The Ocean/Satan's Playground: Star Danny Lopes "There was so much going on in my life at that point... I was on house arrest and strict probation. I remember my probation officer was really upset that I left the state of NJ to film my scenes. I was only 15. My life was very confusing. It's when I started using drugs and exploring 'energy.'" By: Elaine Lamkin
Henry's 20th Anniversary: Star Michael Rooker "I thought it was a great script and I wanted to do the film because I wanted to work with Tom (Towles) and Tracy (Arnold) plus I saw the film as a challenge, because it was my first, as well as the character of Henry." By: Elaine Lamkin
Exorcism of Emily Rose: Star Jennifer Carpenter "I believe in possibility, but I’m not sure I believe in demons. Maybe it’s superstition, maybe it’s OCD. I don’t know. Then again, sometimes I’m more superstitious than I realize." By: Suzie Jack
Sin-Jin Smyth: Writer/Director Ethan Dettenmaier "I took the only job available within the industry that I could get. I mean---I was un-proven and lacked experience---so it was safe to say that I wasn’t going to be moving into the Feature Development Building at Warner Bros. anytime soon so I took a job with The Studio Messenger Service, scratched together a few ideas and then pressed hard to make them work" By: Elaine Lamkin
HellBent: Paul Etheredge-Ouzts Talks Gay Horror "...the gay angle isn’t merely a marketing ploy. I wanted to retell the familiar 1970s slasher movie, but peopled with kids who are confident, likable, and happened to be queer. These are characters and perspectives we don’t often get to see in movies of any genre." By: Brian Buzz Juergens
The Cave: The Ass-Kickin' Cole Hauser "The cave divers that were there, they were around making sure we didn’t hurt ourselves, making sure our computers worked. You can kill yourself in four feet of water with the rebreathers. You start hallucinating," By: Suzie Jack
Chainsaw Sally: Sexy Star April Monique "Well, that really is where it started. Actually, there’s a lot more Tank Girl in Sally’s look than Elvira. But there is also a generous helping of my own personal style and way of dressing." By: Elaine Lamkin
Neighborhood Watch: Writer/Director Graeme Whifler "I think the original “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” was sheer brilliance as well as the original “Alien”. Honestly though, I enjoy Hindi movies, you know, Bollywood. Seriously. And my all-time favorite film has to be “A Place in the Sun” with Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift." By: Elaine Lamkin
Satan's Playground: Star Ellen Sandweiss "Dante Tomaselli and I were featured in the same issue of Rue Morgue magazine a few years ago, because of his movie “Horror” and my exploits with the “Ladies of the Evil Dead”. He was a huge ED fan, so he contacted me and asked me to be in his next film. We hit it off right away, and the rest is history." By: Elaine Lamkin
Studio 666: Writer Adam Hackbarth "I was asked to write a slasher film about a rock band that messed around with the occult. On top of that, I was asked to keep it primarily at one location and to throw tarot cards into the mix. With these parameters, I decided to screw around with the typical slasher antagonist and see if can come up with something a little strange."" By: Elaine Lamkin
The Crow: Wicked Prayer: Director Lance Mungia "Eddie was such a professional! I was really impressed by what he brought to the role of Jimmy Cuervo/The Crow. You can see it in his eyes – he’s not had the easiest of lives and he uses all of that to really express some deep, dark emotions." By: Elaine Lamkin
Satan's Playground: Writer/Director Dante Tomaselli "Well, for as long as I can remember, I had a natural inclination to anything macabre. I was possessed by creative urges, always drawn to the unconscious world. I'd draw and paint elaborate haunted houses on rolling hills with graveyards. I loved illustrating ghosts, skeletons, vampires, violent storms, witches, bats, demons.." By: Elaine Lamkin
Boo!: Writer/Director Anthony C. Ferrante "Boo! is a ghost story that I came at as both a fan and as a filmmaker. I wanted to make something scary because up until “The Ring” came out, I hadn’t seen any truly scary movies in quite a while." By: Elaine Lamkin
Gunnar Hansen Looks to the Future “Wolfsbayne we shot just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. It is about a war between werewolves and vampires. I play the leader of a gypsy band, who have allied themselves with the werewolves." By: Elaine Lamkin
The Devil's Rejects: Sid Haig Clowns Around "Playing those one-dimensional characters is what got me out of the business I retired back in 1992. When House of 1000 Corpses came along I said, “WOW I can have a lot of fun with this” yeah he blows people away and he does what some people might call nefarious acts, but playing a role like that I have to justify, I the character have to justify his actions," By: Oversights
The Roost: The Future of Horror, Director Ti West "I don’t know why I like horror so much…But it has always been a big part of my life. When I was younger, my parents would get babysitters for me, and I can remember teenagers telling me that they weren’t allowed to watch the movies I was showing them…I was like seven and they were seventeen…" By: Elaine Lamkin
The Devil's Rejects: The Legend Himself- Rob Zombie! "Doing the second movie was fantastic, cause the first movie is trial by fire, nobody knows what it’s like to make a movie until you’re in that situation, it’s insane, you can read all you want about it, watch all the things you want, and try and learn what you can learn, but until it’s actually happening you don’t know how insane it is." By: Oversights
The Devil's Rejects: Star Steve Railsback "I take parts based on whether they “speak” to me or not. And sure, I’ve done some bad films as well as good ones but I’ll admit to it and just be happy I’m working and doing what I love." By: Elaine Lamkin
The Devil's Rejects: Cult Legend Ken Foree "Charlie is a scoundrel! You don’t want to bring the guy home to meet your sister. If I tell you anymore I might give the whole story away. Rob refused to let me watch “House of a 1000 Corpses”. He didn’t want me influenced." By: Elaine Lamkin
The Devil's Rejects: Composer Tyler Bates "A friend of mine told me that Rob Zombie had been the premier of “Dawn of the Dead” and really loved the score so I contacted Rob and told him that if he ever had a project he needed scoring, I would love to discuss it with him. And the next thing I know, “The Devil’s Rejects” comes along." By: Elaine Lamkin
The Hitcher/Stranger Calls: Writer Jake Wade Wall "And I realized that in the original movie [Halloween], you go from seeing Michael Myers as this 10-year old who has just butchered his sister to a 25-year old escapee from a mental institution. I wondered what happened to him in those “missing years”, hence my working title." By: Elaine Lamkin
Hostel: Blood and Gore Hound Eli Roth! "Having an X rated parody of your film is actually a higher honor than an Oscar. Seriously. I mean, I can’t say that for sure having never won an Oscar, but I’m guessing it won’t feel this flattering." By: Elaine Lamkin
