Interviews – Page 8 – All Things Ick

‘Thanksgiving’ – Eli Roth Reveals How Covid Influenced His Killer’s Design and the Research Put Into the Script

November 16, 2023 Meagan Navarro Eli Roth, Interviews, Thanksgiving

A new holiday horror classic emerges with the arrival of Eli Roth‘s Thanksgiving in theaters on November 17. In Thanksgiving, “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.” Bloody Disgusting spoke with Roth, who wrote the script with Jeff Rendell, about his gory slasher and […]

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‘Thanksgiving’ – Eli Roth on the Importance of Original Horror and Evolving His ‘Grindhouse’ Trailer [Interview]

November 13, 2023 Meagan Navarro Eli Roth, Interviews, Thanksgiving

Based on his fake trailer from the Grindhouse Double Feature (2007), Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving is finally a full-feature movie, and it’s arriving in theaters this Friday, November 17. In Thanksgiving, “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.” Bloody Disgusting spoke with Roth, who wrote the script […]

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‘Deep Fear’ Director Marcus Adams On His Cocaine-Fueled Shark Thriller [Interview]

November 9, 2023 Dan Caffrey Deep Fear, Gravitas Ventures, Interviews, Marcus Adams, shark movie, Sponsored

Like Jaws before it, the release of Cocaine Bear earlier this year has resulted in a slew of natural horror films, many of which are using the same conceit of an animal driven to extreme behavior by the consumption of narcotics. Projects already in production include Crackcoon and the delayed Methgator, created by The Asylum. […]

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“30 Coins” – How Álex de la Iglesia’s Love of Role Playing Games Shaped the HBO Series

November 8, 2023 Meagan Navarro 30 Coins, Álex de la Iglesia, HBO, Interviews, MAX

The second season of the HBO Original Series “30 Coins” is underway, plunging some of its central characters into the bowels of one ultra-cool depiction of Hell that could only come from the mind of acclaimed horror filmmaker Álex de la Iglesia (The Day of the Beast, Witching & Bitching, The Last Circus). The eight-episode season of the acclaimed […]

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Michael Kennedy and Tyler MacIntyre Discuss Their Charming Christmas Slasher ‘It’s a Wonderful Knife’ [Interview]

November 6, 2023 Michelle Swope Interviews, It's a Wonderful Knife, Michael Kennedy, Movies, Tyler MacIntyre

Over the past few years, horror fans have enjoyed a rejuvenation of the slasher subgenre. Even more exciting is the fact that writers and directors are finding new and creative ways to make slasher movies fun. A great example of this is the body swap horror comedy Freaky (2020), written by Michael Kennedy and Christopher […]

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Damien Leone on ‘Terrifier 2’ Re-Release, Fan Theories, and That ‘Terrifier 3’ Teaser [Interview]

November 1, 2023 Meagan Navarro damien leone, featured, Interviews, Terrifier 2, Terrifier 3, topnews

Halloween isn’t over until Art the Clown says so, and tonight marks the return of the unrated mega-slasher Terrifier 2 to theaters nationwide. The movie will feature a special introduction from Creator Damien Leone along with a never-before-seen Terrifier 3 teaser, both exclusive to theaters. The exclusive poster for the re-release revealed an early Christmas present from Art the Clown, signaling a […]

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John Carpenter on the Past, Present, and Future: “I Just Keep Going Forward” [Interview]

October 31, 2023 Michael Roffman Interviews, John Carpenter

John Carpenter is a busy guy. Don’t let all the talk about video games and basketball fool you. Look, instead, to his output: In the last eight years, he’s released three Lost Themes volumes, re-recorded renowned themes that span two Anthology collections, scored four films for Universal, and performed at venues and festivals all across […]

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“The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula” – Dracmorda and Swanthula Preview Season 5’s New Chapter

October 30, 2023 Meagan Navarro Dragula, Interviews, Shudder, The Boulet Brothers, The Boulet Brothers' Dragula

“The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula” has quickly become a Halloween season staple on the horror streaming service Shudder. Luckily, the brand new season kicks off right on Halloween, ushering in a new chapter for the series. Season 5 debuts on Tuesday, October 31, on Shudder and AMC+, with new episodes airing weekly. The fifth season promises to be the […]

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‘Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor’ Director Stephen Cognetti on New Setting and Franchise’s Future

October 30, 2023 Meagan Navarro Hell House LLC, Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, Interviews, Stephen Cognetti

Writer/director Stephen Cognetti’s Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, the fourth installment in the found footage series, leaves the Abaddon Hotel behind for new scares and terrain. And it’s streaming NOW. Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor began streaming exclusively on Shudder on October 30, 2023. For the film’s release, Bloody Disgusting spoke to Cognetti about creating […]

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David Kirschner Reflects on Ray Bradbury and ‘The Halloween Tree’ 30 Years Later [Interview]

October 27, 2023 Paul Farrell David Kirschner, Editorials, Interviews, Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

Halloween is a night of fanciful terrors, its macabre machinations ticking, turning, clicking and clacking inside of its youthful acolytes’ imaginations as it ushers in the one day a year where life, death and everything in between is allowed to stalk the moonlit streets. There are a multitude of October tales that attempt to capture […]

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‘Suitable Flesh’ – Barbara Crampton and Heather Graham on Gender-Flipped Lovecraft Roles [Interview]

October 26, 2023 Meagan Navarro Barbara Crampton, Heather Graham, Interviews, Joe Lynch, lovecraft, Stuart Gordon, Suitable Flesh

Director Joe Lynch’s (Wrong Turn 2, Mayhem, “Creepshow”) new movie Suitable Flesh, based on H.P. Lovecraft’s The Thing On The Doorstep, is set to unleash body-hopping madness in theaters and VOD on October 27, 2023. Heather Graham and producer Barbara Crampton star in Suitable Flesh, executive produced by Brian Yuzna (Re-Animator). Dennis Paoli, the writer of Re-Animator and From Beyond, wrote the script. Joe Lynch and the late Stuart Gordon’s frequent collaborators seamlessly insert Suitable […]

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‘Suitable Flesh’ Director Joe Lynch on Casting His Lovecraft Movie and Building a Stuart GordonVerse [Interview]

October 25, 2023 Meagan Navarro Interviews, Joe Lynch, news, Stuart Gordon, Suitable Flesh

Director Joe Lynch’s (Wrong Turn 2, Mayhem, “Creepshow”) new movie Suitable Flesh, based on H.P. Lovecraft’s The Thing On The Doorstep, is poised to unleash body-swapping horror this Halloween weekend. Suitable Flesh is bringing Lovecraftian madness to theaters and VOD on October 27, 2023, and the film will later be hitting Shudder for exclusive streaming in January 2024. In Suitable Flesh, “After murdering her young […]

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Halloween Pop Collective LVCRFT Discuss Found Footage Horror and Their New Album ‘V’ [Interview]

October 24, 2023 Bee Delores Interviews, LVCRFT, Music

“I was outside digging a grave,” quips Lil’ Punkin at the start of our call. He’s running a few minutes late, perhaps a little out of breath, but slides into the conversation. Lil’ Punkin (Evan Kidd Bogart, who’s written hits for Britney Spears and Beyonce) joins Norman Crates (Peter Wade, producer with such credits as […]

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“Wolf Like Me” Creator Abe Forsythe on Werewolf Effects, Expanding the Lore and a Possible Season 3

October 24, 2023 Meagan Navarro Abe Forsythe, Interviews, Isla Fisher, Josh Gad, Peacock, TV, Wolf Like Me

All seven episodes of Peacock’s “Wolf Like Me” Season 2 are available to stream now (our review), doubling down on the charm and the werewolf complications introduced in season one. It makes for the perfect Halloween binge as October starts to wind down. The series was created by Abe Forsythe (Little Monsters), who also serves as writer, director, […]

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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ – Jim Henson Creature Shop’s Robert Bennett on Designing the Film’s Animatronics [Interview]

October 23, 2023 Meagan Navarro five nights at freddy's, Interviews

This Halloween, the animatronic denizens of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza are heading to the big screen in Five Nights at Freddy’s, with Jim Henson’s Creature Shop responsible for bringing them to life through animatronics and puppetry. Universal Pictures will release Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s in theaters and on Peacock beginning Friday, October 27, 2023. Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, […]

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