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NVF Magazine interview With Girls And Corpses editor Robert Steven Rhine Greetings and salutations, Robert. How are you this fine day? Feeling a little�decomposed? LOL! Sorry, I couldn�t resist. As a corpse, I'm always composting myself. I'm all-natural and good for the environment. You should see the weeds growing out of my skull. I love it! I had heard a lot about your magazine in the past, but never had the chance to see it. I have read some raving reviews, though. What prompted the idea for the mag, as if it isn�t obvious? You should pick it up sometime. But feel free to check it out online here: http://girlsandcorpses.com/ We started as a webzine and you can read all those 15 full back issues for free here: http://girlsandcorpses.com/backissues.html There have been six print issues so far and those can be purchased online or picked up at newsstands. We get two million visitors a month to the site. But while many print magazines are folding, we started on the web and went to print. So, we knew we already had a huge audience as soon as we made the leap to print which continues to grow every day, defying our decaying economy. Also, we are now on newsstand in the U.S. and Canada via Ingram, which helps, and also distributed around the globe through Diamond and also at our store site: http://www.girlsandcorpsesstore.com/ The idea of Girls and Corpses as a magazine was prompted my disturbed brain which I keep in an Apothecary jar here: http://www.robertrhine.com/ I tend to think outside of the coffin. I like the idea of opposites: Ying and yang, life and death, young and old, pretty and ugly, comedy and horror... and girls and corpses. What could be better thatn Girls and Corpses? It's the best of both worlds. And it's all wrapped up in the world's first comedy magazine about death. Might as well have the best of both worlds! You are my kinda guy; I like two things: beautiful girls and corpses. Of course, not necessarily in that order. LOL! Ever had any ��special guest corpses��? Like Jeffery Dahmer or Ted Bundy? I think it would really liven things up. Actually, I don't cover real serial killers. It's my one pet peeve. I won't give page space to real killers since the families of their victims are still alive. It's out of respect. But pretty much anything else goes in the magazine, as long as it's dark, sick and funny. I respect you for respecting them. Your magazine is described as, "Maxim Magazine meets Dawn Of The Dead.�� I�d love to see your centerfolds! Have you met with any many opposing viewpoints because of your subject matter? I wouldn�t think so, considering that Fangoria isn�t exactly Walt Disney material, and they have been around since 79.� We have great centerfolds! My favorite is Corpses on Trampolines. Also, 'From Here To Eternity' we shot on the beach for our Corpse Classics series and it came out killer. We have had some voices of dissent, which I applaud and encourage for our Letter-To-The Deaditor. You can read them here: http://girlsandcorpses.com/print6/letterdeaditor.html. We are also banned in both the Wisconsin and Kansas prison systems � although we continue to get letters from inmates there and at other prison who someone smuggle them in. Don't ask. Don�t worry, I won�t. Do you ever get to interview any well known people in the horror film industry? Actors, actresses, FX artists? Yes, all the time. Celebs are now coming to us to be in the magazine: Sid Haig and Sheri Moon Zombie have been on our covers as well as Halloween stars Scout-Taylor Compton and Danielle Harris. We've also interview Mick Garris ("Masters of Horror"), John Landis, Joe Dante, Eli Roth ("Hostel") Adam Green, (Hatchett), comedian Tom Green, Nick Palumbo (Murder Set Pieces), Rob Gudino (Rue Morgue), Ryan Schifrin ("Abominable"), scream queen Tiffany Shepis. porn star Belladonna, Mr. Sci-Fi Forry Ackerman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, and on and on. Wow�can I do an interview with you?! Pweeze??? I really like your ad-line: ��We offer an alternative to fans of horror stalwarts Fangoria and Rue Morgue by serving some guffaws with our gore.�� I think that�s great. There is no reason why your readers can�t have a good laugh as well as nausea. Do you think you might ever publish any fiction in your mag? If so, I have a story that might be right up your alley. I think that I've done my job when a reader is staring at an image in the magazine that they ordinary would turn away from in disgust and yet and they have this sick smile plastered on their confused face. Yes, we do occasionally publish fiction. In the premiere issue I published my story "Propeller Boy" which won World Horror Con's Best Short Fiction Prize and then Cemetery Dance Magazine (and publisher Richard T. Chizmar) reneged on the winning prize of being published in their magazine. I contacted them several times, but Chizmar kept telling me, "I'll get back to you." That was a couple years ago and I'm still waiting. If you are a fiction writer, never ever submit to World Horror Con... or Cemetery Dance... it's a... well... con. Oh believe me, I know. I bet Jorge Buttgereit would love your magazine. Ever met him? His film Necromantik was a classic! We love Nekromantik... or as we call it, the Holy Bible. Buttgereit loves Girls and Corpses Magazine and we already inteviewed him, here: http://www.girlsandcorpses.com/issue12_nekromantik.html This is what he said about our magazine, "The corpses are naked and the girls have to wear bikinis! Whats wrong with you guys?" - J�rg Buttgereit (director "Nekromantik"). Speaking of film, what would you say is your favorite horror film? I have always been partial to the low-budget, slasher genre myself. As well as Lloyd Kaufman films, of course. I love some of Tromas films. Lloyd Kaufman brought vomiting to a high art. But If I had to pick one horror film it would probably be Psycho... or the original Halloween. My other top pics would include: Silence of The Lambs, Aliens, Jaws and The Exorcist... Oh and Freaks! I did a piece on half man Johnny Ec which you can read in our Golf Corpse issue: http://girlsandcorpses.com/print5/johnny.html Sounds great! Any exciting news for your magazine coming up soon? Every day is exciting at Girls and Corpses! I'm living a dream -- wrapped in a nightmare -- wrapped in a fortune cookie. Our next issue is The Karate Corpse, featuring cover girl Quina Feldstein (granddaughter of Al Feldstein -- who is the co-creator of Mad Magazine and EC Comics). We are also working on a European edition of the Magazine and our calendar is selling like death-cakes at a zombie bake-off. Check out our Corpse Mart here: http://girlsandcorpses.com/store/index.html The Prison Soap and Corpse Body Coap are not to be missed! Any last words of wisdom before you go? Dying is easy... comedy is hard... but dying comedy is the worst! RIP, Robert Steven Rhine "The Grin Creeper" Founder/Publisher/Deaditor-In-Chief GIRLS and CORPSES MAGAZINE http://girlsandcorpses.com {insert photo here} "So many corpses... so little time." Love it! Thanks Robert! NVF Magazine Interview With Amanda Underwood Greetings, Amanda. It is a real pleasure to have you here. How are you? Hi, Dave. I�m running late as usual but good. I would give up sleeping to get more done but I�m rather fond of that part of my day. However, I am very happy that you�re including two of my pieces in NVF Publications. It is really an honor to have you here. Since the first time I read one of your stories, I have wanted to interview you. How long have you been writing? You seem like a natural. I�ve been writing for as long as I can remember, since I could pick up a pen, but there were quite a few times when I had long dry spells. I got serious about writing again in the last 5 years. I was, and still am, lucky to have great feedback from editors. That has helped keep me motivated that there is some kind of light at the end of the tunnel � despite my occasional fear that it�s just a deep sea angler (the creepy abyssal fish in Finding Nemo for non-ichthyologists). Your story, Cockroaches, is what I consider a classic. In dark fiction. What exactly was the �� inspiration�� for that one? Or�should I fear to ask? It was silly. I walked into my house on a moonless night, no lights on, no stars because of cloud cover, and the darkness felt like it could be holding anything inside of it. But you still have to walk into it to turn on a light and most of us do that without thinking. So then I wondered what would happen if there was something there, not just in my house, but in every house. I think we take civilization�s amenities for granted especially the need for shelter. I just wanted to take that crutch and rip it out from under people. I am thrilled to death to have you in my Deadly Dolls book! And my zombie book, too. A double dose of Amanda! Where did the idea for Slow Breeders come from? I�m a Romero fan. I wanted to stay true to that old school notion of zombies, which has been challenged in a lot of recent movies and fiction, but play a little with the catalyst of zombification. (I�m not sure if I can use that as a word but it means the process of becoming a zombie.) But the original inspiration was really that quote from Aristophanes which just led my brain in the direction the story took. Let me ask you some of my really boring Q&A: What would you say is your favorite horror film? How about book? Nosy little fart, aren�t I? My favorite horror film is definitely Day of the Dead (the original Romero) although I have loved Alien and Aliens forever. Recently, I was blown away by the independent horror film, The Signal. I wish I had the talent for injecting black comedy into the middle of my work like they did. It lets the ending gut-punch you that much harder. I read a lot, way too much, but I would say that my favorite author is Philip K. Dick for novels and Stephen King for short stories. I read The Mist about fifteen times trying to figure out what about the structure made it such a good story. And recent favorites definitely include China Mieville�s �The Tain� and Tim Lebbon�s �White�, both give me chills. Nope, not nosy at all. Anytime I meet fellow horror/sci-fi fans, we swap favorites. I think its one of the best ways to learn about writers and movies you haven�t heard of. Even in the day of internet, word of mouth (as it has become with reviews and such) is still an awesome way to encounter new things. Have you ever considered putting together a short fiction collection? If so�I want one!!!!! Thanks for the compliment. I love horror, and have been more successful with it than anything else, but I�m equally addicted to spec-fic, sci-fi, and a recent foray into time travel. Hopefully, and with NVF�s support (yep, that was totally a plug), I�ll have enough published work one day to consider something like that. Well, gotta go for now. Anything to tell us before you go? Don�t take criticism too seriously. But I�m still working on that one too. Thanks!!! Amanda *** 'I am a 30-year-old, trying-not-to-be-a-soccer-mom ,employed-but-still-in-school, hyphen-loving gal who lives in the DC metro area. Besides beating on a keyboard my happy place is thirty feet off the ground, upside down, and hanging by my fingers from tiny slabs of rock. I am a dog and a cat person, because you'd be surprised how good they taste in a sandwich, and my husband swears that my life will not be complete until they make a movie about evil zombie dragons. Sadly - I am looking forward to exactly that. I've published fiction in The Harrow and AtomJack Magazine.' NVF Magazine Interview With Teri Harrison Greetings, Teri. How are we today? I really enjoy interviewing female makeup/FX artists. What prompted your interest in getting into this field in the first place? I grew up watching horror and sci-fi films with my father. He always would tell it was not real and how they used simple things like chocolate syrup for blood, it fascinated me. I also was and still am a huge fan of Halloween and anything theatrical. I always wanted to be a part of something that would place me in that atmosphere for a career. I grew up in Florida and one place that was known for surrounding itself with horror was Universal Studios in Orlando. I did some research on the Halloween Horror Night Event they have every year, looked up schools and special FX work. It put me where I am today. I think it�s a shame female FX artists aren�t up there along with Bottin, Baker, Savini. Or maybe they are and I just don�t know it. Are there a lot of them out there? It is a shame we are not as popular as far as the FX career goes. I know there are plenty out there who are talented beyond belief and don�t get as much recognition as they should. Although there is one female out there who has gone beyond becoming successful in the industry. Vie Neil who I had the honor of meeting during my makeup schooling. She has been the mastermind behind many creative films such as A.I., Pirates of the Caribbean, Edward Scissorhands, Mrs. Doubtfire, Hooks, and two of my all time favorites, Beetlejuice and The Lost Boys. What�s this about you doing some work for a Star Wars project? That sounds exciting. I actually only worked on it for a few days and assisted with some basic makeup and hair on set. Although the artist like, Laura Tyler, Tim Hayes, Luandra Whitehurst, and Saida Wagner, that continued to work on this film were fantastic and really pulled off some great creations. www.swtheforgotten.com I see you worked on Legend Of The Red Reaper. Tara Cardinal was in that. I really like her, she is sweet. Did you do her makeup? Yes I did. Before Legend of The Red Reaper Tara and I also did a few photo shoots together. She is very sweet and very passionate about her work. She gave me a great opportunity working on Red Reaper. It was a lot of hard work and I had a great time. I met so many good hearted people on that set and will always remember working on that film. What kind of film would you rather work on? I hear horror films are more fun, more of a laid back atmosphere. I eat, breath, and sleep horror. It is something I have always been a huge fan of. I would love to take a bucket of blood attached to a hose and walk around set all day covering things in blood. I also enjoy those types of movies because your creativity can really be challenged and brought out. Making monsters to me is the most fun. Although I would also love to work on a huge action film just to see how it all works and comes together. This may sound like a dumb question, so forgive me; Do women in the makeup/FX field have a Union? They should. Not that I am aware of. There is a general Makeup Artist Union. I am not sure if I would want a separate union for women alone though. I feel its hard enough trying to be recognized in fields that we are already secluded in. I would eventually like woman FX artist seen in the same light as bigger male artist such as Bottin, Baker, and one of my favorites Wayne Toth. What was it you did for Universal Studios? They have produced some of the real horror classics over the years. I work seasonally for Universal doing makeup for the Haunted Houses and Street characters during Halloween Horror Nights. I would have to say this is by far my favorite job. Its so much fun and you meet so many people who are passionate about the same things you are. Many of my good close friends have come out of working for Universal and I think it�s a job I will keep for as long as I can. Do you still hope to be doing this twenty years from now? Yea. I hope its something I�ll always be able to do. I would love to eventually own my own lab and work out of there. I could sit in a room, play my Ipod, sculpt monsters, and create ideas all day. There are so many films, plays, commercials, and TV shows these days that the possibilities out there are endless and I hope to be able to experience as much of them as possible. Any last words of wisdom before you go? Don�t give up. It�s not easy choosing something you love for a career. You face many obstacles and many heart breaks, but you have to remember you chose to do it for a reason. Hard work pays off and the world is a big, meaning there are so places to find where you belong. *** Education and Training *Special FX and Beauty Makeup training under the teachings of Lee Grimes and Bill McCoy *Universal Studios Florida-Grinchmas Whovillian Makeup Class *Daytona Beach Community College A.A. Degree in Art and Design, June 2004 *Classes in Photography, Graphic Design, and General Art. *Clinique "First Class" Beauty and Skincare Seminar and Training Experience: Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights18 2007-Makeup Artist/Airbrush Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights17 2007-Makeup Artist/Airbrush Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights16 2007-Makeup Artist/Airbrush 'Dusk'-Assistant Makeup Artist/Special FX 'Zombie Date'-Special FX Makeup Artist Abyssmal Photography-Photoshoot-Makeup Artist Star Wars VII-The Forgotten Fan Film-Makeup Artist/Hair/Boom Operator 'Legend of the Red Reaper' Film-Makeup Artist Annette Batista Photography-Makeup Artist for Model Tara Cardinal Photoshoot "Mac Crack" Photoshoot With Photographer Betsey Hansen-Makeup Artist/High Fashion Buena Vista Suites Commercial-Makeup Artist/Hair/Wardrobe Universal Studios Orlando "Halloween Horror Nights" 2006-Makeup Artist/Airbrush Orlando Fire Department-Injury Simulation for Mock Fire Orlando Police Department- Injury Simulation for Mock Terrorist Attack. "Garage Sale" Film- Limping Frog Productions- Makeup Artist SDK Photography-Makeup Artist for Model Kristin Samuleson "Tosca" Orlando Opera- Pre-show Makeup Application
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