Published by Madeleine Koestner January 9th, 2012
in INTERVIEWS.
It’s hard not being a hypochondriac when doctors have been telling you that you’re going to die from an pulmonary embolism for over 12 years. That’s why I decided to pullout of our Ti West / Sara Paxton interview when I started having chest pains in Penn Station. Fortunately, Madeleine Koestner was there to cover for me and that’s why we have this shitty text interview instead of video.
That’s also why she posted half of it on her website YouWonCannes. Here’s part one where Ti is joined by the lead actress, blonde hottie Sara Paxton, to talk about his new film The Innkeepers and why he still hates Cabin Fever 2. — Wil Keiper
HORROR YEARBOOK: How’s The Innkeepers doing?
TI WEST: So far so good. Theatrically it comes out February 3rd. You know, indie movies these days, theatrically it’s like blleehh. It’s just not a great time, so you can only do so much. The VOD started a few days ago, certainly the last year of festivals we’ve been really fortunate with reviews. Since the VOD release we’ve still been fortunate with reviews. And I think the overall reaction from just gauging websites and twitter is kind of astoundingly positive. So hopefully that continues.
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Published by Madeleine Koestner October 6th, 2011
in INTERVIEWS.
The Human Centipede was a disgusting piece of cinema. The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) is, believe or not, more depraved than its precursor. In celebration of the UK ban of the film being lifted, despite a couple of minutes being cut, we’re posting this interview we did with the director and star of the movie, Tom Six and Laurence R. Harvey.
Published by Tobias Piwek September 29th, 2011
in INTERVIEWS and MUSIC.
With tons of kick-ass acts such as The Other, Calabrese, Gorgeous Frankenstein, The Crimson Ghosts and countless others, the horror punk scene is stronger than ever these days. And one group, that definitely deserves to be mentioned among the very best bands of the genre’s “second wave” as well, is Blitzkid from Bluefield/Virginia! Since these cool ghouls have just released an excellent new album and announced some pretty important line-up changes, I’ve hooked up with founding member Argyle Goolsby and asked him to fill me in about the latest news from the Blitzkid camp. Here’s what he had to say…
Published by Madeleine Koestner February 1st, 2011
in INTERVIEWS.
HYB: Since you just reprised your role from Hatchet in Hatchet II, I imagine you must be a fan of the films, and working with Adam Green. Can you talk to me a bit about what appeals to you about that series? Tony Todd: Well, I love Adam Green, first and foremost. He comes from [...]
Published by Madeleine Koestner January 31st, 2011
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AJ Bowen is tripping on acid. He tells me he’s coming down now.
But not really, he was just making a joke on twitter to scare off journalists …I think.
He’s gotten in trouble with his publicist before, social media has been a strange thing for him. It seems a lot of people don’t understand when to take a tweet seriously. He’s got a lot of followers, sure, lots are a result of the horror films he’s been acting in over the past few years; House of the Devil, The Signal, and most recently, Adam Green’s Hatchet II and the lesser known A Horrible Way To Die
Published by wil January 27th, 2011
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Both the remake and the original versions of I Spit on Your Grave are being released on Blu-ray February 8, 2011. Below is a clip from an interview with Meir Zarchi, the director of the 1978 film, where he tells the story about casting Camille Keaton, and how she later became his wife.
Published by Madeleine Koestner November 15th, 2010
in INTERVIEWS.
Peter Podgursky has a sweet mustache and a slew of great ideas. About two years ago he made a short horror film called Cheerbleeders. Cheerbleeders is the story of two High School outcasts, Penny and Devon, who stumble across an ancient vase, that turns Devon into an incredibly popular cheerleader sex-magnet. And then everything goes nuts. Since then, he’s done a lot of stuff, including a web-short called Murder Baby which was screened at last month’s Shriekfest Film Festival. Peter is exactly the kinda of independent filmmaker Horror Yearbook loves; he makes movies that are funny, gory, and perverted. HYB got a chance to sit down with Peter and he gave us a lesson in low budget filmmaking.
Published by Madeleine Koestner September 15th, 2010
in INTERVIEWS.
At the age of 19, Zach Galligan starred in a horror film, Joe Dante’s Gremlins. Since then, he’s been in tons more horror and sci fi, including Gremlins 2 and both Waxwork films. This week, Horror Yearbook got an opportunity to chat with Zach Galligan about some of his recent work.
Six years ago, Galligan acted in a film called NIGHTBEASTS, a creature-feature from writer and director Wes Sullivan. The film has been in post production since then, and is finally premiering next month as part of the Arpa film festival in Los Angeles.* Galligan plays Charles Thomas, a down on his luck businessman whose lighting company has failed. He goes bankrupt, loses his wife, and is beginning to lose touch with his son. So, Charles takes his son on a retreat in the woods. What’s in the woods? Sasquatches.
The charismatic and cunning Spenser Mallon is a campus guru in the 1960s, attracting the devotion and demanding sexual favors of his young acolytes. After he invites his most fervent followers to attend a secret ritual in a local meadow, the only thing that remains is a gruesomely dismembered body—and the shattered souls of all who were present.
Years later, one man attempts to understand what happened to his wife and to his friends by writing a book about this horrible night, and it’s through this process that they begin to examine the unspeakable events that have bound them in ways they cannot fathom, but that have haunted every one of them through their lives. As each of the old friends tries to come to grips with the darkness of the past, they find themselves face-to-face with the evil triggered so many years earlier. Unfolding through the individual stories of the fated group’s members, A Dark Matter is an electric, chilling, and unpredictable novel that will satisfy Peter Straub’s many ardent fans, and win him legions more.
Published by wil January 6th, 2010
in INTERVIEWS and NEWS.
Hatchet director Adam Green stopped by the Horror Yearbook offices for a little snoodle time and to chat about his new film Frozen… Just kidding! Anchor Bay sent us a press release that included a Q&A with Green and I thought some of you might enjoy it. Frozen stars Kevin Zegers (Dawn of the Dead), Shawn Ashmore (X-Men, The Ruins) and Emma Bell (Dollhouse, Supernatural).
The film follows three three snowboarders who get stranded on the chairlift before their last run. As the ski patrol switches off the night lights, they realize with growing panic that they’ve been left behind dangling high off the ground with no way down.
Published by Brain Hammer December 16th, 2009
in INTERVIEWS.
When most people think about Christmas and Christmas movies, great films like Miracle on 34th Street and A Christmas Story probably come to mind, but for most horror fans films like Silent Night, Deadly Night, the original Black Christmas and of course Christmas Evil are required Holiday viewing material.
It has been 30 years since Lewis Jackson wrote and directed Christmas Evil, and our own Brain Hammer chatted with him through E-mail, to find out what it was like creating the Christmas cult phenomenon.
Published by Brain Hammer December 1st, 2009
in INTERVIEWS and MUSIC.
It’s should be no secret to horroryearbook alumni that your old pal Brain Hammer loves Satan. I say it all the time. Any of friend of the Devil is a friend of mine…and one of my more interesting myspace friends is an INSANELY talented and demented motherfucker named insan0. insan0 is blowing the fuck up out of the underground with his unique brand of “Ultra Psychopathic Snuff Serial Killer Horrorcore Brutal Evil Extreme Satanic Death Murder Music.”
Published by Kyle Krueger November 22nd, 2009
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Clay Borris may not be a name you recognize immediately, but trust me, you’ve seen his work. A veteran of film and television, Borris has been writing, acting and directing since the early 1970s. In 1981, he wrote, directed, produced and starred in the film Alligator Shoes. He is most well known for Quiet Cool, a 1986 film from New Line about an unconventional New York cop. He also directed the genre flick Prom Night IV: Deliver Us From Evil, and was Second Unit Director on the now classic Wrong Turn. In addition, he’s directed numerous episodes of genre television mainstays like Forever Knight and Highlander (TV). Over the last few years, he has done more television than anything, but has taken time to talk to us today about his return to the silver screen.
Published by wil October 29th, 2009
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Here is our last interview from this year’s Exxxotica convention in NJ. Jessica Drake is a Wicked “contract star” who has starred in the horror/porn film Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre and the new Sc-Fi movie 2040.
Wicked Pictures is known for making high quality porn movies that are “feature” driven aka porn with a story. In the video below Drake tells us about her new film and what it means to be a Wicked Pictures’ “contract star.”
Published by wil October 13th, 2009
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I’m surprised more low budget filmmakers have not figured out the possible benefits of using adult film star Joanna Angel in their films. The Punk Princess of Porn could potentially be one of the best crossover stars for the horror genre. She is the star of the horror/porn films Re-Penetrator and The XXXorcist, and she embodies a lot of the underground culture that is popular with the genre’s fans. With a lack of quality modern Scream Queens these days, I can think of no one better to fill the void than Joanna Angel herself.
