Interviews – Page 13 – All Things Ick

“Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” – Showrunner Tze Chun on Joe Dante’s Advice and Staying True to the ‘Gremlins’ Brand [Interview]

May 18, 2023 Meagan Navarro Gremlins, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Interviews, Tze Chun

The upcoming “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” (read my review) puts an animated spin on the popular horror-comedy franchise, packed with unexpected folklore and mythology, and it’s coming to Max on May 23, 2023. The half-hour animated series from WB Animation and Amblin TV is set in 1920s Shanghai and tells how 10-year-old Sam Wing (voiced […]

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Bittersweet Symphony: ‘Scream 2’ Music Supervisor Reveals the Song That Almost Ended the Film [Interview]

May 12, 2023 Paul Farrell Ed Gerrard, Exclusives, Interviews, Movies, Scream 2, The Verve

It’s common knowledge that the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds song “Red Right Hand” is the hit most associated with the Scream franchise. Still, there was another single that almost made its way into scary movie canon with the release of Scream 2 (1997). Rather than an unnerving anthem for the villain, this song […]

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Red Right Hand: An Oral History – How the Nick Cave Song Became the Anthem of the ‘Scream’ Franchise

May 3, 2023 Paul Farrell Ed Gerrard, Editorials, Interviews, Marianne Maddalena, Movies, Patrick Lussier, Scream, Scream VI

In October of 1994, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds unleashed their eighth studio album Let Love In. Three singles were released in conjunction with the certified silver UK collection leading up to its formal launch. And while “Do You Love Me?” and “Loverman” set the stage for the prolific album and its harmonic tenor, […]

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‘Kindred Spirits’ Host Adam Berry on Communicating with the Dead and Pursuing Evidence of the Afterlife [Interview]

April 28, 2023 Michelle Swope Adam Berry, DEAD Time, Interviews, Kindred Spirits, The Further

Welcome back to DEAD Time. Do you believe in ghosts? Even if you’re a skeptic, you’ve probably tuned into at least one of the many TV shows or web series about ghost hunting. I’ve been watching paranormal reality television shows since Ghost Hunters first aired on Syfy in 2004, so this month I wanted to […]

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‘Teeth’ – Creators Preview Their Monster Hunting Role-Playing Game [Interview]

April 28, 2023 Aaron Boehm Interviews, Jim Rossignol, Marsh Davis, Teeth, Video Games

An alchemical catastrophe ravaged the countryside decades ago, unleashing horrors beyond comprehension upon a cursed corner of 18th-century England. The Crown has quarantined the area, known as Vale of Deluth, but as a Hunter, you are allowed entry to help drive back the monstrous beasts that lurk within. This is the world of Teeth, a […]

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‘Evil Dead Rise’ Production Designer Discusses the Apartment, the Cabin, and That Blood Elevator [Interview]

April 27, 2023 Alex DiVincenzo Evil Dead Rise, Interviews, Movies, Nick Bassett

Fresh voices can breathe new life into an old idea, which is why the majority of Evil Dead Rise‘s cast and crew outside of producers Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Robert Tapert are newcomers to the franchise. Production designer Nick Bassett and cinematographer Dave Garbett, however, notably worked together on Ash vs Evil Dead before […]

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“Dead Ringers” – Rachel Weisz and Alice Birch on New Reimagining and Honoring David Cronenberg [Interview]

April 22, 2023 Meagan Navarro Alice Birch, Dead Ringers, Interviews, Prime Video, Rachel Weisz, TV

Prime Video has birthed a new vision of David Cronenberg‘s Dead Ringers, with executive producer Rachel Weisz starring in the dual role of Beverly and Elliot Mantle. Available now, the limited series is created, written, and executive produced by Emmy-nominated writer and playwright Alice Birch (Lady Macbeth, The Wonder). The series follows the Mantle twins, who share everything: drugs, lovers, and […]

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‘Cube’ – Vincenzo Natali Teases Trap He Designed for Japanese Remake and Reflects on Original Film [Interview]

April 21, 2023 Meagan Navarro Cube, Interviews, Movies, Screambox, Vincenzo Natali

The Japanese remake of Vincenzo Natali‘s sci-fi cult classic Cube, directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu (“Pension: Love Is Pink”), is now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered SCREAMBOX. The brutal sci-fi horror classic by Vincenzo Natali was so successful that it spawned Cube²: Hypercube (2002) and Cube Zero (2004). Natali (Splice, In the Tall Grass, NBC’s “Hannibal”) stayed on as a creative advisor for the Japanese […]

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‘Beau Is Afraid’ – Ari Aster and Joaquin Phoenix on Controlled Chaos and a Monstrous Practical Effect [Interview]

April 21, 2023 Meagan Navarro Ari Aster, Beau is Afraid, Interviews, Joaquin Phoenix

The latest collaboration between A24 and director Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar), Beau Is Afraid, is available now in wide theatrical release. The “nightmare comedy” sends its protagonist, Beau (Joaquin Phoenix), on a surreal, genre-bending odyssey through guilt and repression as he tries to make his way to his mother’s house. It’s packed with creativity and endless surprises […]

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‘The Tank’ – Director Scott Walker and SFX Legend Richard Taylor Break Down the Creature Effects [Interview]

April 20, 2023 Meagan Navarro Interviews, Richard Taylor, Scott Walker, The Tank, Weta Workshop

A new creature feature from New Zealand filmmaker Scott Walker (The Frozen Ground), The Tank is coming to select theaters April 21, followed by Digital on April 25. Set in the 1970s, The Tank is about a young family who unwittingly awakens creatures at their recently inherited coastal property. Academy Award-winning special effects supervisor and creative director Richard Taylor (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Krampus, Braindead) […]

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“From” – Harold Perrineau Previews the Horrors of Season Two [Interview]

April 19, 2023 Meagan Navarro From, Harold Perrineau, Interviews, MGM

MGM+ celebrates “Halfway to Halloween” this weekend with the premiere of “From” Season 2 on April 23. The propulsive mystery box horror series hits the ground running this season, picking up immediately where season one ended to plunge the characters into new unsettling horrors (our review). That’s terrible news for Boyd Stevens (Harold Perrineau), the sheriff of the isolated […]

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‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Director André Øvredal Previews His ‘Alien’ at Sea Horror Movie [Interview]

April 13, 2023 Meagan Navarro Andre Ovredal, Dracula, Interviews, Javier Botet, Movies, The Last Voyage of the Demeter

The trailer for the long-awaited The Last Voyage of the Demeter is here, giving a glimpse of the horror based on “The Captain’s Log” chapter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Steering the ship is director André Øvredal, who broke out with the adventurous Troll Hunter before creeping audiences out with The Autopsy of Jane Doe and then Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The […]

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We’re Dying to Hang Out With ‘You’re Killing Me’ Star McKaley Miller

April 8, 2023 Jenn Adams Anne Heche, Interviews, McKaley Miller, You're Killing Me

As summer draws near, many high school seniors find themselves faced with the hellish decision of what to do with their lives after graduation amidst the terrifying reality of college applications. Screenwriters Walker Hare and Brad Martocello explore this timeless nightmare for Beth Hanna and Jerren Lauder’s pulse-pounding new horror film You’re Killing Me. Prep […]

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‘Family Dinner’ Director Peter Hengl on Easter Feasts, Bonfires, and Folk Horror [Interview]

April 6, 2023 Meagan Navarro Family Dinner, Interviews, Movies, Peter Hengl, Screambox

Writer/Director Peter Hengl’s feature debut, Family Dinner, mines the discomfort and cringe of awkward family dynamics at the dinner table to deliver memorable holiday horror. In this instance, the holiday is Easter, a rarity in the genre space. Just in time for Easter, SCREAMBOX Exclusive Family Dinner will be served on April 7. The Austrian horror film follows an overweight teen […]

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‘Living with Chucky’ – Director Kyra Elise Gardner on Growing Up with a Horror Icon [Interview]

April 5, 2023 Meagan Navarro Interviews, Kyra Gardner, Living With Chucky, Screambox, tony gardner

Festival favorite Living with Chucky, now streaming exclusively on SCREAMBOX, more than celebrates the Child’s Play franchise; it highlights the family behind it. Multihyphenate filmmaker Kyra Elise Gardner wrote, directed, edited, produced, and appears in her documentary feature debut to explore the popular horror franchise from a unique position. Gardner is the daughter of special makeup effects […]

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