Portal of The Podcast — Monsters, Madness and Magic

EP#333: Painting Monsters and Memories - An Interview with Lee MacLeod

Join Justin as he sits down with prolific artist Lee MacLeod to discuss his Nintendo Power days, the grind of film poster work, painting iconic covers for Full Moon Features, legendary video game art, and more!

EP#332: Guardian of the Garden - An Interview with Tahmoh Penikett

Join Justin as he chats with actor Tahmoh Penikett about growing up in the wilderness, his paranormal experiences, fatherhood, overcoming impostor syndrome, Battlestar Galactica, Trick ’r Treat, Supernatural, and more!

EP#331: Beauty in the Beast - An Interview with George Buza

Join Justin as he chats with actor George Buza about his early years playing in rock bands, voicing Beast in X-Men: The Animated Series, The Adventures of Sinbad, Michael Ironside, and more!

EP#330: Tolkien and Beyond - An Interview with David Day

Join Justin as he chats with author and poet David Day about the historical origins of King Arthur, decoding Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the controversy surrounding his works on J.R.R. Tolkien, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and more!

Ways of the Wyrd #1 - Historical Werewolf Accounts

In this first entry of Ways of the Wyrd, join Justin as he details historical accounts of Werewolfery in Eastern and Western Europe, citing sources from occult scholar and theologian Montague Summers.

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EP#329: Wrath of the Boneless One - An Interview with Alex Andersen

Join Justin as he chats with actor Alex Andersen about Elden Ring, Star Wars, landing the role of Ivar the Boneless in Vikings, imagination, and more!

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EP#328: Weirdness in the Dark - An Interview with Dave Ward

Join Justin as he chats with actor, musician and comedian Dave Ward about Disney’s So Weird, Dragon Ball Z, working with Jim Varney, getting his start in the entertainment industry, and more!

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EP#327: Taking Hold of the Flame - An Interview with Geoff Tate

Join Justin as he chats with legendary vocalist Geoff Tate about hotel ghosts, discovering his voice, his heart surgery, the iconic Queensryche performance in Tokyo in 1984, and more!

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EP#326: In the Heart of Fantasia - An Interview with Tami Stronach

Join Justin as he chats with actor, dancer, and producer Tami Stronach about the lasting legacy of The NeverEnding Story, her conflicted relationship with the film, growing up abroad, returning to the business with her movie Man and Witch, and more!

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EP#325: Don't Say That - An Interview with Connie Schulman

Join Justin as he chats with actor Connie Schulman about her childhood in East Tennessee, paranormal experiences with her pets, landing the role of Patti Mayonnaise on Doug, her TV show with Dolly Parton that never aired, and more!

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EP#324: Enthroned in Iron - An Interview with Tucker Thomasson

Join Justin as he chats with musician Tucker Thomasson about the ancient Sumerians, the Necronomicon, retro video stores, Throne of Iron, music production, cryptids, and more!

EP#323: Dead by Dawn - An Interview with Dana DeLorenzo

Join Justin as he chats with actor and former radio personality Dana DeLorenzo about the importance of creativity, ghost stories, synchronicity, Ash vs Evil Dead, and more!

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EP#322: We're Gonna Get You - An Interview with Betsy Baker

Join Justin as he chats with actor Betsy Baker about the legacy of The Evil Dead, the Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction revival, her musical background, why she did not return as Linda in The Evil Dead II, and more!

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EP#321: To Peer Into the Pool of Mistorak - An Interview with Darrell Schweitzer

Join Justin as he chats with writer and editor Darrell Schweitzer about resurrecting Weird Tales, self-promotion tips for young authors, rare books, the inspiration behind his character Sir Julian, Lovecraftian poetry, and more!

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EP#320: Within the Woods - An Interview with Theresa Tilly

Join Justin as he chats with actor and comedian Theresa Tilly about the good and bad of filming The Evil Dead, horror conventions, improv, continuing her career behind the microphone, and more!

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EP#319: Soul of Cinder - An Interview with Nick Chambers

Join Justin as he chats with musician Nick Chambers about sleep paralysis, world building with lyrics, horror video games, Lord of the Rings, Knight & Gallow, and more!

EP#318: What's the Story - An Interview with Larry Brantley

Join Justin as he chats with actor and comedian Larry Brantley about getting his start on the open mic scene in Houston, working as a radio DJ in his teens, landing the role of a lifetime when he became the voice of Wishbone, the impact of the show on children of the 90’s, and more!

EP#317: On the Inversion of the Stars - An Interview with Matthew Knight

Join Justin as he chats with musician and author Matthew Knight about Roger Corman films, musical alchemy, sacred geometry, his new story in Swords of Steel IV, misrepresentation of the occult in Hollywood, and more!

EP#316: The Fall of the Silver City - An Interview with Avery Berg

Join Justin as he chats with musician Avery Berg about Robert Eggers films, Transformers, graveyard ghost stories, cryptids, Chamber Mage, and more!

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EP#315: Swords of Jupiter - An Interview with Jo Gamel and D.M. Ritzlin

Join Justin as he chats with musician, artist, and author Jo Gamel and writer and editor of DMR Books D.M. Ritzlin about the release of Swords of Steel IV, the depths of the Pongus Maw, songwriting, mythology, Vran the Chaos-Warped, and more!

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