Kellen’s Petty Talk Show

Episode 104 - Kris Ward (sports.)

Kris Ward is the lead vocalist/guitarist of the emo band sports. from Boston, MA. The group is best known for their full-length record, "Demon Daze", which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. To mark the celebration, Broken Rim Records has released a limited edition 2xLP vinyl release with a remastered version of the original album, plus never released demos, acoustic tracks and remixes. 100 of the copies feature a “Mythic Rare” Silver Variant, which have been randomly mixed in with all the orders. Those copies feature foil Inner gatefold artwork and numbering. 

The band will also be playing this year's The Fest 23 in Gainesville, FL where they will perform the record front to back. Tickets are available at the festfl.com. Stay tuned for more potential tour dates, music news and other general information @realsportsboys

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Episode 103 - Amos Crawley (Goosebumps, Are You Afraid of the Dark?)

Episode 102 - Joe Burke (Burt, Four Dogs)

Joe Burke is the writer/director of Burt (2025), starring Oliver Cooper and Burt Berger. Shot on a $7,000 budget in just 7 days with a 3-person crew, the story follows Burt, a 69-year old street musician living with Parkinson’s, and Sammy, a wayward young man from New York who shows up with the bombshell news that he is Burt’s long lost son.

The film premiered at Cinequest in San Jose to critical acclaim including the award for Best Narrative Feature: Comedy. It later won Best Picture and Best Acting Ensemble awards at the Phoenix Film Festival. On May 3rd, it had its LA premiere at the Fine Arts theater in Beverly Hills, which drew a packed crowd. Executive Producer David Gordon Green moderated a panel that consisted of Burt, Steven Levy, Oliver, composer Tim Rutili and other cast/crew. 

Joe Burke has also made a plethora of short films that can be found on his YouTube channel. One of the shorts, Another Cancer Movie (2013), features Burt Berger in a supporting role. Fast forward to Burt (2025) - Burke and Cooper crafted a film loosely based on Burt’s real life, shining a light and keeping the focus on Burt’s incredible character and not his diagnosis. The decision was made to portray the film in black and white, which adds great depth to the film’s already heavy emotional value.

Stay tuned for upcoming screening announcements, including another LA showing in June! For more info, visit Burtthemovie.com for up-to-date news.  

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Episode 101 - Francis Galluppi (The Last Stop in Yuma County)

Francis Galluppi is the writer/director of The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024). After years of touring in various punk bands and an accident that led to a broken wrist, Francis decided it was time for a career shift. During a six month healing process, he picked up his camera and began shooting videos around the house with his wife. Almost immediately, he fell in love with the creative process and started to gather his friends to make his first short film, High Desert Hell (2019). Utilizing locations from local sources and keeping budget costs to a minimum, he completed his film for around $1,000. After this first successful outing that was on a learn-as-you-go basis and with a new script penned, Francis packed his gear and headed to Oregon to shoot his second short, The Gemini Project (2020).

While neither of the shorts gathered major industry attention, they certainly sparked some interest. After a lengthy process of optioning and failing to gather necessary funds, a house was sold in favor of the budget for The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024). Before long, a stacked cast of genre-film crowd favorites were attached to the project including Jim Cummings (Thunder Road, The Wolf of Snow Hollow), Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, From Beyond), Alex Essoe (Starry Eyes, Doctor Sleep), Sam Huntington (Detroit Rock City, Not Another Teen Movie), Jocelin Donahue (The House of the Devil, Insidious: Chapter 2) and Richard Brake (Mandy, Batman Begins).

The film premiered to a packed audience at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas and received rave reviews from moviegoers. Sam Raimi was so impressed with the film that he hand selected Francis to direct the latter of two upcoming Evil Dead installments. Aside from all the film work, he has also shot a handful of music videos for indie rock band, Mt. Joy including "Strangers", "Bathroom Light" and "Evergreen". He's also an avid collector of physical media and screen-used movie props including a piece of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) house. 

Stay tuned for many exciting updates on his Evil Dead installment and pick up The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024), available on blu ray and streaming everywhere now! 

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Episode 100 - Greg Lamberson (Slime City, Killer Rack)

Greg Lamberson is a writer/director and producer residing in Buffalo, New York. He is most well known for directing the cult horror flick, Slime City (1988) and its sequel, Slime City Massacre (2010). He's made 10 features in his career so far including the upcoming werewolf movie, Frenzy Moon (2026). Other notable entries in his catolog include Killer Rack (2015), Johnny Gruesome (2018) and the underrated shot-on video classic, Naked Fear (1999). His most recent film, Guns of Eden (2022) premiered at the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival in 2022 and was successfully funded by almost 400 backers on Indiegogo. Greg also had the privilege to direct genre icon, Craig Sheffer (Nightbreed, Some Kind of Wonderful) in Widow's Point (2019). Sheffer plays "Thomas Livingston", an author who gets haunted by evil spirits at a lighthouse while doing a publicity stunt for his newest book.

Aside from his personal career, Greg is the creator and runner of Amazing Fantasy Fest, a Buffalo film festival that showcases the best independent Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action, Animation, and Experimental films on the planet. AFF runs from Friday, September 13th-Thursday, September 19th at the Dipson Amherst Theater in Buffalo. Programming includes new films and filmmaker Q&As, plus special programming exclusively for VIP and Full Fantasy Pass Holders. Greg's wife, Tamar and daughter, Kaelin run Valkyrie International Film Festival, which runs from Friday, May 30th - Tuesday, June 3rd. VIFF is an annual gathering that shines a spotlight on films created by women, and to advance the cause of women in film. VIFF is an event where female artists support each other's work. 

Greg is also an acclaimed novelist with many published books including Black Creek (2016), Carnage Road (2011) and Cheap Scares! Low Budget Horror Filmmakers Share Their Secrets (2008).

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Episode 99 - Adam Marcus (Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday)

Adam Marcus is the director of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993). A brand-new documentary on the film, Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday (2025) dives into the fandom of the controversial ninth installment in the Friday the 13th franchise. Adam co-wrote Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) with his wife Debra Sullivan and Kirsten Elms, which went to #1 at the box office, beating Django: Unchained (2013). He also directed and co-wrote Secret Santa (2018), a hilarious and bloody story about a family on the verge of destruction. 

When Adam was 11, he worked as a production assistant on Friday the 13th (1980). At age 13, he was an editing apprentice on the raunchy sex comedy, Spring Break (1983). When he turned 15, he started operating his own theater company in Connecticut, putting on productions that he directed & produced himself. After taking film courses at NYU and being given advanced credit, Adam moved to Los Angeles to work on feature films. He co-produced My Boyfriend's Back (1993) and then upon successfully completing a directors test with New Line Cinema, was handed the keys to one of the biggest franchises in horror history.

On May 20th, Arrow Video will be releasing a brand new 4K transfer of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) featuring a plethora of special features and a brand new audio commentary with Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton and Michael Felsher.

 

Episode 98 - Dima Barch (The Power of the Strike, Dead End)

Dima Barch is a Russian genre filmmaker residing in Los Angeles. His films Dead End (2022) and The Power of the Strike (2024) debuted in the short blocks at Beyond Fest to rave reviews amongst the crowds. He was recently named a recipient of the George A. Romero film fellowship, with a mentorship from Carter Smith, director of The Ruins (2008).

Before becoming a filmmaker, Dima was heavily involved in film journalism for over nine years, attending red carpet premieres and writing articles on movies. He's currently in-development on his first features with original screenplays that he wrote.

The Power of the Strike is available for free on YouTube. If you're a fan of his work, be sure to shoot him a follow @dimabarch and stay tuned for announcements on his upcoming projects. 

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Episode 97 - Ed Douglas (Longlegs, The Monkey)

Ed Douglas is a visual effects artist and supervisor that worked on Longlegs (2024) and The Monkey (2025), two films that quickly took the box office by storm. His work and collaboration with Oddfellows Entertainment has taken the possibilities of VFX to new heights, creating some of the sickest kill scenes to grace the silver screen in recent memory. 

In his earlier years, he had worked for EA (Electronic Arts) on video games like Mass Effect 2, Skate and the Need for Speed franchise. He even offered his talents on Ed, Edd n Eddy on Cartoon Network. 

If you're a fan of his work, be sure to shoot him a follow @edwardjdouglas on Instagram! 

Episode 96 - Tyler Williams (Counterparts)

Tyler Williams is the guitarist of Hamilton, ON metalcore band Counterparts. Originally joining the band on bass in 2017, Tyler shifted to guitar and has been laying down absolutely nasty riffage ever since. The band joined the "Metalcore Dropouts" tour supporting The Devil Wears Prada in 2023, which was so successful that they added a second leg in the winter. Their most recent EP, "Heaven Let Them Die" has been circulating and getting a lot of buzz. The band calls the effort "honest, harsh and without restraint”.

Catch them this February/March on a full U.S. headliner with support from Pain of Truth, Malevolence and Foreign Hands. They'll be in Japan this May for the Bloodaxe Festival and Australia this June for a few dates with support from Dying Wish. Merchandise can be ordered directly from the Pure Noise Records web store. 

Originally the gutiarist for the Tennessee metalcore band Orthodox, Tyler talks through his great memories being in that band and how it set him up for success with Counterparts. From the humble beginnings to the ups and downs of a touring lifestyle. 

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Episode 95 - Anthony Cousins (Frogman, Scare Package)

Anthony Cousins is the director of the critically acclaimed found footage film, Frogman (2023). He's directed many short films and segments for Scare Package (2019) and Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge (2022) on Shudder.