Interview with Denise Gossett, Founder of Shriekfest [Women in Horror Month 2021]

Please introduce yourself.
Thank you so much for including me! I’m Denise Gossett, Actress and Festival Founder/Director of Shriekfest Film Festival! We are currently in our 21st year!

What is it that attracts you the horror genre for your chosen field of creative work?
I love horror films! I love creatures, I love to be scared, although it’s really hard to scare me now after 21 years of watching films.

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Interview with Horror Author Hailey Piper [Women in Horror Month 2021]

Please introduce yourself a little:
Hi, I’m Hailey Piper, and thanks for having me! I write horror, with a few novellas out such as The Worm and His Kings from Off Limits Press and Benny Rose, the Cannibal King from Unnerving. I’ve had 50+ short stories published in various places such as Year’s Best Hardcore Horror, The Arcanist, Flash Fiction Online, Tales to Terrify, and elsewhere. I live with my wife in Maryland, and I’m trying not to upend reality too much.

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Interview with Owner of Horrorgasm LLC, Jennifer Cooksey [Women in Horror Month 2021]

Please introduce yourself.
My name is Jenn Cooksey, I also go by J.C. for comic and writing projects. I am a writer, visual artist, and one of the owners of Horrorgasm LLC, San Diego’s home for horror themed art and entertainment. I am a lifelong horror fanatic, who enjoys consuming and creating horror content with a side of humor.

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Interview with Xanthie Milton, Creator of the Horror Web Series “Smile” [Women in Horror Month 2021]

Please introduce yourself.
I am an Australian writer/producer starting to dip my toes into horror with a web series entitled Smile. I love bringing stories to life, especially those with complex/badass female characters. Continue reading

Interview with Filmmaker and Comic Artist Lia Scott Price [Women in Horror Month 2021]

Please introduce yourself.
My name is Lia Scott Price and I am the creator, filmmaker, author and artist of the vampire horror-action comic books and animation series called Vampire Guardian Angels. I turned guardian angels into a new breed of vampire in the vampire genre, a hybrid of a serial killer, guardian angel, and vampire, and I am a character in my comic book series and animation. I’ve also directed and acted in my Vampire Guardian Angel films.

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Talking with Horror Writer Comika Hartford [Women in Horror Month 2021]

Photo Credit: Ruth Morgan

First of all, please introduce yourself a little:
I started writing at the Lorraine Hansberry Theater in my hometown of San Francisco, I was always a spooky kid and loved shows like The Twilight Zone so it was probably inevitable that I’d grow up to be a spooky old lady writing horror stories in my backyard stroking a black cat.

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Interview with “She Never Died” Director Audrey Cummings [Women in Horror Month 2021]

Photo credit: Ashlea Wessel

First of all, please introduce yourself a little:
I am an award-winning genre director who has loved horror films ever since I can remember. I used to sneak watch them to scare the crap out of myself as a child and find that fun. And I still do.

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