Episodes
After a hiatus of epic proportions Alex and Michael are back to talk about horror. And this week is no exception! Alex get's the skinny from Michael about the epic new fantasy horror game Diablo IV. Alex will be talking about Aliens: Dark Descent, a new strategy game in the style of XCOM and set in the Aliens franchise world.   An Alex Blackburn Production   Show Notes and Links: Diablo IV / Aliens: Dark Descent / Hellbound Horror Official Store    The Hellbound Podcast   Hosted by Alex...
Published 10/27/23
In a packed show, Alex starts us off on his thoughts of Nicholas Cage's new movie Renfield, Michael highlights the action fueled Cocaine Bear and Michael has a new show he is starring in called Popularity Papers. All that and much more!   An Alex Blackburn Production   Show Notes and Links: Popularity Papers (Michael's new Professional Project) / Renfield / The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent / Cocaine Bear / Megan    The Hellbound Podcast   Hosted by Alex Blackburn and Michael Chan, two...
Published 05/10/23
This week Michael and Alex share some real life horror stories and Michael introduces Alex to the little known horror movie called 'Unwelcome'. Plus this week's "Unofficial sponsor" is Liquid Death!   A Hellbound Production   Show Notes and Links: Popularity Papers (Michael's new Professional Project) / Unwelcome (2022 Horror Movie) / Levi's Horror (AI models) / Our unofficial Sponsor   The Hellbound Podcast   Hosted by Alex Blackburn and Michael Chan, two intrepid discoverers of evil and...
Published 03/29/23
Alex and Michael are here to talk about David & Brandon Cronenberg, the father and son filmmakers who just love body horror but use it in their storytelling in different ways. Michael dips his toe into the 'Infinity Pool' and Alex sets a challenge for the both of them to watch David Cronenberg's new movie 'Crimes of the Future'. Plus we love Tim Hortons!!!   A Hellbound Production   Show Notes and Links: Infinity Pool / Crimes of the Future / The Cronenbergs / Tim Hortons   The Hellbound...
Published 03/22/23
Michael and Alex are back together again to talk about the new Netflix movie 'We Have a Ghost' starring David Harbour and Anthony Mackie, they share their frustrations with the streaming model and Alex has a theory about why 'Stranger Things' is taking years to release...   A Hellbound Production   Show Notes and Links: About Schmidt (2003) / Magic the Gathering / We Have a Ghost (2022)   The Hellbound Podcast   Hosted by Alex Blackburn and Michael Chan, two intrepid discoverers of evil and...
Published 03/15/23
Director Brian Sepanzyk joins Alex this week to talk about his now award winning short film, 'In the Shadow of God', which won the "Rule-Breaker" award at last year's Hellbound Horror Festival. Brian is a talented filmmaker and is now working in the industry as a Special Effects producer/director as well as creating his own high-quality and story driven short films. He has also worked on feature films such as Godzilla, Man of Steel, Inception and The Cabin in the Woods.   A Hellbound...
Published 03/08/23
Welcome back everyone. Alex and Michael are heading down the movie horror river again this week to talk about if you wanna be a Cannibal, after watching Bones and All and Alex soars across the city of New York with his take on Q The Winged Serpent.   A Hellbound Production   Show Notes and Links: Bones and All (2022) / Q The Winged Serpent (1982)   The Hellbound Podcast   Hosted by Alex Blackburn and Michael Chan, two intrepid discoverers of evil and comedy in the horror movie genre. They...
Published 03/01/23
This weekend... well a couple of days late sorry :-( Alex checks out 'Q The Winged Serpent' Directed by Larry Cohen and starring David Carridine. Hear his thoughts on the horror fantasy flick and what he gave it out of five. Is it any good? Listen to find out.   'Q The Winged Serpent' (1982) NYPD detectives Shepard and Powell are working on a bizarre case of a ritualistic Aztec murder. Meanwhile, something big is attacking people of New York and only greedy small time crook Jimmy Quinn knows...
Published 02/28/23
Actor Michael Masurkevitch  joins Alex on the podcast to talk about what it takes to embody characters in film, surrounding yourself with creative filmmakers and learning to trust others with your filmmaking ideas. We also talk about running through the snow naked...and much more! Please join Alex and Michael on this insightful behind the scenes into filmmaking and horror filmmaking in particular.   A Hellbound Production   Show Notes and Links: Michael Masurkevitch / Blood & Justice /...
Published 02/22/23
Alex from the Hellbound Podcast reviews the 2001 horror thriller film 'Joy Ride'. Starring Paul Walker and co-written by J.J. Abrams.   'Joy Ride' (2001) Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychopathic killer.   Show Notes and Links: Joy Ride (2001)   Weekend Reviews - A Hellbound Podcast Production   Hosted by Alex Blackburn and Michael Chan, two intrepid discoverers of evil and comedy...
Published 02/19/23
This week Michael sees a "bum cream ghost" (true story) and he and Alex also talk about the new horror flick from Blumhouse, M3GAN and Joy Ride (2001) starring Paul Walker.   A Hellbound Production   Show Notes and Links: M3GAN (2022) / Microsoft AI Twitter / Joy Ride (2001)   The Hellbound Podcast   Hosted by Alex Blackburn and Michael Chan, two intrepid discoverers of evil and comedy in the horror movie genre. They have banded together to go on a quest of self discovery, to talk about all...
Published 02/15/23
Alex from the Hellbound Podcast reviews the Jamie Foxx movie, 'Day Shift' Directed by JJ Perry.   'Day Shift' (2022) A hard-working, blue-collar dad just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted 10-year-old daughter. His mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of income: hunting and killing vampires.     Show Notes and Links: Day Shift   Weekend Reviews - A Hellbound Podcast Production   Hosted by Alex Blackburn and Michael Chan, two intrepid...
Published 02/11/23
On today's episode of the show Alex talks about the magnificent third episode of HBO's 'The Last of Us' and Netflix's 'Day Shift'. And Michael highlights another "classic " movie, Demon Island (starring Nicholas Brendan and Jamie Pressly).   A Hellbound Production   Show Notes and Links: The Last of Us / Demon Island / Day Shift   The Hellbound Podcast   Hosted by Alex Blackburn and Michael Chan, two intrepid discoverers of evil and comedy in the horror movie genre. They have banded together...
Published 02/08/23
Welcome to our first weekend review show, a short review of the horror movie 'Smile'. This week Michael Chan talks about his thoughts of the recent horror flick. Every Saturday we will have a different horror movie review for you.   'Smile' (2022) After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a psychiatrist becomes increasingly convinced she is being threatened by an uncanny entity.     Show Notes and Links: Smile   Weekend Reviews - A Hellbound Podcast...
Published 02/04/23
Hellbound hosts Alex Blackburn and Michael Chan has returned to bring you all new ghoulish opinions, reviews, jokes and much more. This week Michael tells us all about Birdemic 2: The Resurrection and Alex talks about the importance of physical media.   A Hellbound Production   Show Notes and Links: Elden Ring / The Fog (1980) / The Importance of Physical Media / Birdemic 2: The Resurrection /    The Hellbound Podcast   Hosted by Alex Blackburn and Michael Chan, two intrepid discoverers of...
Published 02/01/23
Surprise! We will back to slay vampires and werewolves in 2023, starting every Wednesday on the 1st February with the 'Hellbound Podcast', and every Saturday, starting 4th February with 'Hellbound Movie Reviews', our short horror movie review show.    A Hellbound Production   The Hellbound Podcast   Hosted by Alex Blackburn, Michael Chan, three intrepid discoverers of evil and comedy in the horror movie genre. They have banded together to go on a quest of self discovery, to talk about all...
Published 01/04/23
Alex, Michael and Jessica are back with for the end of 2022, to chat about one of the biggest cult horror films of 2022 'Terrifier 2', Jessica unpacks two sadistic horror games with 'Buddy Simulator 1984' & 'Pony Island', and Alex delves a little into the Cult of Chucky, with his appreciation of the continuation of the Chucky franchise.   A Hellbound Production   Show Notes and Links: Buddy Simulator 1984 / Pony Island / Terrifier 2 / The Chucky TV Show   The Hellbound Podcast   Hosted by...
Published 12/28/22
Please join host Alex Blackburn for the final part of his interview with Director Ian Rayburn. In this episode Alex and Ian talk about the morality of A.I. based art and two of 2022's best horror films, Hellraiser and Barbarian.   A Hellbound Production   Show Notes and Links: Ian Rayburn / Ian Rayburn Films / Ian Rayburn's Short Films / Ian Rayburn's Instagram / Mid Journey (AI Art) / Hellraiser (2022) / Barbarian (2022)   The Hellbound Podcast   Regularly Hosted by Alex Blackburn and...
Published 12/21/22
Please join host Alex Blackburn for part two of his interview with Director Ian Rayburn, the winner of this years' Best Film and Best Performance (Acting) at the Hellbound Horror Festival, for his horror film 'Blue Devil'. This is the second of three parts as Alex and Ian talk about filmmaking, horror, their mutual passions, and most importantly, looking after your mental health. All of this couldn't fit into one shorter episode, so join us next week for part three to round of the interview...
Published 12/14/22
Join host Alex Blackburn as he interviews Director Ian Rayburn, the winner of this years' Best Film and Best Performance (Acting) at the Hellbound Horror Festival, for his horror film 'Blue Devil'. Ian talks about the creation of the film, his creative process, his love for horror, practical effects in films, star trek (Ian's in one of the shows) and much, much more!    This is the first of three part's as Alex and Ian talk about filmmaking, horror, their mutual passions, and most...
Published 12/07/22
This week hosts Alex and Michael are joined by Michael's wife Jessica Chan. Our hosts chat about two of the biggest horror movies of the year so far, Smile and Barbarian. Hear their thoughts and insights. (Contains heavy spoilers for both movies).   A Hellbound Production   Show Notes and Links: Smile / Barbarian   The Hellbound Podcast   Hosted by Alex Blackburn and Michael Chan, two intrepid discoverers of evil and comedy in the horror movie genre. They have banded together to go on a quest...
Published 11/30/22
Guest co-host Vicky Arora joins Alex to round off Hellbound's 'Dissecting Dahmer' series covering the Netflix original series: Dahmer: Monster - The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Hear their insights and thoughts about the dark and sinister true life story of the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and his victims (and those who also survived his evil).   A Hellbound Horror Festival Production   Show Notes and Links: Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story   The Hellbound Podcast   Credits - Hosted By:...
Published 11/23/22
This week sees the continuation of our coverage of the Netflix mini-series, Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. We cover episodes 7 (Cassandra) and 8 (Lionel) here. Alex is accompanied again by his wife Vicky Arora. See what they both think about the show and if they dare to continue watching the show with us!    A Hellbound Horror Festival Production   Show Notes and Links: Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story   The Hellbound Podcast   Credits - Hosted By: Alexander Blackburn...
Published 11/16/22
This week sees the continuation of our coverage of the Netflix mini-series, Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. We cover episodes 5&6 here. Alex is accompanied again by his wife Vicky Arora. See what they both think about the show and if they dare to continue watching the show with us!    A Hellbound Horror Festival Production   Show Notes and Links: Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story   The Hellbound Podcast   Credits - Hosted By: Alexander Blackburn and Vicky Arora /...
Published 11/09/22