In Part 2 of this episode, Scotty and Lauren look back at "Dead Billy," the ultra low-budget indie feature film that they made in 2012 and 2013. They discuss the initial inspiration, collaborating on both the script and the production, wrestling with the film's difficult subject matter, "planning" vs "pantsing," whether they wish they'd had an intimacy coordinator, and more.

WARNING: Considering the film's themes, this conversation does touch on issues of abuse.

Watch the (NSFW) trailer at https://vimeo.com/186292063?fl=pl\&fe=ti

Find "Dead Billy" on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Billy-Lauren-Myers/dp/B01M4IIHFU/

Find "Dead Billy" on Google Play at https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Dead_Billy?id=0krpZxbLyVE\&hl=en_US

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. The next episode will be LIVE at 7 p.m. EST, and will feature author (and fellow friend-of-the-pod) Gwendolyn Kiste! Follow the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/734287569466413/

You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. https://www.facebook.com/groups/429777132474382 https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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Scotty has known and worked with actor/writer/producer/filmmaker/development-executive Lauren Chavez-Myers for over 15 years now. Aside from being friends, they collaborated on a number of shorts before embarking on the feature film "Dead Billy" (2016).

In the first part of this two-part episode, Lauren talks about her life as an actor on stage, in movies, and on television, and the transition she made toward working as a TV development executive for Hasbro Entertainment. They discuss the satisfaction of creation, struggling with self-imposed pressure, balancing film and theatre work, what exactly "development" means, and more.

Look out for Part 2, in which Scotty and Lauren do a deep dive into the making of "Dead Billy," and how they feel about the movie more than a decade later.

You can find Lauren online at http://www.laurenchavezmyers.com

You can check Lauren out on IMDB at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0616774/

Stream the series "Manhattan" on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DHY49RDK/

Listen to Scotty's history of the Ouija board on "The Weirdest Thing Podcast" at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weirdest-thing/id1534847356?i=1000628043222

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. The next episode will be LIVE at 7 p.m. EST, and will feature author (and fellow friend-of-the-pod) Gwendolyn Kiste! Follow the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/734287569466413/

You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. https://www.facebook.com/groups/429777132474382 https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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Author Rebecca Rowland ("Optic Nerve," "White Trash and Recycled Nightmares") returns to talk with Scotty about her wintry new horror novel "Eminence Front" (January 20, CLASH Books). They discuss the book's inspiration, its various influences (from Stephen King's "Carrie" to Tim O'Brien's "In the Lake of the Woods"), terrifying weather from around the country, creepy puppet shows, ambiguous endings, and more.

They also take a look back at "Need to Know," a 1986 episode of "The New Twilight Zone" starring William Petersen and Frances McDormand.

You can find Rebecca online at https://rowlandbooks.com

You can order your copy of "Eminence Front" at https://rowlandbooks.com/eminence-front

You can read Rebecca's werewolf story "Expose the Fur Below" in the anthology "Strange New Moons," available at https://www.amazon.com/Strange-New-Moons-Stephen-Kozeniewski/dp/B0DT4C1T9Z/

Check out Scotty's story about the Dyatlov Pass Incident on "The Weirdest Thing Podcast," available at https://open.spotify.com/episode/3wQWt4kI6I5ZER8sjNb7mR?si=b74b7e93757c4a9e

Watch "Need to Know," from "The New Twilight Zone," at https://youtu.be/EB_naKy4IJI?si=TcXeQy-fPkgjFxqi

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. https://www.facebook.com/groups/429777132474382 https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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