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Welcome… to Discover the Terror!
Your ghoulish host, Maximilian Schmidt and Zombaby co-host, Herbert, will lead you hand-in-hand through the dark corridors of hell, exploring some of horror's most intriguing voices, both rising talents and established icons.
But horror isn't just fiction. It's real. In addition to artists and filmmakers, Maximilian speaks with individuals immersed in the worlds of the supernatural, the paranormal, and the uncanny. Psychics, explorers, survivors… anyone with a story soaked in terror is welcome in Maximilian's chair.
This show exists to unpack and digest the subjects we're too afraid to face. To ask: Why is humankind so obsessed with horror, and yet so repelled by it?
Horror is the most universal genre. And fear is the most universal feeling. These are two abstract, unending forces that Maximilian and his guests dive into, headfirst, in every episode.
With Discover the Terror, the unknown becomes known… or at least, a little less unknowable. Maximilian Schmidt is a devoted student of horror, a writer and director unafraid to confront the most complex, unsettling aspects of human nature and the physical body. His mission: to tell and uncover honest stories that focus on outsiders, "freaks," and the beautifully dark corners of humanity.
Your ghoulish host, Maximilian Schmidt and Zombaby co-host, Herbert, will lead you hand-in-hand through the dark corridors of hell, exploring some of horror's most intriguing voices, both rising talents and established icons.
But horror isn't just fiction. It's real. In addition to artists and filmmakers, Maximilian speaks with individuals immersed in the worlds of the supernatural, the paranormal, and the uncanny. Psychics, explorers, survivors… anyone with a story soaked in terror is welcome in Maximilian's chair.
This show exists to unpack and digest the subjects we're too afraid to face. To ask: Why is humankind so obsessed with horror, and yet so repelled by it?
Horror is the most universal genre. And fear is the most universal feeling. These are two abstract, unending forces that Maximilian and his guests dive into, headfirst, in every episode.
With Discover the Terror, the unknown becomes known… or at least, a little less unknowable. Maximilian Schmidt is a devoted student of horror, a writer and director unafraid to confront the most complex, unsettling aspects of human nature and the physical body. His mission: to tell and uncover honest stories that focus on outsiders, "freaks," and the beautifully dark corners of humanity.
Update frequency:
biweekly
Average audio length:
44 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
6 episodes
since Nov. 14, 2025
episodic
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In this episode of Discover the Terror, we sit down with Camilla, a DC-raised horror writer, producer, and musician behind the trap-metal project Heckraiser. Camilla talks about growing up as an outsider, discovering horror at a young age, and how fear, suffering, and moral grayness shape both her …
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Welcome back to Discover the Terror, hosted by Max Moenschmidt and Herbert, your ghoulish guide for the evening.
In this episode, we sit down with CJ Duke — writer, visual artist, VHS box-art creator, and emerging filmmaker — for a deep dive into the strange alchemy of nostalgia, fear, and physica…
Discover the Terror host Maximilian Schmidt (and Herbert, your ghoulish co-host) welcomes indie horror power duo Michael J. Epstein and Sofia Casiola of Launchover Productions — filmmakers known for bold, DIY genre work and offbeat horror storytelling.
In this episode, Michael and Sofia share how …
Award-winning horror writer Hailey Hudson joins Maximilian Schmidt and Herbert to explore childhood fear, imagination, creative courage, and why horror is one of the last communal rituals we share. From Spirited Away nightmares to cannibalism lore, Creepypasta origins, and the psychology of terror,…
Step inside the blood-soaked world of writer/producer Jay Goldberg, the horror mind behind Stay Out of the F*ing Attic**, Glorious, and Creeping Death. In this episode of Discover the Terror, host Max Miller-Schmidt and co-host Herbert dive deep into indie horror filmmaking, practical effects, cosm…
Step inside a world where tarot cards choose themselves, pendulums spin before anyone touches them, and death is not something to fear—but a doorway into deeper intuition.
In this episode of Discover the Terror, hosts Maximilian Schmitt and Herbert sit down with Kristin Lambert—a mentalist, philos…
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