Blog & News: Friends of trippin'

I’d heard about Chris Jones months before I actually met him. Gone Fishing, his beautiful short film (which was Academy-Award shortlisted) has been selected to a bijillion festivals, won a million awards and his reputation(s) precede(s) him, for better or worse. Read the rest of this entry »

I met actor Lee Perkins at the Shriekfest Film Festival four years ago.  I was there with Confederate Zombie Massacre! He was there with Katiebird:  Certifiable Crazy Person directed by  Justin Paul Ritter, but I didn’t get the chance to see it at that time. Read the rest of this entry »

Something fun about the fest circuit is I often meet people long after we’ve seen each other’s films and/or established e-mail correspondence.  Shannon Lark is one of those people.  Active in all aspects of horror with an emphasis on female-produced horror art, Shannon is a force with which to be reckoned.  Read the rest of this entry »

I had the great pleasure of meeting Barbie Wilde in Munster, Germany at the Weekend of Horrors event several years ago.  I was there to screen a few films, she was there to greet her fans.  She and I were the only females staying at this hotel along with an overwhelming plethora of male horror icons and I was grateful for the ally amid all the testosterone.  Read the rest of this entry »