Monsters From The Basement

Audio Interview with Ashley Laurence Posted!

Ashley Laurence has done movies, television, commericals and she is a very talented artist as well. Perhaps she is best know for her role a Kirsty Cotten from the first three Hellraiser films. Ashley was a guest at this years Scarefest in Lexington Ky and I jumped at the chance to interview her. She is a very sweet lady and I totally enjoyed talking with her!!!

 Click here to go to Ashley’s interview page

 

 

Mad Monster Party Review And Recap!!!

Two weeks ago Monsters From The Basement attended North Carolina’s very first horror convention, The Mad Monster Party.  The show was organized by Joe Moe.  Joe was a member of the Bat Pack that took care of Forrest J Ackerman (Famous Monsters Magazine) the last years of his life.

Christi lives about an hour from Charlotte so we decided to drive home each night after the convention instead of staying at the hotel.  The hotel was very nice and offered plenty of room for the show.  The Blake Hotel had a kind of a Outlook Hotel (The Shining) feel to it on the inside.

 The only complaint I had about the whole weekend was that the people giving out the passes to the convention on the first night were a bit unorganized and confused about what they were doing.  We stood in line for 45 minutes to get our passes at 5 pm only to find out that they were only giving out the VIP passes at 5 and we couldn’t get ours until 6pm when the doors to the show opened.  But we didn’t let that one little glitch spoil our fun.  If every convention went as smoothly as Mad Monster did I would be very happy.

Patty Mullen

At each convention there is always someone that you are really looking forward to meeting.  This show offered a wide range of stars to meet and talk to,  many were making their first convention appearence. 

Patty Mullen was the one star that I was really looking forward to meeting at this show.  Patty was in one of my very favorite horror/comedy films “Frankenhooker”.  If you have never seen the film it is about a guy who’s girlfriend gets chopped up by a lawn mower and he saves her head and gets body parts from hookers to put her back together.  Patty was so very sweet to her fans.  I think she is one of the nicest coolest people I have ever met.

Patty Mullen signing some posters and pictures.

 It seemed liked she really enjoyed meeting her fans at Mad Monster Party.  She even left our friend James a message on his voice mail.

 The coolest part of the weekend was when Patty got into her Frankenhooker makeup and posed for pictures with her fans.  This was a dream come true for me.

Patty agreed to talk with me for an interview with Monsters From The Basement.  She was very kind and very funny.  Could have sit and talked to her for hours.

 Craig Sheffer and Anne Bobby

Christi was really looking forward to meeting Craig Sheffer who was in one of her favorite films “Fire With Fire”.  He also was in Clive Barker’s “Nightbreed” along with Anne Bobby.  This was both of their first convention appearences as well.

Anne was really excited that I had brought a “Nightbreed” poster for them to sign.  She said she had the same poster hanging in her home.

 I also did an interview with Anne for Monsters From The Basement as well

 The Rest Of The Guests….

Mad Monster offered a little bit of something for everyone attending the show

Brad Dourif has been countless films including “One Flew Over The Cokooos Nest” and Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” remakes.

 Christi and I both are huge fans of the movie “Fright Night”.  Two stars from that film were at Mad Monster, Chris Sarandon and Stephen Geoffreys.  We had watched the movie the night before just to prime ourselfs for meeting these two crowd favorites.

Chris was also the voice of Jack Skellington in “The Nightmare Before Christmas”

One of my very favorite actresses was also a guest at Mad Monster Party, Linda Blair.  This was the 5th time that I had met her.  She is such a sweetheart!

It was very cool to meet Darth Vader himself David Prowse

Rutger Hauer was on hand meeting fans.  All the money he made went toward his “Starfish” charity which helps in AIDS research.

 William Katt was in “Carrie” and “House” as well as the very popular TV series “The Greatest American Hero”

 Chandler Riggs who plays Carl on “The Walking Dead” was at the show too.

 Rodney Hall, zombie from “The Walking Dead”

Addy Miller was the first zombie that Rick Grimes shot on “The Walking Dead”.  She is such a sweet girl.

Addy took part in a makeup demonstration and was made up to look like she had aged many years!!

We attended the tribute to the late great Forrest J Ackermn on Saturday

 I really loved this tribute to Forry.  Hope they do it again next year.

 I am sure Joe Turkel felt right at home at The Blake Hotel.  It reminded me of the Outlook Hotel in “The Shining”

No horror convention would seem complete without Bill Mosley from “Devils Rejects” and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2″

One of the nicest horror stars you will ever meet is Dee Wallace from “The Fog” and “Cujo”

 Being a huge music fan as well as a horror fan I love it when they book rock stars at the horror conventions.  Marky Ramone was at Mad Monster Party and it was awesome meeting him for the very first time.

 William Katt’s costar in the film “House” was a guest too.  Richard Moll who also starred in the tv show “Night Court” as Bull!

“The Creature From The Black Lagoon” is my favorite classic Universal monster.  Meet Rico Browning who wore the Creature suit was quite an honor.

We had  no idea that James Hong from “Big Trouble In Little China” was the guy on “Seinfield” in the “Seinfield – 4″ episode!

I had never met Camden Toy before but Christi.  I found him to be a very nice guy with a cool sense of humor as you can tell in these pictures.

We have made friends with a few celebs along the way.  Nivek Ogre from Skinny Puppy and PJ Soles are two of those.

It was also an honor to finally meet Angus Scrimm.  I have been a ”Phantasm” fan for years.

Christine

One thing that really impressed me was the restored Christine car from Stephen Kings “Christine” movie

We had a great time at The Mad Monster Party.  It will be on the list of my favorite convention experiences so far this year.  The guests were all very nice and kind.  The staff were also very nice.  Lots of time conventions don’t live up to all the hype that is promised.  I know that is hard to do sometimes but Joe Moe and crew sure pulled it off with this one.  Mad Monster Party is one show we will retun to for sure.

Thanks Joe for bringing horror to North Carolinia.  See you next year!!!

Audio Interview with J. LaRose posted……

J LaRose appearred in the opening scene of Saw 3 and was unable to escape the trap set by Jigsaw and met an quick death.  J was a guest at the recent Gatlinburg Horror Weekend and I got the chance to conduct an interview with him on Sunday morning.  If you have ever met J at a horror convention you know what a super nice guy he is.  We talked about several of his roles in different films and what plans he has for the comming year. I really hope that you enjoy the Monsters From The Basement interview with J LaRose!!!

Click here is listen to my interview with J. LaRose

Audio Interview with Ashley C. Williams From The Human Centipede Posted

Ashley C. Williams is a beautiful and talented young actress who starred in 2010′s most talked about horror film “The Human Centipede”.  I had spoke to her and her costars last year at the Atlanta Comic Con and the interview turned out to be one of the most popular interviews on Monsters From The Basement so I jumped at the chance to talk with her again at the Days Of The Dead Convention this past summer.  Ashley told me about filming “The Human Centipede” and what projects she has coming up in the future.  She is one talented lady.  I hope you enjoy this interview with Ashley C. Williams!!!

Click here to listen to my interview with Ashley C. Williams

Audio interview with Cyndi Crotts posted

Cyndi Crotts is an actress and model.  She currently lives in Orlando, Florida.  Her latest film is called Bikini Monsters and was shot on location in her home state.  She was a guest at the Days Of The Dead Convention and I jumped at the chance to interview her.  She is awesome and very easy on the eyes as well.  Check out the Monsters From The Basement interview with Cyndi Crotts.

Click here to listen to my interview with Cyndi Crotts

Tiffany’s audio interview posted

In the 1980′s Tiffany sold over 15 million records and was touring the world.  She recently starred in two very successful movies for the Sy Fy Channel, “Mega Piranha” and “Mega Python Vs Gatoroid.”  They were two of the top rated movies in the SyFy Channel’s history.  On Friday June 29 her and Debbie Gibson will kick off the “Journey Thru The 80′s Tour” on Good Morning America.  Her new country CD just came out and she will be doing solo dates in support of that cd as well.  I spoke with Tiffany yesterday on the phone and we talked about the early days of her career on up to now.  She is a very sweet lady and it was a real pleasure to talk with her.

Click here to listen to Tiffany’s interview

You can buy Tiffany’s “Rose Tattoo” album at the follow online outlets:

Tiffany Store

CD Baby

Amazon

iTunes

Audio interview with Heather Langenkamp posted!!!

Heather Langenkamp is Nancy Thompson.  She starred opposite Robert England in 3 of the “Nightmare On Elm St” films and went down in movie history.  Heather was a guest at the recent Days Of The Dead Convention and she was there promoting her new documentary “I Am Nancy.”  It was screened for the very first time at this convention and the packed room loved every minute of it.  I was lucky enough to get to interview Heather during one of her breaks at the show and found her to be a very sweet lady.  Come on down to the Basement and listen as I talk with Heather Langenkamp.

Click here to listen to my interview with Heather Langenkamp

Click here to order your copy of “I Am Nancy”

Check out the new video for Free Comic Book at The Outer Limits Comics with Melissa Cowan….

Here is a short video from Free Comic Book Day at the Outer Limits Comics in Murfreesboro, Tn.  Special guest for the event were Jason Craig, Dr Gangrene and the wonderful Melissa Cowan.