Interviews

You wrote and directed STRAY, how did the idea manifest? Nena: How long do you have? A couple of days? Sure!!! Nena: I have been playing around with film since the early seventies. So it’s been a long process. I went to film school in the eighties then moved to New York and worked in the film business for twenty …

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish my very special guest at this time author extraordinaire Tina Piney. Tina, to date, at least by my count you have a total of eight short stories published from varying presses. But let’s start from the beginning. Your inaugural published tale Chuckles appeared in the anthology Splat from J. Ellington Press. Describe …

Please tell us about SOLUS and why you decided to write and direct? SOLUS is a surrealist horror film about a reclusive woman who finds herself locked in her house and surrounded by ghosts that are always just out of her eyesight. In order to get out she has to survive a series of situations being thrown at her by …

First off, I read your book, The EVIL KLOWN Survival Guide being published by GRIMLOCK PRESS and thought it was unique, and creepy if I really imagined myself in this type of scenario. Klowns have been the stuff of every kid and adult’s nightmares. There is something about those painted faces that hide something horrific. Your book is about surviving the …

“It’s a fun, scary film with homage to the eighties and nineties slashers” TOM NAGEL CLOWNTOWN will be in theaters on Sept. 30 and on VOD and DVD on Oct. 4, 2016. “Clowntown” was a great film. How did you get involved and why did you decide to direct “Clowntown?” Tom: I wanted to get more into directing because I have been …

I have always been a huge fan of Brad Sykes’ work. The guy is super talented and one of the hardest-working guys in the film business today. He’s responsible for a ton of great horror films such as Camp Blood, Death Factory, and one of my all-time favorite movies, the criminally underrated Goth. He is a busy guy as not …

The Queen of Halloween needs no introduction. Cassandra Peterson, also known as Elvira. 2016 marks Cassandra’s 35th year as Elvira and she is releasing an incredible coffee table book titled Elvira, Mistress of the Dark on October 5, 2016. The book is absolutely incredible. How did you decide what photos to choose after thirty-five years of being ELVIRA? Cassandra: I’ve …

“Face of Evil” was a great film. Tell me why you decided to write and direct the film? Vito: First of all, I have always liked horror movies so eventually it was inevitable that my first feature would be within that range. From a directorial stand point I think horror or a thriller would be the best way to express …

John: What made you want to pursue your multiple career as writer, comic book artist and filmmaker? Jessica: Honestly introduced to different mediums and different kinds. Wanted to express my creativity and learned to train myself from drawing to learning how to paint and digitally paint, it’s a gradual process. John: Did you have any inspirations growing up that made …

Tell me about “Evil Gene” and the process of writing and directing? Kathryn: We shopped it around a little bit and after a while my producing partner Julia and I decided to put it into production ourselves. That is how it was born. What made you want to become a writer? Kathryn: I have always done quite a bit of …

“If you believe you have something to say. You need to do it.” Jim Ojala Tell us about “Strange Nature” and how the idea manifest? Jim: Well I grew up in Minnesota and in 1995 they started having reports of these extremely deformed frogs being found in a couple ponds. Once they started looking it kind of spread across the …

Emmy award winning composer Jim Dooley has scored everything from Disney video games (Epic Mickey 1& 2) to hit television shows (Pushing Daisies, The Last Ship) and is now exploring the supernatural horror genre with SATANIC. SATANIC follows a van full of young, college-aged coeds who are visiting old Satanic Panic-era sites in Los Angeles. They end up following the …

Tell us about directing and writing “Fender Bender?” Mark: Well “Fender Bender” is really interesting because some movie ideas come to you just as an image and sometimes movie ideas come to you if you overhear something. The idea for “Fender Bender” actually came out of an incident. I was traveling around town in Los Angeles with a buddy of …

Please tell us how you got involved with “Strings?”  I booked “Strings” because my manager let me know about the audition I had. Then I videotaped myself with my friend Inge Uys. It was really cool because I actually booked the role right off the tape. They said that it was hard to cast for that role and they’d been looking for …

Joe Castro is a very talented-and busy-guy that has worn a hell of a lot of hats during his career. Not only has he done special effects and make -up effects for a slew of movies but he has also written and directed his share as well (and has been known to act from time-to-time as well). He’s been behind …