Camp Nightmare Is The Perfect Podcast For All Horror Fans

Jordan Miller and JB Dunn are two horror mutants with microphones, passions for the putrid, and a twisted sense of humor. Jordan is an independent filmmaker, musician and owner of Gypsy Cab Studios, while JB is a musician and passionate horror expert.

In late 2018, JB invited Jordan on a former podcast that he hosted to talk about his short horror film, Three. It was recorded live at Café Nola in Frederick, Maryland. "I didn't really know what a podcast was. I definitely never listened to one. I never heard of podcasts," Miller says. After JB discovered how much Jordan was into horror movies, he pitched the idea of starting a horror podcast. "I approached Jordan with the idea. I’d met him through mutual friends and hadn’t ever met anyone as into horror, and rambling about it, as I was," Dunn says. After a couple meetings over coffee discussing horror topics and what the overall show would entail, they recorded one episode with the podcast show named, Creature Culture. "We did one episode at a place JB used to live and then life happened and we didn't do anything else and it was never released," Miller explains. After a five month lull, JB and Jordan got back together to reconstruct the show. "We found out that 'Creature Culture' was taken so we changed it to Camp Nightmare, and BOOM! History was made," Dunn laughs. Since April 2019, episodes have been uploaded on Thursday's averaging between an hour to an hour and a half shows.

Camp Nightmare covers everything from horror news, movies, interviews, original stories called Campfire Tales, true crime, urban legends, road episodes, film festivals, horror conventions and everything in between. You can expect Camp Nightmare to make fun of just about anything, while they drop some serious knowledge bombs. "I think Jordan and I are really lucky to have a similar sense of humor and a natural rapport. That goes a long way," Dunn says.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, Camp Nightmare started recording remotely. "I had an extra sound recorder, a Zoom H4, and a mic and mic stand, all that good stuff. I just drove over and gave JB a pack of stuff. Then I came home and we both downloaded Zoom and just recorded each end of our podcast under our separate recorders. He would send me his side and I just edit," Miller explains. In relevance, they decided to record an episode about humanity's pandemics throughout history and give some picks for some of their favorite pandemic films (Episode 37). Following in Episode 38, they mention a list of good and bad ways to entertain yourself while in self quarantine.

Camp Nightmare stands out from other horror podcasts by providing a variety of topics. Featuring sub-genres of horror and whether it's breaking down a massive production company's history or a film franchise such as Friday the 13th or Alien, the show strives more in-depth conversations while combining their hilarious personalities. Aside from recording in the comfort of a studio or their homes, the show expands into road trip episodes where JB and Jordan would drive to film festivals, drive-in festivals, and haunts to interview horror enthusiasts, filmmakers, writers, and more. Eduardo Sanchez, writer and director of The Blair Witch Project, Mike Flanagan, creator of the recent Netflix mini-series The Haunting of Bly Manor, and actor Kevin Van Hentenryck from Basket Case are just the beginning to what guests who can expect on Camp Nightmare.

"I think our listeners appreciate that we’re authentic horror nerds before all else. That’s the whole reason we wanted to do it to begin with," Dunn says. Fans of the show, in other words campers, can show their support and loyalty by not only listening in but also purchasing a monthly membership on Patreon, a subscribing platform where fans can receive access to exclusive content. With six different membership levels, campers can get access to twisted postcards, secret podcast episodes, shoutouts, merch, and even an original horror short story about them in Camp Nightmare's, Campfire Tales.

One fan wrote a review on Apple Podcasts stating, "If you love horror movies and humor, you’ll love these guys. I just found this podcast today and binged it for over 5 hours." Miller laughs while responding, "That's crazy. Yeah, people have told me that too. They are like, dude I've been listening to you all day and I've been cleaning my house for like six hours." Dunn responds with "When I read reviews like that, more than anything I feel like we’ve done jobs right, not because they binged or whatever, but because they feel like they belong to something and I think that’s really what we’re trying to do overall."

You can find everything you need to know about Camp Nightmare at www.campnightmare.com. In addition, you can like them on Facebook @campnightmarepod , follow on Instagram @camp_nightmare , as well as Twitter @NightmareCamp .