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Filmmaker Nicholas McCarthy, obsessed with an obscure movie vaguely remembered from his youth, embarks on a search for Richard Horian, the mysterious and brilliant creator of the legendary, lost high school drama, Student Confidential. A six part limited docuseries from Topic Studios, Severin Films and SpectreVision Radio.

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Ep. 6 | A World of Dreams

2025/12/19

With the elements for “Student Confidential” safely archived and prepared for a second release, filmmaker Richard Horian reflects on his legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 5 | The Eleventh Hour

2025/12/12

The search for the film elements for the legendary vanity project “Student Confidential.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 4 | Richard

2025/12/05

Richard Horian, the writer/producer/director/editor/music composer-performer/star of “Student Confidential” reveals the origins of his film - as well as the fate he intended for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 3 | The Girl With the Scar

2025/11/28

Playboy Bunny and one-time actress Susan Scott talks about her time on and off the set of “Student Confidential,” and a telling clue is found in the hunt for the creator of the enigmatic film. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous and numinous. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 2 | They Were There

2025/11/21

The advent of the Internet yields a treasure trove of information about the backstory of the creator of “Student Confidential” - along with a bigger mystery. Part two of a six part limited docuseries from Topic Studios, Severin Films and SpectreVision Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 1 | Before the Internet

2025/11/14

Filmmaker Nicholas McCarthy’s chance encounter with the oddball vanity project “Student Confidential” at an all night movie marathon sends him down a rabbit hole to find who made this perplexing movie. Part one of a six part limited docuseries from ⁠Topic Studios⁠, ⁠Severin Films⁠ and ⁠SpectreVision Radio⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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trebomb5 2026/04/16

A wonderful story, perfectly told

The story is incredibly engaging. Everything from the music, the production, the research, the host, made it impossible to stop. I wanted to make it l...

★★★★★

Masscon 2026/01/08

Great story

Terrific podcast! Intriguing story beautifully told about one man’s quest for a movie seen almost 40 years ago after an all night marathon of B-movies...

★★★★★

Kevin Gabba 2026/01/07

Fun and engaging mini-series about a very unique filmmaker and man

Really entertaining, engaging personal journey for both the subject of this series and the creator. It’s about more than just an obscure cult film, t...

★★★★★

Ishmael1013 2026/01/02

Great deep dive

The Vanity Project is about the madness of becoming obsessed with something and refusing to let it go. Part detective story part love letter to lost c...

★★★★★

futurepilgrim 2025/12/28

A walk on the wild side…

Great podcast! Go on a journey from a midnight screening of an outre’ high 80’s b-movie to a thoughtful examination of the artistic compulsion (along ...

★★★★★

Pete McCoubrey 2025/12/20

Great investigative story into a piece of almost forgotten cinema.

Anyone who loves stories of obscure outsider cinema and the people driven to make it need to check out this incredible story!

★★★★★

The808man 2025/12/14

Fascinating

Excellent production and information! Loving this one.

★★★★★

Baron del Terror 2025/11/20

Brilliant and Not Just for Cult Movie Fans

Whether you call it an obsession, a guilty pleasure, or a cult favorite, we all have that pop culture touchstone – a movie, a band, a book, or an idea...

★★★★★

couchlockeddd 2025/11/19

Can’t wait to see where this goes

Episode 1 has me locked in, love a story of a film that shouldn’t exist and obsessives who need to know why it does. B movies have so much power and t...

★★★★★

J.Janks 2025/11/18

Oh yeah

This kind of obsessive movie love is just the ticket.

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