Zakia Ponce (Co-Host) is a ninth grader from Los Angeles. Her passions are volleyball, journaling, reading, real estate and entrepreneurism. The book Small Spaces by Katharine Arden and Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor were her gateways into the horror genre. In her free time, she likes to browse through Zillow and listen to Lana del Rey.
Xanthe Pajarillo (Producer/Co-Host) is a horror director-writer and Air Force veteran from Germany and Virginia. She directed the 2021 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards hosted by David Dastmalchian with presenters Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Smith, Doug Jones, Keith David and more… airing on Shudder. She holds an MFA in Film and Television Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and a BFA in Photography and Media from CalArts. Her gateways into horror as a child were the Resident Evil games, Carrie and the '90s slashers that she watched with her family.
Zachary Ponce (Guest Co-Host, Contributor) is Zakia’s brother and a fifth grader from Los Angeles. His passions are basketball, drawing and video editing. His interest in horror was first sparked by Xanthe and Zakia working on Kindergeist, and he grew to enjoy the genre. His favorites include Specter on the Roblox game and the Netflix’s TV series All of Us Are Dead. In his free time, he enjoys biking and playing on the computer with his friends.
Xanthe Pajarillo (Producer/Co-Host) is a horror director-writer and Air Force veteran from Germany and Virginia. She directed the 2021 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards hosted by David Dastmalchian with presenters Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Smith, Doug Jones, Keith David and more… airing on Shudder. She holds an MFA in Film and Television Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and a BFA in Photography and Media from CalArts. Her gateways into horror as a child were the Resident Evil games, Carrie and the '90s slashers that she watched with her family.
Zachary Ponce (Guest Co-Host, Contributor) is Zakia’s brother and a fifth grader from Los Angeles. His passions are basketball, drawing and video editing. His interest in horror was first sparked by Xanthe and Zakia working on Kindergeist, and he grew to enjoy the genre. His favorites include Specter on the Roblox game and the Netflix’s TV series All of Us Are Dead. In his free time, he enjoys biking and playing on the computer with his friends.
