Tag Archives: Tristan Risk

Mental Health and Horror is a feature-length documentary film discussing the positive impact horror films can have. The project has recruited a variety of interview subjects, including horror icons, fans, film critics, historians, directors, writers, and professionals from the mental health world. The talent list is fantastic, and includes Kelli …

Nick Meunier’s The Mother of Beauty shines a light on the serenity of nature while going as dark as possible when the struggle of life disrupts that familiarity. This short film straddles the uneasy balance between life, death, and the cycle in which both flow. The Mother of Beauty is a …

I absolutely love anthologies and female horror ones are the icing on the cake. Shevenge is a new anthology produced by horror guru Staci Layne Wilson and is made up of several existing short films directed by women. It also spotlights an all-new bite-sized horror flick plus bookends hosted by …

I’ve been a longtime fan of the work of the incredible Izzy Lee (read our interview with her here). She is one director I can count on to consistently blow me away. From her early days making films like Picket (2014), to the unforgettable Innsmouth (2015) with Tristan Risk, to …

James Bickert and Brian K. Williams are two indie filmmakers that I have been following for the past couple years. When they announce new films, I genuinely get excited to see what they have come up with. A few months back, James and Brian launched a Kickstarter campaign for Amazon …

I’ve been a huge fan of Tristan Risk ever since I saw her breakthrough performance in The Soska’ Sister’s American Mary. Tristan recently made her directorial debut with the horror comedy short film Parlour Tricks (you can read our review here) and I was given the honor of interviewing her about …

Vishal Rajput returns with Death Punk Comix LTD to the comic fold hot off the heels of his previous book The Bezerk Death Dealer. Deadline Miami follows in the same energetic style of The Berserk Death Dealer. This time Rajput has upped the ante with more larger than life characters …

I’ve been a fan of Alyss Winkler since I first saw her in Scott Schirmer’s Plank Face. This was cemented when I saw her 180 degree turn in a comedic role in the hilarious Space Babes From Outer Space (check out my review for the film here). Awhile back, it was …

Recently screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, For A Good Time, Call… is a unique horror short starring Tristan Risk (American Mary), Sean Carmichael (Trinity) and Diana Porter (Mary Loss of Soul), and was directed by Izzy Lee (Postpartum, Rites of Vengeance).  For A Good Time, Call… is a short …

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend Sinister Creature Con at Stockton Arena in Sacremento, California. Among several different panels, the one that I was looking forward to was the American Mary Reunion with creators Jen and Sylvia Soska, Katharine Isabelle (Mary Mason) and Tristan Risk (Beatress Johnson). If …