After that, I ran into Lauren Shiohama, who holds briefcase 12 on Deal or No Deal. She looked stunning even if zombies were following her on the red carpet. She spilled, “Chucky freaked me out. I kissed my dolls to sleep.” There is a Chucky show at Halloween Horror Nights.
I was privileged to talk to Tobe Hooper (pictured left), who directed Poltergeist and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Like Lew, it took Tobe a while to pick just one horror movie, but he eventually picked the remake of the Curse of Frankenstein. His first horror movie was The Thing. “I was underneath the chair most of the time.”
He also told me it was “hard” to direct the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but fun at the same time. “I love working with actors. In particular, I love the process.” Next up: the onscreen version of Stephen King’s From a Buick 8.
Last up, I interviewed 2009’s Friday the 13th actor, Derek Mears (pictured below), who literally towered over me. Friday the 13th comes out Friday the 13th in February. He said, “It’s really surreal [being a part of the series.]” The movie will be as if none of the others had happened (like with James Bond).
Ironically (and kind of strange), the first horror movies he ever rented were Friday the 13th, parts one and two. It was also one of his favorite movies growing up along with movies like Aliens.
Back inside, the Eyegore Awards was getting started. Corey Feldman made his opening remarks. “Horror has been with us since the beginning of film.” He later added, “A good horror film requires three things: dread, fear, and ultimate creepiness.”
The legend Roger Corman won an Eyegore Award last year and finally got to pick it up this year. His trophy was a great way to celebrate his 400 films over five decades. He also presented an award.
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