Why did I start Scream Freaks? The Fabulous B Story.

I'm Brad Wallace aka Fabulous B, and I am the creator of the Scream Freaks Podcast. Thank you for taking the time to read our origin story and WHY we decided to go on this adventure. I guess I will start from the beginning.

Way back in 2009, I was going thru a difficult time in my life. I was newly divorced and struggling to find my way in the world. I had low self esteem and barely had enough energy to get out of the house. I had a good friend named Tim that wouldn't let me just wallow in my own self pity and made sure I got out of the house. Well, one of those outings happened to be at a party right around the corner from where I was living. It was a "Green Party" for a wild guy named "William Jenkins", or some of you have come to know him better as "Captain Bill". We really didn't interact too much while at the party but we would eventually begin to become friends. Over the years, he would host other parties and bonfires that I would attend and we would keep in contact for the next 10 years.

In 2019, I lost my mother and while Bill and I only kept in contact sporadically over those last 10 years, he was the first person to reach out to me when I learned my mother had passed. He was there for me when I needed him the most. I owed him a sense of gratitude for talking me thru such a sudden and tragic loss. We continued to talk more frequently when he would check in on me and see how I was doing. Often changing the subject to something he and I truly enjoyed (outside of horror flicks), which was Pro Wrestling (WWE, WCW, TNA, AEW). We both had an idea to come up with a podcast that highlights current happenings in the wrestling world. After days of toying with the idea, we came up with the name "321SCREW (Space Coast Real Elite Wrestling)" and then he would introduce me to "Big Shot Joe" and the three of us decided to start recording, but first......I needed a name and "Fabulous B" just popped into my head.

A few months of recording with 321SCREW, I felt that this possibly wasn't something I wanted to pursue and then withdrew from the project. Although, I had a good time with the production side of podcasting, I decided to workshop a few more ideas and thought I could start something within the Heavy Metal Scene here in Central Florida, so I started "Florida Metal Radio" in December of 2019. By May of 2020, Covid hit and bands all across the state were sidelined. I decided to give these bands their voices back by bringing their music to the show and it was a great chance for them to still connect with their fans. Slowly venues came back and concerts started happening again. I started trying to live stream from live events and I also tried to give promoting a try, but it just wasn't for me. Once again I withdrew from podcasting and decided to end Florida Metal Radio.

While I was in the middle of doing Florida Metal Radio, I made a new friend in 2021 by the name of "Bryanna Oswalt" or you would come to know her as "Dr Blackveil". Her and I grew close pretty fast and had a LOT in common. We chatted intellectually off and on. She was there when I was toying with the idea of shutting down my podcast and then trying to encourage me to continue, but once again, my heart just wasn't in it. I stumbled with some more life issues and wound up moving to a new home. After I was able to get back to my feet, my studio was again open for suggestions. This time I took my time to look inward as well as outward to which fanbase had the most ocnversation, and Dr. Blackveil was there to bounce ideas around with me, and what we eventually came up with was just outside of my comfort zone. Horror Movies. Truthfully, I knew very little about the genre. I knew that I liked horror movies, but I hadn't seen a lot of the real notable ones.

November 2025 after some careful deliberation and research, I thought of the name "Scream Freaks" and decided to give it a shot once more. I recorded 2 "episodes" to begin with for the movies "Late Night with the Devil" and then for "Event Horizon" by myself. I knew I needed someone else to be a part of the show so I reached out to none other than "Captain Bill" and then to "Ethan Ulfson". The dynamics between the 3 of us seemed like old times again, but I needed MORE, so I reached out to Dr Blackveil to ask if she would like to do an episode with me and she agreed. This also prompted her sister Holly Bella, or "Holly Horror" to reach out with wanting to be on the show as well. The 5 of us completed Season 1 of the show with 27 episodes. Season 2 rolled around and we sent out some social media posts asking people if they wanted to be on the show with us. We had a few people reach out to us like Sarah Roberson, Clover Bear and Rick Schreiber and we recorded episodes with them for House of 1000 Corpses, Event Horizon, Jaws and VHS94. We were starting to find our stride.

I built the website, upgraded microphones to the Fifine K688 and am currently collaborating with the 5 core members of the show (Captain Bill, Dr Blackveil, Holly Horror and Rick Schreiber) on which direction we want to take the show for the next phase of my podcasting journey. I feel really good about this show and think that we can do something very special here. I am Fabulous B, Welcome to Scream Freaks and........

Welcome to the Dark Side of Movies.