Writer, director, actor and working featured zombie from George Romero's Day of the Dead, Mike Ancas goes deep with this documentary tribute to Romero entitled Chasing Zombies. Amazing behind the scenes and production secrets revolving around Greg Nicotero and George Romero are revealed. Meet the charming man behind this fascinatingly detailed homa…

Who is this man that drives around in a van playing tunes, shooting videos and invites mother nature to be his audience while she provides the stage? Case Vannon is with us on this episode, providing us with a tour of his natural progression through song and emotion. Catch all his videos on YouTube after you give us a listen, so you can grasp his s…

Janes Addiction in the news and Heather Taddy in the house! Updates on the hearty shenanigans of one of the most notoriously unpredictable bands in rock for the past 40 years. Halloween and ghost talk aplenty with music by Smash Atoms and Velveteen Queen. Most important, where do you stand when your band makes the headlines with passionate fervor? …

What do your nightmares sound like? Where would your horror movies be without a sound design or a pulse to pry open a story? How important is the score in your lore of storytelling? Sound Engineer and Designer, Chris Carbone, is not only a composer of macabre ballads but he also will explain the depth behind that one character that we tend to take …

Norwegian Soft Kitten slashes out with vicious irreverence to conformity, challenging any alt-rock genre while encompassing the best facets of every rock genre. THEY ROCK. You may find yourself asking Alan Greene (drums, vocals, etc) and Glenn Berggoetz why they defy the norm and somehow come out with amazingly tantalizing releases that will make a…

Ufologist, Demonologist and Paranormal Investigator, Teri Lynge-Kehl shares her life altering encounter with various entities throughout her life and career (a career that may have in fact found her!) on this episode. Open your mind to the spiritual realm; a realm of healing as well as horrors, that traverse the same plains of existence that we do …

A musical phenomenon enveloped with an innovative original soundscape of darkwave, goth, industrial and alt rock would be the short story of the artist known as I Ya Toyah (Polish for "its just me"). Opening for the Cold/Orgy tour, this stoic woman owns the stage in her one woman show that borders on performance art, rather than only hearing some o…

Where Dreams Are En2mbed: Abstraction, the highly anticipated sequel to Where Dreams Are Entombed by mild mannered horror author Chase Will, has struck, leaving an impact on the genre that has never been seen nor read with such forceful suspense and impending doom. After you meet the charming mind behind these books (and others, like the extremely …

This is what we do here. Introduce you to enticing sounds that you may have missed along the way. We've got music and stories enveloped by goth/rockers Dichro, "Many Thanks" by Dope Stars Inc. off their new one Terapunk, pure and solid metal from Pittsburgh's PARADIGM off of their Monolith record. Jess Weary showcases her emotional outpouring in "E…

Goth/Rockers, DICHRO join us for a unique look at the development of their engaging beats, riveting bass, and vibrant vocals. Charmaine Freemonk and Pete Guellard wrangled this rock n'roll beast together during Covid adding their own blend of sonic hypnotism to our earbuds, as well as bringing it to the stage, LIVE, as well! There is much more to t…

The only movie critic that matters, Rex of Outtakes with Rex Reel brings the crucial content with our after party for the screening of sci fi extravaganza The Creator, directed by Gareth Edwards. Mucho content on The Creator, Godzilla, Gamera, Dr. Savilles Horror Show, Creepy Crawly, Monarch and more! Great insider info for the modern movie goer. O…

#oldies #45's #dads45s See those hashtags? A snow day is not necessarily a SNOW DAY, by contemporary understanding. No, this takes us back to my dad, Donald Fairhead, former teacher, and what he acknowledged as a snow day when a blustery winter day prompted school closings, a warm fire in the fireplace and the smell of vinyl scraping a needle! That…

Never a stranger to these airwaves, Chris Bollinger returns. The sound engineer, soundtrack creator, music producer behind the former #Machinemanrecords, and Musician in the band #Varicella talks shop on creating the chills behind the scoring of the short horror film, The Other Side of the Mirror. Chris is a hired gun with more ammo than you can ha…

Lets talk some indie film making! Veteran writer, director, and actor, JD Ellenberger returns with his darkest piece yet; the morose indie horror of Lachrymose Primrose is unveiled tonight, invoking emotions that we only exude in the dark following personal loss. After the unexpected death of his daughter (Chloe Ruth), Caleb McCallum (Tedd Bodnar),…

Known worldwide for the shows and documentaries , Alien Valley, Extraordinary: The Stan Romanek Story, The Unexplained Files as well as the series Alien Highway, Chuck Zukowski joins KWR. Former Deputy Sheriff turned rabid paranormal investigator stimulates the mind and seeks the answer to, "Are we alone in the universe?" Chuck talks about his in-d…

Krist Munoz-Malave' is a Puerto Rican writer, director, and filmmaker who focuses on stories about vulnerability, growth and grief. We cover his short films Bendicion, Little Sky, False Positive, Night Life, F#&!wits and Blood & Ranch. Each of these short but powerful films can be watched at www.krist.work.com. Krist has a unique ability to storyte…

Jess and Dave meet bass player Matt Simons of Dead Blonde Stars from Sheffield England and travel back to the grunge days' sound of the likes of Alice in Chains, Soundgarden and STP all wrapped up in the thick heavy packaging of the album Metamorphosis. The resurgence of this 90's rock sound assaults us from across the pond opening familiar yet ver…

The Walking Dead finally infiltrates KWR with the gorgeously charming "Princess" Paola Lazaro (a.k.a. Juanita Sanchez) and Brad Fleischer who plays Keith (Tortured by Aaron) talking their most fortunate experience with director Greg Nicotero. The conversation revolves around the show itself and then graduates to the art and challenges of writing an…

"How desperate are you?" The recurring theme and phrase should instill fear and curiosity while rabidly turning the pages of Chase Will's body horror novel, Where Dreams Are Entombed. With more books on the way from Chase- Jess Weary and David Fairhead pick at the brains of this horror author who is about to set the world on fire, and yet, just out…

Swashbuckling in space, play-writing, horror books, radio series, stage plays, Improv- and this is just the beginning of the mind-melding session with author/creator of the indie arts; the anxiously charismatic writer full of whimsy, Brent M. Winzek. Mix in some metal, alt-rock and co-host Jess Weary as a gun-slinging co-host along with her latest …

Finally, the end has come (for the year)! Music from Barcelona's MEAN MACHINE and beautiful live tracks with a seasonal vibe from Lazy Ash Bandits! We hope your year was better than ours but either way Pirate Jesus will show up on this episode and provide us with the necessary movie and comic book selections! @pirate_jesus #lazyashbandits #pirateje…

Meet the Spirit Machines, whom embrace all things rock and put it to the test every time they get on stage! Raising their fists up into the rock world, this young band just made it on the scene three years ago by mashing up Zeppelin and Tool. See how that turned out! Now they are featured on the Cyperpunk soundtrack, creating their own music in mot…

Game Master Emil Levin has taken some time from his Troma film experience to feature his new video game Reverend to the forefront this Halloween season! Writer, director, actor and now game-master, Emil talks about the trials and tribulations that an artist must contend with in order to reap the rewards of creativity! He does not come empty handed,…

What do Jack Skellington, Gizmo, Return of the Jedi, The Fly, Ghostbusters, Jeff Goldblum and Louis Gossett Jr. have in common? Well, of course, creature creator/fabricator Valerie Sofranko! The talented woman behind some of your favorite creatures of film returns in studio this time to go deeper into storytelling about the fiends of film that we l…

Stacey Blood and Laurie Ann Layne of the heavy rockin blues band The Bloody Nerve return with their intensely exciting, sometimes angry, concept album, All Blood, No Treasure. The album is told in 4 Acts, each one more exciting then the last, building to a riveting conclusion! Listen to the tales behind the audio assault right here or go watch the …

The Fizz Fuzz return to our airwaves with their latest blues, stoner rock album Deserts, Mountains, Oceans. Dandy Brown & Dawn Brown, based in Santa Rosa California, provide inspiring lyrics full of guitar driven rock textured in a post grunge universe. Longtime guests on the show, we welcome their behind the scenes look at touring, writing and cre…

The only movie critic that matters, Fiore of Outtakes with Fiore brings the content with the after party for the screening of The Creator, directed by Gareth Edwards. Mucho content on The Creator, Godzilla, Gamera, Dr. Savilles Horror Show, Creepy Crawly, Monarch and more! We go with the good, the bad and the gore with some indie horror titles and …

The sounds of summer dissipate and with it goes Yacht Rock Radio (unless you listen all year around). Any way you yank or crank it, Yacht Rock will sail on without you, but do you enjoy all the artists and their songs? JD of the successful sports podcast, JD Talkin' Sports crosses the streams and joins us to revel in the shallows of the sounds of s…

Dash some sci fi in your horror with the novel Mickey 7 and come meet its maker, author Edward Ashton, as we cross the imaginative plain of interstellar colonization with a man paid to die; over and over again. Micky 7 is soon to be a major motion picture starring #RobertPattinson and Edward Ashton talks about the inception of this story about a ma…

Savor some dark discussion on the paranormal from those that have been there. Heather Taddy tells us where she's been investigating and what to look forward to in her future antics. Concert reviews from Shaun and Heather as well as some deep discussions on the book The Demonologist, by Gerald Brittle, following the history of Ed and Lorraine Warren…

Good Evening. KWR is back and Dave returns after a long hiatus due to health issues. Hear it all here, along with Shaun for the ride on Godzilla's new movie, some select horror movie choices and music from one of the top rockin' blues bands from across the pond, When Rivers Meet, as well as Norwegian Soft Kitten's latest and groove driven rock from…

Anastasia Elliot, rock genius and independent artist tells all and dives deep into the origin of her music and where it comes from with unguarded prowess . A dark yet richly intriguing story that will surprise and enlighten you at the same time. Lets get behind the lyrics on her album La Petite Mort and go to the bare BONES of songwriting with this…

Shannon Reber, writer, author, bookstore owner, goes beyond the inspiration on this episode. An amazing writer, an awe inspiring author who's brain does not sleep, and do not get us started with what is inside that gorgeous head that simply wants to promote... you #themilkmen #peternobleproductions #JessWeary #Badluckfriday #joanneshawtaylor Amazin…

Alison Star Locke hits a Home Run with her first major genre/crossing suspense film, The Apology and she makes zero apologies on the disturbing content therein. Starring Anna Gunn, Janeane Garofalo and Linus Roache, Locke breaches many horror contracts with this Hitchcockian horror microcosmic drama. We will get in depth on the film's unique and be…

Can we messy up your holiday? Yes we can. Erika of Beaucoup Askew brings the fun with Fashin Trashin (a you tube extravaganza) . Some horrible customer service talk and even better, raucous METAL and a new hilarious release from Annie Hardy just for Christmas! Video soon to come, but enjoy Annie Hardy and Joe Cardamone on "Bing Crosby". Tons of new…

Join us for the most hilarious episode yet with the relentless wit of Annie Hardy; @anniehardy Musician, artist, actress, writer and star of the groundbreaking #RobSavage film #Dashcam @dashcamfilmuk on this episode of #kettlewhistleradio , featuring music off her new EP, Devil Inside the Albion Rooms. We play the Devil Inside (rockin' Dashcam vers…

Sean Bilovecky and Gwyn Strang of doom metal band, FRAYLE, called us from Germany, minutes before their show and purvey just how to keep cool before blowing the roof off the joint! Hear some new tunes and behind the scene STUFF from one of our favorite guests. Also, Letters To Kanye segment returns as the holidays are upon us! #Frayleband #doommeta…

Happy Halloween with KWR and our guest, Chris Rowan, curator of the Silence of the Lambs house and now we welcome you to a enjoy this lovely famous location as a bed and breakfast, Heavy Metal style, kids. Jess Weary co-hosts and gives a live performance. Music by #Cobalto #Vermillion and new comers #CurseofCain Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…

CJ GOODWYN, director, writer, producer, actor. This man is just getting started. Proud to have him GH5, EYES OF A ROMAN, MARE OF THE NIGHT, and horror film, "Jackson" and so much more to look forward to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Fairhead

Join The Pop Off's Martisse and David Fairhead on a full STRANGER THINGS review complete with spoilers and inside info! A simulcast by #society13network. Music by RISING SEAS and MONOTRONIC #Strangerthings #musicofstrangerthings #EDDIEMUNSON #monotronicmusic #risingseasband #pittsburghpunk #masterofpuppetseddiemunson #metallicaeddiemunson #thefutur…

Meet Patrick Rea. Writer, director, producer, and editor of some of the coolest indie horror films to date! Get behind the scenes of his new film THEY WAIT IN THE DARK, while we hit on some points regarding earlier films, Arbor Demon and Nailbiter, digging deep behind the mind and matter to see what makes this maniac tick. #theywaitinthedark #arbor…

We are honored to have Valerie Sofranko; a professional Fine Artist of 35 years and a Special Effects Technician for 16+ of those years worked as a Sculptor, Painter, Fabricator, Puppeteer, Model Maker and FX Makeup Artist in the Film Industry on major feature films such as "Return of the Jedi", "Gremlins", "Enemy Mine", "Arachnophobia", "The Fly",…

Who's watching you? Mark Netter, writer, director and producer of the cyber phantom horror film, NIGHTMARE CODE will awaken fresh fear for a new over indulgent age of digital death. Help us decipher the Nightmare Code that may be closer than you think. Should you be reading this? No, you should listen here to learn about the very first horror film …

Everything has a beginning and Chris Mariano of the Omatics and the Chris Omatic show were among our first! Meet Chris and his traveling circus (Youtube and your town) of punk rock, experimental vibes and just plain zaniness. Whether it is his band or his Pee Wee Playhouse brand of fun, you'll enjoy him talking about the moog theramini, their openi…

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