{"id":47043,"date":"2025-03-27T22:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T02:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=47043"},"modified":"2025-03-27T22:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T02:53:09","slug":"actor-writer-producer-rachel-bryant-interview-women-in-horror-month-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/27\/actor-writer-producer-rachel-bryant-interview-women-in-horror-month-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor, writer, producer Rachel Bryant Interview [Women in Horror Month 2025]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-Craving-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47042 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-Craving-Poster-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"999\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-Craving-Poster-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-Craving-Poster-1-2x1.jpg 2w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-Craving-Poster-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meet actor, writer, producer Rachel Bryant:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>To start, please introduce yourself:<\/strong><br \/>\nHi! My name is Rachel Bryant and I&#8217;m primarily an actor who also writes and produces a little bit as well.<\/p>\n<div><strong>What is horror to you, what makes a work of art one in the horror genre?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Horror is a genre of film that truly lets us play with our imaginations&#8230; Especially the darkest corners of our minds. I love that it is a really great tool in exploring human themes and can be used allegorically to help audiences see things from new perspectives etc. I feel like elevated horror has really changed the genre and created an opportunity\u00a0to challenge peoples beliefs and help them grow as individuals.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>What made you want to work in horror?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>I fell into it because I knew an FX guy (Robert Bravo) and we discovered that my body\/skin took to appliances and latex very well&#8230; and that just opened the door to me exploring my work as an actor in this genre. As I did more and more of it, I really loved that I got to play in such high stakes situations, it&#8217;s a beautiful challenge as an actor. Plus being covered in blood is actually really\u00a0fun, kind of like playing in a sandbox.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-5-Christopher-Sheffield.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-5-Christopher-Sheffield-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-5-Christopher-Sheffield-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-5-Christopher-Sheffield-1x1.jpg 1w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-5-Christopher-Sheffield.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Where do you get your inspiration?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>I get my inspiration from so many places&#8230; art, books, plays&#8230; especially other filmmakers and how they push themselves to make impactful and fun films in any genre. I think a lot of my characters and stories I want to tell stem from my experience to other art as well as my experiences in life. It&#8217;s been cathartic for me to work through a lot of the pain I&#8217;ve been through recently through the different characters I am luckily very blessed to play.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>What would you like your legacy to be in the genre (or elsewhere)?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>I love my legacy to be that I made people feel like they weren&#8217;t alone. Stories bring people together but also make people go &#8220;oh wow, thank goodness I&#8217;m not the only person going through that.&#8221; I was a pretty lonely kid and art\/tvshows\/movies reminded me that I wasn&#8217;t alone, and I hope to do that for others with my work.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>What is Women in Horror Month to you and why is it still important this many years later?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Really I think WIHM is a celebration of the female voice and the female storytellers in this genre. It&#8217;s so important because still SO much of the film industry\u00a0is mainly male, so stories etc tend to be from that perspective. I&#8217;m grateful that there&#8217;s an opportunity\u00a0to highlight different voices in this genre.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AHP-Still-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47038 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AHP-Still--300x135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AHP-Still--300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AHP-Still--2x1.jpg 2w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AHP-Still-.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Who are some of the Women in Horror who you look up to and who do you want to bring attention to in your field or others? <\/strong><br \/>\nMelissa Vitello is an incredible horror director\/writer, she inspires\u00a0me with her stories and her visions. I also love Jennifer Stone, she is excited to tell fun stories and engage with fans, along with being just a joy on set. I also think Stacy Synder deserves a shoutout\u00a0because she is a great actress and producer. Finally, Angel Bradford is simply a delight on set and one of the nicest gals I&#8217;ve worked with.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>What are you currently working on that you can tell us about?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;ll be heading to Dallas to shoot a very fun role in Jennifer Stone&#8217;s next film with Stoneberry films called &#8220;Birthday Bash!&#8221; And people can also see me in various drive ins across the country because I am also in J Horton&#8217;s &#8220;A Hard Place.&#8221; FYI, &#8220;A Hard Place&#8221; will be available to stream May 25th!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Where can readers keep up with you?<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>IG: @RachelAmandaBryant<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-4-Christopher-Sheffield.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47039 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-4-Christopher-Sheffield-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-4-Christopher-Sheffield-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-4-Christopher-Sheffield-2x1.jpg 2w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rachel-4-Christopher-Sheffield.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet actor, writer, producer Rachel Bryant:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2673],"tags":[477,1550],"class_list":["post-47043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wihm","tag-horror","tag-women-in-horror"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47043"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47044,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47043\/revisions\/47044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}