The Fisch Bowl
Are you a fan of all things Film, Music, Horror, Sci-Fi, Theater, and the Arts, then you are going to want to swim down to the deepest depths of the sea and join Sam Fisch in the Fisch Bowl; where all your favorite aspects of the horror, music, entertainment, and arts industrie are covered.
Episodes
111 episodes
Living Dead Weekend With Joe Shelby
The floorboards of horror history creak a little louder when Joe Shelby pulls up a chair. We’re recording from Living Dead Weekend 2024, surrounded by friends, fans, and the kind of stories that only happen when a cult classic like Dawn of the ...
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12:17
Mall Zombie to Cult Icon
A late-night ask changed horror history. We’re at Living Dead Weekend 2024 with Lenny Lee—yes, the machete zombie from George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead—unpacking how a crew guy became a cult icon, how a practical head gag sold one of the film’s...
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13:40
Fluffy, Fear, And The Crate
The scare that hooked so many of us wasn’t just teeth and shadows. It was wood splintering underwater, a breath that didn’t come when it should, and the stubborn belief that a crate at the bottom of a quarry still holds something hungry. We ope...
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7:17
First Time Awe In Pittsburgh
The door of the tunnel opened and Pittsburgh exploded into view—bridges, rivers, stadium lights—and we knew we were in for something special. Sitting with Alan Kaiser at Living Dead Weekend 2024, we traced a candid arc from a first-time love le...
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8:09
Inside Buffalo Bill’s House
Ever wished you could walk through a legendary scene and feel the tension in the walls? We sit down with the mind behind Buffalo Bill’s House—the real Silence of the Lambs filming location—to share how a cinematic landmark became a stayable, to...
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7:47
From Creeps To Griswolds
A cult classic, a swapped ending, and a passport full of memories—this conversation with Jason Lively travels from campus-set horror mayhem to European misadventures with the Griswolds. We open on Night of the Creeps, where Jason recalls a set ...
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7:56
Ink And Horror: Building Magazines In A Digital Age
Horror deserves ink you can hold. We sit down with art director and publisher Brian Stewart to chart a wild journey from the first death of Fangoria to launching Phantasm Media and steering Delirium with a fresh design voice. Brian shares how a...
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12:39
From De Palma To Die Hard
What does it feel like to walk onto your first film set and see Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, and a young Kevin Costner across the room? We sit down with character actor Don Harvey for a candid tour through a career that bridges classics, cult ...
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Terror On The Raft
What makes an ordinary lake feel more dangerous than the ocean? We sit down with actor Daniel Beer to unpack the cold, creeping terror of Creepshow 2’s “The Raft” and why that simple setup—four friends, one raft, and an intelligent slick on the...
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16:06
From Blood To Blockbusters
You can feel it the moment Howard Berger starts talking: the best practical effects don’t just decorate a story, they drive it. We sit down with the KNB EFX cofounder to unpack how scrappy bets, obsessive planning, and a fierce love for monster...
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12:19
Sasquatch, Slashers, And A Signed Skull
The best horror conversations start with a prop on the table. Ours begins with a skull covered in signatures and spirals into a fast, funny, and surprisingly heartfelt ride through Abominable, Victor Crowley, and the moments that turn midnight ...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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4:51
Horror Fandom At Warp Speed
The floor is loud, the badges are bent, and we’re already arguing. From the first hello, we jump straight into the hot coals of horror fandom: which sequels actually move the story forward, and which ones only replay the trailer in longer form....
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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9:29
Behind The Mask: Making Killer Klowns From Outer Space
Ever wonder what it’s like to act when your costume is literally glued shut? We take you straight onto a cult-horror set, where latex suits creak, tiny motors hum inside masks, and the blood gag has to hit its mark on the first try. It’s sweaty...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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6:59
Killer Klowns, Cult Staying Power
A seemingly “too weird to work” movie becomes a touchstone for generations—that’s the magic we tap into as we sit down with voices from Killer Klowns From Outer Space at Four Realms 2025. From the very first fangirl moment to a cascade of memor...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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8:32
Women Of Evil Dead II Revisited
Blood sprays, walls laugh, and somehow it’s beautiful—Evil Dead II still feels brand-new because the craft behind the chaos never ages. We sit down with Cassie DePaiva and Sarah Barry to pull back the cabin door and share how a tight script, fe...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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12:21
Behind The Mask Of Thanksgiving
A fake trailer doesn’t usually earn a second life, let alone a cult following—but Thanksgiving cut a clean path from Grindhouse gag to modern slasher icon. We pull back the curtain with the team who wore the mask and took the hits, tracing how ...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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9:06
Sharks, Slashers, And Sequels
Salt spray, shark lore, and the thin line between fear and fandom—this conversation dives straight into the craft that gives horror its bite. We open with Tom Morton’s vivid memories from Jaws second-unit work on Catalina: underwater setups, sa...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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7:23
From Cuckoo’s Nest To Cult Horror
A cinematography book changed the way Michael Berryman acts—and it might change the way you watch movies. We sit down with the cult horror icon to unpack how learning the camera’s language during One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest helped him craft...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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6:43
Rock Returns With Gyasi
Guitars that bite, hooks that stick, and a frontperson who treats the stage like a high-voltage ritual—this conversation with Jossie pulls back the curtain on how modern rock gets made and why it still matters. We start where the obsession bega...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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1:21:07
Psychedelic Currents, Modern Fires
The storm outside was real, but the conversation turned into shelter. We sat down with John Treanor of Tombstones in Their Eyes to trace the long arc from childhood piano lessons and punk’s fearless ethic to the fully realized pulse of Asylum H...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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1:42:07
Weed, Wait Times, and Why the Chicken Sandwich Is Always “Two Minutes Out”
The funniest part of chasing a dream isn’t the victory lap—it’s the miles you put in when nobody’s watching. We sit down with comedian Nathan Lund to talk about building a career that lasts, why “making it” doesn’t always mean going viral, and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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1:15:39
Michael Ciravolo: The Man Behind Beauty In Chaos
Michael Ciravolo, President of Schecter Guitars and the creative force behind Beauty and Chaos, pulls back the curtain on his musical journey in this candid, free-flowing conversation about artistic integrity in the digital age.Beginnin...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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2:08:52
The Fisch Bowl Talks: With Michael Myers Icon Tony Moran Live From Pittsburgh's Horror Realm Con 2023
Attention all you Fisch's in the sea!!! Are you fans of John Carpenter's Halloween? If the answer's yes than you're going to want to swim down to the deepest depths of the sea, and check out The Fisch Bowl's exclusive podcast interview with Mic...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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3:26
The Fisch Bowl Talks: With Night Of The Demons Icon Amelia Kinkade Live From Pittsburgh's Horror Realm Con 2023
Attention all you Fisch's in the sea!!!! Are you fans of the 80's horror franchise Night Of The Demons? If the answer's yes than you're going to want to swim down to deepest depths of the sea, and check out The Fisch Bowl's exclusive podcast in...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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5:10