Slice of SciFi

Dec 07 2024 150 ep. 37 mins 724

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Interviews and discussion about science fiction, fantasy and horror in television and film, plus coverage of comics, independent features, science and much more

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“Utopia”: Director James Bamford on pulling all the best elements together

Dec 07 2024 43 mins

Director James Bamford talks about his indie scifi action-thriller Utopia, where a former special ops soldier has to infiltrate a high tech human trafficking organization in search of his missing wife.

“Street Trash”: Director Ryan Kruger on practical filmmaking

Nov 23 2024 37 mins

Director Ryan Kruger stops by to talk about his reimagined edition of the cult horror favorite Street Trash. Ryan also sees this movie as more of a sequel to the original rather than a typical remake.

“Keeping 007 Alive”: Bond Beyond the Movies

Nov 16 2024 51 mins

Pop Culture Detective and Author Mark Edlitz returns to discuss more James Bond lore, with his newest book Keeping 007 Alive, which is a follow up to last year's James Bond After Fleming to explore the Bond stories in print.

“Meanwhile on Earth” director Jérémy Clapin on grief and realities

Nov 09 2024 26 mins

Filmmaker and writer-director Jérémy Clapin talks about his newest feature, Meanwhile on Earth, a story that melds grief, loss, and an unlikely conspiracy for an alien infiltration of Earth. Are indie films that go beyond the usual storyline tropes right up your alley? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Science New Wave Film Festival XVII: expanding science presentation using film

Oct 15 2024 41 mins

The 17th Science New Wave XVII Film Festival is here, and Program Director Nate Dorr and Festival Producer Paula Croxson stop by to talk all about it. They talk about curating this year's lineup, highlight several specific nights of specialized programming, and more. What film festivals do you look forward to every year? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the

“Seven Cemeteries”: John Gulager and Efren Ramirez talk hero zombies

Oct 10 2024 35 mins

Director John Gulager and actor Efren Ramirez stop by to talk about Seven Cemeteries, their new horror-black comedy-western that I believe plays at being "The Magnificent Undead Seven". Are you a fan of the western-horror subgenre? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

“The Radleys”: A quality dysfunctional vampire family drama

Oct 05 2024 29 mins

Director Euros Lyn and actor Harry Baxendale stop by to talk about The Radleys, a new black comedy-horror "family drama"... where the family are vampires just trying to blend in to suburbia. Do you enjoy the mashup of black comedy & horror? Is it something you'd like to see more of in indie films? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

The cast of “The Curse of the Necklace” talks horror tales

Sep 28 2024 36 mins

The cast of The Curse of the Necklace, Henry Thomas and Sarah Lind, with Madeleine and Violet McGraw, are here to talk about developing indie horror features. Do you have a favorite subgenre of horror that you'd like to see more of in indie films? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

“Strange Harvest”: On “documenting” an occult killer

Sep 21 2024 27 mins

Writer-director Stuart Ortiz, and actors Terri Apple and Peter Zizzo stop by to talk about STRANGE HARVEST: OCCULT MURDER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE, a new horror feature told in the style of a true crime documentary. STRANGE HARVEST: OCCULT MURDER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE will make its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2024 on September 22, 2024

New York Science Fiction Film Festival 2024

Sep 07 2024 40 mins

Program director Daniel Abella returns to talk about this year's festival, in a new location with an intriguing lineup of short films from all around the world. Which film festivals do you look forward to every year? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!