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Interview With ‘Suspiria’s’ Barbara Magnolfi: Revisiting a Timeless Classic

Best known in the United States as Olga in Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977), Barbara Magnolfi is an Italian actress who began performance art as a ballerina in Rome. Achieving the level of lead ballerina at the age of 10, Barbara eventually transitioned into film, expanding her love for performing to …

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Interview With Leah McKendrick, The Creator of ‘M.F.A.’

Last October, the Weinstein scandal shook Hollywood, sparking the #MeToo movement and a wave of sexual assault survivors coming forward with their stories. Coincidently, a small indie film entitled M.F.A. (You can check out our review here) rocked the indie scene around this time after premiering at South by Southwest Film …

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Interview With Jon Schnitzer: Discovering the Underground World of Haunts, Part 2

*In case you’re coming here first, this is the second part of our interview with Haunters: The Art of the Scare creator, Jon Schnitzer. To read part 1 first, you can go here. Jon Schnitzer: (con’t) There is a therapeutic value of being scared. I call it “scareapy.” Every October, …

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Interview With Actress Shar Mayer: Passion Leads to Unique Career

Few people are fueled with such a passion for scare acting at haunted house attractions that they manage to build an entire year-round career within the industry. Versatile scare actor Shar Mayer has done just that, working at a variety of haunted attractions, including traditional haunts, haunted hayrides, extreme haunts …

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‘Wildling’ (2018): A Coming-of-Age Creature Feature with Heart

Modern creature features in the horror genre typically revolve around a deformed, vicious beast that pummels and shreds its way to the end credits. Few films of today take the misunderstood Frankenstein’s monster approach to this subgenre. However, Fritz Böhm fuses this element with a unique, coming-of-age angle for his full-length …

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Interview with Tristan Clay: Pursuing a Passion at Just 21 Years Old

One thing that I personally love about the indie horror community is the support shown by fans, and the appreciation shown by filmmakers. The inclusivity of the community and the age of social media have inspired young horror fans to create films of their own. One such filmmaker is 21-year-old …

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Interview With Fritz Böhm: Behind-the-Scenes of ‘Wildling’

Soon to hit the indie scene is a phenomenal coming-of-age horror by filmmaker Fritz Böhm called Wildling. In this full-feature directorial debut starring Bel Powley (The Diary of a Teenage Girl), Brad Dourif (Child’s Play, Rob Zombie’s Halloween), Collin Kelly-Sordelet (The Path) and Liv Tyler (Armageddon, The Lord of the Rings, The Strangers), Wildling tells …

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Interview With Actress Katarina Leigh Waters: Performance Arts, Pro-Wrestling, Film and Infamy

Growing up in the world of performance arts in Germany, Katarina Leigh Waters moved to England to pursue a degree in film and drama. However, this was put on hold when her hobby of wrestling launched into a full-time career when she signed on with WWE. Currently residing in L.A., …

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Interview With Director Todd Bartoo: Defying Genre with ‘Killing Joan’

Some of the best films that have stood the test of time and gained a cult following are those that are difficult to classify. Genre blending films such as Ghostbusters (1984), Death Wish (1974), The Crow (1994) and The Shining (1980) may have stronger horror elements than others, but ultimately, …

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WTF Festival Presents ‘Ghost Stories’: A Fresh, Supernatural Anthology

Imagine living your dream career of debunking supernatural hoaxes and, one day, your childhood idol – the one who inspired your work – sends you a package including a personalized recorded message. Would this shock you? What if the individual also happened to be missing and presumed dead? I’m sure …

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