How much research did you have to do about the Donner Party & Cannibalism before starting on this project? I hope the research wasn’t too detailed. gulp. I had heard the Donner Party story when I was a kid and then again in High School. I regularly ski and snowboard in the Tahoe area as well and had been to …
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Interview: Kevin Greutert – Director (Saw VI) – Editor (various)
On the opposite side of the west coast director Kevin Greutert is braving the Toronto cold and preparing to crank out another SAW installment. Saw VI pre-production commenced this week & with about 41 weeks until the SAW VI release date here in North America, Kevin & the SAW production crew will no doubt be pulling some long hours in …
Read More »Interview: Doug Hutchinson (X-files, Green Mile, Vampire Killers)
Thank you so much for joining us today: MY PLEASURE. Could you explain a little about “Vampire Killers” to those who haven’t had the pleasure of seeing it yet?
Read More »Interview: Rob Cohen – Director (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor)
Former wunderkind producer and executive Rob Cohen burst onto the directing scene with his biopic Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story in 1993. Since that time, he has become one of the renowned action directors in Hollywood with films including Dragonheart, The Fast and the Furious, and XxX. Last year, he undertook his biggest project to date, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon …
Read More »Interview: Harry Manfredini – Composer (Friday the 13th, House)
Ki Ki Ki, Ma Ma Ma. Camp Crystal Lake has got a death curse, and this man’s partly responsible. The composer for the original Friday the 13th score, Harry Manfredini made the sounds that made you poop a little in your jammies. One of the greatest horror films of all time, Friday the 13th brandished 9 sequels, a crossover with …
Read More »Interview: Susan Adriensen (Blood Shed, Pink Eye)
The Insomniac was lucky enough to get a chance to talk to the lovely, talented and very busy Susan Adriensen who acts, writes and directs. She also is one of our horror vamps, so you can see how lovely she is for yourself. Thank you so much for joining us Susan. You are welcome Mr. Insomniac and I must say …
Read More »Interview: Doug Sakmann
MJ : HOW CLOSE DOES “EVIL HEAD” FOLLOW THE STORYLINE OF THE EVIL DEAD? DS : ‘Evil Head’ pays homage to the Evil Dead series, in particular Evil Dead 1 & 2. I am a huge fan of Sam Raimi’s work with the series, and while ‘Evil Head’ is a parody of sorts I definitely consider it a tribute to the original films. You’ll …
Read More »Interview: Tom Holland (5 or Die, Child Play, Fright Night, Thinner)
MJ : How did you come up with the concept for “5 or die” ? TH : It’s experimental, in the sense that we had the writers guild strike and no one was working. This was last spring. A bunch of us thought with everyone sitting around doing nothing, wouldn’t it be great to create something. Everybody is interested in the internet. It’s like one of …
Read More »Interview: Bill Zebub (Assmonster, Breaking Her Will, ZombieChrist)
WHO: DIRECTOR – BILL ZEBUB MOVIE: The Worst Horror Movie Ever Made & Assmonster: The Making of a Horror Movie Readers upon checking out Bill’s work, I had to post a few of his trailers. Looks like great bizarre and hilarious stuff for fans of weird psycho guerilla filmmaking horror…. see trailers section for clips – editor I’m familiar with …
Read More »Interview: Bill Bryan (Stay Puft Marshmellow Man)
MOVIES: GHOSTBUSTERS, PHANTOMS, MEN IN BLACK, ARMY OF DARKNESS When there’s something strange in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? BILL BRYAN!! Wait, who? That’s right folks – Bill Bryan, or, some of you may know him better as THE STAY PUFT MARSHMALLOW MAN. You have chosen the form of the destructor, and i’m sitting down with him for some …
Read More »Interview: Michael Alfieri (Unscripted – The Hunted)
MJ: How did you come up with the concept for Unscripted – The Hunted ? MA: Being an old time horror fan and growing up idolizing the likes of Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolfman, I wanted to bring horror back to its roots, the woods, the cold and the darkness. Reality camera work is so popular now, and what …
Read More »Interview: Bianca Barnett (Albino Farm, The Devil’s Muse)
MJ: How did you get started acting? BB: I began working as a model in my teenage years, but always felt I had more to give as a performer. I moved to Hollywood by myself at a very young age with only my car and a small amount of money in the bank. Aside from modeling full time, I began …
Read More »Interview: Laura Bach (Zombie Strippers, The Slaughter)
MJ: Tell us about your association with Scream HQ? LB: We are more then just work colleagues, we are fabulous friends and 2nd family. I got my start with them acting in The Slaughter and there was instant creative chemistry. Soon thereafter we formed Scream HQ, and made Zombie Strippers. Now we are moving forward with a number of horror films that I will be a …
Read More »Interview: Courtney Gains
COURTNEY GAINS Interview – 10.16.08 MOVIE: CHILDREN OF THE CORN , HALLOWEEN, BURBS MJ: Children of the Corn has become such a classic for horror fans old and new, back then… did you have any idea? CG: No. I had no idea, it was my first film and I was just trying to do a good job. MJ: Malachi is …
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