[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDMkLXJ4uL0&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] An aging drug dealer prowls the hipster gatherings of Philadelphia for his prey: drunken party girls. Little does he know that his sloppiness will attract the attention of a fetishistic stalker of his own. We are hoping to have the film completed by mid September. Doug Sabolick of the heavy metal band A LIFE ONCE LOST is doing the …
Read More »Interview: Armont Casale (Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust)
Mike Joy : where was the idea for Filth to Ashes born? Armont Casale : Honestly I had been working in production for several years, specifically television production. And I just got tired of waiting for someone else to give me my opportunity. So I decided to make own opportunity. I am an avid horror aficionado. I grew up with …
Read More »Interview: Robert Kurtzman (Deadly Impact)
WHO: ROBERT KURTZMAN : DIRECTOR, FX WIZARD – NEW FILM: DEADLY IMPACT Mike Joy: What should fans expect from ‘Deadly Impact’? Robert Kurtzman: An energetic tense action thriller. Mike Joy: Was it a smooth transition going from make-up and special effects into directing? Robert Kurtzman: It was a gradual progression as I started doing sum directing on second unit before …
Read More »Interview: Chris Sun (Come and Get Me)
Mike Joy: What is the concept behind your movie, “ Come and Get Me” ? Chris Sun: It is about 4 beautiful young girls out for a night on the town but forget to organize a way home. Calling on an old school friend for a ride, they find that a simple lift home is going to become their worst …
Read More »Interview: Brian O’Toole – Writer/Producer (Basement Jack, Evilution, The Necropolitan)
MIKE JOY : Evilution has a great tag line, “The End is Here!” It’s short and to the point. I’m a big fan of tag lines as strange as that sounds. I think every great movie needs a great tag line. Alien, I think had one of the best tags of all time, “In space, no one can hear you …
Read More »Interview: Lee Vervoort (Guntown)
What can our HorrorNews fans expect from Gun Town ? Fans can expect a new approach in horror with a western theme involved, along with a picture in high-definition. Why did you decide to go with the combination of horror/western? My friends who own the western town have dreamed of making a movie there for years, so it seemed the …
Read More »Interview: Author Joe R. Landsdale
Mike Joy : When you are embarking on a writing project, do you isolate yourself from the rest of the world or what is your normal routine while writing? Joe R. Lansdale : I usually work five days a week, three hours in the morning in my study. But no, I don’t isolate myself, and if I have the urge to work …
Read More »Interview: Kerry David – Producer (College Sucks, My Date with Drew)
Mike Joy: I’ve been a fan of www.indieproducer.com for awhile now and when I read about the new www.kerrydavid.com website, I thought your film consulting services would definitely benefit some up and coming horror directors. I’m glad to have you here at Horrornews.net to talk about it. Why did you decide to start this website now? Kerry David: I’ve been mentoring filmmakers for over ten years, …
Read More »Unexplained Confidential: Aliens the Truth
Greetings Earthling, “Take me to your leader”. These words have been muttered in many a sci-fi picture. Hollywood and many of its movers and shakers have taken a fancy to the UFO pop culture machine. Through the years, the image of the “grey” or alien that we have become so familiar with, has been tweaked and re-tweaked time and time …
Read More »Interview: Trish Dempsey (Grim Fairy Tale, Bully, Dark Woods)
You play Old Lady Blume in the upcoming movie “ Grim Fairy Tale “. I’m reading that this movie has such famous fairy tale characters as Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, and Big Bad Wolf but it also has Lloyde Kaufman as a Pimp. I think that speaks volumes but I’d like to hear in your own words, what’s this movie …
Read More »Interview: Bianca Barnett (Albino Farm, In a Spiral State)
MJ: It’s been 6 months since HorrorNews talked with you last and it looks like things have been happening fast since then. The “Albino Farm” DVD has been released by MTI Home Video and the website was recently launched www.albinofarmthemovie.com and then another movie, “In a Spiral State”, has been picked up by Halo 8. It sounds like things are …
Read More »Interview: Ben Rock – Director (Alien Raiders)
MJ: Here are a few questions from HorrorNews.net I’m going to start off with a personal question before I dive into questions about “Alien Raiders” . Do you believe in alien life? BR: I’m glad you asked that, and you’re the first ever to do so. I guess the answer is that I would LOVE to believe in alien life. …
Read More »Interview: Joel D. Wynkoop
MJ : What is your earliest childhood memory of horror and first being interested in horror? JDW: I think when my Dad let me stay up to watch HORROR INC. I watched Dracula and I think I was hooked after that. Then later, some truck driver gave me a copy of Famous Monsters and then I was really into monsters …
Read More »Interview: Jason Robert Stephens – Director (Necrosis)
How much research did you have to do about the Donner Party & Cannibalism before starting on this project? I hope the research wasn’t too detailed. gulp. I had heard the Donner Party story when I was a kid and then again in High School. I regularly ski and snowboard in the Tahoe area as well and had been to …
Read More »Unexplained Confidential: Jersey Devil
Peddlers and Journeymen, There have been many books written about The Jersey Devil, but I don’t want to regurgitate printed material for you guys. Here is an HorrorNews interview exclusive with Laura K. Leuter , director of The Devil Hunters, straight from her research in the Pine Barrens to give you first hand accounts of the beast. MJ : For …
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