Tag: Director interview
Born in Blue Springs, Missouri, USA, Doug Roos began filmmaking by writing and directing a slew of shorts, including In the Shadows (2006), Betrayed (2007), and Aspiring Artists (2008), before making his feature-length debut, The Sky Has Fallen (2009), at 22. After moving to China, Doug made his second feature-length title, Rearranged, in Shanghai; however,
Known for her bold, uncompromising artistic vision and clear inspiration from exploitation films from the ’70s, Hedwig Schreck is a writer and director known for such films as The Devil’s Altar (2014), Delirium 13 (2017), her latest release, Manhattan Zodiac ’77 (2023), and the upcoming title Dial 1-900-4-Murd3r. Being fans of all things B-Movie, we
Ahead of the UK premiere of COYOTES (2025) at FrightFest Halloween, director Colin Minihan reflects on going for the jugular, the LA wildfires and the joy of working outside the Hollywood system The film mixes horror, comedy, and environmental tension. How challenging was it to weave them into a genre film? Honestly, I didn’t think
Born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1984, Kenichi Ugana is a Japanese film director and screenwriter who graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Aoyama Gakuin University. Beginning his career in film with his short films, Access (2010) and Smell (2011), Kenichi would break into feature-length titles with Gangro Gal’s Riot (2016), a film based on the Ganguro
Born in Madison, Nashville, TN, Cory DeAn Cowley was raised by her mother, Lisa, in suburbia. Raised in what would become her hometown of Hendersonville, Cowley spent the majority of her childhood obsessed with any and everything dark. She is known for: “The Trouble With Tessa“, “DEVOUR“, “The Forest Hills“, “Deathwoods“, and more grind-house titles
Ahead of the UK premiere of the horror documentary THE LAST SACRIFICE at FrightFest Glasgow 2025, director Rupert Russell reflects on the making of a grizzly true-crime investigation that probes into the eerie, enigmatic cultural undercurrents that shaped the British folk horror genre. Your film is having its UK premiere at this year’s FrightFest Glasgow
A well-known writer/director of B-Movie Titles such as Silent Deaf’ning (2007), Bill Huckstabelle: Serial Rapist (2015), and Bronx Bigfoot (2016), as well as starring in similarly themed titles such as The Fappening (2015), Jerry Landi has made a name for himself in modern low-budget filmmaking with his unconventional themes and a gritty, urban aesthetic. We
Known for his regional horror, Bud Cooper is a South Carolinian filmmaker most notable as the writer/director of the 1984 slasher horror The Mutilator. While the film was the only title under his belt for a time, Bud would return in 2023 to write and direct the film’s sequel, The Mutilator 2. Known for adding
Born in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, USA, Justin Powers is a versatile filmmaker who has worked on multiple aspects of the film creation process. Beginning his career as a grip, Justin went on to work on a multitude of different films over the years such as Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Hairmetal Shotgun Zombie Massacre: The Movie
Most notable as the director behind the smash-hit horror comedy, Motel Hell, Kevin Connor is an English director born in King’s Cross, London. Beginning his career as an assistant film editor for British Films Ltd., his directorial break came from Amicus Films producer, Milton Subotsky, with the horror film – Tales from Beyond the Grave