A professional afterlife denier (well, a podcaster) finds his life turned upside down when a guest kills himself during a recording session. Faced with irrefutable proof of life after death as Duncan (Gabriel Rush) subsequently returns – all the deader for a bullet to the head – host Charles (Eric Tabach) does what every fame-hungry wannabe influencer might… he podcasts about it some more.
Set within the world of podcasting, this dark comedy horror from Dean Alioto (The McPherson Tape) is a lively yet small-scale take on The Frighteners, eschewing big scares in favour of unpacking Charles’s dilemma: how do you get a ghost on your podcast when no-one else can see or hear it?
Tabach gives a compelling lead performance as the fame-hungry podcaster, while much of the low budget is successfully deployed in bringing Duncan back to life. As Charles learns more about his ghostly guest, so a mission is concocted to bring Duncan some peace, involving a rival podcaster (Charlie Saxton), a seedy figure from Dunc’s past, and… a cameo from master of horror Mick Garris.
A chilly, tightly-constructed supernatural horror story.
THE LAST PODCAST premiered at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest on August 23rd, 2024.
