Your upcoming movie The Demoness - in a few words, what's it
going to be about? The
Demoness is a very dark horror fantasy project about a demonic succubus
who visits Earth to torment the human race. After the opening scenes of
the film, the demoness gains the ability to transform into a human at will
so she can blend in and create more havoc, with people not suspecting who
she is. What were your sources of inspiration
when writing The Demoness? My
biggest sources of inspiration when writing The Demoness were 80s
horror classics like Hellraiser and
A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Additionally, the Terrifier films which I think are brilliant were a
huge inspiration. I saw the third one when it came out and it really is a
masterclass in horror filmmaking. The cinematography, acting, story, sound
design, soundtrack etc. all combine for a depraved masterpiece . When I
wrote The Demoness, I listened to a lot of horror soundtracks like
the aforementioned films as well those of Child’s Play and
Halloween. What can you
tell us about your movie's approach to horror? I’d
say even now at this pre-production phase when it comes to the script,
casting work etc. is that I am working hard to make an extremely twisted
film. I think some of the quality of the film will come from who we are
able to cast as the lead too. I think like my last film The Seductress from Hell, there’s also an element of satire to the script I wrote.
Additionally, it also examines the horror that human beings are capable of
as the demoness isn’t the only villain in the film and a lot of
supporting characters are very flawed. Do talk
about The Demoness's intended look and feel? I
would say 80s horror films first come to mind. Whether it’s the
aforementioned films or the Maniac Cop series which I also love, my
goal is to have a look to the film that blends a retro look as well as
somewhat of a modern look to create something truly special and unique.
I’ll be working again with Elezeid, the composer who scored my last film
The Seductress from Hell
as well as my TV series The Twisted Doll
(thanks again for watching both Michael) to have a really unique
and memorable soundtrack. Anything
you can tell us about The Demoness's tentative cast yet?
I’d love to tell you about the cast! We’ve thankfully brought quite a few
actors on board, both ones I’ve worked with and others I haven’t:
-
Will
Roberts (Oppenheimer) as a police officer. He was in my show The Twisted Doll
as well.
- Bella
Glanville (Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning) as Sarah
Lallana, a disillusioned young British housewife living in LA.
- Lara
Shah (NBC’s Quantum Leap) as Priya Patel, a mysterious Indian
woman that lives next door to the demoness.
- Austin
St. John (the original Red Power Ranger) as Satan.
- Jason
Faunt (Resident Evil: Vendetta, Power Rangers Time Force)
as Derek, a film producer the demoness meets at a club. Jason was the
male lead in my last film The Seductress from Hell.
- Xander
Bailey (Beckman) as Jack, Sarah’s angry husband. Xander
played Pouya in The Twisted Doll.
As
far as I know, you're planning to run a fundraiser for The
Demoness - so do talk about your campaign for a bit! Appreciate
the question re the campaign :) We’re planning to launch it in about
three weeks and are hopeful we will be successful. Our goal is to raise
$90,000 on IndieGoGo and time will tell whether we can do it. Once
the budget's in place, what's the schedule? Our
goal is to film sometime this summer, but this also depends on other
factors, including financing, cast schedules, location availability etc. It might be
much to early to ask, but any idea when and where The Demoness
might be released yet? It’s
not too early to ask actually, but we’re hoping to release it on
Halloween 2026 in a limited theatrical release followed by a release on
streaming. Any future projects beyond The Demoness?
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Right now I'm focusing completely on this to fully maximize its potential but
I do have several feature screenplays that I hope to make one day.
Just One Drink is a script I wrote which is based on the short film of the
same name (which starred Barbara Nedeljakova from Hostel and
scored a 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes). I hope to make it one day
as well as a live action Santa Claus film.
Your/your movie's website, social media,
whatever else? The
Demoness IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34622366/
Instagram
page: https://www.instagram.com/thedemonessmovie/
Facebook
page: https://www.facebook.com/thedemonessmovie
Please follow us, we greatly appreciate the support :)
Anything else you're dying to mention and
I have merely forgotten to ask? Not
really but thanks for the interview! Thanks for the
interview!
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