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Podcast: DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley
Episode: Filmmaker & Author Sam Irvin (I Was A Teenage Monster Hunter): "All I Want To Do Is Be On A Set Saying Action & Cut"
Description: Dennis is joined via Zoom by filmmaker Sam Irvin. Sam is the author of the memoir I Was a Teenage Monster Hunter, which is about his childhood obsession with horror movies and the interviews he conducted with horror personalities for his fanzine Bizarre. Sam talks about his Cinema Paradiso-esque childhood; working at his family-owned movie theater, having to change the marquee when he was afraid of heights, getting to take home the posters after a film's run and cleaning up vomit after screenings of The Exorcist. He also talks about his creative and personal relationship with Cassandra Peterson AKA E...