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 …
Read More »Interview: Vito Dinatolo (Face of Evil)
“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 …
Read More »Interview: Kathyrn Taylor (Evil Gene)
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 …
Read More »Interview: Jim Ojala (Strange Nature)
“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 …
Read More »Interview: Jim Dooley – Composer (Satanic)
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 …
Read More »Interview: Mark Pavia (Fender Bender)
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 …
Read More »Interview: Bryan McClure (Strings)
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 …
Read More »Interview Stephen Manley (Ghosthunters)
How did you prepare to play Henry in “Ghosthunters?” My grandfather who was a silent film actor was my biggest influence. He is interned in a mausoleum in Los Angeles. To prepare for my screen tests for Pearry, I brought my fold out chair, a big cup of coffee and my scenes and grandpa Soldi and I hammered …
Read More »Interview: David Decoteau – Director (Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama)
Please tell us about the release of “Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama” being released on bluray? David: This is back in 1987 and I had already directed a couple movies with Charles Band and he asked me to do a movie based on the title of a poster he had. There was no storyline. My producing partner at the …
Read More »Interview: Chris Lang | Amanda Todisco (Valley of Ditches)
Tell us about “A Valley of Ditches” and how the idea came about for you to write and direct the film? Chris: So it is my third feature but it the first in the Horror genre before it was more uplifting dramas. Amanda for you writing “A Valley of Ditches,” what challenges did you face? You also star in the …
Read More »Interview: Madisen Beaty (Outlaws and Angels)
Actress Madisen Beaty (“Aquarius,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Other People.”) stars alongside Chad Michael Murray, Teri Polo, Luke Wilson, Francis Fisher, Francesca Eastwood, Ben Browder and Steven Michael Quezada in “Outlaws and Angels,” Directed by JT Mollner. You did such a great job in “Outlaws and Angels” Madisen: Thank you so much. That makes me really happy to …
Read More »Film Review: Abattoir (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Julia (Jessica Lowndes), an investigative reporter with the style and confidence of a young Bacall, happens upon a series of gruesome murders tied to real estate mysteries, where entire rooms have been dismantled and pulled from their foundations. The fact that those rooms were the exact settings for heinous tragedies sets Julia and hardboiled cop Grady (Joe Anderson) on …
Read More »Interview: Daniel Zirilli – Director (Crossing Point)
What was it like directing “Crossing Point?” Daniel: I love Mexico and I am very familiar with the location. I want to tell an authentic story. You have an incredible cast. What was it like working with Shawn Lock, Paulina Gaitan and Tom Sizemore etc.? Daniel: Tom Sizemore, I have known for many years. The more time I spent with …
Read More »Interview: Shawn Anthony (The Possessed)
Where did the idea for the film manifest? You wrote and directed “The Possessed?” Shawn: I wanted to do a possessed film that was a little more story-based as opposed to a person that was just possessed. There are so many possessed movies out there right now. People are doing the same thing over and over again. I didn’t want …
Read More »Interview: John Franklin
First off, please tell us about how the novels came to fruition? Tim Sulka, my writing partner and I first wrote a screenplay version of Prime Cuts. Tim moved from L.A. to NYC and partnered with producers who loved the idea. They thought turning it into a serialized graphic novel would be a great way to introduce the story, build …
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