Time Stamps
0:00 - Sponsors and Introductions
1:36 - “Lovecraftian Gloryhole”: The Writing Process
4:01 - Pre-Production
11:26 - The Screenplay’s Your Baby: The Rewriting Process
15:16 - J.K. Simmons
18:07 - Shopping the Script
21:22 - The Filming Process
23:38 - Football Plays: Casting Ryan Kwanten and the Rehearsal Process
29:20 - Location
33:19 - Set Stories
40:18 - Why Mississippi?
41:55 - First Cut Reaction
42:59 - Reception
46:56 - Who’s That Big Teddy Bear?: The Small World of Monster Movies
48:57 - “She Was the Perfect Person”: Working With Rebecca McKendry
53:50 - Voice, Voice, Voice: Advice for Screenwriters
1:03:19 - What’s Next?

Just in time for spooky season, we are thrilled to be talking GLORIOUS with the writers, director and producers behind this gloriously disturbing & inventive movie that stars Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) & the voice of JK Simmons (Whiplash). Certified Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes!

Glorious:  After a breakup, Wes ends up at a remote rest stop. He finds himself locked inside the bathroom with a mysterious figure speaking from an adjacent stall. Soon Wes realizes he is involved in a situation more terrible than he could imagine.

We're joined by:
Rebekah McKendry - Director Rebekah McKendry is an award-winning director, writer, producer, and podcaster. She most recently directed the horror features Glorious (2022) and The Elevator Game (coming 2023). Rebekah began her film career working for Fangoria Entertainment and went on to direct several award-winning shorts films and horror features. She has a doctorate focused in Media Studies focused on the Horror Genre, a MA in Film Studies, and a second MA in Performing Arts Education. Rebekah previously has worked as Editor-in-Chief at Blumhouse Productions and as the Director of Marketing for Fangoria Entertainment. She is also a co-host of Fangoria’s Colors of the Dark Podcast. Rebekah is currently a faculty member of the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts specializing in the Horror Genre and Directing.

Joshua Hull - Writer Joshua Hull is a screenwriter/author based in Indiana. He’s the co-writer of GLORIOUS (2022) and the author of “Underexposed!: The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made” for Abrams Books. He's a Stakeholder, Vice President, and Brewer at Scarlet Lane Brewing Company, a horror themed brewery near Indianapolis.

Jason Goldberg - Producer Jason Scott Goldberg is an award-winning horror screenwriter/producer from Los Angeles. He's landed on The Hit List, Young & Hungry List and ISA's Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch List for his elevated genre stories. Jason wrote and produced "Stay Out of the Attic," which is available on Shudder and has worked on assignments for DC Comics (horror), MTV, Blumhouse and Top Dead Center Films. Jason is currently prepping "Flatwoods" with Paper Street Productions for a 2023 summer shoot in Chicago. He's rep'd by WPA.

Christian Armogida - Producer  After graduating with his MFA in Playwriting from USC, Christian began working in development and production at Village Roadshow Pictures. A lifelong horror nut, in 2007 he moved over to Rogue Pictures, the genre division of Focus Features and Universal Pictures. Following Rogue’s sale to Relativity Media in 2008, Christian became the Director of Development with Unbroken Pictures, an independent horror production company. He was also an Associate Producer on Bryan Bertino’s MOCKINGBIRD and Oz Perkins’ THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER, the latter of which he discovered and developed. Currently, Christian works under his banner Nightshade Entertainment, focusing on elevated genre. Through Nightshade, Christian produced the 80s set Satanic Panic thriller WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS, which was directed by Marc Meyers (My Friend Dahmer) and starred Alexandra Daddario and Johnny Knoxville. He’s also working on THE IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD with Circle of Confusion and set up his Blood List project CURFEW by Dick Grunert with Unique Features at Paramount Players with Adam Randall (Night Teeth) attached to direct. Lastly, he is currently casting his latest project PRECIPICE by Avishai Weinberger with Mandalay Pictures attached to produce and with Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein (Freaks) attached to direct.

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