Scream To Screen
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Podcast Overview
<p><i>Scream To Screen</i> is a horror filmmaking podcast featuring interviews with horror filmmakers, actors, writers and directors working across film & TV.</p><p></p><p>Hosted by Lucy Foster and Chris Nials, the show explores how creators in the horror film industry actually build their careers. From their earliest projects and humble beginnings, to working at higher levels of filmmaking.</p><p></p><p>Each episode features an in-depth horror filmmaking interview with a guest from the genre, including indie horror directors, writers, producers and performers. They share how their horror movies were made, the lessons they learned along the way, and practical advice for anyone hoping to break into horror filmmaking.</p><p></p><p>Along the way we also dive into behind-the-scenes stories from sets, creative breakthroughs, mistakes, and that glorious unexpected chaos that often comes with making independent horror films.</p><p></p><p>If you love horror movies, horror filmmaking, and hearing directly from the people who create them, this horror podcast is for you.</p><p></p><p>The podcast is edited by Elsie Watkinson, with theme music composed by Andrew Clegg.</p>
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May 21, 2026
Episode 7: Alexander J Farrell on going from documentaries to working with a legendary producer
<p>In this episode of the Scream To Screen horror podcast, Chris and Lucy are joined by the brilliant Alexander J. Farrell.</p><p></p><p>After moving to LA, Alex began his career in documentary filmmaking with REFUGEE, a ground-breaking feature length documentary exploring the perilous journey of Syrian refugees, produced by the team behind Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine. He followed this up with MAKING A KILLING, where he exposes the injustices that medical insurance companies in the US have tried to keep secret for over 45 years. </p><p></p><p>Alex then co-wrote and directed his first horror feature film, THE BEAST WITHIN, a mystery horror-thriller starring Kit Harington, which won the prestigious L’Ecran Fantastique award at Fantasia 2024. That same year, he also co-wrote British teen romantic comedy film HOW TO DATE BILLY WALSH for Amazon Studios.<br /></p><p>Alex is such an exciting filmmaker to watch, and alongside the incredible CV we’ve already listed, he also has several TV and film productions in development. One of these, HIDE AND DON’T SPEAK, is currently filming now, produced by the horror legend Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, who you might know from films like INSIDIOUS, SINISTER and LONGLEGS.</p><p></p><p>We hope you enjoy our chat with Alex!</p>
May 7, 2026
Episode 6: James Swanton on The First Omen, Frankenstein's Creature, & crafting terrifying monsters
<p>In this episode of the Scream To Screen horror podcast, Chris and Lucy are joined by actor, writer and stage performer James Swanton.</p><p></p><p>Horror fans will know James from a wide range of roles across stage, film and television – including recent appearances in <i>The First Omen</i> and <i>Apartment 7A</i>, as well as frequent collaborations with director Rob Savage on films like <i>HOST</i> and <i>DASHCAM</i>.<br /></p><p>Alongside his screen work, James has built a really distinctive career in theatre, particularly through one-man shows and classic Victorian ghost stories. His solo performances of Dickens and adaptations like <i>Frankenstein’s Creature</i> have earned huge praise, and he’s become a staple of seasonal ghost storytelling in the UK. He’s also starred in BBC horror, including <i>Inside No.9</i> and Mark Gatiss’s <i>A Ghost Story for Christmas</i>.</p><p></p><p>We talk to James about how he built a career from fringe theatre and solo shows into major horror productions, how his love of classic literature and monsters feeds into his screen work, and what it’s like to carve out a niche as a modern horror performer.</p><p></p><p>We hope you enjoy our chat with James!</p>
April 23, 2026
Episode 5: Gemma Hurley on Host, Dashcam, & building a career as a genre writer
<p>In this episode of the Scream To Screen horror podcast, Chris and Lucy are joined by the wildly talented writer and producer Gemma Hurley.</p><p></p><p>Some horror fans might already know Gemma as the co-writer of Zoom found footage horror HOST, which was made with incredible speed in order to be released in July of 2020, just four months after the UK entered lockdown.</p><p></p><p>She collaborated with this same team – co-writer Jed Shepherd and director Rob Savage – as exec producer on the action- and horror-packed DASHCAM, produced by Blumhouse and premiering at TIFF and LFF in 2021.</p><p></p><p>Since then, Gemma has branched out into TV, where she was part of the writers room and wrote an episode for tech horror RED ROSE in 2022, and she has further TV projects in development, including a YA folk horror with Working Title Productions!</p><p></p><p>Gemma started her career like Lucy did, in theatre, and you'll hear about her journey from stage to screen, the big difference between TV and film projects, what it’s like to be part of a writers’ room, and, of course, what it was like bringing HOST to life!</p><p></p><p>We hope you enjoy our chat with Gemma!</p><p></p>
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- What is Scream To Screen?
<p><i>Scream To Screen</i> is a horror filmmaking podcast featuring interviews with horror filmmakers, actors, writers and directors working across film & TV.</p><p></p><p>Hosted by Lucy Foster and Chris Nials, the show explores how creators in the horror film industry actually build their careers. From their earliest projects and humble beginnings, to working at higher levels of filmmaking.</p><p></p><p>Each episode features an in-depth horror filmmaking interview with a guest from the genre, including indie horror directors, writers, producers and performers. They share how their horror movies were made, the lessons they learned along the way, and practical advice for anyone hoping to break into horror filmmaking.</p><p></p><p>Along the way we also dive into behind-the-scenes stories from sets, creative breakthroughs, mistakes, and that glorious unexpected chaos that often comes with making independent horror films.</p><p></p><p>If you love horror movies, horror filmmaking, and hearing directly from the people who create them, this horror podcast is for you.</p><p></p><p>The podcast is edited by Elsie Watkinson, with theme music composed by Andrew Clegg.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
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