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HORROR MAKES US HAPPY Celebrates 75th Episode and Third Anniversary

by William J. WrightJanuary 12, 2023

On March 26, horror podcast Horror Makes Us Happy will celebrate three gloriously grisly years on the virtual airways. Of course, hosts Steve Becker and Chris Whitman have something special up their shrouds to mark the occasion.

The deadly duo has scheduled a slate of horror luminaries, including RUE MORGUE founder and president Rodrigo Gudiño, for a series of special interviews beginning later this month.

On January 20, Becker and Whitman welcome Eduardo Sanchez, producer of The Blair Witch Project. Our own Rodrigo Gudiño makes his fearsome appearance on the February 3 installment. And finally, horror journalist and managing editor of Wicked Horror TV, Tyler Doupe´ drops by for Horror Makes Us Happy’s 75th episode on Friday, February 17.

Each guest will chat with the Horror Makes Us Happy crew about their exposure to horror media from childhood through adulthood, with an emphasis on digging up the deeper psychological reasons for their love of the genre. The interviews will be available on the Horror Makes Us Happy website and all major podcasting platforms.

For more macabre mayhem, check out Horror Makes Us Happy’s official YouTube channel.

William J. Wright

William J. Wright is RUE MORGUE's online managing editor. A two-time Rondo Classic Horror Award nominee and an active member of the Horror Writers Association, William is lifelong lover of the weird and macabre. His work has appeared in many popular (and a few unpopular) publications dedicated to horror and cult film. William earned a bachelor of arts degree from East Tennessee State University in 1998, majoring in English with a minor in Film Studies. He helped establish ETSU's Film Studies minor with professor and film scholar Mary Hurd and was the program's first graduate. He currently lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with his wife, three sons and a recalcitrant cat.

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