IN THIS EPISODE…

We’re staring into the abyss of a special live episode at this year’s Haunted Screams Expo. We sit down with cookies (1:24), clay sculptor Brian (6:10), Scream Fest Studios (12:47), Lake Norman director and actor Michael Strider (23:40), local VA haunt Frightfest (27:24) and Hellraiser extraordinaire Gary J. Tunnicliffe (36:27). Submit your films and screenplays to Horrific Hope Film Festival 2023: https://bit.ly/hhff23.

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Abyss Gazing is a production of Victims and Villains and is written by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey (& produced by) and Mark Moore. Music by Kevin MacLeod and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today!