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An Interview With Horror Photographer And Artist Eric Richardson

At this February’s Days of the Dead Atlanta convention, I met a very talented photographer by the name of Eric Richardson at his booth. This week I had a chance to sit down and talk with Eric about his photography, his tattoos, and being buried alive (yes, you read that right). Horror Fuel: “I heard you won part of the tattoo contest at Days of the Dead Atlanta, congratulations.” Eric: “Yeah, I won for my back piece, it’s dedicated to ‘The Twilight Zone’. It’s nice to win one. My artist, Eric Newby, really wants me to enter them. My back piece is worthy.” Horror Fuel: “It looks amazing. That must have taken a while.” Eric: “36 hours, 10 sessions, I think. I gave him a bunch of stuff I wanted to be represented, all my favorite episodes. He gave me this picture and I was like, ‘Wow! This is amazing.'” Horror Fuel: “It is.” Horror Fuel: “Let’s talk about your

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 21, 2018

InterviewsMovies

Bigfoot And Bunnies: An Interview With ‘Primal Rage’ And ‘Bunnyman’ Star Marshal Hilton

I sat down with award-winning actor Marshal Hilton to talk about both past projects like the Bunnyman franchise, and his roles in several soon to be released films including Primal Rage, Astro. Hilton also gave us an inside look at what it’s like to star in horror films, the good, the bad, and the gooey. Horror Fuel: “How did you get your start?” Marshal Hilton: “I wish it was some grand design to tell you about, but it isn’t. I was born in Long Beach, California and raised up thirty minutes north of Los Angeles. You’re never a headshot, a script, and a friend away from a role. I had that creative thing inside of me. I’ve been in and out of Hollywood since I was a kid. It’s something I continue to work at and do and the jobs just keep coming. I’ve probably worked on seventy or eighty films. I meet a lot of people who come here,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 15, 2018

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Director Nick Hunt Talks ‘Safe Place’ & ‘The Dark Heart Of Jason Voorhees’

Filmmaker Nick Hunt has several projects on his plate, including his film Safe Place, his anthology film Wander Tales, and his documentary ‘The Dark Heart of Jason Voorhees: The Making Of the Final Friday‘. He was willing to tell us about them during our interview. Horror Fuel: “You’ve been busy. You’re getting ready to shoot one Feature film, and prepping to shoot a feature-length documentary, a short film and a Feature length Anthology can you tell us about it?” Nick Hunt: “Safe Place’ is about six students who attend a party to celebrate their friend’s successful art show opening. Their presence triggers a memory in the host’s past. He resolves to positively influence the course of their lives by ending them.” Horror Fuel: “Is it true that Bill Oberst Jr. has signed on to co-star?” Nick Hunt: “Yes, yes. Oberst is great. He will have a role and we are completely honored to have the Emmy-winner on board. His character

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 30, 2017

Interviews

Exclusive: Writer-Producer Chris Kobin Talks ‘Gothic Harvest’ And A Sequel To ‘2001 Maniacs’

Writer-producer Chris Kobin took some time while he was on the set of Gothic Harvest in New Orleans this week to talk with us about the upcoming film as well as his remake of ‘2000 Maniacs’, and a few of his other films. He also gave us an exclusive on his next project, which you’ll have to read to believe. Horror Fuel: “How did you get your start in the film industry?” Chris Kobin: “I came out to L.A. in ’83 after I graduated from a very good law school and had an office, didn’t want it. I wanted to be a writer. My father was in public television so I come from a TV background. I have spent the last twenty-five years between producing and writing movies and selling cars. I made a lot of money doing that. I’ve been lucky enough to raise a nice family. I started off with a TV movie career. I ran Ed Asner’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 25, 2017

Interviews

‘Mercy Christmas’ Star Steven Hubbell Talks Cannibals, Christmas Lights, And More

After watching the fantastic new holiday horror film Mercy Christmas (review) I had the opportunity to speak with its star Steven Hubbell and ask him about making his acting debut in the movie and his history working the film industry. Up until his debut role, Steven has been working behind-the-scenes in the film and TV industry, including films like The Avengers, Jobs, Date Night, ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’, and Seven Psychopaths. In Mercy Christmas, when Michael Briskett meets the perfect woman, his ideal Christmas dream comes true after she invites him to her family’s holiday dinner. Micheal’s dream and his heart are shattered when he learns that HE IS the holiday dinner. Gwen Van Dam, Casey O’Keefe, Dakota Shepard, McKenzie Coffman, Cole Gleason, David Ruprecht, Whitney Nielsen, Joseph Keane, and D.J. Hale co-star in this holiday horror film written by Beth Levy Nelson and Ryan Nelson who also directed. Horror Fuel: “How did you get into the film industry?”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 20, 2017

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Interview With Minecraft Author Danica Davidson

Recently I had the honor and privilege to interview Author Danica Davidson. Danica is leaving her mark on the literary world with quite an extensive resume but her crowning achievement is being the author of a series of books based on the smash hit video game ‘Minecraft’. Horror Fuel: “What or Who, inspired you to become a writer?” Danica Davidson : “I just liked telling stories ever since I was a little kid. I have stories from when I was three, that I either wrote IN VERY BIG LETTERS or my parents wrote down when I dictated it to them (and the letters look much better). I was writing and illustrating my own stapled-together picture books in first grade and writing novels in middle school. I was even submitting to agents and people in publishing at that time, and they all told me I was too young. I didn’t give up.” Horror Fuel: “You have quite a list of notable

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Capt McNeely

Dec 15, 2017

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An Interview With ‘Dawning Of The Dead’ And ‘Cute Little Buggers’ Director Tony Jopia

Tony Jopia, writer-director-producer of films such as Crying Wolf 3D, Cute Little Buggers, and the zombie film Dawning of the Dead, which just arrived on VOD, took the time to sit down and answer a few of our questions about his films. Horror Fuel: Do you remember the first horror film you saw? What was it and how old were you?” Tony Jopia: I got to see loads of black and white creature features like THEM! and The Black Scorpion from around 11years old when my father would wake me up to watch them on late night TV. Prior to this, I think The Wizard of OZ was pretty scary, I remember going to the cinema on a very rainy day with my dad when I was about 6 and getting freaked out by the monkeys and the green witch. The forest was spooky too. The first few films I call full-on horror, that had a massive impact on me,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 13, 2017

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Writer-Director Larry Brand Talks ‘Young Charlie’ (Manson) & ‘Halloween: Resurrection’ In Our Interview

I had the pleasure of speaking with writer-director Larry Brand, who has written many films including Halloween: Resurrection, Paranoia, and The Girl on the Train which he also directed. Brand talked with us about his part of the Holloween franchise as well as one of his most recent projects, the second season of ‘Hollywood & Crime’, titled ‘Young Charlie’. With Charles Manson’s recent passing it is the perfect time to delve into Charles’ life. Brand has incredible insight into Manson’s past and was willing to let me pick his brain about the cult leader who left a path of destruction in his wake. Horror Fuel: “How did you come to write the Young Charlie series?” Larry Brand: “My film producing partners Rebecca Reynolds and Jim Carpenter have been producing a podcast series called Hollywood & Crime for Wondery for the last year-and-a-half. It was created it with Jon Ponder and Tracy Pattin, the host of the show. The first season

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 5, 2017

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Comic Creator Mark L. Miller Talks About His New Comic ‘Gravetrancer’ And ‘Piourette’

Comic book creator and writer Mark L. Miller took us inside two of his upcoming comics, ‘Gravetrancers’ and ‘Piourette’, during our recent interview. We did get a full look at both issues. While we can’t reveal the details I can tell you that both are well written and the art is dark and fantastic. They both get two thumbs up from us. Want to know more? Check out the interview and hear details from Miller himself. Horror Fuel: “When did you discover your love for comics?” MLM: “I think I learned how to read from comics. At a really early age, my father would take me to the corner store and let me pick out a comic book. I think the earliest ones I can remember was the original Contest of Champions miniseries that introduced me to the entire Marvel Universe. It was amazing and I wanted to learn more and more about all of these great characters. I was

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 27, 2017

InterviewsMusic

Film & Game Composer Penka Kouneva Tells Us About Her Latest Projects

One of the most important keys to how we perceive films, shows, and games is the music that sets the tone of each scene. I recently spoke with composer and musician Penka Kouneva about her past and present projects and how she found her way to music and to the US. You may not realize it, but you have heard Penka’s work many times before in films like Elysium, Act of Valor, Angels & Demons, Freaks of Nature, Heroes and Legends and the recently released genre film Devil’s Whisper. Horror Fuel: “How did you become a composer?” Penka Kouneva: I have been drawn to music since early childhood. My mother is a teacher of music theory for a college. There was always music in our house. She took me to concerts. I felt emotionally drawn to it when I listened to music as a child. I always imagined stories and settings. Music for me was always associated with storytelling. That’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2017

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