Interviews – Page 12 – All Things Ick

‘Wake Up’ – ‘Turbo Kid’ Filmmakers Find Inventive Ways to Get Vicious in Mean Slasher [Interview]

October 3, 2023 Meagan Navarro Fantastic Fest 2023, Fantastic Fest 23, Interviews, RKSS, Wake Up

The filmmaking trio collectively known as RKSS (François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell) put their stamp on the slasher subgenre with the brutal Wake Up, which made its World Premiere last week at Fantastic Fest (our review) before heading to Sitges this week. Bloody Disgusting spoke with RKSS after the debut about their slasher with a severe mean streak. Wake […]

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‘Saw X’ – Director Kevin Greutert and Production Designer Anthony Stabley Talk New Setting and New Traps

September 29, 2023 Meagan Navarro Interviews, Kevin Greutert, Movies, Saw, Saw X

Franchise veterans John “Jigsaw” Kramer (Tobin Bell) and Amanda Young (Shawnee Smith) are back in action in the milestone sequel Saw X (our review), playing in theaters now. The sequel blends the old with the new, including relocating the lethal terror to Mexico. Bloody Disgusting spoke with director Kevin Greutert and production designer Anthony Stabley about how […]

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“Castlevania: Nocturne” – Showrunner and Directors Break Down Netflix’s Animated Resurrection [Interview]

September 28, 2023 Daniel Kurland Adam Deats, Castlevania, Castlevania: Nocturne, Editorials, interview, Interviews, Kevin Kolde, Netflix, Sam Deats, TV

Netflix’s Castlevania animated series helped break barriers for not only its medium, but also the longstanding stigma that video game adaptations were doomed to fail. Castlevania gracefully bowed out after telling a complete story over the course of four seasons. However, it was revealed that the franchise would continue, albeit with new Castlevania series within […]

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‘Saw X’ – Producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules Celebrate Milestone Sequel and Discuss the Gory Traps [Interview]

September 28, 2023 Meagan Navarro Interviews, Movies, Saw, Saw X

Franchise veterans John “Jigsaw” Kramer (Tobin Bell) and Amanda Young (Shawnee Smith) are back in action in the milestone sequel Saw X (our review). But they’re not the only franchise mainstays that worked to bring the gory sequel to life. Director Kevin Greutert (Saw VI, Saw 3D), the franchise’s long-term editor since 2004’s Saw, helms the tenth installment from […]

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‘Your Lucky Day’ – Director Dan Brown and Actor Jessica Garza on Intense Hostage Thriller [Interview]

September 28, 2023 Meagan Navarro Fantastic Fest 2023, Fantastic Fest 23, Interviews, Movies, Your Lucky Day

An intense hostage situation breaks out on Christmas Eve at a convenience store in writer/director Dan Brown’s feature debut, Your Lucky Day (our review). The propulsive, suspenseful thriller features an ensemble cast, with actor Jessica Garza stealing the entire film as the sympathetic yet primal Ana. Both Brown and Garza spoke with Bloody Disgusting about Your Lucky Day at Fantastic Fest, where […]

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‘The Toxic Avenger’ – Macon Blair on the New Toxie and the Actor Beneath the Makeup [Interview]

September 26, 2023 Meagan Navarro Fantastic Fest 2023, Fantastic Fest 23, Interviews, Macon Blair, The Toxic Avenger

Writer/Director Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore) introduces a very different Toxie in his Troma remake, The Toxic Avenger. Here, it’s the downtrodden Winston Gooze (Peter Dinklage) who’s dunked into the toxic sludge that transforms him into a monstrous crusader against an evil corporation headed by greedy CEO Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon). Blair […]

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Claudio Simonetti Hits the Road to Perform the ‘Demons’ Score Live Across the Country [Interview]

September 26, 2023 Alex DiVincenzo Claudio Simonetti, GOBLIN, Interviews, Music

Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin — founding keyboardist Claudio Simonetti’s modern manifestation of prolific Italian prog-rock composers Goblin — hits the road today to perform a live score to Demons followed by a set of other classic Goblin tracks across North America. “Normally I play the same films, like Deep Red and Suspiria,” Simonetti tells me. “I […]

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SpookyWorld – New Documentary ‘SPOOKTACULAR!’ Explores the Original Horror Scream Park [Interview]

September 25, 2023 John Campopiano Interviews, Spooktacular, Spooky World, SpookyWorld

As a monster movie loving kid growing up in New England in the 1990s, October was the Holy month. During that time my viewing diet and that of my neighborhood pals consisted of all things spooky, culminating on October 31 with the big celebration. For me, part of the magic and excitement of that era […]

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‘No One Will Save You’ – Brian Duffield Talks Elaborate Alien Mythology and Avoiding Familiar Tropes [Interview]

September 21, 2023 Meagan Navarro Brian Duffield, Hulu, Interviews, Movies, No One Will Save You

Up next from filmmaker Brian Duffield (Spontaneous) is No One Will Save You, an intense sci-fi psychological thriller that begins streaming September 22, exclusively on Hulu. The film introduces Brynn Adams (Kaitlyn Dever), a creative and talented young woman who’s been alienated from her community. And that’s before she’s awoken one night to actual aliens that have […]

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‘Shaky Shivers’ Director Sung Kang on Celebrating ’80s Practical Effects and Falling for Horror Fandom [Interview]

September 21, 2023 Meagan Navarro Interviews, Screambox, Shaky Shivers, Sung Kang

Actor Sung Kang is most widely known for playing fan-favorite Han in the Fast & Furious franchise, among other roles outside of horror, including a voice role in Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon. That he chose gateway horror Shaky Shivers for his feature directorial debut might seem unconventional. However, after speaking with the filmmaker, the charming tale of friendship among zombies […]

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‘Strange Science’ and Trans Narratives in Horror Comics – A Conversation with Writer Magdalene Visaggio

September 14, 2023 Reyna Cervantes archie horror, Comics, Interviews, Magdalene Visaggio, Riverdale, Strange Science

Chilling Adventures Presents…Strange Science, the latest title in the “Archie Horror” line from Archie Comics, hit store shelves this past month. The sci-fi horror book reboots the classic Archie spin-off and tells the story of Danni Malloy and her best friend Jinx as they’re transported from the Riverdale that they know to a twisted version […]

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‘My Animal’ Director Jacqueline Castel on Star Chemistry in Steamy Werewolf Genre-Bender [Interview]

September 13, 2023 Meagan Navarro Interviews, Jacqueline Castel, Movies, My Animal

My Animal, the feature debut of director Jacqueline Castel, gives a new spin on the werewolf mythos in a sexual coming-of-age genre-bender. The feature debut centers on a secret tryst between small town hockey player Heather (Bobbi Salvör Menuez) and ice skater Jonny (Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Amandla Stenberg) that grows ever more dangerous thanks to a family […]

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‘Satanic Hispanics’ – How ‘Demon Knight’ Inspired Director Mike Mendez’s Anthology Wraparound

September 12, 2023 Meagan Navarro Interviews, Mike Mendez, Movies, Satanic Hispanics

Horror anthology Satanic Hispanics assembles five Latin American horror filmmakers to celebrate Hispanic talent in front of and behind the camera, curating tales that spotlight Hispanic myths and legends. Uniting four tales of terror is Satanic Hispanics‘ wraparound from producer/director Mike Mendez (Don’t Kill It, Big Ass Spider, The Convent). In Mendez’s wraparound, a police raid […]

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How ‘Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle’ Carves Out an Identity – An Interview with Invader Studios

September 8, 2023 Reyna Cervantes Daymare 1994: Sandcastle, Interviews, Video Games

As horror fans, and especially gaming fans, we long for the days of the past. The days of Resident Evil and Silent Hill on the PlayStation One. The days of survival horror as a new exciting genre where anything was possible and the sky was the limit, only held back by hardware of the time. […]

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‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2’ – Here’s What We Learned at Penny Arcade Expo

September 8, 2023 Thomas Wilde Interviews, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, Video Games

At this year’s Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, the team behind Vampire: The Masquerade showed up in force to debut several projects, including the announcement of the future of Bloodlines II. The game is now coming in 2024, courtesy of new developer The Chinese Room. This may seem like a massive departure if you’re familiar […]

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