LATEST INTERVIEWS
![[Editorial] Interview with Alex Phillips on Anything That Moves (2025)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1771888581627-ETD2CGGAHXWT6LOGGSEZ/anything-that-moves-still-siteweb-730x304.jpg)
While thematically and tonally different from his first feature, All Jacked Up and Full of Worms (2022), director Alex Phillips continues to create some of the more surreal indie horror films around. While Anything that Moves plays off of giallo and grindhouse genre films of the 70s, there is a unique warmth that Phillips brings along with all the blood and sex.
![[Editorial] Soho Horror Film Festival: Interview with Aimee Kuge on Cannibal Mukbang](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1701808004722-9M8SZ2UXY52QBQBR4NTI/img20230818_15150780.JPG)
Films that blend horror with romance always fascinate me; add a niche contemporary setting that I’ve never heard of before and I’m hooked. Cannibal Mukbang was made by Aimee Kuge, a young woman from New York, and I was privileged to spend a little time talking with her over Zoom…
![[Event Review] Highlights from Mayhem Film Festival 2023](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1697624582491-MPT2VB9RRGU6OG7L6UKL/Mayhem+2023.jpg)
Have I told you about Mayhem Film Festival before? It’s a favourite event of mine, so I’ve blurted about it in anticipation to many people I know. The event has just passed, so now is the time to gush its praises to those I don’t know.
![[Editorial] Mayhem Festival: Interview with Thomas Sainsbury on Loop Track (2023)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1697186472899-WC4RR0TW7L7LMFEBGPA2/Tom+Sainsbury.jpg)
Loop Track, Thomas Sainsbury’s directorial debut, has such a sparse description that it’s really difficult to know what you’re stepping into when it starts. It’s about Ian (played by the director), who is taking a trek through the New Zealand bush….
![[Editorial] Keeping Odd Hours: A Retrospective on Near Dark (1987)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1696445070868-HU9YIL3QPBCL1GW47R3Z/Screenshot+2023-10-04+at+19.36.53.png)
For a movie that doesn’t even mention the word “vampire” once throughout the length of the film, Near Dark (1987) is a unique entry in the vampire film genre.
![[Editorial] Mayhem Festival: Interview with Toby Poser and John Adams on Where the Devil Roams (2023)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1696497252230-DC9OLP7WX6QHDI29XV08/3+shot+CU.png)
The Adams family’s latest film, Where the Devil Roams, was a smash at Fantasia and FrightFest (where it won three major awards), and is now heading into the UK regional festivals, including my favourite, Mayhem Film Festival in Nottingham.
![[Editorial] Interview with Bishal Dutta, Writer and Director of It Lives Inside (2023)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1695486963264-JOELDPLTQBNARV5EZT87/it-lives-inside-movie-review-2023.jpg)
With It Lives Inside, writer and director Bishal Dutta created a horror film that is as moving as it is terrifying. Ghouls Magazine was able to sit down with the award-winning filmmaker to discuss the inspirations behind the movie.
![[Editorial] Interview with Rodrigo Gudiño director of The Breach (2023)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1691326978622-V2PIE6ZG39T15OT4L76V/THE_BREACH_still_03_600.jpeg)
Rodrigo Gudiño is no stranger to horror business. In 1997, he launched Rue Morgue, a leading horror and entertainment resource that has since expanded to include Rue Morgue Magazine, Rue Morgue Digital, as well as a horror expo and TV channel.
![[Editorial] Interview with Ariel Baska on Access:Horror Film Festival](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1688631974126-F43FURZB4GQXTQUGEGRW/CreatureSocial_Online.png)
Access: Horror is “a two-day event packed full of academic panels, short films, and talks exploring and celebrating the history, impact and future of disability in the horror genre”, and as you can see from the festival’s website, the subjects under discussion and the panels alike are all rather fascinating. Earlier this week, I spent half an hour in the company of Ariel Baska, the person who came up with the idea for Access: Horror to dig into her motivation and what pass-holders might expect.
![[Editorial] Director Mark Jenkin Talks Identity and Ambiguity in Enys Men](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1681131095498-1R1LZGNJJ332GVS71GJP/Screenshot+2023-04-10+134411.png)
Ahead of Enys Men’s US release, I got to chat with BAFTA-award winning director and writer Mark Jenkin about ambiguity, Cornish folklore and the importance of identity.
![[Editorial] Interview With Amber Doig-Thorne (Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1680531193391-9G1B2CVPLM7KVC8FWKYG/63f0901d5bc57.image.jpg)
I met British actress Amber Doig-Thorne to chat about women in slasher horror, her experiences making Blood and Honey, and LGBTQ+ representation in horror.
![[Editorial] Interview with actor & creator of Ghost Stories, Andy Nyman](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1682177741942-UMJ0ODQ62JKU8DT0SYU8/Screenshot+2023-04-22+at+16.15.15.png)
Join Ghouls Magazine senior contributor, Liz Bishop, as she chats to British horror legend, Andy Nyman! They discuss Andy's involvement in British horror including Dead Set and Severance, plus the creation of horror theatre play Ghost Stories, and Andy's co-written new book The Warlock Effect.
![[Editorial] Interview with Attachment (2023) Director Gabriel Bier Gislason](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1680255504233-S919UO01CG5TMN5B7A6A/image.jpeg)
Attachment AKA Natten har øjne is a queer love story with a Yiddish and demonic twist. It’s also the first directorial feature from Gabriel Bier Gislason
![[Editorial] Interview with Mali Elfman Writer and Director of Next Exit (2022)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1675704557768-2MKHPI64IDN5P2ZK6F9Y/ME-Headshot-Sundance.jpg)
There’s been quite a buzz about Next Exit since its UK premiere at Arrow Video FrightFest last year…
![[Editorial] Interview with Robbie Banfitch Writer and Director of The Outwaters (2022)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1676648458951-UDNCCR3OJKWS3YD2X4CN/AFB93DE9-7195-49CB-BE72-58AFC8B58567%2B%281%29.jpeg)
The Outwaters is a rare found-footage film, both beautiful and brutally wild at times. I had the privilege of grabbing some of writer/director Robbie Banfitch’s time last week, on the day The Outwaters was due in American cinemas.
![[Editorial] Interview with The Unknowable (2022) Filmmaker Zachary Donohue](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1674129350011-XBUXD7XMTSVU9KLT5EN9/TU+Interview+1.JPG)
The Unknowable (2022) is a new found footage episodic film from Zacharay Donohue, who brought us The Den in 2013. I had the pleasure of chatting with Zach about his new original film, available on YouTube now!
![[Editorial] What Makes You Smile: How Parker Finn Took An Award-Winning Short to Full-Length Nightmare](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1663427038349-OQ86ZF1HH79KQIHXQTWN/thumb_6525957E-6B27-4755-A51D-4F9AF16B09C5.jpg)
What makes you smile? asks the sinister trailer for Parker Finn’s full-length adaptation of his award-winning short…
![[Editorial] Horror Filmmakers to Watch: Christian Bachini](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1663422182138-631X6MG2ZZSB7PNFBRZE/Image+3.jpg)
IIn terms of innovation in short-form filmmaking, Christian “Kang” Bachini’s incredible Escalation stands out above the rest…
![[Editorial] Horror Filmmakers to Watch: Nathan Crooker](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1649581737902-97N1JTX66CKVZGY065OW/NF_POSTE2R.jpg)
I met writer and director Nathan Crooker at FilmQuest (see my rave review of the festival here) last November after watching his incredible short film #Nofilter
![[Editorial] Horror Filmmakers to Watch: Craig Ouellette](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1646334951734-741039VBXMYK4M5NJ5SO/Craig+Oulette+photo.jpg)
What I’ve noticed the most about Craig Ouellette is his ability to build tension in such a short amount of time…
![[Editorial] Interview with Director Edoardo Vitaletti of The Last Thing Mary Saw (2021)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1643261688701-OYT7YFEHL5DV8GJNHCFZ/Edoardo.jpeg)
The Last Thing Mary Saw (2021) is a dark and gothic tale that examines the consequences of life under a repressive and restrictive society…
![[Editorial] Interview with Alessandra of A Gothic Cookbook](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1638223411521-5L2FSIN4W0FUO74Z6SZ9/Screenshot+2021-11-29+at+22.03.02.png)
We caught up with co-writer Alessandra all about the latest ghoulish and spooky way to indulge in the culinary in A Gothic Cookbook…
![[Editorial] Director Rob Jabbaz talks all about horror film The Sadness](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1638222904875-Q06U39PYRCYQOS76L2Q8/Screenshot+2021-11-29+at+21.48.36.png)
We caught up with director Rob Jabbaz to talk all about his shocking splatter Taiwanese horror film The Sadness…
![[Editorial] Director Alex Noyer talks all things Sound of Violence](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1638222347961-BGQ2QTCJYANK1HX6QM2I/Screenshot+2021-11-29+at+21.45.25.png)
We caught up with director Alex Noyer to talk all about his sensory horror film Sound of Violence…
![[Editorial] Interview with the makers of Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1636615535180-I0UK9YKB6IP2QW25UEKG/Image+2.PNG)
I had a conversation with writer Phil Drinkwater and Producer Giles Edwards on Broadcast Signal Intrusion…
![[Editorial] Interview with Demigod (2021) Writer and Director Miles Doleac](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1635170472657-SQRNKGVIJLZ0A47K0TU9/DEMIGOD_LATARA_R2+HELP+THEM+%281%29.jpg)
Demigod is a new film from Miles Doleac, about a terrifying secret awaiting a woman when she returns to her birthplace in Germany with her husband…
![[Editorial] Spencer Charnas from Ice Nine Kills chats The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1634804329235-3YKH2F04RIG1W00JQMLB/Screenshot+2021-10-21+at+09.17.15.png)
We caught up with Ice Nine Kills frontman Spencer Charnas to chat all about their latest album The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood…
![[Editorial] The Horror of Found Footage: Discussing Found Footage Horror Films](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1633271557483-J2LUKKW4N8H8I4OFEQBJ/Screenshot+2021-10-03+at+15.32.06.png)
Diving into the depth of found footage horror films! With guests Jed Shepherd, Aislinn Clarke, Adrian Tofei and Mary Beth McAdnrews….
![[Editorial] An Interview with Horror Icon Julian Richings of Hall (2020)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1631454996493-TPBQ5119VCVJJC9399XN/20140320JulianRichings-640x467.jpeg)
After reviewing Hall (2020), the new virus outbreak horror film, I had the opportunity to send some questions to Julian Richings…
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