Tales from the Crypt Writer Alan Katz

Alan Katz is a writer and producer of film and TV. Over the course of his career, he has written movies and TV shows like HBO's iconic Tales From The Crypt and Showtime's Outer Limits. He now produces four podcasts. Entertainment Weekly called the first season of his "The How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast" the "Best Film Podcast of 2022." We talk about making film and TV shows, writing scripts, HBO, difficult camera shots, creating the Crypt Keeper on Tales from the Crypt, improvisation, Whoopi Goldberg, how a bad movie can turn your career, podcasting, being traumatized as a child, letting the secret out, becoming a storyteller, Dads from the Crypt, getting into podcasting, a sperm-donor story, the downfall of American Government, the cultural value of creative people, and more. Links are on the podcast shownotes page here Support the show through Patreon