Interviews

PopHorror Interviews ‘Scratch’ Director Ronan Jorah and Actress Carey Van Driest

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If you’re looking for an awesome short with Sin City vibes, Scratch (read our review – here) is truly amazing. I had the opportunity to interview the director/writer Ronan Jorah and actress Carey Van Driest. Learn about what inspired this film, the casting process, details about the special effect, and more! PopHorror …

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Interview with Russo Schelling, Co-Director and Co-Writer of ALTER’s New Horror Short ‘Stucco’

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The SXSW 2020-nominated short film, Stucco (read our review – here). was released in theaters nationwide on March 6. It is now available on Gunpowder & Sky’s horror brand ALTER and I can’t recommend it enough. I was lucky enough to chat with one of the directors and writers of …

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Interview With Erin Magill, Production Designer For ‘Swallow’ (2020)

It’s interesting to gain insight into how a film is made. One significant factor is the production design. Erin Magill recently worked on the acclaimed Carlo Mirabella-Davis thriller, Swallow (2020 – read our review here), a film that centers around Haley Bennett’s character, Hunter, a pregnant woman who develops a bizarre …

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Filmmaker P.J. Starks Talks New Christmas Horror Anthology ’13 Slays Till X-Mas’

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We’re super stoked to announce a new Christmas horror anthology from Blood Moon Pictures, 13 Slays Till X-Mas. Learn all about this exciting anthology (with an insanely talented cast and crew!!!) down below including an exclusive interview with filmmaker P.J. Starks who goes into great detail about the project! Synopsis for …

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Interview with The Lodge’s Filmmaking Duo, Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala

The Lodge is one of my most highly anticipated movies of 2020. After the incredible Goodnight Mommy, a chilling and unsettling thriller out of Austria, I could not wait to see the English language follow up by filmmaking duo, Veronkia Franz and Severin Fiala. And oh, damn. The Lodge is …

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Interview with Ant Timpson for his Directorial Debut, ‘Come to Daddy’

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Uber producer Ant Timpson has already gifted us with so many genre favorites like Turbo Kid, The Greasy Strangler, Deathgasm, The ABCs of Death, and The Field Guide to Evil. So when it was announced that he was going to direct his first feature, you can only imagine the excitement …

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Panic Fest 2020 Interview: Alix Angelis Of ‘The Cleansing Hour’

Alix Angelis attends the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of "The Magnificent Seven." September 7, 2016

Exorcism films are fun because they’re scary, and often, they deal with unfamiliar themes. On the other hand, they almost always include the all too familiar young woman in a tattered, dirty nightgown with ashy skin, facial wounds, and lips as dry as the Sahara, screaming demonic vitriol in a …

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Interview with Richard Stanley for His New Lovecraftian Film ‘Color Out of Space’

After many moons of not having the visionary Richard Stanley sit in the Director’s Chair for a feature film, the Universe (and SpectreVision) has heeded to so many of our cries. Stepping back into the limelight and delivering one of his passion projects, Stanley presents a dazzling cinematic rendering of …

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Interview With Richard Chizmar, Author Of ‘Gwendy’s Button Box,’ ‘Gwendy’s Magic Feather’

This past November, Richard Chizmar’s Gwendy’s Magic Feather (read our review here) was released, the sequel to Gwendy’s Button Box, which was co-authored by Stephen King. We were absolutely thrilled to find out that we were able to interview the author of that book and ask him about the new …

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