Interviews

HORRORNEWS: Welcome my very special guest Mr. Justin McConnell to Horrornews.net. It’s been well documented your trials and tribulations while making The Collapsed. What gives an independent producer and director the intestinal fortitude to persevere when arguably many others would have simply given up? JUSTIN McCONNELL: Ah, ‘Intestinal Fortitude’. That also happens to be a good song by Nuclear Rabbit. …

HOOKED ON AN ICON AN INTERVIEW WITH TERI MCMINN DAVE GAMMON: I just wanted to extend a very warm welcome in a much anticipated interview Ms. Teri McMinn with Horrornews.net. Director Tobe Hooper had first discovered you in Austin, Texas in 1973 after seeing a local news paper article. Reflecting back on that fateful evening then flash forward to a …

JR: First off, I have to say that I am honored to be interviewing you. I’ve read your work: The Guardian, Revenant and Dominion and to be brutally honest I thought your stories were really amazing, terrifying, disturbing, grotesque and awesome. So now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, onto the interview. I just wanted to say thank …

Anyone that knows me is aware of the fact that Sleepaway Camp is hands down my favorite movie of all time. I was in 7th grade the first time I saw it and instantly loved it. I have seen it more times that I can count since then and I think it gets better every time I watch it. My …

Director Xavier Gens made quite the splash with his first full length feature “Frontier(s)” in 2007. One of the first of the new wave of unrelenting horror films that came out of France (Along with “Inside”, “Haute Tension” & “Martyrs”), it was the sordid tale of a group of thieves on the run from the law who decide to pick …

Exclusive Horrornews.net Interview with Frank DeFelitta (writer, director)  – Movie: Dark Night of the Scarecrow, The Entity Why do you think “Dark Night of the Scarecrow” has become such a classic among horror fans? Because the story was a classic. When I was first offered the opportunity to direct it, I turned it down without even reading it. When I …

Exclusive Horrornews.net Interview w/ Anthony DP Mann (writer/ filmmaker) Movie: Terror of Dracula How close is your story to Bram Stoker’s classic? Hi, Horrornews.net! As a Dracula fan-boy myself, I hold the source material in such reverence! The film is very much faithful in spirit to Stoker’s original novel. In fact, I’d suggest it’s one of the more faithful adaptations …

UNLEASHING MANUEL H DASILVA Perhaps this year’s most anticipated screening at the annual Canadian Film Fest was Dark House Film’s The Unleashed Mere hours before the festivities commenced I spoke with Manuel Da Silva from his studio on a myriad of topics ranging from the origins of the Ouija board, the future of independent genre films and what makes a truly …

Exclusive Horrornews.net Interview w/ Angie Bates Movie : Sweet Prudence and the Erotic Adventure of Bigfoot What can you tell our Horrornews.net audience about your character, Prudence? Prudence, is a very passionate young woman, very motivated, very eager, she’s also bright, caring. She does carry a sense of innocence, yet at the same time she knows how to innocently manipulate …

Exclusive Horrornews.net Interview: Executive Producer / Writer – Nathan Dean Snyder Executive Producer / Director – Brandon Cano-Errecart Movie: The Sigil 1. Where did the idea for “The Sigil” come from? Brandon: We found this house, thought it would be a great place to shoot this horror film. It was a very creepy place. Inspired us to make a story …

Exclusive Horrornews.net Interview Ali Stover (actress) Movie : My Little Demon How did you get started acting? I started in journalism after college and worked at WNBC here in NY in a freelance position. It was an exciting job but only temporary so when my time was up I thought I’d take a few acting classes for fun until I …

Exclusive Horrornews.net Interview with Bill Burke / Filmmaker www.sweetprudence.com Sweet Prudence and the Erotic Adventure of Bigfoot How did you create such a convincing looking Bigfoot?

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE CONCEPT FOR “HAROLD’S GOING STIFF”? I was trying to figure out a way to do a film that was a bit different but still had one foot in a popular genre. I spent a couple of years going out to the Cannes film festival to see what was selling at the markets and …

Exclusive Horrornews.net Interview with Elina Madison Movies: Huff & Barracuda What are your best memories of watching horror movies from your childhood? some of the best memories I have are watching horror films with friends and family the later at night the better. It’s the suspense and build up to the kill. the music and then the blood and gore …

I was able to interview the lovely and talented Melantha Blackthorne and to escape with my life afterwards. Ms. Blackthorne is a very busy actress and producer and has a large cult following. She has appeared in such movies as SINNERS & SAINTS, ORDER OF ONE, and PRISON OF THE PSYCHOTIC DAMNED. Her production company is called Robomonkey Productions. What …