CLASS OF is a destination for unique retrospectives on horror movies approaching their 30th and 40th anniversaries. Each series features actors, directors, writers, and crew members who helped create the horror movies we love. CLASS OF content is meant to provide an educational and entertaining look at how our favorite movies were made. CLASS OF is presented by the FANGORIA Podcast Network.
S1 Ep19: Class of 79: J.W. Rinzler (Alien Series)
Sep 10, 2019
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Vanguard of the Vault, Natasha, talks with THE MAKING OF ALIEN author J.W. Rinzler. J.W. shares a collection of his favorite stories that he learned from researching this book like how Ridley Scott went on a horror movie binge before the production of ALIEN, the tale of the two facehuggers, why Giger's concept art got held up at LAX, and much more!
S1 Ep18: Class of 79: Nick Allder (Alien Series)
Sep 03, 2019
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Oscar winner Nick Allder joins Natasha to talk about the making of ALIEN. Nick won an Academy Award in 1980 for BEST VISUAL EFFECTS in ALIEN. He breaks down the mechanics of the chestburster scene, why Ridley Scott called the original Alien egg designs obscene, getting Jonesy to hit his mark and meow, and much more!
S1 Ep17: Class of 79: Roger Christian (Alien Series)
Aug 27, 2019
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"In space no one can hear you scream." Our series on ALIEN has arrived. Roger Christian, art director on ALIEN, joins Natasha to discuss the how he utilized the lessons he learned from set-dressing the Millennium Falcon in Star WARS on the Nostromo, fulfilling H.R. Giger’s request for a pile of human bones, how rock band THE WHO inspired the ALIEN egg membrane effect, and much more!
S1 Ep16: Class of 89: Cindy Sorensen (Puppet Master Series)
Aug 20, 2019
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To round out our PUPPET MASTER series, Cindy Sorensen joins us to talk about her important role in the movie: Pinhead’s human hands! Cindy talks about her audition with David Allen, the challenges of puppeteering, almost punching cast members by accident and more!
S1 Ep15: Class of 89: Barbara Crampton (Puppet Master Series)
Aug 13, 2019
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The incredible Barbara Crampton joins us to talk about her cameo in the original PUPPET MASTER, how that ultimately led to her role in PUPPET MASTER: THE LITTLEST REICH, a look into her career in the late eighties, writing for FANGORIA Magazine now, and more!
S1 Ep14: Class of 89: Charles Band (Puppet Master Series)
Aug 06, 2019
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Evil comes in all sizes! To kick off this series on PUPPET MASTER, creator Charles Band joins host Natasha to talk about the origins of Six-Shooter and Blade, working with the incredible David Allen to bring them to life, seeing the value in behind-the-scenes content before anyone else, and the new Blade movie coming soon!
S1 Ep13: Class of 79: A. Michael Baldwin (Phantasm Series)
Jul 30, 2019
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BOYYYYYY! Rounding out our series on PHANTASM is Michael Baldwin, who or course, plays Mike Pearson. Michael talks about his international fame before PHANTASM, what it was like being chased by a crowd of Japanese girls, dancing with Angus Scrimm in the mausoleum, almost fainting on set, and offers up expert acting advice!
S1 Ep12: Class of 79: Paul Pepperman (Phantasm Series)
Jul 23, 2019
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Paul Pepperman joins the Vanguard of the Vault, Natasha, to talk about his role as producer and special effects creator on PHANTASM! Paul talks about his early UCLA days with Don Coscarelli, figuring out how to make the spheres fly, why they had so many cases of Dos Equis on set, getting pulled over on the LA freeway in the ‘Cuda, how a disembodied finger lead to a marriage proposal, and more!
S1 Ep11: Class of 79: Reggie Bannister (Phantasm Series)
Jul 16, 2019
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"The ice cream is gonna be flyin' fast and furious!" On this installment of our PHANTASM series, the Reg Man himself, Reggie Bannister, joins host Natasha to talk jamming with Bill Thornbury on set, his REAL job working in the floral department for the actual cemetery used in the film, refusing to use a stunt double, and much more! (And if you haven't checked out Natasha's interview with director Don Coscarelli, listen here: http://bit.ly/BOYYYY)
S1 Ep10: Class of 79: Don Coscarelli (Phantasm Series)
Jul 09, 2019
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"The funeral is about to begin...SIR!" A new CLASS OF 79 series focusing on PHANTASM is here! In this series, you’ll hear stories from Reggie Bannister, Paul Pepperman, Michael Baldwin, and, of course, PHANTASM’s creator Don Coscarelli—who is the first guest.
Don recounts how the original editor of FANGORIA, Bob Martin, interviewed him for issue #2, his early attempt to pitch Ray Bradbury on turning SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES into a movie and how that was one of the inspirations behind PHANTASM, his reaction to seeing Angus Scrimm in costume for the first time on set, and so much more.
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