My friend David had an old suit to give me, but it needed to be taken in to fit me. We made an appointment with his tailor, who he insisted is the best in San Francisco. She works out of a garage behind her apartment building, a comfortable square room with a few chairs, floor-length …
Category Archives: Horror
“Do you really think it’s okay to laugh at something like this?”
I’ve had the privilege of speaking at two Q&A sessions after a screening of ‘Bug Chaser.’ Q&A sessions can be the most rewarding or the most painful experience for a filmmaker. When the audience is engaged and curious, it makes the entire artistic journey have a purpose. If the audience is tired or uninterested, it …
‘Bug Chaser’ Update
When I wrote the script for ‘Bug Chaser,’ I wrote a story I thought only I would ever read. I didn’t think there was any way it could possibly be made; it was disgusting and, as my co-producer pointed out, one isn’t used to seeing the word “sphincter” in a script, let alone several times. …
Why Horror?
People often ask me why I want to make horror movies. They often ask as politely as possible and try to hide the derision in their voice when they say, “horror movies.” I do the opposite when people ask what kind of movies I want to make; I try to hide the embarrassment in my …