What’s Going to Happen Next
By Mark O’Brien | June 8, 2022
By Mark O’Brien | June 8, 2022
What’s Going to Happen Next
The Righteous’ actor-writer-director Mark O’Brien on The Game, Rosemary’s Baby and uncertainty in life and in movies.
Tag: horror
From Punk Rock to Indie Horror, It’s DIY or Die
By Justin Brooks | February 3, 2022
By Justin Brooks | February 3, 2022
From Punk Rock to Indie Horror, It’s DIY or Die
Whether playing guitar in the bands Bad Ash and Ashers or now making his debut feature Alone with You, Justin Brooks has kept the same ethos.
Imposter Syndrome or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Filmmaking
By Emily Bennett | February 3, 2022
By Emily Bennett | February 3, 2022
Imposter Syndrome or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Filmmaking
As a RADA-trained actress, Alone with You's Emily Bennett didn't fit in, but she's now found her place behind the camera.
How the Cabbage Patch Kids Got Me on the Road to Anti-Capitalist Activism!
By Elza Kephart | September 2, 2021
By Elza Kephart | September 2, 2021
How the Cabbage Patch Kids Got Me on the Road to Anti-Capitalist Activism!
Slaxx writer-director Elza Kephart charts her journey from a 1980s kid to a genre filmmaker driven by climate and environmental issues.
Blood and Movies
By Jonathan Cuartas | July 8, 2021
By Jonathan Cuartas | July 8, 2021
Blood and Movies
For writer-director Jonathan Cuartas, family is at the very heart of his new film, My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To.
Fight. Run. Scream: Writing My Way Out of My Silence with Held
By Jill Awbrey | April 7, 2021
By Jill Awbrey | April 7, 2021
Fight. Run. Scream: Writing My Way Out of My Silence with Held
Actress-screenwriter Jill Awbrey shares her personal journey with the #MeToo movement and how it led to her writing her new movie, Held.
The Girls of Kaali Khuhi
By Terrie Samundra | March 1, 2021
By Terrie Samundra | March 1, 2021
The Girls of Kaali Khuhi
When writer-director Terrie Samundra made her feature debut, she ignored the age-old adage about not working with children and animals ...
Horrors Far Beyond Mere Violence: On Schalcken the Painter
By Graham Swon | October 29, 2020
By Graham Swon | October 29, 2020
Horrors Far Beyond Mere Violence: On Schalcken the Painter
Writer-director Graham Swon shines a light on Leslie Megahey's vastly underseen "indirect horror" movie, a lost BBC gem from 1979.
Some Kids Dream of Being a Superhero – I Dreamt of Being a Loser
By Julia Marchese | October 20, 2020
By Julia Marchese | October 20, 2020
Some Kids Dream of Being a Superhero – I Dreamt of Being a Loser
Julia Marchese on how being an outsider and her love of Stephen King led to her latest project, a film version of King's story “I Know What You Need.”
My Monster
By Romola Garai | July 22, 2020
By Romola Garai | July 22, 2020
My Monster
Actress turned writer-director Romola Garai on motherhood and making her feature debut with the forthcoming horror film Amulet.