I've been interviewing people in horror for over twenty years and most of the time they are very nice and professional and realize this is a fan run blog, so I don't get paid and I do this on my own time (I'm a published author of thirteen books).
Now, yes I do understand that people in the horror film business are busy. It's like give me a break. I've been on both sides of the interview process, for example my interview with The Huffington Press. That interview was a rather lengthy one, around thirty-five questions and they were all write in questions, meaning I wrote all my answer. The truth is most of the interviews that I have done as interviewer and interviewee have be write in questions. It's a standard in kuterary interviews.
So, I was a bit taken back when one of the iconic director of Charles Band's Full Moon films accepted my offer to interview him about his masterpiece that took him twenty-five long years to do. I would think that such an artist would be more than happy to do an interview about the films as well as THE FILM that he put so much artistry into.
Well, initially he was. But then I mentioned that I would be sending him the twenty questions and all he had to do is take his time and just write in the answers and email the answers to me.
"Well, you could have done an audio interview and transcribe it. NOPE. I used to be able to do that but not now. It is one reason I haven't jumped back into podcasting since I lost the use of my legs and had to learn to walk again. I'm broke. I've been fighting to get social security disability. I don't have funds to do fancy stuff. Unlike Robert, who had a business and a steady income, I have no income. My family supports me, yes I'm a loser. Shit, I do all my blogging and reviews on a moto phone. Meaning I'm starving artist (Fuck you, Trump) who has had all his benefits pulled and I keep going by the stubble on m
y chin and a ton.. of creativity and smarts.
So, after accepting my offer to interview him, the said director suddenly wussed out and told me he had an ISSUE with having to write his answers and swiftly backed out of the interview...
Give me a fucking break. I've interviewed directors like Adam Marcus, The great Lloyd Kaufman, Eric Red, and even the legendary Roger Corman, and not one of them quibbled about an
Ser email, write in interview.
Seriously, it is no doubt that Mick Garris never invited this guy to one of his lunches and bestowed the honor of the title of Master of Horror on him.
Personally, before he tossed me and Horror Bob like trash I thought of him as one of the best directors at Full Moon, beside the B Film Master Mr. Band.
Well, the old saying still holds... Don't meet your heroes because they will always disappoint you. I learned that one years ago when I met William Shatner (and it is Trekkie, not Trekker fuck you very much...).
So, anyway my point is in the last twenty years I have NEVER had a director fluff me off like that. It's a royal dick move in my book.
I could accept, "I would love to, but I'm busy working on a script." But, " I just don't feel like writing answers. I do a lot of writing in my life." Oh, poor Boo Boo!
Look at the list again if the directors I interviewed. They all were class acts. I will say no more on this...
This royally makes me want to get my Harlan on, but I'm the nice Heir to the Great Ellison. I'm not going to waste my time. Also, I'm professional. If someone does the honor of offering me an interview there is a 90 percent chance I'll say yes (Well, unless their last names are Gilley, Hyde, or Albertson for examples...).
So, there is a lost opportunity and the waste of an outstanding set of twenty questions. His loss.
So, fans let's put on our Captain Happy faces and...ROCK!!!!
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