This year’s Monster Fest in Australia put an unusual focus on one of my favorite horror themes: made-for-TV films and television shows. While a wealth of these were produced in the ‘70s — everything from Dark Shadows and Kolchak the ...
Read More »Fantastic Fest: An Interview with The Eyes of My Mother’s Nicolas Pesce
An elegant Gothic tale of innocent depravity, shot in carefully-composed brooding shades of gray, The Eyes of My Mother (2016) charts the twisted coming-of-age of Francisca (Kika Magalhaes), a solitary young woman raised on a farm by her parents (Diana Agostini ...
Read More »Hootin’ and Tootin’: Sky Elobar and Michael St. Michaels Discuss The Greasy Strangler (Monster Fest Exclusive)
Undoubtedly one of the – if not the – most outrageous films of the year, Jim Hosking’s The Greasy Strangler is destined to become enshrined in the halls of cult royalty for years to come. The story, which revolves around ...
Read More »The Love Witch (2016): An Interview with Writer and Director Anna Biller
Anna Biller’s new film The Love Witch, is garnering some passionate responses for its innovative visuals, which are a stunning homage to 1970s Technicolor thrillers. Biller’s daring embrace of that period’s famously uneven acting styles (naturalistic one moment, histrionic the next) gives ...
Read More »Monster Fest Exclusive: An Interview with Director Ted Kotcheff
It would be difficult to name a filmmaker who has had a hand in as many genres, industries, and national cinemas as Ted Kotcheff, yet somehow his isn’t quite a household name. But you would also be hard-pressed to find someone ...
Read More »Wonder Goblin: Interview with Director and Artist James Sizemore
Something monstrous stirs on the outskirts of Moreland, Georgia where artist James Sizemore toils in a secluded studio affectionately dubbed the “Toxicave” due to its windowless design. The studio, one of three, rests on a remote family plot insulated from ...
Read More »Tall Stories: In Conversation with Phantasm’s Don Coscarelli, Kathy Lester & Paul Pepperman
The ball is back! Because there can never be enough Phantasm, earlier this year (courtesy of SXSW) Diabolique’s Heather Buckley chatted to Writer/Producer/Director Don Coscarelli, Actress Kathy Lester and Producer Paul Pepperman, about everything from the film’s legacy, the 4K ...
Read More »Interview: Executive Producer of The Walking Dead Gale Anne Hurd on Making the Impossible Real
Gale Anne Hurd. Executive Producer of The Walking Dead. Fear of the Living Dead. Mentored by Roger Corman and Debra Hill. She co-wrote The Terminator. She produced your favorite features: Aliens, The Abyss, Raising Caine and Punisher: Warzone; Tremors. She ...
Read More »Interview: Joe Dante. Monster Kid. Jersey Guy
In perfect neighborhood, the grass is forever green under the morning sky. Kids play until dusk and go home for supper and TV. They ride bikes in the summer and in the winter they build snowmen, with black eyes and ...
Read More »Beyond the Pale: John Speredakos on his Career, Collaborators and Joe Begos’ The Mind’s Eye
With a career spanning nearly three decades, actor John Speredakos has worked on just about every platform an actor would want to find a creative home on. Beyond big blockbuster films, John has lent his voice talents to video games, radio theater ...
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