Acting, Directing, Working With Friends, and New Projects (Scout Taylor-Compton, Last Chance Motel)00:25:41 – Being Selfish With Creativity, Missing Life Events, and "Fame Isn't All Sunglasses and Limousines"00:31:20 – Danielle's Memoir & Documentary, Steven Seagal, Her Casting Couch Experience, Nudity on Film, and Social Media's Impact00:45:18 – Moving Out of Los Angeles, Protecting Her Sons' Childhood, and Financially Supporting Her Family at Age 800:55:07 – Changing Perspectives With Age, Momma's Boys, Family Guilt, and Overthinking01:02:54 – Rebellious Youth, Smoking, Moving to LA, and Filming Halloween 4 & 5 (Relationship With the Akkads)01:10:52 – Rob Zombie's Halloween & Studio Interference, Loomis, and Being Scared on Set of Halloween 501:20:06 – Writing & Pitching Films, Jamie Lloyd's Legacy, Danielle's Halloween Sequel Idea, and the State of Modern Horror01:30:07 – Fight With Tara Reid, Actress Rivalries, Losing Roles to Neve Campbell, and Transitioning From Child to Adult Actor01:42:19 – Jamie Lee Curtis Controversy, Connecting With Horror Icons, and Heather Langenkamp01:55:36 – 'Talk Scary to Me' Podcast With Scout Taylor-Compton and Danielle's Socials01:58:06 – Outro

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• #19 - Adam Green (Hatchet, Digging Up The Marrow, The Movie Crypt)

  Adam Green is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and horror icon best known for creating the Hatchet franchise and directing cult favorites like Frozen, Digging Up the Marrow, Spiral, Chillerama, and more. He is the co-host of The Movie Crypt podcast and founder of ArieScope Pictures.In this episode, Adam opens up about the brutal reality of filmmaking — from nearly walking away during the pandemic and the collapse of his dream project, Killer Pizza, to streaming platforms dismantling independent film. He shares personal stories of building a cult audience, the real reason Scary Sleepover disappeared from YouTube, and the constant battle to keep creative control. We also discuss the aftermath of the strike, censorship by the MPAA, and the madness of navigating Hollywood as an indie horror director.We talk origins of Hatchet, casting horror legends, the convention circuit, the return of slashers, and the death of physical media. Adam reflects on directing a younger cast in his upcoming film The Ascent, and shares untold stories about working with Tony Todd, Felissa Rose, Sid Haig, and the chaos of some of his most iconic films.Also covered: Yorkiethon 2025, the potential return of Scary Sleepover, social media controversies, Terrifier, cancel culture, and how horror has evolved in the age of streaming.—Subscribe: youtube.com/@TalksFromTheCryptFollow On Social Media –Talks From The Crypt: https://instagram.com/talksfromthecrypt / https://talksfromthecrypt.com Adam Green: https://www.instagram.com/adam_fn_greenYORKIETHON JULY 25-27, 2025: https://www.ariescope.comThe Movie Crypt Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/TheMovieCrypt—00:00:00 - Intro00:00:30 - The Movie Crypt Podcast, Wanting to Quit, Killer Pizza, Streaming vs. Physical Media, Pandemic Aftermath00:13:35 - The Reality of Filmmaking, Filming & Touring Hatchet and Frozen, Dealing With Critics00:20:47 - Holliston, Finding DP Will Barrett, First Feature Film, and Lessons In Actually Finishing What You Start00:29:32 - Writing, Working with Comedy, 48 Hour Live Stream, ArieScope's YouTube Channel - Halloween Shorts and Scary Sleepover00:39:48 - The Selection of Adam's Casts, Directing Performances, Working With a New Cast on 'Ascent', Being the "Old Guy" On Set00:53:44 - Casting Horror Icons, The Death and The Reviving of Slashers, Remakes & Reboots, Keeping Screenplays Private01:03:45 - Relinquishing Creative Control, Censorship, Trailers Spoiling the Film, Writing 'I, Survivor,' Writing Real Names Into Scripts01:15:11 - Vivid Detail in Writing, Digging Up The Marrow, Headaches of Distribution, Fan Letters and Theories01:47:16 - Using Practical FX, Final Destination, Bloodlines, Using Fears for Plots01:58:47 - Recasting Marybeth in Hatchet, Good Looking Casts, Filming Overseas in Malta, Grateful To Be a Filmmaker02:05:57 - The Strike and Pandemic's Effect on Hollywood, Damien Leone Twitter Controversy, Cancel Culture, and Social Media02:23:09 - Meeting Fans at Conventions, Tattoos, Being Lucky to Exist in Horror Culture, Bringing Back Scary Sleepover, Tony Todd, Sid Haig, and Making Friends With Anxiety02:38:19 - The Last Drive-In, Getting Booked at Conventions, Adam's Growth Since Hatchet 1, and Future Projects02:47:27 - Terrifier, MPAA's Censorship, Making Sequels02:54:28 - Horror Stories of Getting Recognized in Public, Yorkiethon, Gratitude for Horror Community03:03:19 - Adam Green's Social Media, Yorkiethon (JULY 25-27, 2025), and Outro—Copyright Disclaimer:Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

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• #18 - Gil Carrillo (Night Stalker Co-Lead Detective)

  Gil Carrillo is the legendary homicide detective that played a key role in taking down one of America's most notorious serial killers, Richard Ramirez, aka "The Night Stalker."Gil shares memories and details of investigating the Ramirez murders, the detective work involved, and his partnership with Frank Salerno. We discuss LA’s infamous crime waves– including Charles Manson, The Hillside Stranglers, and The Toolbox Killers. Gil reflects back on Ramirez’s capture, bizarre courtroom controversies, Satanic cult connections, and how the case deeply impacted Gil’s life.Details of crime scenes, critical breakthroughs, media leaks, and jurisdictional beef, Ramirez's strange life in prison, groupies at trial, and the Netflix documentary aftermath that catapulted Gil into newfound fame.—Subscribe: youtube.com/@TalksFromTheCryptFollow On Social Media:Talks From The Crypt – https://instagram.com/talksfromthecrypt / https://talksfromthecrypt.com Gil Carrillo – https://www.instagram.com/realgilcarrillo—00:00:00 – Intro, Drinks, Vegas vs. LA00:03:22 – Gil’s Netflix Fame and Hanging with George Lopez00:08:24 – Troubled Youth, Vietnam, Crime Psychology and Criminal Investigation Classes in College, Getting Into Law Enforcement00:19:10 –LA’s Dark History: Manson, Hillside Strangler, The Sunset Strip Killers, The Toolbox Killers. Working with Frank Salerno and the Night Stalker Movie "Manhunt"00:24:49 – Gil’s First Night Stalker Crime Scene and Investigation Methods: Dayle Okazaki, Maria Hernandez, Tsai-Lian Yu, and Jennie Vincow00:29:20 – Chaos Intensifies: The Zazzara's, Doi's, Patty Elaine Higgins, & Mary Cannon. Finding the Avia Footprint and Jurisdictional Conflicts00:33:29 – Attempted Break-In at a Fellow Cop's House: Deputy John Rodriguez, Whitney Bennet, Mable Bell & Nettie Lang – Richard Ramirez's Inconsistencies and Gil's "One-Man Theory"00:38:35 – Ramirez Nearly Caught, Dental Evidence, and Connecting Unsolved Murders00:43:47 – Gil's Family, Emotional Netflix Moment, and Awesome Shirt00:57:52 – Media Informants, Leaked Evidence, and the Pan Murders01:08:03 – Starting the Task Force: The Petersen's and Abowath's - Gil's Family Leaving In Fear, Thinking Night Stalker Was In His House01:16:12 – Adjusting to the Violence, Attending Autopsies by Policy, Pressure to Solve the Case, Attaining the Picture of Richard Ramirez That Led to His Capture, San Francisco Murders, and Seizing Victims' Stolen Property01:24:51 – Catching the Night Stalker, Informant Dies, Hubbard Street, Speaking With Richard Ramirez, "Don't Judge A Book By His Cover"01:38:52 – Evidence Thrown Out, Bunk Informants, The Trial Circus, Jury Member Who Had Heart Eyes for Richard, Night Stalker Fan Girls, Anton LaVey and Satanists In Court01:42:46 – What Richard Ramirez Was Like In San Quentin, Befriending the Toolbox Killer01:45:57 – Trial Controversies, Tainted Line-Up, Guilty: Sentenced to Death, OJ Simpson01:55:47 – Netflix & Peacock's Documentaries, The Aftermath, Having a Morose Sense of Humor02:02:18 – Gil's Social Media, Responding to Fans, and Hate Mail02:04:06 – Outro–Copyright Disclaimer:Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

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• #17 - Linnea Quigley (The Return of the Living Dead, Night of the Demons, Silent Night Deadly Night, Graduation Day)

  Linnea Quigley is a legendary scream queen best known for her roles in cult horror classics like The Return of the Living Dead, Night of the Demons, Graduation Day, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, and over 120+ films. In this episode, we'll talk about the upcoming Trash’s Revenge, some of her most iconic roles, the chaos of B-movie filmmaking, Me-Too's impact on Hollywood, and nudity in film. We get into Hollywood’s shift since the 80s and what's changed, AI’s impact on film, and why B-movies just don’t hit the same anymore. Linnea shares wild stories from haunted sets, UFO sightings, and her take on fake scream queens. From auditioning for Quentin Tarantino to surviving the grind of low-budget horror, we'll unpack unfiltered stories from one of horror’s most beloved icons. — 🎥 Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/@TalksFromTheCrypt Follow us: Talks From The Crypt – https://instagram.com/talksfromthecrypt / https://talksfromthecrypt.com Linnea Quigley – https://www.instagram.com/linneaquigley / https://linnea-quigley.com — 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:51 – The Madonna of Movie Mayhem: The Beginnings & The Video Cassette Revolution 00:11:21 – Trash's Revenge (ROTLD 'Sequel') – What Is It? How Hollywood Has Changed, AI's Impact on Film, Brian Peck Cancelled, Living Dead Media Lawsuit for their Unauthorized ROTLD Remake 00:19:18 – The Balance of Comedy and Horror, Linnea's Paranormal Show, Going into Production for Trash's Revenge, The Vibe Hollywood Brings to Films 00:22:39 – Keeping Props From Films, Her Fan's Favorite Films, Graduation Day (1981) 00:27:27 – First Nude Scenes, Working on a Lost Film From the 80s (New York Ninja) 00:29:40 – What Makes a Good Filmmaker? Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout, Necessity Breeds Creativity – The Quick Turnarounds of B-Sides & What Makes a B-Side a B-Side? How Can it Transcend to A-Side? 00:35:13 – Creepy Filming Location on Night Of The Demons, Believing in the Paranormal, Seeing a UFO on Set, Believing in Aliens, Drone Sightings in 2024, Time Travel, and Natural Disasters 00:40:11 – The Innate Fear, Uncertainty, and Isolation We All Have Drives Our Love of Horror. Doing Conventions Since the 80s, Connecting With The Fans. Fake Scream Queens. 00:44:04 – The New & Returning Cast Members of Trash's Revenge, Linnea's Love for Action Movies, Doing Her Own Stunts, Hating Prosthetics 00:47:33 – How Safety and Regulations Have Changed on Film Sets, Doing Nudity In Films, Intimacy Coordinators, What Linnea Wouldn't Do On Screen. "Blood, Beasts, and Boobs" 00:53:12 – Iconic Films Linnea Auditioned For, Bumping Elbows With Icons in the 80s, Why B-Movies Are Not the Same Anymore, & The Evolution of Horror 01:02:43 – Meeting & Auditioning for Quentin Tarantino, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama, Weird Fan Interactions 01:08:27 – The Return of the Living Dead and working with Dan O'Bannon, Savage Streets and working with Linda Blair and still speaking with her every day. Was it easier to start in the 80s? Influencer culture today. 01:14:33 – Linnea's Advice to Young Actors and Filmmakers, Being Bad at Dialogue, and Linnea's Plugs 01:17:27 – Outro — Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

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• #16 - Tom O'Neill (Author of CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties)

  Investigative journalist and author of CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties, Tom O’Neill, joins us in the Crypt to unravel one of the darkest and most twisted chapters in American history–one that is still actively being covered up. From uncovering secrets about Charles Manson’s connections to the Hollywood elite and exposing the top-secret human experiments of MKUltra, to dismantling the Helter Skelter narrative completely– Tom takes us deep into a web of lies, manipulation, and cover-ups that challenge everything we think we know about the Manson murders. Join us as we reveal the hidden details and unanswered questions that continue to haunt one of America’s most infamous murder cases.—🎥 Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/@TalksFromTheCryptFollow us:Talks From The Crypt – https://instagram.com/talksfromthecrypt / https://talksfromthecrypt.com Tom O'Neill – https://instagram.com/chaoscharlesmanson / https://tom-oneill.org / https://linktr.ee/chaosmansonbook—00:00:00 – Intro00:00:33 – Cold open, making a drink. Is Tom Into Horror? The First Omen, Salem's Lot Remake, and Rosemary's Baby Prequel. Miscategorizing Charles Manson, Shorty Shea Beheaded?00:06:01 – Mind Control 101 - The CIA, MKUltra, and the Secret History of the 60's00:22:33 – How and When Tom Got Into Helter Skelter, Meeting Vincent Bugliosi, Getting Into An Argument With Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford, and a Fight With Alec Baldwin00:35:43 – Interviewing Vincent Bugliosi and Finding Holes in the Helter Skelter Narrative00:46:22 – The First Bombshell Vincent Bugliosi Dropped In Tom's Reporting - Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski's "Sex Tape", Vincent Bugliosi's Dark Past - Abuse, The Milkman, and Planting Narcotics01:00:02 – Terry Melcher, Dennis Wilson, 'The Golden Penetrators', Charles Manson's Connection to the Hollywood Elite, and Rudi Altobelli's Guilt01:17:35 – Going Down The Rabbit Hole, Going to Dinner and Driving to the Cielo House with Rudi Altobelli01:29:19 – Chasing Case Files, Mike McGann's Files Clash with Bugliosi's Testimony, Terry Melcher Bribes Tom With Doris Day's Dark Past, and Stars of the 60s Trying to Stay Relevant Through the Manson Story01:41:50 – Manson's Federal Parole File and the "Anamolies" in His Parole Supervision by His Parole Officer Roger Smith, Spahn Ranch Raid01:52:38 – David Smith and the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic, LSD Studies on Rats in 1967 Emulated Exactly What Happened to the Manson Family - Innocent or scripted? Abigail Folger's Mother Was A Donator.02:02:10 – Where did the "illiterate" and "lifetime criminal" Charles Manson learn how to brainwash his followers? Mind control operation gone wrong, or right? Intro to Jolly West02:11:54 – Jolly West's Connection to Sidney Gottlieb, the head of the MKUltra Program - The Murder of a 3 Year Old Girl (The Jimmy Shaver Case)02:19:46 – The Many Tendrills of Tom's Theory, Satanic Ritual Abuse Might Have Been CIA Fronts, Working on the Second Book, and Manson's Charisma. Wouldn't Manson Have Wanted People to Know This? When Tom Spoke With Manson.02:27:06 – Manson Acts As A Repository of American Fears, Charles Manson In Pop Culture Then and Today - CHAOS and COINTELPRO, Truth is Stranger Than Fiction. Tom Gets Lost In The Crypt Studio Wall.02:31:53 – What Tom Wished Bugliosi Got to See if He Were Alive Today, and How Life Changed After CHAOS - A Secret of Vincent Bugliosi's - He Was Just As Dangerous As Manson02:37:42 – Tom's Dedication and Social Media02:39:05 – Outro—Copyright Disclaimer:Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

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