The Con Guy Podcast Presented By That Hashtag Show

In THE PALE DOOR, the Dalton gang finds shelter in a seemingly uninhabited ghost town after a train robbery goes south. Seeking help for their wounded leader, they are surprised to stumble upon a welcoming brothel in the town’s square. But the beautiful women who greet them are actually a coven of witches with very sinister plans for the unsuspecting outlaws - and the battle between good and evil is just beginning. In this week’s DON’T FEAR THE PODCAST, we talk with two stars from the film, Bill Sage and Stan Shaw.

Kevin Pike is an American film special effects supervisor, below the line talent agent, and screenwriting consultant. He is perhaps best known for supervising the visual effects on the 1985 film Back to the Future. He and his company FilmTrix Inc. were primarily responsible for construction of the modifications that created the film's iconic DeLorean time machine. His credits also include The Last Star Fighter, Return of the Jedi, several of the original Star Trek films, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Jurassic Park, Fight Club and so many credits we’d need a whole day just to talk about.

ON this episode, we feature Michael Smith and Jaye Smith (no, they’re not related), the creators and hosts of LET’S TALK JAWS LIVE, a weekly interactive discussion group on Facebook that is designed for JAWS FIN-atics who crave a lot more JAWS interaction than just an occasional festival or screening, Let’s Talk Jaws Live is quickly becoming the go-to spot for JAWS discussions and gathering, featuring everything JAWS-related, from the making of the film, Cast & Crew, Jaws memorabilia and even the sequels. Heck, they say they’ll even talk about “Jaws the Revenge." Recent guests have included Jaws writer Carl Gottlieb, SFX guru Kevin Pike, and MORE! Michael is a frequent panelist and speaker about the film, and he contributed to the recently released 45th Anniversary edition of the book THE MAKING OF JAWS.

This episode we talk with Sean Clark, the undisputed KING OF HALLOWEEN. In partnership with HorrorHound events, he managed the 25th,30th,35th, and 40th anniversary conventions for John Carpenter’s Halloween and produced tons of special features for the releases of the films on Blu-Ray and DVD. Sean is the Creator & Host of Horror's Hallowed Grounds—which takes viewers to the filming locations of the most iconic horror movies ever made. He’s the owner and operator at Convention All Stars, the Owner-operator at Viddy Well Films… and he owns the deranged clown from Poltergeist and Mrs. Elrod’s cutting board from Halloween II. His newest project is the Youtube video podcast The Beast With Two Heads, which he hosts with horror legend Chris Nelson.

We interview director Brandon Christensen about his new horror film on Shudder, ‘Z’ which is about a family who find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.  When Beth’s son brings home an imaginary friend named “Z,” she becomes concerned that he is falling too deep into a world of make believe. But when the son starts to display extremely destructive behavior, blaming Z for all of his actions, Beth knows that something is wrong. Soon, though, Beth sees Z herself…and he wants to be her friend. The battle for their lives begins. Z will be released on September 1, 2020 on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray.

Director / Writer / Editor Jay Cheel and consultant and occult expert Mitch Horowitz  are our special guests for this episode of DON’T FEAR THE PODCAST. They discuss a fascinating series called CURSED FILMS, which airs on Shudder and is now available on Digital, DVD and Blu-ray. It investigates five Hollywood films that have all been rumored to be cursed: Poltergeist, The Exorcist, The Omen, The Crow, and Twilight Zone: The Movie.

Movie effects and Make-Up Icon Greg Nicotero is the creative force behind The Walking Dead franchise and the new Creepshow series. He’s also possibly the biggest JAWS fan in Hollywood. He shares his first experience seeing the film, which led to him to restoring the only existing shark from the original mold. This is his story.

Legendary writer and actor Carl Gottlieb discusses his history as an actor, comedian and writer in Hollywood for such TV series as The Bob Newhart Show, The Smothers Brothers, and The Odd Couple, along with films such as The Jerk and Caveman, before taking on the film that forever changed his life—JAWS. Hear inside stories about the making of Steven Spielberg’s seminal summer blockbuster from the man who knows.

Actor Jeffrey Kramer discusses working as Deputy Hendricks in the first two JAWS films, his life as a television executive,  and more.

Actor Jeffery Voorhees (who played Alex Kintner, the young boy who died years ago off the coast of Amity Island while paddling out on his yellow raft in Steven Spielberg’s JAWS), returns to the beach to discuss what it was like working on the iconic film, his life living in Martha's Vineyard (Amity Island) since then, and why he says, “It pays to die.” This is the third in a week-long series of episodes celebrating the 45th anniversary of JAWS. To see all the episodes, go to TheConGuy.com or search for ThatHashTagShow’s Youtube channel.