Out in the Christmas chimneys of podcasts where death stalks the airwaves, somewhere between a cursed VHS tape and the ghost of a Blockbuster Video, lurks My Bloody Podcast, a horror show equal parts terrifying and delightfully unhinged. Imagine if The Criterion Channel got possessed by a demon, or if your horror-obsessed friend from high school actually started a podcast with their equally disturbed and well-read pals. That’s the vibe.


Hosted by Bryan Kluger, a man who speaks fluent Freddy and Jason with the academic rigor of a TED Talk on gore, My Bloody Podcast is a weekly séance-slash-horror-symposium where no monster is left behind and no bloody boil goes unpopped. Preston Barta joins him like a vampire with a PhD, dissecting dread with surgical precision, while Chelsea Nicole; cultural critic, scream queen, and walking IMDb of feminist horror, makes sure every terrifying nuance gets its due.
This week, My Bloody Podcast hangs a stocking over the fireplace and then promptly sets it on fire. In a very special, tinsel-drenched episode, we lean all the way into the holiday spirit with Silent Night, Deadly Night, a brand new remake of the 1984 Christmas-horror chestnut now resurrected, sharpened, and sent back down the chimney by a returning champion of the show, Mike P. Nelson.
The film itself is a yuletide miracle of mayhem. It's epic in its devotion to bloodshed, and sincere in its belief that Christmas cheer pairs best with blunt instruments. We’re joined by Canadian actor David Tomlinson, who stops by to talk about his role in the new film, his enduring love of horror, and what it’s like to work with a director who clearly believes that “peace on earth” is more of a suggestion than a rule.
And speaking of Nelson, old Saint Mike himself drops in on opening day to talk shop. We talk about the film, the process, and the particular thrill of unleashing a holiday horror movie into the world like a deranged gift exchange. As always, there are jokes. There are in-depth conversations. There is probably more laughter than one would expect from a discussion involving blood, guts, and seasonal trauma.
So pour yourself some eggnog, press play, and welcome in the holiday cheer, preferably with an axe.

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WRITTEN BY: BRYAN KLUGER
BRYAN KLUGER, A SEASONED VOICE IN THE REALM OF ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING ARTS+CULTURE MAGAZINE, HIGH DEF DIGEST, BOOMSTICK COMICS, AND HOUSING WIRE MAGAZINE, AMONG OTHERS.
HIS INSIGHTS ARE ALSO CAPTURED THROUGH HIS PODCASTS; MY BLOODY PODCAST AND FEAR AND LOATHING IN CINEMA PODCAST; WHICH LISTENERS CAN ENJOY ACROSS A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS.
IN ADDITION TO HIS WRITTEN WORK, KLUGER BRINGS HIS EXPERTISE TO THE AIRWAVES, HOSTING TWO LIVE RADIO SHOWS EACH WEEK: SOUNDTRAXXX RADIO ON WEDNESDAYS AND THE ENTERTAINMENT ANSWER ON SUNDAYS. HIS MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO MEDIA AND CULTURE OFFERS A UNIQUE, IMMERSIVE PERSPECTIVE FOR THOSE WHO SEEK BOTH DEPTH AND ENTERTAINMENT.

Out in the phone booths of podcasts where death stalks the airwaves, somewhere between a cursed VHS tape and the ghost of a Blockbuster Video, lurks My Bloody Podcast, a horror show equal parts terrifying and delightfully unhinged. Imagine if The Criterion Channel got possessed by a demon, or if your horror-obsessed friend from high school actually started a podcast with their equally disturbed and well-read pals. That’s the vibe.


Hosted by Bryan Kluger, a man who speaks fluent Freddy and Jason with the academic rigor of a TED Talk on gore, My Bloody Podcast is a weekly séance-slash-horror-symposium where no monster is left behind and no bloody boil goes unpopped. Preston Barta joins him like a vampire with a PhD, dissecting dread with surgical precision, while Chelsea Nicole; cultural critic, scream queen, and walking IMDb of feminist horror, makes sure every terrifying nuance gets its due.
This week on a very special My Bloody Podcast, and by “special” I mean the kind of special usually reserved for holiday episodes of long-running sitcoms or the sudden arrival of a beloved character cameo, we bring you yet another bonus installment. Maybe it’s the season of giving. Maybe it’s that rare moment in the cultural barometer when everyone collectively decides murder mysteries pair beautifully with peppermint bark. Or maybe, just maybe, the rumor mill has finally caught up with reality, the cool kids want on this podcast. Who are we to question fate?
Today, we’re rolling out the proverbial red carpet for someone making his debut appearance on My Bloody Podcast, director Stephen Shimek. If the name rings a bell, don’t worry, you’re not suffering from cinematic déjà vu. You’ve probably stumbled across Invitation to a Murder, The Maze, Joey and Ella, or the delightfully enigmatic The Magician’s Raincoat. Yes, Stephen made those. And if that’s not enough, he’s also married to Kristy Shimek. The editor, a frequent guest, and the unofficial patron saint of making directors look good in post.
Together, we dive into Stephen’s newest film, Murder at the Embassy, a sequel to Invitation to a Murder and the latest entry in what we’re now confidently calling the Shimek Murder Expanded Universe. Stephen regales us with tales of working with Mischa Barton, the joys and logistical nightmares of creating a historical period piece, and the strangely soothing discipline required to choreograph a proper on-screen murder. He even lets slip a few of his cinematic influences, though we won’t spoil which auteurs haunt his artistic conscience.
We had a thoroughly delightful time that was equal parts laughter, fascination, and mild existential dread (the good, genre-appropriate kind). So consider this your gentle nudge to watch Murder at the Embassy, and perhaps rewatch Invitation to a Murder for good measure. Shimek has built a world of intrigue that politely demands your attention.
Listen everywhere you’d normally listen. Preferably with the lights dimmed just enough to feel mysterious.

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Thank you for listening.
WRITTEN BY: BRYAN KLUGER
BRYAN KLUGER, A SEASONED VOICE IN THE REALM OF ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING ARTS+CULTURE MAGAZINE, HIGH DEF DIGEST, BOOMSTICK COMICS, AND HOUSING WIRE MAGAZINE, AMONG OTHERS.
HIS INSIGHTS ARE ALSO CAPTURED THROUGH HIS PODCASTS; MY BLOODY PODCAST AND FEAR AND LOATHING IN CINEMA PODCAST; WHICH LISTENERS CAN ENJOY ACROSS A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS.
IN ADDITION TO HIS WRITTEN WORK, KLUGER BRINGS HIS EXPERTISE TO THE AIRWAVES,

Out in the phone booths of podcasts where death stalks the airwaves, somewhere between a cursed VHS tape and the ghost of a Blockbuster Video, lurks My Bloody Podcast, a horror show equal parts terrifying and delightfully unhinged. Imagine if The Criterion Channel got possessed by a demon, or if your horror-obsessed friend from high school actually started a podcast with their equally disturbed and well-read pals. That’s the vibe.


Hosted by Bryan Kluger, a man who speaks fluent Freddy and Jason with the academic rigor of a TED Talk on gore, My Bloody Podcast is a weekly séance-slash-horror-symposium where no monster is left behind and no bloody boil goes unpopped. Preston Barta joins him like a vampire with a PhD, dissecting dread with surgical precision, while Chelsea Nicole; cultural critic, scream queen, and walking IMDb of feminist horror, makes sure every terrifying nuance gets its due.
This week on a very special My Bloody Podcast, a BONUS EPISODE, you know the kind that feels like finding an extra fry at the bottom of the takeout bag. Well, we sink our teeth into Muzzle: City of Wolves. It’s a film that wanders confidently into the John Wick Cinematic State of Mind that follows a former cop, a loyal dog, a vengeful cartel, and the sort of urban carnage that suggests the city’s zoning board has long since given up.
Joining us for this canine-and-carbine opera are two men who know their way around both a frame and a fight. Aaron Eckhart, the square-jawed statesman of The Dark Knight, Erin Brockovich, and Thank You for Smoking, and the film’s director John Stalberg Jr., who has quietly been constructing a small universe of his own with the Muzzle franchise.
We talk about the making of the movie, and, more importantly, the Herculean labor of making any movie. You know, how a single production day can feel like a decade spent negotiating with gravity, weather, budgets, and the universal law that says cables will always tangle when you’re in a hurry. Stalberg gives us the on-set details that include filming on location without permission, wihle Eckhart gives us the quiet truths, including an unexpectedly intimate moment he once shared with the late Heath Ledger on the set of The Dark Knight. You can practically hear the whole show fall still. We all got chills.
It’s an episode about dogs, about movies, and about the strange fraternity formed by anyone who has ever tried to tell a story while the universe gently but insistently pushes back. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or anywhere that welcomes good conversation, better anecdotes, and at least one great dog.

My Bloody Podcast iTunes
My Bloody Podcast Spotify 
Thank you for listening.
WRITTEN BY: BRYAN KLUGER
BRYAN KLUGER, A SEASONED VOICE IN THE REALM OF ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING ARTS+CULTURE MAGAZINE, HIGH DEF DIGEST, BOOMSTICK COMICS, AND HOUSING WIRE MAGAZINE, AMONG OTHERS.
HIS INSIGHTS ARE ALSO CAPTURED THROUGH HIS PODCASTS; MY BLOODY PODCAST AND FEAR AND LOATHING IN CINEMA PODCAST; WHICH LISTENERS CAN ENJOY ACROSS A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS.
IN ADDITION TO HIS WRITTEN WORK, KLUGER BRINGS HIS EXPERTISE TO THE AIRWAVES, HOSTING TWO LIVE RADIO SHOWS EACH WEEK: SOUNDTRAXXX RADIO ON WEDNESDAYS AND THE ENTERTAINMENT ANSWER ON SUNDAYS. HIS MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO MEDIA AND CULTURE OFFERS A UNIQUE, IMMERSIVE PERSPECTIVE FOR THOSE WHO SEEK BOTH DEPTH AND ENTERTAINMENT.

Out in the phone booths of podcasts where death stalks the airwaves, somewhere between a cursed VHS tape and the ghost of a Blockbuster Video, lurks My Bloody Podcast, a horror show equal parts terrifying and delightfully unhinged. Imagine if The Criterion Channel got possessed by a demon, or if your horror-obsessed friend from high school actually started a podcast with their equally disturbed and well-read pals. That’s the vibe.


Hosted by Bryan Kluger, a man who speaks fluent Freddy and Jason with the academic rigor of a TED Talk on gore, My Bloody Podcast is a weekly séance-slash-horror-symposium where no monster is left behind and no bloody boil goes unpopped. Preston Barta joins him like a vampire with a PhD, dissecting dread with surgical precision, while Chelsea Nicole; cultural critic, scream queen, and walking IMDb of feminist horror, makes sure every terrifying nuance gets its due.
On our 2025 Halloween episode, recorded with a kind of reckless method-acting devotion, on actual Halloween, Bryan and Chelsea find themselves locked in a frosty standoff worthy of an Antarctic research station. The cause of this domestic détente? Nothing less than the age-old question: which one of us is the hideous extraterrestrial shapeshifter?
In Episode #184 of My Bloody Podcast, we plunge scalpels-first into John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), a film that has aged better than most of its human characters. We roam through the eerie lineage of the story, revisiting the 1950s original, back when aliens were tall, wooden, and shaped vaguely like your uncle’s coat rack, and marvel at the alternate-universe casting choices that nearly befell Carpenter’s classic. Yes, somewhere in a parallel dimension, Jay Leno is squinting suspiciously across a snowbank, and we should all be grateful we don’t live there.
We also pay homage to those glorious practical effects—gooey, sinewy, impossible creations that still shame today’s digital wizardry. And, naturally, we end up in a spirited debate about that ending: the stare, the suspicion, the shared bottle, and the eternal question of who’s human, who’s not, and whether either of them remembered to check on Wilford Brimley.
It’s an excellent episode, rich in paranoia, cinematic devotion, and our mutual mistrust. Listen everywhere podcasts lurk, and remain appropriately wary of your neighbors. After all, they may just be The Thing.
My Bloody Podcast is where horror isn’t just appreciated; it’s worshipped, flayed open, and lovingly stitched back together. Listen in. Just don’t blame us if you start sleeping with the lights on.
Listeners who crave more behind-the-scenes industry insights, unfiltered opinions, and plenty of laughs will find themselves addicted to My Bloody Podcast. You can catch the latest episode on iTunes or Spotify, or reach out to the team at mybloodypodcast@gmail.com. Whether you’re a seasoned horror fan or a casual viewer looking for something to spice up your movie night, this podcast is a must-listen for those who love their horror served with a side of humor, insight, and a touch of irreverence.

 
My Bloody Podcast iTunes
My Bloody Podcast Spotify 
Thank you for listening.
WRITTEN BY: BRYAN KLUGER
BRYAN KLUGER, A SEASONED VOICE IN THE REALM OF ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING ARTS+CULTURE MAGAZINE, HIGH DEF DIGEST, BOOMSTICK COMICS, AND HOUSING WIRE MAGAZINE, AMONG OTHERS.
HIS INSIGHTS ARE ALSO CAPTURED THROUGH HIS PODCASTS; MY BLOODY PODCAST AND FEAR AND LOATHING...

Out in the phone booths of podcasts where death stalks the airwaves; somewhere between a cursed VHS tape and the ghost of a Blockbuster Video; lurks My Bloody Podcast, a horror show equal parts terrifying and delightfully unhinged. Imagine if The Criterion Channel got possessed by a demon, or if your horror-obsessed friend from high school actually started a podcast with their equally disturbed and well-read pals. That’s the vibe.
Hosted by Bryan Kluger, a man who speaks fluent Freddy and Jason with the academic rigor of a TED Talk on gore, My Bloody Podcast is a weekly séance-slash-horror-symposium where no monster is left behind and no bloody boil goes unpopped. Preston Barta joins him like a vampire with a PhD, dissecting dread with surgical precision, while Chelsea Nicole; cultural critic, scream queen, and walking IMDb of feminist horror; makes sure every terrifying nuance gets its due.
There are few things more sacred in the horror podcasting world than two friends on a long phone call dissecting a film where a creepy man also loves to make phone calls. On Episode #183 of My Bloody Podcast, Chelsea and I pick up our proverbial Black Phones and dial directly into the cultural juggernaut currently haunting theaters. The Black Phone 2.
We first saw the film months ago at Fantastic Fest, where sleep deprivation, cookies, and cinematic madness flow freely. Now that the rest of the world has caught up and the box office is screaming louder than Ethan Hawke in a creepy mask, we decided it was time to talk about it in full nostalgia, blood, ice skates, and all.
Yes, you read that right. Ice skates. Because if The Black Phone 2 proves anything, it’s that horror franchises will find new ways to weaponize childhood pastimes. The film’s climactic scene may mark the first time in cinematic history that a triple axel ends in arterial spray. Tonya Harding would be proud.
Chelsea and I dive deep into the film’s 1980s aesthetic which is equal parts A Nightmare on Elm Street and that weird Summer Camp photo of you your parents still have framed. Director Scott Derrickson and writer Robert Cargill have managed to bottle the nightmare of Reagan-era suburbia with rotary phones, rusty trucks, and a villain who always has as smile and quip between grabbing everyone.
We also ask the big questions like, How noir is too noir? Can The Grabber really stand shoulder to shoulder with Freddy, Jason, and Ghostface on the Mount Rushmore of Movie Monsters? And is Ethan Hawke having the time of his masked life? (Spoiler: he absolutely is.)
It’s an episode full of laughs, scares, and unfiltered cinephilia. You know, the kind of chat where we may or may not start believing that a demonic phone line might just connect directly to the horror hall of fame.
So grab your landline, pour yourself something spooky, and listen to My Bloody Podcast wherever fine screams are streamed. Just don’t answer any calls from unknown numbers.
My Bloody Podcast is where horror isn’t just appreciated; it’s worshipped, flayed open, and lovingly stitched back together. Listen in. Just don’t blame us if you start sleeping with the lights on.
Listeners who crave more behind-the-scenes industry insights, unfiltered opinions, and plenty of laughs will find themselves addicted to My Bloody Podcast. You can catch the latest episode on iTunes or Spotify, or reach out to the team at mybloodypodcast@gmail.com. Whether you’re a seasoned horror fan or a casual viewer looking for something to spice up your movie night, this podcast is a must-listen for those who love their horror served with a side of humor, insight, and a touch of irreverence.

 
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