The Spooky Chris Podcast

A weird podcast by a weird dude. Here I talk about culture, movies, horror, fiction, writing, filmmaking, and being creative in a mad, mad, world.

Episode 1 – An Introduction

Episode 2 – The Death of Physical Media

In which I lament the loss of physical media.

Episode 3 – Over It

Episode 4 – A Short Story

Episode 5 – Follow Your Passion

Episode 6 – Hope

Episode 7 – Read It Out

Episode 8 – Show Man

Episode 9 – Makin’ Movies

Episode 10 – Shudder

Episode 11 – The Friday the 13th Franchise

Episode 12 – The Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise

Episode 13 – The Struggle

Episode 14 – Stoker Con 2019

Episode 15 – Stoker Con 2019 – Days One and Two

Episode 16 – Stoker Con 2019 – Wrap-Up

Episode 17 – Familiar Ghosts

Episode 18 – Something In The Water – Story Reading

Episode 19 – Ball – Story Reading

Episode 20 – Future Flint

Episode 21 – The New Books

Episode 22 – Obscurity

Episode 23 – The Pitch

Episode 24 – The Art of The Scare

Episode 25 – ROAD KILL – a novel

In Which I talk about my novel ROAD KILL.

Episode 26 – Just Write

In which I talk about writing and inspiration.

Episode 27 – Halloween – the holiday and lifestyle

In which I talk about my love for Halloween.

Episode 28 – The Con Game

In which I talk about conventions.

Episode 29 – Cemetery Earth – a novel of zombie horror

In which I talk about my book CEMETERY EARTH.

Episode 30 – Horror Movie Franchises

In which I talk about horror franchises

Episode 31 – Christmas Horror Favorites

In which I talk about my favorite Christmas horror films.

Episode 32 – A Good Man – story

In which I read my seasonal ghost story story A GOOD MAN.

Episode 33 – Keep Going

In which I talk about surviving the holidays.

Episode 34 – Kill Your Idols

In which I talk about letting go of idol worship.

Episode 35 – Awards Season

In which I talk about honoring horror and awards in general.

Episode 36 – Rob Zombie’s THREE FROM HELL

In which I talk about the woeful THREE FROM HELL.

Episode 37 – Let There Be Rock

In which I talk about the halcyon days of rock concerts and such.

Episode 38 – Horror Justice

In which I talk about Friday the 13th and other horror franchises deserving better treatment on their home releases.

Episode 39 Raise a Light

In which I talk about hope, loss, and the way forward.

Episode 40 – Milkman (short story)

In which I read my short story Milk Man.

Episode 41 – Readers Wanted

In which I talk about writing, inspiration, and the need for readers.

Stories from a Jerk

In which I tell tales of my youth.

Little Sue and the Monster – story read from my book of the same name

In which I read my children’s book LITTLE SUE AND THE MONSTER

Story Time Two

In which I tell more tales of my youth, this time about a serial killer.

Tattered Tents & Whispered Wishes – Book Teaser

In which I talk about my newest book TATTERED TENTS & WHISPERED WISHES.

I Love Horror

In which I talk about how darned much I love horror.

Quarantine Update

In which I give an update on the craziness of this pandemic world of ours.

The Meep Sheep Trilogy – fantasy book series

In which I talk about my trilogy of fantasy books.

Once When I Was Cool (No, Seriously)

That time I hatched the idea of putting a horror convention on in Flint.

The Games People Play

In which I talk about my love of videogames and two current faves.

So You Wanna Write?

In which I talk about writing, writers, and words and junk.

So You Wanna Direct?

In which I talk about getting that camera out and directing.

Commencement – congratulations to the grads

Welcome to the new world, graduate.

The Only Way Forward Is Through

Uncle Chris’ Dating Stories

In which I regale you with tales of dating woe.

Freedom Fries

A celebration of the Fourth of July.

How Great Thou Art

In which I talk about where we are and how great we aren’t.

The Darkness of We

In which I talk about troll culture and every day horrors.

Insidious

In which I talk about the evils of our time.

Halloween Horrors 2020

In which I read a brand new Halloween story.

Tyrone Sunken Gardens

In which I reminisce about my many trips to the beautiful and mysterious Tyrone Sunken Gardens.

It’s The End Of The Year As We Know It

In which I remember the year that was.

That’s A Wrap On 2020

In which I recap my year.

Dating Games

In which I talk about the film Rent-A-Pal and reminisce about my dating days.

Welcome to Flint

In which I talk about my home city of Flint.

Who I Am

In which I talk about the weirdo stuff I do.

Odds and Ends

Ramble on.

Fundrazors

The weird world of fundraising for fun and profit.

Reveal

What we have learned during the pandemic.

Fracture

In which I talk about the craziness of these times and politics.

Blinders

We rarely see the whole truth of a situation.

#GirlDad

In which I talk about fatherhood.

No Help Wanted

In which I talk about how unhelpful job postings are.

Fan Service

In which I talk about being a geek and the entitlement it seems to engender.

The Troubles With Flint

In which I talk about Flint, Michigan’s recent issues.

Hope

In which I talk about hope in the inferno.

Requiem for a Dream review

In which I review Requiem for a Dream.

Movie Sign

In which I talk about recent movies I have seen.

C+

In which the shadow catches up with the rabbit.

Halloween 2021

Talking about Halloween, and such.

Are We Monsters?

In Which I talk about my newest book, a collection of short stories.

NanoWriMo2021

In which I talk about National Write A Novel A Month 2021 and the weirdo novel I accidentally wrote.

Cash In Hand

In which I talk about Flint and the impending water crisis payout.

The Fire

In which I talk about the house fire that destroyed my family’s house just before Christmas in 2002.

That’s Super

The Screaming Is Crying – 2021 in review

2021…it sure was a year.

The Rights Of The Author

In which I talk about the rights an author has to their own properties, the selfishness of fandom, and the precarious ledge authors and their opinions live on. Phew.

The Casual Gamer

In which I talk about being a casual gamer, my love for video games, and my love for Far Cry 6.

Flint’s Art Guerillas

In which I talk about the arts scene in Flint, Michigan and the time some zombies tried to protest an art show we were putting on.
IT’S TRUE!
Zombies descended on our little art show as a sort of silly flash mob to protest our use of the word ‘guerilla’ and because artists dared to sell their art. Oh, boy, it was some fun.

Found Footage Findings

In which I talk about my love of found footage films, talk about some faves, and discuss some downfalls of the subgenre.

Some Faves –
Blair Witch Project (and The Blair Witch)
Lake Mungo
Hell House, LLC
Grave Encounters
Leaving D.C.
The Tunnel
Poughkeepsie Tapes
REC 1 + 2
Willow Creek
Host
Taking of Deborah Logan
The Den
As Above So Below
Europa Report
Paranormal Activity
Phoenix Forgotten
Troll Hunter
Borderlands
…to name a few.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022

Remaking The Blair Witch Project

In which I talk about the remaking of The Blair Witch Project that is being discussed.

Making The Place

In which I talk about the idea of placemaking and the idea of placemaking in my home city of Flint, Michigan.
Theme Intro/Outro by SKELETON KIDS.

Convenience Store Days

In which I talk about my days working as a clerk at a convenience store.

Theme by SKELETON KIDS

How To Self Publish A Book…or how I did it.

In which I talk about putting a book together for self publication. DO IT! — Theme by Skeleton Kids

Halloween 2022

In which I talk about the Halloween season, Halloween Ends, Hellraiser, The Munsters, and more. — Theme by Ross Grimson

Halloween 2022 – Story Reading

In which I read a new Halloween story in honor of the season and holiday.

Theme by Ross Grimson

The Rich

In which I talk about how the rich are responsible for helping humanity.

Horror Updates

In which I talk about the state or modern horror.

Con Pact

In which I talk about the pact between fans, event coordinators, and guests.

The Bureaucracy of Events

In which I talk about how events and event creation gets mired in bureaucracy.

How Not To Haunt

In which I talk about the worst haunted attraction I have ever been to. Phew!

Indie Movie Film School

In which I welcome author and filmmaker Paul Counelis in to talk about movies, the Writer’s Guild strike, streaming, and using indie movies as your film school.

Film Festivals

In which I talk about film festivals and what makes them so special.

A Hole – a story

In which I tell a story about a hole in the ground.

Expectations

In which I talk about the expectations we bring to movies, music, books, and art, and how it gets in the way of enjoyment, and even understanding of the art. Sometimes you just need to get over yourself, ya know?

Theme by Ross Grimson

Boutique Geek

Talking about the advent of boutique movie releases and how they are changing the collecting habits of movie geeks. I also revisit the film GRINDHOUSE.

Theme by Ross Grimson

Get Physical Too

In which I talk about the fear of losing physical media to the indifference of the studios and streamers. Viva le physical media!

Theme by Ross Grimson

My Favorite Horror Films of 2023

In which I talk about my favorite horror movies of 2023 with a little bonus of my fave overall movie of the year. HOT DOG!

Theme by Ross Grimson

A Conversation with author Kathe Koja

In which I have a conversation with award winning author Kathe Koja.

Theme by Ross Grimson

A Conversation with Author Paul Counelis

In which I speak with author, filmmaker, musician, and all-around Halloween devotee Paul Counelis.

Theme by Ross Grimson

Those Above

In which I tell a horror story I make up during the podcast. I had the idea for it, I knew where I wanted to go with it, but I wasn’t sure how I’d get there. Here’s what I ended up with.

Theme by Ross Grimson

My Life With Cinema

In which I talk about my relationship with movies and my connection with them.

Theme by Ross Grimson.

A weird podcast by a weird dude. Here I talk about culture, movies, horror, fiction, writing, filmmaking, and being creative in a mad, mad, world.