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Episode 152, my 3rd Halloween Special episode for this month and the 4th season of doing these! I chat with Courtney Bryant of the Arx Mortis Haunted Attraction in Killen, AL. We get into the origins of her employment with the haunted house industry and what she does while she works for them painting actors and then acting herself. I ask her about her creative process, we talk about behind the scenes, we go into the audience reactions, her connection with creativity and the future and fun of her in the haunted house industry. We end with what info she would give to people wanting to do what she does as well as much more!!! The Opening Halloween theme music is used with permission from Freesounsd.org. You can visit Courtney Bryant's IG page at: ⁠⁠Instagram and the Arx Mortis Haunted Attraction FB page at: ⁠Facebook and their web page at: ⁠ARX MORTIS | Killen, AL

Episode 151, my 2nd Halloween Special episode for this month and the 4th season of doing these! I chat with Destiny Jewett of the Terror Maze Haunted Attraction in Springfield, OH. We get into the intro into Sprinkles the clown, her character and how it became and what it has become since she has taken her on as her character scaring people. we then talk about horror and what it means and has meant to be a scare actor and how it happened for Destiny. Scaring family, do some training to learn to scare, inspiration for her character, embarrassing moments, scaring yourself, as well as much more!!! The Opening Halloween theme music is used with permission from Freesounsd.org. You can visit Destiny Jewett's FB page at: ⁠Facebook and her IG page at: Instagram and the Terror Maze Haunted Attraction FB page at: Facebook and their web page at: Home | Terror Maze

Episode 150, my 1st Halloween Special episode for this month and the 4th season of doing these! I chat with Michael Guerrero of the Massacre Haunted House in Montgomery, IL. We talk how he got into the horror business to begin with, the characters he performs as, scaring people and their reactions, inspiration for his characters, the people he works with, the places he has worked at, as well as much more!!! The Opening Halloween theme music is used with permission from Freesounsd.org. You can visit Michael Guerrero's FB page at: Facebook and his IG page at: Instagram and the Massacre Haunted House in Mongomery, IL FB page at: Facebook and their web page at: FearTheMassacre.com

Episode 149, I interviewed Ramon and ET from the Chicago Garage Punk band Dead Living! We start with the origins of the band and how the met and everything then we go into the creative process of the band. After that, we talked about doing live shows and the Chicago punk scene going on. I go into the band life of the members and then dive into the band's influences and inspirations. we then ended up talking about the future of the band and all kinds of fun times. at the end, I even have the band meet my puppet Trevor, and he has some rapid-fire questions for the guys, so check it out now!!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. I also play Dead Living's songs, "Lost", and "Really Don't Care". All permission was given to use it. You can check out Dead Living's FB page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook or their IG page at: ⁠Instagram or their YouTube page at: Dead Living - YouTube⁠

Episode 148, I talk with Mural Painter, and Tattoo Artist, Brady Scott! I start with a background section about Brady and then move onto mural painting. I go over his creative process and then talk a bit about his travels. We then talked about walls and the mindset, prep, and discipline about painting. We then talk about tattooing and art in general and then do a wrap up before Trevor has some rapid-fire questions to end the episode. All of this and more so check out Steve Kost's story now!!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. All permission was given to use it. You can check out Brady Scott's FB page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook or his Instagram page at: Instagram or his YouTube page at: Brady Creative - YouTube

Episode 147, I talk with Veteran, PTSD Survivor, Drummer, and Metal Fabricating Artist, Steve Kost! We start with an intro into Steve's life and then hop into his time in the military that he served. We then go from that into how Steve came home and hoe he faced and started dealing with is PTSD from being in the military and seeing what he seen where he was stationed. We then go into music and how drums became a part of his therapy dealing with the PTSD. We then talk about the bane that was formed because of Steve learning to drum called The Seventh Sons. From that, we then get into his art of metal fabricating and what art he created by learning and doing that in his basement late night. All of this and more so check out Steve Kost's story now!!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. I also play The Seventh Son's songs, "Secrets", and "Fire Child". All permission was given to use it. You can check out Steve Kost's FB page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook or his Instagram page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram or The Seventh Son's YouTube page at: ⁠The Seventh Sons - Chicago - YouTube

Episode 146, I chat with vocalist/guitarist, Will Third of the skate punk band from Essex, UK, Destroy The Idols! We go over how the and when the band formed, who is in the band, their music and when it will be released, future shows that the band has coming up, band influences, earlier bands that people were in, recording, lyrics, what being in a band is like, the local music scene, plans for the future of the band and more check it out now!!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. I also play Destroy The Idols songs, "Rifle", and "A Glimpse Of Hell". All permission was given to use it. You can check out the Destroy The Idols FB page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook or their Instagram page at: ⁠Instagram or their YouTube page at: Destroy The Idols - YouTube

Episode 116, I go and meet up with Rick Glatz and do a face-to-face interview recording at the Old Plank Trail Bar in Frankfort, IL so that I could get the story about The Soundlab in Mokena, IL.Rick filled me in on how he opened up Soundlab Studios, why he did it, why he chose Mokena, when it opened up, how many people he had there working for him, when did bands start doing shows there, he told me about the many changes that Soundlab Studios took so that he could have shows there and more people could fit there, some of the bands that he remembers playing shows there, and when he finally left there to pursue other things! All this and more, check it out now!!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. You can check out Rick Glatz's FB page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook or his Instagram page at: Instagram

Check out Episode 115 now! I talk with Slovenian Melodic/Technical Death Metal band, Dethrone The Corrupted! I get to know about the band, its members, and a bit about Slovenia itself. They have a new EP that they are pushing called A Savage Solution that will be out in Nov of 2023 and I play a track off of it called Unending. I ask how the band formed and their influences as well as the local music scene there in Slovenia. They have some new members since their earlier EP and we talk about how that has changed some of their sound with this new EP. I found out about the lyrics for this new EP and where they came up with it from and its meaning. All of this and more so check it out now! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. I also play Dethrone The Corrupted's songs, "Art And Severance", and "Darkened Rebirth". All permission was given to use it. You can check out Dethrone The Corrupted's FB page at: Facebook or their Instagram page at:Instagram and also their YouTube channel at: ⁠Dethrone The Corrupted - YouTube

Episode 143, I chat with Guitarist from Necronomicon Ex Mortis, Michael Bala! I find out about the band and Michael's influences, when he learned and started playing music, the bands lyrical influences, when the band formed, his music, the recordings, horror movies, Halloween, band logo, live shows, and new music. Check it out now!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. I also play Necronomicon Ex Mortis' songs, "Trick Or Treat", and "Salem's Lot". All permission was given to use it. You can check out Necronomicon Ex Mortis' FB page at: ⁠Facebook or their Instagram page at: Inbox • Chats and also their YouTube channel at: Necronomicon Ex Mortis - Topic - YouTube

Episode 144, I have a chat with horror writer, C. Charles Knight. I get to know how Charles got into writing and specifically horror writing and what types of things he enjoys writing about. I then ask about any kind of training or schooling that he has done. I then ask if he remembers his first story and how he comes up with ideas for his stories. We also talk about what's challenging, influences, horror movies, what he's reading currently, any hobbies besides writing, writer's block, and some of the stories he's written that has published and where at. All this and more. Check it out now!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. You can check out C. Charles Knight's IG page at: Instagram

Episode 143, I talk with Eddy, Adam, and Jake from the 3-piece punk rock band, Eddy And The Arsons! I get to know the fellas and how they formed the band. Also, how each of them got into playing an instrument from the very beginning. We talked about influences, shows, recording, and their music. Check it out now!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. I also play Eddy And The Arsons' songs, "Born Into War", and "Go Away". All permission was given to use it. You can check out Eddy And The Arsons' FB page at: Facebook or their Instagram page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram and also their YouTube channel at: Eddy and the Arsons - YouTube

Episode 142, I chat with Lindsay O'Connor again for a Pt 2 episode. We catch-up with her new projects she has going on. New Coma Cluster Void music and spoken word art that she has created as well as her new travel series she's coming up with. Check it out now!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. I also play Coma Cluster Void's songs, "O! Dismal Truth", and her spoken word stuff called "In The Haw". All permission was given to use it. You can check out the Lindsay O'Connor's FB page at: ⁠Facebook or her Instagram page at: ⁠Instagram

Episode 140, I talk with Nick Miller, the guitarist of the aggressive and post-hardcore band from Chicago, the Dust Biters. I learn about how the band formed and how the members all know each other. I then learn about the bands influences and how they came about with their sound. I then ask about them recording, shows, and touring. Check it out now!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. I also play the Dust Biter's songs, "Old Town Curse", and "Mocked Up Mercy". All permission was given to use it. You can check out the Dust Biter's FB page at: Facebook or their Instagram page at: Instagram their Bandcamp page at: Music | Dust Biters and YouTube page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dust Biters - YouTube

Episode 140, I chat with Chicago Alternative/Shoegaze band, Flowersatherfeet. I ask them how the band formed, how they came up with their sound, their influences, shows, recording, and more! Check it out now!!! The opening theme music is made by the band, Hostages, who has given me permission to use the song for my opening music. I also play Flowersatherfeet's songs, "Fade", and "Tempted". All permission was given to use it. You can check out Flowersatherfeet's FB page at:  Facebook or their Instagram page at: ⁠Instagram or their YouTube page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ flowersatherfeet - Topic - YouTube