Horror Movie Survival Guide
Horror Movie Survival Guide is a weekly podcast where two long time chums (and unlikely gorehounds) watch and talk about horror films from a survival point of view. We ask the question - how can *we* end up as the final girl? Join Julia Marchese and Teri Gamble as we take a deep dive into everything from OG horror to newly released films (but preferably classics on VHS). We'll talk about obscure details that no one else notices, spin off into alternate casting universes, crush on some foxy, dodgy fellows (and creepy uncles), and arm ourselves with the knowledge necessary to become The Final Girl!
Horror Movie Survival Guide
There's a Zombie Outside - HMSG Interview Michael Varrati
There's a Zombie Outside - HMSG Interview Michael Varrati
Such an honor to chat with our friend & HMSG Champion, Michael Varrati, about his brand new film THERE'S A ZOMBIE OUTSIDE (2024). Following in the footsteps of Pittsburgh's finest - the Maestro, George A. Romero - Varrati has crafted a zombie feature with a distinct social message that speaks to the lovers of modern independent genre cinema!
We hope you let this episode inside your hearts and minds!
Michael Varrati is a filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and host known for an array of multi-genre work across film and television. Some of his credits include the award-winning workplace thriller The Office is Mine, techno-horror Unusual Attachment, and a number of TV and movie projects for networks like Netflix, Lifetime, Disney Channel, Hallmark, France's M6, and more, with such titles as Christmas With You (A Netflix Top 10 movie in 63 countries), Christmas in Vermont, and The Wrong Stepmother (which was voted by Yahoo news as one "The 18 Best Lifetime movies of All Time"). More recent projects include writing/directing the recent feature film There's a Zombie Outside, as well as work on The Boulet Brothers’ Halfway to Halloween Special, Shudder’s Behind the Monsters, holiday horror anthology film Deathcember, the thrillers My Acting Coach Nightmare and A Nurse to Die For, multiple seasons of The Boulet Brothers Dragula, and work three years running on the prestigious Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (Writer- 2022, Writer/Director- 2023, 2024). Varrati was the creator and host of Dead for Filth, a podcast devoted to the intersection of queer identity and the horror genre, and most recently, Varrati has created and co-hosts a popular podcast all about cult cinema called Midnight Mass with his frequent collaborator, drag icon Peaches Christ. Varrati frequently speaks at events like San Diego Comic Con International and his work has been covered by such publications as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, MTV News, Out, and more.
