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.
The Bootleg Files: Castle of Doom
BOOTLEG FILES 759: “Castle of Doom” (mid-1930s re-edited version of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s “Vampyr”).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: On a VHS label in the 1980s.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: Missing materials and a lack of commercial value.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Nope!
It is not uncommon for a film be considered a flop when it first opened, only to be re-evaluated years later and belatedly declared a masterwork. One of the most striking examples of this scenario is Carl Theodor Dreyer’s “Vampyr,” which opened in 1932 to withering reviews and dismal box office returns – the failure of the film caused Dreyer to have a nervous breakdown and not direct another film for a decade. Today, the film is considered a horror masterpiece – and not only did it survive its rough opening, but it also moved beyond a wretched re-edit for American audiences.
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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.
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.
Interview with Indie Horror Filmmaker Tonjia Atomic [Women in Horror Month 2021]
Photo Credit: T L Rabbat
Please introduce yourself a little:
I’m an independent filmmaker, writer, actor, and musician. I’m most known for co-writing, co-producing, and directing Manos Returns, the sequel to the worst film ever made, Manos the Hands of Fate.
Pixie (2021)
In a scheme that may be completely genius or pure insanity, Pixie goes on an revenge trip with 2 friends to try and get back at those who cost her mother her life. Along the way, drugs, mobsters, and the clergy all get in the way.