Episode 48

Tales from the Crypt Producer, Writer, Director Gilbert Adler

On this week's episode, host and producer George Sirois sits down with producer, writer, and director Gilbert Adler. They discuss Gilbert's start as a producer for theatre, how he made the transition into movies and television, his experiences on Freddy's Nightmares that led him into developing Tales from the Crypt for HBO, working on larger big-budget movies like Constantine, Superman Returns, and Valkyrie, and much more! 

Gilbert also shares his experience working with Operation Mend for UCLA. For more information on this, please visit www.uclahealth.org/operationmend



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George Sirois

George Sirois is the author of the international bestselling young adult / science-fiction novel "Excelsior," its two sequels, and the science-fiction / sports trilogy "From Parts Unknown." He served as President of the Missouri Writers Guild from 2017-2018, and is the host and producer of the podcasts Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity and From Duck Till Dark: Outside the Marvel Studios. In 2023, George adapted his novel "Excelsior" into a feature-length audio drama, which was performed live on Clubhouse with a full cast of voice actors, a vast catalog of sound effects, and a stirring musical score.
George is also an audiobook narrator, lending his voice to over twenty books of all genres, and he is currently on the narrator rosters for Audio Sorceress and Encyclopocalypse Publications.
In 2025, George's short screenplay "Minus One Plus" won the award for Best SciFi Short at the 13th annual Austin Revolution Film Festival. The same year, Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity joined the Podmatch Podcast Network.
A New Yorker since birth, George now lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife and daughter. For more information, please visit www.hesgotit.com.