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THE LAST KNOCK podcast presents: An Interview with Mark Ricche, Christian Stavrakis, and JB Destiny
George A. Romero – and Ricche, Stavrakis, and Destiny Mark Ricche: Besides writer, actor, and director of the brilliant Mortal Remains documentary, he worked the camera on Romero’s Iron City Asskickers. Christian Stavrakis: He also wrote, acted in and directed Mortal Remains, sculpted the renowned George A. Romero statue, and also appeared in Iron City…
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Butterfly Kisses by Jonny Numb
Butterfly Kisses is Haunting Beauty At their best, horror films confirm our worst fears and stimulate our imaginations, whether in the form of mythic creatures, time-tested folklore, or the paranoid notions that rattle around in the collective unconscious. They make something that could otherwise be laughed at into something real. That said, a…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Erik Kristopher Myers Interview
Filmmaker Erik Kristopher Myers It’s not very often that a solid film comes through in the “we can make a movie because it’s cheap” found footage vein, but writer/director Erik Kristopher Myers delivered with Butterfly Kisses. In fact, his film sits at the top with The Last Broadcast, Lake Mungo, The Poughkeepsie Tapes, and Mortal…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES (2007)
John Erick Dowdle’s The Poughkeepsie Tapes is one of horror filmdom’s “Unholy Grails” and a snipe hunt rolled into one. On its ten-year anniversary, we take a look at the film that came with a trailer but an ultra-limited release before being pulled from theaters. The only way to get feature is as a bootleg. So…
