
Hosted by the "Collector of Conversations" Jay Kay, the Horror Happens Radio Show is a “7x Rondo Hatton Nominated” showcasing live, smart & uncensored, internet horror talk radio programming that features over 2200+ guest conversations in 450 episodes on "Horror Happens Radio," plus over 50 episodes of retro swing radio with "Swingin From Coast2Coast." "The Horror Happens Radio Show was a great pleasure, with insightful questions and a good atmosphere. Jay Horrorhappens Kay is truly the Charlie Rose of horror." -- Filmmaker Jeremiah Kipp of "Baggage, Painkiller & More" -------- "For me, the measure of a good interview is, does it get you thinking and talking about things you don't usually consider. Do they illuminate good, meaningful corners of your life and work. This one did exactly that. I'd do it again in a minute." -- Author Jack Ketchum (Best selling author of "The Woman", "The Girl Next Door" & "Red") -------- “Thank you for having a radio show that features truly independent filmmakers. I'd be dead in the water if people like you didn’t exist.” -- Filmmaker/FX Master Marcus Koch: Director of the films Fell, ROT & 100 Tears -------- "Authentic, smart and real, Jay Kay at Horror Happens is not just a staple outlet for the horror industry, but for film lovers as well." -- Filmmaker Gabriel Carrer of "The Demolisher"

That Screening Podcast E/10: OldMan Brad hosts & talks to Jay Kay about "A Quiet Place" @ SXSW 2018

That Screening Podcast E/2: Journalist Dede Crimmins discusses the screening of the 2018 'Suspiria'

HHR Ep. 500: We head back to 2021 to discuss 'Werewolves Within' with Director Josh Ruben

HHR Ep. 499: We Continue with the creative minds behind the slasher "New Fears Eve" with FIlmmakers PJ Starks/Eric Huskisson (Pt. 2)

HHR Ep. 498: We talk the theater of murder in the 'Murder Made Easy' with Filmmaker David Palamaro

HHR Ep. 497: We sit with "New Fears Eve" Filmmakers PJ Starks/Eric Huskisson (Pt. 1)

HHR Ep. 489: We talk with Kelsey Pribilski & William Magnuson from the thriller "Man Finds Tape"

HHR Ep. 486: We talk the shorts of FilmQuest 2025 with the trauma of the classroom in "Grima" with Filmmaker Richie Harrington

HHR Ep. 485: We talk the shorts of FilmQuest 2025 with "The Synthetic Age" & Animator/Filmmaker Dimitris Armenakis

HHR Ep. 479: (Part 2) We welcome back Filmmaker Patrick Rea to talk the award-winning WTF feature "Super Happy Fun Clown"

HHR Ep. 478: (Part 1) We welcome back Filmmaker Patrick Rea to talk the award-winning WTF feature "Super Happy Fun Clown"

HHR Ep. 477: We go within the corn for home invasion horror in "The Rows" with Filmmaker Seth Daly

HHR Ep. 476: We go deep into the madness of another 2025 FrightFest film..."Pig Hill" with Filmmaker Kevin Lewis

HHR Ep. 475: We go deep into the madness of another 2025 FrightFest film... "Blockhead" with Filmmaker Matt Harlock

HHR Ep. 474: We speak with another of the 2025 FrightFest thriller "In a Cold Vein" with Filmmaker Eric Owens

HHR Ep. 473: We delve into Pt. 2 of the dark drama "A Blind Bargain" with Filmmaker Paul Bunnell

HHR Ep. 472: We delve into Pt. 1 of the dark drama "A Blind Bargain" with Filmmaker Paul Bunnell

HHR Ep. 471: We welcome the lead antagonist of "A Blind Bargain" the cult legend Crispin Glover

HHR Ep. 461: We discuss the multiverse thriller from the McManus Brothers "Redux Redux" with the brothers & cast

HHR Ep. 459: We talk the horror anthology "Pett Kata Shaw" with Filmmaker Nuhash Humayun at the 2023 Fantasia FilmM Festival

HHR Ep. 456 We talk the Fantasia sci-fi drama 'Aporia' with Filmmaker Jared Moshe

Ep. 454: We discover 'Something in the Dirt' with Filmmakers Aaron Moorehead & Justin Benson

HHR Ep. 453: We reconnect with a master of horror Lucky Mckee & his take on an 'Old Man'

HHR Ep. 452: We Head Back into the Sea in 'The Reef: Stalked' with Filmmaker Andrew Traucki

HHR Ep. 450: We talk with actor Thomas Hobson about the supernatural western 'Ghosts of the Ozarks'

HHR Ep. 448: We talk the supernatural war thriller 'Warhunt' with Actor Jackson Rathbone

HHR Ep. 447: We Talk with Legendary FX Creator Robert Kurtzman About 'Black Friday'

HHR Ep. 446: We talk the insane festival hit 'Fried Barry' with Creators Ryan Kruger & James Williamson

HHR Ep. 445: Richard Bates Jr. is back to talk his comedic journey in his latest film 'King Knight'

HHR Ep. 442: We head on the road to grindsploitation, R&R sisterhood, gladiators, & 'Spare Parts'

HHR Ep. 441: We talk the neo-noir thriller in 'Faceless' with Producer/Filmmaker Marcel Sarmiento

HHR Ep. 440: Via bluetooth, we talk the trippy slasher film "Dreamcatcher" with Filmmaker Jacob Johnston

HHR Ep. 438: We talk the IFC Midnight release of 'The Night' with Kourosh Ahari & Shahab Hosseini

HHR Ep. 437: We talk the Lovecraft horror of 'Sacrifice' with Filmmakers Andy Collier & Toor Man

HHR Ep. 436: We talk the POV terrors in 'Capture Kill Release' with Filmmaker Nick McAnulty

HHR Ep. 435: We talk the business of exorcism in 'The Cleansing Hour' with Filmmaker Damien LeVeck

HHR Ep. 434: We talk the environmental horror of 'The Beach House' with Jeffrey A. Brown

HHR Ep. 433: We talk with the mind behind the thriller 'What Lies Below' with Braden R. Duemmler

HHR Ep. 432: We talk the action and science fiction thrill of 'Skylines' with Actor Jon Howard

HHR Ep. 430: We talk the comedy horror anthology 'Scare Package' with Actress Zoe Graham

HHR Ep. 429: We talk the comedy horror anthology 'Scare Package' with Actor Jeremy King

HHR Ep. 428: We talk the comedy horror anthology 'Scare Package' with Actor Hawn Tran

HHR Ep. 427: We talk the darkness & horror of 'No Escape' with Actor Ronen Rubinstein

HHR Ep. 426: We talk the darkness & horror of 'No Escape' with Filmmaker Will Wernick

HHR Ep. 425: We head to the backwoods for daylight terror in the indie, grindhouse thriller 'Ravage'

HHR Ep. 423: We talk the horrific reality of life and murder in 'The Silencing'

HHR Ep. 422: We talk the horror of love & loss in the sci-fi thriller 'Archive'

HHR Ep. 420: We talk complexity & authenticity of a damaged character in the sci-fi thriller 'Volition'

HHR Ep. 419: We head back to Fantastic Fest for a group chat talking the magic of 'The Vast Of Night'

HHR Ep. 418: We talk the most bizarre wedding in cinema history & a stone cold killer in 'Dreamland'

HHR Ep. 417: We talk the revenge, action thriller 'Becky' with the talented & young Lulu Wilson

HHR Ep. 414: We head on a road trip through the satanic panic as 'We Summon the Darkness'

HHR Ep. 413: We head on a road trip through the satanic panic as 'We Summon the Darkness'

HHR Ep. 412: We enter the post-apocalyptic future via Troma in the midnight movie 'Mutant Blast'

HHR Ep. 411: We head back to FrightFest for this uncensored chat with the Soska Sisters about 'Rabid'

HHR Ep. 410: We are honored to be joined by Film Master Takashi Miike talking 'First Love'

HHR Ep. 406: We head to the 'Another Hole in the Head Film Fest' to talk the doc 'Phantom Of Winnipeg'

HHR Ep. 403: We talk the SXSW "Audience Award" Winner in the Supernatural Comedy 'Extra Ordinary'

HHR Ep. 405: We talk the crazy reality of 8 final girls & 8 killers going at it in 'The Furies'

HHR Ep. 404: We head to BIFFF and talk the dark side of superpowers and family drama in 'Freaks'

HHR Ep. 402: We head back to Fantastic Fest and go deep into family dysfunction with 'Swallow'

HHR Ep. 400: We head back to the Fantastic Fest Red Carpet for mutants, punks, and vets in 'VFW'

HHR Ep. 399: We head into the woods for a tale of love, creatures, & indie film in 'After Midnight'

HHR Ep. 397: We talk sisterly love, the soundscape of psychosis, and doll houses in 'Kindred Spirits'

HHR Ep. 396: We talk the dark magic of love, monsters, belief, & DIY horror in 'The Siren'

HHR Ep. 393: We head into the dark family tree and a composition to kill, in 'The Sonata'

HHR Ep 392: We talk the bizarre throwback slasher stylings of 'Puppet Killer'

HHR Ep. 389: We head back to BITS to talk the short form adaption of the Stephen King story 'Willa'

HHR Ep. 388: We head back to BITS to talk a true horror doc & the short film 'Copenhagen Road'

HHR Ep. 386: On episode 100, we talk the remake of the Indonesian thriller 'Satan's Slave'

HHR Ep. 382: We talk the horrors of the home & the monsters that lurk in the shadows of the 'Dark Light'

HHR Ep. 383: We talk the emotional power and psychological horror of the thriller 'This Is Our Home'

HHR Ep. 381: We talk the off-beat coming of age film 'Wyrm'

HHR Ep. 380: We head back to Sitges to talk the thriller 'The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil'

HHR Ep. 379: We talk how to restore a house of horrors in 'Girl on the Third Floor'

HHR Ep. 377: We talk the myth and lore of the nightmare that is the 'Memory: Origins of Alien' doc

HHR Ep. 375: We talk the horrors of bullying, vampires, and those who enter 'The Shed'

HHR Ep. 374: We talk the mind bending story of destiny in the sci-fi thriller 'Volition'

HHR Ep. 373: We talk the bewitching horror of the throwback thriller 'The Wretched'

HHR Ep. 372: We talk the horrors of the wilderness in the 'Body At Brighton Rock'

HHR Ep. 370: We delve into the most cruicial element with 'Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound'

HHR Ep. 371: We head back to SXSW to talk the recently released coming of age dark drama in 'Darlin'

We talk the sci-fi/horror anthology 'Portals' with Filmmakers Sanchez, Hale, & O'Donnell

HHR Ep. 361: We head down the rabbit hole for the stranger than fiction bio in 'Mope'

HHR Ep. 360: We head back to the Horrible Imaginings Film Fest, as we examine the short film 'LVRS'

HHR Ep. 359: A year later, we talk the next chapter in the demonic story called 'Along Came The Devil 2'

HHR Ep. 358: We head back to Fantastic Fest to talk the Netflix original 'Fractured'

HHR Ep. 355: We talk the horrors of those who surround you in the thriller '1BR'

HHR Ep. 354: We talk about life, lies, & something sinister in a viral world in 'Death Of A Vlogger'

HHR Ep. 352: We talk the eye fluttering cinema style and genre bending hell trip of 'Bliss'

HHR Ep. 351: We head back to Fantastic Fest to talk the latest from Netflix 'In the Shadow of the Moon'

HHR Ep. 350: We talk with one of the minds that adpated 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'

HHR Ep. 349: We talk abortion, graves, & a break out film found within 'The Perished'

HHR Ep. 348: We talk the power of the family and the darkness of duty in 'I'll Take Your Dead'

HHR Ep. 347: We discover the dark connections, secrets, & bonds of family in 'The Deeper You Dig'

HHR Ep. 345: We sit down with Jill Sixx & Najarra Townsend talking the 'The Stylist' Kickstarter

HHR Ep. 344: We head into the deep end and talk the box office thriller 'Crawl'

HHR Ep. 342: We talk the demonic side of technology in the sci-fi tale of 'Nekrotronic'

HHR Ep. 341: We welcome back the creative minds behind the summer creature hit 'Crawl'

HHR Ep 339: We talk the horrors for Wales family in the industrial revolution in 'Gwen'

HHR Ep. 336: We talk the musical madness & dedication found within the 'Phantom Of Winnipeg'

HHR Ep. 335: We head into the darkness of the Filipino fantasy drama 'Mystery of the Night'

HHR Ep. 333: We dig deeper into a tale of love, madness, & macabre beauty in 'Malacostraca'

Ep. 332: We talk tension, isolation, & danger of the infection feature 'Deadsight'

HHR Ep. 331: We head to Cinepocalypse and delve into the 'Satanic Panic'

HHR Ep. 330: We get into the generational mayhem & horror of 'Tone Deaf'

HHR Ep. 329: We talk the found footage, possession thriller 'The 16th Episode'
HHR Ep. 328: We talk the madness, horror, & comedic timing found in the short 'Headphones'

HHR Ep. 327: We talk the atmospheric journey into madness called 'I Trapped the Devil'

HHR Ep. 326: Filmmaker Gigi Saul Guerrero & Actress Barbara Crampton Hulu/Blumhouse 'Culture Shock'

HHR Ep. 323: We delve into the teen noir, genre bending tale of 'Knives and Skin'

HHR Ep. 324: We talk the paranoia horror of the trippy feature 'Head Count'

HHR Ep. 322: We talk aliens, time travel, and the science fiction of 'Project Ithaca'

HHR Ep. 321: We talk the deeply scarred horror of the feature 'The Cleaning Lady'

HHR Ep. 319: We talk the disturbing romance of 'Aamis' at Tribeca (Some Spoilers)

HHR Ep. 318: We head to the Tribeca Film Festival to talk the drama 'Run'

HHR Ep. 317: We talk the Hulu series 'Into the Dark' & the episode 'I'm Just F*cking With You'

HHR Ep, 316: We head to the Tribeca Film Fest too discuss the film 'Come to Daddy'

HHR Ep. 315: We talk the spiritual horror of the Korean epic 'The Wailing'

HHR Ep. 313: We dive into the lore and infamous legend of 'Antrum'

Ep. 312: We head back to the 2019 SXSW with red carpet coverage of 'Adopt a Highway' & 'Villains'

HHR Ep. 309: We talk the modern tale of Frankenstein through the eyes of Larry Fessenden in "Depraved"

HHR Ep. 307: We talk the supernatural horror of the "Girl on the Third Floor" at SXSW

HHR Ep. 306: We talk the follow up thriller "The Strangers: Prey at Night" with Johannes Roberts

HHR Ep. 305: We talk the follow up thriller "The Strangers: Prey at Night" with Actor Martin Henderson

HHR Ep. 304: We talk the follow up thriller "The Strangers: Prey at Night" with Actor Lewis Pullman

HHR Ep. 302: We Talk with the Trio Behind the Netflix Thriller "Cam"

HHR Ep. 298: We Talk the Horror Below of "D-Railed" From the NYC Horror Film Fest

HHR Ep. 284: We talk holiday horror in "Slay Belles" with Filmmaker SpookyDan Walker

HHR Ep. 296: We Talk the Horror Western Hybrid "Lasso"

HHR Ep. 295: We talk the Psychological Horror Found in the Feature "Dry Blood"

HHR Ep. 283: Filmmaker Al White Talks His Acclaimed Cinematic Journey In "Starfish"

HHR Ep. 282: Filmmaker SpookyDan Walker talks the Holiday Horror of "Slay Belles"

HHR Ep. 293: We Talk the Dark Drama/Creature Feature "The Rake"

HHR Ep. 291: We Talk the Swedish Sci-Fi Drama "The Unthinkable"

HHR Ep. 290: We Talk the Cult Cinema Doc "Survival Of The Film Freaks"

HHR Ep. 274: We talk with the minds behind the horror/comedy "You Might Be The Killer"

HHR Ep. 273: We talk with the minds behind the horror feature "Bloodline" at Fantastic Fest

HHR Ep. 272: Filmmaker Andres Kaiser talks the faux Mexican doc "Feral" at Fantastic Fest

HHR Ep. 271: Filmmaker David Velduque talks the body horror short "Stigma" at Fantastic Fest

HHR Ep. 270: We Talk the Zombie Comedy "Dug Up" with Actor Paul Mccarthy-Boyington

HHR Ep. 268: We talk "The Witch in the Window" with Fillmaker Andy Mitton & Actors Alex Draper / Charlie Tacker

HHR Ep. 267: SXSW Red Carpet Chats with the Creator, Writers, Cast, & Producers of "A Quiet Place"

HHR Ep. 266: We talk the quiet and supernatural horror of "The Boat".

HHR Ep. 265: We talk the India horror film "Tumbbad"

HHR Ep. 272: We Talk the IFC Midnight Thriller "Welcome To Mercy"

HHR Ep. 264: We talk "An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn" with Filmmaker Jim Hosking & Co-Writer David Wike

HHR Ep. 263: We talk the feature "Ladyworld" with Filmmaker Amanda Kramer

HHR Ep. 259: We Talk the Grindhouse/Dark Comedy Hybrid "Killer Kate!"

HHR Ep. 234: Filmmaker Can Evrenol Talks the Surreal 'HOUSEWIFE'

HHR Ep. 233: Filmmaker Ashlinn Clarke talks her latest film "The Devils Doorway"

HHR Ep. 229: Filmmaker Gonzalo Calzada talks his "Luciferina"

HHR Ep. 231: We talk "Trench 11" with Director Leo Scherman

HHR Ep. 200: Filmmakers Michael & Jason Leavy talk their Feature "Abnormal Attraction"

HHR Ep. 218: RKSS FILMS including Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell & François Simard about "Summer of '84"

HHR Ep. 216: Talking "The World Over" Short Film with Filmmakers Heather & Heath Michaels

HHR Ep. 222: Filmmaker Justin McConnell, Producer Avi Federgreen & Composer Sean Motley talk "Lifechanger"

HHR Ep. 220: Filmmaker Tílman Singer & Dario Mendez Acosta Talk "Luz"

HHR Ep. 219: Producer Morgan Peter Brown Talks "All the Creatures Were Stirring" & Fantasia

HHR Ep. 217: "Summer Of 84" Actor Graham Verchere Talks Before Fantasia Screening

HHR Ep. 184: Actor Barry Keoghan talks "The Killing of a Sacred Deer"

HHR Ep. 183: Cast and Crew talk the Zombie Holiday Musical "Anna & the Apocalypse"

HHR Ep. 171: We Welcome from "The Human Centipede" Franchise Actress Ashley C Williams

HHR Ep. 169: We Welcome from "The Human Centipede" Franchise Actor Dieter Laser

HHR Ep. 168: We Welcome from "The Human Centipede" Franchise Producer Ilona Six

HHR Ep. 167: We Welcome from "The Human Centipede" Franchise Actor Laurence R. Harvey

HHR Ep. 163: Filmmaker Maria Alice Arida Talks her Etheria Film Night Entry "Instinct"

HHR Ep. 159: Filmmaker Brian Lonano Talks "BFF Girls" at the Chattanooga Film Fest

HHR Ep. 158: Filmmaker Jill Sixx Talks "42 Counts" at the Chattanooga Film Fest

HHR Ep. 157: Jeanette Lurato Reveals the Details Behind the 2nd "Friday the 13th" Celebration in Blairstown, NJ

HHR Ep. 154: Filmmaker Matt Reeves Talks "War for the Planet of the Apes"

HHR Ep. 153: Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe talks "78/52" documentary

HHR Ep. 152: "Mohawk" Filmmaker Ted Geoghegan & Co-Writer Grady Hendrix

HHR Ep. 149: We Talk with "Lowlife" Filmmaker Ryan Prows at CFF

HHR Ep. 151: "All the Creatures Were Stirring" Filmmakers Rebekah & David McKendry

HHR Ep. 136: Discussing the cult classic "The Warriors" with Actor David “Cochise” Harris at the Salt City HF

HHR Ep. 135: Discussing "An American Werewolf in London" with Actor David Naughton at the Salt City HF

HHR Ep. 126: Writer David Axe talks the feature "The Theta Girl" screening at the Boston Underground FF

HHR Ep. 125: Filmmaker Christopher Bickel & Actress Victoria Elizabeth Talking "The Theta Girl" at HorrorHound Weekend

HHR Ep. 181: Filmmaker Aaron McCann and Dom Pearce Talk "Top Knot Detective"

Horror Happens Radio: We talk with Actor Emile Hirsch About THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE

Filmmaker David Hartman Talks Phantasm: RaVager

"Spring" Filmmakers Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson

"Last Shift" Filmmaker Anthony DiBlasi

"Houses October Built" Filmmakers Bobby Roe & Zack Andrews

"Everly" Filmmaker Joe Lynch

"Pity" Filmmaker John Pata

"El Gigante" Filmmaking Team of Luchagore Productions

"The Editor" Filmmaker & Founder of Astron-6 Matthew Kennedy

"The Inhabitants" Filmmaking Duo The Rasmussen Brothers

Founder of SRS Cinema & "She Kills" Filmmaker Ron Bonk

"The Demolisher" Prod Christian Burgess & Filmmaker Gabriel Carrer

"Truth or Dare" Cult Filmmaker Tim Ritter

“Tales of Halloween”: Actress Caroline Williams

“Tales of Halloween”: Actress Cerina Vincent

“Tales of Halloween”: Actor Graham Skipper

“Tales of Halloween”: Filmmaker Lucky McKee

Michael & Kevin Goetz Discussing Their New Film & Remake of "Martyrs"

HHR Ep. 71: "Lovely Molly" Actress Gretchen Lodge

HHR Ep. 65: "Darling" Actress Lauren Ashley Carter