Remakes aren’t my thing unless it’s a film that has been lost or was an amazing story but missed the mark for some reason. I’m not into the remaking of movies that were well made to begin with. I’d rather see an original story from Rob Zombie that the remake of Halloween.

At this moment in time I can’t think of a film I’d like to remake, but I can think of a number of films that I’d love to see re-released in theaters. For example Pretty Poison, Black Sabbath, and Jigoku would be nice to see on the big screen.

Comics play a key role in the film. Are you a comic fan and how did legendary Swamp Thing artist Steve Bissette become involved with the project?

I love comics and graphic novels. I’ve collected them since I was a kid. I’m really drawn to the independent comics. For instance I love Charles Burns’ work; Black Hole is amazingly haunting.

Steve was a fan of my first film The Last Broadcast and we struck up a friendship around that. I’d been a big fan of Swamp Thing when I was a kid and was familiar with Steve’s work. Steve had stepped away from comics and I had often thought about using comics in my work.

Once I had the concept down for Head Trauma I approached Steve and asked if he would consider inking something for the movie. It was an amazing experience working with Steve and his son Danny, who also inked some of the comic. It was an organic process that happened over a year or so and I’m thrilled with the results.

On a comic related note, towards the end of the film we see Julian reading a Spider Baby comic. Is this an homage to the classic Jack Hill film?

Good eyes, you’re the first one to catch that. In fact there are a number of hidden things through out the movie. Some of them are foreshadowing elements and others are just nods to films. Spider Baby is really one I can’t take full credit for. It is the name of Steve’s label. He self-published a lot of his own work and the works of others.  

You will no doubt have been asked this before but I have to ask. How do you feel about The Blair Witch Project -- is it "there but for an innovative Internet advertising campaign go I"?