Interview with Author Morgan Elektra [Women in Horror Month 2021]

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I’m author Morgan Elektra. I grew up in the Catskill region of NY state and now live outside Savannah, Georgia with my husband and our cat, Harlequin. I’m a lifelong horror fan. I began by watching movies much too adult for me and started reading Stephen King in the 1st grade. In the past, I’ve written news and reviews for genre website Dread Central and ghostwritten romance and erotica. Now I write dark fiction, horror, and LGBTQ+ paranormal romance.

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The Joy of 1970s Movie Musicals

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The 1970s brought an extraordinary slate of movie musicals that covered diverse musical genres and human emotions. On this episode of “The Online Movie Show,” we celebrate the decade’s most innovative musicals – and even give a good word to some its odd failures – with guest Lee Gambin, author of “We Can Be Who We Are: Movie Musicals from the 1970s.”

The episode can be heard here.

Interview with Corinna Faith, Director of “The Power”

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Written and Directed by Corinna Faith, “The Power” is an upcoming highly anticipated chiller set to debut on the “Shudder” streaming service. Director Faith’s upcoming horror film stars Rose Williams as a young nurse named Val in 1974 London who is forced to overlook a desolate London hospital after the patients are evacuated to another hospital. Alone now, she’s forced to face secrets hiding within the hospital. “The Power” promises to be a bone chilling period piece, and BAFTA nominated Corinna Faith took time out for an interview.

Be sure to look for “The Power” on April 8th debuting exclusively on Shudder.

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Interview with Filmmaker Katherine Sainte Marie [Women in Horror Month 2021]

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Sure. I started on this journey as an actress, then became a screenwriter, and then eventually a director. A lot of what pushed me into these other positions is the lack of decent acting opportunities. I quickly learned that I wasn’t going to be fulfilled as a creator until I started telling the stories that were important to me. I am drawn to female-driven stories, social issue stories, and also stories that root for the underdog in society.

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Interview with Filmmaker Kirsten Keeton [Women in Horror Month 2021]

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My name is Kirsten Keeton. My friends call me Kirstie or KK. I’m 29 years old. A Leo. I feel like purple isn’t just a color, it’s also an attitude and I embody that. I enjoy a good cackle and Tatcha skincare products are my love language. I would love to think of myself as an intellectual, but some of my life choices… I talk with my hands, I’m an overactive listener, but I swear I’m not aggressive – I’m just passionate about a lot of random things. I love having my feelings manipulated by a good story – whether it’s narratively, visually, or both. Even going as far as when people lie to your face – I’m the kind of person that is so straight-forward because I’m a bad liar, but I can really appreciate a good lie. Those are stories, too – in every sense but that’s for a whole other conversation.

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Interview with Filmmaker Claire “Fluff” Llewellyn [Women in Horror Month 2021]

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Hi, thank you for including me in this interview series. My name is Claire “Fluff” Llewellyn and I’m a British writer/poet/actress/filmmaker living in Chicago.

When I moved to the US in 2004, I was still in my ‘band’ phase. I had been a lead rock vocalist and lyricist in the UK for several years, continuing this activity for a few more years in Illinois. Then I re-discovered a passion for acting, which lead to script writing. Events, meetings and collaborations immersed me in the local Indie Horror scene and prompted me to start my own production company, Bloody Brit Productions. I have produced, written and acted in five films under this label. I also appear on screen in other Indie productions, [and in lesser cases on major productions.]

Aside from film work, I am a self-published poet. My first book, LOVE is a KILLER, is a genre collection, my second book, RHYME & REASON: Facets of a Life, is not.

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Hercules and the Captive Women (1961): Special Edition [Blu-Ray]

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Also known as “Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis,” and “Hercules Conquers Atlantis,” Vittorio Cottafavi’s is not a total disaster of a Hercules installment. Surely, it’s a weird, bizarre, and occasionally dull picture, but if the sword and sandal films (or “Peplum”) are your bag, this might whet you’re appetite. With its American title, The Film Detective releases Reg Parks’ Hercules debut from Italy in its full form, restored from the original 35mm negative and in crystal 4K clarity.

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