November 1, 2020 • 133 mins
Special guest Erik Kristopher Myers joins the Skeptical Help Bar this week. We dive into some well-known horror movie "curses" and myths, separating the rumors from what really went on.
Erik Kristopher Myers (ekm) is a writer and filmmaker, whose 2013 movie Roulette took home numerous festival trophies and received praise from critics. His latest feature, Butterfly Kisses, brings his interest in folklore, urban legends, and skeptical inquiry to the screen. Released in October 2018, Butterfly Kisses shot to the top of the Amazon.com charts for New Release Fantasy, and was featured on both CBS and Fox News, while scoring rave reviews from high-profile Horror websites.
Myers has also won numerous awards for screenwriting and editing for his collaboration with other independent filmmakers. He has been a producer for XM Satellite Radio and a reporter for WTOP News; he's written film criticism for The Dagger and Ain’t it Cool News, chiefly on the subjects of genre theory and franchise history; he is a contributor to the Squaring the Strange podcast; and he sits on the Board of Directors for the Howard County Autism Society. Plus, he has a rockin' Dad Bod.
Erik Kristopher Myers (ekm) is a writer and filmmaker, whose 2013 movie Roulette took home numerous festival trophies and received praise from critics. His latest feature, Butterfly Kisses, brings his interest in folklore, urban legends, and skeptical inquiry to the screen. Released in October 2018, Butterfly Kisses shot to the top of the Amazon.com charts for New Release Fantasy, and was featured on both CBS and Fox News, while scoring rave reviews from high-profile Horror websites.
Myers has also won numerous awards for screenwriting and editing for his collaboration with other independent filmmakers. He has been a producer for XM Satellite Radio and a reporter for WTOP News; he's written film criticism for The Dagger and Ain’t it Cool News, chiefly on the subjects of genre theory and franchise history; he is a contributor to the Squaring the Strange podcast; and he sits on the Board of Directors for the Howard County Autism Society. Plus, he has a rockin' Dad Bod.
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