Interviews

Chris W. Freeman and Spain Willingham took time to talk to me for Horrornews.net. Chris and Spain discuss BEAST MODE. It’s a blast of a film. They talk about everything from how they met, making practical effects work, and they have a sequel planned. Check out the interview and check out BEAST MODE. Beast Mode was so good. There is …

Director/Writer, Dan Ast (Vampires) took time to do a zoom interview with me for Horrornews.net.  We talk about his new series L.A. Macabre which is available on Amazon Prime. L.A. Macabre is a fascinating, refreshing series. The city of Los Angeles also becomes a character in the series. We chat about everything from building sets, the St. Francis Dam history, …

Today, genre fans have an abundance of dark, intelligent television at their fingertips. Series like Black Mirror, Stranger Things and Lovecraft Country that would once have been labeled niche or cult have found huge audiences—but that wasn’t always the case. In the pre-streaming era highly regarded shows like Patrick McGoohan’s The Prisoner (1967) or Joss Whedon’s Firefly (2002) couldn’t gain …

HNN Exclusive Interview with Filmmaker, Sasha Sibley (The Box) Sasha Sibley is a 22 year-old writer and filmmaker who has directed numerous short films and is currently in post production on his debut feature film, The Box. His achievements have been recognized at various film festivals, among them Dances With Films and WorldFestHouston (where he won a Platinum Remi-Award for …

“Dark Star Pictures has acquired critically acclaimed indie auteur Mickey Reece’s award-winning and super stylish vampire feature Climate of the Hunter. The film, lauded by critics as a “gloriously quirky cinematic feat” (Rue Morgue) and “an instant cult classic” (Film Freak Central), releases in select theaters this December ahead of an On Demand release January, 2021. Two sisters, Alma and Elizabeth, along with a dog who’s described as a …

In THE CLEANSING HOUR, Max and Drew run a popular webcast that streams “live exorcisms” watched by millions across the globe. In reality, the exorcisms are just elaborately staged hoaxes performed by paid actors. But their fortunes take a turn when one of the actors becomes possessed by an actual demon and takes the crew hostage. In front of a rapidly growing audience, the demon subjects the crew to a series of violent challenges, threatening to expose the dark …

“In Nova, Dr. Nova Thorpe (Kelly Kula) is the lead engineer for a top-secret experiment. When everything goes wrong, Nova has but a few moments to warn everyone before it’s too late… Nova was filmed on a Panasonic EVA1 using a rotating robotic arm built and controlled remotely by Director of Photography, David C. Smith. The robotic arm allowed director David McAbee and David C. Smith …

Exclusive HNN Interview: Director Anthony Leone (Hacksaw) 1. What made you want to get involved in the film industry?

Exclusive Interview: Jennifer Fraser (Capture, Kill, Release) What attracted you to CAPTURE KILL RELEASE?

Director/Writer Jacqueline Castel took time to talk with Horrornews.net about her new short film, The Puppet Man that is part of the film festival ETHERIA. “Etheria Season 3 takes viewers to strange new worlds with shorts directed by women giving center stage to medieval warlords and magicians, musical androids, apocalyptic western gunslingers, inescapable time loops, a buddy comedy with a …

BAD IMPULSE – “In the aftermath of a traumatic event, Henry Sharpe, a suburban father and husband gets a cutting edge security system from a mysterious man only to find out that it slowly destroys that which he most wants to protect.” Director, Writer, Producer… Michelle Danner (Hello Herman) wears quite a few hats. Michelle took time to talk with …

Full Moon Features’ Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51, the 3rd (but not final!) movie in the world’s only film franchise that was set and shot under quarantine! First they fought the Corona Zombies. Then, they Saved the Tiger King (starring Leslie Jordan from “Will & Grace” and John Reinke from “The Tiger King”). Now sexy LA airheads, Barbie (Cody Renee Cameron) and Kendra (Robin Sydney) bring their ditsy brand of quarantine quirk on an adventure that’s …

Hi Shawn, Hunter Hunter was a fascinating, creepy film. It was different. There was some psychological creepiness as well. How did this idea manifest for you? S.L.-I appreciate that it had a positive effect on you. It came about through a number of different elements. One of the big things that had always gone through my head is my ambivalent …

Hi Jake, its awesome to speak with you. How are you? J.W.-Very good, thank you. I watched The Beach House. It’s such a good film. How did you get involved with the film? J.W.- I came into the film because the producer Andrew Corkin is a friend of mine and he asked me to do the film.

Hi Liam, this movie was so good. It was so refreshing to watch this. The special effects are wild. I have so many questions for you but, I will start with, how did this idea manifest for you? And, this is the third film now. Liam- Thank you first of all. I love the cast; I love the adventure and …