EP#213 William Malone

Kevin Lane's Spill Your Guts

The Masters of Horror. These are the genre filmmakers whose work have made generations of filmgoers not only fall in love with horror but have left a permanent imprint on movie history and popular culture. One need only look at small selection of the greatest hits of these filmmakers to see their undeniable impact.

Of course, the title of “Master of Horror” can be open to interpretation but the official title came from when horror-hero filmmaker and genre ambassador Mick Garris began bringing together a group of the genres most iconic filmmakers for dinners at various Los Angeles restaurants. It was one of the masters himself, Guillermo del Toro, who created title when wishing a nearby table a happy birthday. “Happy birthday from the Masters of Horror!”

Some of the regular participants and holders of the “Master” title include but are not limited to John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, Stuart Gordon, John Landis, Joe Dante, Don Coscarelli, Larry Cohen and Tom Holland. Multiple other “masters’ attended but this group and our guest today seem to be the core “masters”.

In this episode we will be sitting down with one of the true titans of terror, William Malone.

William talks with us on his early love of the “Creature from the Black Lagoon” and “Forbidden Planet” and how he almost did remakes for both, his beginnings at famed mask creator Don Post Studio where he sculpted the original Michael Myers mask, demystifying the incredibly talented but let’s say troubled actor Klaus Kinski and why making movies is both revealing and embarrassing.

William Malone’s films share the same quality of most great directors’ bodies of work in that their style and vibe carry the unique qualities that are the signature of the person behind the camera. You know a William Malone movie when you see it! Whether it’s his early monster movies “Scared to death” or “Creature” or his now classic remake of “House on Haunted Hill” or the nerve frying “Feardotcom”, William continues to be one of the genres sharpest eyes and clearest voices.

So, let’s a grab a seat at the table and listen in with Master of Horror William Malone!

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