Interviews
THE LADIES OF 'THE EVIL DEAD'
ELLEN SANDWEISS
"I think it's extremely difficult to raise children and work on movies full time. I think the
people who do it successfully are those who limit the amount of....."
Interview by: zer0hal0 & Shu-izmz
THERESA TILLY (SARAH YORK)
"I always put on shows in my neighborhood starting at a very young age I think coming
from a big family I had to do something with all those kids hanging around...."
Interview by: zer0hal0 & Shu-izmz
BETSY BAKER
"I remember it being cold, cold, and more cold… and miserable conditions. Remember, we
shot at night, in a cabin with no heat or electricity, running water, or a bathroom....."
Interview by: zer0hal0 & Shu-izmz
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BRINKE STEVENS
"Several years earlier, I was cast in Darkstone Entertainment's "Skeleton Key".  I stayed in
touch with the producer, John Johnson.  When I read about his upcoming remake ...."
Interview by: Shu-izmz
DOUG + STACEY TURNER
"We made a short mockumentary “Swerve it like Merv” about an obsessed cricket fan way
back in 2003, so that’s where the main character originated, but it was during...."
Interview by: zer0hal0
TED V. MIKELS
"My first fascination was evident when I was putting together castles with card-board, and
making " knight's armor" with card-board wrapped around my shins, thighs, chest, and..."
Interview by: Shu Tang
STEVE MITCHELL
"It took Jim and I around two days to beat out a story outline, and around a month to
write the first draft screenplay. We got notes from Roger and Julie Corman, and their..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
GARY UGAREK [1] [2]
"Well, When I set out to make Trapped, I wanted to give zombie fans something to enjoy,
plus of course make an improvement over the first flick. I wanted to stay true to...."
Interview by: zer0hal0
PHILIPPE MORA
"Phillipe Mora is an acclaimed director, writer, and producer, but is most notable for
directing the film Mad Dog Morgan, the 1976 cult film starring a young Dennis Hopper....."
Interview by: Shu Tang
NICK PALUMBO
"My inspiration for “Murder-Set-Pieces” came from years of studying and writing about
true life crimes and of course my passion for the genre. I also make the kinds of....."
Interview by: zer0hal0
KELLI MARONEY
"It was my first thing I wanted to do, but fearing it might be unrealistic to want to be in
movies and TV, I also thought of nursing and psychiatry, becoming a vet...."
Interview by: zer0hal0
TAD LEGER
"Since I do have such a great reverence for these films, I really try to put myself in the
shoes of the serious fans who most likely already own these films in one format..."
Interview by: Robert Cettl
42ND STREET PETE
"I would say the time was from the early 1950's to when it shut down.  The term
“grindhouse” movies sort of replaced the term “bad movies”. In the mid 1980's, people..."
Interview by: Robert Cettl
BRYAN NORTON
"Well, I am a 100% horror devotee.  It's always been the most important thing in my life.  
Actually, a lot of people I know who are into horror films turn out to be very..."
Interview by: Robert Cettl
GIOVANNI LOMBARDO RADICE
"I don’t know, it was there since early childhood. I was attracted by puppet theatres,
little soldiers, whatever I could use to tell a story whilst I was playing. I always knew..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
MIKE VRANEY
"SWV was founded in the early 1990s. I basically fell into starting Something Weird Video. It
was just meant to be. I've always been a fan of exploitation and low-budget..."
Interview by: Goremetal 666
ROBERT HARIARI
"It’s about a group of teenagers who invent a game where one of them is secretly chosen
to be a killer, while the others remain innocent victims. Then, armed with prop..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
CULLEN CARR
"From the time I was five years old, my dad would take me to the local mom and pop video
rental store in my hometown.  I guess that's where my interest in film first began..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
JULIAN RICHARDS
"It was certainly an influence, and in some sequences Last Horror Movie plays with the
audiences familiarity with Man Bites Dog before subverting expectations..."
Interview by: Sam@DVD Is Go
JOE OSTRICA
"Sure. I’m an independent filmmaker from the Cleveland, Ohio area in the USA. I founded
Old School Sinema in 2005 and we produce horror films and cult movies..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
DJ PERRY
"I'm a full time actor, producer and writer who basically clawed my way to the middle
starting at ground zero. I'm an artist who for over a decade has been story telling..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
IAN TRUITNER
"Been in the business for about ten years, directing shorts, commercials and TV pilots.
“Cutting Room” is my first feature, thanks to producer Jeffrey Magnussen..."
Interview by: Goremetal 666
RICH KNIGHT
"I am forever a student of my craft - always studying and learning new techniques in both
acting and special effects. Each new job I take on is another opportunity for me..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
DAVID QUITMEYER
"According to the critics, I am "a filmmaker with balls". Really I'm just a quiet guy with an
overactive and extremely warped imagination. In fact, if you met me at a party..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
FRANK SUDOL
"Always dreamed of running my own cartoon studio, making animated films with my
illustration style. BlackArro Productions got started once I got the hang of the..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
ELIAS
"I never know what to say to that question. I’m a 31-year-old bloke who was born in
Boston and likes to do stuff. The “stuff” I do the most tends to be making and..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS
"I had been the television director of an advertising agency. The owner of a small film
studio at which we were shooting commercials let me know he was looking..."
Interview by: Sexecutioner
ETHAN DETTENMAIER
"There isn't anything about me that would impress anybody! I took the only job I could get
inside the industry as a studio messenger...and from there I made it my business to get..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
TIFFANY SINCLAIR
"I'm basically an actress who branched out into film making.  I'm a storyteller at heart.  I
had been in some award winning indie films, and had the pleasure..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
GREG LAMBERSON
"I’m a novelist and a filmmaker, and I’m a member of the Horror Writers Association. I’ve
written for Hellnotes, Red Scream, H.P. Lovecraft’s Magazine of Horror..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
J.R BOOKWALTER
"Let’s see…I started on my first feature film, THE DEAD NEXT DOOR, in 1985 after years of
making Super-8mm short films. I followed it up with a trio of 16mm features in 1989-1990..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
WILLIAM WINCKLER
"Well, I've been in showbiz for the past 22 years or so. I worked as an actor in a lot of TV
shows and films such as "Remington Steele," "Knight Rider" and "The Fall Guy," and..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
FRED VOGEL
"I’ve known since I was 4 years old that I wanted to work in movies.  When all the kids in
my high school were trying to find out what to do with their lives ,I was on my path to..."
Interview by: Lee Graham
ROB ROTTEN
"Well thanks for hooking up this interview man, that rules. Well I have been in porn for
over 6 years now, both on the performing and directing side of the biz. I have had..."
Interview by: zer0hal0 & Sexecutioner
BEN DIETELS
"Hey man , well i'm a film school dropout. I sing and play guitar in a band called The
Vacancy. I've been making films since I was 15 years old. Camp Massacre is a spoof..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
LLOYD KAUFMAN
"Troma is the world’s oldest independent film studio.  It’s not an acronym or anything, but
I can tell you that it stands for independent art..."
Interview by: zer0hal0
LUCIFER VALENTINE
"I was born in Arniston, South Africa; ironically, not unlike the story in the movie Mean
Girls, my parents are researchers and were there studying, although, in my case, their..."
Interview by: J.R