Debbie Rochon: it was a horrible experience. I was attacked by a wacko at a very early age. Not much to say beyond it was just a random act of violence.

HYB: Speaking of nasty injuries, what exactly happened on a set that caused your hand injuries? I saw pictures before and I was horrified.

DR: It was due to negligence. They switched up a prop for a real weapon so it would look better on screen. The Special Effects and Weapons guy cleared it with the director and producer while I had stepped out and I had no idea it was real. It was a bad time. I still suffer from the pain in my hand. I always will. Sets are dangerous and need to be insured!

HYB: You were in the pretty awesome TROMEO AND JULIET (1996) where you played a heart broken lesbian. How do you feel about these roles and doing nudity?

DR: Thank you. I think that was a great role. I think if you play a role that requires nudity there at least has to be something about the role and project that intrigues you. I have no issues with nudity. I would prefer not to do it - but I understand two things. On one hand it is essential to tell certain stories with nudity and on the other it’s essential to sell certain movies with nudity. So every actress has to face that question.

HYB: The tagline for ANAL PAPRIKA 3: MENAGE-A-DEATH (2001) is “Wickedness hides in the butts of the young.” This is something that I have philosophized about for a while now. Do you know where I can find a copy of the film?

DR: Sure just Google the production company Low Budget Pictures and director Chris Seaver would be glad to sell you one I’m sure! I have made a few films with him; he is really funny and a great guy. A true prodigy of Lloyd Kaufman and Troma movies! MULVA 2: KILL TEENAPE was probably my favorite Seaver movie I have been in! It was a parody of the KILL BILL movies.

HYB: You play a serial killer in AMERICAN NIGHTMARE (2002). Do you think females are able to be as scary as men? I also heard comments about the lack of motive for the killer in this.

DR: That’s the whole point; she doesn’t have a clear motive. She’s nuts. Do you ever find out why every murder in the news is done? Sure some are revenge killings but some people are just mentally ill and are sociopaths! That’s a perfect description for the character of Jane Toppan in AMERICAN NIGHTMARE.

I do think females can be scarier than men! Have you ever seen PLAY MISTY FOR ME? Or FATAL ATTRACTION? Or the FRIDAY THE 13th? (laughing) All great scary female roles. There are a lot of good female killers/torturers it’s just that they are vastly outnumbered by male psychos in movies.

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HYB: How did you feel about the content of NOWHERE MAN (2005) where your character cuts off her boyfriend’s penis? Do you think this is a feminist statement or pure exploitation?

DR: It’s neither really. It’s an examination of two very flawed characters. The way the director wrote and cut the film you start out thinking she is just a crazy bitch who did this to her boyfriend, and that he is a very sympathetic character. But by the end of the movie you have completed changed your mind about both of the characters. That makes you think and challenges the brain! I love those kinds of movies myself.

HYB: How did you meet (my far away buddy) Ted Alderman? I noticed you collaborated with him on THE DEEPENING (2006) and VAMPYRE TALES (2005).

DR: Ted is a wonderful guy. Sweet, talented and very committed! I hope he goes far in this business! I would definitely work with him anytime. I really enjoyed making THE DEEPENING with Ted and Jim O’Rear. Both of them are solid guys. Jim is a very talented actor. I think he is extremely powerful on screen. I met Ted on a movie I was shooting with Jim and Gunnar Hansen called WOLFSBANE directed by Ben Dixon. Ted and I were playing a couple fooling around in front a campfire one night then all of a sudden we’re attacked by the monster and killed. Oops, I gave it away!

HYB: What was it like working with Michael Madsen on BEING MICHAEL MADSEN (2007) and did he behave himself on set? I heard he has quite a presence.

DR: My scenes weren’t with him but he was amazing in this film! It’s a great story of a celebrity who turns the tables on the paparazzi. He chooses a couple of them to torture and makes their lives as miserable as they have made various celebrities lives over the years. It’s a great comeuppance film!

HYB: You played Empress Molly in ZEPPO: SINNERS FROM BEYOND THE MOON! (2007). How did you research my life to prepare for the role and How did you know I really am an Empress?

DR: Lucky guess. I just thought that you were one of the sexiest Empresses I had ever met when I saw you at that convention! Girl you are hot!

HYB: You were in FEARMAKERS (2007) with Timo Rose & Jason Stewart and are also working on Rose’s BARRICADE sequel soon. How do you like working with them and being in Germany?

DR: Well sequels happen if and when they happen. But actually, the FEARMAKERS film I shot with director Timo Rose was the second film I made with him. I had been in Germany in 2004 and made a film called LORD OF THE UNDEAD with Timo. Lloyd Kaufman introduced us. I love Germany. I have made so many friends there and I had an excellent time on both shoots. I made new friends this time too, including an American by the name of Joe Davison who is one of the funniest guys I have ever met! Really great times, wonderful memories and I think FEARMAKERS has the potential to be a terrific gory film too.

HYB: What was it like working with first time director, many time actor Joe Estevez on HORRORWEEN 3D (2007)?

DR: It hasn’t been shot yet but I will be thrilled to tell you once it’s in the can!

HYB: In an incredibly odd coincidence, I just happened to be talking to Johnny Brennan earlier today and he said that he had no idea what Kamal Ahmed, the other half of The Jerky Boys duo, was up to. Then I noticed he directed your film RAPTURIOUS (2007). How was it working with an ex-Jerky Boy? Did he prank you?

DR: Kamal has turned out to be one of my best friends. He was so awesome to work with. He became very close friends with the star of the film Robert Oppel too. Kamal and Robert used to call me all the time and prank me. I thought it was very funny because I would be at work or on set or in a very serious situation and the phone would ring and it was them. They would start some sort of a routine and I would have to excuse myself from whatever situation I was in to deal with them. Very funny! Robert won the Best Actor award for his work in RAPTURIOUS at the New York City Horror Film Festival in October 2006. It will be out in the fall of this year. I am very excited it has a lot of genre stars in it.

HYB: How are you physically able to churn out so many films in a single year?

DR: It’s a little deceiving. Some movies are shot in the same year and some are not shot the year that imdb.com has them listed. That site has mistakes on it and it only reflects the release year of a movie. But I will say I do shoot about 6-8 films a year. Only about 2-3 of them will have me in a leading role. So, as far as the rest go, it’s not very time consuming to work 2-3 days on a film.

HYB: So you got a pretty sweet gig working at Fangoria Radio for Sirius Satellite. Do you like working with Fangoria? Do they plan on expanding the airtime? Because it looks like they are only on for a few hours a week, making it difficult for me to catch the show.

DR: At this point we are not extending the airtime on the show for many reasons. One is that Dee Snider and my schedules don’t permit it and we have only been on the air for one year. We would both love to end up doing the show five days a week but when the time is right for the show and when we can be able to physically do it. I really love the show. I co-produce it as well so it’s really a baby of mine. It airs on Sirius channel 102 every Friday night from 10 PM to 1 AM EST and repeats again directly after. You can record it! Many people do! Then they pop it on in their car and listen at their convenience.

HYB: Anything else coming up that you want to talk about?