Interviews

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 …

    If there’s one thing horror fans love, it’s originality in our scares…if there’s another thing horror fans love just as much, it’s going behind the scenes. Whether we’re talking documentary films on the history of horror, or reference books going in depth on one specific genre or director, or just simply looking at the plethora of DVD extras so many …

Shahin Sean Solimon, Persian-American filmmaker known for writing, directing, producing, and starring in SINBAD: THE FIFTH VOYAGE (2014), a independently financed cinematic love-letter to the heroic sailor and to Ray Harryhausen’s timeless Dynamotion special effects wizardry that brought his adventures to life on-screen, is here today with HNN to shed light on his newest passion project: PLAN 9 FROM OUTER …

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 …

We talk to Jon Ford, who, alongside his brother Howard, took the zombie genre to new global heights with The Dead & The Dead 2. Here Jon talks about his first solo feature film, OFFENSIVE, a dark, violent tale of rage and revenge set in rural France, which receives its World Premiere at Horror Channel FrightFest 2016. Q: Firstly, congratulations …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

How did the two of you meet and when did “Resident Undead” manifest? Becca: It was Adam’s brainchild, it was his project from the very beginning and I got pulled on to it by a mutual friend that we both had at the time. Our first meeting was this crazy experience. I remember I was asleep in my bed and …

First off, please tell where the idea came from and why you decided to write “Suspension?” Kevin: Well, Suspension was originally called Sitter’s Night, a short film I made when I was a teenager growing up in Merritt, a small ranching/mining town in the interior of British Columbia. I use to make movies as a kid and get my friends …

Actor Jesse Woodrow (“Charmed,” “Best Laid Plans,” “Beyond the Lights”) stars in “Tabloid Vivant,” directed by Kyle Broom. Jesse spoke with me for a Horrornews.net exclusive. “Tabloid Vivant” stars Jesse, Tamzin, Chris Carlisle, Ana Corbi and Amber Friendly. “Jesse is a modern day Marlon Brando.” How did you become involved with the film “Tabloid Vivant?” Jesse:  I had read the …

How did you get involved in the film “Betrothed?” Greg: A friend of mine brought it to me, she is an English actress who is retired. Her daughter is a want to-be actress and she brought it to me and said this was written specifically for my daughter by a guy named Jeff D. Rosenberg and she asked me for …

You did an amazing job in “Clown.” How did you prepare to portray Kent? Andy Powers: Initially what I did was I had to break down. He goes through such a nuance and a specific sort of transformation. What I did was I charted each and every single moment of the entire script of every scene. I have a giant …

Actress Dale Dickey (“The Pledge,” “Winter’s Bone,” “True Blood,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Justified,” “Iron Man 3,” “2 Broke Girls”) has over one hundred film and television credits to her name. She is currently starring in “Regression” along-side Ethan Hawke, Emma Watson, David Thewlis, Lothaire Bluteau, Devon Bostick. The film was written and directed by Alejandro Amenabar (“The Others”) Dale spoke …