The amazingly talented Justin Welborn has an insane film resume. He has been in “Justified,” “The Crazies,” “The Signal” and so many more. He spoke with me for a HORRORNEWS.NET exclusive about his new film, SIREN. You play Mr. Nyx in “Siren,” how did you get involved with this project? Justin: Dave Bruckner called me up and said he was …

The talented Laura Wiggins stars in RINGS which is directed by F. Javier Gutierrez and stars: Aimee Teegarden, Vincent D’Onofrio, Johnny Galecki, Lizzie Brochere, Zack Roerig, Alex Roe and Bonnie Morgan. How did you prepare for the role of Faith in the RINGS film? Laura: It was short notice. My boyfriend worked in the stunt department and he noticed they …

First off, you did an amazing job playing the terrifying Baseball Clown in “Clowntown.” David: It was a fun, extra scary project. It was pretty cool to work with friends on an independent film-making project. What was it like working with Tom Nagel? David: It was great. I’ve worked with him years ago. He is hardworking and “Clowntown” is creepy …

Miles Doleac (“The Magnificent Seven,” “Vacation.” “Salem,”) Actor, director and writer. Is there anything this brilliant man cannot do? His first feature “The Historian” which he wrote, directed and starred in as well was a brilliant film. “The Historian” is a must-see and the cast is amazing (William Sadler, Colin Cunningham, John Cullum, Leticia Jimenez, Lindsay Anne Williams and Glynnis …

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 …

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 …

“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 …

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 …

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 …

     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 …