Interviews

MIKE JOY: Hi Rick, Thanks for taking the time to talk to our Horrornews fans. You have an incredible body of work as an actor, but I think you are relatively new to the director’s chair. I’m curious, was that an easy transition for you?  RICK SCHRODER: Hello Horror fans. You might not know this, but I am a huge …

After having worked on and off as an indie filmmaker, I’ve found that often after filming has wrapped, everyone will go their separate ways and rarely keep in touch despite promises to do otherwise. However, low-budget horror indie films has always been unique for me though as whenever I’ve met someone at a convention or festival or have worked with them …

WHO: derek mears WHAT: actor – “friday the 13th” (jason voorhees) with derek mears Interview – 02.10.09 MJ : Even non-horror fans know who Jason Voorhees is, how do you feel about playing such an iconic horror character? DM : I’ve always been a big fan of Friday the 13th and Jason Voorhees!!!! Even though we shot it, it really …

WHO: Fred Vogel MOVIE: Maskhead, August Underground ToeTag Picture’s, man behind the madness, Fred Vogel sheds light on their sick past and the upcoming Maskhead film Back in 2003 I started to hear rumblings from the underground about a horror movie that was so vile and had caused such an uproar, it was an immediate must see film, at least …

WHO: EMILY HAACK MOVIE: SCRAPBOOK Due to the controversy of Scrapbook, how did fans of the genre react towards you? For instance, I know a lot of women had to of been offended seeing how you’re naked through the whole film, being beaten and raped, sodomized by a huge bottle, and lets not forget that infamous shower scene. (For the …

Rate This MovieWay back in the sixties, way before Elvira, a favourite amongst Australian students was Deadly Earnest, the television schlock horror host on the 0-10 Network. Late on Friday nights, the atrocious old science fiction and horror films became compulsory viewing, solely because of the Gothic Master of Ceremonies. Actors portraying Deadly Earnest were: Ian Bannerman (TEN-10 Sydney); Ralph …

Interview: fx artist tom savini – 12.13.08 How’s it goin Nerds? What do you get when you cross 100 gallons of foam latex, and a steroid freak biker Mafia Don zombie with a c**k gun? Sound the trumpets, the King of Splatter approaches! That’s right you f*ckin Nerds, kneel at the throne of blood. He’s the man who gives a new …

MIKE JOY: Could you tell our Horrornews fans a little bit about “CLOSED FOR THE SEASON”? DAMIAN MAFFEI: Well, it’s the age old story of girl meets boy… In abandoned amusement park. Girl and boy are then continuously harassed by a carny who may or may not be dead as they are forced to live out the rides and attractions …

WHO: KIM SONDERHOLM – ACTOR / DIRECTOR MOVIE: “CRAIG”, “horror vault” Interview with KIM SONDERHOLM – 12.26.08 DR.GOREHOUND: How did you get started acting/directing in films, and what fascinates and inspires you to do it? Kim Sønderholm: Well I always wanted to be an actor ever since I was a kid. I watched way too many movies and I still …

MJ: What attracted you to the “One Eyed Monster” script ? AB: The script for One-Eyed Monster made me laugh out loud. That happens so rarely these days that I knew I had to be a part of it. MJ: How is Ron Jeremy to work with ? AB: Ron is seriously one of the nicest guys around. I got …

MIKE JOY: How did StrangeWerks Films get started? BRIAN SCHIAVO: Well, Strangewerks Films got started because I was basically tired of playing the spec script game and taking meetings with adolescent development geeks–that whole process gets you nowhere. I did however get ripped off by The Simpsons on a spec script I sent to them, this after they told me …

So far which director has been your favorite to work with? DW: Rob Zombie. The whole time working with Rob Zombie did you ever feel like there were similarities towards Wes Craven and John Carpenter or did he ever talk about being a fan and liking Wes Craven’s and Carpenter’s style? DW: Adrienne Barbeau will tell you that John tells …

This week we are interviewing Marie Jones about her new book titled, The Déjà vu Enigma: A Journey Through the Anomalies of Mind, Memory and Time Mike Joy: What possessed you to write a book on such a widely known but in my opinion, a scarcely believed subject? Marie Jones: Oh, déjà vu is widely believed and is the most …

Way back in the sixties, way before Elvira, a favourite amongst Australian students was Deadly Earnest, the television schlock horror host on the 0-10 Network. Late on Friday nights, the atrocious old science fiction and horror films became compulsory viewing, solely because of the gothic Master of Ceremonies. Actors portraying Deadly Earnest were: Ralph Baker (ATV-0 Melbourne); Ian Bannerman (TEN-10 …

Hey everyone. I recently had a chance to chat with Josh Howard, the creator/writer/artist for Dead@17, about the newest chapter in the series debuting in March 2010. If you have not had a chance to check out any of the Dead@17 stories I highly recommend doing so. The books have good depth and are very original. Josh’s art style is …