Cheap Chills - On Art and Monsters – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome back everybody! This very special episode is a conversation with comic-book artist, Patrick Carson Sparrow. Its also a candid chat between two people who yes, are artists who love monsters but are also middle-aged dads, trying to figure out how to get all the needs met, and sometimes struggle with mental health issues. 

So we talk about fatherhood, marriage, ADHD, day jobs, depression, anxiety and how we manage to get any of our personal art done.So this is a trigger-warning that the subject of self harm, suicidal ideation, domestic abuse, come up and if you’re not in a good place to be hearing about that, maybe turn us off at the half-hour mark. 

988 is the number for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Talk to anyone about it, really!

We also talk about Batman (the dark, effed-up version) Conan the Barbarian, and Bryan Cranston (the Walter White and the Malcom Dad versions). 

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You can now call and leave a voicemail about whatever you want! Do you have art/career questions? want to recommend a movie? Do you have memories of a "Lost Movie" you need help tracking down? Tell Ben about it at-

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*STAY TUNED AFTER THIS EP! a track from the David Hartman (as Zorgon) Electronica album, D1m3n51on X
This week I’m joined by Director and Storyboard Artist, David Hartman. He’s the Director of the 2016 film, Phantasm: Ravager. Plus 25 years worth of other film  and Television work like Godzilla: the Series, Astroboy, Jackie Chan Adventures, Laser Fart and the animated video for Rob Zombie’s American Witch. Just to list a few.
He’s also done storyboarding and artwork for Tenacious D, Bubba Ho-Tep, the Boondocks, Tranformers Prime, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Extreme Ghostbusters and John Dies at the End and more. 
Above all(?) He’s a phenomenal artist who loves to draw monsters!
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ON ART: We talk about the benefits of drawing first thing in the morning, keeping your dogs away from your Apple Pencil, the disturbing drawings and destroyed toys of our childhoods, and how storyboarding on Bubba Ho Two led to David directing the 2016 film Phantasm Ravager. Plus a boatload of movie geek talk about Mario Baba Inframan YOR: the Hunter from the Future, Legend of Boggy Creek, Yeti: Giant of the 20rh Century. And David made short films for Dan Harmon, and Rob Schrab’s Channel 101. We talk about that too!
ON MONSTERS: At an early age, David had a run-in with a Bigfoot-like creature known as the Minnesota Iceman. Is the term “run-in” a wild exaggeration? Listen and find out!
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You can now call and leave a voicemail about whatever you want! Do you have art/career questions? want to recommend a movie? Do you have memories of a "Lost Movie" you need help tracking down? Tell Ben about it at-
speakpipe.com/cheapchills
Ben's new brush pack Build a Goth Boy is available, Free!
Go to buymeacoffee.com/cheapchills 
If you'd like to leave a lil' tip while you're there, that would be amazing too!
More brushes, T-shirts, stickers and stuff at the Cheap Chills Etsy shop.
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Music for the Cheap Chills Podcast by Badger Meyer.

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This week Ben is busy with something very frightening if common among us these days, bills! So we've dug up (get it? GET IT??) a spooky gem from the early days of this podcast, Monsters in Turtlenecks has Ben and his wife (who is her own person) Amanda getting into what is likely THE biggest influence on how Ben became the monster-loving weirdo he is today, The Monster Club starring Vincent Price, John Carradine and Donald Pleasence.
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Get the Monster Club on Amazon

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Music and editing for the Cheap Chills Podcast by Ben Walker-Storey.


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Introducing a new segment, "Continue Watching?" where Ben goes through his Tubi, Continue Watching list and talks about the movies he didn't get through; gems like Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century, War of The God Monsters, The Monster Club TV show and more.
Ben takes a call on the Lost Movie Hotline. Does he know what film this caller’s talking about? If not, maybe you do! Call in and let us know! speakpipe.com/CheapChills
And in a very special Let’s check in with Ben, Ben’s feeling rusty. Specifically when it comes to drawing on paper. What if we draw together with some weekly prompts? #CheapChillsSketchClub? #CheapchillsMonster? #DoHashtagsEvenWorkAnymore?He also talks his alter-ego, Roman Candelabrä and how it can help with his life-long discomfort in front of video cameras.

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You may notice the Cheap Chills podcast is has no commercials. If you dig the show and want to support us, please leave a review wherever you get podcasts. If you'd like to "Buy me a Coffee" that would be amazing too! I literally have no money. Is anyone reading this? 
buymeacoffee.com/cheapchills

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Music and editing for the Cheap Chills Podcast by Ben Walker-Storey.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cheapchills.substack.com

Hey Gang! This week I'm joined by Jules Fischer, an Indi Comic book Artist from Berlin, Germany. We get into all kinds of stuff! Her influeces, Charles Burns, Dan Clowes and Jamie Hernandez sent her down a path of self discovery through comic-book making. Plus fake food freaks her out, but in a good way! 
We also get into how horror stories help us deal with anxiety and depression. And how creating art will expose your deepest thoughts and feelings to the world. 
In a very special Let's Check in With Ben, I talk about something that blew me away this week, The Sweet Electric's New Planet (Liam Lynch). It reminded me of a "song" I made like 15, 16 years ago called Another Planet Entirely. It's oddly personal and never been heard by the public before but its included at the end of the podcast, yer welcome!
Jules Fischer on Instagram
Cheap Chills on Instagram
Walter Wick Studio

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You may notice the Cheap Chills podcast is has no commercials. If you dig the show and want to support us, please leave a review wherever you get podcasts. If you'd like to "Buy me a Coffee" that would be amazing too! I literally have no money. Is anyone reading this? 
buymeacoffee.com/cheapchills
Links below are affilate links. Clicking through helps support the pod at no extra expense to you, thanks! 
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
Parents 1989 starring Randy Quaid, Blu-Ray
Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron by Daniel Clowes, paperback
Black Hole by Charles Burns, paperback


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Hey gang, this week Ben is taking calls on the new Lost Movie Hotline. Listeners who caught a movie when they were little, one that seared itself into their memories, can now call in with a voicemail for Ben. If he doesn't recognize your lost movie maybe the Cheap Chills community will! We do what we can.
Ben describes his own lost movie. It's something that he's been wondering about for 45 YEARS! If you like terror and intrigue among a handful of people stranded on the beach, this film is for you. 
Then in a very special "Let's Check in with Ben" he talks about the art projects he's just finished and bigger ones on the slab. And a bit about what's going on with him at home. 
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You may notice the Cheap Chills podcast is AD-FREE! If you dig the show and want to show support, please leave a review wherever you get podcasts. If you'd like to "Buy me a Coffee" that would be amazing too! Whenever you want. No subsciption involved.
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Some links below are affilate links. Clicking through helps support the pod at no extra expense to you, thanks! 
Watch The Flesh Eaters on Tubi
Buy The Mutations on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3WEyjQT
Rent James and the Giant Peach - https://amzn.to/3WEyjQT


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Ben is joined this week by artist, mom and teacher, Audrey Rose, also known as Mad Monster Lady.
This week's (official) topic is the Crestwood Monsters series of books. They talk about how monsters are relatable because they are also weirdos dealing with rejection. They also get into real life monsters like narcissists, sociopaths and serial killers and why Satanism isn’t scary. 
And in a very special “Let’s Check in with Ben,” Ben defers to next week to unload all that’s going on with him.
You may notice the podcast is AD-FREE! If you dig the show and want to show support, please leave a review wherever you get podcasts. If you'd like to "Buy me a Coffee" that would be amazing too! Whenever you want. No subsciption involved.
buymeacoffee.com/cheapchills
Follow Audrey Rose in Instagram at @madmonsterlady

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This week I am joined by Kenneth Filmer, who is half of a Film and Television/Promotion company in New York City called Khloaris. Khloaris produces films and hosts screening parties in unusual places like back-alleys of industrial neighborhoods and has built a community of like-minded, film-loving oddballs. 
 
We came into this with a theme in mind so keep an ear out for the part of our conversation about working at video rental stores (Tower video and Kim's Video) but we got into so much more! From the purpose of transgressive media to Davie Allan's fuzz-guitar film scores to what exactly an executive producer does for a film like Ghost Team starring Amy Sedaris, Jon Heder and Justin Long.
 
This is a long one so we also got into our thoughts on the Gene Simmons and Kiss, Corey Feldman, how social media can limit our ability as creators and the origin story of Cheap Chills.

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This week Ben is joined by someone who was there for all of it, Ben’s brother Jimmy Walker. They get into memories and thoughts on the series, Friday the 13th...The Series (1987-90). That’s the one not featuring anyone with a hockey mask or machete. Instead this one stars (Louise) Robey and John D. LeMay as Micki and Bryan, two VERY attractive, young cousins who hunt for cursed objects and return them to an evil antique Store. This show was a HUGE influence on Ben in his High School years. And apparently for Jimmy, not so much.

In a very special Let's check in with Ben (mid-point break), Ben talks about ways he currently deals with anxiety and overwhelm. He's found that his forms of escapism can help alleviate stress in the moment and ultimately lead to some clarity on goals and what can be done in the now- Which you also get to hear about. 
 
Ben and Jimmy also get into some movies that scared the craps out of them back in the day and explore the idea that some horror is great for dates and some is not.

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This week Ben’s flying solo! First its the odd tale of the time Hammer Films and Walt Disney both set out to make a film about Dr. Syn, the Pirate turned Preacher/ Smuggler.
 
Then, in a very special Let’s Check in With Ben, he talks about the emotional roller-coaster ride that was the recent Estate Sale of someone with geeky, Gen X taste and a flair for hoarding. 

Ben also chats about a book that was his first glimpse into grown-up comic book art, The Penguin Book of Comics, 1967.



The Cheap Chills Podcast is Produced by Ben Walker-Storey

** Some of the links below are affiliate links, earning a royalty on any purchases at no extra expense to you, thank you! **

Hammer Horror 8-Film Collection [Blu-ray or DVD]
 https://amzn.to/3L4dMyH

Dr. Syn, alias The Scarecrow on YouTube
https://youtu.be/7sOHSwbrZzs?si=pOhBdyH8Np-p3aWU

The Penguin Book of Comics
https://amzn.to/463zGMh




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