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128: [Guest 50] Chris Baker: Director, Writer & Horror fan

·1 hr 19 min·2 clips

Key insight from segment 5

Rage Whale brings in Chris Baker, an old Andover friend who now lives in Spain and makes films. The hosts kick things off by joking about the late start and the time difference. Chris comes in with strong Andover nostalgia right away. The conversation keeps circling back to Andover pubs, the George, and the odd way everyone ended up in the same orbit. Chris talks about moving from music videos into filmmaking. He describes making intelligent short horror films with real enthusiasm. The panel digs into how directing actually works when you are trying to make something look cool without the budget to fake it. They swap stories about music videos and the kind of band energy that makes everyone pretend to be cooler than they are. Chris recalls a reaction to one early video that was not exactly glowing. The group laughs about the craft, the ego, and the nonsense that comes with creative work. They also talk through a gig in Stockbridge and the small upstairs venue that made the whole thing feel intimate. That turns into a detour about how much Andover has lost its live-music spaces. The hosts and Chris treat that loss as a real shame, not just a throwaway complaint. There is also a quick comparison to filmmakers and tastes, with names like the Coen brothers and Evil Dead floating through the chat. The show keeps the pace loose and conversational rather than polished. Chris's horror fandom sits underneath everything, even when the talk is about old roads, odd venues, and video shoots. The episode feels like a catch-up that keeps becoming a craft conversation. The whole thing stays funny, slightly scrappy, and very human. Anybody who likes hearing filmmakers talk like actual mates will be right at home.

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A horror-minded reunion that turns old memories into lively filmmaker chat.

Pushing play on Rage Whale brings a reunion with Chris Baker, an old Andover friend who began with music videos and has since moved into intelligent short films in horror.

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You want horror craft with old-Andover pub energy.

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