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Interview With Horror Artist Rickey Williams – iHorror
Let me introduce you to the morbidly exquisite works of Rickey Williams. Rickey is one of those really cool cats you’ll find at horror conventions up and down the Bay Area. He’s one helluva talented artist and (more importantly) – he’s one of us. Honestly, we could use more fans like Rickey who use their
This past summer I had the great honor of winning his custom Camp Crystal Lake diorama. Being a huge Friday the 13th fan – and avid collector of all things Jason related – this thing is the pride of my collection.
I recently had a chance to sit down and get to know this horror artist extraordinaire.
Manic Exorcism: “So what got you into making the best horror dioramas in history?”
Rickey Williams: “The first horror diorama I built was 6 years ago. One day I just happened to be walking through Toys R Us when I saw a Freddy action figure & replica glove by NECA. So I bought them, came home, and shortly after built my first diorama for Freddy. Shortly after I made a custom Nancy figure to display with it.”
Manic Exorcism: “Was there a specific moment when you realized the impact your art had on the horror community?”
Rickey Williams: “What inspired me to take my art more seriously was after meeting Robert Englund. I took my diorama to be signed and his reaction was priceless! He held it up and showed it off to his massive line of fans – who had all been waiting hours just to meet him – and everyone cheered for me.”
M.E: “Freddy himself approved! That’s just killer. But you were just getting started weren’t you?”
Rickey Williams: “Yeah, then shortly after I offered to build some art for an upcoming Sac Horror film fest. It’s funny because during the cosplay award ceremony the host noticed my dioramas and stopped the contest dead in its tracks just to find out who made them. I had no clue I was going to have to go on stage. I was half drunk sitting in the audience and totally caught off guard when they called me up. So I jumped up on stage (hid my slight buzz) and talked about my art. Again everyone cheered and that was the closest thing I’ve ever had to a standing ovation. Sinister Creature was just then being planned and I was asked to join in. My table was a success! So I branched out and have been doing shows all over California since.”
M.E: “I’m stoked to own one of your pieces, and there’s so much to choose from. Do you have a personal favorite out of everything you’ve made?”
Rickey Williams: “My favorite piece has to be the Dollhouse. Hands down. It’s just an awesome piece and it’s gotten around. I originally built it for a big Elm Street reunion at Sinister Creature Con in Stockton. Most of the Dream Warriors were there plus a few from Part 4. I even got to display it up on the Elm Street panel. I eventually took it to L.A for a photoshoot with the real house. It’s been signed by a lot of the Nightmare casts members, and is now being featured in Mick Strawn’s book Behind The Screams: The Dream Master Revealed.It’s the star of my collection.
M.E: “Ok so now I gotta ask, do you take custom requests?”
Rickey Williams: “Well I built Nathan Baesel his very own Leslie Vernon shadowbox.”
There you have it, my Nasties. A genuine horror fan with some searing talent. Rickey is one cool cat. Thanks to him I may have my very own custom-built Freddy vs Jason diorama. There’s a rumor that Savini’s Jason will be featured in it as well. Not to mention I may also be getting my very own Madman Marz figure shadowbox. Eeeeeee!!!
Click on over to the next page to see some more of Rickey’s macabre work and don’t forget to head over to his Instagram page and give him a like.
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Brad Dourif Says He’s Retiring Except For One Important Role
Brad Dourif has been doing movies for nearly 50 years. Now it seems he is walking away from the industry at 74 to enjoy his golden years. Except, there is a caveat.
Recently, digital entertainment publication JoBlo’s Tyler Nichols talked to some of the Chucky television series cast members. During the interview, Dourif made an announcement.
“Dourif said that he’s retired from acting,” says Nichols. “The only reason he came back for the show was because of his daughter Fiona and he considers Chucky creator Don Mancini to be family. But for non-Chucky stuff, he considers himself retired.”
Dourif has voiced the possessed doll since 1988 (minus the 2019 reboot). The original movie “Child’s Play” has become such a cult classic it’s at the top of some people’s best chillers of all time. Chucky himself is ingrained in pop culture history much like Frankenstein or Jason Voorhees.
While Dourif may be known for his famous voiceover, he is also an Oscar-nominated actor for his part in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Another famous horror role is The Gemini Killer in William Peter Blatty’s Exorcist III. And who can forget Betazoid Lon Suder in Star Trek: Voyager?
The good news is that Don Mancini is already pitching a concept for season four of Chucky which might also include a feature-length movie with a series tie-in. So, Although Dourif says he is retiring from the industry, ironically he is Chucky’s friend till the end.
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7 Great ‘Scream’ Fan Films & Shorts Worth a Watch
The Scream franchise is such an iconic series, that many budding filmmakers take inspiration from it and make their own sequels or, at least, build upon the original universe created by screenwriter Kevin Williamson. YouTube is the perfect medium to showcase these talents (and budgets) with fan-made homages with their own personal twists.
The great thing about Ghostface is that he can appear anywhere, in any town, he just needs the signature mask, knife, and unhinged motive. Thanks to Fair Use laws it’s possible to expand upon Wes Craven’s creation by simply getting a group of young adults together and killing them off one by one. Oh, and don’t forget the twist. You’ll notice that Roger Jackson’s famous Ghostface voice is uncanny valley, but you get the gist.
We have gathered five fan films/shorts related to Scream that we thought were pretty good. Although they can’t possibly match the beats of a $33 million blockbuster, they get by on what they have. But who needs money? If you’re talented and motivated anything is possible as proven by these filmmakers who are well on their way to the big leagues.
Take a look at the below films and let us know what you think. And while you’re at it, leave these young filmmakers a thumbs up, or leave them a comment to encourage them to create more films. Besides, where else are you going to see Ghostface vs. a Katana all set to a hip-hop soundtrack?
Scream Live (2023)
Ghostface (2021)
Ghost Face (2023)
Don’t Scream (2022)
Scream: A Fan Film (2023)
The Scream (2023)
A Scream Fan Film (2023)
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Another Creepy Spider Movie Hits Shudder This Month
Good spider films are a theme this year. First, we had Sting and then there was Infested. The former is still in theaters and the latter is coming to Shudder starting April 26.
Infested has been getting some good reviews. People are saying that it’s not only a great creature feature but also a social commentary on racism in France.
According to IMDb: Writer/director Sébastien Vanicek was looking for ideas around the discrimination faced by black and Arab-looking people in France, and that led him to spiders, which are rarely welcome in homes; whenever they’re spotted, they’re swatted. As everyone in the story (people and spiders) is treated like vermin by society, the title came to him naturally.
Shudder has become the gold standard for streaming horror content. Since 2016, the service has been offering fans an expansive library of genre movies. in 2017, they began to stream exclusive content.
Since then Shudder has become a powerhouse in the film festival circuit, buying distribution rights to movies, or just producing some of their own. Just like Netflix, they give a film a short theatrical run before adding it to their library exclusively for subscribers.
Late Night With the Devil is a great example. It was released theatrically on March 22 and will begin streaming on the platform starting April 19.
While not getting the same buzz as Late Night, Infested is a festival favorite and many have said if you suffer from arachnophobia, you might want to take heed before watching it.
According to the synopsis, our main character, Kalib is turning 30 and dealing with some family issues. “He’s fighting with his sister over an inheritance and has cut ties with his best friend. Fascinated by exotic animals, he finds a venomous spider in a shop and brings it back to his apartment. It only takes a moment for the spider to escape and reproduce, turning the whole building into a dreadful web trap. The only option for Kaleb and his friends is to find a way out and survive.”
The film will be available to watch on Shudder starting April 26.
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