Uncut Presents: FX Maestro Dan Martin on Bad Taste, Parents & F – Practical Effects, Horror Classics & Creative Influences

Welcome back to Uncut—a little later than planned, but we’re thrilled to finally launch Uncut Presents, a brand‑new series where we invite a filmmaker to explore three films that shaped them: one that influenced them, one they love, and one of their own.

Our debut guest is Dan Martin, the FX wizard behind Possessor, Color Out of Space, Infinity Pool, In the Earth, and countless other genre favorites. Dan sits down with us to break down three wildly different films:

Bad Taste (Peter Jackson, 1987) – the low‑budget splatter classic that inspired a generation of DIY filmmakers.

Parents (Bob Balaban, 1989) – a darkly comic, underappreciated gem that Dan loves.

F (Johannes Roberts, 2010) – a taut British horror from Dan’s own filmography.

This episode is the full, uncut conversation—available now in audio on Spotify. Prefer to watch? Head over to The Geek Show on YouTube, where the video version has been split into three standalone episodes, one per film, so you can dive deep into each movie at your own pace.

Coming next: another first—They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead, a new franchise‑based podcast. There’s too much to squeeze into one description, so stay tuned. Follow the Geek Show on Instagram, BlueSky, Twitter and Facebook to keep up to date with all the happenings on Uncut and Beyond.