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An Interview With Director And Emmy Award Nominee Glenn Douglas Packard

Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with choreographer turned horror director Glenn Packard Douglas, a man with a love for the arts and a passion for horror. After many years of success serving as choreographer for musicians like Pink, Usher, and Michael Jackson, Douglas recently made his directorial debut with the slasher ‘Pitchfork‘. He was kind enough to talk with me about his career and ‘Pitchfork’. I would like to share that with you now. Horror Fuel: “I have to ask, what is like to receive an Emmy nomination?” GP: “I was at the peak of my career and it had led me to Michael Jackson. To work with Michael Jackson, it is like the one person you want to work with as choreographer. It shows determination. I was literally at a Barnes and Nobles hanging out when I got a phone call. ‘Is this Glenn Douglas Packard?’ and I’m like ‘Yes.” and then they said ‘You’ve been nominated

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 19, 2017

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Tonya Kay Cast In Soska Sister Blood Drive PSA Film

Joining the cast of yet another film part in the Soska Sister’s annual Blood Drive PSA is Tonya Kay (Bastard, Puppet Master: Axis Termination, Amityville Terror). Joining Patricia Chica’s short “The Cholas” as the lead opposite to fellow genre moguls Tiffany Shepis (Syfy’s 12 Monkeys), Devanny Pinn (House Of Manson), Phillip Friedman (Insidious) and Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist). “‪When Patricia asked me to be a part of her contribution to this year’s Massive Blood Drive PSA film, I cackled‬” recalls Kay ‪(Favorite Villain, The Horror Society 2016) ‬upon hearing the news she was cast. Evidently Kay previously starred in Chica’s 2016 film, Crimson Dance’. A film in which was part of last year’s Soska Blood Drive PSA, and also one in which Kay starred opposite Tiffany Shepis. ‪Speaking on being asked to star and her time working with Shepis and starring in Crimson Dance’ Kay told me “When Patricia asked me to be a part of her contribution to this

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Capt McNeely

Jan 15, 2017

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An Interview With Southern Actor, Writer And Director Miles Doleac

Today I spoke with professor/actor/writer/director Miles Doleac who has been featured in a wide range of series and films, including ‘American Horror Story’, ‘Containment’, ‘The Magnificent Seven’, ‘Shark Lake’, ‘Don’t Kill It’, as well as writing and directing his on films such as ‘The Historian’, ‘The Hollow’ and his upcoming feature ‘Demons’. Horror Fuel: “I read that you are a professor.” MD: “My degree is in ancient history so I work on Greek and Roman history and ancient Christianity at my university in Mississippi. I teach an ancient history course, Latin, and Greek. I also teach one course in Mass Communications. This semester, I taught an intro to film studies course. In the past I’ve taught screenwriting and film business management types of courses as well. The university reached out to me based on my experience in the film industry. My first film was largely based on my experience as a graduate student and my early years of my being

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 29, 2016

Interviews

An Interview With Actress/ Writer/ Director Gabrielle Stone

Actress Gabrielle Stone and I had a chat about her most recent projects, including her roles in the highly-anticipated genre films ‘Death House‘ and ‘Rock Paper Dead‘, which will both see release in 2017. We also spoke about her other upcoming projects, being the daughter of genre legend, and her upcoming directorial debut. Horror Fuel: “What made you want to act?” GS: “Both my parents are in the industry, or were in the industry. My mom, I grew up with her on sets and was always traveling around with her, so I always felt at home on a film set. I always thought growing up that I wanted to be an actress, but didn’t really realize it until my first short film and that was called Henry John and the Little Bug. I remember walking off that set and thinking that I never want to do anything else for the rest of my life.” Horror Fuel: “Speaking of your parents,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 26, 2016

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Suspension of Disbelief in Film Dysmorphia

Suspension of Disbelief? Sit through this annoying video up until the 5:00 mark. The fan boy “host” in the above video talks in attention deficit tweets. The video uses jump cut “hip” editing to spill out unabashed respect and love for the CGI technique that brought Peter Cushing back from the grave in “Rogue One.” He spends the first five minutes elaborating on the incredible work and effort it took create this digital feat. The “host” proclaims, “I think they pulled it off.” Then, being a true “fan” he takes a swipe at all of the work done by Industrial Light and Magic, effects artist, John Knoll and director Gareth Edwards. “Now Tarkin didn’t look a hundred percent authentic,” the “host” whines, “especially the movement of his mouth, but…he looked better than any other time this has been used.” What movies has this guy made? What has happened to film audiences? In the never ending quest for “realism” in special

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Capt McNeely

Dec 24, 2016

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Josh Mikel Talks About Being One Of Negan’s Saviors And Other Roles In An Interview

I had the pleasure of talking with actor Josh Mikel about many aspects of his acting career, including his role on ‘The Walking Dead’ season 7. He may play a bad guy well, but he comes across as the exact opposite in real life. Not only does he have only positive things to say about his co-stars and directors, he seems to truly love acting and the art of it, not just having his name in the credits. Horror Fuel: “You appeared in the Sundance series Rectify. What was it like to be part of a story about a man falsely convicted and sentenced to death row ?” JM: “While I am interested in the subject matter of the show (I’m very much of the opinion that there is a huge need for prison reform in this country), I think what attracted me to Rectify was more the divine auspices that brought a show like that into the world. Created

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 22, 2016

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An Interview With Actor-Writer-Director Jose Prendes

Tonight, I had the pleasure of speaking with actor-writer-director Jose Prendes. Prendes has several films and series on his resume. He co-stared in ‘The Horror Geeks’, ‘Airplane vs. Volcano’ and ‘The Day the Earth Stopped’, Prendes has written films such as the upcoming dark horror film ‘Blood Brothers’, ‘Hansel & Gretel’ (2013),’ The Haunting of Whaley House’, ‘Haunting of Winchester House’, ‘Corpses Are Forever’, ‘Song of the Vampire’ and the film ‘Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark’ for the Syfy Channel. He was in the director’s chair for ‘Blood Brothers’, ‘The Haunting of Whaley House’ and others. Horror Fuel: “How did you get into directing?” JP: “I was an only child, and I lost my parents very early. I sort of felt disconnected to the world and reality. There was something about movies and books the are for escape. I took advantage of that and fell in love with this dream world. So, they became such a big part of my

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 4, 2016

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Writer, Director, Producer Scott Frazelle Talks Moggy Creatures And Creepshow 3 In An Interview

Writer-director-producer Scott Frazelle sat down to talk with me about his upcoming creature feature ‘Moggy Creatures‘, featuring mutant cats. Frazelle has been part of the horror genre for many years. He has appeared in films such as ‘Day of the Dead 2: Contagium’, ‘Marked’ and ‘Passed the Door of Darkness’ and ‘Creepshow 3’, which he also co-wrote. He was part of the special effects team of ‘State of Desolation’ and ‘Shark Bite Beach’ that was part of ‘Shark Week’ in 2010. Frazelle has worked on many projects in the role of assistant director, in movies like ‘Blackwater Valley Exorcism’, ‘Marked’, ‘Passed the Door of Darkness’, ‘Shattered!’, ‘Rough Hustle’, and the series ‘Channel Surfing’. ‘Steampunk’d’, ‘The Devil’s Tomb’ and ‘The Reverent’ were projects Frazelle worked for in the art department. He also penned and executive produced 2013’s ‘House of Bad’. Horror Fuel: “You have been involved with so many aspects of the film industry. acting, special effects, directing, producing, writing. Which

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 1, 2016

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Hannah Levien Talks Blood Brothers, The Magicians And Supernatural In Our Interview

‘The Magicians’ actress, and co-star of the upcoming genre film ‘Blood Brothers’, Hannah Levien took the time out of her busy schedule to answer a few of my questions about her past, present and future projects. The talented actress spoke kindly of her co-stars from various roles, including on ‘Supernatural’, her role on Syfy’s ‘The Magicians’ and the unique serial killer themed film ‘Blood Brothers’. Hannah Levien, Arjun Gupta, Oliva Taylor Dudley Horror Fuel: “I’ve seen quite a bit of the films and series you a have starred in. The Children of Sorrow has a very interesting story. Can you tell us a little about that role?” HL: “I play a character called Ellen and she is a young journalist, a bit obsessed with the disappearance of her sister who kind of went off the rails growing up and became involved with a cult. She basically died in a big cult massacre. It was unclear what it was really. My

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 20, 2016

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The House of Screaming Death – The Identity of The Architect is Revealed

The folks at Lightbeam Productions and Pat The Bull Films have been somewhat mum in regards to their upcoming horror anthology, The House of Screaming Death, but they do have a bit of exciting news to share. Ian McNeice (From Hell, White Noise, The Black Dahlia) has joined the project thus finally answering the question of, “Who is The Architect?”. How exactly did McNiece get involved with the film? Well, you need only take a gander at the clip below and you will hear it straight from the horse’s or rather “The Architect’s” mouth. But wait…that’s not all. There is also a never before seen clip from the film. Since the film is still in post-production, the producers are aiming for a release date on or around Easter of 2017. This should give them ample time to make certain all elements, including the musical score and visual effects, are completely dialed in. The filmmakers are teeming with excitement and anticipation,

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Capt McNeely

Nov 8, 2016

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