Category: Interviews
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INTERVIEW: Jonas Govaerts, director H4Z4RD (2022)
“I love old-school movie tricks!” Fast, furious and bloody as hell, H4Z4RD is here to ram-raid your eyes. Ahead of its International Premiere at FrightFest, Ariel Powers-Schaub chats to director Jonas Govaerts about crafting one of the best action splatter-comedies you’ll see all year… H4Z4RD is a perfect blend of horror and heist. What movies […]
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INTERVIEW: Ben Parker, writer / director BURIAL (2022)
“Remember the lessons of history. If you let this stuff go on, you will be doomed to repeat the same mistakes.” World War II has long been a rich source of inspiration for genre cinema, but with Burial Ben Parker is breaking new ground. James Rodrigues sits down with the writer / director to discuss […]
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INTERVIEW: Emily Hagins, writer / director SORRY ABOUT THE DEMON (2022)
“If you keep creating things that mean something to your heart, they will find their place in the world and connect with others” She’s been making films for over half her lifetime. Now writer / director Emily Hagins is coming to FrightFest with her latest Sorry About The Demon. Alex Kronenburg sits down to talk […]
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INTERVIEW: Airell Anthony Hayles, Andy Edwards and Ludovica Museumeci – directors MIDNIGHT PEEPSHOW (2022)
“It’s essentially a rom-com plot pushed to a dark place by the threat of impending death” With its World Premiere at FrightFest this August, portmanteau horror anthology Midnight Peepshow promises to be provocative. Centred on a sinister Soho peep show, it follows one unlucky patron who gets more than he bargained as he slips into […]
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INTERVIEW: John Ainslie, writer/director DO NOT DISTURB (2022)
“Being in a toxic relationship is a lot like being eaten alive.” Ahead of its International Premiere at FrightFest this summer, writer/director John Ainslie sat down to discuss his feature debut Do Not Disturb and the kind of hunger that can’t be sated by snack food… Do Not Disturb reminded me of films like Aronofsky’s Requiem For […]
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INTERVIEW: Robert Alan Dilts, writer WHAT JOSIAH SAW (2021)
“Write fearlessly, collaborate with your director as if you two are the only ones who will ever read or see this story, and it allows you to be brave.” With What Josiah Saw dropping on Shudder this week, we sat down with writer Robert Alan Dilts to discuss his screenplay for one of the standout […]
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INTERVIEW: writer/director Timothy Covell and producer Christina Behnke, BLOOD CONSCIOUS (2021)
In a special interview, Jeremiah Kipp (writer/director, Slapface) speaks with real-life couple writer/director Timothy Covell and producer Christina Behnke to discuss their feature Blood Conscious, which has just landed on Shudder US… What starts out as a family vacation for Kevin (Oghenero Gbaje), his sister Brittney (DeShawn White) and her boyfriend Tony (Lenny Thomas) as […]
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INTERVIEW: Phil Drinkwater, writer BROADCAST SIGNAL INTRUSION (2021)
“We have a history of self-sabotage that I’m kind of proud of. The work always comes first.” After tearing up the festival circuit last year, Broadcast Signal Intrusion is finally coming home on Blu-ray. Here we sit down with co-writer Phil Drinkwater to discuss his labyrinthine world of neo-noir and physical media… You’ve got a […]
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INTERVIEW: Jeremiah Kipp, writer / director SLAPFACE (2021)
Trigger warning for bullying and child abuse After opening to critical acclaim on the festival circuit last year, Jeremiah Kipp’s Slapface has just dropped on Shudder. Here Tim Coleman sits down with the writer / director to talk about bullying, parents and making friends with monsters… Slapface is based on your 2018 short film of […]
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INTERVIEW: Damian Mc Carthy, director CAVEAT (2020)
Spoilers As part of our end of year review, we sat down with director Damian Mc Carthy to talk all things Caveat, one of the scariest – and best – films of the year… I understand Caveat had a troubled journey to the screen. What happened? In 2016 we tried to raise a small amount […]
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