Horror Relapse Magazine Issue 1

Issue #1

pr oduced by chimer ical media!

30t h Anniver sar y

WELCOME To Horr or Rel apse

LETTERFROMTHE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

TABLE OF CONTENTS Ghoula's Haunt ed Red Line Tour...............................................3 Hollyw ood Museum Hallow een Exhibit ..................4 Haunt ed Hollyw ood Spor t s Paint ball Par k..........................5 Beaut y and t he Cr eep Cost um e Fair e.........................6 Int er view Wit h TaySavesTheDay......................7 Int er view Wit h An Under t aker...............................13 Int o The Ar t | DCast r.........15 Int o The Ar t | Bat In Your Belf r y..........................................21

"About a month ago I made the decision to add a horror magazine to my independent production company Chimerical Media's repertoire. I've been nothing but ecstatic since then! It's been so great working on our first issue and it's definitely something I'd never thought I'd do with filmmaking being my own real passion. Thanks to Horror Relapse, I now have two. And thanks to everyone who's taking the time to read this and our first issue! Hope you enjoy what we have to offer." - Patrick Sullivan

Int o The Ar t | Brandon McGill.........................................25 Indie Film s Sect ion.............29 Cr eep Cr eepersin................30 Thr 33 Days Dead's Tina Teet er.........................................31 Dust in Willis Film m aker/Monst er..............33 A Night m ar e On Elm St r eet 30t h Anniversar y..................35 Exclusive Int er view Wit h Doug Jones.............................41 The Evil Wit hin Scr eam Review.......................................43

GHOU LA's H aunt ed

R TOU Line Red

The soft blue and orange lights on the walls of the Union Station seem erie at night. The palm trees are shadows that blend into the October night and sway in the cold breeze. With a name like ?Haunted Red Line Tour? a rough image comes to mind of the ?eccentric? you expect to see at an event devoted to hauntings.

People searching for ghosts wielding complicated machines from e-bay or talking to empty rooms in the middle of the night with a voice recorder, eager to prove their ghost theories. Instead I met college students with cameras, teenagers in summer clothes, and a happily married couple. Even the host of the event (Richard, GHOULA) looks like he belonged in a lab coat nursing a child?s dog back to health. Everyone present was just interested in having an adventure through LA in the spirit of October.

Before we even step foot on the red line subway the tour group was being told of the bloody and supernatural history of LA. Richard pointed out which trees were used for hangings, the curse on City Hall, the Chinese massacre, and even the ghosts that roam inside of union station.

Over the course of the tour we were taken to the Alexandria ?The Ghost Building?, The 200 year old Ghost of California,The Pico House, City Hall, the ghost of Lawn Chaney, and Bella Lugosi, The final seance of Houdini, The specter of the Pantages, Valentino?s kissing ghost in the Hollywood Hotel. The little girl in Ripley?s Believe it or not before finally ending in North Hollywood at the final stop of the Red Line.

Normally you overlook buildings, street corners, and trees. They are just background on your way to something more important work, appointments, friends, movies, stuff that is just more interesting. None of this is malicious it is just that few people look at buildings very closely unless you?re searching for a place to be. This tour makes you pause and want to learn about the history of the places around you. Just to be able to repeat all of the horror stories to your friends.

You don?t have to believe in ghosts to enjoy a good ghost story and for the price of a metro day pass ($8) you not only hear about all of the hauntings and ghosts that still dwell in the city of angels but you learn about the history of LA in a fun and interesting way. If you want a great way to explore LA, get into the Halloween spirit, or just plain have an adventure this should be at the top of your to do list.

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The death masks of famous bygone actors like Bella Lugosi and Vincent Price, characters like The Master from The Strain, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger and so many others are separated from you by only a thin wall of glass.

The Hollywood Museum is housed in the historic Max Factor Building on Highland Ave. When you first walk in you see a brightly lit colorful entrance that is very inviting, warm colors and friendly staff & off to the side Jason Voorhees stabs at anyone who gets too close to him. You descend into ?The Dungeon of Doom", a dark labyrinth like place filled with eerie mood lighting and music to complete the atmosphere. The exhibits are wonderful; The jail cells from The Silence of the Lambs feel as though you are walking into the actual film.

The Hollywood Museum has the most extensive collection of film memorabilia in the world. It reminds you of a bygone time before behind the scenes or special features were common. Being able to see the props, the material of the clothing as well as reading the various factoids about the actors who used them on set is entirely different from seeing them on a computer screen. You can see all of Hollywood?s Golden Era stars such as Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, and Mae West.

However the museum also features more recent films like Jurassic Park, Star Trek, and The Hunger Games. The Museum's breathtaking exhibits features one of a kind costumes, props, photographs, scripts, stars?car collections and personal artifacts, memorabilia are available to everyone who visits.

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HAPPY 3 YEARS!

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Only three years old, Haunted Hollywood Sports is progressing to become one of the more well known small maze events.

Located in Bellflower, CA at the Hollywood Sports paintball and airsoft park, monsters roam the 28 acre park filled of mazes, shooting ranges, and even a giant "Suicide Rock Wall" to climb up.

look upon about six zombies that were ready to rip our flesh apart and eat us... I mean, take our flags. If you ever wondered what it felt like to be Andrea trapped in the RV in the second season of The Walking Dead, this maze definitely gives you an idea. It was such a rush to be chased by zombies! And such accurate ones at that.

One of the mazes that really stuck out and offered something very different than other maze events was Zombie Escape. Upon entering you're introduced to a nurse who gives you three flags on a belt, and explains your mission. You, along with your team, must make your way through zombie infested territory to find four vials of anti-virus (green glow sticks) and try and survive with all three flags left. About halfway through the maze you come upon an abandoned RV in which only two people are allowed to enter at a time. One of my teammates and I rushed inside to avoid the undead that were chasing us. After throwing up all the pillows, we were able to add one more vial to our current collection of two.

On our way out, we stopped at the door to

One other particular event which you can take part in, which was rather fun, is the Last Stand Shoothouse. You are armed with a paintball gun and mask and basically are brought to a small range. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to keep the walking dead from reaching the range by whatever means necessary. So basically, you get to shoot at living-sorta targets as they approach the range in the shadows. It basically filled a missing void in my life, which was the void of killing zombies before they eat me.

Two things I can tell you for sure; there were definitely some beauties, and definitely some creeps who gave most of the attending a good fright. What was rather a small event was still very enjoyable for a horror fan and Halloween enthusiast like myself. Beauty and the Creep Costume Faire, setup by Halloween Club, had a fun-to-watch fashion show, booths varying from Knott?s Scary Farm to Cinema Secrets Woochie Special FX, some tasteful food trucks, and to top it off everything in the store was 30% off during the event. I had never seen the store so stocked with Halloween goodies!

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COSPLAYING W ITH T AYSAVEST HEDAY Taylor Winters, commonly knows as TaySavesTheDay in the cosplay community is a cosplayer based in the Los Angeles area who believes that everyday is Halloween. He designs and creates his own props and costumes of some of the most infamous horror characters known to date, and we were lucky enough to talk to him a bit about some of these costumes and characters.

HR: What inspired you t o st art cospl aying, and more import ant l y, cospl aying iconic horror charact ers?

TW: I fully believe that Halloween should be every day. I started cosplaying by simply making really really cool Halloween costumes. I grew up with a costume box, and have wanted a big kid version of that. The first costume I made myself was a reanimated cadaver that I wore to work. I spent hours watching Youtube videos and researching the best way to make dried bloods and grimes for the clothes. I fell in love with weathering costumes, making myself look like a real zombie with just coffee grounds and a cheese grater. Everyone at work loved the costume, so the next year I had to go bigger. After watching more YouTube videos, I discovered silicone masks: they moved with your face, mirroring your facial expressions, turning you into that creature. I bought a Freddy Krueger mask that same day. From there, I have made different versions of Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, the Tiger Mask from You?re Next, and even a Leatherface. Basically, cosplaying for me is just a reflection of my love of horror.

HR: Is t here a part icul ar charact er you enjoy dawning t he mask of ?

TW: The easy answer to this is Freddy Krueger. He?s been my favorite Slasher since I was a kid. He?s frightening, but he also enjoys a good laugh no 7

matter how cheesy his jokes are. However, I really do enjoy different aspects of all the characters I portray, and that?s exactly why I cosplay the characters I do. My most recent cosplay was Professor Pyg from the Batman universe, and he was a blast to wear. To me, he is the perfect mix of two my biggest passions: Batman and horror. Also, this was the second time I was able to cosplay with the Smile-X Villain Corporation (an amazing group of almost all of the Batman Villains) and I cannot express enough how great it is cosplaying with a group of friends that all share your passion. Even when I wear Freddy alone, I don?t get nearly as strong of a response as when I cosplay with RubenVoorhees1 as VS Jason. Cosplaying is a very social experience, and it?s a great way to meet new friends that share your interests.

HR: One of t he charact er?s you?ve cospl ayed was Joel . Being a f an of t he game mysel f , how did you l ike The Last of Us? TW: First off, I loved cosplaying Joel. He was easily one of the cosplays that I have worked the hardest on, and he is the first cosplay I have not worn a mask. Let me repeat that, I have over 10 cosplays and Joel is the first that I have not worn a mask for.

I love Joel as a character; his bond with Ellie and his growth throughout the game made me have to cosplay him. Plus, it was so much fun to work on the weapons. It?s a game where I could make the weapons from random pipes that you tape scissors

to. It was so much fun to just put the costume together. But anyways, to answer your question, I absolutely love The Last of Us. It is easily one of my favorite games of all time. The difficulty, the sheer terror of the clickers, and the story were all crafted perfectly together. I own two copies of the game and the remastered version for the PS4, even though I don?t even own a PS4 yet!

HR: Last but not l east , and t he most cl iched quest ion amongst horror f anat ics, what ?s your f avorit e scary movie?

TW: This question is like asking me what I want to eat tonight. Favorite overall would have to be A Nightmare on Elm Street. That was one of the first horror films I saw and still has that childhood nostalgia associated with it. Halloween (1978) is another film that is dear to my heart: the atmosphere is simply perfect for the month of October, and it puts me in the mood for the Halloween holiday. Recently, I loved the Evil Dead remake. I have heard a lot of negativity towards it for it?s lack of humor, but that?s what I loved about it. It was a really well done cabin in the woods horror film. The book, despite how iconic the original was, felt more realistic and scary to me. I teamed up with two artists and reproduced an exact replica for myself even. However, I love all horror. I watch indie horror, foreign horror, and even the US horror remakes. It?s a great genre that really doesn?t get the appreciation it deserves.

HR: Is t here any charact er you hope t o cospl ay t hat you haven?t had t he chance t o yet ?

TW: I?ve done most of the horror characters that I truly love. There?s been a few custom characters that I?ve been perfecting over the last few years, and I?ve been wanting to do a Leslie Vernon from Behind the Mask for about a year now. But apart from horror, I?ve been expanding my line-up to feature some non-horror characters as well. Joel was the first that I did, and recently, I?ve been dabbling in the DC Universe. I cosplayed Captain Clown and Professor Pyg from Batman, and have been diligently working on a very ?cool? Batman villain to debut at Comikaze. Complete with armor, LEDs, and a fog machine, this has easily been the hardest and most time intensive build to date.

Luckily, I?ve enlisted a few great friends, and it?s been very ice of them help!

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"I f ul l y bel iev e t hat Hal l ow een s houl d be ev er y d ay ."

"Fav or it e ov er al l w oul d hav e t o be a night mar e on el m s t r eet ."

An Interview W ith An Undertaker!

RG: The desire to escape appeals to me. The characters I portray are often larger than life.

They offer me the opportunity to say and do things that would not be otherwise socially acceptable. I'm a very quiet and reserved person privately.

HR: Can you t el l me about some of t he most recent project s you?ve been working on? (f il m, t heat re, any event s you?ve at t ended) Rick Galiher, also commonly known R.I.P The Undertaker, took a brief time from his spooky schedule to talk to us here at Horror Relapse!

HR: Out of al l t he charact ers you?ve creat ed/ pl ayed, who have you most enjoyed being?

RG: The character I portray, "R.I.P. The Undertaker", is the my favorite. I was first hired by dark artist, Chet Zar, to serve as a host for his art show at Copro Gallery and later to help promote his table at the Spring Monsterpalooza convention. A documentary on his life and work called, "I Like To Paint Monsters," will included footage of character.

The Undertaker has been hired at other Halloween/ Horror conventions including the Fall "on of Monsterpalooza, ScareLA and Days of The Dead. He has been a roaming ambassador for a range of brands. He has been hired for the Halloween season at The Halloween Club and The Ahhs Store in Santa Monica to be a greeter. He has also been a host and MC at various club nights introducing bands and variety acts.

HR: What inspired you t o become an act or and ent ert ainer?

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RG: I have been working with a haunted play production called Delusion: Lies Within as a new character called The Alchemist. In December, I will portray St. Nicholas in a stage production being produced by the Krampus Los Angeles troupe. I play a butler character named Wilkinson in a sequel to my Henry, The Pampered Pooch short film. I have a commercial for the LA-based Amazebowls brand coming out soon.

HR: If you coul d work wit h any direct or or writ er of your choosing (passed on or l iving) who woul d be your number one choice?

off guard and genuinely freak out because they aren't expecting a real person. I don't have to do much to get a big response.

RG: I would have to say the director who I most admire would be Stanley Kubrick. I am a huge fan of The Shining, Dr. Strangelove, Lolita and 2001. You can watch his work repeatedly and still discover new details. He brilliantly pushed the boundaries in what cinema could be and what the viewing audience should expect.

HR: When it comes t o f il ms, what inspired you t o writ e and produce sil ent f il ms?

HR: Have you ever had any f unny incident s or react ions wit h ot her peopl e whil e in charact er?

RG: This Halloween season, at The Ahhs Gift Store, I was hired to blend in with the prop mannequins. A lot of customers are caught

"Cost ume designed by Tod Wat ers of Junker design wit h cust om-made but t ons by Chet Zar, who al so designed t he make-up."

RG: I love the playfulness of genre and have studied a good deal of silent greats like Chaplin and Keaton. I have been working on my own series of black and white silent films because I can get them shot in a day with a limited crew, can overact to my hearts content, and never have to worry about memorizing lines.

"THE CHARACTERS I PORTRAY ARE OFTEN LARGER THAN LIFE. THEY OFFER ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY AND DO THINGS THAT W OULD NOT BE OTHERW ISE SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE." 14

INTO THE ART | DCASTR DCastr is an independent artist based in the SoCal area. He's the founder of Zar Star Studios which is currently in development to produce illustration books, comics and prose stories. DCastr also provided us with an awesome cover for this issue.

Horror Relapse got some time to talk with DCastr about some of Zar Star Studios' current projects.

SHE That Kills The Dead HR: Being an art ist who creat es his own charact ers and creat ures on paper, how does it f eel t o bring She That Kills The Dead t o l if e in a f il m?

DC: So far it?s just been test footage and super small inner monologues. To see SHE and some of the other characters materialize is a weird, cool feeling. I don?t really feel like I created them. It?s more like I woke them up.

This story has been re accruing in my head for a while. Fleshing it out feels organic.

HR: Al t hough st il l in pre-product ion, it must have been very cool t o see your charact er in t he t est cl ips you f il med.

DC: Well, It?s kind of frustrating actually. The characters are vehicles to tell a story. Seeing them is awesome.

However getting too see them in action is a bit more difficult financially. It is an exciting challenge though.

HR: What was t he inspirat ion behind She?s spiked hel met ?

DC: Pure functionality. Durable and effective. It being cool looking is was second thought.

HR: Is it a spiked hel met she f ound or is it act ual l y somet hing of her own creat ion?

DC: It?s her own idea. She has many ideas. Most fail as you?ll get to read about. SHE is a bit of a tinkerer.

HR: What can peopl e expect f rom t his post -apocal ypt ic comic?

DC: Inventions, manic fits, loneliness, desperation and self education. You?ll get to see some really intelligent, yet emotionally charged misfits lost in a world with cool abandoned toys. I suppose there is a bit of dismemberment as well.

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FOWL HR: Anot her project you?re current l y working on is cal l ed Fowl. What can you t el l us about t hat project and how it ?s been working wit h Norman Wong?

DC: Fowl is a vengeful tale lived through a native American named Squanto. Who happens to have become a were turkey. That being said it?s meant to be an action drama? We?ll see how this plays out. It is a blast to draw this character and watch him work! What can I say about Norm? Dude is good at what he does! He knows the direction I intend to go. Either that or we see eye to eye on it. It?s difficult to find someone like that. I?m lucky to get him stoked on the projects. It?s really amazing to see him clean up my line work with his color pallet.

HR: What are some of your f avorit e comic books and graphic novel s?

DC: Comics? H?m, Caliban, Dead Body Road, Prime, Spread and this old comic series called Post Nuke Dick just to name a few. Graphic novels, Deadly Class, Mind MGMT, Harvest and Crossed.

HR: Is t here any part icul ar series you?re f ond of ?

DC: Deadly Class is really cool. Southern Bastards is a good series also. A series I could read over and over again is still the Venom saga. It doesn?t get any better to me than Todd McFarlane?s Spider Man with the Venom introduction.

HR: Where do you draw inspirat ion f rom when it comes t o creat ing a new piece?

DC: I enjoy reading psychology text books . Aside from that, books on neurology and personality disorders. Once I went down that rabbit hole life has become similar to a where?s Waldo game in public situations. I try not to discount myself as well. This, and of course life experiences.

HR: If you can give a young art ist any piece of advice, what woul d you pass on t o t hem?

NEVER COMPARE YOURSELF TO ANYONE ELSE. MAKE LOTS OF MISTAKES. SHOW EVERYONE. EXPECT NO FEEDBACK. 17

INTO THE ART | BAT IN YOUR BELFRY Michelle Prebich is an independent artist based in the SoCal area. She has her own Etsy store under the name Bat In Your Belfry where you can find prints, designed coffins, and dolls that she has created.

Horror Relapse was lucky enough to get some time to talk with Michelle about her art and movies.

HR: How did you come up wit h t he name Bat in Your Belfry?

MP: Bat in Your Belfry came about as a name that I wanted to use as my banner for my Etsy Shop, for when I sell at events. It plays off the phrase "he has a bat in his belfry" meaning insanity or something is not quite right in the head. I thought it was fun and quirky.

HR: Af t er l ooking at a l ot of your work, which is spooky and great by t he way, I see t hat a l ot of your art is inspired f rom charact ers on t el evision and f il m.

Who are some of your f avorit e charact ers t o il l ust rat e?

MP: I like to doodle my inspirations from time to time. I grew up on a steady diet of Tim Burton films, the classics like Pee-Wee, Beetlejuice, Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands. The aesthetic spoke to me at a very young age and the characters did as well, typically a bunch of misunderstood outcasts who still 21

went on doing what they did and I really liked that. Those films celebrated being different. So I embrace that and of course Mr. Burton's visual work has been extremely influential to me.

HR: Besides f il m and TV, where el se do you draw inspirat ion f rom when it comes t o your art ?

MP: To say what specifically inspires me. A lot of times I draw for myself. A way of venting, a form of communication and sometimes just for fun. I like to listen to a lot of music when I draw, and a lot of the pieces I end up doing are typically done to classical music or film track scores. I very much believe in the art of a narrative, having a film background. So I try to have that come across in my drawings whether it be based on a piece of music, a feeling, or a reflection from history.

HR: Is t here any specif ic reason why you?re drawn t o creat ing more spooky and horror orient ed art ?

MP: I find an attraction to the dark and macabre. Someone once told me that

they said I found beauty in what most people would find repulsing. Maybe that's the case. I can't be sure. I do know that I love working with wet medians which tends to lend itself quite nicely to macabre subjects.

HR: What are some of your f avorit e horror movies?

MP: Some of my favorite horror movies include An American Werewolf in London, Interview with the Vampire, The Shining, Psycho, The Thing, Bram Stoker's Dracula and for good measure Return of the Living Dead.

HR: Last but not l east , where can peopl e f ind your wonderf ul art ?

MP: You can find and purchase my art at my Etsy shop etsy.com/batinyourbelfry You can also find me on Instagram/ Twitter @batinyourbelfry

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INTO THE ART | BRANDON MCGILL Fascinated by the interplay between light and color, Brandon McGill is passionate about about creating interesting extremes. His work has featured most recently on the cover of Echo Magazine.

Horror Relapse was lucky enough to get some insight from Brandon on two of his more chilling pieces.

"THE MODEL (KYE N.) WANTED TO DO SOMETHING ARTISTICALLY DISTURBING, AND I DID MY BEST TO MAKE HIS VISION COME ALIVE. IT IS FX MAKE UP, AND APPROPRIATE FOR THE SEASON. I CREATED THE CUTS OUT OF LIQUID LATEX AND TISSUE. A LOT OF PEOPLE TELL ME IT LOOKS REALISTIC, BUT I JUST SEE THE ART THAT LED UP TO IT. " 26

"IT IS CALLED NOISE POLLUTION. THE OTHER ARTIST AND I PAINTED SOUND WAVES ON EACH OTHER. I WORE THE GAS MASK TO SYMBOLIZE DISCONNECTION, DESPITE BEING ROMANTICALLY ENTWINED." 27

INDIE_FILMS Mak e sur e t o c h ec k o ut so me o f t h ese indie f il ms (and ser ies) Bel o w and st ay updat ed o n t h eir pr o duc t io ns!

Special

An Undead St ory Product ion Company: Chimerical Media

Product ion Company: Okapi Pictures

Direct or: Patrick Sullivan

Direct or: Mikeal Burgin

Writ er: Patrick Sullivan

Writ er: Mikeal Burgin

Rel ease Dat e: 10/ 18/ 14

Rel ease Dat e: 2014

Run Time: 19 Minutes

Follow a young woman named Karen (Jaz Kemp) throughout a week of her journey during the zombie apocalypse.

The St ory of Sarah Pt . 2 Product ion Company: Chimerical Media Direct or: Patrick Sullivan Writ er: Patrick Sullivan Lead Cast : Juliette Danielle Mike Gerbi Shondale Seymour Rel ease Dat e: 2014

This sequel to it's 2013 first half follows a Hannibal Lecter obsessed serial killer named Sarah as she continues to evade the authorities.

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Run Time: 11 Minutes

When their daughter is kidnapped by human traffickers, a mother and father struggle against revealing a family secret to investigators, that could ultimately lead to her safe return.

Resurrect The Dead Direct or: Marcus Rochford Writ er: Sean Connolly Lead Cast : Craig McHugh Dean Sherlock Dan Shanley Sean Connolly Christina Hamilton Rel ease Dat e: 10/ 31/ 15

An Irish teenager named John Reilly is left looking for survival in a zombie apocalypse.

I enjoyed my conversation with Creep Creepersin and it did not give me the creeps one bit. We shared our love of all things horror, including some of our favorite movies. Mr. Creepersin ?Creep? loves making scary flicks that are not necessarily gory or disgusting, despite what one may think from his name. He likes more of the psychological thriller-types, movies that are reminiscent of the 1980?s kids? scary flicks, but not too terrorizing.

He is currently working on his Black Star Canyon book series. You can find Creep?s music on amazon.com along with some of his written work including Creepology Volume I or his Black Star Canyon book series. Simply search Creep Creepersin. We look forward to seeing more from this creepy author and filmmaker!

Creep started writing and producing movies in 2006. Many of the off-color titles of his films had nothing to do with the stories themselves; they were just something the production companies/ studio executives wanted to use to gain attention to Creep?s films. They were successful in that way, creating quite a fan base for Creep.

Being a single father to his wonderful daughter Chaile Wall, Creep wants to keep her near him.

With that said, she has basically grown up on movie sets and acted in many of his films. One of his more recent productions that he directed that she took part in was Ghost Goggles, a feature film following a lonely orphan who finds a pair of glasses that allow him to see ghosts.

Some of Creep?s favorite pastimes are writing and music. He has written dozens of books and movies and has created a lot of his own music.

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Thr33 Days Dead's Tina Teet er For those of you who aren't currently watching Town of the Living Dead on SyFy, Tina Teeter (far left) is the producer of an independent zombie film called Thr33 Days Dead that's been filming for six years in Japser, Alabama. SyFy has been documenting the production, with the goal of having the actual film shown on the channel. We got some time to talk to Tina about her time as a producer and Thr33 Days Dead.

HR: Fol l owing t he compl et ion of Thr33 Days Dead, do you have any f ut ure project s in mind t hat you'd l ike t o st art ?

TT: We'd like to do another movie. But not under the same circumstances. Took to long. I'd be 70!

HR: Bef ore Thr33 Days Dead, did you ever pl an on having a career in f il m or is it more somet hing t hat kind of came t o be, l ike t he passion grew as t he product ion unf ol ded?

TT: Absolutely not. Had no desire to be behind scenes or part of production crew. I liked to preform, sang in band for long time, acted for many years. It just developed as time went along.

HR: How does it f eel t o have support f rom a net work l ike SyFy on t he product ion of your independent f il m?

TT: SyFy's been so amazing to us. I hope to continue working with them. They have treated us like real people and we have made lasting friendships. The whole experience is so surreal for us.

HR: What kind of advice woul d you pass ont o someone who's about t o st ep int o t he shoes of a producer f or t he f irst t ime?

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TT: Do your homework.. Preproduction,. Always do things cheaply if you can and save budget for big fx scenes. Don't stop.

HR: On t he show we see you a l ot of t he t ime put t ing t oget her props f or cert ain shoot s, l ike t he zombie baby and zombie penis f or exampl e.

It kind of al ways brought t his quest ion t o mind.

Is t his just some special ef f ect s knowl edge you've picked up over t he course of your product ion or st uf f you've act ual l y l ooked up and f ound t ut orial s f or?

TT: I have done props and fx makeup for years. It started when my children was little. I always dressed up with them on Halloween. Then I started getting paid some. Rest is history.

HR: Last but not l east , on some of t he recent episodes of t he show some of your cast & crew have came up wit h WWTD, obviousl y st anding f or "What Woul d Tina Do". I mysel f act ual l y l ove t his, because no mat t er what you al ways make t hings happen and t hat 's what it real l y comes down t o when it comes t o creat ing indie f il ms. So my quest ion, more l ike quest ions, is how do you f eel about WWTD and do you t hink t here wil l ever be a chance f or some WWTD T-Shirt s?

TT: It don't bother me. They could certainly say worse things lol. AND THEY BETTER REMEMBER IT!!

T-shirts I can't say yet. But who knows.

W HAT W OUL D T I NA DO

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D USTIN WILLIS ( ) FILMMAKER

Dustin Willis is an independent filmmaker based out of Downey, CA. In 2009 Dustin launched his company Def Video Productions and went on to produce award winning music videos. His short film The Forest got him nominate for Best Film & Best Director at the LBCC Film Festival.

In 2013 Dustin was named the RAW Artists Orange County Filmmaker of the Year.

HR: What was your inspirat ion behind t he st ory of The Forest, where?d t hat idea derive f rom?

DW: The Forest is based on the idea of lucid dreaming and becoming so advanced that it can be used as a weapon. The story itself was initially a subplot to a film I started writing in high school called The Effacement. The film followed a drug addict who befriends Aiden and Cassie, the two main characters of The Forest. After making a trailer for The Effacement, I later decided Aiden and Cassie's story was so much more intriguing and developed their relationship into a short film.

they were before being infected by the virus. The writers and I developed the first draft of the pilot episode and I thought it was hilarious. The zombies will still have some of the same qualities as your typical Hollywood zombie, but they will be much more authentic and their situations more believable.

One of the perks of being a monster during Halloween is that you meet incredibly talented makeup artists. After describing the idea of my new [cont?d] zombie apocalypse series to some artists, they were immediately on board. It's a project I'm really excited about because I'm such a fan of special effects makeup.

"THE ZOMBIES WILL STILL HAVE SOME OF THE SAME QUALITIES AS YOUR TYPICAL HOLLYWOOD ZOMBIE, BUT THEY WILL BE MUCH MORE AUTHENTIC AND THEIR SITUATIONS MORE BELIEVABLE."

HR:You?ve ment ioned t o me t hat you?re current l y working on a sit com series pl aying on t he zombie apocal ypse. What can you t el l me about t hat ?

DW: Yes! I'm actually really excited to begin work on an Internet series I've been developing for some time now. Sometime in the near future, we will begin production on a show that will take a different stance on the zombie apocalypse. Everyone seems to attack the idea of zombies taking over and having to fight them, but I thought, "how funny would it be if everyone is just overreacting?" America really likes to overreact to epidemics and over-prepare, so I wanted to make the zombies entirely believable and allow their personalities be an extension of how 33

HR: At t his t ime, do you have any pot ent ial project s you?re hoping get green l it in t he coming mont hs?

DW: Right now I'm working on a short film How To Say Hello, a comedic film set to be released online in the Winter. Because of school, I've had to put some projects on hold such as a horror film I'm hoping to develop sometime next year after the zombie series gets going. Since I'm not a huge fan of computer generated imagery, I'm really excited to do a horror film that relies heavily on the special effects makeup and the story. I can't go into too much detail about it, but there will be blood. Lot's of blood.

DUSTI N WI( LLI S) MONSTER

When Dustin isn't being the filmmaker he is, he dawns on a mask and becomes a monster in the night, out to cause havoc and invoke fear!

HR: What do you enjoy most about being a monst er at a major Hal l oween event ?

HR: Has anyt hing rat her hil arious ever happened whil e you were behind t he mask?

DW: What I enjoy most about being a monster is I get to live out any character I choose. It's as if I'm able to unleash all the bottled up anger and negative energy building up from the past year on anyone who walks in my path. When you work a huge Halloween event, It's suddenly socially acceptable to be a clean-cut, normal dude during the day, but be a crazy, horrific, blood-thirsty demon chasing people around at night. I look forward to it every year just to let the crazy out a bit.

DW: There are far too many encounters to list. My favorite moment always changes because people react differently to each scare and I tend to forget about them as time goes on. For whatever reason, the one moment I remember dearly is having a giant Air-zooka cannon made out of a trash can and unleashing it on guests with a fellow monster. If you aren't familiar with an Air-zooka, it's an object that releases an immense amount of air when struck.

Well, we managed to completely blow an entire funnel cake onto a guest - powdered sugar, strawberry sauce, the works. The boyfriend was mad because he had probably just used all of his allowance money to pay for it, but the poor girl I actually felt bad for. I mean, I've never gotten bits of funnel cake in my hair, but I have to imagine that isn't an easy thing to clean out.

HR: What made you want t o become a monst er?

DW: I've actually always have been a monster to some degree. I'm a weird kid; I never went trick-or-treating with my dad as a child. Instead, I worked a home haunt in my uncle's front yard from the time I was old enough to stand until about high school. After that, the home haunt closed on its eighteenth anniversary and I became severely depressed because I no longer had anything to look forward to during October. We refer to it as "being bitten by the haunt bug," and truth be told I couldn't let that side of me go. So, I visited my first large scale theme park Halloween event with some friends in high school and I HATED it. I hated it because I was on the wrong side of the mask. Of course the following year, I auditioned to be a part of the street talent and four years later I'm a completely different person because of it.

HR: How l ong have you been doing t his?

DW: I have worked the event for four years, but I've been involved in haunted attractions my entire life.

In a way, it's what sparked my interest in filmmaking because I really enjoyed the production side of things.

HR: What kind of t raining do you have t o go t hrough f or such a job?

DW: Each monster trains differently. Personally, I start training in March. Light running, light technical practices, even some yoga. Right around August, I kick it into high gear and prepare my body to run what some would argue is a marathon every night of the event. This includes long distance running and tons of cardio, weight training, and heavy technical practices at least once a week. Not every monster works this hard in the off season. But the way I see it, each guest paid money to see me scare or to be scared by me, so it wouldn't be fair to only be in peak shape for the final weeks of the event. I strive to be as fit for night one as I am for the end of October.

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30TH ANNI VERSARY November 9th marks the 30th anniversary of every ones favorite, foul mouthed, razored fingered, dream killer FREDDY KRUEGER and his wonderful movie franchise A Nightmare On Elm Street! Well, more accurately, Wes Craven's Nightmare on Elm Street, but we're going to put some focus on our old foul mouthed friend who's been portrayed by none other than Robert Englund, 8 times may we add!

"WE STARTED WATCHING HORROR FILMS WHEN WE WERE YOUNG IN MY FAMILY, SO FREDDY KRUEGER HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE HORROR VILLAIN FOR AWHILE NOW. AFTER I WATCHED THE FIRST FILM, I REMEMBER THINKING HOW INTERESTING THE CHARACTER OF FREDDY WAS, AND I WAS BOTH EXCITED AND SCARED OF THE PROSPECT OF HIM VISITING ME IN MY DREAMS. I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT IT WASN'T REAL...BUT, WHAT IF IS WAS?" - MEGAN FRANCES

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1, 2, Freddy's coming for you.

Rober t Englund Random Fact s

Thir t y year s ag o Wes Cr aven br oug ht us A Nig ht mar e On El m St r eet and one of t he most iconic hor r or vil l ains t o dat e! Til t his day Fr eddy Kr ueg er is deepl y immer sed in sever al aspect s of pop cul t ur e, and not j ust dur ing t he Hal l oween season. Cospl ayer s such as TaySavesTheDay (Pg 7.) dOn his g l ove and bur ned f ace f or convent ions, peopl e g et t at t oos acr oss t heir bodies of Fr eddy, and don't g et me st ar t ed on how many f an f il ms have been cr eat ed in honor of t his awesome char act er !

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1. His direct orial debut was a f il m cal l ed 976-EVIL.

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2. King of t he Hil l f an.

3. An onl y chil d.

Now! Inst ead of g oing on and t el l ing you about t he f r anchise and ever yt hing you al r eady may know, we t houg ht it 'd be mor e f un t o have f ans t hemsel ves shar e t her e impr essions af t er t hey saw A Nig ht mar e On El m St r eet f or t he f ir st t ime!

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4. One t ime radio host .

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5. Fat her hel ped design t he U-2 spy pl ane.

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6. Want s t o direct Our Town on st age.

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9 10, Never sleep again....

"I saw t he f il m f or t he f ir st t ime in 1998, and it scar r ed me f or year s. I coul dn't sl eep al one f or a l ong t ime. Good t hing I shar ed a r oom wit h my br ot her !"

- Randel l Mil an

1, 2, Freddy's coming for you.

3, 4, Bet t er lock your door

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1, 2, Freddy's coming for you.

"My f ir st t ime wat ching A Nig ht mar e on el m st r eet didn't end t oo wel l f or t he f act I was f ive and had a neig hbor who was a f r eddy f anat ic! he t houg ht it 'd be f unny t o cl imb up ont o t he hig h br ick wal l t hat spl it our backyar ds in a f r eddy cost ume t el l ing me he was g oing t o g et me.

Didn't g et over my f ear of f r eddy unt il i was sixt een."

3, 4, Bet t er lock your door

5, 6, grab a crucif ix.

7, 8, Gonna st ay up lat e.

9 10, Never sleep again....

- pat r ick sul l ivan

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5, 1,6, grabCOMI a NG crucif 2, FREDDY'S FOR YOU.ix.

BETTER LOCK YOUR DOOR 7, 8,3, 4,Gonna st ay up lat e.

5, 6, GRAB A CRUCI FI X. 9 10,7,Never sleep again....

8, GONNA STAY UP LATE.

1, 2, 9Freddy's coming 10, NEVER SLEEP AGAIfor N.... you.

3, 4, Bet t er lock your door

"I was scar ed t o g o t o sl eep! His f ace al ong wit h his g l ove scar ed t he be- j esus out of me. But t he nur ser y r hyme song I can sing as a f unny r eminder of a scar y movie."

5, 6, grab a crucif ix.

- Tina Rodr ig uez

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1, 2, Freddy's coming for you.

3, 4, Bet t er lock your door

5, 6, grab a crucif ix.

7, 8, Gonna st ay up lat e.

9 10, Never sleep again....

"It wasn't about t he hor r or f or me, it was about t he imag inat ion. A l andscape t hat coul d incor por at e t he cr eat ivit y and r andomness of t he dr eamscape and t hen inj ect ed it wit h t er r or and deadl y consequences f or t hose who woke up. The concept is br il l iant and t he backst or y is wr apped ar ound t he spine of a r el at abl e sociol og ical conundr um. A chil d mol est er , a f ail ed cour t syst em,

1, 2, Freddy's coming for you.

3, 4, Bet t er lock your door

5, 6, grab a crucif ix.

7, 8, Gonna st ay up lat e.

9 10, Never sleep again.... and a mob of vig il ant e par ent s t hat make a decision, l ive wit h t he consequences and even pass t hem on t o t heir chil dr en. The concept is f ucking br il l iant . That wit h an incr edibl e her oin in miss heat her l ang enkamp and a g ood cast wit h pr imar il y g ood dial og ue, makes it my f avor it e hor r or f il m of al l t ime. I coul d g o on and on."

1, 2, Freddy's coming for you.

3, 4, Bet t er lock your door

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- dodd

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1, 2, Freddy's coming for you.

"I t houg ht it was amaz ing . I was used t o t he st andar d- t ype sl asher movies of t he er a, so when I f ir st saw NIGHTMARE I was expect ing anot her TERROR TRAIN or PROM NIGHT. Inst ead, it was absol ut e g enius, compl et el y r e- wr ot e t he r ul es, and scar ed t he cr ap out t a mE."

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- Mike Just ice

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW W/ DOUG JONES Article Courtesy of Chimerical Media Written by Patrick Sullivan

Cochise (Falling Skies), Abe Sapien (Hellboy), Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth), and Billy Butcherson (Hocus Pocus) are just a few of the names you know Doug Jones by. I was lucky enough to get the chance to have a small interview with the man himself, discussing in detail his career in acting.

Describing himself as an awkward child, quite a stray from "...t he smal l window of 'normal ' in t he midwest ..." made him an easy target of teasing. In order to withstand what was thrown at him (figuratively speaking) he grew a sense of humor in order to make people laugh. Doug found inspiration on the TV screen with characters like Barney Fife, Gilligan, Gomer Pyle, Lucy, the cast of The Carol Burnett Show, Jerry Lewis and Danny Kaye. "They gave me hope t hat my goof y l ooks and odd t iming might one day be put t o good use, as wel l !"

Playing different creatures from the dark world to beings from other planets was never something he planned on. "I didn't even t hink t hat pl aying monst ers and ot herworl dl y creat ures was an opt ion..." As his career progressed, he drew inspiration from Boris Karloff's The Mummy, which was the first horror movie he ever saw. When asked which non-human character he felt he had the most of a personal connection with he replied "I f al l a l it t l e in l ove wit h al l my charact ers, as t hat 's t he onl y way I can pl ay t hem ef f ect ivel y.

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charact er I f eel most akin t o is Abe Sapien f rom t he Hellboy movies. Abe has a super int el l ect I onl y wish I had, but al so a ref ined chil dl ike wonder and innocence, a cal ming inf l uence f or his brut e big brot her Hel l boy, and he f eel s so much communicat ion t hrough t ouch. " Doug even added in that his favorite human character whom he's play is Jerry from the indie film My Name is Jerry.

For those of you who don't know, Doug Jones is also a contortionist. Comes in handy for a man of many creatures but oddly enough that's now how this skill came hand-in-hand with his acting career. It wasn't a big benefactor until his agent sent him on a audition for a comical Midas Mufflers commercial, "a f unny scenario of a heal t h cl ub

massage t herapist get t ing carried away as he mangl ed me int o a pret zel shape, al l t he whil e t al king about his horribl e muf f l er probl ems not being f ixed right at a compet it or," is what Doug told me. This very skill is what lead Doug to receiving a call from Stan Winston Studios to discuss the role of Spy Morlock in the 2002 remake of The Time Machine.

on t heir own and have compl et e creat ive cont rol over t heir piece of art ." Although there's always upsides and downsides to both big budget productions and indie films, Doug likes to fill his year working on a little bit of both. "Right now, I'm on a net work TV series, TNT's Falling Skies, but during my hiat us mont hs, I t ook on t wo indie f eat ures, a short f il m, t hree web series, and an ant i-t obacco TV commercial , al ong wit h a f ew weeks on anot her st udio movie and guest ing on t wo ot her net work shows.

So a good mix of al l of it keeps me f ed and happy."

"I DIDN'T EVEN THINK THAT PLAYING MONSTERS AND OTHERWORDLY CREATURES WAS AN OPTION."

Doug Jones has been seen plenty on the big screen, but did you know he spends plenty of time on the Indie screen as well? "...it 's nice t o be on an indie f il m where t he f il mmakers have scraped t oget her f inancing

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SCREAM FACTOR: 4/ 5 (Consoles: PS3, X-BOX 360, PS4, X-BOX ONE, PC) Rated: M 17+

I myself am not a big fan of the survival horror genre despite the occasional Resident Evil game, but The Evil Within has got me hooked! Not only are the graphics amazing but the screen has a letterbox frame that gives it a chilling cinematic tone.

Though I've only played a few, it's the first horror game I've played that has had such a cinematic feel to it.

The story itself progresses slow and you?re not quite sure what the real motive behind the game is, but it still leaves you very intrigued as to what will happen next. The game itself isn't as driven on the story as it is on it's scares. You must make your way through horror-cliche places such as a mental

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hospital, a village in the woods, and the catacombs beneath a church, to just point out a few.

I highly recommend checking out this game if you're a die-hard horror fan, or if you like to be scared shitless!

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Int o The Art | Bat In Your Bel f ry

CREDITS

Writer: Patrick Sullivan Photos: Bat In Your Belfry

Ghoul a's Haunt ed Red Line Tour Writers: Ashley Santisteven, Christian Martinez

Int o The Art | Brandon McGil l Writer: Patrick Sullivan

Hol l ywood Museum Hal l oween Exhibit

Photos: Brandon McGill

Writers: Ashley Santisteven, Christian Martinez Photos: Courtesy of Hollywood Museum, Silence of the Lambs

Creep Creepersin Writer: Suzanne Sumner Ferry Photos: Courtesy of Creep Creepersin

Haunt ed Hol l ywood Sport s Writer: Patrick Sullivan

Thr33 Days Dead's Tina Teet er

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Beaut y and t he Creep Writer: Patrick Sullivan

Dust in Wil l is Fil mmaker/ Monst er

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Writer: Patrick Sullivan Photos: Courtesy of Dustin Willis

Cospl aying Wit h TaySavesTheDay Writer: Patrick Sullivan

A Night mare On El m St reet 30t h Anniversary

Photos: Sonny Meas Photography (8),York In A Box (8,9,12),Craig's Cosplay Corral (10,11)

Writer: Patrick Sullivan

An Int erview Wit h An Undert aker Writer: Patrick Sullivan Photos: Michael Wada (13), The Frame Guy (13), Patrick Sullivan (14)

Int o The Art | DCast r Writer: Patrick Sullivan Photos: DCastr

Photos: A Nightmare On Elm Street

Excl usive Int erview W/ Doug Jones Writer: Patrick Sullivan Photos: Courtesy of Doug Jones

The Evil Wit hin Scream Review Writer: Patrick Sullivan Photos: Courtesy of Bethesda & Tango Gameworks