TIH 011: Paul Hyett on The Seasoning House and The Importance of Tension

In this podcast we interview Paul Hyett, the writer and director of The Seasoning House.

Topics

[01:00] Paul Hyett interview and introduction to The Seasoning House

[03:26] Keeping the subject matter sincere and authentic

[05:12] Releasing The Seasoning House uncut

[06:36] The challenge of a relative silent first half

[08:05] Paul E. Francis’ soundtrack

[10:19] The relationship between Angel & Vanya

[15:45] The relationship between Victor & Angel

[18:28] Rosie Day’s performance and stunts

[20:22] Rosie’s audition

[23:19] The importance of tension

[26:11] Backstabbing and mistrust in The Seasoning House and as a wider commentary

[27:31] Dark comedy amongst the horror

[29:15] Steady camera in The Seasoning House

[30:41] Working under tight time constraints

[32:40] Transition from special effects to writing and directing

[34:35] Lessons learnt during The Seasoning House

[36:08] Directors and writers that have inspired Paul Hyett

[38:15] How the digital age has affected horror cinema

[40:43] Upcoming projects

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Resources

The Seasoning House review

Buy The Seasoning House (UK)

Buy The Seasoning House (US)

Interlude music credits

Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse – Dimmu Borgir
Disciple – Slayer