Deadpit radio
Deadpit Radio is a popular internet based radio show, hosted by The Creepy Kentuckian (Wes Vance) and Uncle Bill (Aaron T. Frye) every Friday. Deadpit debuted in December of ‘05 with a talk show focusing solely on the horror film genre. The show is broadcast every week from the Deadpit Studios, located in the hills of Prestonsburg, Kentucky. Like most internet based radio shows or podcasts, the weekly program is downloaded from their official website 1 or through iTunes.
Deadpit's website also features a review database that includes DVD, Blu-ray, books, VHS, and laserdiscs. They also have a following on YouTube, where they have posted over two hundred videos.2 Popular video series include Deadpit: On the Road, where they document their experiences of heading to the local movie theater, and Diary of the Deadpit, which is an introspective look into their horror fandom.
History
Deadpit Radio's first show was uploaded on Friday December 23, 2005, which was their "2005 Year in Review" show. Since then, they have created a show almost every Friday, and at this time, all episodes are available for download on their website. While the topics of the show follow the current landscape of horror, long running issues of contention are their hatred for director Eli Roth, their disappointment for what Fangoria has become, and their disdain for the horror remake trend that Hollywood has adopted. Deadpit's original intention was to review all independent cinema that was submitted. Due to the increase in the amount of material sent to them from disc manufacturing studios, the focus has shifted to studio released films; however, independent cinema is still given considerable airtime.
Celebrity Interviews
Since debuting in December of '05, some of the biggest names in the horror genre have appeared on the Deadpit Radio program, including:
John Amplas (Actor – 'Martin (film)’)
Charles Band (Director – ‘The Puppet Master’)
James Bryan (Director – ‘Don’t Go in The Woods…Alone!’)
John Carl Buechler (Director – ‘Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood’)
Jeff Burr (Director – ‘Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III’)
William Butler (Actor – ‘Night Of the living dead (1990 film)’)
Lori Cardille (Actress – ‘Day of the Dead (film)')
John Carpenter (Director – ‘Halloween (1978 film)’)
Mike Christopher (Actor – ‘Dawn of the Dead’)
Bob Clark (Director – ‘Black Christmas’)
Carl Crew (Actor – ‘Blood Diner’)
Joe Dante (Director – ‘Gremlins’)
Allen Danziger (Actor – ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’)
Fred Dekker (Director – ‘Night of the Creeps’)
Tom DeSimone (Director – ‘Hell Night’)
David Early (Actor – ‘Dawn of the Dead’)
Don Edmonds (Director – ‘Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS’)
Paul Ehlers (Actor – ‘Madman’)
Zach Galligan (Actor – ‘Gremlins’)
Mick Garris (Director – ‘Psycho IV: The Beginning’)
Andre Gower (Actor – ‘The Monster Squad’)
Sid Haig (Actor – ‘The Devil's Rejects’)
Nathan Hanneman (Editor - 'HorrorHound Magazine')
George Hardy (Actor – ‘Troll 2’)
Tom Holland (Director – ‘Child's Play’)
Lewis Jackson (Director – ‘Christmas Evil’)
Don Jones (Director – ‘The Forest’)
Lloyd Kaufman (Director – ‘The Toxic Avenger’)
Adrienne King (Actress – ‘Friday the 13th (1980 film)’)
Gary Klar (Actor – ‘Day of the Dead (film)’)
Paul Kratka (Actor - 'Friday the 13th Part III')
Robert Kurtzman (Director – ‘Wishmaster (film)’)
William Lustig (Director – ‘Maniac (1980 film)’)
Harry Manfredini (Music Composer - ‘Friday the 13th (1980 film)’)
Lucky McKee (Director – ‘May (film)’)
Teri McMinn (Actress – ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’)
Tom Morga (Actor/Stuntman – ‘Friday the 13th: A New Beginning’)
Bill Moseley (Actor – ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’)
Judith O'Dea (Actress – ‘Night of the Living Dead’)
Diamond Dallas Page (Actor – ‘The Devil's Rejects’)
Betsy Palmer (Actress – ‘Friday the 13th (1980 film)’)
Lou Perryman (Actor – ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’)
Joe Pilato (Actor – ‘Day of the Dead’)
Linnea Quigley (Actress – ‘The Return of the Living Dead’)
Debbie Rochon (Actress – ‘American Nightmare’)
George A. Romero (Director – ‘Night of the Living Dead’)
Felissa Rose (Actress – ‘Sleepaway Camp’)
Tom Savini (Special Effects – ‘Friday the 13th (1980 film)’)
Rob Schmidt (Director – ‘Wrong Turn’)
Angus Scrimm (Actor – ‘Phantasm (film)’)
Chuck Sellier (Director – ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’)
Tiffany Shepis (Actress – ‘Nightmare Man (2006 film)’)
Jack Sholder (Director – ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge’)
Michael A. Simpson (Director – ‘Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers’)
P. J. Soles (Actress – ‘Halloween (1978 film)’)
Amy Steel (Actress – ‘Friday the 13th Part 2’)
Michael Stephenson (Actor – ‘Troll 2’)
Kevin S. Tenney (Director – ‘Night of the Demons (1988 film)’)
Fred Vogel (Director - 'August Underground's Mordum')
Dee Wallace (Actress – ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’)
Tommy Lee Wallace (Director – ‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’)
James Wan (Director – ‘Saw (film)’)
Sheri Moon Zombie (Actress – ‘The Devil's Rejects’)
Segments
The show lasts between two and three hours, and has a fairly standard order of segments.
- Horror News
- Featured Segment (either an interview or a retrospective)
- Fan Questions (call-in and email)
- DVD and Blu-ray reviews (between two and four titles)