Interviews

What made you want to become a director? When I was eleven I was fascinated by my grandad’s super 8 family films. I started using his camera and editing the films. I soon got the filmmaking bug and was shooting Kung Fu films in my backyard with neighborhood kids. Where did the concept for “Blood Moon” come from?

Director Claudio Fah’s new film “Northmen- A Viking Saga” is available on DVD/DB and VOD on August 11th. The visually stunning film stars Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten, Ken Duken, Charlie Murphy and Ed Skrein. Claudio spoke with me for a Horrornews.net Exclusive. The imagery, the fight scenes, everything was so epic, what challenges did you face shooting such an epic …

First off tell us what made you want to become a Director? (JS) I was 8 years old at my grandma’s house, and I heard that an empty shed at the neighbor’s place had caught fire. I realized that by putting my cousin in a monster costume close to the camera and the cabin smoking in the distance, I could …

Director Cameron Casey has been directing for many years now and most notably he directed some of the most well-known music videos in history. “Appetites,” directed by Casey is available on DVD August 4, 2015. The film is a Horror film with some comedy, a love story and music thrown in by the talented Bret Roberts and a quick guest …

Dani Filth of CRADLE OF FILTH spoke with me for a Horrornews.net Exclusive. What inspired the album and the songs for “Hammer of the Witch?” It was an amalgam of lots of different things I suppose and when I began writing the album I had a new clip of about four songs before I started coming up with an idea. …

How did you get in to the horror genre? My first horror feature was the film Hayride, filmed in southern Alabama. I actually found the listing for the casting call online, and as a new actor I jumped at the chance to audition for something filming within a few hours of where I lived. After a round of callbacks, I …

Natalie Burn (EXPENADABLES 3, AWAKEN 2015) is a brilliant actress who started her own production company. She is a trained dancer/ballerina. She wears many hats including: Actress, producer, writer, stunts (in which she was hurt while filming AWAKEN), casting director and composer. Natalie’s film AWAKEN has won 1st place in the Feature Horror category at The Indie Gathering Festival. Natalie …

What inspired you to go from being a successful basketball player to a successful filmmaker? Even though Basketball is my favorite sport and I’m pretty good at it, I’m a football player. Finishing up my football career early due to injuries, I went to New York Film Academy. I tore my knee ligaments and when I was recovering, I would …

Director John Holt is fascinating to speak with. He has passion for film making, he could talk about it all day and make it sound new each time he speaks. He loves Directors and his genuine tone in his voice as he spoke about his love of director’s John Carpenter’s work, Joe Dante and John Cassavetes. John Holt is a …

Bret Roberts is the definition of multi-talented. Roberts is an actor (“Night Stalker,” “May,”), musician and a painter. He is on Instagram under bretroberts_paint_music He stars alongside the equally talented Lauren Parkinson in the new film “Appetites” available on DVD, August 4th. Roberts spoke to me for a Horrornews.net exclusive. How did you prepare to play John Doe in “Appetites?” …

How did you get in to horror? It just happened to be the roles I was booking. Although I’ve done drama and some comedy, horror has always been great for me. The fans are absolutely awesome.

Actor David Harris graduated from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He has worked with everyone from Meryl Street to Kevin Bacon. Harris is a classically trained theatre actor but the world may be familiar with one of the greatest cult classics of all time, “The Warriors.” Harris portrays Cochise in the film, the most elaborate …

Why did you decide to work on “Z Nation?” I love the assumption I have loads of offers and that I sift through and choose at my leisure! Sadly, an actor is always looking for his next job. That being said, this was a case of me reaching out to Asylum. I have worked with them on six or seven …

Why did you decide to write and direct The Unwanted? Watching the Elisa Lam video online simply sparked something in me – the day I watched it is the day I started writing it. It bothered me. I feel for her. And although our film is not based on her story, or what happened to her – it awoke something …

Jim O’Rear has been a fixture in the world of indie film for close to thirty years. He’s an actor, writer, stuntman, and director (I know I’m leaving some titles out) who has appeared in a countless amount films and television shows throughout the years. He’s even a accomplished magician who opened for the likes of people like David Copperfield, …