Interviews | Horror Cult Films

Interview With Howard and Jon Ford Ahead of UK TV Premiere of OFFENSIVE

August 21, 2019 Bat 0

Ahead of Horror Channel’s UK TV premiere of OFFENSIVE, (part of the FrightFest season), brothers Howard and Jon Ford discuss the trials and tribulations of filmmaking, healing wounds and why THE DEAD 3 won’t be […]

Interview With Special FX Artist HANK CARLSON

August 20, 2019 Bat 0

From humble childhood beginnings fashioning homemade monsters out of melted-down green army men to becoming the head special effects artist on TRAPPED ALIVE while still in his Senior Year of High School, Hank Carlson became […]

Interview With Director Simon Rumley on ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON

April 12, 2019 Bat 0

Ahead of the theatrical & VOD release of British gangster movie ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON on April 19, director Simon Rumley reflects on bringing to the screen the untold story of two of […]

INTERVIEW: Christina Lindberg Talks Tarantino and BLACK CIRCLE

February 18, 2019 Bat 0

Ahead of the UK premiere of Adrián García Bogliano’s hypnotic BLACK CIRCLE at Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow 2019, star and Swedish exploitation icon Christina Lindberg reflects on memorable moments, meeting Tarantino and making a comeback. […]

INTERVIEW: Jack McHenry Talks Period Horror Comedy HERE COMES HELL

February 17, 2019 Bat 0

Ahead of the World premiere of the stand-out period horror comedy HERE COMES HELL at Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow 2019, director Jack McHenry tells us about the challenges of a £22,000 budget. casting his mum […]

INTERVIEW: Juliane Block Discusses Her New Zombie Home Invasion Thriller HOBBES HOUSE

February 17, 2019 Bat 0

As writer, director, producer Juliane Block prepares to shoot Zombie home invasion movie HOBBES HOUSE, she reveals her early obsession with monster make-up, casting for a big fantasy Xmas movie and her fascination for the […]

INTERVIEW: Lawrie Brewster Talks AUTOMATA Ahead of World Premiere

February 16, 2019 Bat 0

Ahead of the World premiere of the darkly erotic AUTOMATA at Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow 2019, director Lawrie Brewster tells us about his record-breaking Kickstarter campaign, the growth of Hex Studios and his fascination with […]

Interview: Director DANISHKA ESTERHAZY Talks LEVEL 16

February 5, 2019 Bat 0

Ahead of the UK premiere of LEVEL 16 at Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow 2019, director Danishka Esterhazy tells us about the long journey to get her film made, the empowering nature of female friendship and […]

Watch TRANSMISSION, plus exclusive interview with writers/ directors Parallel Madness

November 15, 2018 david.s.smith 0

TRANSMISSION Directed by Parallel Madness Nowadays, news headlines about the rise of populist nationalism, despots, isolationism, terrorism and the background threat of nuclear war increasingly resemble the prologue to a dystopian novel. As such, today’s […]

HCF Exclusive Interview: Matthew Holness on Possum

October 22, 2018 david.s.smith 0

Among the many unpleasantries at Fright Fest in 2018 – including numerous demons, monsters, masked killers and a woman being kicked to the point of miscarriage – one really stood out. Matthew Holness’ feature length […]

INTERVIEW: JULIAN RICHARDS Talks ‘Daddy’s Girl’ and ‘Reborn’

October 17, 2018 Bat 0

Ahead of the World premiere screening of REBORN at Arrow Video FrightFest Halloween, Julian Richards discusses the torturerous challenges of DADDY’S GIRL, why he wishes every actress was like Barbara Crampton and future plans, including […]

Interview: Adam Green Talks HATCHET Ahead of UK TV Premiere

September 13, 2018 Bat 0

Ahead of Horror Channel’s UK TV Premiere of HATCHET on Friday 14th September 2018, director Adam Green gives an exclusive interview about his beloved franchise and what the future holds for Victor Crowley… HATCHET is […]

HCF Exclusive: Robert D. Krzykowski on The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot

September 8, 2018 david.s.smith 0

To round off our Fright Fest coverage, I had the honours of sitting down to interview The Man Who Killed Hitler Then The Bigfoot helmer Robert D. Krzykowski. Being the clear stand out of the […]

HCF exclusive interview with The Paz brothers on The Golem

September 3, 2018 david.s.smith 0

Fright Fest isn’t just a great place to see the latest films – it’s also an opportunity to meet their makers. Among the directors attending Fright Fest this year were The Paz brothers, Doran and […]

Interview with A QUIET PLACE Special Effects Supervisor Mark Hawker

August 18, 2018 Bat 0

To celebrate the release of A QUIET PLACE on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital now, Special Effects Supervisor Mark Hawker discusses working on the film and setting up the key effects scenes. What […]

10 Questions with Padraig Reynolds, director of OPEN 24 HOURS [Arrow Video FrightFest 2018]

August 2, 2018 Bat 0

Welcome back to FrightFest, OPEN 24 HOURS is your third time being represented. Why is it important you show your movies at the UK’s premier festival? FrightFest is the best horror festival in the world. […]

10 Questions with Jenn Wexler, director of THE RANGER [Arrow Video FrightFest 2018]

August 1, 2018 Bat 0

What is it about the Punk movement you like so much? It informs so much of THE RANGER… I’m incredibly drawn to punk’s spirit of rebellion and its embracing of individuality. Growing up in the […]

INTERVIEW: John Shackleton Talks PANIC BUTTON

November 13, 2017 Bat 0

As social media horror feature PANIC BUTTON gets a remastered DVD & Download release, writer and producer John Shackleton reflects on the film’s inspirational journey. To start at the beginning, what was the genesis or […]